This.
With every passing week, I move closer to walking away from the PL (and by association the Albion), despite following Brighton being the main anchor point for the majority of my life. I’m honestly not that far away I don’t think.
The issue is now that the referee is no longer the person actually in charge. The fans know it, the players know it, the staff know it and the other officials know it. It’s why we see referees having so little control of games, IMO.