Point being that refs are quitting the game - or ending up in hospital after an assault - at grass routes level and even up to pro level. I'd be the first to admit that the level of refereeing isn't great in the PL but if the ones who are any good jack it in because of abuse then how do we ever...
Without a ref, there is no game. To put this another way, would it be OK to say
"Sanchez should learn to catch a bloody ball or piss off and stock shelves at Tesco"
"Undav should be able to see a line of defenders and not wander offside. He may as well piss off and stock shelves at Tesco"...
The big trouble is that the behaviours of the likes of Arteta, Klopp and Pep who all have their moments being arseholes to refs are replicated at Grass routes level. A percentage of managers, Kids and parents think the ref is “Fair game” Whilst this maybe true to an extent at PL level, it...