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Whilst I agree that all football fans focus on the injustices against their team, the reality is that referees are human beings who react to a number of factors. Referees are under a huge amount of pressure during each game. Any ref who is susceptible to external pressures is more likely to...

Do you believe that Premier league referreing inconsistency evens itself out across all clubs over a season? i.e. unconscious bias is not a factor?

Dismissing unconscious bias, isn't the answer though is it? Your question "Is our game better or worse with the new guidelines" is easy to answer if you ignore it. Less so if you don't. Our game will benefit far more from more consistency than it will from more yellow cards.

I'm not arguing against the change in the recommended approach. The reality is that unconscious bias is a factor in Premier League officiating. I agree with the changes, but recognise that consistency is the biggest challenge in the division. Unconscious bias will lead to 14 clubs seeing this...

This! The example I posted above, reaffirms my view on the unconscious bias prevalent in the Premier League.

Sure we can wait, if you like. That's worked well with VAR

Which was exactly what Gakpo/Diaz were doing. Clear as day on the MoTD highlights.

Watching Match of the Day, I was struck by the fact the first piece of action in the Liverpool vs Bournemouth game, showed Gakpo and Diaz standing over Bournemouth's freekick to prevent a forward pass. No Card, No warning. The Bournemouh player was forced to pass the ball backwards. OK there...