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Lord Didsbury · 07-02-2018, 10:15

After that foul on seany, I commented it was a yellow card and a half. Could have gone either way.

Why do you think standards have gone down? I used to watch loads of live footy in the 80s-90s, then started again 3 years ago.

Without question the playing standard has improved massively, and, whilst I can't be sure, it seems the ref standards have also improved considerably. I'd be very surprised if the standard of lines people haven't improved. I'm amazed how well they can accurately judge offside with the rules about interfering with play as they are.

I know there's loads of news articles and pundits who would back you up to say that standards have declined, but like many things in life those views may well just be as a result of incorrect perceptions.

For example, many people mistakenly think crime is worse now than it was in the 80s/90s when it has in fact been vastly reduced.

I'm pretty sure that there is some limited research that shows refs have improved. i shall endeavor to find it.

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Lord Didsbury Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Posts: 1,182 Liked: 751 times Rep Power: 35671	Re: Swindon Town Match Thread After that foul on seany, I commented it was a yellow card and a half. Could have gone either way. Why do you think standards have gone down? I used to watch loads of live footy in the 80s-90s, then started again 3 years ago. Without question the playing standard has improved massively, and, whilst I can't be sure, it seems the ref standards have also improved considerably. I'd be very surprised if the standard of lines people haven't improved. I'm amazed how well they can accurately judge offside with the rules about interfering with play as they are. I know there's loads of news articles and pundits who would back you up to say that standards have declined, but like many things in life those views may well just be as a result of incorrect perceptions. For example, many people mistakenly think crime is worse now than it was in the 80s/90s when it has in fact been vastly reduced. I'm pretty sure that there is some limited research that shows refs have improved. i shall endeavor to find it.