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Originally Posted by Lord Didsbury
Anecdotes about refs don't help. Research does, and research shows that referees have improved so much since the war that "home advantage" due to poor refs now doesn't exist.
Fitter, more correct with decisions etc.
You'll get former players slagging off the standard of refs but that's just selective memory I'm afraid. I think if people really remember how awful refs were in decades past they wouldn't slag off modern refs.
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just like trevor kettle last season and richard clarke at hartleppol this. i can remember way back into the 50,s as well. they might be physically fitter but very few seem to have a feel for the game or players. told what to do and not to do too much and would be better off left alone to do there own thing. none seem to get kicked off the football league list as they did in the bad old days when at the end of the season a number were always removed if their performances were not up to the standard required.