Umpire Critisism - Yes or No?

[jeza]

I think you are blaming Alex Ferguson for the way refs are treated at lower levels right Jeza?
I disagree completely. Fergie was a tosser, but you can bet he was a tosser at Aberdeen as well.
Wenger was just as bad at Fergie (and still is). Mourinho also.

But it has been happening at lower leagues for a long time and saying it filtered down from Alex Feguson I think isn't accurate.

In soccer the rules have always been different and you can come out still now and say that you think the referee got the decision wrong, but you can't have a go at their integrity.

But.. you can certainly come out and say.. No, that wasn't a penalty. It was clear to us that it wasn't a penalty and there is no fine for that

You're right it's unfair to blame 1 bloke for all of that.

I guess the main point here is that he presented the administrators the perfect chance to make a stand and they bent over. It's not going to change if the administrators don't want it to or lack the required courage.

Rugby Union refs are the best. One word of cheek and you're penalised or off. Quite common for them to say to a disrespectful player - what do you think this is soccer?