The recent outcry against referees that has taken place this season has one very simple solution. So simple in fact that the FA doesn't need to splash money at a new campaign to promote the ideals of football. The solution has been screamed from the terraces, sofas and dugouts of the UK for years.
Consistency and accountability.
Disciplining referees publicly when they make poor decisions consistently is all managers are really asking for, and considering we have arguably the best league in the world, why then cant we have the best officiating in the world too.
When a referee through the course of the season continues to make poor decisions, miss major incidents and fail to implement the rules of the game consistently they should be dropped from controlling top flight football.
A simple grading system could be put in place. 24 hours after a game a manager submits a grade to the FA of how well they feel the referee has done (the 24 hours gives them a chance to review incidents and see if the decisions they disagree with were wrong). Should a referee receive two or three extremely poor ratings then the FA will look at the incidents in question and discuss with the referee in question what they did wrong. If the poor performances continue then they will de dropped from to flight football and a new referee will be given his place.
This will not only allow managers a easy simple method of airing their grievances with match official, it will give officials a higher level off accountability for the decisions they make on the pitch while also giving them a chance to improve as officials before a punishment is placed upon them.
In no way do I condone the actions of players and managers who repeatedly abuse referees in the media and on the field, but to stop these sort of actions taking place the FA must take some level of responsibility for the poor standard of officiating that has crept into the UK's top leagues, and thus make a plan to battle the problem.
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