Some eye-opening research here...
A study of 353 male referees from a mixture of counties in England found that 51% of them showed symptoms of depression after being injured and 12% became moderately to severely depressed.
"You are under the spotlight. It would be like someone in your workplace constantly watching you, watching every time you do something wrong and picking up on it and going to Twitter to write about it."
Ex-PL ref giving us some food for thought 💭
Jon Moss 💬: "The death threats I received after the 2022 Play-Off finals were responded to excellently by the forces above. I couldn't fault the way both the PL and EFL dealt with it."
Some of the forces above are working better than others clearly...
Jon Moss 💬: "The death threats I received after the 2022 Play-Off finals were responded to excellently by the forces above. I couldn't fault the way both the PL and EFL dealt with it."
Some of the forces above are working better than others clearly...
Has VAR put even more pressure on the referees since its introduction? Is it finally time for it to go?
Jon Moss told us: "We need some patience with it; the process needs to be streamlined."
Has VAR put even more pressure on the referees since its introduction? Is it finally time for it to go?
Jon Moss told us: "We need some patience with it; the process needs to be streamlined."
Keith Hackett speaking to The Technical Area: "I think any form of abuse is a worry and has to be dealt with. The FA have to look at how to prepare the referee for those situations."
Thoughts?
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