Originally Posted by
jackal2
My central point was that respect in life should be earned rather than demanded by unworthy people who rely on a false hierarchical structure.
As I've said above, I do see the point Truthful and yourself are making and it would probably need some considerable analysis to determine whether the complainers get more decisions for or against them.
On face value, the aforementioned Mourinho and Sir Alex Ferguson are/were notorious for losing their rag with officials, as are Neil Warnock and Steve Evans, but all four of those managers are either extremely or relatively successful in winning trophies or getting teams promoted, so perhaps putting pressure on the officials actually gets you a few more decisions if measured over a long period of time (rather than one game against Coventry in Nolan's case).
At the opposite end of the spectrum you could say Brian Clough was also very successful and was well recognised for almost never criticising referees, so did that work for him or not? Would Roger Milford have sent off Paul Gascoigne in the 1991 FA Cup Final, as he should have, if the Forest players and manager had surrounded him and put him under pressure to do so?
It's a difficult question to answer, with evidence either way. Personally, I think managers each have their own personalities on the touchline and their success or failure over time probably isn't fundamentally determined by their effect on officials.