"Successful deception of a match official"

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Originally Posted by Grist_To_The_Mill

No not exactly, just that the standard of refereeing has to be much higher than it is.

It would help if ex players coached potential refs on the “black arts’ of football if they aren’t ex players themselves.

I couldn't agree more that the standard of refereeing needs to be higher, in fact I just need referees to be consistent from one week to the next but it seems that they can't even be consistent in the same game. How often this season has smudger been molested and got nothing, but their centre forward seemed to get just about everything for similar fouls, I don't know what the solution is but something has to change.

I think it’s what boxers call ring craft

Again down to getting the right coaches on the management team.

What about if the players stopped cheating?
Just a thought.