Was Jon Moss that bad at Leicester or is the game too full of blame? | Gregg Bakowski | Football | The Guardian

Both penalties were soft, especially Leicester City’s, the Vardy call was correct and the game didn’t necessarily get out of hand. Could Jon Moss have had a better game overrall? Yes. Still no need for the criticism that came his way from all corners. Certainly agree with the author that his performances in the future could be affected.

How to be a football referee: the golden rule is ‘thou shalt not create an incident’ | Football | The Guardian.

Yeah, I did the whole linesman at a youth game once and refereed some games at a youth camp. Not too bad but I definitely wouldn’t consider Sunday league games etc. Interesting read.

Man marking: the complex art of assessing a referee’s performance | Football | The Guardian.

So, question. After reading this are we going to stop whining about the referees? Doubtful. Yes, there are disastrous decisions made sometimes but referees are still human and 9 times out of 10 they call a good game. The increased media scrutiny and pressure to win that teams face doesn’t help them either.

Here’s another piece on referees.(And yes I know this is all Premier-League biased but I can’t read other languages and I’d assume the processes are similar elsewhere)

Meet the new men in black training to make Premier League tough calls