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LET’S END CULTURE OF HOSTILITY AND DISRESPECT TO REFS

ANGE Postecoglou’s staunch defence of referees in the wake of Tottenham’s wacky 4-1 defeat to Chelsea should echo through every level of the football pyramid.
Asked for his thoughts on red cards for Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero, the Australian instead criticised VAR and described the system as the inevitable result of a sport where referees are routinely rebuked.
“Decisions are decisions, and at some point you have to accept it,” said the Australian. “This constant erosion of the referee’s authority… eventually it’s going ...

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