I keep saying it, mindful that it won't make me very popular on a referees' forum, but the standard of officiating in football at all levels is poor.
Just to clarify that whilst there's huge variance between individuals (and I'm exempt from the overall judgement), we see awful blunders routinely everywhere, every weekend at all levels
I believe that the following are true;
The LOTG should be uncomplicated (as football expects)
The LOTG are amateurish, disjointed and painfully misunderstood
Referees at the top level are now paralysed by commercial pressures (not to send off)
VAR is just an extension of this overall farce
I could go on....
Point being, that we are all part of this system. We are all failures, not necessarily of our own making. The standard of officiating in football is inferior to all other sports