You can't put your arm around the referee! That's ungentlemanly conduct.
There needs to be a flat rule where if someone's playing a shot you sit in the chair, and probably more referees need to be a bit sterner with how they apply that rule.
The matches that I've been involved with as a referee, sometimes the heel likes to get up in my face a little bit and even at 65 years old, I don't put up with that crap. Most times or not, the poor guy gets chopped down a few times.
Referees are the law. They have a whistle. They blow it. And that whistle is the articulation of God's justice.
Everyone talks about VAR, which is great. It will help the referees no end. But if you've got VAR in place and VAR becomes the ref, I'm not sure that's good for the game.
I play the game as honestly as I can. If the referee gives a penalty there is nothing you can do.
It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands.
I don't like to criticise referees because I believe it is a very complicated job, and what they do is very beneficial for football.
The limits are set by the referees. Those are the ones who are in charge of making sure this is football and not American football.
Coaches will do what they can but it doesn't necessarily bother me. You are an international referee for a reason. If things like that are going to ruffle your feathers, don't bother doing the job.
Players thump their cue on the floor when the opponent is coming to the table, or at the table. And the referees need to show some more authority on this stuff. You don't see it so much with top players or on TV tables - they know they can't get away with it.
I always think we have to be cautious with our attitude to refereeing the professionals and the people in the football family.
But referees have to remember there is a reason managers are being nice to them - we're hoping that it just might make the difference when there is a borderline decision.
