The worrying aspect for me is how referees and officials in general are being promoted to the top tier, fast tracked far too early in their refereeing career.
Our opening fixture at Boro was refereed by Fari Hallam who had officiated in a handful of game in the Championship the previous season. He actually made his league debut as a referee in the EFL in the last game of the 22/23 season, and between the last two International breaks he was the fourth official in a Premier League game.
When I see a long time serial offender in making mistakes during 90 minutes - Stuart Attwell - strutting around with the FiFA badge on his chest you know that there are going to be cock-ups during the match. God help us!!