I went to Harrogate v Ebbsfleet in the National league yesterday, I can confirm that shocking refereeing is not only rife in the Premier league but lower in the football pyramid too. The fourth official had to step in from the tenth minute as the referee had to go off injured and he had a decent first half. But for the second half he was terrible, it was genuinely like he just spent five minutes giving every decision to one team, then swapped for five minutes for the duration of the half. He also just kept blowing his whistle at every opportunity, like he forgot he had it in the first half. Both sides got some quite baffling decisions given, including him missing an absolute stone wall penalty. Incredibly frustrating to watch, for both sets of fans.