I am sure you have all seen the rant by the Dorking manager / Chairman / whatever other jobs he does after Saturday's match.
The National League is made up of mostly FT players (at the top of their game) but the referees are still on their promotion track. He doesn't seem to realise that the best referees get promoted to the EFL and the NL is left with new trainees to fill their spots. It is a similar point made by the Women's league and League 1 & 2 clubs.
Since the players are FT, should we be looking at expanding the pool of FT referees. I know it would cost the FA a massive sum, but the extra training and resources must improve the quality of the officials. Also, the FT could employ ex-pro's (which is what they want to do) and get them though the system. With the EPL/EFL. NL and WSL there would be 65-70 matches per weekend to be covered. Working on the normal 1.5 officials per match, you would need c100 referees and c100 assistants (as some assistants may wish to retain their jobs and not become FT).
Any thoughts