Lad I know who refs in our local pub and amateurs used to take dogs abuse from everyone in their younger days & he used to walk about our small town, head held high & not giving a shit. Those same 17/18/19 year olds that used to abuse him now think he’s the best ref in the leagues as he doesn’t give a f**k and will call the decision as he sees it, even if he’s wrong a certain amount of the times, they realise that he isn’t biased etc, but appreciated that he’s dedicated nearly 30 years, being abused to something he loves. Like a marriage so to speak.