I don't think the panel have changed their attitude towards referees, maybe just becoming more professional. Slagging off ref's on tv or radio does absolutely nothing to help the standards they produce week in week out. It's very easy for a pundit to lead lambs to turn to lions against ref's and this doesn't help the game. If players (as those described) didn't act up or lunge in with wild tackles then the ref would have no hassle whatsoever.
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