Have the referees really spoiled the game?? What is it that causes disappointment in fans and players alike?

Well behind the last line of defence

Scores the goal, but adjudged offside

This is quite a talk of the town about referees giving bad decisions all the time that spoil the quality of the game much to the loss of temperament of players. Here for instance, Sharath of CIL scores a goal with a brilliant run but it is adjudged offside.Well, in my opinion it is a 50-50.
The standard of "Football in Bangalore" has not developed to understand cheeky runs or  intelligent passes. We still see the number 10 jersey running with the ball all alone at the front like in the age of the Peles and the Mardonas. Football has evolved many a fold. In Bangalore though, we still are to see improvements in this aspect. The so called " intelligent" players are always out of favor by the managers and coaches. Freddy of Postal, a youngster so brilliant in his time, now 27, is not considered good enough to start a game in the super division. If one watches the passes and runs he makes, he would rate   among the players of the top flight.

But when we asked Sharath about the same, he quoted ": Ummm, I don't know. Referees are not well educated about the game but I wouldn't complain about referees being a key in poor standards of football in Bangalore. I would challenge all such people who say referees contribute to poor standards of football, to score from 40 yards out and see referees get that wrong. The Indian physical aspect of the game is yet to develop. They find reasons to to take the blame for their own poor performances"

This was in clear evidence throughout the league. There weren't a whole lot of long range efforts that brought a sense of excitement in the crowd, or even attract bigger crowds as a mark of improving standards of the game. Attracting bigger crowds is the first step in the development of the game. How we do it is the big question. How do we even get started in a country where sport is never encouraged to be a profession for growing kids or even teenagers. It clearly the lack of "education" and  education about the game. The I league was a huge step forward in this direction. Much needs to be done if the whole structure and standard of the game are to improve in this humongous country.