Mate in both incidents a linesman is not needed at all. A ref is able to decide those incidents on his own very easily.
Bernardo's goal was about interference and only Mason could possibly see that, not the Linesman (who even failed about offside!).
For anybody with a sense for football and a bit of experience it was very clear that there is no point to discuss, as no keeper in the world would have been able to save that ball even if no other player was in the box. That's twisting rules and killing the game itself.
(Btw, would it be possible such a goal was disallowed for the rags? Just imagine...)
Leroy was kicked about by that useless bastard with a clear intention, to kill the chance.
Taking a player out from behind at pace in that position without a chance to play the ball must be without any doubt
a straight red NO MATTER if they player is injured by that foul or not. There is no space left for any interpretation.
FIFA rules should stand in England too.
So what's the official stance of the FA about scenes like that? What is their philosophy? Is that what they want? I cannot find anything.
What's the official stance of the ref's association?
How did Mason talk about the scenes post match??
Refs need to justify such decisions in post match interviews. Like e.g. in Germany.
Refs are allowed to make mistakes. But what Mason did is unthinkable for a ref in the biggest league wordwide.
He did not conduct the match as a neutral instance. In no way.
I cannot see any quality management in English refereeing. It's only based on the power of authority.
This is generally quite a bad starting point talking about change for the purpose of higher quality.