Stubborness is a good trait if used properly. You can go to the forum right now and read every post. ON the majority of posts, a novice asks a question and the more experienced answer. Someone posts, and the more experienced refs debate every aspect of the answer. Basketball has narrowed, and attempted to narrow, the gap that exists with factual interpretation.
Soccer allows it to widen.
Jim Allen has no authority to officially be a spokesman for fifa, yet he is worshipped as a fifa icon. It's beyond me why everyone flocks to him. I easily find many instances of prejudice and stupidity in his posts. He is not afraid to create silly rulings to justify his absurd interpretations of the lotg. That caused controversy, but it also clarified that certain rules were misjudged.