Burnwinter No idea what this is, but the idea of one of these refs being a sex pest is gross.

There are pictures of these refs with hookers out in Thailand I think, all of them taking photos. Alleged links to Asia betting syndicates as well but hard to prove that.

Clrnc Now say shit like his welfare is the most important. Come on.

People in the media have already started with that, he needs help blah blah. Mental heath has become the go to excuse when it comes to cover ups.

      Burnwinter Not to absolve or defend Coote, but if I'm put in a position where I've got to stand on a touchline and have abuse screamed in my face from the likes of Klopp, without him receiving any meaningful reprimand for it, I'd have pretty colourful views on him as well.

      I also think it shouldn't be a problem for people to both hold contrary views of individuals and be trusted to ref impartially. You would expect any professional to act within the rules, referees included.

      The problem is that in many cases perceived bias and impartiality is being conflated with incompetence and poor structures, and resulting in some wild conspiracies.

      That's separate from the clear conflicts in picking up ref jobs abroad linked to PL clubs.

        My apologies, Indonesian hookers not Thai.

          So he did some coke, fucked some hos, and insulted someone he didn’t like.

          He ought to be executed. Firing squad.

          Don’t care much for this story if I’m honest. His crime is poor judgement, which ironically is the real problem for me, and why I think he has to go, as that’s basically what his job is all about.

          What they get up to in their spare time is their business, but he can’t be letting this shit get recorded on video.

            flobaba I agree about not going to judge someone on specific actions even if I personally disagree with them. His poor judgement means that those private actions have become public and there does have to be accountability for those decisions. For me it means you can't be a referee as someone with a public profile and requiring trust that's gone now.

            My bigger issue is what did the PGMOL know, if you were made aware of that incidents and don't have a means to intervene or discipline appropriately then you really aren't fit for purpose. What happens if he was a drug addict and it could be impacting his decisions? From the stories it looks like they aren't discrete so doesn't seem likely nobody have known something is going on that might need action.

              Now I’m getting at the stage of worrying about this guys mental wellbeing

              https://talksport.com/football/2270407/david-coote-premier-league-referee-drug-party-tottenham-man-city/?utm_source=onesignal&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=2024-11-14-Fresh-claims-

              My advice to him : announce tomorrow you are quitting reffing for good. Start a ‘fun’ podcast. Will be rich over night.

              Podcast could be called ‘Beyond the white line’ 🤪

                “Surely he should have been concentrating on the game and not arranging drug parties” 😂

                Sicario2 - Tier 1 Podcast could be called ‘Beyond the white line’

                😆 A disgraced ex-ref hosting a podcast called "White Lines" with this as the intro theme would probably kill the market.

                  2 months later

                  Just gonna leave this here.

                  You can talk about our inadequate attack all you want, but in my view we've just been fucked out of another two points.

                  They've been inventing new reasons to fuck us all season. As Arteta said post match it took them "three seconds" to look into this incorrect decision and double down.

                  I mean we can’t re referee the game, and it’s a super high bar for interventions isn’t it.

                  Taylor had to clear a very high bar just to give the penalty.

                  First he had to give a type of decision that's almost never given, even though it would influence the outcome of the match.

                  Then he had to choose to give this almost unprecedented decision even though it was incorrect.

                  And to give this incorrect decision he either had to overrule the evidence of his own eyes or ignore the lack of it.

                  He's really outdone himself, it's a masterpiece. Frankly given the sheer effort and talent Taylor put into fucking this one up, the VAR probably would've felt rude to call the error "clear and obvious".

                    Burnwinter a penalty is scored 4 times in 5. You are basically awarding a goal for a moment that will amount to nothing and that was a fair challenge in the end. At least let it be a shot taking action. It’s a decision deserving of a demotion

                      I did see someone reference the game against Brighton last season where Lamptey gave away a penalty against Jesus for a challenge where he also touched the ball. I get the ball hit his head but Saliba still made contact with their player after the ball is gone.

                      I think we are very unlucky that it got called because many times you get the benefit of the doubt but once it is I think VAR aren't going to intervene because Saliba did contact the player after the ball is gone.