[Football] David Coote

[Official Old Man]

Bad judgement for sure…..and I’d be very concerned for his mental health right now

This.
I hope he is with someone who cares and is looking after him. His world is about to crumble around him, he needs friends. Last thing he probably needs is The Sun reporter having him locked 'safely' away in a hotel room.

 

[trueblue]

If anyone tries to tell you his comments mean referees are corrupt, point them towards this. His record on Liverpool games favours them significantly, rather than having some anti-Red agenda. Nothing to see here apart from the usual (in my opinion unconscious) bias towards the bigger clubs: https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...vid-cootes-liverpool-games-as-referee-and-var

 

[Jimmy Grimble]

Taken with a huge pinch of salt but I’m surprised this didn’t gather more traction at the time.

 

[Professor Plum]

He might turn out ok. He’ll have a book to write, the tour with a live show ‘exposing the truth about the game’, blah blah. Maybe even I’m a Celebrity if he turns out to have a bit of personality. I’m sure his agent will be on it already.

 

[Greg Bobkin]

Bad judgement for sure…..and I’d be very concerned for his mental health right now

Maybe, but maybe not. I don't know anything about the guy, but just because he said and did stuff that he probably (maybe) regrets, it doesn't mean he'll have MH issues. He could just be an arrogant berk who hates Klopp and likes coke - and he's fine with that.

He might just disappear for a while, possibly ref in another league or, if not, he'll pay the price for his mistakes. I'm sure there are people much worse off than him and dealing with a lot of things that AREN'T self-inflicted.

He could, of course, be struggling time and this was all a cry for help. Who knows?!

 

[Lady Whistledown]

He might turn out ok. He’ll have a book to write, the tour with a live show ‘exposing the truth about the game’, blah blah. Maybe even I’m a Celebrity if he turns out to have a bit of personality. I’m sure his agent will be on it already.

Referees have agents now?

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

He might turn out ok. He’ll have a book to write, the tour with a live show ‘exposing the truth about the game’, blah blah. Maybe even I’m a Celebrity if he turns out to have a bit of personality. I’m sure his agent will be on it already.

Sensible haircut, clothes off the rack at Next or H&M, I'm calling dullard.

 

[AK74]

Pablo EscoVAR made me chuckle

Just imagine the punning opportunities if Coote was a linesman rather than a referee*.






*this may have already been done extensively.

 

[Professor Plum]

Referees have agents now?

I’m guessing so, yes. At the top level anyway. Some certainly do public appearances, speak at dinners etc. Usually these things are booked via an agent. Might be wrong but I bet some have agents. And if Coote didn’t have one, I suspect he has now!

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

Maybe, but maybe not. I don't know anything about the guy, but just because he said and did stuff that he probably (maybe) regrets, it doesn't mean he'll have MH issues. He could just be an arrogant berk who hates Klopp and likes coke - and he's fine with that.

He might just disappear for a while, possibly ref in another league or, if not, he'll pay the price for his mistakes. I'm sure there are people much worse off than him and dealing with a lot of things that AREN'T self-inflicted.

He could, of course, be struggling time and this was all a cry for help. Who knows?!

Odd post. I'm wondering if you've misunderstood the point the poster was making. He was merely stating he hopes the guy is doing ok MH wise from this. We've seen some pretty horrible examples of people at the centre of a media storm not coping well in recent times

He's going to lose his job, will be hounded by the press and will surely be feeling pretty horrendous he's thrown away his career through some silly actions.

Not sure why someone hoping he is ok mentally, during what's going to be a really horrible time (whether that's self inflicted or not),is something to be picked up on.

 

[ROSM]

Popbitch tonight alluding that there is more to come about Coote this weekend. Sounds like someone really has it in for him

 

[US Seagull]

Tried to. So he wasn't even competent enough to do a drugs party?

 

[jcdenton08]

Tried to. So he wasn't even competent enough to do a drugs party?

When I was 17-18 a drugs party was called a “party”. How times have changed!

 

[Machiavelli]

When I was 17-18 a drugs party was called a “party”. How times have changed!

It really was better back in the day

 

[jcdenton08]

It really was better back in the day

No smartphones/possibility of blackmail/cancellation was the main difference.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

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Taken with a huge pinch of salt but I’m surprised this didn’t gather more traction at the time.

Hookers, “drugs parties” For years I’ve always wondered why anyone would want to become a referee……I’m starting to see the attraction now.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Tried to. So he wasn't even competent enough to do a drugs party?

Couldn’t organise a line dance in Peru?

 

[Guinness Boy]

Clearly left himself open to blackmail. Very awkward questions for PGMOL.

 

[Mackenzie]

Coote is a fool, but someone is being very vindictive.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Coote is a fool, but someone is being very vindictive.

The interesting thing about this is that before this I found him probably the most dislikable EPL ref and yet he’s probably turned out to be the most fragile and vulnerable.

Originally I thought he’d been stitched up by one grass who got lucky on an “afters”. Looks a lot more sinister now.