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[Football] David Coote



Berty23

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The more of this stuff I see the more I wonder if he has been targeted by dodgy folk like betting syndicates. It all seems to have come out in such a way that feels like he has refused to do something after being blackmailed. Maybe a warning to other refs etc. it all just seems too much for an ex friend to suddenly do.

Maybe i am miles wide of the mark. It just feels like maybe because he won’t be corrupt his life is being ruined.

Either way on a human level i feel for him. It must be grim to be him right now.
 




cunning fergus

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

That’s true, but then I can’t recall being invited to a “party” that lasted from Friday to Monday.


A mate of mine who’s a plumber got work on a hotel down St James Street way a few years back. The entire basement was being set up with dozens of showers and sinks and once installed it was being tiled floor to ceiling.

The fella who ran the hotel said after hosting a “party weekend” he wanted to be able to hose the space the space clean.

We reasoned that was understandable as it’s surely easier to hose everything down than sweeping up the voul-au-vent crumbs and spilt sherry trifle.
 


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The more of this stuff I see the more I wonder if he has been targeted by dodgy folk like betting syndicates. It all seems to have come out in such a way that feels like he has refused to do something after being blackmailed. Maybe a warning to other refs etc. it all just seems too much for an ex friend to suddenly do.

Maybe i am miles wide of the mark. It just feels like maybe because he won’t be corrupt his life is being ruined.

Either way on a human level i feel for him. It must be grim to be him right now.
Yeah I had the same thought now with what’s coming out. It’s odd some of the stuff being filmed - why would you share it ?
 




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The more of this stuff I see the more I wonder if he has been targeted by dodgy folk like betting syndicates. It all seems to have come out in such a way that feels like he has refused to do something after being blackmailed. Maybe a warning to other refs etc. it all just seems too much for an ex friend to suddenly do.

Maybe i am miles wide of the mark. It just feels like maybe because he won’t be corrupt his life is being ruined.

Either way on a human level i feel for him. It must be grim to be him right now.
The more I think about it the more I agree. We could be looking at a flawed human who preferred being found out to corrupting a game of football.

Needs to be a lot more focus on the original grass IMO.
 




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The more I think about it the more I agree. We could be looking at a flawed human who preferred being found out to corrupting a game of football.

Needs to be a lot more focus on the original grass IMO.
100%
 


Justice

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Grassed up or not he still did it and didn’t look like under any kind of pressure in the videos.
It does seem like people are trying to make excuses for the fella.
We probably all have a manager/customer/client we don’t like yet have to take the shit they give you because either your company expects it or they pay you a shit ton of money over the year.
If you are thick enough to let someone film you when you are calling them a **** in private that’s on you.
 


BadFish

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Grassed up or not he still did it and didn’t look like under any kind of pressure in the videos.
It does seem like people are trying to make excuses for the fella.
We probably all have a manager/customer/client we don’t like yet have to take the shit they give you because either your company expects it or they pay you a shit ton of money over the year.
If you are thick enough to let someone film you when you are calling them a **** in private that’s on you.
Of course it's on him.

The bloke has made a mistake and lost his livelihood because of it.

Dodgy people involved or not it's hard not to feel a little empathy for a fella making a stupid mistake.

I guess some people are lucky or smart enough to never get themselves into tough situations and/or do something stupid. Given the choice I'll take empathy every time.
 




Justice

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Of course it's on him.

The bloke has made a mistake and lost his livelihood because of it.

Dodgy people involved or not it's hard not to feel a little empathy for a fella making a stupid mistake.

I guess some people are lucky or smart enough to never get themselves into tough situations and/or do something stupid. Given the choice I'll take empathy every time.
 




LamieRobertson

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The more of this stuff I see the more I wonder if he has been targeted by dodgy folk like betting syndicates. It all seems to have come out in such a way that feels like he has refused to do something after being blackmailed. Maybe a warning to other refs etc. it all just seems too much for an ex friend to suddenly do.

Maybe i am miles wide of the mark. It just feels like maybe because he won’t be corrupt his life is being ruined.

Either way on a human level i feel for him. It must be grim to be him right now.
Any evidence of that first bit..or just imagination
 




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He’s on the marching powder that’s a choice not a mistake.
Shit ref anyway not that bothered.
Harsh but very true.

People on here saying they have sympathy. I find it hard to if honest, as you say his choice to stuff crap up his nose.
 






Herr Tubthumper

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Grassed up or not he still did it and didn’t look like under any kind of pressure in the videos.
It does seem like people are trying to make excuses for the fella.
We probably all have a manager/customer/client we don’t like yet have to take the shit they give you because either your company expects it or they pay you a shit ton of money over the year.
If you are thick enough to let someone film you when you are calling them a **** in private that’s on you.
Exceptionally harsh. No one is making excuses for him but, and personally, I do feel sorry for him with the way this is now playing out. He hasn’t killed or hurt anyone and the only victim is himself.
 




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The more of this stuff I see the more I wonder if he has been targeted by dodgy folk like betting syndicates. It all seems to have come out in such a way that feels like he has refused to do something after being blackmailed. Maybe a warning to other refs etc. it all just seems too much for an ex friend to suddenly do.

Maybe i am miles wide of the mark. It just feels like maybe because he won’t be corrupt his life is being ruined.

Either way on a human level i feel for him. It must be grim to be him right now.
Betting syndicates stay away from England. There will never be a match fixing scandal of the same dimensions as in Bundesliga or in Italy.

Main reason is the cost obviously. Bribing people in the Premier League is naturally more expensive than bribing someone in the Bahrainian third division.
The clubs are also multi-billion businesses that would react very strongly to the slightest noice of match fixing. And they have the long arms that can put you in jail for life, like they did with hesgoal owners.

If I would guess, this guy who takes cocaine alone in his hotel room is quite likely to have substantial drug debt as is usually the case with lone-cokers regardless of how much they earn.
 


Justice

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Betting syndicates stay away from England. There will never be a match fixing scandal of the same dimensions as in Bundesliga or in Italy.

Main reason is the cost obviously. Bribing people in the Premier League is naturally more expensive than bribing someone in the Bahrainian third division.
The clubs are also multi-billion businesses that would react very strongly to the slightest noice of match fixing. And they have the long arms that can put you in jail for life, like they did with hesgoal owners.

If I would guess, this guy who takes cocaine alone in his hotel room is quite likely to have substantial drug debt as is usually the case with lone-cokers regardless of how much they earn.

My lad now works with this guy it’s the only reason I knew about it what he went through to get the right result was horrific. He was getting it from both angles the syndicate and his team mates.
 




SeagullinExile

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Betting syndicates stay away from England. There will never be a match fixing scandal of the same dimensions as in Bundesliga or in Italy.

Main reason is the cost obviously. Bribing people in the Premier League is naturally more expensive than bribing someone in the Bahrainian third division.
The clubs are also multi-billion businesses that would react very strongly to the slightest noice of match fixing. And they have the long arms that can put you in jail for life, like they did with hesgoal owners.

If I would guess, this guy who takes cocaine alone in his hotel room is quite likely to have substantial drug debt as is usually the case with lone-cokers regardless of how much they earn.
Not quite true. There was a huge scandal in the 60’s. Some big names ruined their careers over it.

 




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