Brian Fantana
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He's been one of the best referees in recent times, IMO. He'll be missed.
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[Football] The Complete And Utter Shyster: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye
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Pavilionaire
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- Jul 7, 2003
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3 + 3 + 5 = 11. Do you mean 11 or 13?
Standard of reffing is pretty shite, they can ill-afford to lose him. Will be great fun as a pundit I reckon - miles better than Walton (although that's not saying much)
Sorry, typo. W3, D5, L5
...and just over a point per game has to be pretty much bang on our average since promotion.
nwgull
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He's really grown on me since 2016. I still think he made a mistake in sending Stephens off; however, I also think that he did us a favour in delaying our promotion for a year.
Arthur
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Absolute bellend of the highest order and because of that he'll clearly get lots of media work. He may not be ruining games any more but he'll still be around no doubt.
Carefully calculated decision
Brian Fantana
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100% this, on both counts.
I always thought this about not being noticed. Then I read Pierre Luigi Collina's autobiography, and he says the exact opposite, that the referee should be the main man on the field, and if he wasn't noticed then he was doing something wrong. Few would disagree he is one of, if not the best, refs ever.
Stato
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- Dec 21, 2011
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There is a difference between being noticed by the players and being noticed by the crowd and the TV cameras.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
you just know he's gonna end up un the box don't ya ....a poor mans jasper carrot....prick.
Lindfield by the Pond
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An expert in the no look carding of players 
The Lemming Stomper
Under the flag
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Good riddance...
Hate 'Hollywood refs' in any sport...Like someone said in an earlier post, the less you know they are there the better they are...
Remember in the NFL a few years back the ref Ed Hochuli...Came across as a retired, body builder father in law from hell type who boil my piss...
You aren't the stars so keep out of the limelight
Good riddance...
Hate 'Hollywood refs' in any sport...Like someone said in an earlier post, the less you know they are there the better they are...
Remember in the NFL a few years back the ref Ed Hochuli...Came across as a retired, body builder father in law from hell type who boil my piss...
You aren't the stars so keep out of the limelight
Good stats - and could barely be more even.
Worth noting mind, that the one second yellow on that list was pretty controversial. Lewis Dunk made a tackle at Bournemouth and was sent off by Dean, completely unaware that Dean had previously booked him for an earlier challenge. Its pretty fundamental when dishing out cards to make players aware!
nwgull
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Wasn't that because it was Bissouma that had made the earlier tackle and Dean seemed to have booked the wrong man? Easy mistake to make given how similar Dunk and Bissouma look.
That narrative was rather unfair on Dean. Both Biss and Dunk were involved in the earlier challenge. Dean didn't get the two players confused - he may have been mistaken in which was responsible for bring the player down, but only insofar as how he viewed the challenge(s), not mixing them up.
His (fundamental) mistake was in not making it clear who he was awarding the card to. I'm actually surprised that hasn't happened more often with him, given how he likes to flourish the cards about all showy, rather than pulling a player aside and soberly taking their name.
Are our strikers responsible for hitting him then?
sydney
tinky ****in winky
the wife and i often remark , after 15 pints and a bottle of brandy , how alike they are....
blockhseagull
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As a person comes across as a massive dick.
As a ref, despite the odd poor decision is isn’t the worst…. The fact there are at least 4/5 I can think of that make him look brilliant is the biggest issue.
As a ref, despite the odd poor decision is isn’t the worst…. The fact there are at least 4/5 I can think of that make him look brilliant is the biggest issue.
I think he comes across as a very nice and sensible person in the interviews and podcasts he has been part of.