[Football] The Complete And Utter Shyster: So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye

[Mellotron]

Good! Absolutely the opposite of what a referee should be. The old adage is that a referee's approach should be 'If you don't notice me, then I've had good game.' Dean's was always 'If you don't notice me, then what is the point of me being here.' His frequent incompetence is perhaps understandable. His absolute intransigence when obviously in error is symbolic of everything that is wrong with the PGMOL approach.

Absolutely this.

Dreadful referee who completely misunderstood his role. Endlessly desperate to be the centre of attention.

 

[Taybha]

Bent as they come, good riddance.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Who would you prefer as a referee, Kevin Friend? Jon Moss? Mike Dean?

Believe me there are far far worse referees than the latter.

 

[Springal]

As a referee I always thought Mike Dean was pretty decent - yes he was quite theatrical and bit of a 'character', but he rarely took any shit and controlled games pretty well I thought. Also never seemed to get swayed by crowds etc. Certainly better than some of the new younger referees (or Lee Mason)

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Bent as they come, good riddance.

No referee is bent. Incompentant, yes most certainly, but bent? . . . no.

 

[Taybha]

No referee is bent. Incompentant, yes most certainly, but bent? . . . no.

You keep telling yourself that

 

[boik]

Brilliant.

Means we can promote up another quality ref to the Elite group.

What's that? They're all shite? Oh.

Thought Pawson was absolutely superb in the Forest/Liverpool match last night. We all commented several times how good he was at letting it go when there was no malice intended and the match was much better for it.

 

[Daddies_Sauce]

Who would you prefer as a referee, Kevin Friend? Jon Moss? Mike Dean?

Believe me there are far far worse referees than the latter.

Agree - John Brookes - awful, promoted above his capability.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Good.

Full of his own self-importance.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

Who would you prefer as a referee, Kevin Friend? Jon Moss? Mike Dean?

Believe me there are far far worse referees than the latter.

Marginally Dean, but in reality they are all shockers….

 

[METALMICKY]

For personal reasons I will be glad when he's gone!

 

[Weststander]

The best or thereabouts of the current refs.

Friend and Atkinson, error strewn and arrogant with it, need to retire.

 

[Badger]

He's going to end his career with a 90+6 penalty and red card, isn't he?

 

[Lenny Rider]

Will he carry on doing a nice cushy job as a VAR - or is he going to set himself up as a Jasper Carrot look-alike tribute act?

Of course he will end up on VAR duties, the Pro refs in this country are a tighter organisation than the Freemasons

 

[jakarta]

Best ref ever, Mr Tumble wouldn't have been on the Pitch for long with this bloke...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf3NdyeGtgU

 

[drew]

No referee is bent. Incompentant, yes most certainly, but bent? . . . no.

Tend to agree but the level of incompetence with the PGMOL is unbelievable. Plus, if Dean is considered one of the best of the current crop then the bar is so low that I doubt it would trip me up if I walked over it.

 

[GT49er]

Tend to agree but the level of incompetence with the PGMOL is unbelievable. Plus, if Dean is considered one of the best of the current crop then the bar is so low that I doubt it would trip me up if I walked over it.

It's the PGMOL's stubborn resistance to admitting any of their referees got it badly wrong, ever, that is at the heart of the problem.

 

[Is it PotG?]

Farewell Mike, a poignant video.

Got something in my eye.....

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/av/football/60949254

 

[crodonilson]

Martin Atkinson and Jon Moss also retiring this summer, EPL planning a tribute to the trio.



Andre Marriner has been persuaded to do one more season.

 

[BBassic]

It'll be nice seeing the back of Jon Moss.

Bloke is absolutely unfit to referee. Both physically and technically.