I mentioned Ron Challis in a thread last week. IIRC (and this is something Tim Carder would know), it was nearly two years after the replay before Challis reffed another game at the Goldstone. Such was his reception, I don't think he got another game
I think the fa have an issue because they also didn't overturn the red card for Stephens on appeal. So they either say he was right and we have to live with it (and him) at some point or its wrong and they keep him hidden.
I had read that 5 of his last 6 red cards had been overturned. That means only the Stephens one was upheld. That's an awful stat.
I think the fa have an issue because they also didn't overturn the red card for Stephens on appeal. So they either say he was right and we have to live with it (and him) at some point or its wrong and they keep him hidden.
I had read that 5 of his last 6 red cards had been overturned. That means only the Stephens one was upheld. That's an awful stat.
Red card 1 - Spurs v Sunderland - Januzai for 2 yellows NOT rescinded
Red card 2 - Bournemouth v Sunderland - Piernaar for 2 yellows NOT rescinded
Red Card 3 - Spurs v West Ham - Reid for 2 yellows NOT rescinded
Red Card 4 - Southampton v Spurs - Redmond straight red NOT rescinded
Red Card 5 - West Ham v Man U - Feghouli straight red RESCINDED
And before that his last red card was Dale Stephens and we know that was definitely not rescinded so yet again so called journalists write crap but there is a slight Spurs bias in red cards against them though
I don't know where the stat / claim came from, but surely it referred to his last 6 STRAIGHT reds, as it is not possible to appeal a dismissal for 2 yellows.
Mike Dean is recognised as a walking problem for the Referee's Association, the Prem, the EFL, and the Players. I think he's 47 now, and approaching retirement age. It would not surprise me one bit if they paid him off at the end of this season, to save everyone the pain and embarrassment. There are actually,some pretty good refs emerging at the top level now, and the aura around Mike Dean's lack of competence is bringing down the growing reputation of pretty good refs. It would only cost about £40k to pay him off, I'm sure that could be found easily.