[Football] Keith Hackett on Mike Dean

ringmerseagulltoo said:

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In the Sport section of the Telegraph every week, Keith Hackett writes a column on refereeing over the weekend.

Today he focuses solely on the lack of good decision making by The Complete And Utter Shyster and his confrontational approach to strict and and swift application of the Laws to the detriment of the match. He compares him unfavourably with the constructive approach of Atkinson in the Sunday match.

Hands up who disagrees with him

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ringmerseagulltoo said:

I regret I don't know how to attach a link.

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Stato said:

Always good to read that other referees think that he is an incompetent attention seeker, far more interested in fame than in helping to create good matches. (It doesn't actually say that, but I have filled the gaps with my own prejudices).

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BBassic said:

The Complete And Utter Shyster reeks, utterly reeks, of a bloke who wanted to be a footballer but wasn't anywhere near good enough. Armed with a massive chip on his shoulder he went into refereeing with the sole intent of making the game less enjoyable for anyone and everyone.

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AmexRuislip said:

Indepth interview with Keith Hackett by Set Pieces


In my mind, I’m a perfectionist,” he says. “And there are games that I see week in, week out where I get disappointed because of the errors the referees make. I think there’s a lot to be done to improve the standard of refereeing. The current standard of refereeing in the Premier League is low compared to how it was before I left as the PGMOL boss. There are certain referees currently on the panel who, if I were the boss, wouldn’t be on the panel at all.

“I think the best referee at the moment is Michael Oliver. And we have a very mature referee in Martin Atkinson, who seems to get better with age. We also have referees who ought to hang up the whistle. Lee Mason is one. I worry about them bringing Simon Hooper on. I think there are referees who are better than him. And I don’t think the process is as transparent as it should be.”

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Ernest said:

Atkinson doesn't even know when a player takes his shirt off so I wouldn't say he was a good ref

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One Teddy Maybank said:

Exactly, arguably one of the worst IMO


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AmexRuislip said:

Indepth interview with Keith Hackett by Set Pieces


In my mind, I’m a perfectionist,” he says. “And there are games that I see week in, week out where I get disappointed because of the errors the referees make. I think there’s a lot to be done to improve the standard of refereeing. The current standard of refereeing in the Premier League is low compared to how it was before I left as the PGMOL boss. There are certain referees currently on the panel who, if I were the boss, wouldn’t be on the panel at all.

“I think the best referee at the moment is Michael Oliver. And we have a very mature referee in Martin Atkinson, who seems to get better with age. We also have referees who ought to hang up the whistle. Lee Mason is one. I worry about them bringing Simon Hooper on. I think there are referees who are better than him. And I don’t think the process is as transparent as it should be.”

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i was surprised to learn in a recent exchange the these refs are only on a salary of @ 70 k ......i mean i know it's decent money but with the overall volume of money involved in the game these days and the ramifications of shithouse refereeing , of which there are quite a few serial offenders currently i really think the level of officiating should be improved to elite level asap.......refs who continually make errors should be nailed to a plank outside lancaster gate and there should be a barrel of rotting fruit or offal for disgruntled, money paying fans to hurl at them to show their distaste..........it was only 200 years ago you could be burnt or drowned for having a wart on your face or hung drawn and quartered for disrespecting the realm .......this level of entertainment is what is really missing from British culture currently....imho.

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Nobby said:

Off you pop

Tw*t

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Lower West Stander said:

Definitely not worse than Hoops, Pawson and the most useless idiot ever to referee......


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