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At a hotel paid for by UEFA. He’s a sad coke-addicted cunt and deserves everything that’s coming to him.
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I think the PGMOL have got suspicions that there is something not quite right upstairs with David Coote… They are mentioning their concern for his well-being.
For all the wrongs he has done, hope something like this doesn’t put him beyond the tipping point.
Erring on the side of caution here and holding my council from hereon in, by not adding any more misery to what is being heaped upon him atm…
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His world has exploded in the space of 24 hours and he has gone from a 6 figure salary with perks like all expenses paid trips to Germany to possibly (likely?) never working again. I’d be a fuckin wreck if that happened to me.
I bet his coke dealer is making a killing though
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I’m now predicting the end of Howard Webb at PGMOL. We all know it stinks to the core and I think a lot will come out soon.
Questions will be asked. If not by FA surely by UEFA and FIFA. Is Coote the only English ref doings drugs?
Nobody cared about refs private lives so far but that is over now and journalist will be looking for any kind of dirty laundry.
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Exactly. No one wants anyone to go to such a dark place.
If PMGOL had any concerns, then putting him in charge of matches is negligence.
He should be on gardening leave, receiving treatmment…if required.
Using his mental health now as an excuse for poor behaviour is bang out of order on their behalf.
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Why do you describe him as that? I usually enjoy his articles, though this one is ridiculous and I might have missed others you’re referring to
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All referees should be tested for drugs before or after matches, like the football players have to give a sample.
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Totally agree. There is an issue with respect for/abuse of referees, but that’s a different conversation.
To excuse potential bias, racism and drug use while on a work trip as being down to pressure is shocking.
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Coote has been getting blackmailed for ages hasn’t he? I guess he ran out of money
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Cocaine is an expensive habit…no wonder he ran out.
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Nope. Took your post at face value and in good faith, clearly my second mistake today.
Third if you count voicing a slightly different opinion to the consensus shared by a group of people on the internet.
Probably get killed for this when I get back to Berlin, but I never thought that was handball. Cucurella’s arm was behind his body and moving towards it when the ball was fired at it from a very short distance. There’s literally nowhere else it could be, short of amputation.
Of course, seen them given and all that, but I thought it was a fair decision.
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Good Cootes chat on talking reds.
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Thats efficiency mate - you only need to remember it one day a year…
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And he’d only a few posts earlier said
Course you would, around the same time that the referees body voluntarily owns up to its bias.
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Exactly.
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had a bit of chance to think on this for a bit and i think its finally dawning on me how big of a scandal this actually is…
if the follow vids are true, its absolutely shocking.
if they arent, then its still a huge scandal…
hes obviously a prick of the highest order, ut its worse than just being a prick, hes actually celebrating it, and taunting people in the process, i think theres enough in it that this wasnt a one off error of judgement by a stressed out individual worried about his career…
this is more the actions of someone who feels as though hes untouchable…its like a 90s footballer just knowing he’s gonna get bailed out by the PR at the club…
not going to rush to judge the second video, but if it turns out true and lets face it no one will be suprised, if hes actually doing coke at a FIFA run and paid for jaunt…i just shake my head…
as others have intimated…if he pulls the mental strain card ill have no sympathy, hes probably been lording it over anyone that goes near him, this shit doesnt get released becuase someone wants a few likes on social media…
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4) Is there anything untoward in betting patterns on games Coote has refereed? For example, a flurry of bets on a particular number of yellow cards? Or a particular player getting a yellow card? We genuinely need to look at every game he’s refereed since October 2020, for any sign of irregularity. This is a massive job, and will take PGMOL a long time and a lot of resources.
quote above is from the letters page on 365…its a fair point, someone in an official capacity needs to look at the betting swings in Cootes games, hes obviously been in a very compromised situation for a long time now…
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