Just heard this in the car.
One of those WTAF did I hear that correctly moments…
Fucken hell.
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It was clear to see he’s a wrong ‘un when the videos came out of his Liverpool and Klopp hatred, and the drug taking and so on.
It’s a matter of degree. While the above wasn’t especially pleasant to see, as refs are supposed to rise above it all and be fair and professional, the child porn stuff plumbs new depths.
It is far from my area of expertise, and while most will call for suitable punishment, as it is warranted, I genuinely hope within all that he finds the treatment he needs too. He’s clearly a disturbed individual.
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Someone having a drug addiction problem deserves a modicum of sympathy.
But child pornography. Jail him.
His life’s basically over. If he survives prison he’ll probably end up like Glitter , exiled in Thailand or some such place.
I would not be surprised if this went beyond Coote. I thought this when I saw that photo of them on holiday surrounding by what were clearly young prostitutes.
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He won’t go to prison, if you look at the BBC article it seems like he downloaded and saved a video/image. “Create” is a rather dubious phrase in this context, still a bit sick to save and/or share this stuff but there is no suggestion he actually produced which would likely end up in a prison sentence.
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This was my first thought. He’s obviously a sex case, but so are the people he surrounds himself with. Hopefully we get a full investigation.
A bit mad if he doesn’t go to prison for this. The recidivism rate for these kinds of cases is extremely high, allowing them to keep roaming free is actively putting kids in danger.
Personally this is where I think South Korea and their deepfake laws probably work best.
All involvement is classed the same, doesn’t matter if you make, produce, distribute or simply hold it. If caught with it you’r screwed
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Holy hell… what an absolute ****. 
He deserves anything that will come his way. Hopefully locked up for a while, and a proper psychiatric treatment might be a welcome addition in order to try to stop him restarting with that kind of shit.
Im sure some inmates will try to rehabilitate him…if he gets jailtime
You mean, other refs? That would be a real shocker.
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Unlikely, far worse cases than 1 image haven’t from what I’ve read.
Would also probably take into account the severity, I think there is scale to this garbage.
I’m not apologising or anything it’s just how the law is applied in these cases. I did a conversion course. Probably some people more qualified here mind.
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Ah, thanks for pointing this out. Well he’s still a ****, but that’s indeed a different matter. He still needs help though.
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AKA - the PGMOL’s best
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Would it? A bunch of them have already been photographed on holiday, cosying up to a bunch a prostitutes half their age.
That suggests an organisation with a fair few members lacking a moral compass.
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Yeah, who knows, eh? They are inept (with a suspicion of perversion) on the pitch, so maybe they are exactly as inept (with a suspicion of perversion) off it as well…
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These are two things that absolutely should not be conflated. I’ve been trying to write this without sounding like a connoisseur of the Thai sex tourism industry so I will just say any ability to see those photos, make judgements of the moral failings of the men and say “I fucken knew it” when reading this news is based on associations that should not be made.
One thing I will say though is that Thailand is a place that if you put a wrong un in a situation like that and they start thinking about escalation, then it offers very quick and easy access into a moral descent that will snatch your soul.
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It’s vile 
Setting aside how disgusting this is, I can’t help but think that the game is corrupted.
I don’t like saying it (as sounds like a conspiracy theory) but it’s exactly the type of dirt people would use for leverage (that and drugs).
Agree with Limies post above, but I also agree refs should never put themselves in compromising positions, as there is a world that will exploit it.
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This ducking guy.
https://x.com/goal/status/1971152824785309992?s=61&t=VxX1vHU3NOwwNhlbyICG-g
Every time he opens his mouth he thinks he’s showing himself in a good light but comes across as the biggest narcissist twat. Main character syndrome is ugly in general but toxic for a ref
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