Mike Dean, the Referee in Saturday's West Ham v Fulham game and the recent 9-0 mauling of Southampton, has apparently received death threats through social media and asked the FA for a break this weekend.
https://www.theguardian.com/football...or-weekend-off
I realise the guy has made a couple of bad mistakes recently but this is ridiculous.
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08-02-2021 02:48 PM #1
English Referee Receives Death Threat
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08-02-2021 03:29 PM #2
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It’s terrible really is, guys trying to do his job and should never have to deal with that after making an error, however, don’t you think if there was less of a reaction on social media to these types of things then it would soon fade out? It’s almost a badge of honour type thing for the saddos doing this, showing off to their mates how many ‘bites’ there ‘bants’ has got from behind anonymous accounts.
I’m by no means suggesting things like this and the racism other people have been subjected too recently goes unpunished, it most definitely should be and social media platforms should be pushed to take measures to tackle this also, but I think the same approach that was used in the 80s to hooliganism when the papers banned reporting on the violence as it was glorifying what was going on and encouraging hooligans to out do each other for headlines could be used in these instances as well
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08-02-2021 05:31 PM #4
It must take a bizarre blend of idiocy and self confidence to type out soemthing like that, think 'this is definitely a good idea' then send it.
What a moron.PM Awards General Poster of The Year 2015, 2016, 2017. Probably robbed in other years
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08-02-2021 05:32 PM #5
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Shocking. No need for pish like that it's only a game
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08-02-2021 07:12 PM #7
He oughtn't to have asked for the week off. He's shown weakness to his employers and tormentors.
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08-02-2021 07:23 PM #8
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I see he’s not going to referee a game this weekend, all very sad 😔
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08-02-2021 08:19 PM #9
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There's no fans in the grounds at the moment anyway. I think. I don't watch English football.
@delbert.Last edited by GreyJammies; 08-02-2021 at 09:04 PM.
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