A lot of talk on here about no proof, speculation etc but often circumstantial evidence (when repeatedly offered regarding the same offender) is damning. Further more in the case of someone like Mike Dean there is additional solid proof as well. His performance on Sunday in the game against Huddersfield was one of the poorest we've had this season and there have been many.
Let's look at what we have on Dean and what can/can't be proven.
From the FIF blog and other sources:
2005 - banned for supplying info to Arbitros - a tipping firm (TRUE:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/apr/08/newsstory.sport9 )
2006 - removed from FA Cup Final over concerns of bias towards Liverpool (TRUE:
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2006/apr/24/newsstory.facup200506 )
2006 - extreme bias against Arsenal and Wenger initiated (SPECULATIVE:
http://untold-arsenal.com/archives/1253 -
https://www.101greatgoals.com/news/mike-dean-v-arsenal-really-fares/ -
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/f...Dean-is-Arsenals-least-favourite-referee.html
2008 - officiated most fixed final of recent years with Harry Redknapp victorious (UNPROVEN: no data to suggest any wrongdoing on the part of the referee)
2015 - Arsenal fans try to petition parliament over Dean (TRUE:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/f...an-Mike-Dean-from-refereeing-their-games.html )
(not FIF) 2015 - serially accused of over the top gestures (celebrations!) (? Attention seeking and a bit of a laugh
https://www.101greatgoals.com/top-s...-5-premier-league-goal-celebrations-pictures/ -
)
2016 - moved house so he could referee Liverpool and Everton games (? Could be true this article suggests he lives North Wales
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36075347 )
2017 - suspicious betting patterns on Liverpool and Everton matches under Dean (as both referee and 4th official) (? No info on betting patterns but he was demoted after 2017 derby
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-ref-mike-dean-demoted-12472259 )
(not FIF) 2017 - demoted to EFL after criticism of performances in PL (TRUE:
http://www.marca.com/futbol/premier-league/2017/01/18/587f3f5a46163f3e158b46a4.html )
2018 - SE Asian bookmaker links exposed and PGMOB exclude Dean from future matches involving Merseyside teams following revelations by Football is Fixed (? No evidence, Citation required)