Mike Dean death threats.

[TonyColemansbagofapples]

There should be promotion and relegation for the referees based on their performances. That is the only way standards will be raised. At the moment it appears Riley gives the highest profile matches to the ones doing as they're told.

 

[lonestay]

So any arrests over the Mike Dean death threats yet ? Yea didn't think so.

 

[mat]

Why are all refs middle aged, overweight and balding? Surely they could be training up these lads who drop out of academies to keep them in the game? Obviously not all would want to, but surely its a win win to make a pathway for them? Some might even be fit enough to get out of the way of passes

Football league days we had various BAME officials. What's happened to them. Maybe @richardtheref can help answer that?

 

[mat]

So any arrests over the Mike Dean death threats yet ? Yea didn't think so.

The betting mafias find other ways I suspect..

 

[lonestay]

Just a cynical way of making a joke of a ref the victim, to deflect away any questions or finger pointing at the way pigmol conduct their business and it seems to have worked .

 

[richardtheref]

Football league days we had various BAME officials. What's happened to them. Maybe @richardtheref can help answer that?

There are a few in the FL, but only a very few. The head of diversity at the FA has previously seemed to suggest this is mainly becvause of religious reasons. I don't really know enough about religion to see why this would be the case. Some have suggested a lot of BAME people may be put off due to the fear of racism.
When I was starting out I used to be assistant in the Wearside league. The best ref I ever worked with got promoted to the FL. However, the next season the best referee was a Korean lady who worked at Durham Uni. Every ref you spoke to had a high opinion of her. Come the end of the season she was in the bottom band for assessors, even though she was top of the clubs markings. So the old boys in blazers basically stopped her progress. Same happened the next season and she wrapped in reffing in that league. 2012 and watching the Olympics and lo and behold who was reffing the semi final of the womens tournament. Now I have never been 100% sure if it was her sex or nationality that the assessors took a dislike to but I can understand if others have had similar experiences why there is not more.

 

[horlock_was_super]

I agree with you regarding the quality of reds but you realise his refereeing ability doesn’t warrant death threats?

Freudian slip?

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Mike Dean Death threats.

So who is Mike Dean threatening.?

 

[WestGorton]

It's unacceptable. However get off social media and it won't happen to you. Why the fuck is a referee on it. Ego maniac maybe like Clattenburg.

 

[mat]

There are a few in the FL, but only a very few. The head of diversity at the FA has previously seemed to suggest this is mainly becvause of religious reasons. I don't really know enough about religion to see why this would be the case. Some have suggested a lot of BAME people may be put off due to the fear of racism.
When I was starting out I used to be assistant in the Wearside league. The best ref I ever worked with got promoted to the FL. However, the next season the best referee was a Korean lady who worked at Durham Uni. Every ref you spoke to had a high opinion of her. Come the end of the season she was in the bottom band for assessors, even though she was top of the clubs markings. So the old boys in blazers basically stopped her progress. Same happened the next season and she wrapped in reffing in that league. 2012 and watching the Olympics and lo and behold who was reffing the semi final of the womens tournament. Now I have never been 100% sure if it was her sex or nationality that the assessors took a dislike to but I can understand if others have had similar experiences why there is not more.

Thank you for the insight. It seems the old farts in blazers still don't like change.

I was thinking about it as the standard look for a PL ref seems to be white bald men.