David Coote

[TonySoprano]

Got no time for Liverpool, it's never their fault and all that.

https://x.com/BlairMacKay17/status/1856800466006331715?t=rmoHfb7Ogy_RBD0MzOl19Q&s=19

[Avsuptem]

It makes you wonder how this appaling human being was allowed to ascend through the refereeing ranks and calls the whole selection process into question. Do they not apply any diligence checks ?  How can he be considered a fit and proper person to referee at any level ?

I would suggest that the vast majority of active football referees in UK  are decent and honest people just doing what they do out of love for the game. People like Coote destroy that notion, this in turn drives the foul abuse that refs are subjected to at all levels and causes many to leave and pursue other less stressful pastimes and occupations.

[ChrisBx]

It makes you wonder how this appaling human being was allowed to ascend through the refereeing ranks and calls the whole selection process into question. Do they not apply any diligence checks ?  How can he be considered a fit and proper person to referee at any level ?

It's very easy to criticise the vetting process in hindsight. In reality, it's likely that any substance misuse issues were not present or as prominent when Coote was emerging as a referee.

[DRFC_AjA]

It makes you wonder how this appaling human being was allowed to ascend through the refereeing ranks and calls the whole selection process into question. Do they not apply any diligence checks ?  How can he be considered a fit and proper person to referee at any level ?

I would suggest that the vast majority of active football referees in UK  are decent and honest people just doing what they do out of love for the game. People like Coote destroy that notion, this in turn drives the foul abuse that refs are subjected to at all levels and causes many to leave and pursue other less stressful pastimes and occupations.

Good lord he's just someone who's made a mistake and probably needs an arm around him or sympathy rather than being cast as the devil. Guaranteed every referee hates a club or person at a club. Personal bias. They just don't express it out loud while doing gear