Well, well, well. Who could have seen this coming? It’s no secret that the PGMOL (Professional Game Match Official Limited) have long been a disgrace to football, but you’d never think one of the referees would be dumb enough to sit on a couch, look straight at a camera and call Jürgen Klopp a “German c***” while also saying that Liverpool are “sh1t”, especially after all the questionable decisions David Coote in particular has made while officiating Liverpool games.
David coote ladies and gentlemen pic.twitter.com/WDHc36a7Mn
— Josh (@Josh97LFC) November 11, 2024
What a pleb. It looks like he’s randomly met these lads while at the pub and got invited round theirs for afters, and can’t believe his luck that there’s actually people out there who want to spend time with him. Even if just for the sole reason to get him to say something outrageous and problematic on camera that will ruin his career and send the PGMOL into meltdown.
Funnily enough, the PGMOL then made one of its fastest officiating decisions in history, immediately suspending David Coote as they investigate the situation:
🚨 Official: PL referee David Coote has been suspended with immediate effect pending a full investigation.
PGMOL will be making no further comment until that process is complete. pic.twitter.com/CZFIbP8E1F
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) November 11, 2024
Genuinely, how can someone who is officiating in the biggest football/sports league on the planet exhibit such poor judgment? Even if David Coote is a bit tipsy or coked up, you have to have more sense than to say all that on camera in front of a bunch of strangers (or in front of anyone for that matter). In the clip he actually says himself: “this video can never go out.” Um, hello?! Obviously the video is getting leaked 10 times out of 10, and beyond your lack of professionalism, you’re also a f***ing idiot.
As for how the PGMOL deal with this, it’s anyone’s guess really. David Coote could be out there next week officiating a Liverpool game or we might never see him again. The real issue they have now is that this clip only confirms the suspicions of football fans that Premier League referees have biases when officiating, and so the trust between the fans and PGMOL is now eroded even further. How about we just bin them altogether and get some foreign officiating body in? I don’t think anyone would have an issue with that.
For the 17-year-old girl with autism who was banned from playing football after asking a transgender opponent if they were a man, click HERE.
