Ben Foster's HONEST Opinion on Mike Dean & Other Refs!

Ben Foster shares his honest opinion on controversial referee Mike Dean...
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[@HappyHourPodcast]

Mike Dean - love him or loathe him?

[@leolaurie7175]

Despise him total discrimination to Newcastle

[@chevin-pyrex1588]

nah mate

[@antistraveling3522]

Like all refs he's had his moments Celebrating an advantage and then incorrectly sending off soucek last season

[@raheemmahmood6206]

Love him when he’s reffing other teams loathe when he’s reffing us 😂

[@callumjb7668]

love him but loathe his referreing

[@kajetanc8161]

Ben Foster is actually so funny and down to earth.

[@deaconsyxx322]

Big Ben is flipping great 👍🏻

[@maximuswalsh4081]

He’s hardly going to be down to Mars is he

[@go1666]

@@maximuswalsh4081 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@weirderdolphin9902]

@@maximuswalsh4081 oiiii

[@scotlandinvestor7779]

Calm down

[@bagsofsauce9095]

“Assist Mike dean” What a legend 😂

[@phillyjackson1680]

Literally

[@GravityBoy72]

Unless you are a Villa fan in which case his decision and reaction make him a knob.

[@crow1989]

Ben Foster is such a great character, could listen to him for days. Absolute class

[@jaybridges6972]

Well he does have a podcast of his own you could check out

[@ZZ-lf7xk]

Steady on

[@crow1989]

@@jaybridges6972 I listen to it already, but thanks for the suggestion! 👌

[@crow1989]

@@ZZ-lf7xk as you were

[@adambutterworth7608]

@@crow1989 cringe.

[@clarkeyb]

Mike Dean is the best referee in England unless he is refereeing your team.

[@kieranwatts8037]

Or shithousing a rival

[@kylerichardson6905]

@@kieranwatts8037 so exactly what the guy said..

[@millsy1544]

👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 Mike Dean my favourite ref

[@jamesmiles1328]

Mike dean is a bellend desperate for fame,but one thing you can’t deny he’s made Harry Kane career giving him pens nearly every week,

[@BartyCrease98]

Or if you’re playing against a ‘top 6 team’ he makes sure they don’t lose

[@sammorgan4547]

Bobby Madley has actually explained his side of the story and I really feel for him. His best mate snitched on him to the referee board about the joke that he made. He made a joke about a guy in a wheelchair saying even he’d beat him in a race, and while I don’t even think it’s the worst joke his dad is actually in a wheelchair so feel like he’s got a bit more leeway with a joke like that. Hope he makes it back to the prem

[@magnificentmassengo7383]

Lol that’s proper soft poor bloke haha

[@nwk-wt3ty]

Grim. Doubt their best mates anymore lol.

[@anandmorris]

Fucking hell, just goes to show, pick your friends very very wisely lads.

[@martinkopberg1591]

@@bendavies8688 thank you Ben. You’re the expert I reckon.

[@Kevinjj1991]

Bobby Madley atrocious ref, his mate done the PL a favor 😂

[@jamaludeenameen5361]

I just like listening to Ben Foster talk

[@DTOLL9000]

kind of thing

[@finleybrenton255]

CEO of kind of thing

[@neovarleydownes9109]

The thing about Dean is, he is a legend in his own mind. A good Referee will be invisible until he is needed, with Dean, if he is not the center of attention, he will make it so he is.

[@MoxJester]

Spot on

[@andrewmay1299]

To quote Will from ‘The Inbetweeners’...... ‘CAN that be true?’

[@neovarleydownes9109]

@@andrewmay1299 It is with him...Oliver is another one.

[@malomapusua3048]

That’s if he’s not giving His team Man U dodgy calls I can’t stand him he’s the reason VAR sucks

[@neovarleydownes9109]

@@malomapusua3048 The reason VAR sucks, as you put it lol, is because it is run by humans. There is nothing wrong with VAR itself, it runs perfectly and is full proof, but as soon as the human element comes into it, it starts going downhill fast and fails. That is why Goal-Line-Technology works so well, no human element to mess it up. VAR is also overused and not what it was designed for. Either use it for certain things, EVERYTHING, or not at all. Because at the moment VAR is schoosing when it is used, rather than within the laws of its use and that is not right. Too many times VAR interferes with situations it has no need to interfere with and even no right to interfere with and it is killing the game. Referees also rely on it too much. Refs seem to have the mindset, "if VAR says it is so, then it must be right". Refs have lost the will to think. In all the hundreds of decisions VAR has asked a Ref to go to the monitor, only twice has a Ref said, "Naah! I am not having that and I will stick to my original desision" and that is not right. Technology is fantastic and I am all for it, but if used wrongly it can ruin things and VAR at this time, is ruining the game completely, by interfering too much and sucking all the joy, fun and life out of the sport. We have got to the point where we dare not celebrate a goal anymore for at least 30 minutes, while VAR spends that long, looking at it from every angle, including up a Players butt, to make sure the goal should stand and that in itself is all wrong. It really is not necessary and it all needs to be stopped and VAR's usage needs to be examined and changed....for the better.

[@Hod101]

Clattenburg said he got the tattoo because he’d reffed at the pinnacle of his profession… nothing wrong with that IMO, respect to him for achieving it

[@midnightbluenoz]

its rather pathetic tbh

[@armorofgod777]

@@midnightbluenoz how lol people get tattoos about things that are meaningful for them, ur just mad the most meaningful thing you can get tattooed is a sunday league cup

[@midnightbluenoz]

@@armorofgod777 His ego pathetic cause he cant win the trophy and pretty much any pro ref can ref that game. Its not like he had to go through each KO to get there it would make more sense if a footballer got it. Also the refs. gets medals which is weird, wtf is that about.

[@Jmerca10]

@@midnightbluenoz any pro ref? You have to build a reputation as an outstanding ref to get there.

[@loading9110]

Imagine thinking being a ref in arguably club footballs biggest game isn't an achievement.

[@nickgrosvenor5245]

I just want everyone to remember that if referees actually enforced the Laws of the Game regarding foul and abusive language toward the referee, there'd be 10 red cards a game. The abuse they take is monumental.

[@bobf1267]

The abuse they take is wrong, but it’s partially their fault. They need to be giving out more yellows when players try to intimidate them, plus they’re shit.

[@magnificentmassengo7383]

American point is invalid

[@cabel426m.c7]

@@bobf1267 no. Abuse isn't anyone's fault that receives it for doing a job.

[@matthaeus5373]

@@cabel426m.c7 refs in football don’t get the respect they deserve. In football everyone swarms the ref and constantly shouts in their face, while in rugby the refs are respected and it should be the same in football. Part of the job shouldn’t be to deal with abuse

[@DatDarkPeters]

@@matthaeus5373 nah mate they’re all fuckinf terrible all in the pockets of the big clubs fixing results

[@lukewalsh4988]

I like that Ben is so honest, to say that he is still playing

[@spark0420]

Tbf clattenburg gassing over reffing the champions league final is fair, I’d say that and an international final are like the peak of a refs career.

[@ryanfletcher1899]

I’d never heard Ben Fosters voice until he made the GK channel, and I was surprised how much he can grasp an audience, he’s one of those guys that when he speaks you just wanna listen, funny, informative, real and has a great ego

[@colav0827]

Foster ball licking the refs for the season ahead. Tactics.

[@oocares]

22/ 30 players play in the Champions League Final every year, only one referee. Worth a tattoo, for sure!

[@seevanb1233]

I would love to hear his best changing room stories like the best argument between teammates or what’s the funniest thing a teammate hes done

[@RobReacts1]

As a referee, there is no better feeling than giving an advantage and then the team scoring as it shows you have done a great job! :D

[@wazztie1690]

I even (sort of accidentally) did it for a penalty decision once, a big no no generally unless its an OGSO, but this wasn't... Ball fell to an attacking player just inside the area after the foul and he managed to squeeze a shot into the bottom far corner! I'm still not sure WHY I didn't blow for the pen but it got me out of a pickle, definitely!

[@mikeunsworth775]

didn't expect to laugh so much at this! team talk bit was hilarious

[@LCT_7]

Anthony Taylor the worst ref in the prem hands down

[@LCT_7]

@@josephlynch4995 😂it’s not hard to guess this ain’t off the Liverpool game though that was a penalty and a red card

[@cayden.m3720]

@@LCT_7 😂😂😂

[@cayden.m3720]

Nah Martin Atkinson. Tbh all prem refs are shite

[@ZainAli-cm4su]

Kevin friend says hi

[@scottbird8682]

Michael Oliver the best ref

[@willatno2]

Quality stuff guys and love the background into the stories ! Top stuff

[@ethanmorris7814]

This podcast has come so far, and I'm here for it. Keep up the great content!!

[@Woodysglassart]

One improvement would be to upload the full video to Spotify if he’s not gonna do it here as I miss watch full videos

[@ollieball3578]

@@Woodysglassart ikr, unfortunately not possible mate

[@Woodysglassart]

@@ollieball3578 is for some creators

[@Butterpants1987]

i love this. you always see the negative between officials and players because the players job is to win. but this brings it back down to earth, and its still the game we all grew up loving.

[@SourcedBySoph]

Wish the full episodes were on youtube

[@actionmanson]

Love Ben "kind a thing" Foster great character

[@therealdeal9698]

It was world class

[@kasbt]

@@therealdeal9698 Friggin legend.

[@user-pv7iz2vv9e]

My Grandad plays golf with him in Spain, and apparently he’s a top bloke. Most refs do have a negative persona when it come to football but at the end of the day they are all like us who just like a pint and the footy.

[@mitch_rules3497]

I doubt anyone is gonna believe this but ok

[@D-A-A-]

Just cos he's a top bloke doesn't make him good at his job would you get heart surgery off a doctor who's bad at his job but don't worry he's a top bloke, why people you're not allowed to criticism someone Is beyond me

[@nickcraggs7478]

I actually own that gold club and your grandfather hasn’t paid for his membership in 4 years.

[@user-pv7iz2vv9e]

@@mitch_rules3497 is fully true mate tbf don’t know why I would lie about something like that 😂

[@user-pv7iz2vv9e]

@@D-A-A- oh yeah as a ref I don’t rate him that much tbh mate, was just saying he seemed alright away from his work

[@jpwartist]

The arrogance of Mike Dean is hilarious. When the biggest ego on the football pitch is the referee there's something wrong.

[@neemnoa303]

Refrees need to be miced up. Let us hear what they tell the players what's the reason for their decisions. Also let us hear the abuse they get from the players, so we might have some empathy towards them.

[@samshaw1443]

The league/clubs would never allow it. It would show the world how foul mouthed all the players are

[@chrisdobinson]

They tried an experiment to mic up the refs back in the late 80s featuring Arsenal, they swore and abused the ref so much they vowed to never televise conversations between refs and players. Wouldn’t doesn’t work in football due to the lack of respect for officials by the majority of footballers.

[@chrisdobinson]

Type Arsenal referee microphone into KZbin and you can see clips of it mate

[@paulangeloff400]

Miced up ? Full of mice ???

[@bchesh94]

Sounds like you need to get a referee of the podcast Jack!

[@mattyox1]

Could listen to Ben Foster all day kind of thing

[@ReggyGDI]

I'm a ManUnited fan & I'm such a big fan of Ben Foster. I love how he won the League Cup with ManUnited twice & then won it with Birmingham City. 3 in a row. I would love to get his autograph one day.

[@sebjones4199]

Bobby maddly now refs his local team from when he grew up in his town met him before absouletly lovely guy

[@philliphowarth1029]

He refereed Sunderland v Wigan not long ago

[@Exzactz]

The best refereeing I’ve seen in a long time was the champions league final

[@ramonfrancois9306]

Which was a surprise to me, because normally when I see him refereeing games I always think he's terrible

[@CompelledUsername]

@@ramonfrancois9306 He was fucking world class that night. Stepped up so much.

[@harryjurassicpark]

Drink everytime Ben says “kinda thing”

[@TheMongolat]

And "honestly"

[@davidmalpass7129]

Cheers Ben Foster for being so honest and giving credit where its due, pretty cool interview boys.

[@sammaley1702]

Both Mike Dean assists were against Aston Villa 🤔

[@fitzjon4628]

Absolutely brilliant love the guy

[@jacktucker9032]

Ben “kinda thing” Foster

[@Takhar7]

Ben "world class, innit" Foster

[@Jake-ji9lf]

Nice range of guests Jack

[@alanmclean6500]

Foster actually seems like a real person, after seeing him on tv i didn't imagine him having a personality

[@brentpatterson5715]

I like watching Ben Foster doing podcasts kind of thing.

[@Max-qo7wl]

Assist for Mike Dean 😂😂

[@DublinByrne111]

This needs more views.

[@user-nz5pt9by5e]

Mike dean seems to make it more about him than the game he’s managing

[@philthornton1382]

Quality ref tho

[@bonbons34]

100% an absolute bell piece

[@user-kn4gx5ih7m]

@@philthornton1382 terrible ref

[@philthornton1382]

@@user-kn4gx5ih7m not really, when he’s reffing any team but yours, he’s hilarious to watch and at least he’s a bit of a character, bold enough to go on podcasts and explain himself and be ridiculed too, unlike others

[@jacknelson927]

Exactly absolut bell end so many refs make stupid decisions which should be easy to make easy ti be fair but nope there needs to be an investigation in the officiating in football as a whole

[@robf1531]

football need more lads like this

[@theinaudibles6077]

Love ya Fozzy! COYB

[@AB-gd1fb]

4:24 he knows what was said 100%🤣🤣

[@jordanhallart7360]

Fozzy lad I’m starting a painting of you and would love to get it to you if possible… would be a pleasure to do one for you mate!

[@grandmasterj5]

When so many players will lie and cheat with regards to calling for fouls, throw ins, goal kicks, corners... I'm not surprised they don't want to hear from the player half the time.

[@jamiegreymusic]

I love everything about Ben other than the constant use of ‘kinda thing’ 😂

[@andymrkipling]

WORLD CLASS INNIT!

[@nastynas420]

Damn! Big ups to the people at Anfield for that gesture

[@gregorysutton553]

Ben foster man absolute class any young players should listen to this !

[@mitchellwilliamson1258]

How do I actually watch the podcasts mate?

[@jacksonhughes6409]

Mike Dean is class as a fellow tranmere fan. First game of this season and he jumps in as 4th official!

[@ark4723]

Shit ref tho

[@99humz]

It’s not a happy hour clip without the man with the moustache popping up for a second half way through

[@jackcousin657]

Bobby Madeley refereed a Carlisle game earlier this season. He was shocking

[@mrlocorio4291]

Link for the ref pep talk bro?

[@uszkera]

Stevie looks like Devs the manager of Hashtag United

[@czynx3196]

Should pop a 360° camera down during the teamtalk

[@lukecage8504]

4:45 Pedro Pascal's janky cousin lmao

[@glyph2011]

The KZbin screenshot for this video , the guy in the green looks like Jasper Carrot.

[@Sam01Productions]

Who was switching the shots for this? The vision mixer can't decide what shot to show

[@shakib3650]

Idk who’s worse, Mike Dean, Anthony Taylor or Howard Webb

[@abgaming5267]

youuuuuu deffoooo a Liverpool fan

[@MrRandyKomi]

What? Howard Webb is solid.

[@shakib3650]

Randy Komi 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 you’re deffo a Man Utd fan

[@abgaming5267]

@@shakib3650 Howard Webb is actually solid tho. Non biased opinion.

[@MrRandyKomi]

@@abgaming5267 Agreed if I'm not mistaken he's legit refereed the World Cup Final and other major international tournaments without much issue. This honestly my first time hearing him put in the same category as Dean and Taylor.

[@stardustmonk3y]

Nah that first Mike Dean is so funny 😂😂

[@samchey2780]

Just watched the lastest episode of Ted Lasso and Mike Dean gave a pretty solid and comedic cameo. love the dude.

[@rvfusjc9653]

😂Yeah he did

[@macbadesha8275]

Listen out to how many times he says “kind of thing” 😆 in these videos

[@mrnice5227]

What a dude 👏

[@wybo503]

FYI Jeff winter was the anfield story

[@quarenteam829]

Saying 'just for reffing it', when you're the type of person who would get a tattoo of the champions league cup just for watching it

[@abdidesign3255]

Refs are very important in games, especially these that know about the fixture and the intensity might be

[@beckybabbie100]

Ben roster is a legend

[@jcal1294]

'Kind of thing' - Ben Foster

[@spig3547]

So far this season as a Leeds fan the officials are appauling, Burnley had a solid red card not even checked and then ignored, almost cut our player in half, got a player sent off for a challenge which literally everyone in the footballing circles have said wasn't even a foul, the ref didn't think it was a foul, the ref didn't even review it, then we have the worlds easiest penalty decision for a ref not given, wasn't reviewed by VAR either, so being screwed out of a possible 9 points 5 games into the season (ok 7 points) all because of incompotent / biased / whatever officials is disgusting.

[@aryantyranno7515]

Get Drogba on to speak about Ovrebo

[@officialn.b-me]

7:40 the ref was Jeff winter

[@shakeelabrahams2262]

Met Mike dean a couple years ago in Barcelona vs Villarreal, top bloke tbf

[@sam_marley]

Love Ben Foster but disagree with him on Mike Dean 'you need those sorts of characters.' No you absolutely don't. The moment a ref thinks they're part of the show/try to get their own personality across is the minute they're not doing a proper job reffing. The ref should be almost anonymous, not the main character, and Mike Dean clearly thinks he's the star of the show every week. Can't stand watching him ref a game.

[@GlassJ0e]

Exactly. Mike Dean, Clattenburg, Anthony Taylor…just absolutely love to influence the game. Dean was sitting in the Var chair today and disallowed a goal for a challenge that occurred before 2 crosses were attempted in open play. Disgraceful decision and nobody has to explain why it will probably be the only time all season we see a goal disallowed in this way.

[@awordabout...3061]

@@GlassJ0e Okay, but was it a foul? If so, he did the right thing.

[@GlassJ0e]

@@awordabout...3061 It was not a foul by the standards set throughout the match up to that point. It also doesn't matter... There is a limit to how far you can go back before you are literally editing the outcomes from the replay booth.

[@cabel426m.c7]

I like this kind of thing.

[@isaacbottrell6730]

Watching the officiating in the euros made me realise just how poor the officiating is in the Premier league, it's actually so depressing

[@Ze-Germanzuk]

If you think premier League refs are bad you must hate the French, Spanish and Italian leagues 😂

[@Rossg2805]

the same Euros that had 2 English refs in it? There were shocking decisions in the Euros, England penalty against Denmark, Czech penalty against Croatia, Wales red card against Italy. I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting, keep believing the media narrative though. English refs are some of the best around.

[@jamiemead6312]

Love Mike Dean!

[@keithydream83]

Top lad Foster!!!!!

[@tackleberry9386]

we probably celebrated louder at anfield knowing we would never get Poll again

[@gavindavies164]

This is funny to see now with all the Mike dean controversy 🤣 giving assists doesn't surprise me lol

[@denzilmemememeememe6219]

What do i watch this or maqwell

[@taylorkmevery1428]

Kind of thing

[@rhysantliff2920]

Would there ever be a video of Ben foster not saying kind of thing

[@jackmiles1918]

I'd be interested to see what Foster thinks of the Howard Webb favouring United theory

[@Jack-hb4dm]

Happy Hour Podcast is on the Joe Rogan Experience level. Most will probably name True Gordie as the British podcast to watch, but Happy Hour matches funny and entertaining KZbin personalities, with interesting and popular guests who have brilliant stories to share

[@flyoverfredusa]

Mike Dean is the best ref in the PL by a mile, nobody comes close to him imho

[@groot8932]

Class

[@vankai06]

for those of you wondering he says 1:01 'assist for mike dean''... well that's what i thought

[@joenewton97]

anyone else get a cycling ad?

[@douweschouten8579]

Can slow down the amount of switching to angles

[@redtrevcollects]

Mike Dean was on crouchy podcast seems a top bloke

[@TheMongolat]

I remember at story told from a former Norwegian player where he went up to the ref and said *You refereeing is bad really today* to which the ref replied *Well, you're not exactly MotM yourself*

[@rw5028]

It’s like the guy in the moustache has edited the video and just included clips of himself afterwards

[@DamianBrown]

Kinda thing, sorta thing

[@lukedavies3856]

Ben foster is goated

[@tombowers6713]

Whoever edited this is going to give me epilepsy

[@dt485]

I’ve never seen a good ref in league 2