David Coote Is An IDIOT!

[@Cosmic-Wanderer]

Why isnt nobody mentioning the “we hate scousers and Liverpool?!!!

[@pbsmoothie7281]

Because it wasn't Coote who said that. I get the issue with the phrase, but the other guy is considered irrelevant in the conversation about what David said and him being a PL ref. The main conversation is not about a random person saying a racist thing on video, it's about a refs comments given their position as a ref.

[@shaky..]

Should be one of the main points if someone Hates the whole city how will he ever be fair to us.

[@onetwo8847]

@@pbsmoothie7281 nah it's worth commenting on the company he keeps... The first thing he said himself was "liverpool were f***ing s***" and he's sat with a guy saying "liverpool are all 🔔ends and we hate scousers"

[@robertilardi6290]

Yah the last words were we hate Scousers. Terrible no way he officiates anymore.

[@Robert-ks5ix]

You might agree, but your a nonce so we don't care ​@@AlecMassey-l3t

[@MrJudgementday99]

I think you are missing the point. For several years now the fans have been saying this chap has been making bizarre decisions that have affected games and titles. Klopp was punished for saying the ref had biases and had expressed them to him. Everyone condemned Klopp and said it was disgraceful to even consider that he could have a personal bias against Klopp and a hatred or scoucers. We were all vilified as conspiracy merchants. Well now it turns out we were right and the mainstream who attacked us and defended the like of Cootes were very very wrong. I hope he never works in football again. I also hope people will look back and apologise.

[@Imran5]

Well said.

[@TokenishTrinket]

Well said. Arsenal fans asked about the ethical questions regarding Michael Oliver being able to be a referee in a league where he was employed by the owners of a team in that league and everyone dismissed it. The FA and PGMOL have no rectification for their complaints, even when the Kovačić red card challenges were so obviously incorrect. If all fans and all clubs came together to call this behaviour out rather than dismissing it or using the complaints as a way of bantering the impacted team we could have a multi-team protest against the terrible incompetence (and potential corruption) of these match officials. Alas, I believe all fans are too infantile to realise their collective power to come together for the pro bono rather than persiflage.

[@michaelclarke3497]

Does Rory not understand this wasn’t filmed this season? It was filmed while he was refereeing Liverpool games and continued to do so right up until Saturday!!

[@Stektsopp]

No he doesnt understand that

[@geo3540]

He understands but rory always wants to defend the status quo so he will fight to leave things as is.

[@Stektsopp]

@ its embarassing how dishonest he is

[@adamahmed2449]

He called him a German C* this guy is supposed to be a professional referee.

[@antwango]

Racist English refs!!!! And they bend the knee! LOLOLOL Corrupt and racist BS the Prem and the PGMOL!!!!

[@simonjrgensen6761]

He's finished. Change of profession. Maybe a carpenter or a nurse. Just not in Liverpool.

[@jack-dy7cx]

dont make out youve never said it

[@smashyananup3659]

​@jack-dy7cx difference is, we're not premier league referee's

[@theenforcer22]

@@simonjrgensen6761or Germany!

[@stephancurrie3937]

Sack Him, Liverpool have known his bias for years.Coote is not the only one .An independant investigation of Webb and the whole of PGMOL referees is needed.

[@rstkDev]

Sack doesn't mean a s**t. Full investigation and rebuild of the system is needed. Sacking wont give Virgil the season back, or two titles for Liverpool (odegaard handball, doku penalty, rodri penalty...)

[@bogisimonsen471]

Klopp wasen´t a former manager at the time he sad those words

[@alexanderhowcroft8779]

Yeah, but he was a #*%*

[@jman4538]

Idiot much?

[@danielharries5468]

Rory you keep saying former manager, but I speaks about Milner as though he's still at the club Which suggests that he filmed this video while Jurgen was still manager of Liverpool

[@mikeydflyingtoaster]

Good point. At the time, he's not talking about an ex-manager at all. Also, there was that bit about hating Scousers....

[@LeperMessiah2]

It was in 2020

[@anovaguy]

Brings clarity to all those subsequent decisions being dastardly biased against Liverpool. PGMOL need to release the audio from all those decisions.

[@MyHarrietHarper]

Season was cancelled anyway

[@LeperMessiah2]

He has Old Trafford on his facebook frontpage.. It was in 2020. The Pickford on Van Dijk that took him out for a year, the Rodri handball, The Ødegaard handball and not giving a pen this weekend. Its pure luck Nunez scored

[@matthewimhardbrucelee6995]

It wasn’t a pen this weekend, it was the point he waved play on in the Nunez goal that people are moaning as he didn’t even think Bailey fouled salah somehow 😂

[@Eddgarur]

@@matthewimhardbrucelee6995he didn’t wave “play on” he waved “no foul” when it was an obvious red (but yes not a pen)

[@gillie-monger3394]

@@matthewimhardbrucelee6995 He waved 'play on', not 'advantage'.

[@StringfellowHawke-zb1dp]

@@matthewimhardbrucelee6995 Playing the advantage is usually indicated by the referee pointing forward. He spread his arms and signaled Salah to get up, indicating that it wasn’t a foul. If he says that it was not a foul, he is either biased or incompetent. Any which way, he deserves to be fired.

[@JackCh91]

This was filmed WHILE Klopp was a manger.

[@mikejones670]

He was Definitely on the packet 😂😂

[@freemedia8692]

Fact.

[@kanenulty3046]

the look away when he realise he’s on camera was a dead give away just waiting for his jaw to start swinging

[@stephancurrie3937]

You only have to look at their eyes.why isn't it getting mentioned on here.

[@robertharper6481]

Sniffed out of chops.😅

[@MarcoGosatti43]

Let's get those lines out literally Lol

[@Luxurywatchif]

Rodri Handball v Everton (Not given) Origi fouled v Man U leading to goal. Odegaard handball v Lpool (Not given) Red Card for Pickford for tackle on VVD (Not given) Doku front kicking Macallister (Not given) 2 titles he affected Liverpool.

[@Gecmajster123456]

rbeak his leg

[@jackhewitt600]

Coote wasnt the ref in the Rodri moment game.

[@abdulkarimhan1266]

@@jackhewitt600 he 's incharge in VAR

[@jackhewitt600]

The ref can still make their own decisions.

[@Luxurywatchif]

@@jackhewitt600 he was on VAR duty

[@alexjmurphy2145]

Said it the other week on one of Marks video (Goldbridge), the players, managers and clubs are contractually obliged not to slate refs. That means it falls on us fans to call it out. But because we're all divided, we won't unite against them to bring change 😢

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

Him and Tierney were on Liverpool's game Saturday, Tierney is even worse. I want him outed next. Manc ref who supports a non league club, yeah right😉

[@louiswilson1374]

and suprise suprise salah gets rugby tackled and nothing given :)

[@Roserytemptation]

Anthony Taylor is another Manc who claims to support lower league club

[@GREGGFOWL]

Taylor and olliver to follow

[@borinjeremia7418]

and Hooper, dun forget that little prick

[@africareigns]

Cootes calling Klopp the c word is one thing, but calling him a German c word makes it xenophobic.

[@girltal.k]

Bunch of hypocrites. I Listen to ppl in the pub slag a player one week aand he'll.score the next and they'll cheer.

[@ComradeOgilvy1984]

A VERY bad look for the league. It is one thing for an official to make the PGMOL look bad. It is quite another thing for an official to embarrass PGMOL's most important customer, the EPL itself in front of its world audience. Coote may be in serious trouble, professionally, because there are important people in the EPL who are probably thinking things would be easier if he went away forever.

[@BlackToni234]

​@@girltal.k What has your comment got to do with this topic?

[@cjwill9920]

Bingo

[@gillie-monger3394]

@@girltal.k The difference is that the guy "in the pub" doesn't have any effect on the outcome of a footy game, does he? Can't you see the difference? Hypocrisy doesn't come into it. Your comparison is wrong.

[@glenaitken9403]

Charlied up, eyes bulging. Career done.

[@gillie-monger3394]

Yeah. ppl saying it was booze. No effing way. That was drugs.

[@shaky..]

You'd loose your job if you did this in any other sector so why shouldn't he. He do we know he didn't throw games against Liverpool

[@brianbates212]

Th evidence suggests that he did actually.

[@arjay3580]

PGMOL Refs & VAR derailed or altered Liverpool title charges in the past seasons

[@markhutchison8343]

And he didn't just call him a c*nt. He called him a "German c*nt" there's a HUGE difference. That needs to be highlighted and hardly any videos on this have done so.

[@MaxiVera-p6m]

German cancel police has woken up 😆

[@Youdunno-x2p]

Englishmen bowing down for the Germans??? Games gone

[@chilled99]

@@Youdunno-x2p Its not 1939 anymore lad.

[@Jay-v4c6z]

It’s because Klopp is white If it was a non white person and he brought up their nationality it would be the main point of discussion

[@markhutchison8343]

@@Jay-v4c6z absolutely spot on mate

[@mikeydflyingtoaster]

He wasn't talking about a former manager at the time!!

[@natehillman1077]

This happened WHILE klopp was still the manager, and shows a CLEAR lack of impartiality, which every referee in the league should have.

[@bendodsworth2373]

How is Rory that stupid he don't understand this

[@natehillman1077]

@ because he lacks any ability to think rationally

[@theredguy8746]

I think I can safely say that us Liverpool fans will now forever refer to him as David Cun*.

[@ScowlerJase]

He didnt say it about a "Former manager" - at the time he said this Klopp was a CURRENT manager and Coote refereed/VAR`d many games after he said this.

[@donyoung333]

By reducing the issue to name calling you misrepresent the problem - this referee has officiated in several games that have cost Liverpool, the league because of blatant (shown on TV and in Stills) handballs and fouls not given - it can easily be argued that his bias has cost Liverpool a league title

[@healy4776]

Was also on var for diaz goal against Tottenham that wasn't given

[@abdisamadhassan2011]

It is so sad 😞 ​@@healy4776

[@TyMarshall007]

and he was the Reason why Liverpool didnt win the PL last season because he ref the Man City game when Doku kicks Mac Allister

[@rorykeating5973]

That was Michael Oliver that was ref but another corrupt official

[@D187S]

Every club thinks the refs are against them, grow up.

[@Enicthefrauds]

@@TyMarshall007 always the victims 😂🤣

[@Troykingkloppforever]

​@@D187S so your just gonna ignore what coote Said

[@Enicthefrauds]

@@Troykingkloppforever yes, grow up

[@tymceachern8512]

I know you have to say “former manager” but when he made these comments he was a current manager fighting for the league title, which calls everything into question

[@whatmatters683]

From what I've heard all KZbinrs are calling him stupid or under the influence they are all missing the point he felt empowered to make these vile statements. He called a "current" manager a "German c**t" and he hates all Scoucers (Liverpudlians) and thinks there will be no repercussions.

[@bendodsworth2373]

Yeah I agree we can all have preference to people but surely someone that you hate that much that you're willing to record yourself calling him a German cunt surely that would alter your match performance and be bias against Liverpool

[@gustaaf1892]

His mate made the comment about Liverpudlians. You can't hold Coote responsible for that.

[@liamwright2510]

@@gustaaf1892did you notice the usage of the word “we”, what else has David Coote said?

[@gustaaf1892]

@@liamwright2510 So any time anyone within a group of people you happen to be with uses the word "we", you are automatically inextricably linked to whatever that statement is. Luckily the world doesn't work that way.

[@keithparry3245]

Bottom line is he’s made a racist slur against a German manager whilst endorsing the “kick it out” racism campaign. PGMOL as his employers, this is gross misconduct, bringing the game into disrepute, and as such is a sackable offence. He’s finished

[@RIDDLE275]

🚨🚨🚨 PETITION TO SACK COOTE PLEASE

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

No petition needed, he's admitted it now. He's gone thank ****

[@GeorgeHunt-sr3re]

Pussy

[@user-kj6be8sf3v]

No, you doing too much, they should just fine him and suspend him without pay, that's not firing worthy...

[@davidnewell7183]

​@@user-kj6be8sf3v corruption and a race related comment will 100% be a sackable offence in the everyday jobs both for me and you. What's the difference between us and him ?

[@nonnayoubuzinnes1669]

@@user-kj6be8sf3v Of course it's firing worthy! The man has just admitted he hates a club and the people of the city. He also used racist terms to insult Klopp. He will be prosecuted and sacked.

[@theomen826]

Nice of him to do a guest slot on mic'd up from his holiday in ibiza rocks on the nose candy

[@TYLOTYLOTYLO]

If I recorded myself calling the ceo a c*** and sent it to him i’d lose my job. WHY THE HELL SRE WE STILL PROTECTING REFEREES EVEN WHEN THEY DO SOMETHING SO BRAZENLY HANUS.

[@Rain188]

He wins the Ballon D’ore for idiot of the year! He is messing up with millions of Liverpool fans and every football fan who ever felt referees are bios toward their club!

[@Deathmare235]

Sitting on the podium with ronaldo

[@gillie-monger3394]

The Ballon D'oh!

[@mrwileycatdj]

Did they miss the fact he called him a German c? Is that foolish or xenophobic?

[@Youafool500]

Foolish, can’t really call him racist for that

[@johnmichaelson9173]

The manager of the English National Team is German. What about Kick it Out the Anti Racism Campaign kick racism outta football. Coote has to face the consequences of his action.

[@johnmichaelson9173]

@@Youafool500 You're being foolish aren't you?

[@oldmanjdee]

In todays world i believe it to be racist hate speech and if someone becomes offended by this and reports it to the police they would then be arrested.

[@johnmichaelson9173]

@@AlecMassey-l3t Yeah, whatever, smh.

[@badblood4727]

He has been outright resist, if I did this in my walk of life, I would be sacked!

[@JavierSilas-l9r]

Man City's season just got even worse. They are struggling to win games, with the 115 charges hovering over their heads and lost players to injuries and now loosing a legendary referee like David Coote to suspension? This is a very bad moment for City. They could have coped with missing players via injuries but not such as important referee. Coote has been a reliable source of success for the might Pepe Guardiola's Citizens for the last couple of years.

[@DavePearson-y9c]

Wonderd how long it would take some idiot to say it's all City's fault. Have Liverpool never been favoured by a referee decision? No NEVER.

[@DavidWilliams-nm5jv]

The "Silent bias is okay" argument completely ignores the effect of unconscious bias. You can THINK that you're being fair, while absolutely not being fair. Of COURSE this would (and has) affected his on-field decisions - suggesting otherwise is the height of stupidity.

[@bendodsworth2373]

I think it's more than unconscious bias because he hates Liverpool so much to make a video like that out of work hours as well. He's definitely fitted them up in games 1000%

[@DavidWilliams-nm5jv]

@@bendodsworth2373 Yeah. I think that's likely. But even if you think someone would never do it consciously, they will without knowing it have unconscious bias and that has been proven over and over to affect decision-making in the margins - where games can be easily won and lost.

[@Gegota82]

David Coote was involved in the following games: The Rodri hand ball, Pickfords Sissor tackle on Van Dijk, Doku's kick on Mac Allister, Ødegaards basketball trick in the box and many many others. Paul Tierney, watch what you say on camera, you're next!

[@chriskehoe1394]

A ref who can't be trusted to ref a game fairly involving one particular club shouldn't be managing any games. He's done.

[@davidhenderson9707]

It’s basically an admission of their corruption.

[@Kaj0699]

I’m an LFC fan. My Mum, her Mum and siblings are Liverpudlians. It’s hurt me and I feel sad about what’s been said about LFC, Liverpool, Klopp etc and I’m not directly involved. Unprofessional at the very least and now proven bias against LFC. Lost them goals, points & titles not to mention a kind of Racist slur. Awful. 😢

[@SMlFFY85]

Get a grip

[@matthewdrake9699]

Refs and var officials now need to be accountable for all decisions.

[@molybdomancer195]

If he were really professional he wouldn’t have been filmed saying it. This is a severe lack of judgment and highly unprofessional

[@gillie-monger3394]

Drugs do do that...

[@chrisgiller8793]

Says "Heighth" as if it's a word.

[@MetalPhoenix13]

And they said liverpool fans were crazy for thinking the refs were against us. The Rodri Handball, Odegaard handball, Pickford trying to end VVD’s career.

[@thedon404]

His position is now unattainable

[@Marklesfield]

Stop saying former... Its massively different.

[@colinh5472]

The PGMOL and/or the PL should sue Coote for damages for bringing the game into disrepute. It is not just this incident, Liverpool fans are making lists of the number of times Coote has made serious errors which could affect results, put at risk to players due to injuries, even affect the season outcomes such as league titles. Nobody could ever trust him again.

[@landwr2003]

Rory is a complete and utter tool This guy hated the club, the manager and the fans and was a referee or assistant referee of so many of our games or games that effected us, it is corrupt it is blatant and you are defending it because it’s Liverpool Your take on it is awful as usual

[@MASO204]

Terrible take a complete muppet.

[@Gra8332]

Right so calling someone a rude word may not be as big a deal alone. But to call him by his nationality is not clever because what has him being German got to do with it. Also what about the fact his is in a video calling a team shit and then his clown of a friend videoing this saying hate all scousers why is that not spoken about. He should not be allowed anywhere near another LFC game or premier game or even championship. Too much at stake for Clubs to have someone with no integrity refereeing. Sadly he has ruined his career for such a immature thing to do

[@acelectricalsecurity]

It just shows the arrogance of the guy, thinking he could say that while being filmed and it would never come to light, crazy.

[@gillie-monger3394]

Drugs be like that!

[@500degreeeeees]

Why would we need him to ref in the prem again? Sack, replace and move on. He wont be missed...

[@Enicthefrauds]

You 2 would get on well then

[@antwango]

XDDDD

[@CoryAkabueze]

David coote needs to be fired immediately

[@adriandreghorn8533]

Now, dermot Gallagher, as said he waved away the mo foul twice. He got it wrong it should have been a red card .but because liverpool scored it saved VAR getting involved. This opens a can of worms .

[@gillie-monger3394]

And Coonte didn't wave 'advantage' as some have said. He waved 'play on'. There's a huge difference because 'play on' indicates he thought there was no foul! Just think if Darwin had missed!

[@garytipton2306]

All the videos you pushed out last season about how Liverpool was robbed by VAR, he was the on VAR. He was also VAR when Pickford assaulted VVD. So them comments he makes in the video, do so some bias towards Liverpool.

[@brianbates212]

The issue isn't calling Klopp names, the issue is his stated dislike for Liverpool set alongside his record when involved in Liverpool matches shows he can't apply the proper level of impartiality with his biases.

[@gillie-monger3394]

The issue really is about calling Klopp a German c*nt too! It's a racist slur. If I did that on a video the cops would be paying me a visit!

[@t1ma_21]

Rory but it does impact his professionalism, he was on VAR during the highly controversial incidents against Arsenal (Odegaard handball) and City (Doku UFC kick), he didn’t give a blatant penalty against City where that decision could have indeed cost us a title!!! He oversaw Van Dijk’s ACL injury as well. Mate he called Liverpool shit! It’s far worse than just calling Klopp a certain word!

[@StevenMax-q5o]

Cant believe there are people saying that his hatred for Klopp would have had no effect on his decision making 🤣

[@philmarsden9594]

i love how your bias shines bright in this rory. stay classy lad.

[@keegan773]

If this is genuine then he has lost all integrity as a referee in the football league.

[@SonofHyperionX667]

It's not just that he was caught saying that. He also spoke about Liverpool as a team, it comes across as biased. Klopp won't care that some referee thought he was a c**t. He'll probably even joke about it. The thing is, it makes him look biased and that his decisions were based on that bias. It'll call into question loads of decisions he's made against Liverpool. It'll make him look biased and unprofessional.

[@gillie-monger3394]

I don't think Klopp will joke about it. Being called a German c*nt puts a totally different light on the slur.

[@orwellboy1958]

I wonder what would happen if a manager said that about a ref. PGMOL would go nuts.

[@philippender9169]

He looked like he was on drugs he's eyes were glassy

[@gillie-monger3394]

@@user-hp6ls8qy6d Nope. That was charlie for certain.

[@biofixphysicaltherapy5353]

Don’t get filmed calling your boss a twat that’s basically the moral of the story🤷‍♂️

[@lioninwinter9316]

A total lack of professionalism on his part. Insufficient respect for the game and the league.

[@BG_MKY]

Still not a deluded as your Brighton take you talking about idiocy is the most hilarious thing I've heard all year

[@chiip90]

He will never be able to referee again because no one can trust him and without trust referees are nothing.

[@COOLOCKER]

If your views are so bad, then you have got to be biased. And it just so happens Coote has been involved in some of our most controversial incidents. 2 titles lost by a point, and maybe more. Plus the fact he also called Klopp a German C****. Racist as well. If he is able to be racist, why not racist against a city?

[@kwisatzhaderach9087]

I'm a Liverpool fan mate, what are you talking about racism for? German isn't a race it's a nationality and prefixing an insult with their nationality doesn't constitute xenophobia. Turn it in.

[@COOLOCKER]

@@kwisatzhaderach9087 If you called an Irishman an Irish C***, that is racism no matter what way you try to dress it up. Turn it in yourself mate, alleged Liverpool fan.

[@xxchrisbrahxx]

​@@kwisatzhaderach9087it is though? Are we only going to use race as a classifier for ethnicity? In that case you can't be racist towards black people then... If you are racist towards Russians, you are showing hatred towards the Slavic race no? I do agree that repeating a racist line does not make you racist

[@bendodsworth2373]

I agree with the preference thing but not when he clearly hates Liverpool to the point he makes that video out of work hours. 100000% bias towards Liverpool

[@kwisatzhaderach9087]

@@xxchrisbrahxx Chris, you can be racist towards a black person because black is a race. Nationalities aren't races; you can be judgemental and have preconceived notions about people from specific nationalities, but you can't be racist. Ethnicity is a synonym for race, you just aren't using the words correctly. "If you are racist towards Russians, you are showing hatred towards the Slavic race no?" No, that sentence is oxymoronic . You can't be racist to nationality because you could be an Asian Russian, or a Black Russian. He says German c*nt, the inference can quite easily be a German who happens to be a c*nt. Not someone who is a c*nt, because they are German.

[@YourComradeChris]

There's no way that anyone will ever quietly accept his decision on controversial calls again going forward. The position of referee requires the perception of unimpeachable integrity and impartiality, and he maintaining that requires that they sack him. What a boneheaded thing to do - a clear and obvious error of every I've seen one. Kinda makes me wonder how he ever got the job with such atrocious decision-making skills. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@JessicaIsRootedInNature]

Every judgment he’s ever made or will ever make will be questioned. In making that video, he removed himself from his job. No one did that to him.

[@abdisamadhassan2011]

Not only coote but Liverpool should try to get an independent body that can do investigations on the whole of PGMLO😂

[@normahughes3271]

It was the Pickford/VVD issue that was inexcusable-how on earth was that not a red card for goodness sake.

[@bigcally5567]

There's no way back for him. His whole integrity is in question now

[@paulkinnear720]

It's not the idiocy of being filmed It's the clear unbiased decisions he made against Liverpool since either by reffing or on VAR take Saturday for instance

[@gillie-monger3394]

I think you mean clear biased decisions mate. UN-biased means fair decisions.

[@devannaicker9537]

It's clear he will lose his job over this. Added punishment, would be to send him to Liverpool to serve on a 18 month community service project. That's sure will straighten him out.

[@MemphesX]

Taking what he said, you also need to look at the decisions that he had the power to give one way or another and either did or didn't give and ask yourself if his bias against Liverpool influenced his decision

[@andilengidi9908]

He said this back in 2020 and continued to ref with Klopp in charge Rory!!

[@DavidChong]

If he's daft enough to say that on camera, then he's daft enough to think it's ok for him to make unfair decisions against Liverpool

[@pauldavis9188]

Given how close the premier league standings were in the Klopp era, how often has he cost Liverpool the premier league title?

[@brianbates212]

At least once, arguably twice although Liverpool's fall off at the end of last season makes that less of a given, and potentially a third time although without var in 18-19 you don't have the same laser focus on refs so it's hard to say if he nudged that race in City's favor with one or more of his trademark laughable calls. Him, Tierney, and Kavanagh absolutely handed City the 21-22 title with all their ridiculous rulings that season.

[@Footballslaves256]

Non

[@gillie-monger3394]

@@Footballslaves256 Take your bias elsewhere. You're no better than this Coote muppet.

[@SylviRay13]

If I did that in my job about my employer saw it, I’d get sacked

[@AvergeJoehere]

Tbf knowing you're being recorded and saying something stupid isn't as ridiculous as it sounds. You've made a career out of it Rory

[@michaelspedding783]

Rory just said the exact same thing multiple times haha

[@dominicbrown8935]

He knew what he was saying and doing ! He even says that video can’t go anywhere by the way to his mate.

[@Jim90117]

Coote is responsible for atleast 4 dodgy VAR calls against Liverpool that I'm aware of. The Odergaard basketball moment being one of them.

[@SMlFFY85]

The only reason this is has become as overblown as it is is because it's against Liverpool, and we all know how they LOVE playing the victim card.

[@Jay-v4c6z]

You’re a next level clown

[@IDHANYT]

The fact is, he's a referee in charge of the outcome of football matches. This PROVES unequivocally that he was biased against at the very least Jurgen Klopp. This is terrible for the PGMOL.

[@tedkoppel13]

The reason he won’t ref again isn’t so much the first video, it’s the second. If I’m his lawyer and it’s just the first video, I’m going to argue that my client was blacked out and had no memory of the incident. These opinions are not representative of what my client believes, and that my client immediately called Juergen Klopp to apologise, and further, my client was too drunk to realise he was being filmed. He of course accepts whatever punishment is coming to him, and would like to extend his apology not just to Klopp, but also the great city of Liverpool. However, my client maintains that he would never say those things or think those things in a sober state, which he always was as a referee, he would never allow what were only temporary irritations subsequently smoothed over with Klopp to affect his refereeing. His judgement on the day was poor but he shouldn’t be held to account for what he believed to be private comments made in a severely compromised state. Anyway, the second video nuked all those arguments. It proves: 1. He knew he was being filmed. 2. That he was of sound mind while being filmed. 3. That the things he was saying were inappropriate for him to say as a referee. 4. That if he were caught having said these things, ending his career would be an appropriate punishment. He’s done done.

[@chicocannon]

The problem is, when he said he got his issue with Klopp and some of the decisions they have happened since.

[@johndoherty6729]

The decisions david coote "got wrong" while refereeing all makes sense now..

[@Mq9898]

The argument of what his refs west ham vs brighton just doesn't work because of the potential knock on effects of that result in relation to Liverpool. Even if he didn't let it affect his decision making ever choice would be scrutinized in that lens. unfortunate for him but he could never ref a premier league fixture again.

[@mwsaab9]

Recorded during a season where his decisions played a big role in the eventual outcome. Saying "we hate scousers and Liverpool" sounds like he had/has an agenda against them.

[@paulhudson563]

I'm not sure about this. Why do he look at the camera when he says it can't be released? Surely he should look at the person next to him?

[@DEvagorou]

And everyone says there's not an agenda against Arsenal from referees and the Pgmol.

[@suggy_123]

Would love to hear Jurgen's comments on this - but I will 100p say he will stay professional while being as cheeky as possible LOL

[@K.t.b.f.f.h]

He's clearly with someone he trusted, absolute bellend of a so called friend to do that to him.

[@gillie-monger3394]

Doing the game a favour in my opinion. Knowingly or not.

[@davesmatedave]

The irony to suggest Jurgen Klopp is arrogant is laughable 😂

[@stevenmoule2236]

Umpire performance should be reviewed seasonally for statistical anomalies.Its not good enough to ASSUME that bias isn’t being deliberately acted on.At the very least the impression should be that eyes are on this.

[@MajorMango28]

Yall hes not referring to Klopp as a former manager because he was one when the video was released 😭 hes just calling Klopp a former manager.

[@KevinMannix-sf5zk]

So all these Premier league titles are awarded by the PGMOL Almost every single one is pre determined

[@chicocannon]

Quick reminder this isn't the first times we had a ref in under The Cosh say he didn't give free kicks to Ian Wright and let him get kicked off the pitch because he didn't like how much he moaned

[@matthewdrake9699]

He’s claiming the video is fake. Two things… one, looked pretty real to me, and two, if it is a fake.. why use this modern technology on a football ref?