David Coote: Referee sacked by the PGMOL with immediate effect

[@GOATBryan10]

Anthony Taylor should be the next to be sacked

[@Liam_1538]

Fr someone is talking facts

[@IChauderyFC6579]

And micheal Oliver

[@AadamYousaf]

Yes and Simon hooper

[@TheFlyingEpergne]

Someone make a deep fake of coote's video with Anthony Taylor's face 😂

[@washuneluvhada7616]

Harsh, what a snowflake society we living in😂😂😂😂

[@FloridaCochrane]

Wonder how many of my Stake parlays this guy has ruined 😤 I am glad to see him gone and the fact that PGMOL took action this quick. He was always biased against Arsenal and Liverpool.

[@HockeyMan666]

well ye they had a point all along

[@Gamerfied_nINJA]

im glad they took action so quickly

[@jjjtalon]

Can he not referee ever again not even in championship?

[@barryonyett8638]

Found guilty within a month 👍taking about 5 years to find Man City guilty

[@AndyOtam]

You’re going to have a meltdown when we are found innocent

[@idk-dz3fo]

​@AndyOtam Yeah man, i cant wait😂

[@dalehusband7]

Not innocent though are you?

[@NkosanaMakhubele]

​@@AndyOtam corruption wins again

[@swaldron5558]

Cos he’s cannot afford high quality solicitor.

[@thegreatone426]

We need anthony Taylor and Micheal oliver to be gone next

[@dogtails7614]

and Hooper.

[@MunsterIrons]

Those two must have photos or something

[@Harry-racer]

Nope

[@Harry-racer]

@@dogtails7614nope

[@thegreatone426]

@@Harry-racer 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@arientshole114]

Howard Webb for continuously denying that there are problems with premier league refs.

[@ColinCairns]

Exactly and for covering up the existence of the video or was it coincidence they removed him from liverpool games starting the same year as the video was filmed? I think not PGMOL Rotten to the core!

[@jamieround2784]

Football is the most corrupt sport on the planet,and that’s saying something!

[@hendrickmaema]

Honestly contract terminated to protect the reputation of the PGMOL. There's a lot of rot in that organization.

[@LesterCrest.I]

Took their time to fire him, PGMOL. Pratts.

[@dazzaMusic]

At lot of rot in football at the moment FIFA and UEFA

[@makavelismith]

It is pretty obvious that they are backed by man city.

[@NoOne-ks8tu]

I am guessing comments will be turned off soon

[@T90337]

Talk sport turned them off 😂

[@NoOne-ks8tu]

@@T90337 Sky Sports 1, Talk Sport Nil

[@theoneandonlygus1]

Yeah free speech is becoming a thing of the past. pathetic. On a different note he deserved to be fired.

[@charles5553]

They better not

[@T90337]

@@theoneandonlygus1 your right, Coote was using his free speech and look what happendend to him 😂

[@mel-bp1kp]

I guess Liverpool and Arsenal fans weren't lying about the refs being biased against them.

[@nas84payne]

100%. Michael Oliver is an obvious one being biased against Arsenal when you look at his record for them.

[@relaxinghealingrain9075]

Liverpool as been favored or helped by referee multiple times

[@rocon86]

​@@nas84payneUtd's ref Howard Webb was another ref totally biased.

[@JJJ-ok7nc]

Typical Arsenal fans always crying

[@nas84payne]

@@rocon86Yep, him as well.

[@euroclubrankings]

What about Howard Webb (Chief Refereeing Officer) who hated and continue to hate Liverpool FC??

[@Discombobulate453]

You dropped your victim card again bro

[@cell2179]

And all the ones that constantly favour you lot too

[@briankenome]

Always the victims, it's never your fault!

[@terryhughes1355]

don't be daft, everyone hates liverpool

[@Hugo-xt5cz]

@@Matt-j4w8j what kind of game are you playing mr. webb?

[@Kiluei]

I guess being a biased coked up referee wasn't the move Now imagine how many biased refs there are that haven't been outed yet. No way this guy was the only one.

[@APEXGuerilla]

How do you know he's biased?

[@chia3442]

He isn’t biased he just didn’t like klopps personality

[@Dr-Knight]

@chia3442Which is personal bias,doesn’t matter if he showed it on the pitch or not but as a referee you cannot show any sort of hate which he did,rule doesn’t apply to managers.Theres a reason why they sacked him.

[@Dr-Knight]

@chia3442Also shows a high likeliness of conflict of interest.

[@Discombobulate453]

He wasn’t biased, he just hated Jurgen Klopp. Nothing wrong with that. I bet the majority of PGMOL refs hated Flop

[@Cosmic-Wanderer]

Sacked to the public, but behind the scenes hes been handed a healthy package 💰 to keep his mouth shut about all the corruption going on amongst the sport

[@tedmaul5842]

Sky and Gary Neville were a 100% behind Coote from the start maybe they can offer him Dermot Galleher's Ref Watch job, seeing as Gary was so sure that he could carry on refereeing.

[@gordonsinton3635]

I can’t believe that Neville was wrong must be a mistake

[@reddish8692]

I'm a Man United fan but Gary Neville is as terrible a pundit as he was a manager!

[@ph8077]

@@gordonsinton3635 Just ask Valencia fans about that. Yes, I got the sarcasm...not whoosh!

[@billyedwards6941]

Anything against Liverpool and Gary will back it , if you know history centuries ago the the Neville’s were greedy traitors who hedged their bets

[@stevestephens8969]

@@gordonsinton3635 Don't worry 'VAR' is checking should know by end of the week. [That's how long it takes for the Brown Envelope to arrive]

[@JohnBibby-cu3hv]

Now let him walk round Liverpool.

[@ivabigun3666]

😂

[@mikem8211]

That should be his punishment 😂

[@Sean-d4p]

Shame. Shame. Shame.

[@Yamal_TheNewKing]

And let's investigate LiVARpool from 2019 to 2022 😃👍

[@JWilz97]

@@Yamal_TheNewKingget a grip mate

[@Mac_Kymera]

And the rest of them... they're all doing it, probably Webb too!

[@zsoltnagy9936]

and all those who made this report too😅

[@larryachiya2475]

Manchester United most paid referee

[@MrRoyum]

‘Probably’ ????? Come on man say it!

[@KeithDaviesMusic]

Howard Webb gave Utd enough freebies in Fergie's era!

[@nicholasmoses6762]

Webb still trying to help Man Utd by appointing bias regarding.

[@paulgoodwin81]

PGMOL in general should be removed.

[@ScratchyBaws]

The whole EPL ref's and VAR need clearing out. Still giving too many dodgy penalties

[@krillep546]

There is biased hate there - look at the refs from Greater Manchester, Paul Tierney, Chris Kavanagh etc...Look who their family likes and where they have season card...

[@garethparry6673]

Anyone noticed Man City’s drop off since this video came out? 🤷‍♂️😂

[@notreal1477]

2 hours ago? The math is strong with you.

[@cashcorleone3311]

@@notreal1477he means the reason he was fired u donut

[@SRTV2022]

😂 facts

[@dont5363]

Lmaoo cope

[@RzA201]

Professional Game Match Officials Limited...

[@zuu111]

Clear message - don't get caught on camera being an idiot

[@Pel-kc1bb]

I disagree. Just don't be an idiot.

[@sumerrana6805]

don't be an idiot

[@charles_teak]

Too bad I'm an idiot

[@matthewmatthew9485]

I wonder what was the deal with the so called friend who blew the whistle on him. Cashing in on a old video or more to it?.

[@blue_red_screen]

What about punishing the abusive managers

[@poetsfan]

Good riddance. Get rid of Anthony Taylor next

[@1ack10]

What a waste of space

[@CitrusBlue9367]

I’m betting he’ll go and make another movie now with Gromit.

[@johnherd1002]

Underrated comment 🤣

[@garethparry6673]

😂😂😂

[@KillingSpree193]

Lovely cheese gromit! Hee hee

[@josephridler-em5pk]

Hes bang on the cheese the boy

[@MrIrishscouse]

On the one hand there's an argument that it wouldn't be fair on poor Gromit to be stuck with him but the idea of him being outwitted by a dog who just has to arch his eyebrow to let him know he's being a fool is funny. ;-)

[@Kadaf1]

He's not sad for what he did, he's just sad that he got Coote

[@kennyritchie4163]

David, grab you're Coote 🤦 It's time to go!

[@Francis-ij5tw]

Lol that was funny

[@Qwerstu1982]

So now we can use the word corruption. Liverpool should sue the pgmol.

[@MarkH87]

This is really gonna hit him when he's on a comedown

[@BobMacay]

With the large payout he surely got he'll never be coming down

[@FadumaFaynuz]

Its over

[@Andrew-l7y]

A disgrace to the profession, good riddance.

[@OTH89]

Just give Everton a -10point deduction, seems fair.

[@fusionsuper]

That joke is dead and no longer funny. Just stop.

[@OTH89]

@fusionsuper OK mum

[@Footy13s]

Ten points, that all?

[@TPCDAZ]

Took them long enough, but we all know they are all at it. Coote's issue was he was caught doing it and the PGMOL couldn't have that.

[@yessirkilo7017]

Michael Oliver, you are NEXT!!

[@AndrewAdams-z6w]

Hello. What about Micheal Oliver?

[@DerekTJ]

What about him? What have you got!

[@007feck]

@@DerekTJ don’t you know he is paid tens of thousands by Man City owners to do “special guest referee” appearances in Dubai

[@harminderlakhanpal7720]

Well done Howard Mr Corruption...

[@itsmedanifilth]

Or maybe his not Corrupt, at all;!

[@deanwassink1088]

Sacks a ref for gross misconduct - but can let a club go with 115 serious charges. Make it make sense!

[@ansumanafatti9316]

Michael Oliver should be next

[@DarthVader-j2i]

Imagine hating on us, then getting sacked. The name Coote will forever be remembered for this instance.

[@Footy13s]

U from Liverpool?

[@DarthVader-j2i]

@Footy13s I started supporting Liverpool in 1992, when my dad.. A Man U supporter... Turned on the telly and Liverpool were playing Sunderland in the FA Cup final. I saw that mazy run from Macca, and I was hooked and was a Liverpool supporter since. Of course, during my lifetime, I saw Man U win 13 titles... While we won 1. I'm still a Liverpool fan. And proud of it And to answer your question, nope.. I'm not from Liverpool. Neither is Salah. Run along

[@Footy13s]

@@DarthVader-j2iSalah is paid by Liverpool. You pay Liverpool. Support local club mate

[@komboblast4044]

Coote should not return to refereeing. He hates Liverpool, Germans.

[@Discombobulate453]

Majority of the country hate Liverpool and the Germans bro 😂

[@konosuba350]

He love James Milner

[@harrydavies5518]

​@@Discombobulate453Liverpool as a city cannot be beat and anyone who visits for football sight seeing nights out always come back to see the best people and city in the UK.

[@antonysmith444]

​@Discombobulate453 noticed liverpool are living rent free in your head 😂 made a few comments on this haven't you.. bro..

[@Bronzehans]

Replace PGMOL with UN Peacekeepers, Bene Gesserit, Jedi, or Eunuchs.

[@mosessuah936]

😅

[@locosmiley2008]

Good riddance...Klopp wins again! whose next

[@liverpoolynwa9771]

116 charges

[@Discombobulate453]

Surprised Klopp didn’t bottle this one as well!

[@RandyYashmanth]

Klopp is a human lmao. He can’t win against a team that is literally a cheat code. Bro didn’t really loose to city but to their 116+ misconducts that gave them a massive edge.😂

[@dont5363]

@RandyYashmanth cope mate hahahaha

[@tobefree3718]

Who's ....

[@karimmoorad9649]

I agree with the decision. He was out of line😂

[@jasonwillaims9691]

I see what you did there 👀 😅

[@junioradult6219]

Line(s)

[@nicksimmons7234]

On the line wasn’t it.

[@donalrees6523]

Or maybe he was out of lines that's why he went on a rant....

[@jamalrobinson2159]

Now HOPEFULLY he spills the tea and expose the others…

[@ainohlala1157]

The VAR referee must also be checked because there are too many mistakes

[@aob326]

The rot runs deeper than Coote

[@xhowitisx]

Good. Michael Oliver next please. 🙏

[@sumerrana6805]

investigate his decisions too

[@brianbates212]

No need, they PGMOL has already sent apology letters for them...

[@krillep546]

Precisly...most have given City a couple of titles...his decision was so biased.

[@nrz1646]

English refs are shite

[@Dellboy56]

£80,000 and upwards of £200,000 PA salary, plus travel expenses will be a big hole to fill. And highly unlikely to achieve. All because of his hatred towards LFC.

[@Liam-l6n]

He’ll always walk alone

[@tommyhornibrook9266]

What about the rest of them.

[@onyejaysalem1698]

Why is Taylor still a refree?

[@LavishFamily-ava]

What about refs who been giving City their way for countless seasons they should investigate them to

[@nas84payne]

((coughs)) Michael Oliver.

[@georgedyer003]

How many others are there cause he ain’t the only one whole thing looks scandalous to be honest

[@nas84payne]

There’s referees that is pretty obvious they have biases against certain teams.

[@thiloniasbila-r1n]

Dude be taking drugs whele referring 😂

[@kevinpope1297]

I'm sorry sacked he ought to be in prison and the Pgmol needs an external investigation nothing less possibly disbanded.

[@T90337]

Prison ? 😂 he said a few unkind words about klopp, not commit murder

[@RichieBedfellows]

Agree with the PGMOL thing, but suggesting prison is just silly... Everyone knows they're full.

[@Discombobulate453]

@@T90337don’t mention the ‘m’ word to a Liverpool fan. Bit sensitive apparently.

[@T90337]

@@Discombobulate453 😂😂😂😂

[@morganator4874]

​@@T90337😂

[@blake2559]

Wonder what Ronnie Pickering thinks about this

[@madeovstarstuff]

Who??

[@blake2559]

@ who dyou think??? Ronnie Pickering obviously

[@Footy13s]

Ha!

[@MrRoyum]

It’s OK, Howard Webb will write to all clubs offering his profound apologies for running a failing organization and being a completely inept manager.

[@mads-c4200]

Drug test all refs.

[@xkumanekox]

Good riddance, but there are a lot more *INCOMPETENT* refs in the Prem unfortunately.

[@TheBradders1993]

Now need to investigate the lot and go through the lot top too bottom but the right decision to sack him

[@billydolton7252]

David Coote - " It's Time To GO! "

[@SD-ef4qp]

What were they waiting for ?. And what preventive measures have they done ?

[@TommyRobinson-u1m]

Immediate effect? More like a month later

[@Discombobulate453]

Maybe you should get a job, then you’d learn how disciplinaries work. He was still an employee, so that’s why he was suspended. If they sacked him without an investigation, he could take them to court, and he’d win.

[@mustafayehia4584]

@@Discombobulate453 Bit emotional that. The way you started your sentence I wouldn't be surprised if you were projecting lol

[@chy.0190]

@@mustafayehia4584 What is emotional about it, he is right lol.

[@TJW-YT]

@@Discombobulate453 Maybe you should go back to school, then get a job because the original comment was correct. He wasn't sacked with immediate effect, he was suspended with immediate effect and later (today) sacked. Also, for the last part - no, if they had sacked him "immediately" he still wouldn't have won in court. There were numerous videos of actual evidence, he would've had absolutely no case. They still did the "right" thing to do an internal investigation, but the idea that he would've won in court is hilarious. Seriously, back to school mate.

[@Discombobulate453]

@@TJW-YT yeah, because we all learned about the courts and investigation process in the workplace at f***ing school. Melter.

[@extravaganza1988]

Replace the first o with u. Then remove the second o and e. What does that spell?

[@snaggiz]

They really ought to clear out Taylor and Oliver as well.

[@fusionsuper]

Its a good day for Liverpool Football Club and the city as a whole. Coote showed his hand and his words by insulting that city and disrespecting the football club and the previous manager. Finally a referee gets found guilty of abusing his powers, etc. He should be banned from refereeing matches not only here, but worldwide too and he should be banned for life. Coote deserves nothing but everything negative that comes his way.

[@xSMOKExEMxALLx]

You can't have a guy like that working for you, so good decision! 👍👍

[@garywallace5602]

Sacked for snorting drugs. He's now a linesman!

[@davidheaslip4413]

He and OTHERS are a disgrace to their profession.

[@BRYANRAHUL-yq1be]

What about Anthony Taylor? Should he been sacked too?

[@yt.personal.identification]

Now investigate EVERY ref. Obviously, there were zero standards previously. Random droog testing.

[@drkempo]

Why is it Breaking News, everyone knew what was going to happen, Cootes should come out and apologise to all those involved (Klopp, Liverpool)

[@MrT0M666]

They need to look at all these refs.. a good 90% are dodgy & definitely some now retired now working in higher officiating positions

[@jasonleon1976]

What about the rest?

[@devannaicker9537]

Surprisingly you've neglected to restrict comments. I wonder why? Unfortunately, based on your initial coverage of this issue, your stance and reaction thereafter, surely you realize that the damage is already done and probably irreparable.

[@gooner424]

Tip of the iceberg, PGMOL should be assessed for how poorly they've implemented VAR

[@SteviG9]

thats a surprise... whats worse is that it took so LONG for them to come to this conclusion... did they go on a boys night out to party for the last time?

[@theastonvillaseal585]

@@SteviG9 it’s almost like they aren’t Liverpool fans 😬

[@SteviG9]

@theastonvillaseal585 what does that have to do about it

[@calvinfranklin2861]

They officiate while high, the mystery has been solved. It never made sense why EPL officiating is so awful.

[@seanhack628]

PGMOL acting as if Coote is the only one with discriminatory views of anyone north of watford

[@Apocalypse21187]

How do you know it's just his views that was the problem? maybe the investigation proved a link between his views and the multiple terrible calls he's been involved in against Liverpool - which would be corruption. Or maybe they found the 'white powder' the second video showed him sniffing at Euro 2024 was something that gets Refs sacked regardless of their views.

[@borborkallon5286]

We still have more reference like that so they need to do more investigation to get all of than out

[@onlythetruthformeandyou]

Removing the PGMOL will drastically improve the value of the EPL instead.

[@chriskar2324]

So this is where the PGMOL draws the line

[@easterneye2773]

The friend who released the video did it with malicious intent

[@junioradult6219]

Really? No he did it with love and kindness. Anything else captain obvious

[@mrbluesky2051]

Obviously, the only outcome that everyone seen coming as for appealing is that he's got a better chance using VAR than CAS after the weekend debacles

[@ottoschless4115]

He'll be back doing Webb's job as part of the League supporting him. I agree with most, Taylor and Oliver need to go.

[@davidsmithy123]

About time.

[@biksgrg1]

Bad referee! Specially the recent one with awarding that controversial decision to let West Ham win against United ! Michael Oliver needs investigated next

[@KeithDaviesMusic]

This guy cheated Liverpool out of legit goals via VAR so many times, Coote getting the sack is the best outcome for this scenario!

[@AJ_1199]

Can’t believe someone got sacked for telling the truth. This country.

[@rachaelngumi]

Why can’t they be this quick with city’s charges man

[@TruthRaider71]

When’s Micheal Oliver going to be investigated? He’s way worse for match fixing.. Arsenal Chelsea Liverpool all suffered because of Oliver’s cheating.

[@O_tropos]

Great... give us our points back now

[@Purumal1337]

I wonder if the investigation was thorough or not.. why are there no comments on that?

[@Vincent_N89]

The streets will remember him

[@damlwt6657]

So those players book/sent off by this champion will it be overturn or those goals supposed to be allow but rule offside, do FA knows how important every goals is?

[@nigelmorris4259]

So all the dubious decisions made against Liverpool when he was either officiating or part of the team including the VAR, will Liverpool be compensated. Will Liverpool get the extra points that could have given at least one Premiership? Just asking

[@johnydnb]

So was he found guilty of match fixing?

[@bruce4947]

No

[@bhm5262]

Right now do Anthony Taylor Paul Tierney Andy Madley Michael Oliver Simon Hooper

[@brianbates212]

Kavanagh? After all, he somehow missed the Rodri handball...

[@markdonovan1540]

He's not the only one who should be sacked. First on the list should have been Tom Henning Øvrebø from 2009 CL semi-final match Chelsea vs Barcelona.

[@simonedallachiesa9804]

She repeats the same sentences over and over, without adding any more information than that provided by the title. What kind of newscast is this?

[@HalaMadrid98]

Absolutely embarrassing. Extremely harsh. They could have given him a big fine or a ban for few games. Someone needs to check the powers of the PGMOL.

[@caldeprince1317]

Very good decision👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@deathofcommonsense]

So he should....there's a few more questionable ones, keep doing your job PGMOL, you've been responsible for this going on this long! Go check out the word IMPARTIAL !

[@declanmurphy5618]

Hopefully he kisses and tells. But I'm sure he has had a golden handshake to keep quiet.