Legend! Absolutely love it
Players often tell me I must be having a laugh …Who says referees don't have a sense of humour?
Yes, I wasn't enthralled by him either TBHI went to a talk by Kevin Friend once at a referee association. At 45 I was the youngest person there by about two decades.
Kevin delivered a talk complete with powerpoint slides that was clearly aimed at referees who are young enough to aspire to top level refereeing. It was all 'believe in yourself' and 'reach for the stars' and 'go for it!' Maybe he thinks he has a career as a motivational speaker after he retires.
Anyway, it was so dull I discreetly walked out. I have no idea what the septuagenarians thought of it.
Joking aside, I've met quite a few other EPL/EFL Refs and they've all had a lot more about them
whereas when he showed examples of poor decisions it was always Mike Dean!