Its very very obvious he's being blackmailed.
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Rumours going around Coote sleeps nude in an oxygen tent which he claims gives him refereeing power
Depends what else there is. You suddenly have videos that are fairly fecking old, and texts, then the more recent «white powder» stuff all surfacing at the same time, so it would be interesting to know why it’s happened now. I think he could’ve kept his job in regards to calling Klopp out on video, the rest of it not so much. He’s obviously in an absolutely shit situation, so i hope they have a proper setup taking care of him, no matter how useless he is as a referee
Seems like a case of blackmail to me. If it is just the drug situation/videos then I think there is a way back for him. Anything more sinister, nope.
I don't think that he's an addict that needs to go to rehab, sounds like a run of the mill millennial male to me. Feel sorry for him now, this could be done to a large chunk the male population, hopefully he has some people looking after him.
Even worse: It's probably a clear sign that there's an environment where many refs can be expected to be blackmailed, since Coote is put out there for everyone to see what happens when you don't go along with the bribe-men/blackmailers. The purpose is more likely to get the next referee to pay attention, than Coote.
If you're trying to organise a drug party while you're in the middle of officiating a game I think it's fair to say you have a problem.
I can almost guarantee that 'organising a drug party' is him sending his mates a text saying 'Anyone going for a few pints and lines later?' or something silly like that.
"Hopefully not this tuesday? I'll be attending a beating-up-hookers and heroine par-taaay. Stuart Atwell's coming!"
If you read the article it's a bit more than that. He was booking hotel rooms 10 minutes before kick off.
No, it’s a millennial thing. They all do it.
Just poking a bit of fun at the post you quoted.Can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not.
So he allegedly snorted white powder, hates one of the most famous Germans in football and was partially responsible for VAR during the Spain Germany quarter final where Germany should've had that pen in extra time?
“Drug party” is such a quaint phrase.
In fairness I've read absolutely none of any article, just throwing opinions out there. Sounds like he was just organising a session to me.
Which is fair enough but if you're in the position he is in, the behaviour he's exhibited - being filmed looking drugged up and saying things he shouldn't be, being filmed taking drugs and also organising sessions or whatever while you're officiating a game - indicate to me that it's a bit more than just a regular bloke having a session with pals and it's someone with a problem.
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"Addict" can mean a lot of things. But it's fair to say that someone has a problem with drugs as soon as they start making really terrible, stupid decisions while taking them. Such as a professional referee allowing himself to be filmed by randos, talking smack about a PL manager, or recording himself taking coke and whatsapp'ing the video to other people. Those are major red flags about someone in need of an intervention.