mike dean

Mike Dean admits he should have shown Tevez red against QPR
The referee believes if a full view had been available of the incident between the Argentine and Joey Barton he would have dismissed the Manchester City striker



The 29-year-old midfielder was shown red by Dean on the final day of the season for his elbow on Tevez and his violent reaction to Sergio Aguero and Vincent Kompany, and has since been handed a 12-match ban by the FA.

But Dean admitted via video link to the regulatory commission that Tevez, who escaped without punishment, would have been dismissed too for his initial strike on Barton.

Commission chairman B.M Jones stated: "Mr Dean was questioned about the Tevez incident for which Mr Barton was dismissed. It was confirmed that neither the referee nor the assistant saw the alleged incident of Mr Tevez striking Mr Barton although Mr Barton immediately made representations to Mr Dean that is what happened, and such comments by Mr Barton can be clearly seen in the video.

"The commission accept that Mr Barton was aggrieved by the action of Mr Tevez and Mr Dean confirmed that had the incident been seen by the officials as shown by the clip supplied by Mr Barton, it would have been an automatic red card.

"The commission find that this does not however excuse the subsequent action by Mr Barton in relation to Messrs Kompany or Aguero."

Barton, meanwhile, will not appeal against his 12-match ban and £75,000 fine. The west London side also announced they would be carrying out their own investigation into the incident.

A statement from his club read: "Queens Park Rangers Football Club can confirm it has now started a full internal investigation in relation to Joey Barton's dismissal and subsequent events against Manchester City on the final day of the 2012-13 Barclays Premier League season.

"The QPR midfielder will not appeal against the independent regulatory commission's decision made on Wednesday and he and his team are now working in full cooperation with the club to assist in the internal investigation.

"The club expects the investigation to last at least two weeks.

"During this period, no one from the club or Joey Barton himself will make any further comment."

you can bet your life the linesman did see tevez elbow but ignored it then flagged when barton retaliated

just like in our game the ref saw mario stamp on parker

who says cheats dont prosper

Why would you " bet your life" that the assistant saw it when he says he did not ?

wenger should of been a ref ! (I didnt see it!)

because they wont book certan players
rooney can swear all day at a ref and nothing
he got booked once all season

you watch phill dowed when mario stamps on parker hes looking at it. but knows if he stops play he has to send him off

its like when they dont like sending big players off like rio or terry yet a player thats not well nown or with a bad rep they send off

Remind me where Wazza will be during the opening games of the Euros ?

Bloody lucky to get only a two match ban IMO

yes because it was not an english ref
thats my point
abroad the refs dont take crap. thats why rooney gets booked and sent off laods for england

i seen rooney elbow somonone more then once in the prem and got nothing
seen lumpard gerrard make 2 footed tackles
yet mido bale kaboul defoe all been red carded for nothing

i thought gerrards tackle against norway was a blatant red card

[i] your right viz some of the decisions this season have been a complete joke

Well I saw Parker earn a well deserved red from an English referee Lought and there was no whining about that

Joey got his - all well deserved





Gets back to the eternal

Instead of football fans managers players moaning week after week after week about decisions why not allow referees exactly the se optin we all have to review a decision again if they want to ?


Naw - much better to have poor decisions Vis it is so much more fun to call mike dean a cnut and for managers to blame refs for their own fivk ups

Yeah Baz - same story - season in and season out

Professional football ?

My a*se

the ref should book any player that sorrounds the ref or swears at them.

only the captian should be allowed to question a decesion

You may be right Vis that you have not seen so many incorrect refereeing decisions

That may however have something to do with the obsessive interest of Sky on refereeing and any time a referee makes an error gawd bloody help him because it will be the talking point of the game - even in a 5-1 defeat

And secondly - and In my view more relevant - is the epidemic of deliberate cheating among players that is getting worse season by season by season

And the players on their Handsome salaries never incur any penalty for their cheating - in fact most get a little pat on the head from their manager

that game would not of ended 5 1 if the officals done there job propley.

you only give a goal if your 100 precent sure it crossed the line.

theres no way they could of seen the ball cross the line but the chelsea players in hes face saying its a goal made hes mind up.

weak ref

If that is right then Lought almost no goal could ever be given by a referee because it is very rare for a referee to be on the goal line in order that they are "100 per cent sure" it crossed the line

Football refereeing does not work on 100% sure though does it ? It works on judgement, it works on split second sight and interpretation of the on-field action. And generally they get a lot more right than wrong, in spite of the cheating.

Unlike being a football "fan" which works on 20/20 hindsight and slow motion replays

but theres no way the ref could of seen that was close

and your right in away. but if theres doubt then it shouldnt be given.

And did the Dean's Assistant indicate that the referee 's decision was wrong ??

No Baz - the one with the side on view thought it was over too

So that is to useless feckers no doubt - sack em all, string em up, burn them


Mind you Baz did you reckon the Andy Carroll goal against the rent boys in the final was over in real time ???

Bet you did

Wishful thinking

anicoll5 wrote:If that is right then Lought almost no goal could ever be given by a referee because it is very rare for a referee to be on the goal line in order that they are "100 per cent sure" it crossed the line

Football refereeing does not work on 100% sure though does it ? It works on judgement, it works on split second sight and interpretation of the on-field action. And generally they get a lot more right than wrong, in spite of the cheating.

Unlike being a football "fan" which works on 20/20 hindsight and slow motion replays

Sorry Nic but that is absolute . . . . .


Every time the ball ripples the back of the net it is obviously a goal because the ball MUST HAVE CROSSED THE LINE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. It is only on the rare occasion the net does not ripple that a Ref could be possibly uncertain, then his lino's should be looking on and assisting . . . . . . .

Simply because the net ripples means nothing Vis - certainly not the 100% proof required by Lought

Players collide, the frame of the goal is touched and the netting moves

Tell me though Vis - are you seriously telling me you want a referee watching the movement of the netting behind or they're side of the goal rather than watching the ball, the players and the action


And you accuse me of bull sh*t