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       #Post#: 4852--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: Readingfan
       Date: February 10, 2019, 3:58 pm
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       In terms of Dean's international career, I think that BMB is
       right that he was a bit unfortunate in terms of the quality of
       English referees around at the time.
       I'd also say that Dean really accelerated later on in his career
       - I think that he was the best referee in terms of consistency
       between 2008 and (around) 2014, by which time he was in his
       early 40s.
       Of course he was a perfectly good referee before that but I
       think he really stepped it up in that period - I suppose you
       could perhaps ask the question as to whether some officials have
       benefited domestically from not officiating at the top level
       internationally. I don't think Alan Wiley ever made the FIFA
       list but I would put him as one of the top Premier League
       referees alongside Dean.
       #Post#: 4853--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: rustyref
       Date: February 10, 2019, 4:04 pm
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       I think he is still one of the best we have.  Yes he is now in
       his 50s, and yes he is a bit flamboyant, but he very rarely
       makes a serious mistake.  As long as he can still keep his
       current level of fitness up, and he was right on top of things
       today, why should he even consider giving up?
       #Post#: 4854--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: BabyRef
       Date: February 10, 2019, 4:09 pm
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       For many years I have thought of him as the best 'big game'
       referee we have - someone who is not swayed by a cauldron
       atmosphere and seems to thrive in it.
       His SFP detection is also very good - can think of several
       examples where he has shown very brave RCs early on in a game
       (including Martin Taylor on Eduardo)
       #Post#: 4873--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: Readingfan
       Date: February 11, 2019, 8:50 am
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       --- Quote from: rustyref link ---
       >
       > I think he is still one of the best we have.  Yes he is now in
       his 50s, and yes he is a bit flamboyant, but he very rarely
       makes a serious mistake.  As long as he can still keep his
       current level of fitness up, and he was right on top of things
       today, why should he even consider giving up?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree that he's been one of the best referees this season,
       after a below-par season or two previously - he's also been
       supported very well by his assistants.
       I heard a discussion about refereeing on the radio earlier in
       the season where the presenter suggested that he believed this
       was intended to be Mike Dean's final season - I don't know
       whether that's correct or if circumstances might have changed. I
       hope Mike Dean considers refereeing for another year because of
       his form this season (he could potentially get to 500 Premier
       League games in that case!) but if he thinks it's right to end
       now or wants to go out on a high then that would be
       understandable too. He'll certainly be missed whenever he stops.
       In the Premier League era, I presume that Mike Dean has refereed
       he most number of games? Can anyone advise of who is in second
       place?
       #Post#: 4874--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: Grahamexref
       Date: February 11, 2019, 9:19 am
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       --- Quote from: Readingfan link ---
       >
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=533.msg4853#msg4853
       date=1549836270]
       > I think he is still one of the best we have.  Yes he is now in
       his 50s, and yes he is a bit flamboyant, but he very rarely
       makes a serious mistake.  As long as he can still keep his
       current level of fitness up, and he was right on top of things
       today, why should he even consider giving up?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree that he's been one of the best referees this season,
       after a below-par season or two previously - he's also been
       supported very well by his assistants.
       I heard a discussion about refereeing on the radio earlier in
       the season where the presenter suggested that he believed this
       was intended to be Mike Dean's final season - I don't know
       whether that's correct or if circumstances might have changed. I
       hope Mike Dean considers refereeing for another year because of
       his form this season (he could potentially get to 500 Premier
       League games in that case!) but if he thinks it's right to end
       now or wants to go out on a high then that would be
       understandable too. He'll certainly be missed whenever he stops.
       In the Premier League era, I presume that Mike Dean has refereed
       he most number of games? Can anyone advise of who is in second
       place?
       [/quote]
       Mike Dean has refereed the most PL games, in the modern era,
       followed by Martin Atkinson (approx 100 games fewer); the next
       three in order are, I believe, Graham Poll (329), Phil Dowd
       (307) and Howard Webb (297).
       #Post#: 4875--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: Readingfan
       Date: February 11, 2019, 9:33 am
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       --- Quote from: Grahamexref link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Readingfan link=topic=533.msg4873#msg4873
       date=1549896621]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=533.msg4853#msg4853
       date=1549836270]
       > I think he is still one of the best we have.  Yes he is now in
       his 50s, and yes he is a bit flamboyant, but he very rarely
       makes a serious mistake.  As long as he can still keep his
       current level of fitness up, and he was right on top of things
       today, why should he even consider giving up?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree that he's been one of the best referees this season,
       after a below-par season or two previously - he's also been
       supported very well by his assistants.
       I heard a discussion about refereeing on the radio earlier in
       the season where the presenter suggested that he believed this
       was intended to be Mike Dean's final season - I don't know
       whether that's correct or if circumstances might have changed. I
       hope Mike Dean considers refereeing for another year because of
       his form this season (he could potentially get to 500 Premier
       League games in that case!) but if he thinks it's right to end
       now or wants to go out on a high then that would be
       understandable too. He'll certainly be missed whenever he stops.
       In the Premier League era, I presume that Mike Dean has refereed
       he most number of games? Can anyone advise of who is in second
       place?
       [/quote]
       Mike Dean has refereed the most PL games, in the modern era,
       followed by Martin Atkinson (approx 100 games fewer); the next
       three in order are, I believe, Graham Poll (329), Phil Dowd
       (307) and Howard Webb (297).
       [/quote]
       Thanks - although it just occurred to me that Andre Marriner
       might have made the cut because I seem to remember hearing the
       commentator saying for the Huddersfield V Man City game recently
       that he'd received a presentation before the match as it was his
       300th game?
       #Post#: 4876--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: Grahamexref
       Date: February 11, 2019, 9:43 am
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       --- Quote from: Readingfan link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Grahamexref link=topic=533.msg4874#msg4874
       date=1549898387]
       > [quote author=Readingfan link=topic=533.msg4873#msg4873
       date=1549896621]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=533.msg4853#msg4853
       date=1549836270]
       > I think he is still one of the best we have.  Yes he is now in
       his 50s, and yes he is a bit flamboyant, but he very rarely
       makes a serious mistake.  As long as he can still keep his
       current level of fitness up, and he was right on top of things
       today, why should he even consider giving up?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree that he's been one of the best referees this season,
       after a below-par season or two previously - he's also been
       supported very well by his assistants.
       I heard a discussion about refereeing on the radio earlier in
       the season where the presenter suggested that he believed this
       was intended to be Mike Dean's final season - I don't know
       whether that's correct or if circumstances might have changed. I
       hope Mike Dean considers refereeing for another year because of
       his form this season (he could potentially get to 500 Premier
       League games in that case!) but if he thinks it's right to end
       now or wants to go out on a high then that would be
       understandable too. He'll certainly be missed whenever he stops.
       In the Premier League era, I presume that Mike Dean has refereed
       he most number of games? Can anyone advise of who is in second
       place?
       [/quote]
       Mike Dean has refereed the most PL games, in the modern era,
       followed by Martin Atkinson (approx 100 games fewer); the next
       three in order are, I believe, Graham Poll (329), Phil Dowd
       (307) and Howard Webb (297).
       [/quote]
       Thanks - although it just occurred to me that Andre Marriner
       might have made the cut because I seem to remember hearing the
       commentator saying for the Huddersfield V Man City game recently
       that he'd received a presentation before the match as it was his
       300th game?
       [/quote]
       You could well be correct, I only had figures available until
       the end of 2017, hence I did not quote exact figures for Dean
       and Atkinson; Marriner may well have passed the 300 mark by now
       !. Thanks for pointing that out.
       #Post#: 4886--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: February 11, 2019, 11:03 am
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       --- Quote from: Grahamexref link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Readingfan link=topic=533.msg4873#msg4873
       date=1549896621]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=533.msg4853#msg4853
       date=1549836270]
       > I think he is still one of the best we have.  Yes he is now in
       his 50s, and yes he is a bit flamboyant, but he very rarely
       makes a serious mistake.  As long as he can still keep his
       current level of fitness up, and he was right on top of things
       today, why should he even consider giving up?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree that he's been one of the best referees this season,
       after a below-par season or two previously - he's also been
       supported very well by his assistants.
       I heard a discussion about refereeing on the radio earlier in
       the season where the presenter suggested that he believed this
       was intended to be Mike Dean's final season - I don't know
       whether that's correct or if circumstances might have changed. I
       hope Mike Dean considers refereeing for another year because of
       his form this season (he could potentially get to 500 Premier
       League games in that case!) but if he thinks it's right to end
       now or wants to go out on a high then that would be
       understandable too. He'll certainly be missed whenever he stops.
       In the Premier League era, I presume that Mike Dean has refereed
       he most number of games? Can anyone advise of who is in second
       place?
       [/quote]
       Mike Dean has refereed the most PL games, in the modern era,
       followed by Martin Atkinson (approx 100 games fewer); the next
       three in order are, I believe, Graham Poll (329), Phil Dowd
       (307) and Howard Webb (297).
       [/quote]
       My initial post on this thread indicated that Dean had refereed
       470 PL games (now 471 of course), Atkinson 367 (368), Poll 329
       and Dowd 308 (although this might have included Phil's last game
       at ? Burnley when he limped off part way through the game). So
       Andre Marriner may well be approaching Phil Dowd's total and 4th
       place.
       #Post#: 4887--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: February 11, 2019, 11:05 am
       ---------------------------------------------------------
       --- Quote from: Acme Thunderer link ---
       >
       > [quote author=Grahamexref link=topic=533.msg4874#msg4874
       date=1549898387]
       > [quote author=Readingfan link=topic=533.msg4873#msg4873
       date=1549896621]
       > [quote author=rustyref link=topic=533.msg4853#msg4853
       date=1549836270]
       > I think he is still one of the best we have.  Yes he is now in
       his 50s, and yes he is a bit flamboyant, but he very rarely
       makes a serious mistake.  As long as he can still keep his
       current level of fitness up, and he was right on top of things
       today, why should he even consider giving up?
       >
       --- End Quote ---
       I agree that he's been one of the best referees this season,
       after a below-par season or two previously - he's also been
       supported very well by his assistants.
       I heard a discussion about refereeing on the radio earlier in
       the season where the presenter suggested that he believed this
       was intended to be Mike Dean's final season - I don't know
       whether that's correct or if circumstances might have changed. I
       hope Mike Dean considers refereeing for another year because of
       his form this season (he could potentially get to 500 Premier
       League games in that case!) but if he thinks it's right to end
       now or wants to go out on a high then that would be
       understandable too. He'll certainly be missed whenever he stops.
       In the Premier League era, I presume that Mike Dean has refereed
       he most number of games? Can anyone advise of who is in second
       place?
       [/quote]
       Mike Dean has refereed the most PL games, in the modern era,
       followed by Martin Atkinson (approx 100 games fewer); the next
       three in order are, I believe, Graham Poll (329), Phil Dowd
       (307) and Howard Webb (297).
       [/quote]
       My initial post on this thread indicated that Dean had refereed
       470 PL games (now 471 of course), Atkinson 367 (368), Poll 329
       and Dowd 308 (although this might have included Phil's last game
       at ? Burnley when he limped off part way through the game). So
       Andre Marriner may well be approaching Phil Dowd's total and 4th
       place,
       [/quote]
       with every likelihood that he will move into 3rd place ahead of
       Graham Poll.
       #Post#: 4889--------------------------------------------------
       Re: "Off you pop" - Mike Dean's 100th red card
   DIR By: Acme Thunderer
       Date: February 11, 2019, 11:07 am
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       B****r, I've cocked up the quotes again. Senior moment, sorry
       ;D
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