Mike Dean | “I HATED VAR and was PETRIFIED of it”

Up Front

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Sports, Soccer

4.6 • 778 Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 70 minutes

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This is Up Front with Simon Jordan. A show brought to you by William Hill that pulls no punches and tells it EXACTLY like it is.Mike Dean is arguably the most recognisable Premier League referee there has ever been. The first to brandish 100 red cards, he is known for his eccentric approach, no look yellow cards, exaggerated step overs and banter with the players, there’s simply never been another match official like him.Mike joins the show to gives his most honest and open interview to date, discussing his 23-year-long refereeing career, his struggles with VAR, relationships with Premier League managers and much more.Expect brutal honesty, frank admissions and insight into why the new directives have been introduced at the start of the new season.Subscribe for future episodes and head to www.youtube.com/@UpFrontWithSimonJordan for full video episodes. 18+ please gamble responsibly.Warning: this episode contains language that some people may find offensive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	And I spoke to Danny Murphy the other day.
0:02.0	And Danny Murphy, I said, I'm doing a podcast with Mike Dean.
0:06.0	Danny said he's arrogant.
0:08.0	People didn't like the way referee because I did, I had the balls to make decisions
0:12.0	and had to make the decision whether the first minute or the 90 plus ninth minute.
0:16.0	Yeah. I would make the same call. And if that upset people then so be it. They used to be petrified sitting in the chair thinking, come on, the guy goes down the box, give the pen, give the pen, oh he's give the pen,
0:25.3	oh you're happy days, he's giving the pen. Right, so it took you out of the responsibility.
0:28.7	I've been as honest and open as I ever have been in any other interview before.
0:32.1	Where are you on VAR? I mean, I get an impression that you're not hugely enamoured with it. This is up front with me, Simon Jordan.
0:37.9	I believe there are a lot of vacuous, uninformed, unchallenged opinions out there.
0:41.5	I want to get to the bottom line and cut through the nonsense.
0:44.4	So with this podcast with William Hill, I'm going to get people with strong views who think they can stand them up to proper scrutiny.
0:50.5	There's a good chance I might learn something along the way.
0:52.8	And more importantly, so might you.
0:58.0	Today's episode is a look into the challenging world of elite football refereeing through the eyes of one of its most recognisable names.
1:04.0	A man with 560 Premier League games under his belt and the first official to brandish 100 red cards.
1:11.9	Renowned for stepovers, no look bookings and the odd theoretical gesture,
1:17.0	the man in the middle to Stockley Park, and now TV pundit, Mike Dean, welcome to Up Front.
1:23.8	Thank you.
1:24.4	Mike, I'm pleased to have you here because it was earlier on in the series that we wanted to talk to you
1:28.8	and I was a little bit irritated and irked by the fact that the PGML put a block on it because I'm one of those that thinks that the referees need to have a voice and pleased to be here. I wasn't impressed with the fact that there was an observation that maybe it wasn't the right space for you guys to be in.
1:46.2	And given the fact that I am in your camp,
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