{"id":531611,"date":"2023-10-17T12:01:42","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T11:01:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=531611"},"modified":"2023-10-17T12:09:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T11:09:54","slug":"horror-show-dear-god-liverpool-fans-react-as-premier-league-announce-officials-for-everton-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/horror-show-dear-god-liverpool-fans-react-as-premier-league-announce-officials-for-everton-clash\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Horror show&#8217;, &#8216;Dear God&#8217; &#8211; Liverpool fans react as Premier League announce officials for Everton clash"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Liverpool fans have had their say after Craig Pawson was appointed the referee for their derby clash with Everton on Saturday (21 October).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As per the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/news\/3731749?sf269706098=1\">Premier League<\/a> website, Pawson will be flanked by assistants Marc Perry and Wade Smith, as well as fourth official Thomas Bramall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>David Coote is the VAR official and will be assisted by Stuart Burt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Premier League match officials for Matchweek 9 (21-23 Oct) have been confirmed<br><br>\u27a1\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7F6xG1Ypao\">https:\/\/t.co\/7F6xG1Ypao<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TaNNTNxd0B\">pic.twitter.com\/TaNNTNxd0B<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Premier League (@premierleague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/premierleague\/status\/1714204843282243847?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Pawson has taken charge of 36 Liverpool matches during his refereeing career, with the Reds emerging victorious in 25 of those games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He previously took charge of the Merseyside derby in 2017, with his award of a penalty helping Everton claim a 1-1 draw after Mohamed Salah broke the deadlock at Anfield.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One fan bemoaned the lack of quality referees in England, claiming retired Mark Clattenburg was the &#8220;last decent official&#8221; in the Premier League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear god! Craig Pawson for the Derby! Is there actually one decent official in this country!? <br><br>I&#39;d absolutely kill for Clattenburg!! Last decent official the league had.<\/p>&mdash; Red 2005 (@Red20054) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Red20054\/status\/1714213086565990737?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Meanwhile, another supporter feared the derby could be a &#8220;long afternoon&#8221; with Pawson and Coote in charge of proceedings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">David Coote and Craig Pawson? It\u2019s gonna be a loooooong afternoon sigh <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o1luLLQqwE\">https:\/\/t.co\/o1luLLQqwE<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Megan (@itsmeheauxxx) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/itsmeheauxxx\/status\/1714216806376780266?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pawson and coote yeah it&#39;s over <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jtxShr42ir\">https:\/\/t.co\/jtxShr42ir<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QLcNQQtAHD\">pic.twitter.com\/QLcNQQtAHD<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Youssef Mo (@Youssef_Mo28920) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Youssef_Mo28920\/status\/1714216197829333153?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some fans also took issue with Coote&#8217;s involvement in the VAR room but appeared more optimistic about Pawson&#8217;s involvement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pawson can be decent in some games and awful in others. Coote is a horror show.<\/p>\u2014 Lee \ud83d\udd34\ud83c\uddee\ud83c\uddea (@mightyreds88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mightyreds88\/status\/1714211924194283724?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">pawson\u2019s not awful. coote however<\/p>\u2014 szobo enthusiast. (@PogChampFrosty) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PogChampFrosty\/status\/1714211545683464527?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Another supporter fears Pawson and his officiating team will make Saturday&#8217;s big game &#8220;about them&#8221;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You just know they will make the game about them and ruin it.<\/p>\u2014 Martin Loader (@martin_loader) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/martin_loader\/status\/1714221097787306496?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>One fan also took issue with Coote&#8217;s appointment, claiming the PGMOL &#8220;are definitely trying to hit back&#8221; at Jurgen Klopp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His last VAR brief in the Merseyside derby saw Virgil van Dijk suffer a serious injury in a controversy-packed 2-2 draw back in October 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The last time David Coote was on VAR for a Merseyside Derby, we didn&#39;t see van Dijk again for a year, Thiago again for 6 months and had a last minute winner dubiously ruled out.<br><br>PGMOL are definitely trying to hit back at Klopp. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/087PyErwp3\">https:\/\/t.co\/087PyErwp3<\/a><\/p>&mdash; barry (@BackseatsmanLFC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BackseatsmanLFC\/status\/1714214070612553731?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/edwards-man-united-recruitment-liverpool\/\">ex-Liverpool chief&#8217;s response to Man United offer revealed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Liverpool fans have had their say after Craig Pawson was appointed the referee for their derby clash with Everton on Saturday (21 October). As per the Premier League website, Pawson will be flanked by assistants Marc Perry and Wade Smith, as well as fourth official Thomas Bramall. David Coote is the VAR official and will <em>&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":93,"featured_media":531621,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_coverart":"\"\"","apple_news_is_hidden":false,"apple_news_is_paid":false,"apple_news_is_preview":false,"apple_news_is_sponsored":false,"apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"","apple_news_sections":"\"\"","_grv_disable_ads":false,"grv_featured_categories":""},"categories":[1051,4,111],"tags":[132,25],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531611"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/93"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=531611"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":531630,"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/531611\/revisions\/531630"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/531621"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=531611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=531611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=531611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}