{"id":294943,"date":"2023-10-21T17:27:20","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T17:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=294943"},"modified":"2023-10-21T17:27:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T17:27:20","slug":"mike-deans-soccer-saturday-blunder-as-co-star-tells-him-to-go-to-specsavers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/mike-deans-soccer-saturday-blunder-as-co-star-tells-him-to-go-to-specsavers\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Dean’s Soccer Saturday blunder as co-star tells him to ‘go to Specsavers’"},"content":{"rendered":"
While his days overseeing Premier League matches may be long over, Mike Dean is still an easy target when it comes to poor refereeing decisions.<\/p>\n
And Sky Sports Soccer Saturday colleague Michael Dawson was only too happy to point out the former official's fault when judging a call during this weekend's action. The disagreement unfolded after Elijah Adebayo came off the bench to secure a late point for Luton Town in their visit to Nottingham Forest.<\/p>\n
The Hatters found themselves two goals down with less than 10 minutes remaining at the City Ground but fought valiantly for a share of the spoils. And it was Adebayo's tidy take and finish from Tom Lockyer's cross-field swing that settled the score in the 92nd minute.<\/p>\n
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But the goal might have been wrongfully ruled out if Dean had his way, commenting with confident that Adebayo was offside in the build-up. However, it hardly required a check from the VAR to tell the Fulham academy graduate was well behind the last defender.<\/p>\n
Former Tottenham favourite Dawson fired back at the ex-overseer and told him 'go to Specsavers'. And although the remark might have been slight revenge for any incidents Dean gave against the two-time Forest defender during his career, Dawson was well within his rights to question Dean's eyesight.<\/p>\n
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"Mike Dean with his chest out getting every decision wrong on soccer Saturday literally proves the awful standard of refereeing," commented one Sky Sports viewer unimpressed by the ex-ref, who officiated in England's top flight for 22 years.<\/p>\n
"Lmao Mike Dean on Sky was so sure Luton\u2019s goal was offside," remarked a second. "Man\u2019s still a fraud even in retirement."<\/p>\n
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The new football season is nearly upon us and with 500 live games to watch, as well access to Cricket, Golf, F1, Boxing, NFL and the NBA across eight<\/span> dedicated channels, Sky Sports is the <\/span>only way to watch all the action.<\/span><\/p>\n Get Sky Sports from \u00a322 a month<\/p>\n Others revelled in Dawson 'mugging off' Dean in front of a live television audience. The once divisive figure cultivated a reputation for controversial calls during his career as an official before joining the Soccer Saturday cast in July 2023.<\/p>\n Rob Edwards in particular will be glad Dean wasn't in a position to make any decisions at the City Ground, with Luton in need of every point they can muster. A draw at Forest on Saturday was worth a quarter of the club's existing Premier League tally, and they're now two games unbeaten on the road after winning at Everton prior to the international break.<\/p>\n