Suspended Premier League referee David Coote allegedly tried to organise a ‘drugs party’ during Manchester City‘s Carabao Cup defeat to Tottenham in October.
The disgraced referee, 42, allegedly sent texts during the half-time break to orchestrate a narcotics-fuelled gathering in a Travelodge hotel room for after the match.
According to The Sun, Coote booked a hotel room at 7.38pm and sent a booking notification to somebody else at 8.04pm – just 11 minutes ahead of kick-off.
The latest damning allegations claim that Coote messaged a friend saying ‘hope you’re getting ready (to meet)’ during the half-time break of City’s 2-1 loss to Spurs.
Coote has already been suspended by the PGMOL after a video surfaced of him calling Jurgen Klopp a ‘German ****’ while another clip has come to light of a man alleged to be him snorting white powder during Euro 2024, where he was an official.
A source told The Sun: ‘On the day of the game he was messaging me repeatedly and wanting a drugs party after he’d finished at Spurs (where he was the fourth official).
‘He didn’t book the Travelodge until just before kick-off, then sent a notification 11 minutes from the game starting. It was crazy.
‘Moments before and afterwards he sent me messages. When he messaged me at half-time I thought it was so surreal.
‘Surely he should have been concentrating on the game, not arranging drugs parties.’
The source claims they eventually pulled out of the meet-up with Coote and that the official ‘went mad’ – even requesting £73.99 in compensation for the booking fee.
