As soon as I saw this thread I thought 'oh no' not another 'Coote bashing' and sure enough it has been apart from one posting? - I presume that everyone complaining thinks they can do better or could have done better when they were referees if indeed they were/are - surely if he is that bad he would be removed from the list but he has not - so is it always necessary to always be so negative all the time
Of course I couldn't do better which is why I wouldn't expect to receive the very substantial remuneration which SG1 referees receive for refereeing. However not attaining a certain level does not mean that I cannot offer proper and informed criticism of those who have.
If I see that which merits praise I give it in good measure also, as I did with Carl Brook yesterday.