---
title: "Everton: Fans rage as Mike Dean is set to take charge of Merseyside derby"
canonical: "https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/everton-fans-rage-as-mike-dean-is-set-to-take-charge-of-merseyside-derby/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Nathan Linley"
section: "Everton"
published: "2019-11-27T07:35:40Z"
modified: "2019-11-27T07:35:40Z"
---

# Everton: Fans rage as Mike Dean is set to take charge of Merseyside derby

**Everton fans were [outraged](https://twitter.com/thetoffees_com/status/1199314138780110848) after referee Mike Dean was appointed to take charge of the Merseyside derby next month.**

Marco Silva’s Blues take on city rivals Liverpool at Anfield on December 4th, with the Portuguese manager under immense [pressure](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50101060) after their [2-0](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/50443054) defeat to Norwich City on Saturday.

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Silva’s reign looks like it could be brought to an end with a [host of names](https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11671/11869879/everton-consider-replacing-marco-silva-with-david-moyes-or-eddie-howe) being linked with his position in the Goodison Park dugout. His team have picked up just [four](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/table) wins out of their first 13 Premier League games of the campaign and have earned a reputation for having disastrous [away form](https://royalbluemersey.sbnation.com/2019/10/24/20930201/everton-brighton-premier-league-table-match-preview-marco-silva-comments-players-mood-finch-farm).

> Mike Dean has been confirmed as the referee for the Merseyside derby next week! 🤦‍♂️ [#EFC](https://twitter.com/hashtag/EFC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) [pic.twitter.com/uhwCmX0P1w](https://t.co/uhwCmX0P1w)
>
> — The-Toffees.com (@thetoffees\_com) [November 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/thetoffees_com/status/1199314138780110848?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Toffees’ fans were horrified to discover that the Wirral-born official Mike Dean will be taking charge of the contest – an official who Toffees’ fans [believe](https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/derby-ref-mike-dean-demoted-12472259) is a Liverpool supporter.

This will not be the first time that Dean will have taken charge of a Merseyside derby. He was the man in the middle as Everton conceded a last-minute goal to Sadio Mane and lost [1-0](https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38285256) in 2016.

Supporters were fuming about the news and made their opinions on Dean clear on social media.

Here you will find some of the best responses from Everton fans:

> What? This has to be a wind-up! Nailed on Liverpool win then.
>
> — Martin Roberts MA (@martinEroberts) [November 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/martinEroberts/status/1199314335971119109?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> He has family who are LFC season ticket holders and VAR is Atkinson who despises Everton.
>
> — Mike Warren (@mikew1878) [November 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/mikew1878/status/1199314521703235586?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> [pic.twitter.com/kE2nNv8eyf](https://t.co/kE2nNv8eyf)
>
> — 💙 Gill McMahon 💙 (@gill\_mcmahon) [November 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/gill_mcmahon/status/1199314633187889152?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Just when you thought things couldn’t get worse….
>
> — earl aiken (@HaroldPitkin) [November 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/HaroldPitkin/status/1199323279321960450?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Football is dead….
>
> — timmale (@timmale4) [November 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/timmale4/status/1199351591792496640?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

> Place high bets on a Liverpool penalty then, get some good money for Christmas
>
> — Gummy Davidson (@gummydavidson) [November 26, 2019](https://twitter.com/gummydavidson/status/1199361808949231617?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)