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Article continues belowArticle continues belowArticle continues below<ul><li>Mike Dean's admin role revealed!</li><li>Ex-referee behind Specsavers' social media</li><li>Has been posting viral jokes about VAR</li></ul>

VIDEO: Legendary Premier League referee Mike Dean revealed as the brains behind Specsavers' viral VAR tweets in hilarious clip

The optician's social media account has developed a reputation for its witty posts poking fun at VAR's decisions in the Premier League. It turns out, however, that the viral comments have come from a surprising source, with the man boasting 28 years of experience as an on field and video referee admitting to being the culprit.

WHAT HAPPENED?

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">The time to reveal the Specsavers Social Media Admin has come… <a href="https://t.co/Xf5X1jC3qh">pic.twitter.com/Xf5X1jC3qh</a>— Specsavers (@Specsavers) <a href="https://twitter.com/Specsavers/status/1774391198184100282?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 31, 2024</a></blockquote>
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"It’s hard to believe that someone like me could be the Specsavers Admin. But, I just love the power," Dean said as his secret position was revealed. "The ability to judge decisions on the pitch, even if I wasn’t on it. I knew my refereeing days were numbered and I wanted something to keep me busy afterwards. Of course I miss being out on the pitch. But the feeling you get when you post something good, it’s as close as you get to pulling a card out."Given my profile, it’s been really to protect my identity. There have even been times when I’ve had to call myself out!"

WHAT MIKE DEAN SAID

Dean was the brains behind some of Specsavers' most popular jibes at VAR. One particular tweet read: “There isn’t a single pair of glasses that can help VAR”, a post which received 838,000 views. Another, which read: “We need to sponsor VAR don’t we”, had 23,000 likes.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Now that Dean's secret role and digs at VAR have been revealed, the ex-official may continue to post his viral hits as the system continues to court controversy in the <a href="https://www.goal.com/en/premier-league/2kwbbcootiqqgmrzs6o5inle5" target="_blank">Premier League</a>.

WHAT NEXT FOR MIKE DEAN?

VIDEO: Legendary Premier League referee Mike Dean revealed as the brains behind Specsavers' viral VAR tweets in hilarious clip | Goal.com

The brains behind Specsavers&apos; scathing, viral social media posts about VAR has been revealed - former Premier League referee Mike Dean!

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