Ex-refs chief rates every Prem official – and picks four who “need to be CUT from PL duty”

It's a tough job being a Premier League referee - but one former refs chief says there are four of them who are simply not up to it.

Keith Hackett was a referee for more than 30 years before he took over the running of the Professional Game Match Officials Board - the body that provides officials for all matches in the Premier League, Football League and FA competitions. And now he has rated every top flight ref for You-Are-The-Ref.com - and not all come out of it with a glowing report card. While Craig Pawson gets a measly 4/10 rating for being like a "rabbit in the headlights", four of the others are so bad, according to Hackett, that they don't even get a mark and instead just get the damning line "Needs to be cut from PL duty". So who are the not-so-awesome foursome? First up is Mike Jones who Hackett says is "Too soft and inconsistent to be a referee at this level". [caption id="attachment_103648" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Mike Jones is just not up to it, says Hackett (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images)[/caption]   Jonathan Moss is next and is apparently "Like a bull in a china shop - rushes into decisions". [caption id="attachment_103649" align="alignnone" width="1024"] It's a straight red for "bull in a china shop" Jonathan Moss (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)[/caption]   According to Hackett, Lee Mason is "Full of nerves and never looks calm. The players struggle to put their faith in how he is officiating". [caption id="attachment_103650" align="alignnone" width="1024"] Lee Mason needs pointing in the right direction (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)[/caption]   And lastly, Rodger East is "Just not up to it at this stage. Needs to drop down a level".

Roger East can't hack it, says Hackett

  So there you have it. And what about the top of the tree? Hackett rates Mark Clattenburg as the best of the whistle-men, giving him an impressive 9/10. He writes: "Clattenburg is clearly the best referee we have in this country. He’s world class at what he does and performs at a very high level week in, week out. We know comfortably that he can do that anywhere around the world." https://twitter.com/PatTheStatAFC/status/760750938407759873 You can read his full ratings at the Telegraph. Catch up with this week's episode of Football Friday Live: