The Godfather 71,717 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Supposedly the best England had to offer and openly admits to refusing to send players off because it would make him look bad bald cunt Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg says he "allowed Tottenham to self-destruct" when he refereed the 2-2 draw with Chelsea in May 2016 as Spurs conceded the title to Leicester. Spurs needed to beat Chelsea to retain any hope of winning the league. Clattenburg says he "went in with a gameplan" so he could not be blamed by Tottenham for losing the title. He booked nine Spurs players in the bad-tempered match, but now says he could have sent off three players. Chelsea and Tottenham received record fines from the Football Association following the game, while Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele was banned for six games for violent conduct against Chelsea's Diego Costa. Speaking to NBC's Men in Blazers podcast, he said: "I allowed them [Spurs] to self-destruct so all the media, all the people in the world went: 'Tottenham lost the title.' "If I sent three players off from Tottenham, what are the headlines? 'Clattenburg cost Tottenham the title.' It was pure theatre that Tottenham self-destructed against Chelsea and Leicester won the title." Asked if he helped to "script" the game, he replied: "I helped the game. I certainly benefited the game by my style of refereeing. "Some referees would have played by the book; Tottenham would have been down to seven or eight players and probably lost and they would've been looking for an excuse. "But I didn't give them an excuse, because my gameplan was: Let them lose the title." Clattenburg took charge of the Euro 2016 final, as well as that year's Champions League and FA Cup finals. In February, he left his job as a Premier League official to become Saudi Arabia's new head of referees. Clattenburg says he had to change his style of refereeing when he took charge of European matches. "The English style of refereeing is different," he added. "I had to referee differently when I went into Europe because none of the top players in Europe would accept some of the physical contact that went on in the Premier League - but that was the theatre, that's what people loved. "They love a tackle, they don't want it punished." Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBlue 17,110 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Dunno what the fuck to make of that lol! Think ultimately he should be retrospectively punished somehow, hes admitted he was purposely not following the rules, and tried to give tottenham extra chances to win the league. Cunt Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,003 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 So basically he robbed Chelsea of a win Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattyBlue 17,110 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Thinking about it you reckon this was Willie Collums thought process last week in regards to the unwashed's unbeaten record. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,649 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, MattyBlue said: Thinking about it you reckon this was Willie Collums thought process last week in regards to the unwashed's unbeaten record. The wee tarrier rat was even worse yesterday! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BridgeIsBlue 66,595 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 1 hour ago, .Williamson. said: So basically he robbed Chelsea of a win He's basically just admitted this. Corrupt to the core. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,070 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Egotistical arsehole Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,717 Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 It's worrying though that a ref who was seen as one of Europes best done this. I mean how any more are like him? Refs in Scotland are abysmal and id bet a fair amount they also follow this snakes lead. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Hilts 12,819 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Always thought he was an absolute banger. Why do so many refs these days think they're God's gift? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,429 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Arrogant cunt Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creampuff 22,628 Posted December 4, 2017 Share Posted December 4, 2017 Just listened to him interview on Sky Sports. It’s really not all that bad. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol loyal 6,248 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 He's an arrogant cunt who thinks he's bigger than the game, probably just trying to keep his name out there so he can feel like the big star again before every forgets who the fuck he is in a year or twos time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanFrontSince96 315 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 That’s fucked up, so instead of reffing the game the way it should be, he reffed it in a way that protects his image, frightening! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CM 1234 68 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Would be after answers if I was Chelsea. Especially with the amount of prize money available per league place the higher u finish Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie1963 2,352 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Too clever by half. @rsehole Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,000 Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Due to the success of the overhype league even the refs think they are celebrities, having too high an opinion of themselves. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKingObv 10,639 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 On 04/12/2017 at 10:56, The Godfather said: Supposedly the best England had to offer and openly admits to refusing to send players off because it would make him look bad bald cunt Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg says he "allowed Tottenham to self-destruct" when he refereed the 2-2 draw with Chelsea in May 2016 as Spurs conceded the title to Leicester. Spurs needed to beat Chelsea to retain any hope of winning the league. Clattenburg says he "went in with a gameplan" so he could not be blamed by Tottenham for losing the title. He booked nine Spurs players in the bad-tempered match, but now says he could have sent off three players. Chelsea and Tottenham received record fines from the Football Association following the game, while Tottenham midfielder Mousa Dembele was banned for six games for violent conduct against Chelsea's Diego Costa. Speaking to NBC's Men in Blazers podcast, he said: "I allowed them [Spurs] to self-destruct so all the media, all the people in the world went: 'Tottenham lost the title.' "If I sent three players off from Tottenham, what are the headlines? 'Clattenburg cost Tottenham the title.' It was pure theatre that Tottenham self-destructed against Chelsea and Leicester won the title." Asked if he helped to "script" the game, he replied: "I helped the game. I certainly benefited the game by my style of refereeing. "Some referees would have played by the book; Tottenham would have been down to seven or eight players and probably lost and they would've been looking for an excuse. "But I didn't give them an excuse, because my gameplan was: Let them lose the title." Clattenburg took charge of the Euro 2016 final, as well as that year's Champions League and FA Cup finals. In February, he left his job as a Premier League official to become Saudi Arabia's new head of referees. Clattenburg says he had to change his style of refereeing when he took charge of European matches. "The English style of refereeing is different," he added. "I had to referee differently when I went into Europe because none of the top players in Europe would accept some of the physical contact that went on in the Premier League - but that was the theatre, that's what people loved. "They love a tackle, they don't want it punished." Bald? You're thinking of Howard Webb or Mike Dean. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,717 Posted December 6, 2017 Author Share Posted December 6, 2017 6 hours ago, TheKingObv said: Bald? You're thinking of Howard Webb or Mike Dean. I'm really not. Cunt wore a fitted headpiece for years before getting a transplant a few months ago, thought it was common knowledge as he gets it from the stands every week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted December 6, 2017 Share Posted December 6, 2017 You'd think this will open a few doors to conspiracy theorists Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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