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Scatman wrote:Is that a photo of Mark Clattenburg standing next to somebody, seemingly on his holidays?

Mase wrote:

Scatman wrote:Is that a photo of Mark Clattenburg standing next to somebody, seemingly on his holidays?

With a Champions League tattoo on his wrist?

Scatman wrote:I reffed it one time, I reffed it one ti-i-ime, in the San Siro, I reffed it one time.

King Kev wrote:If you read Mark Halsey's book (which is very good) it is very clear indeed that the referees associations are basically closed shops and you only get on if you kiss the right arses.

Decisions such as who will referee big games are made partly on a voting system (amongst the hierarchy of the refereeing governing bodies) and partly on the scores that refs get for each game. These scores are given by assessors who are also part of the closed shop.

I'm not suggesting that all referees are bent (although some clearly are) just that the decisions for big games are skewed in favour of the arse-kissers and those who favour pedantic rule following rather than commonsense during their games.

Basically, the big games are given to the best arse-kissers, not the best referees.

freshie wrote:The bent twat's the ref for the derby so we'll be playing against 12 men

iwasthere2012 wrote:

freshie wrote:The bent twat's the ref for the derby so we'll be playing against 12 men

You forgot the linesmen.

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

iwasthere2012 wrote:

freshie wrote:The bent twat's the ref for the derby so we'll be playing against 12 men

You forgot the linesmen.

Depends on the linesmen, hopefully it's not that Beck cunt again, hadn't seen him do any of our games since that debacle at Spurs last season until the 'ammers game last week where he wrongly flagged Aguero offside when he was through one on one with Adrian.

CuteMancs wrote:

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

iwasthere2012 wrote:

freshie wrote:The bent twat's the ref for the derby so we'll be playing against 12 men

You forgot the linesmen.

Depends on the linesmen, hopefully it's not that Beck cunt again, hadn't seen him do any of our games since that debacle at Spurs last season until the 'ammers game last week where he wrongly flagged Aguero offside when he was through one on one with Adrian.

This is full line up

Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Assistants: J Collin, S Bennett
Fourth official: M Dean

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

CuteMancs wrote:

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:

iwasthere2012 wrote:

freshie wrote:The bent twat's the ref for the derby so we'll be playing against 12 men

You forgot the linesmen.

Depends on the linesmen, hopefully it's not that Beck cunt again, hadn't seen him do any of our games since that debacle at Spurs last season until the 'ammers game last week where he wrongly flagged Aguero offside when he was through one on one with Adrian.

This is full line up

Referee: Mark Clattenburg
Assistants: J Collin, S Bennett
Fourth official: M Dean

Thanks CM, that Collin bloke is the one who failed to spot Kane offside at a set piece in the second half against Spurs despite the fact our defensive line was stood on the 18 yard line and Kane was stood in the box.

Foreverinbluedreams wrote:
Thanks CM, that Collin bloke is the one who failed to spot Kane offside at a set piece in the second half against Spurs despite the fact our defensive line was stood on the 18 yard line and Kane was stood in the box.

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:
Lent this from another site. This is Clattencunts record in the last 5 seasons of matches he's reffed between the so-called top 6 clubs.
(And this at a time when we've finished 1st, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 4th.)

nottsblue wrote:

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:
Lent this from another site. This is Clattencunts record in the last 5 seasons of matches he's reffed between the so-called top 6 clubs.
(And this at a time when we've finished 1st, 2nd, 1st, 2nd, 4th.)

Very telling that little table. His appointment for Saturday is not a good omen. Let's see how many marginal decisions we get