MARK CLATTENBURG WILL not take charge of a Premier League game this weekend after reports he travelled alone to West Brom’s 2-2 draw with Crystal Palace last weekend in order to make it home in time for an Ed Sheeran gig.
It is alleged that Clattenburg made his way to the Hawthorns alone last weekend in order to see the singer perform in the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle.
Under Premier League rules, match officials, together with their assistants, must arrive at the ground together not less than two hours before kick off in order to protect the security and integrity of the game.
Clattenburg, widely regarded as the Premier League’s top referee, is also alleged to have spoken on the phone to Neil Warnock in his car after the game. The Crystal Palace manager claimed on TV after the game that his goalkeeper Julian Speroni had been “assaulted” during the 2-2 draw.
Under Premier League rules, referees can only speak to managers when their assistants are present or when given permission by their governing body.
He got dropped from the A team
It’s just a small bump in his career
Bit of a knob anyway
So all I need to do to get a weekend of is to enjoy an Ed Sheeran concert?
You’d have a hard time trying to enjoy it in fairness.
He might see fire over that decision. Atrocious, I know.
The integrity of soccer is ruined by the diving competitions all over the pitch. It’s more about the theatrics than the rules.
Scarlet, he went to an Ed Sheeran gig.
Awful ref anyway.
For once I agree with you Dylan , he’s nothing more then an attention seeking headline wannabe !
I wouldn’t regard him as the top referee in the premiership. Maybe it’s his dodgy hair and smarmy head that has me against him….
Lousy on mark. If he doesn’t get work soon he will only have money to buy a “lego house”
And he’ll get drunk
Give the man a break he’s human after all. Isn’t that why we love the game. We love to moan about the refs. Take that away then it’s a boring situation. One game you get the decision the next you don’t. Suck it up were all big bots and girls
Excuse my ignorance, but why tge rule that officials must travel together to and from a game?
I’d guess that it ensures if one of them was to talk to someone about the game (as in potentially bribe) they are all present, and its harder to “convince” 3 officials to cheat rather than one, and possibly one might tell the powers that be… I could be wrong but thats just a guess…
He’ll SING for his money now
Why would he be ringing a manager had he a extra ticket for ed sheeran to give him
Soft peno for Grylls for a change……Colin W@nker delighted with himself for making the call no doubt!!
Soft peno for Bear Grylls for a change!!