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I quite liked the Lamela one where he walked up to Fabregas who was lying face down, then looked into the crowd as he stood on his left hand..and got away with itAtleast he allowed us to watch Dier clatter three Chelsea players. The one on Fabregas(?) could easily have snapped both his legs
I've always assumed that was an accidentI quite liked the Lamela one where he walked up to Fabregas who was lying face down, then looked into the crowd as he stood on his left hand..and got away with it
Maybe. But he let that game get out of control. If he'd have done his job and booked a Chelsea player or two it would have calmed things I'm sure.I think he meant that he went into the game determined to err on the side of caution and not give any harsh decisions that could affect the outcome of the game when reviewed in isolation (e.g. a contentious straight red or a penalty). Media always make sensational headlines out of these stories and given Clattenburgs ego it was not difficult in this case.
I am still adamant that we did not lose the title, Leicester won it. The run we went on from January to end of April that year was phenomenal and would have won the title if Leicester hadn't had such a head start.
But it still grates that teams like Chelsea tried much harder against us than they did Leicester.
Even if we had won that game, Leicester were winning every game so its moot
If he was issuing death threats, why wasn't he prosecuted? The last time I looked, it was a crime to make such threats. Also, sports officials and gambling don't go together. His 8-month suspension should have been a lifetime ban from any football-related activity.The outcome of the title probably wouldn't have been any different. A referee admitting to such levels of unprofessionalism certainly is not 'moot'. Don't forget this is the referee who was suspended for 8 months after sending death threats to someone he owed gambling debts to.
If he was issuing death threats, why wasn't he prosecuted? The last time I looked, it was a crime to make such threats. Also, sports officials and gambling don't go together. His 8-month suspension should have been a lifetime ban from any football-related activity.
I listened to that podcast yesterday, and obviously as a Spurs fan the discussion about that Chelsea game stood out to me, but during the whole course of the interview I was shocked at how much of an egomaniac Clattenburg came across as. So much "I'm the best referee in the world" and "People tell me how great I am." Just over and over and over. Truly unreal.