Harry tells the FA where to go

[TwoSaintsComeMarching]

:lol:

I do love our Harry

Harry threatens TV blackout

Harry Redknapp claims he will not give immediate post-match TV interviews if the Football Association punish him for criticising referee Mark Clattenburg.

The governing body will decide on Tuesday if they are to take action over the Tottenham boss' comments following Nani's controversial goal at Old Trafford.
Redknapp branded it a 'scandalous decision' after referee Clattenburg allowed the Manchester United midfielder's late effort to stand in Saturday's 2-0 victory.

Nani rolled the ball into the net while Spurs goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes believed he was preparing to take a free-kick.

After consulting with his assistant, Clattenburg allowed the goal to stand, but Redknapp instead believed Nani should have been booked for handball and could not understand why the referee had not given the visitors a free-kick.

The Spurs boss said on Monday of the prospect of being charged: "If they want to make an issue of what I said then I'll make some issues as well - don't worry.

"Don't expect me to come out on the TV anymore - ever - and speak to the press after a game.

What chance

"Otherwise, what chance have we got?

"If you want me just to come and talk rubbish and say, 'No, it was a good decision, I'm quite happy with it', then don't bother to get me to come out after a game."

He added: "We shouldn't be dragged out onto TV two, three, four minutes after a game.

"I don't want to go on TV; I'd much rather stay in the dressing room with the players.

"But when I'm asked a question, I give a truthful answer.

"He made a right mess of it all, and that was my answer. And I stand by that 100 per cent."

Moaning
Redknapp added he is usually the last person to criticise referees after his side have lost.

"I never come on TV after a game and start moaning about referees if we get beat," Redknapp told Sky Sports News.

"I still can't understand the decision - it was a complete mess up. No one knew what was going on in the end, it was farcical really.

"I think Mark knows he made a mistake. I think he knows I know that he knows that he dealt with it not very well at the time.

"It's happened, it's history - it's forgotten, we move on."

Meanwhile, United captain Rio Ferdinand believes referees should be given the chance to offer an explanation after matches.

He wrote on Twitter: "It would be great if refs were allowed to come out and clear up game issues after being able 2 watch replays. Would help clear

the air..."

Clattenburg rejected a penalty appeal from Nani as he tumbled in the area and indicated Spurs should play on, but Gomes mistakenly believed a free-kick had been awarded.

After the game, Redknapp also claimed the officials would "come up with a story that will make it all look right, that's what happens".

 

[jurgen]

Fair play to him, if it had happened the other way around we'd see the steam coming out of the old sod's ears from down here...

 

[MattyP]

You might want to edit the thread title, swearing in the title isn't much liked (though apt considering the circumstances).

 

[Reece]

haha yea i clicked on the thread to read it, and the thread changed name! fair play to him, good to see him stand his ground over this

 

[TwoSaintsComeMarching]

oops :lol:

 

[rez9000]

Actually, I think that refusing to do interviews is a mistake. Or rather, he should do post-match interviews, but say nothing. Just stand there silently until the interviewer gives up.

That would stick it to the FA. Because then he can't be accused of contravening Premier League rules. There's nothing to say that an interviwee actually has to speak.

I would love to see that:

Sky Knobcheese "So, Harry, a contraversial decision by Howard Webb. What did you make of the incident?"

Harry: "..."

SK: "Harry?"

Harry: "..."

SK: "Er... anyway, with the transfer window coming up, obviously, as a wheeler-dealer... er... what are you doing with that fire extinguisher, Harry?"

 

[llamafarmer]

Harry couldn't possibly resist the urge to talk when someone put a mic in his face :lol:

 

[rez9000]

Harry couldn't possibly resist the urge to talk when someone put a mic in his face :lol:

Yeah, true, but imagine if he did do it. I would pay the price of a match ticket just to see that.

 

[chrissivad]

or for him to go on about what Sandra cooked up for their tea the night before.

Just ignore the questions and go on a random answer.

 

[jonathanhotspur]

Didn't that plank Benitez pull that stunt and look like a total arsehole in the process?

 

[stemark44]

"I think Mark knows he made a mistake. I think he knows I know that he knows that he dealt with it not very well at the time.

I know he knows that you know he knows.

 

[karennina]

Harry's gone even further now...from his Sun Column..

MARK CLATTENBURG is responsible for one of the worst refereeing decisions EVER.

And each time I watch it, it gets worse.

It was laughable the way it happened - and he knows it himself.
I like Mark Clattenburg.
He is a good, honest guy and a good referee - but he knows he's cocked this one up.
He's had a nightmare.
I know he has told people he should have blown his whistle and given a free-kick against Nani for handball.
He has ruined my weekend - and the same applies to thousands of Spurs fans here and abroad.
You spend so much time preparing for a big game like Manchester United away. Old Trafford is a hard enough place to go without simple decisions like this one going against you.

You choose a team to win the game, you mull over the right tactics and then you gee the boys up before kick-off.
We all thought we could get something there.
We were right up for it.
And so were our superb supporters who must have forked out quite a few quid to get there.
I would never have dreamed in a million years we would be undone in the way we were... by one of the worst refereeing decisions of all time.
Even now I still can't get my head round it. As far as my goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes was concerned - and every one of my players - it was a free-kick.
If any of my team had thought otherwise, they would have been shouting at Gomes: "Kick the ball away!"
The referee had his hands by his side and was just shrugging his shoulders.
Usually, if the ball's in play, the ref will shout to let you know.
If, for instance, the ref thinks there's a backpass that wasn't deliberate, he'll make sure you know in no uncertain terms.
There's no doubt in my mind that Nani should have been yellow-carded for his deliberate handball. Everybody in the world has seen it for themselves.
All the referee had to do was blow his whistle and it resolves the situation.
There was no advantage to my team, the ball was in our penalty area.
How could that be advantageous?
It wasn't like we were bombing forward into their half with a great chance of scoring an equaliser.
No one could believe the ref played on.
I was absolutely gobsmacked... and I still am.
After a lifetime in the game, not many things still shock me. But this one did.
I was gutted for my players, my staff and our fans.
I wonder whether Mark Clattenburg would have blown if a Spurs player had done what Nani did at Old Trafford?
There's no doubt, he has made a right cock-up.
Yes, I know we were losing 1-0 at the time. But who knows what could have happened in the final few minutes and then the time added on?
Even Alex Ferguson came up to me after the game and asked: "What happened there, Harry?"
Mark Clattenburg has not spoken to me about it.
And I didn't go to see him after the game.
There must have been quite a few Tottenham fans experiencing a feeling of 'Haven't I been here before?'
A lot of them probably also made the trip to Old Trafford a few years back when Pedro Mendes got the ball over the line with that amazing long-range effort - only for Mark Clattenburg to wave play on when United goalkeeper Roy Carroll scooped it out of the net.
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Look, I know no one's perfect. We all make mistakes.
But wouldn't it be nice if a referee actually held his hand up and came out publicly and admitted it?
One thing you can be certain of is that the referees will stick together on this. But it's not right.
They know a real mess was made of this situation.
Wouldn't it be great if they actually held their hands up and admitted Clattenburg got it wrong?
Don't hold your breath - you might keel over.
I was listening to the radio yesterday when the former ref Alan Wiley came on.
He tried to explain the situation but all he did was make excuses.
I don't care what anybody says, it wasn't right in the spirit of the law.

Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepag...Clattenburgs-Spurs-shocker.html#ixzz144nOeCJq​

 

[king26]

Good old harry

 

[stemark44]

Harry is absolutely right,we are over 100 yards away from our opponent's goal,where is the advantage?

 

[EastLondonYid]

Thats why Harry is so popular....he talks like a man on the street, he says what others think....well done Harry!

 

[senseispab]

why does everyone care so much about this? we were gonna lose anyway...

let's move on.

 

[BorisTM]

why does everyone care so much about this? we were gonna lose anyway...

let's move on.

We scored two goals in the overtime in Milan, didnt we?

 

[youngyids]

Completely agree with Harry there, even though he forgot the purtugisian fucker's dive at WHL. Is ManUSA ever going to pay for one of those incidents?

 

[Spursbabe63]

why does everyone care so much about this? we were gonna lose anyway...

let's move on.

Being 1-0 down, the game was still all to play for. Who know's we could've had a blinding 5 mins in which we scored 2 goals? Only had to look at the game with Milan to see what was possible!

But NO, Clattenberg or Clattenberk had to change the rules of the game so it suited Manure! He is a first class twat!! Simple as!!

 

[kcmei]

harry just showing he is no pushover....id say good on him