Mark Clattenburg "allowed Spurs to self destruct"

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...d-spurs-self-destruct-title-leicester-chelsea

“I helped the game,” Clattenburg added. “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.”

Shouldn't his "gameplan" have been to get decisions right and ref the match fairly?

 

[Toffee Carl]

He’s pretty much admitted to fixing a match out of self interest. Surely he’s got to be punished in some way.

 

[Mikey_Fitzgerald]

He’s pretty much admitted to fixing a match out of self interest. Surely he’s got to be punished in some way.

Doesn't ref in England any more, so I don't think the FA can do anything about it

 

[neil999]

Absolutely incredible ego here...

You dont referee with a 'gameplan' surely?! i think he thinks he is an actual sportsman

 

[Steve0]

Even is post hoc justification doesn't make sense. Even if it did it still wouldn't explain why he didn't uphold the laws.

Just a bizarre comment, I guess it was intended to make him look smart in some way? Man's a lunatic.

 

[The binman chronicles]

You can understand that he didn't want to send anyone off as it spoils the spectacle, (much like what happened during the 2010 world cup final) however he and other referees should not think about that and judge each match on its own merits. Can't imagine what Leicester fans think of that: 'referee tries best to let Spurs win the league but luckily they self imploded anyhow'.

 

[Connor]

“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.”

He's gone up in my estimations.

 

[Daveysgingerlovechild]

I wonder what his game plan was in a certain notorious derby? "I best make the decisions Stevie wants me to or the Echo / BBC will blame Mark Clattenberg for ruining the derby for Liverpool"

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Trying to make himself out to be some sort of maverick, when in all reality he was just a RS bumming, cheating no mark.

 

[chrismpw]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...d-spurs-self-destruct-title-leicester-chelsea

“I helped the game,” Clattenburg added. “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.”

Shouldn't his "gameplan" have been to get decisions right and ref the match fairly?

The man's an egotistical cheat. Thinks he's a god and the pitch is his universe.

In other interpretations. ...he lost control of the match.t

His only game plan should be to react to the events on the field, not to go in with preconceptions or a plan to affect the outcome of the match

.... like he did in the derbies.

 

[Blue 1]

Spurs eating themselves was pretty funny, but this is just bizarre.

Why mention it the best part of two years down the line? He's an absolute freak.

 

[LouReedwalkonthewildside]

Spurs eating themselves was pretty funny, but this is just bizarre.

Why mention it the best part of two years down the line? He's an absolute freak.

He's always been a media whore mate.

 

[Blue 1]

He's always been a media whore mate.

Aye, I know. Self promoting knobhead.

 

[BlueLlama]

Has he got a book coming out or something?

 

[Baines' left foot]

He’s so far up his own backside his head is coming out of his mouth.