Mark Clattenburg.....the worst ref in Britain?

[feo123]

he seems to try too hard for ireland, hes irelands best player by an absolute country mile imo!! his record in the best league in the world proves that, no matter how many goals he's getting for ireland, its not exactly as if hes getting anywhere near as good service as he's getting with spurs!

[gaiscíoch]

That is rubbish you see Keane for Ireland and he chases players down all the time but drops too deep in recent times as the midfield cant hold onto the bal and he gets frustrated. Also for some reason his finishing has not been as good for Ireland in recent times as it iss fior spurss. It all hints to me at not being relaxed enough and too pumped up.;

Absolutely spot on there Neil. He does drop too far back. Ramos has stopped all that though... Well at least for Spurs.
Just on todays games. I hope none of you mind me talking bout it here.
Mike Riley today was a joke. He completely killed the game, he gives frees for literally nothing i.e a player falling over in a challenge. In my humble opinion refs have ruined the game, with nonsense bookings.
Joey Barton yesterday smacked Maloney across the face pushed him to the ground then decided to hand ball it for good measure and does't even get spoken to(I know the FA are after him).
Then today Mr. Riley starts giving frees for nothing and handing out cards as though it's christmas today the standard is brutal. These men are professionals.

[DmanDmythDledge]

Don't know how Clattenburg didn't send off Mullins yesterday.

[reder]

Don't know how Clattenburg didn't send off Mullins yesterday.

Yes but how did he send off Lee Bowyer? Incredible decision.

[mypost]

If the player has the opportunity of retracting his arms and doesn't, it's a penalty.

His actions before it was struck don't count. But the fact was had no chance to do anything once the ball was struck. It hit his arm, but he didn't handle the ball, i.e. no penalty.

Same on Sunday, when Cole did his "Malouda" impression by jumping into Mascherano in the box. Again, no penalty.

[OwlsFan]

Mike Riley today was a joke. He completely killed the game, he gives frees for literally nothing i.e a player falling over in a challenge. In my humble opinion refs have ruined the game, with nonsense bookings.
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Refs have ruined the game What about players feigning injury, cheating, diving etc etc ? It is a totally thankless task being a referee these days and I wouldn't do it for all the tea in China. Every decision is dissected and analysed with slow motion cameras, none of which they get a chance to see during the game. They have to make instaneous decisions, many of which of course are wrong. If all the refs are getting it wrong as alleged, then it can't be the refs' fault. There is some much more deep rooted problem.

[osarusan]

What annoys me recently is that the attitude to diving has become something like "It's the ref's job to stop it."

No it isn't, it is the players job to stop it.

[DaveyCakes]

This nonsense that the referees are ruining the game is spread by tv pundits who don't want to offend their still-playing mates, who probably use the same agents.

When players start kicking lumps out of each other, it's the refs fault because he lost control of the game early on. If the ref dishes out a few cards early on, he's spoiled the game as a spectacle.

One week, they're banging on about wanting consistency from refs, the next week it's common sense that's needed...

[OwlsFan]

This nonsense that the referees are ruining the game is spread by tv pundits who don't want to offend their still-playing mates, who probably use the same agents.

When players start kicking lumps out of each other, it's the refs fault because he lost control of the game early on. If the ref dishes out a few cards early on, he's spoiled the game as a spectacle.

One week, they're banging on about wanting consistency from refs, the next week it's common sense that's needed...

Couldn't have put it any better myself. Too many Andy "Bash the Ref" Grays out there.