mrbojangles Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Don't think we have a ref's thread do we?Referee Mark Clattenburg dropped from weekend list after breaching protocolsPremier League referee Mark Clattenburg will miss next weekend’s round of fixtures for breaking protocol so he could watch an Ed Sheeran concert.Clattenburg travelled in his own car to officiate the West Bromwich vs Crystal Palace match in order to get back to Newcastle in time to see the award-winning singer-songwriter perform at the Metro Radio Arena last Saturday.Premier League regulations require the referee and his assistants to travel together to and from games for integrity and security purposes.Full story:- http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2811768/Referee-Mark-Clattenburg-axed-breaking-protocol-travelling-wouldn-t-miss-Ed-Sheeran-concert.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jip99 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 A pathetic ruling in my view. That said, Clattenburg presumably knew the rules and could/should have sought clearance from above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Mike Riley's a bit of a knob as are a number of the rules regarding his referees. The Clattenburg situation seems a total farce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE1 Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Was it he who was banned a few years ago cos he was in debt ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StevieH Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Mike Riley's a bit of a knob as are a number of the rules regarding his referees. The Clattenburg situation seems a total farce. dunno, clattenburg knows the rules so why break them so blatantly? and why would he be on the phone to palace boss colin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmine Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Mike Riley's a bit of a knob as are a number of the rules regarding his referees. The Clattenburg situation seems a total farce. dunno, clattenburg knows the rules so why break them so blatantly? and why would he be on the phone to palace boss colin? Actually, yes the must have to have been a very special reason why he'd be on the phone to a manager. Then again, its only Colin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champers Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Was reffing in the Capitol One Cup last night, so this is a slap on the wrist and no more. Not a Capitol offence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbojangles Posted October 30, 2014 Author Share Posted October 30, 2014 I don't know whether he's gone up in my estimation cos he's a bad boy or gone down, cos he likes Ed Sheeran. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 can sort of.understand the not meeting/talking to managers aftergames, could easily come.back to haunt but notbeingable to travel bachome or elsewhere in your own car by yourself.... w t f are the fa on !! primary school time., bad enuf havin the rule but enforcing it , imo just make the..selves look abso ridiculous. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 I didn't know all four officials even lived in the same town. And how can all travelling together increase security? Us normal mortals are obviously living in the wrong universe. Michael Oliver, the youngest Prem referee when admitted in 2010 has been appointed to the Manchester Derby on Sunday. Well done to him - hit the big time early. His penalty award against Shawcross a couple of weeks back for grappling an attacker in the box as a free kick was about to be taken was a seminal moment in Prem reffiing - presumably must have been taken as a positive by Riley/Webb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 can sort of.understand the not meeting/talking to managers aftergames, could easily come.back to haunt but notbeingable to travel bachome or elsewhere in your own car by yourself.... w t f are the fa on !! primary school time., bad enuf havin the rule but enforcing it , imo just make the..selves look abso ridiculous. These are the type of rules that the FA loves enforcing because they are silly, antiquated and don't require any sense of judgement. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilai Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I didn't know all four officials even lived in the same town. And how can all travelling together increase security? Us normal mortals are obviously living in the wrong universe. Michael Oliver, the youngest Prem referee when admitted in 2010 has been appointed to the Manchester Derby on Sunday. Well done to him - hit the big time early. His penalty award against Shawcross a couple of weeks back for grappling an attacker in the box as a free kick was about to be taken was a seminal moment in Prem reffiing - presumably must have been taken as a positive by Riley/Webb. The protocol is that all officials meet at a local hotel and travel from there to and from the game. According to Graham (Referee's Oracle) Poll, it started back in the late 90's after he was attacked by 'boro fans after a game against Arsenal. Apparently in Clattenburg's case, the designated hotel was about 4 miles from the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 He showed poor taste in music....hope he got a kick in the nuts too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) sounds reasonable enough on the face of that, but you would think that the fa would judge one of the adults to be capable of making a decent judgment call on the likelyhood of a situation arising pretty soon after the match. and would allow or not allow officials to then go their own way post match. perhaps they felt threatned, somehow.i doubt , perhaps.if the fa came out with a clearer explanation and a decent resolution to avoid such aridiculous sounding situation again than fair enuf, but as per norm just another poorly.judged ,managed, situation imo making them selves look ridiculous. Edited October 31, 2014 by rijit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SantiSuk Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I didn't know all four officials even lived in the same town. And how can all travelling together increase security? Us normal mortals are obviously living in the wrong universe. Michael Oliver, the youngest Prem referee when admitted in 2010 has been appointed to the Manchester Derby on Sunday. Well done to him - hit the big time early. His penalty award against Shawcross a couple of weeks back for grappling an attacker in the box as a free kick was about to be taken was a seminal moment in Prem reffiing - presumably must have been taken as a positive by Riley/Webb. The protocol is that all officials meet at a local hotel and travel from there to and from the game. According to Graham (Referee's Oracle) Poll, it started back in the late 90's after he was attacked by 'boro fans after a game against Arsenal. Apparently in Clattenburg's case, the designated hotel was about 4 miles from the ground. So meeting in and going back to the same hotel is good security is it? I'm no cop but on the face of it .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jellydog Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I didn't know all four officials even lived in the same town. And how can all travelling together increase security? Us normal mortals are obviously living in the wrong universe. Michael Oliver, the youngest Prem referee when admitted in 2010 has been appointed to the Manchester Derby on Sunday. Well done to him - hit the big time early. His penalty award against Shawcross a couple of weeks back for grappling an attacker in the box as a free kick was about to be taken was a seminal moment in Prem reffiing - presumably must have been taken as a positive by Riley/Webb. The protocol is that all officials meet at a local hotel and travel from there to and from the game. According to Graham (Referee's Oracle) Poll, it started back in the late 90's after he was attacked by 'boro fans after a game against Arsenal. Apparently in Clattenburg's case, the designated hotel was about 4 miles from the ground. So meeting in and going back to the same hotel is good security is it? I'm no cop but on the face of it .... Having the refs frequently in close proximity allows them to get their stories straight when they <deleted> up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rijit Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I didn't know all four officials even lived in the same town. And how can all travelling together increase security? Us normal mortals are obviously living in the wrong universe. Michael Oliver, the youngest Prem referee when admitted in 2010 has been appointed to the Manchester Derby on Sunday. Well done to him - hit the big time early. His penalty award against Shawcross a couple of weeks back for grappling an attacker in the box as a free kick was about to be taken was a seminal moment in Prem reffiing - presumably must have been taken as a positive by Riley/Webb. The protocol is that all officials meet at a local hotel and travel from there to and from the game. According to Graham (Referee's Oracle) Poll, it started back in the late 90's after he was attacked by 'boro fans after a game against Arsenal. Apparently in Clattenburg's case, the designated hotel was about 4 miles from the ground. So meeting in and going back to the same hotel is good security is it? I'm no cop but on the face of it .... i suspect the train of thought there was safety in numbers leaving grounds, which given all, aint a terrible train of thought, but punish someone for not adhearing to it,, we'll everyone to their own , but you trust them to officiate for 90 mins then not 2 judge if its safe to leave a ground by themselves. really,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokie36 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I thought SAF brought the rule in so they all got paid the same...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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