KopTalk.com Forums Football Liverpool FC Forum clattenburg reputed to have said this............

I feel offended by that statement, and I'm not even British!

how can it miss the point its nothing more yhan a link to an article , he's accused of saying (reputedly) it ; so if he said it or not its a talking point allegation & fa are looking into it - he could end up in the dock, cos its a seriousallegation , its getting like the cases where women who falsely cry rape - really twisted

Anyone that is subjected to an endless torrent of abuse should be entitled to give a bit back if he so wishes. Is that such a tough concept of fairness?!

I agree. The ref's take nothing but abuse and antics for 90 minutes, the minute they stand up for themselves the players cry like little pansies.

so surely the solution is things should be as they are in rugby. not "lets let the refs have a go too". the ref is supposed to be the corner stone of the game with regards to the rules and conduct. he shouldnt be abusing anyone. it crushes the reputation of the game.

The majority of us who have played football will know that you have bad mouthed a ref at least once in your life while playing the game, this does not mean they can retaliate and start throwing abuse towards the player. I have never been in a situation where the ref says something back that is offensive and this is just amateur leagues. You'd expect the referees to behave themselves especially refereeing a football game that is televised world wide and with todays technology, you can pretty much recognise what they do and what they say, its astonishing what that ref said if true.

But if you bad mouth a ref he can retaliate with yellow and red cards.

Clattenberg is out of order , his job is to control the game not get involved in slanging matches with players.

Would you love it though if a ref got surrounded by rio and his cohorts and told them all to fvck right off?! I would, and I'd respect him all the more for it. No wonder players try it on so much if they know that the ref won't argue back or give as good as he gets.

yep but then he would have about 14 players off per game

The problem isnt really the referee as such, its the FA trying to keep up with the old fuddie duddies at the cricket at the mcc

Football certainly premier league football is changing at relatively quick speed. Its unbelievable that goal line tech is a viable prospect. The FA needs officials to be 'whiter than white' (no pun intended) But of course if the rest of the game is rapidly becoming rotten. Where theres money there is corruption, its only gonna get worse.

The referees should be allowed to say and do what they want to maintain discipline . If you are going to have dozens of SKY cams everywhere you need the tech on the goaline The present system is so unfair on the referee as we all see 5 different replays of a goal and t hey can't.

For me the issue isnt about the refs its about FA hypocracy, this ref is going to be the next FA fallguy, because of the primadonna s who earn more than they can count