About clatenburg telling two Chelsea players to **** off but because one of the players is black it's now racial...
I would have put a complaint in as well, but just because he was bent!! Nowt racial at all , just bent!
nice coming from a team who use foul language on the pitch all the time , could not happen to a better set
I predict that chelsea are pissed off that the FA found their captain guilty of racism and acting like little children they have now hit back by making up a story and blaming an FA official of exactly the same thing. Coincidentally an official who has just given a decision against them and left them feeling hurt. I refer you back to my post from earlier today about a teacher giving a kid a detention only for that petulant immature kid to accuse the teacher of sexual assault.
Just out of curiosity does anyone know if the comments made by the ref are recorded. I know he is miked up to the linesmen and presumably 4th official so it would seem sensible to record the comments they all make and the ones that the players yell at them so that in situations such as this there is concrete evidence. If Prattenburg did use foul and offensive (or even worse racist) language to the Chelsea players he should be heavily punished as it completely undermines the "Respect" campain. If Chelsea have made it up - as suggested by Supertyke above then a hefty disrepute charge should be levelled against them and real punishment (eg points deduction not a palty fine) should be sent at them. Though I feel a bit sorry for them as they were on the wrong end of some bad decisions I dont think there was systematic bias they just suffered from a bad Ref for a change - like happens to us quite a few times a season
Apparently not According to the BBC: "All four officials - the referee, his two assistants and the fourth official - wear microphones and ear pieces that allow them to hear what each other is saying throughout the match, although it is not recorded" I'm surprised it's not recorded, for all the reasons you give.
Should be the same as in rugby league where you can hear everything the ref says to the players and what the players say back to him. Sent from my iPhone using Forum Runner
Chelsea FC are acting like spoilt kids, which in essence is exactly what the majority of their players are.....so no surpirse. Torres deserved a yellow card......was a dive and he is noted for it. Chicarito decision was marginal and linesman had a good view (or so it looked on MotD2). This whole RESPECT campaign is getting ridiculous.............why can't football act in a mature way and then we wouldn't get this would we?
Players have no right to start moaning about refs getting decisions wrong about diving; its their own fault that the game has become a farce.
If Clattenberg is guilty of making racist comments, Chelsea will have no option but to make him captain.
What's the difference, we tell our mates to Fck off regularly so why is it different if he is black. As long as you do not relate to his colour. If you call somebody Yellow is that racist!!!