29-10-2014, 15:36
After reading about Mark Clattenburg this morning, the recent attitude and displays shown by officials in the top two tiers of English football make complete sense to me. They're of the belief they are exempt from repercussion, can do as they please with impunity.
The fact Clattenburg was able to breach the rules so blatantly, for his own personal, selfish reasons. Not to mention speaking to one of the managers of the game he refereed (Warnock), from his car as he drove.
I'm starting to wonder how much of the biased referee decisions we've seen across all games the past few years are actually down to backhanders, or favours. After this, it really doesn't seem so far fetched. The attitude of the 'elite' official will continue until they lose their jobs, which will never happen. The reason they have pushed the boundaries so much is due to never being seriously reprimanded.
Thoughts?
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/...cid=HPCDHP
The fact Clattenburg was able to breach the rules so blatantly, for his own personal, selfish reasons. Not to mention speaking to one of the managers of the game he refereed (Warnock), from his car as he drove.
I'm starting to wonder how much of the biased referee decisions we've seen across all games the past few years are actually down to backhanders, or favours. After this, it really doesn't seem so far fetched. The attitude of the 'elite' official will continue until they lose their jobs, which will never happen. The reason they have pushed the boundaries so much is due to never being seriously reprimanded.
Thoughts?
http://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/...cid=HPCDHP
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