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Clattenburg quits EPL reffing for Saudi job

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http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/38993655

Mark Clattenburg is leaving the Premier League to take up a role with the Saudi Arabian Football Federation, the Professional Game Match Officials Limited has announced.

“The PGMOL would like to wish Mark Clattenburg well as he prepares for his move to the Saudi Arabian Football Federation,” the statement said.

“Since joining the PGMO Select Group in 204, Mark developed into one of our top officials, refereeing at the highest level and setting standards for others to follow.

“Mark is a talented referee, he has been a great asset to the English game and hopefully an inspiration to those who want to get into refereeing at the grass roots of the game.

“We understand this is an exciting opportunity for Mark as well as further underlining what high esteem English match officials are held throughout the world game.”

It is understood that Clattenburg, 41, will replace former Premier League referee Howard Webb, who moved to become head of refereeing at the Saudi Arabian Football Federation in 2015. Clattenburg is expected to leave his role before the next round of Premier League fixtures on 25 February.
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Good riddance to bad rubbish! Wish him well though, i hear he is a flamboyant character.
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Really rubbish error prone daft referee.

Wish him whatever in his next endeavor
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Ugbowo wrote:Really rubbish error prone daft referee.

Wish him whatever in his next endeavor
He is a lot better than some of the others....
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Cristao II wrote:
Ugbowo wrote:Really rubbish error prone daft referee.

Wish him whatever in his next endeavor
He is a lot better than some of the others....
Says a lot about the state of refereeing in the EPL.
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oloye wrote:
Cristao II wrote:
Ugbowo wrote:Really rubbish error prone daft referee.

Wish him whatever in his next endeavor
He is a lot better than some of the others....
Says a lot about the state of refereeing in the EPL.
Why is this an indictment on EPL refereeing. Do you know for a fact that this is not purely a financial move?
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Ekorian wrote:
oloye wrote:
Cristao II wrote:
Ugbowo wrote:Really rubbish error prone daft referee.

Wish him whatever in his next endeavor
He is a lot better than some of the others....
Says a lot about the state of refereeing in the EPL.
Why is this an indictment on EPL refereeing. Do you know for a fact that this is not purely a financial move?

You're missing Oloye's point.

He's saying that if Clattenburg is one of the top EPL refs, and Clattenburg is rubbish (according to his estimation), then the guys worse than him must be REALLY bad.

The money angle is not in play at all here.
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platinum wrote:
Ekorian wrote:
oloye wrote:
Cristao II wrote:
Ugbowo wrote:Really rubbish error prone daft referee.

Wish him whatever in his next endeavor
He is a lot better than some of the others....
Says a lot about the state of refereeing in the EPL.
Why is this an indictment on EPL refereeing. Do you know for a fact that this is not purely a financial move?

You're missing Oloye's point.

He's saying that if Clattenburg is one of the top EPL refs, and Clattenburg is rubbish (according to his estimation), then the guys worse than him must be REALLY bad.

The money angle is not in play at all here.
Thanks. I just read OLOYE'S post and not the preceded comment. Point taken. The guy is a clown and as Oloye rightly said, that says a lot about the the bunch of clowns in the League.
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When are these joining him;
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tfco wrote::rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
This West Ham man has zero filter. :rotf:
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Purity wrote:Money
Yep. 250,000 reasons every week to move from EPL to Saudi PL and frankly I no blame am. And notwithstanding his errors and whatnot, I'm going to miss that character no doubt. He has a way of inserting himself into big games in a dramatic way and like it or not, it's led to a fantastic pay off in terms of Arab money. :clap:
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tfco wrote::rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
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green4life wrote:
Purity wrote:Money
Yep. 250,000 reasons every week to move from EPL to Saudi PL and frankly I no blame am. And notwithstanding his errors and whatnot, I'm going to miss that character no doubt. He has a way of inserting himself into big games in a dramatic way and like it or not, it's led to a fantastic pay off in terms of Arab money. :clap:
Like the Westham boss said....he needs to take care of his neck out there :lol: . They wont tolerate his shenanigans...
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platinum wrote:
tfco wrote::rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
This West Ham man has zero filter. :rotf:
:lol:
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"To be born English is to win first prize in the lottery of life"- Cecil Rhodes :? :?

See a useless ref like Clattenburg being headhunted to go to what will obviously be a very plum job in Saudi. Same goes for their crap footballers who command a premium over equally talented non english players :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Guys Mark might not be the best ref in your view but you do not get to referee the World Cup and Champions League finals if you are a rubbish referee. I might be wrong but did he not also ref the finals of the Euros?Whether you guys like it or not, Mark is one of the best referees in the game right now.
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slyk wrote:Guys Mark might not be the best ref in your view but you do not get to referee the World Cup and Champions League finals if you are a rubbish referee. I might be wrong but did he not also ref the finals of the Euros?Whether you guys like it or not, Mark is one of the best referees in the game right now.
You clearly have not seen his recent work! :shock:

Anyway, he is going to replace Howard Webb who retired from his Saudi gig.
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tfco wrote::rotf: :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:
This West Ham man has zero filter. :rotf:
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Cristao II wrote:
Ugbowo wrote:Really rubbish error prone daft referee.

Wish him whatever in his next endeavor
He is a lot better than some of the others....
I agree. But he has been terrible this season.
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Waffiman wrote:
Cristao II wrote:
Ugbowo wrote:Really rubbish error prone daft referee.

Wish him whatever in his next endeavor
He is a lot better than some of the others....
I agree. But he has been terrible this season.
Perhaps it's just me, but I noticed that his referee performances outside England (euros, CL, etc) are different and much better than when he officiates EPL games. Many soft tackles he judged to be fouls outside England would've been judged otherwise in an Epl game. For me it suggests a wider issue that is not unique to Mark.

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