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Clattenburg quits the Premier League for Saudi Arabia

Discussion in 'Southampton' started by tomw24, Feb 16, 2017.

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  1. Romsey_Saint

    Romsey_Saint Well-Known Member

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    Oh, so its all about increasing the professionalism in Saudi; that hub of world football and Howard Webb is doing a high profile job: sorry never knew he was there!

    Sorry Tom: not buying this.... no offense meant
     
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  2. - Doing The Lambert Walk

    - Doing The Lambert Walk Well-Known Member

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    <laugh>

    Agreed.
     
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  3. Archers Road

    Archers Road Urban Spaceman

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    Don Revie still over there wonder?
     
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  4. SaintsForTheWin

    SaintsForTheWin Any holes a goal

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    Some of the Prem refs are 50 years old. Not particularly short and get paid more than the average being.
     
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  5. oldstocktonsaint

    oldstocktonsaint Well-Known Member

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    Pitch inspections not needed for too much rain. Comments from commentator There's a camel on the pitch!
     
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  6. ----HistoryRepeating----

    ----HistoryRepeating---- Well-Known Member

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    Very good question.
     
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  7. Saintmagic

    Saintmagic Well-Known Member

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    This has hurt Tom more than any player who has left Saints ever
     
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    Saintmagic, Feb 16, 2017
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  8. ImpSaint

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    Will he be trying to change the half time entertainment over there?
     
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  9. Qwerty

    Qwerty Well-Known Member

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    Everyone else will move up a step, and as an added bonus I can't remember any of their names.
     
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  10. Beef

    Beef Well-Known Member

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    What the Prem needs to do is allow foreign refs.
     
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  11. Onionman

    Onionman Well-Known Member

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    Fixed.

    Vin
     
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  12. Onionman

    Onionman Well-Known Member

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    I'd like all our games to be refereed by the guy who did our first home Europa game. He was better than any ref in the Premier League. Even better than the Good Lord Clattenburg.

    Vin
     
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  13. ChilcoSaint

    ChilcoSaint What a disgrace
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    Martin Atkinson who did the 2nd Liverpool EFL game was excellent.
     
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  14. Schad

    Schad Well-Known Member

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    Referees need to earn more, particularly lower in the football pyramid. Most of the refs in the PL are earning between £40,000 and £120,000, with an average of around £70,000...good money, to be sure, but less than a week's wages for a great many of the players they are marshaling, in a job with a relatively short time at peak level. I'd probably jump at the chance to get very wealthy elsewhere, too.

    And yeah, foreign referees wouldn't be a bad idea.
     
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  15. It’s Only A Game

    It’s Only A Game Well-Known Member

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    The news of his departure was leaked, probably by a whistle blower.
     
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  16. Schrodinger's Cat

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    I never used to know referee's names, but they seem to think they deserve some kind of minor celebrity status now. At least I can start forgetting them again until the next "super ref" turns up. I appreciate that the game needs them, but they just need to be a bloke who knows the rules, can keep up with play and know how to blow a whistle.
     
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  17. ----HistoryRepeating----

    ----HistoryRepeating---- Well-Known Member

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    My only surprise is he's not going to China.
     
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  18. Libby

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    Yeah I liked him too, gave us a penalty that never was, can we have him a week Sunday please? <laugh>
     
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  19. fatletiss

    fatletiss Well-Known Member

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    Is this Tom's bedroom wall? All Clutts posters torn down?

    13-paper-on-wall.jpg
     
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  20. Onionman

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    Spat my tea!
     
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