Mr Clattenburg - Is it hear say?

As you probably know Mark Clattenburg has "not been given games" to referee on for several weeks now. I am wondering if that is actually a suspension or are The Premier League really looking out for him? I somehow do not think it is the latter. My guess is that he has been suspended from Refereeing over alleged remarks made to the Chelsea player Mikkel. If that is the case how come that the F.A. and The Premier League can't prove that anything was actually said? Also had there been any "inappropriate remarks" made I am sure that players being players and Chelsea being Chelsea further action would have been taken by now? Chelsea FC must be laughing up their sleeves at how Mr Clattendurg has been treated. I do so hope The Referee's boycot them....... We all know that, that wont happen, but its a wonderful thought...... The Referee STRIKES Back............

John Terry

As far as I am aware, if you are serving a ban / suspension as a football player you are banned / suspended from ALL Football. So messers Blatter and Platini explain how this works? Currently I am suspended from Football for wearing a non black top on a Sunaday morning match. In this case suspended means suspended. So how in the hell was John Terry allowed in "The Technical Area" of a Champions League Final. Then allowed to change into a kit as a player to lift the Trophy at the end of the match? Id really love to hear the pathetic excuse for this?

Have you "ever"? As a Referee

No names, but as A Referee how many of you have in fact worn a "non black top". All you need to do is attach a post with a simple yes / no. Or was it "ONLY ME" ?

Suspended for Common sense Refereeing !!

Here's a point of interest if your thinking about taking up Refereeing.

Does anyone know a Hobby you can have, where you provide all your own equipment, pay for all your Examinations to pursue the Hobby, then pay Annually again to to continue? I'll tell you

Football Referee

Not only this but you are NOT Employed by your local County F.A. but you earn revenue for them almost every time you go out to Referee.

On top of this they, The County F.A. have the power to SUSPEND you from your Hobby. The Hobby that you sent many many pounds on taking up. There are course fees, registration fees not to mention your "KIT" which doesn't come cheap. NO The County F.A. DO NOT supply anything.

Myself I am on the receiving end of a suspension by BCFA, for wearing the wrong colour shirt. This suspension motivated me to create www.soccerreferee.co.uk to allow me to have my say. As BCFA have told me that I have to attend a Referees Commission to explain my actions. However I have already told BCFA in E-mail's why I took the action I did. BCFA in its wisdom have told me that "certain points raised" in these E-mail's will not be mentioned at such a Commission. So is there really any point in attending?

Please feel free to comment. I will just remind you that this is not the place to Slag Referee's. Thanks.

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Once again this is not the place to create "posts" Slagging Referee's, that's not what Im about. If you read or have read the "home" page for SoccerReferee you should realise who I disagree with.

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Why did I write a Blog?

This blog and the website >Soccereferee.co.uk< came about after my experiences with Birmingham County Football Association, for the most part bad.
Sour grapes or biter I can hear you saying, well hell yes. I am guessing that Football Referee is one of the few hobbies where you can be suspended for using common sence?
There will be more about me later, this post ist just to setup the blog and links. Please feel free to have your say too. THOUGH if you just wish to abuse Referee's this isnt the place to do it.