Closed Chelsea 2-3 Manchester United

[Hutcho 8,443]

Yeah, I mean there is an inevitable break in play when they score, by the time we kick off again the ref can easily confirm the offside. Calls like those are just ruining the match because not only are they unfair on the team but also on the linesmen. That was an incredibly tough call to make. The refs are already under so much pressure, last thing they want is to make decisions that they have no clues about.

Yeah exactly. The pressure on the refs would be reduced. I am not saying they should review fouls and even bookings etc, as that could ruin the gameflow which we don't want, but just reviewing goals, it takes at least 30 seconds from the goal to resetting the ball and kicking off again. Plenty of time to see if there is a clear reason why the decision should be overturned or not.

[Liquidator 5,176]

Feel like I should move to west upper. My throat feels raw as hell now

[Bosnian Blue 2,471]

What were the Matthew Harding chants from scum fans about ?

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

Does anyone else find it hard to believe a referee racially abused a player? I really do. I can understand incompetence and bias (not that i'm saying that's ok), but not that.

The Mail are saying he called Mata a 'Spanish twat' and Mikel was the other player in question, i'm sure we'll find out the words Clattenburg used in due course.

What an embarrassing day for the FA and English football.

[Kezza 1,965]

In rugby or rugby league, nearly every try goes up stairs. Football is so far behind its sickening..

BUT WE CAN'T RUIN THE BEAUTIFUL GAME BLAHH BLAHH BLAHH

How retarded is that linesman? There had to be a player in the goal for Pea face to be onside. There wasn't.

[calculatingInfinity 1,467]

Chelsea made a complaint to the Premier League after Mikel stormed into the referee's room to demand an apology after claiming Clattenburg made a racist slur when he booked the midfielder in the 76th minute.

Juan Mata is also involved after Chelsea players claim they heard Clattenburg, one of FIFA’s top officials, refer to the midfielder as ‘a Spanish twat’.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2224433/Referee-Mark-Clattenburg-used-racist-slurs-players-Chelsea-complain.html

[Superblue 6,372]

Does anyone else find it hard to believe a referee racially abused a player? I really do. I can understand incompetence and bias (not that i'm saying that's ok), but not that.

The Mail are saying he called Mata a 'Spanish twat' and Mikel was the other player in question, i'm sure we'll find out the words Clattenburg used in due course.

What an embarrassing day for the FA and English football.

I find it hard to believe also, but I don't believe the Chelsea players would lie about something as serious as this given what has happened recently over Terry. Apparently a number of Chelsea players heard both the comments on Mata and Mikel and are willing to give statements to back it up. Sounds pretty iron clad to me. I really hope if that is the case that he's sacked from the referee's list, it shows incredible bias towards a team if he is making comments such as that to players on one team.

[Sheva. 5,373]

LOOL i hope he's found guilty, biased cunt.

[Owizzy 19]

American football - They pause the game and contest decision the match officials arrive at a concensus decision

[TheCount 146]

Tbh at the time I though it was a sending off, but looking back at it, that really is a dive, young was looking for the contact by kicking his leg backwards and even that contact was very slight and not enough to take him down. His fall was unnatural as well. Dive imo:

I knew it was a dive but fuck sakes, i mean look at it, their only credible big decision of the match and its a clear cut dive, worst bit is the angle the ref seen it at clearly shows it a dive, and its clear he's falling before Ivan even touches him. cant believe i even entertained the argument that it was a sending off. Unreal.

I stand by my words their a joke club of cheats and their fans are worse for celebrating in that cheating.

As i already said tho when we play wide like we did today and with pace were unstoppable.

[Rmpr 8,977]

American football - They pause the game and contest decision the match officials arrive at a concensus decision

Totally different, the game stops many times. It is just one more stop...

Football must start using technology, I just have no idea how. I do not want to see the flow ruined.

[mybodyisready 155]

American football - They pause the game and contest decision the match officials arrive at a concensus decision

That's why they only have 14 minutes of gameplay out of the whole 80?

[Slam Dunk 1,442]

I find it hard to believe also, but I don't believe the Chelsea players would lie about something as serious as this given what has happened recently over Terry. Apparently a number of Chelsea players heard both the comments on Mata and Mikel and are willing to give statements to back it up. Sounds pretty iron clad to me. I really hope if that is the case that he's sacked from the referee's list, it shows incredible bias towards a team if he is making comments such as that to players on one team.

Of course I don't think players would just make it up, but The Mail are saying Mikel/Mata/Gourlay/RDM went to Clattenburg after the game for an apology, which makes me wonder to what degree of insult we're talking about. I can understand foul language/swearing, it's part of the game on the field to be honest. If it's racial abuse, considering the FA's agenda with it lately, he has to be sacked. Mind you, he should be sacked for sheer incompetence anyway.

I'm also sure Clattenburg has been involved in something like this before... Not racial abuse, but insults/verbal abuse.

[Sheva. 5,373]

Totally different, the game stops many times. It is just one more stop...

Football must start using technology, I just have no idea how. I do not want to see the flow ruined.

Having another official upstairs viewing the game on live tv and able to communicate with the referee.

It shouldn't take more than 1 minute really. Like for the Hernandez offside goal, we all saw it was offside 10 seconds after and the ref could have easily just chalked it off.

[Rmpr 8,977]

Having another official upstairs viewing the game on live tv and able to communicate with the referee.

It shouldn't take more than 1 minute really. Like for the Hernandez offside goal, we all saw it was offside 10 seconds after and the ref could have easily just chalked it off.

It could work, I want it to take no more than 1min.

I think we could have an official constantly with a screen (upstairs). He would be able to comunicate with the 4th official just in major decisions (goal, penalty and red card).

It would actually take seconds...

We would have to do just like tennis. Where you have technology you use it, in minor leagues you simply dont.

What I defnetly do not want is a "Coach`s Challenge System".

[Peppi85 110]

Guys, am i the only one who thought Luiz was awful today? i am sorry to say, but he's such a liability at the back.

yep, honestly not only today...

[Tomo 21,736]

Having another official upstairs viewing the game on live tv and able to communicate with the referee.

It shouldn't take more than 1 minute really. Like for the Hernandez offside goal, we all saw it was offside 10 seconds after and the ref could have easily just chalked it off.

Personally i think we should adopt similar rules to cricket in this regard, every match both teams get two reviews each (as in the manager has the option to stop the game and attempt to get a decision overruled twice).

[KonohasOrangeFlash 2,607]

Yet another referee on ManUre's payroll. We definitely got the morale victory and would have won the game. We're also still top of the table and a better side than ManUre. We're a bigger threat than them to win the title already and this is without a very good Striker. This win will do nothing for them. Joke of a side who needed an offside goal to beat 9 men.