Referee accused of racial abuse.

[Glenn R]

If I have read the papers right - and I only glanced at the headlines - the referee - who refereed the Chelsea v Man United game - accused a Spanish player of being "a Spanish tit". If that is correct then that wording cannot be construed as racist. If he called him a Spanish n**** then fair enough. If it is as I said it then Chelsea or the Spanish player is taking the piss.

If I've got it wrong and there was more to it then please correct me.

[Yiddite]

Sounds like the Scum are trying to get their own back after the John Terry affair to me.
Also of course they were beaten!!!!

[Glenn R]

Sounds like the Scum are trying to get their own back after the John Terry affair to me.
Also of course they were beaten!!!!

That is exactly what I thought. I smelt something funny here... and Ars*nal where nowhere in sight.

[spursjoolz]

Somehow, I would be extremely surprised if a ref such as Clattenberg would be guilty of racial slurs towards any player.

This ref is well know for his bigger than life ego and making huge cock-ups, some big ones against us, but just the same, I cannot see him wishing to "commit suicide" in this way.

[RiffHard]

Somehow, I would be extremely surprised if a ref such as Clattenberg would be guilty of racial slurs towards any player.

This ref is well know for his bigger than life ego and making huge cock-ups, some big ones against us, but just the same, I cannot see him wishing to "commit suicide" in this way.

Exactly! This would be a real shot in the leg considering the events during the last year (Evra vs Suarez, Terry vs Ferdinand et al, England vs Serbia U21).

[Glenn R]

I'll go along with the above replies.