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How many mistakes before you get the boot?

Interested to read that Clattenburk's latest cock up in sending Lee Bowyer off with a straight red in his attempted hurdle NOT injury attempt in the West Ham game has been rescinded. Just how many times will the so-called professional referees and assistants be allowed to cock up before being relegated to the lower leagues or better still given the bullet? I'm not holding my breath.
Gavin Ramejkis, Upholland Posted 12/02/2008 at 16:54:47

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Ron Leith
1 Posted 12/02/2008 at 21:31:50

Bower desrved a red card just because he is an annoying irritant. I would red card him in the tunnel. This also applies to Belamy and Barton. Inept is an apt description of Claternburgh but on this occasion he desrves a medal, Unfortunately Bower has been cleared and we can look forward to some further thuggery from him.

Peter Stone
2 Posted 12/02/2008 at 22:08:08

Gavin, I was about to post something similar. In any demanding professional role one should be judged by results and quite frankly Twattenburg is consistently found wanting. I agree with you though, I doubt he will be demoted.... very much a case of "Who you know, not what you know".

Clyde McPhatter
3 Posted 13/02/2008 at 01:20:03

Wasn’t even close to a sending off. Wasn’t that close to not even being a foul.

He’s horrible.

Keith Glazzard
4 Posted 13/02/2008 at 18:06:17

One of the reasons that sweet FA dropped their charges against Moyes was that video of Kuynt’s two-footed over the top assault in the Clattenburg derby would have been shown. Followed by the smiling ref apologising to his mate for having to give him a yellow.

Professional? Just because you get paid doesn’t make you a professional.