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Torres will get an automatic one match ban.

If we carry on playing with that quality and spirit nothing can stop us (other than the decidedly dodgy Clattenburg)

^this...

However a defence that consists of Cole, Luiz, Cahill and Ivanovic looks on paper stronger that it is in reality. Not sure if it's because of the imbalance in midfield or the lack of coverage from the forwards.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1063047/EXPOSED-Here-8217-s-ref-Mark-Clattenburg-banned.html

Nice chap

Next game is a League Cup game against some northern nonentities.

Oh dear. Now Clattenburg has been reported for making "inappropriate comments" to two players.

I'm not sure calling John Terry a racist cunt is inappropriate.

John Terry was not on the pitch. If he was calling anyone that, he can only have been referring to the Manc No5.

It gets better. Clattenburg's inappropriate language was, apparently, racist.

I'm waiting for the plastic Mancs from around here to try and claim anything from that performance.

2-3?

Any more detail on what Clattenburg said Clive? Hopefully this will finish his career.

It gets better. Clattenburg's inappropriate language was, apparently, racist.

He will get a 4 match ban and £10k fine.

And a pat on the back from Terry.

No detail yet but Chelsea have made a formal complaint. I suspect it was Mikel and Ramieres. He booked Mikel for protesting the offside goal and Hernandez inflammatory celebration.

The charming Rio Ferdinand is all over twitter praising the Surrey boys and their support. Nice chant about Matthew Harding from those who get upset about mentions of Munich. Ferdinand doesn't seem to have much to say about Clattenburg's racist comments. Funny that.

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It does look as though it was a dive for the red card.

Wrong red card mind.

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It does look as though it was a dive for the red card.

Wrong red card mind.

JT would've complimented him as he went down.

I thought there were a few dodgy decisions for both sides, all game.

Torres might have been sent off for that first half 'tackle' on another day. Irrelevant as he was wrongly booked again, I know, I know. He still looked like a fanny going down like that though.

Not sure how much Clattenburg can be blamed for the 3rd goal. Linesman's fault.

Any solid news on this complaint? Besides the 2 Chelsea fans telling Geoff Shreeves that it was racist? This better not turn out to be something as pathetic as him swearing at the players or some shit.

Didn't see the other game. Sounded amusing though.

Arsenal are still shite.

Regardless of what Clattenburg has said I truly hope that his career is now finished.

He abused two players. It is inappropriate for a referee to abuse players. A referee should be above that. One of the players is black and there was a racial element to that abuse. This is also inappropriate. A formal complaint has been made. Curiously, Rio Ferdinand who is free with his comments for the rest of the year, has nothing to say on the subject.

He abused two players. It is inappropriate for a referee to abuse players. A referee should be above that. One of the players is black and there was a racial element to that abuse. This is also inappropriate. A formal complaint has been made. Curiously, Rio Ferdinand who is free with his comments for the rest of the year, has nothing to say on the subject.

Holy shit!Will this change the result?

He abused two players. It is inappropriate for a referee to abuse players. A referee should be above that. One of the players is black and there was a racial element to that abuse. This is also inappropriate.

I agree with you to a point, but an awful lot of what is said on a football pitch is inappropriate. Fuck all is done about it when it's the other way around. Everyone should be above it, but players abuse referee's all the time!

I don't mean to sound like I'm defending Clattenburg though, he's a cunt. I'm holding judgement on this one until the facts come out.

In a year.

He apparently called Mata a Spanish twat.

#timetoresign.

Utd are lucky to have a world class GK, their defence is a bigger shambles than ours.

Apparently Mata is a good footballer also.And he is Spanish.

The media witch hunt on diving is having a detrimental effect on football. Time for the FA to pull their fingers out.