Referee Mark Clattenburg BREAKS SILENCE on Nottingham Forest Controversy & Banning VAR

Published 2024-05-27
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In this exclusive podcast ex Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg breaks his silence on the Nottingham Forest controversy and talks about controversy about this appointment, Mark also reveals why he resigned from Forrest & shares his thoughts on banning VAR and some WILD stories from his over 20 year career as a referee.

TIMECODES
0:00 Mark Clattenburg
1:26 Why I Became a Referee
7:14 NORD VPN
8:08 Premier League & Death Threats
17:40 Champions League & Insane Pressure
26:15 Worst Players to Ref
28:37 Champions League Final
32:05 How Much Money Does a Referee Make?
35:46 Nottingham Forrest Controversy
1:03:25 Outlaw VAR?
1:20:58 CRAZY Egypt Story
1:28:00 Offered Bribes
1:33:25 Gladiators

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All Comments (21)
  • @BenHeathPodcast
    NordVPN Deal ➼ nordvpn.com/benheath Try it risk-free now with a 30-day money-back guarantee! TIMECODES 0:00 Mark Clatternburg 1:26 Why I Became a Referee 7:14 NORD VPN 8:08 Premier League & Death Threats 17:40 Champions League & Insane Pressure 26:15 Worst Players to Ref 28:37 Champions League Final 32:05 How Much Money Does a Referee Make? 35:46 Nottingham Forrest Controversy 1:03:25 Outlaw VAR? 1:20:58 CRAZY Egypt Story 1:28:00 Offered Bribes 1:33:25 Gladiators
  • I don't see what the fuss was about. If you want advice on a legal issue you hire a lawyer, if you want advice on a refereeing issue hire an ex-referee. He was advising the club about refereeing decisions, he had no power to change those decisions or influence any of the referees involved. Gary Neville was ranting about bringing the competence of referees (and VAR) into question, yet TV pundits do that week in week out and the influence they have over public opinion and maybe the way referees view themselves through the public spotlight, is far greater than any Clattenburg had. Referees probably feel more pressure from week in week out media scrutiny than they did from Mark Clattenburg. Neville had no right to tell a football club who they should or shouldn't employ. If Forest were breaking any rules then it's up to the football authorities not Gary Neville to question or sanction them about it. As it is Gary Neville doesn't speak on behalf of either The Premier League, The FA or PGMOL. If Forest fall foul of either of those organisations, which they may have with some of the post Everton comments, then I'm sure they'll know about it. It's good that this controversy has been created because without it would have been business as usual. At least now refereeing standards, as well as how clubs are allowed to conduct themselves, will be examined and hopefully improved on. Forest and Wolves have done football a favour by kicking down the door and letting some air in. The introduction of VAR and its inconsistencies has been a failure.
  • @simonjones7396
    Great interview, it's a shame that the media hounded Mark out of a job at Forest, he seems a really good guy
  • @Steve-qy6yk
    The fact he felt the club were affected negatively by his appointment shows that there is corruption, at least on some level.
  • @Forestfire1
    What would happen if social media starting asking for Neville and Carragher to lose their jobs ? Neville is a disgrace.
  • @Tom-jg2ss
    Neville was a disgrace asking for him to resign
  • @user-up5je1oq1o
    Great interview. Integrity is everything and perhaps the likes of Neville should question themselves. Little wonder Forest are taking legal action here. On the pitch, the decisions were an embarrassment and Forest were spot on in highlighting the massive issues at the heart of the game here
  • @BenJ2827
    He basically exposed the campaign to punish and relegate Forest.
  • @dfnffc
    I thought Mark came across really well tbh and he genuinely doesn't seem to be the person he's portraid to be by the media. He certainly doesn't deserve the abuse he received for just trying to do a job that he was asked to do by Forest
  • @djm9937
    Mark seems like a really nice honest guy.
  • @jamiefors5062
    Always liked him when he was a referee, thought he was one of the good ones and a fair one. Great interview, nice to hear his story
  • @TonyHammer61
    Offside should be the FEET ONLY. No other part of the body. Simple
  • @markedwards6707
    If they did introduce challenges then just add the time on to game so makes teams think twice about using them
  • Id love to know who he thinks these "very good referees" are, I saw Hackett earlier in the season he was asked if he'd help PGMOL if asked, his reply " I don't think so, id struggle to stand in front of the current PL referees knowing most of them aren't good enough o be there "
  • @egybecks
    Refereeing in Egypt 100% directed, I've made a clip of the referee's bias to Zamalek at The Classic derby with al ahly, the clip went viral on Facebook After 3 months Mr Clattenburg announced as a head of refereeing I replied instantly to his tweet with the clip link to show him what he is about to work with They reported the clip for copyright claims in less than an hour 😂 after being viral for 3 months Who manages the media is the same guy who runs football in Egypt and it's pretty ugly Zamalek went to win back to back domestic double while can't go through the group stage in African CL for those 2 years He made a huge difference in refereeing performance so they pushd him to leave I have a question to Mr Clattenburg, Leicester vs United 5-3 game... What happened that match ? You and your assistances were too biased against United