Chelsea Launch complaint

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

He's mic'd up to 3 other officials, each with ear pieces in, each hearing his every word, and alternatively it sounds like the evidence against will be 2 Brazilians hearing a Geordie say a specific word in that cauldron of noise, that no one else really heard. The fact Mata didn't even hear the supposed 'Spanish tw*t' insult, which has now been dropped shows how hastily all this was thrown together.

Yup, sounded like bullshit the minute it hit the fan. Designed by some half-bright PR twat to deflect the lingering racism stench away from from Chelsea. When in fact its made things ten times worse. If the referees back Clattenburg, as they surely must, then it'll ultimately end up with the Premier League being suspended due to a referees strike, or Chelsea being chucked out of the division (or, bearing in mind the financial realities of the thing, huge money changing hands and a trivial ponts deduction). These are the stakes, folks.

 

[Bwian]

Yeah, why did they bin that?!

Fergie didn't like it?

 

[shaolinpunk]

Apparently what Clattenburg said was "I don't give a monkeys" to Mikel who was complaining he had got the ball when Clattenburg had given a freekick against him for a foul...

 

[Woodchip]

Apparently what Clattenburg said was "I don't give a monkeys" to Mikel who was complaining he had got the ball when Clattenburg had given a freekick against him for a foul...

Really? In that case Chelsea should be fines for wasting time. Dirty bunch of racists trying to dirty someone else's name.

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

If it is proven that that clattenburg said something racist, he should and would be sacked. With criminal proceedings to follow.

If it is proven that Mikel/ Chelsea have falsely accused him of making a racist comment then Mikel must be sacked, and Chelsea deducted points.

 

[vegster]

There was talk that any proven cases of racism within football should be treated as gross misconduct and thereby a sacking offence. I'm pretty sure that would work with stewards ball boys etc. but no club would ever sack a player such as Suarez and lose £M's.....ridiculous .

 

[Gwylan]

If it is proven that Mikel/ Chelsea have falsely accused him of making a racist comment then Mikel must be sacked, and Chelsea deducted points.

It could be more serious than that. As I understand it, Mikel has made a sworn statement. I imagine that if the complaint were proved false, Mikel could find himself doing a bit of a stretch down the road at the Scrubs after he faced charges of perjuryand perverting the course of justice. And if not, he could certainly find himself at the wrong end of a defamation suit. Chelsea have really opened up a can of worms here

 

[Mellor 3 Ward 4]

It could be more serious than that. As I understand it, Mikel has made a sworn statement. I imagine that if the complaint were proved false, Mikel could find himself doing a bit of a stretch down the road at the Scrubs after he faced charges of perjuryand perverting the course of justice. And if not, he could certainly find himself at the wrong end of a defamation suit. Chelsea have really opened up a can of worms here

So if what you say is true, someone, either Clattenburg or Mikel could well be going to prison.

 

[Gwylan]

So if what you say is true, someone, either Clattenburg or Mikel could well be going to prison.

Clattenburg won't, he didn't make the complaint. But if Mikel manufactured a complaint he could well be in trouble for it.