Mark Clattenburg to become Saudi Arabia's new head of referees.

[bWize]

Bit random that! I personally won't be sad to see the back of him!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38993655

 

[vegster]

I was surprised that Howard Webb created the vacancy by resigning.. Unless Howard likes his beer more than the wonga?

 

[TWOCHOICEStom]

To be fair. He's a referee who earns a fraction of what the players earn. Why not cash in and get paid a decent wage for being one of the best at what you do?

Good luck to him.

 

[Badger]

Why couldn't it have been Mike Dean ?

 

[seagulls4ever]

Sad to lose him. Clearly the best referee this country has to offer.

 

[Ernest]

Will he now get a Saudi Arabian TATTOO ?

 

[Exile]

Why couldn't it have been Mike Dean ?

Because they wanted to poach a GOOD one?

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Bit random that! I personally won't be sad to see the back of him!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38993655

Au contraire. One of the better Premier League referees in my opinion, (not that that says much!).

 

[Badger]

Because they wanted to poach a GOOD one?

I'm sure with the right marketing experts, we could have FOOLED them into thinking he was good.

 

[Biscuit Barrel]

I was surprised that Howard Webb created the vacancy by resigning.. Unless Howard likes his beer more than the wonga?

His hair was deemed to be unethical.

 

[Mackenzie]

Can he take a couple of the other ***** with him

 

[Ernest]

Roger East NEXT to go (hopefully)

 

[Triggaaar]

Why couldn't it have been Mike Dean ?

Maybe the Saudis saw him in action and had the laws of the game to hand.

 

[Mellotron]

One of the first celebrity referees, seems a bit of a knob to me.

 

[Pavilionaire]

To be fair. He's a referee who earns a fraction of what the players earn. Why not cash in and get paid a decent wage for being one of the best at what you do?

Good luck to him.

Taking a RIYADH on the gravy train?!?

 

[BlockDpete]

Is Ed Sheeran playing a gig in Saudi then?

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Taking a RIYADH on the gravy train?!?

Clatts is dammam. He stands to mecca fortune.

etc etc etc

 

[Pavilionaire]

Clatts is dammam. He stands to mecca fortune.

etc etc etc

He'll have more money than you can SHEIKH a stick at!

 

[AmexRuislip]

It'll be an interesting one for the commentators out there, as there does not seem to be an Arabic word for Clattenburg!

 

[The Birdman]

Good luck and please take mr East as his assistant with him and which ref would you like him take.