Comments on: English Double Standards: Clattenburg v Shinawatra http://soccerlens.com/a-bit-more-serious/9449/ Football News Thu, 24 May 2012 16:33:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Ahmed Bilal http://soccerlens.com/a-bit-more-serious/9449/#comment-98858 Ahmed Bilal Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:43:41 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=9449#comment-98858 One thing to clarify here is that the two decisions were taken by two separate governing bodies, hence the disparity (not that it's an excuse; both were wrong). The FA erred on the side of extreme caution (reputation-saving as always) while the Premier League chose to obey their primary objective of making its stakeholders - the 20 PL cubs - richer. One thing to clarify here is that the two decisions were taken by two separate governing bodies, hence the disparity (not that it’s an excuse; both were wrong). The FA erred on the side of extreme caution (reputation-saving as always) while the Premier League chose to obey their primary objective of making its stakeholders – the 20 PL cubs – richer.

]]> By: Rob http://soccerlens.com/a-bit-more-serious/9449/#comment-98857 Rob Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:09:23 +0000 http://soccerlens.com/?p=9449#comment-98857 Interesting - I'm not sure I would have linked the two but of course you're right. If the Premier League are indeed the custodians of the game we should quiver in our boots - as glamorous as the proposed '39th match' might have been it would undoubtedly have trampled upon the heritage of the top flight. As many referees would love to ref a top-level match, Clattenburg becomes easily dismissable and replaceable. The rule itself is something of a shocker - that an official can be suspended because they are perceived to be a higher risk regarding dodgy deals. By comparison Shinawatra has money, and the company that can afford to turn its back on a billionaire, no matter how despicable, is very rare indeed. It's depressingly unsurprising hypocrisy. Interesting – I’m not sure I would have linked the two but of course you’re right. If the Premier League are indeed the custodians of the game we should quiver in our boots – as glamorous as the proposed ’39th match’ might have been it would undoubtedly have trampled upon the heritage of the top flight.

As many referees would love to ref a top-level match, Clattenburg becomes easily dismissable and replaceable. The rule itself is something of a shocker – that an official can be suspended because they are perceived to be a higher risk regarding dodgy deals.

By comparison Shinawatra has money, and the company that can afford to turn its back on a billionaire, no matter how despicable, is very rare indeed. It’s depressingly unsurprising hypocrisy.

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