Pardew: I hope Saints fans cheer Clattenburg (From Daily Echo)
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Pardew: I hope Saints fans cheer Clattenburg
2:36pm Friday 23rd November 2012 in Saints News
Mark Clattenburg
Newcastle boss Alan Pardew hopes Saints fans will welcome referee Mark Clattenburg back into the fold when he takes charge of their home game against Norwich next Wednesday.
The 37-year-old has not officiated a match since being accused by Chelsea of making a racist remark towards midfielder John Obi Mikel in last month's game against Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.
Clattenburg was this week cleared of any alleged wrongdoing by the Football Association, who said he had no case to answer.
His first game back will be at St Mary's next week, and Pardew hopes he will be given a warm reception.
He said: "It was an allegation that has been proven not to be true, and therefore we should all support Mark.
"I have just heard his first game is actually at Southampton, I believe, on Wednesday and I hope the Southampton fans cheer his name.
"It's time for the football community to back people when they are found not guilty, which he has been, and give him some support, which I do today and I hope fans do up and down the country."
Comments(7)
redduke
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3:40pm Fri 23 Nov 12
Dickosfc
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4:05pm Fri 23 Nov 12
redduke wrote:agree!!
Well I don't know about cheering him, but I hope Saints fans give him some support after the appalling way the FA and Chelsea have treated one of the best refs we have.
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OSPREYSAINT
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5:13pm Fri 23 Nov 12
batesieboy
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5:14am Sat 24 Nov 12
7saint7
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11:47am Sun 25 Nov 12
Obi Mikel needs to get a life ..
Jesus_02
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2:14pm Mon 26 Nov 12
CB FRY LIVES says...
3:26pm Fri 23 Nov 12