In a special revelation about him Mark Clattenberg which will be… discussed went on the former Leicester player and champion in 2016, Danny Simpson.
The England player, who has been retired since last March, was featured on a podcast and the conversation quite predictably turned to Leicester’s ‘feat’ of winning the Premier League in the 2015-2016 season.
Simpson, who was a key member of that 30-cap team, told a story about a game in which Clattenburg, who was refereeing the game and had to send off a teammate, told him he wanted them to win the championship and kept him on the field. .
“Clatenberg man… Wow! I think he had to fire someone. He said… I can’t remember. He said something like: I should kick you, but I want you to win the championship.”were the words of the former Leicester player about the former head referee of KED.
?? Danny Simpson, part of the #LCFC squad that won the league, on Mark Clattenburg:
“Clattenburg, mate. Wow. I think he
should’ve sent someone off. He said… I can’t remember, he said something like ‘I should’ve sent you off there, but I want you to win it’!”Shocking. ?? pic.twitter.com/pMx0FxdqfM
— SpursOTM (@SpurOTM) March 2, 2023
Source: Sport Fm
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