Forest role did more harm than good - Clattenburg

Former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg has said that his consultancy domiciled pinch Nottingham Forest proved to beryllium counter-productive.

The 49-year-old was appointed arsenic a referee expert by Forest successful February but stepped down 3 months later.

Clattenburg's resignation came aft he wrote a file successful nan Mail connected Sunday successful which he described decisions during Nottingham Forest's conclusion by Everton successful April as a "joke".

Manager Nuno Espirito Santo and defender Neco Williams were charged pinch misconduct for comments they made pursuing nan defeat. Forest besides released a connection connected X station lucifer to opportunity they had "warned" referees’ assemblage nan Professional Game Match Officials Limited (PGMOL) that video adjunct referee Stuart Attwell was a protagonist of relegation rivals Luton Town, suggesting he should person been replaced.

Asked if his domiciled astatine nan nine was a success, Clattenburg told Radio 5Live: "No, because if you look it caused much problems than it did good.

"There were definite things that we implemented wrong nan club, definite ways to springiness a sporting separator to Nottingham Forest, but location seemed to beryllium a immense outcry from definite people, definite bodies, definite companies. It was conscionable highlighted week in, week out."

Clattenburg added location was a "misinterpretation" of his domiciled astatine nan club, and that his scope was wider than simply advising nan nine connected issues astir refereeing.

Forest survived relegation from nan Premier League, finishing 17th and six points supra Luton.