Referees' Strike - for those interested!

[shaunbhoy]

A wee poem that I saw penned elsewhere...............nice!! And SO topical!!

Scottish Refs just seem to find out early
How to open doors with just a shake
It doesn’t even matter if you’re hopeless
Or how many “honest” bloopers that you make

Late at night his office must get lonely
I guess every house of cards must have its price
A cupboard full of skeletons and Tippex
And he’s airbrushed out the errors, very nice!

So he tells his boss he’s going out for the evening
To comfort an old friend who's team are down
But we know where he thinks his bread is buttered
its over on the cheatin' side of town

Hugh can't hide your reffing lies
And his match reports are a thin disguise
We thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your reffing lies

On the other side of town a manager’s waiting
with fiery eyes and dreams no one could steal
he drives on through the night anticipating
'Cause he likes the way his bias makes him feel

The rushing for the cards, he claims whenever
His whistlers cover Celtic, is just fine
they ask for it because they never ever
Just roll over and lose but simply whine

Hugh can't hide your reffing lies
And his match reports are a thin disguise
We thought by now you'd realize
There ain't no way to hide your reffing lies

he wonders how he ever got this lazy
He seethes about those from those different schools
Did get fired or did he just get lazy?
His arrogance portrays him as a fool

That old mole, he sure knew how to arrange things
He set it up so well, so carefully
Ain't it funny how corruption didn't change things
Hugh’s still the useless tool he used to be

[shaunbhoy]

A New Broom sweeps Clean?

The vice-chairman of the all powerful SFA Referee Committee is a supporter and shareholder in Rangers!

David Dowling left Inverness Clachnacuddin in April this year to become chairman of Brora Rangers but it’s the Glasgow version where his heart lies.

In a feature on Dowling published by the Inverness Courier last January readers were left in no doubt about where his football affections lie.

During the interview the Courier state: “Although he is now an ardent Clach fan, with the name even spelt on his car registration plate, the walls of his office reveal a conflicting football interest.

“Among the photos is a picture of him with his two sons Scott (24) and Christopher (27) — both partners at Cairngorm Windows — all wearing Rangers shirts at the UEFA Cup final in Manchester last year.

“He is a shareholder in the Glasgow club he has supported from boyhood but when it comes to club loyalty there is only one place you’ll find him on a Saturday afternoon — watching Clach.”

Fifteen months later Dowling had swapped Clach for Brora Rangers.

There is no conflict of interest in an official of one club supporting another however when it comes to discipline and refereeing matters the SFA need to be whiter than white.

The Referee Committee at the SFA consists of six former referees- Ian Fyfe, Jim McCluskey, Sandy Roy, Donald McVicar, Alan Freeland, William Young and is chaired by Alan McRae of Cove Rangers.

Having referee matters dealt with by their peers is clearly something that needs to change as new Chief Executive Stewart Regan has identified.

Dismantling the undue influence that referees enjoy within Scottish football’s decision making corridors is also a priority of the SPFA, players union.

Writing in the Herald yesterday Fraser Wishart said: “I still do not think that the enormity of the Dougie McDonald issue has been grasped, and not just the incident itself.

“Former referees sat in judgement of McDonald and seemingly rode against the recommendation of the chief executive. There are many former referees who see any moves towards modernisation unthinkable.

“I will be pushing for all matters relating to the playing of the game to be discussed by a technical committee compromising equal representatives of referees, players, managers and clubs, with Stewart Regan as the independent chair.”

Over the last month transparecy and accountability have become buzzwords to describe the changes required within the SFA.

Removing officials with clear club loyalties from decisions that have an effect on their favourite club is surely the first step in removing the conspiracy theories as President George Peat would describe it.

Just a level playing field for all. That is ALL that is being sought..................

Tick follows tock follows tick follows tock..................

[Incognito]

If anyone is following this thread, Celtic's persistent sniping had the SPL refs out on strike.

In came the foreign refs and the Dhims were in raptures. Anyway, cut a long story short:

Celtic 2 - 2 Inverness CT

With what appears to be a perfectly good Celtic goal chalked off for offside.

Ain't Karma a bitch.

[Cliphead]

Ain't Karma a bitch.

Ain't crap defending a bitch

[shaunbhoy]

If anyone is following this thread, Celtic's persistent sniping had the SPL refs out on strike.

In came the foreign refs and the Dhims were in raptures. Anyway, cut a long story short:

Celtic 2 - 2 Inverness CT

With what appears to be a perfectly good Celtic goal chalked off for offside.

Ain't Karma a bitch.

No complaints about the ref today. A breath of fresh air.
We threw away a 2-0 lead..........nobody's fault but our own.
To a team that has not lost an away match in over a year. Not great but tulip happens.
Let's hope the weather holds and the same guy refs you lot tomorrow. Nae guaranteed penalties for Misser then!!

[shaunbhoy]

Referees speak out on Foreign strikebreakers!!

[Incognito]

Rangers game today was called off due to the weather. Read this statement on the Celtic website.

"Game off. Celtic seek clarification, is the snow real and if so who made it fall? Is this proof that even god is against them and should he resign? The catholic church will comment later. This convenient snow fall when rangers have injuries must stop"

[Incognito]

A very good article which hits the nail on the head.

Tom English: 'In effect, they were using the Pope as a pawn in their game' - Scotsman.com Sport

These people purported to defend the Pope's honour in the wake of the toxic e-mail sent from Dallas's computer at Hampden. These are people who jumped on the bandwagon by declaring themselves insulted and offended by the lampooning of the Holy Father, who demanded that Dallas be sacked for a supposed act of sectarianism that grossly disrespected their faith and the head of their church. On Friday, this righteous flock turned into a baying mob and in that moment we saw their duplicity in all its ugliness. For these people, the Dallas e-mail wasn't an affront, it was an opportunity, a chance to hound a man they have had a grudge against for years and an association they've harboured bitterness about for generations.

There was never any doubt about what these denizens of Celtic cyberland were up to all along, but their reaction to Dallas's departure gave the game away at any rate. When the news came through, suddenly there was little talk of the Pope, little mention that his honour had been protected or that, in their view, the right decision was made at Hampden in the interests of decency and respect to the Catholic community.

No. What we got was unrestrained triumphalism and vows that this was "just the beginning", that Celtic would soon "rock Hampden to its foundations" and "remove those who have cheated us for years".

It was not about them being offended by an e-mail or having had their faith insulted, it was now about "the fall of the Hun empire", about "Who's next to be sacked ye corrupt bastards?", about revelling in what guy called a "gloatastic day".

[shaunbhoy]

A load of old waffle that seeks to mask the truth of it all

Dallas was sacked for offences internal to the SFA. Celtic never dragged him into this affair in any way other than his part in trying to cover up McDonald's "wee white lie".
McDonald has now gone as well. This is the very least that would need to have happened to even begin to rebuild any trust in the officialdom in Scotland.
I'll ask you to ponder this..............what do people on here think would have happened to any Premiership Referee that was caught lying to Sir Alex Ferguson about overturning a vital penalty to Man Utd, and being aided in this by the Head of the FA Refereeing Development? Do you think a kangaroo court of his peers would have effectively been convened and been allowed to give him a slapped wrist and just move on?
For that is what was being attempted in Scotland.
Of course not.................Swalex would have ripped them all a new one, and as far as ever adjudicating over a Sporting event ever again, they'd have been lucky to be put in charge of the tombola draw at the village fete!!

[Incognito]

Dallas was sacked for offences internal to the SFA. Celtic never dragged him into this affair in any way other than his part in trying to cover up McDonald's "wee white lie".

Ahem, and I quote:

We all know why he’s leaving,
and where he’s gonna go,
there’s loads of murky reasons,
But we just don’t want to know,
‘Cos for far too many years
we’ve been dealing with cheats like Dallas.
Way too many years just waiting for a chance,
To fire him oot the door and without a second chance,
we can’t wait to get used to not having to deal with Dallas!

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