Aberdeen Statement

**Pretty Boy** · 14-09-2018 10:37 AM

https://www.afc.co.uk/2018/09/14/clu...?cn-reloaded=1

First Clarke and now them. There are questions to be answered and hopefully clubs and individuals are brave enough to ask them.

**SirDavidsNapper** · 14-09-2018 10:40 AM

Spot on. Hope the rest of us do the same.

**Sir David Gray** · 14-09-2018 10:41 AM

Rangers statement in 3, 2, 1...

**hibbydog** · 14-09-2018 12:04 PM

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Rangers statement in 3, 2, 1...

Rangers FC finds the fact that other clubs are releasing statements unacceptable. Especially when the statements are well considered, factually correct and not bitter.

Please leave it to our pie eating, skol drinking expert.

Beggars belief.

J Traynor

**Is It On....** · 14-09-2018 01:06 PM

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Rangers FC finds the fact that other clubs are releasing statements unacceptable. Especially when the statements are well considered, factually correct and not bitter.

Please leave it to our pie eating, skol drinking expert.

Beggars belief.

J Traynor

Bheggars ?😉

**eastcoasthibby** · 14-09-2018 01:30 PM

Regards Aberdeen statement looks like they have taken up the opportunity to bring to the fore the issue of the woeful decisions made by referees and also the panel through the Devlin sending off, looking to set out a marker early on that what they have seen so far just isnt acceptable. Whilst it might not have directly affected us so far, I suspect our turn is just around the corner, given we haven't played the ugly sisters or the mob across the city yet, who appear to be the beneficiaries of the diabolical decisions.
Aberdeen and Clarke are setting the stall out for the rest to follow about not rolling over and accepting all the biased, woeful decisions of match officials and their bosses.
Just on not getting involved at this time as its not us that have been affected, we had quite a number of awful decisions against us last year and as a club/board there was nothing said ie Clancy's impact in our games during the season. So perhaps it goes back again to we say nothing, because of our chairman's ambitions ....so if thats it we can look forward to whole lot of £hit decisions that affect our results again this season !!!

**Cabbage East** · 14-09-2018 10:42 AM

We really deserve better than the SFA.

**~~Deansy~~** · 14-09-2018 05:37 PM

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We really deserve better than the SFA.

THIS !

WHY - there is/isn't a nation-wide campaign for this corrupt/not-fit-for-purpose 'organisation' to be completely scrapped and all within it sacked is baffling ??

**we are hibs** · 14-09-2018 10:44 AM

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Spot on. Hope the rest of us do the same.

No chance the hibs board will rock the boat. Nothing to see here carry on like we have done for years..

**Ozyhibby** · 14-09-2018 10:46 AM

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No chance the hibs board will rock the boat. Nothing to see here carry on like we have done for years..

Our manager gets banned for cupping his ears and we say nothing.

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***Stuart93*** · 14-09-2018 11:05 AM

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Our manager gets banned for cupping his ears and we say nothing.

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Aye I'd love to see us come out with a statement similar to Aberdeens or Clarke's. Never in a million years though.

***JimBHibees*** · 14-09-2018 11:09 AM

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Our manager gets banned for cupping his ears and we say nothing.

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He didnt though did he, he got banned from screaming in the refs face at Killie, while I totally understand his reaction and didnt understand Clancy not even trying to speak to him before sending him to the stand (no doubt on the word of 4th official) I think you are always going to get in trouble for that. He had a suspended element to that though and his plane impression while very funny was always going to trigger that also.

***green day*** · 14-09-2018 11:18 AM

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He didnt though did he, he got banned from screaming in the refs face at Killie, while I totally understand his reaction and didnt understand Clancy not even trying to speak to him before sending him to the stand (no doubt on the word of 4th official) I think you are always going to get in trouble for that. He had a suspended element to that though and his plane impression while very funny was always going to trigger that also.

Correct, he had a 2 match suspended ban, and the airplane was deemed to be "entering the field of play" (hard to argue, tbh

) which gave him a one match ban and hence triggered the 2 suspended.

NL did talk to the media afterward, said he thought it was a bit harsh and that no common sense was used - but that rules (re entering the field of play) were rules - He also said it was worth it and he would do it again

**Forza Fred** · 14-09-2018 11:14 AM

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He wasn’t banned for cupping his ears though....

***Hibbyradge*** · 14-09-2018 12:02 PM

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Our manager gets banned for cupping his ears and we say nothing.

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He didn't get banned.

***Diclonius*** · 14-09-2018 10:47 AM

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No chance the hibs board will rock the boat. Nothing to see here carry on like we have done for years..

Yup.

Petrie has his eye on being in the chair making the questionable decisions in a few years' time.

**Alan62** · 14-09-2018 11:07 AM

I'm not utterly convinced that the Aberdeen guy's challenge wasn't a red card. He cynically hauls the man down when he's through on goal. Sure there was a little shirt tug ahead of that but the issues for the panel are interpretation - what constitutes an 'obvious refereeing error' and an 'obvious goal scoring opportunity'.

Aberdeen's defence was pretty rubbish really. 'Yeah, but, he pulled our guy's shirt first' and 'our full back was running towards the attacker'.

Fair enough, we've seen some howling decisions this year - the Morelos incident in particular, but I'm not convinced the Devlin incident is one of them.

***JimBHibees*** · 14-09-2018 11:10 AM

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I'm not utterly convinced that the Aberdeen guy's challenge wasn't a red card. He cynically hauls the man down when he's through on goal. Sure there was a little shirt tug ahead of that but the issues for the panel are interpretation - what constitutes an 'obvious refereeing error' and an 'obvious goal scoring opportunity'.

Aberdeen's defence was pretty rubbish really. 'Yeah, but, he pulled our guy's shirt first' and 'our full back was running towards the attacker'.

Fair enough, we've seen some howling decisions this year - the Morelos incident in particular, but I'm not convinced the Devlin incident is one of them.

Tend to agree think that one was a 50/50 one. Devlin wasnt stopping Brophy for speed and could kind of see why it was given.

**Pretty Boy** · 14-09-2018 11:15 AM

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I'm not utterly convinced that the Aberdeen guy's challenge wasn't a red card. He cynically hauls the man down when he's through on goal. Sure there was a little shirt tug ahead of that but the issues for the panel are interpretation - what constitutes an 'obvious refereeing error' and an 'obvious goal scoring opportunity'.

Aberdeen's defence was pretty rubbish really. 'Yeah, but, he pulled our guy's shirt first' and 'our full back was running towards the attacker'.

Fair enough, we've seen some howling decisions this year - the Morelos incident in particular, but I'm not convinced the Devlin incident is one of them.

Whilst the incident was the catalyst for their statement I think it's a bit irrelevant to the wider point they make regarding the lack of transparency when it comes to hearing appeals and handing out bans.

Disciplinary procedures in sport should be totally transparent to avoid accusations of corruption. As long as players and managers fates are decided by 3 people in a room with little or no explanation given for the reasoning behind a decision then there will always be an element of suspicion, especially when the decisions are baffling in their inconsistency.

**~~Chic Murray~~** · 14-09-2018 11:07 AM

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No chance the hibs board will rock the boat. Nothing to see here carry on like we have done for years..

It's worked out so badly for us, hasn't it?

**we are hibs** · 14-09-2018 11:53 AM

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It's worked out so badly for us, hasn't it?

What?

**~~Chic Murray~~** · 14-09-2018 12:06 PM

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What?

The word of the day is "transference".

The board has us in the best position we've been in for 40 years. Perhaps they are quite good at running a football club, and know which battles to fight, and which ones to leave to others.

I would imagine that the first thing they consider is whether we are directly affected by what other clubs are complaining about, and whether there is any point in getting involved?

That's what I think anyway. Can you give me some examples of how the board's actions have cost us in recent years?

***green day*** · 14-09-2018 11:09 AM

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No chance the hibs board will rock the boat. Nothing to see here carry on like we have done for years..

Aberdeen are only making a statement because of Devlin, I am unclear why Hibs board would be making one?

***JimBHibees*** · 14-09-2018 11:11 AM

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Aberdeen are only making a statement because of Devlin, I am unclear why Hibs board would be making one?

Yep better to keep powder dry until we have a cause to fight no doubt coming along soon.

**Future17** · 14-09-2018 12:01 PM

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Yep better to keep powder dry until we have a cause to fight no doubt coming along soon.

First they came for the Dons and we said nothing...

**Joe6-2** · 14-09-2018 04:44 PM

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Yep better to keep powder dry until we have a cause to fight no doubt coming along soon.

Yeah, but would we fight it, e.g. Lennon’s cupping his ears, the absolute crap after the cup final, not a bloody word

***Spike Mandela*** · 14-09-2018 10:41 AM

Stewart Milne....”It’s time to move on”.

Reap what you sow.

***Ringothedog*** · 14-09-2018 10:43 AM

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https://www.afc.co.uk/2018/09/14/clu...?cn-reloaded=1

First Clarke and now them. There are questions to be answered and hopefully clubs and individuals are brave enough to ask them.

As long as we have Petrie at Hibs, we will say nothing controversial nor will we criticise the SFA. It is quite sad really as everyone can see that the SFA is rotten to the core and it is them that are dragging the game down to its knees. If they had any respect for Scottish Football they would all resign and let forward thinkers govern our game. They are like pigs at a trough.

**CLASS OF 72 -73** · 14-09-2018 12:17 PM

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As long as we have Petrie at Hibs, we will say nothing controversial nor will we criticise the SFA. It is quite sad really as everyone can see that the SFA is rotten to the core and it is them that are dragging the game down to its knees. If they had any respect for Scottish Football they would all resign and let forward thinkers govern our game. They are like pigs at a trough.

Agree.
As long as Petrie is sniffing for the top post you won't see us take the brave ground.