Alan Muir

[brog]

This clown of a ref at it again yesterday. A penalty given to Aberdeen right on half time changed the game Not even Derek McInnes knew why it was a penalty. Our refs are a laughing stock & this guy's the worst of the lot.

[CMurdoch]

Met him once, arrogant, didn't like him.

[Hiber-nation]

The worst referee ever. Takes ineptitude to new levels.

[brog]

I've just seen the Ross Draper sending off yesterday. Shocking decision. You can add Colin Stephen to the Scottish Refs roll of dishonour.

[Green Badger]

I've just seen the Ross Draper sending off yesterday. Shocking decision. You can add Colin Stephen to the Scottish Refs roll of dishonour.

Agreed, should never have been one yellow, never mind two!

[B.H.F.C]

I've just seen the Ross Draper sending off yesterday. Shocking decision. You can add Colin Stephen to the Scottish Refs roll of dishonour.

See with guys like them, you can just tell from looking at them that they’ve never kicked a ball in their life. Given a rule book but don’t actually have a clue about football.

[JimBHibees]

Muir was the ref who allowed the Falkirk player to play basketball in their box in the play off game. Can remember Craigan arguing it wasn't a pen :faf::faf:

[HoboHarry]

See with guys like them, you can just tell from looking at them that they’ve never kicked a ball in their life. Given a rule book but don’t actually have a clue about football.
That's fair enough but it's really difficult to get ex players into refereeing, they've been trying to encourage it for years.

[brog]

See with guys like them, you can just tell from looking at them that they’ve never kicked a ball in their life. Given a rule book but don’t actually have a clue about football.

That's spot on. You can tell they have no feel or empathy for the game or for players. I always cut Bobby Madden and Stevie (2 3) McLean a bit slack because they talk to the players as equals, not as naughty schoolboys.

[brog]

That's fair enough but it's really difficult to get ex players into refereeing, they've been trying to encourage it for years.

I don't think the OP was necessarily referring to ex pros, just kicking a ball at any level.

[Northernhibee]

When a Sunday pub league standard referee like Andrew Dallas or Willie Collum can referee top flight games or even cup finals then you just know that there's something seriously untoward in the recruitment process.

I'd say it's like a lottery, but it's more like a lottery where they've taken out some of your numbers so the best you can hope for is three numbers and a tenner.

[greenlex]

That's fair enough but it's really difficult to get ex players into refereeing, they've been trying to encourage it for years.
Step forward ......... Sean Murdoch

[B.H.F.C]

I don't think the OP was necessarily referring to ex pros, just kicking a ball at any level.

Aye, that is what I meant. This might sound like I’m trying to stereotype or whatever, but they’re just guys who look out of place in the environment that they find themselves in.

[Northernhibee]

I'd be up for some form of VAR in Scotland only if it was run by a player for each game who has nothing to do with either side, and in a non intrusive manner.

In Formula 1, a different ex driver each race weekend helps decide on penalties for infringements of the rules. It means that there's an understanding of why a driver has made a certain action before deciding on what to do and although it doesn't always lead to the right decision it's far better than someone who has never raced wheel to wheel making a less informed decision.

Something like that here would be beneficial.

[Kojock]

Maybe we should invest in VAR and then we would see how good or bad refs are.

[HoboHarry]

Step forward ......... Sean Murdoch

Fair enough didn't know about that. Still remains a fact though that's it's the exception rather than any sort of norm.

[kaimendhibs]

Maybe we should invest in VAR and then we would see how good or bad refs are.Stevie wonder could see how bad our refs are to be fair

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[HibeeHibernian4]

Maybe we should invest in VAR and then we would see how good or bad refs are.

VAR is an interpretation of the rules and does **** all to help clear things up.

You'd have the exact same people that we currently moan about (Collum, Dallas, Muir) in charge of a process that nobody has much faith in right now. The only thing that should be brought in is goal line technology. The ball crossing the line is a matter of scientific fact. Everything else is an interpretation of rules that were not written to be put under a microscope.

[O'Rourke3]

VAR is an interpretation of the rules and does **** all to help clear things up.

You'd have the exact same people that we currently moan about (Collum, Dallas, Muir) in charge of a process that nobody has much faith in right now. The only thing that should be brought in is goal line technology. The ball crossing the line is a matter of scientific fact. Everything else is an interpretation of rules that were not written to be put under a microscope.Worse. Ex referees like our old friend Craig Thompson

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[JimBHibees]

Seen the highlights of the incident quite simply Muir is an imposter and should be a million miles away from the professional game

[Booked4Being-Ugly]

Aberdeen committed 20 fouls and got 1 yellow card.

St Johnstone committed 15 fouls and got 3 yellows and a red.

[Callum_62]

Aberdeen committed 20 fouls and got 1 yellow card.

St Johnstone committed 15 fouls and got 3 yellows and a red.To be fair that stats irrelevant as it doenst tell you the type of fouls being committed

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[brog]

Aberdeen committed 20 fouls and got 1 yellow card.

St Johnstone committed 15 fouls and got 3 yellows and a red..

On a separate matter I looked at Aberdeen bench yesterday & there were 5/9 names I didn't recognise, it was so weak they brought Ojo on!! No sign of McCrorie, I assume suspended or injured but it was only a few weeks ago we were being told their strength in depth was much better than ours. Now I know we "only" had 7 on the bench on Saturday but I'm sure the neutral would have known all bar Bradley. Given we were without Rocky, Mackie, Allan, Mallan, Doidge. Magennis & Murphy & still had Louis, Darren, SDG, Gullan & the final McGinn on the bench then I think our squad strength stands up to anyone in the top flight outside of the uglies.

[erin go bragh]

Maybe we should invest in VAR and then we would see how good or bad refs are.

VAR is killing the game imo . Hope to god, we stay well clear .

[Phil MaGlass]

VAR is killing the game imo . Hope to god, we stay well clear .

might be killing the game, but, we would have had a penalty for the kick in the chops against huns, mind you, he might have interpreted as an head butt assault on the hun player and red carded Newell.

[Is It On....]

This clown of a ref at it again yesterday. A penalty given to Aberdeen right on half time changed the game Not even Derek McInnes knew why it was a penalty. Our refs are a laughing stock & this guy's the worst of the lot.

Collum bottling it against The Rangers was up there in terms of poor decisions

[Viva_Palmeiras]

That's fair enough but it's really difficult to get ex players into refereeing, they've been trying to encourage it for years.

Didn’t Sean Murdoch go down that route after hanging up the gloves?