Nope, not in Scotland I'm afraid
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14-04-2016 02:44 PM #1
Referee dropped due to who he supports
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14-04-2016 02:49 PM #2This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
2012 anyone?
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14-04-2016 04:57 PM #3
Was at a dinner a couple of years ago and met one of the top premiership refs (cant remember the name - an age thing!) who said that they have to declare which team they support. Once declared they were not allowed to ref matches of that team. He said the only time that could be relaxed was if there was a testimonial match.
Seems harsh but I suppose it reduces the chances of being accused of bias.
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14-04-2016 05:04 PM #4This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-04-2016 05:16 PM #5
Charleston the referee shouldn't be anywhere near Falkirk or Hibs games. He doesn't even hide his bias.
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14-04-2016 05:34 PM #6This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Scottish football is so ridiculously parochial that clubs (or fans of clubs anyway) would rule just about everyone out of being able to referee a fixture. Who would we rule out right now - anyone to do with Raith, Falkirk, Rangers and Hearts?
Remember when Dundee United kicked off a couple of years back because of the strong Hibs presence on the tribunal that decided whether or not Jason Scotland got a work permit? There's no real rivalry there, certainly not enough to corrupt the integrity of guys like Peter Cormack , Tony Higgins and Pat Stsnton.
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14-04-2016 06:12 PM #7This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Edit: Unless you are talking EPL..?
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14-04-2016 06:20 PM #8
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Good ref too, very fair - ref'd one of our Derby wins too at ER.
I know I'd find it very difficult to be impartial. I'd red card the Hearts kit man for being ugly if I was a ref !
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14-04-2016 06:26 PM #9
There's no way we could apply the same kind of thing in Scotland due to the (sadly) large dominance of the bigot brothers amongst fans of Scottish teams.
Can you imagine if the refs did have to declare their team from the start of next season? I bet the likes of Partick, St Mirren, Killie etc suddenly had these guys claiming to have supported them all their days!
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14-04-2016 06:32 PM #10
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Female assistant was running the line and she was excellent. Also the crowd were confused as to how they berate.....a lot of the age old abuse had to be canned or muted. Watching the Women's Euros and the refs are actually very good, very fair and keep up with play - I think it would also go a long way in promoting women's football at all levels.
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14-04-2016 07:30 PM #11This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-04-2016 07:43 PM #12
Yeah - don't think the "who does a ref support" rule applies or is real for that matter.
I know one of the top Grade 1 refs well and know which team he supported as a boy. Wouldn't say he's a die hard fan by any stretch of the imagination but when you're growing up, you're not thinking about it are you. The possibility of becoming a top flight ref that is.
It's neither of the Edinburgh teams and not either of the Old Firm but is a Premiership team. He's definitely reffed some of their games. Might even have been one against us a few years back.
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14-04-2016 07:46 PM #13
And the known Jambo linesman that didn't give Sparkies derby goal....
Only in Scotland
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14-04-2016 07:50 PM #14This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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14-04-2016 07:56 PM #15This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Same thing happens to us at St Mirren las week and it goes against us.
Conspiracy? What conspiracy?
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