Honest Mistake .. or Blatant Cheating.
Posted: Wed Oct 07, 2015 1:06 pm
It comes as no surprise to hear that Peter Houston has been done by the Compliance officer for daring to question the honesty and integrity of one of Scotlands referees; maybe the bold Peter should have just accused the whole lot of them at the same time and got it over with in one go.
These officials get away with making wrong decisions every week without having to explain themselves. They also get away with making the decisions without fear of being demoted from the top tier of officials. The mere fact that someone thinks we have officials good enough to actually have a top tier is comical.
As i have said previously; these officials cant be that incompetent naturally; i believe a lot of them have certain agendas; that is only possible explanation for the way they operate. Ill give you one example.
This season at Pittodrie Leigh Griffiths was fouled inside the six yard box. The referee Craig Thomson gave a penalty kick and yellow carded the Aberdeen player. Leigh is on his favoured left foot and about to shoot; so why was it not a red card?
Same referee two seasons ago again at Pittodrie. Peter Pawlett is going through on goal about twenty or so yards out and is fouled by Virgil Van Dijk; referee awards a free kick and shows Big Virgil a red card.
Now Pawlett still has a bit to do to score; Fraser Forster is on long run of shut-outs and is on top of his game; Pawlett is at least twenty yards from the goal line. What is the difference in the two situations handled by the same referee? The difference is; one foul is committed by a Celtic player; and the other by an Aberdeen player.
Another thing i find strange is the position of our dug-out. Its at the Celtic end at Celtic Park; which you would think was proper. The problem is the main stand side linesman patrols the other end of the pitch; which gives the opposing managers and coaches the opportunity to be in his ear the whole game.
According to reports the Sevco staff were all over the referee coming off the pitch at half-time on Saturday; (guess whish end of the pitch the Sevco dug-out is at) Im willing to bet money they were in his ear the whole game. Maybe we should switch dug-outs next season; after all its our park and there doesnt seem to be any rules regarding dug-out positioning. Having said that; i dont think it would make any difference to the officials we have in Scotland.
These officials get away with making wrong decisions every week without having to explain themselves. They also get away with making the decisions without fear of being demoted from the top tier of officials. The mere fact that someone thinks we have officials good enough to actually have a top tier is comical.
As i have said previously; these officials cant be that incompetent naturally; i believe a lot of them have certain agendas; that is only possible explanation for the way they operate. Ill give you one example.
This season at Pittodrie Leigh Griffiths was fouled inside the six yard box. The referee Craig Thomson gave a penalty kick and yellow carded the Aberdeen player. Leigh is on his favoured left foot and about to shoot; so why was it not a red card?
Same referee two seasons ago again at Pittodrie. Peter Pawlett is going through on goal about twenty or so yards out and is fouled by Virgil Van Dijk; referee awards a free kick and shows Big Virgil a red card.
Now Pawlett still has a bit to do to score; Fraser Forster is on long run of shut-outs and is on top of his game; Pawlett is at least twenty yards from the goal line. What is the difference in the two situations handled by the same referee? The difference is; one foul is committed by a Celtic player; and the other by an Aberdeen player.
Another thing i find strange is the position of our dug-out. Its at the Celtic end at Celtic Park; which you would think was proper. The problem is the main stand side linesman patrols the other end of the pitch; which gives the opposing managers and coaches the opportunity to be in his ear the whole game.
According to reports the Sevco staff were all over the referee coming off the pitch at half-time on Saturday; (guess whish end of the pitch the Sevco dug-out is at) Im willing to bet money they were in his ear the whole game. Maybe we should switch dug-outs next season; after all its our park and there doesnt seem to be any rules regarding dug-out positioning. Having said that; i dont think it would make any difference to the officials we have in Scotland.