Superrangers
Well-Known Member
I know there have been other threads about statements and the behaviour of the compliance officer but I wanted to ask a genuine question and one that would not be lost in amongst other comments on a statement thread or an actual punishment thread.
We are hated in our own land, we are the recipient of unfair treatment both on the pitch by officials and off the pitch by puppets.
Where is the problem in coming out and defending ourselves? Why are we frightened of standing up to our rivals and the authorities? We face unprecedented levels of inspection, unlike our opponents.
We face an unlevel playing field, where our players are cited, banned and vilified for relatively minor offences, compared to our opponents and Celtc in particular. See recent games where Power kicked one of our players in the head and Brown and Simunovic committed red card offences, while Burke commuted the worst dive ever seen in Scotland.
In the absence of parity, we need to take the gloves off. No more vague statements, no more alluding to stuff. Now we need to name players, clubs and offences directly. Where is the problem in so doing. We need to be coming out and saying ‘McGregor has been banned, yet Scott Brown has somehow escaped punishment for his assault on ...’
Time to take the gloves off.
We are hated in our own land, we are the recipient of unfair treatment both on the pitch by officials and off the pitch by puppets.
Where is the problem in coming out and defending ourselves? Why are we frightened of standing up to our rivals and the authorities? We face unprecedented levels of inspection, unlike our opponents.
We face an unlevel playing field, where our players are cited, banned and vilified for relatively minor offences, compared to our opponents and Celtc in particular. See recent games where Power kicked one of our players in the head and Brown and Simunovic committed red card offences, while Burke commuted the worst dive ever seen in Scotland.
In the absence of parity, we need to take the gloves off. No more vague statements, no more alluding to stuff. Now we need to name players, clubs and offences directly. Where is the problem in so doing. We need to be coming out and saying ‘McGregor has been banned, yet Scott Brown has somehow escaped punishment for his assault on ...’
Time to take the gloves off.