I’d never be a referee for all the money in the world but I’ll be behind them 100 per cent if they strike, says Kris Boyd
To be getting death threats from clowns with half a brain is simply not acceptable
Kris Boyd
IT IS little wonder referees are close to breaking point and threatening revolt after a constant stream of abuse this season
They are on the verge of going on strike— and you can hardly blame them.
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John Beaton had security with him for his match at Ayr
If they did opt to go down the route of industrial action then I would be right behind them.
One hundred per cent I would back a strike.
To be getting death threats from clowns with half a brain is simply not acceptable. Talk of conspiracy theories from people who should know better doesn’t help either.
To think officials would go out to try and influence the result of any game is preposterous.
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Officials from Luxembourg took charge of games in 2010 following a referee strike
What the critics need to realise is that refs are only human. They are also only part-time so mistakes are inevitable when a match is being played at 100 miles per hour.
If you had a part-time player training twice a week and then asked to play in a full-time league then he would find it almost impossible.
You need to find a way to give refs a better chance of being more successful and going full-time is an option that should be considered.
However, I doubt that would stop the mindless idiots giving them pelters, or clubs calling their integrity into question. As someone who gets stick at virtually every ground in the country, I know what being abused feels like.
Yet even I wouldn’t do the ref’s job for all the money in the world.
Not a chance.
What is our game coming to when an official needs a police escort before taking charge of Ayr v Falkirk?
That is why I would stand shoulder to shoulder with them if they stood up for themselves by taking industrial action. How would those sending death threats and making abusive phone calls feel if people came into their work and had a go at them?
Kenny Ramsay - The Sun Glasgow
Celtic hit out at John Beaton in a statement
How would they like it if people were standing outside waiting to hurl obscenities at them when they finished their shift? If they had their phone number and personal details released and were then bombarded with hate-filled abuse, would they like that?
Before frothing at the mouth, why don’t they consider their own performance and see how many mistakes they have made over the past couple of days.
Don’t be so quick to jump on somebody making a decision during a game of football.
It all happens so quickly. Refs don’t have the benefit of watching hundreds of replays slowed down.
There is not a human being, for me, who doesn’t make mistakes, so it is time for supporters to get a grip.
It is also time for clubs to take more responsibility when putting out statements slating refs.
Putting their name to it would be a start.
Celtic’s criticism of John Beaton was embarrassing. This was classic diversionary tactics. Rangers also have previous this season when they went to town on Willie Collum.
Rangers also hit out at Willie Collum in a statement
Interestingly Steven Gerrard was quick to distance himself from that particular club statement.
As the fallout from the last Old Firm game continues, I look forward to reading the Celtic statement slagging off the manager’s team selection and the players’ performances.
Far too many clubs, managers and players use referees as a get-out following a bad result.
They do it knowing fine well the fans will jump all over it and social media will go into meltdown. The bottom line is that Rangers battered Celtic for the first time in 13 league meetings.
Deal with it.
I’m sure in those previous 12 games then there were plenty of incidents missed by the officials. I don’t recall any statements about them.
The bottom line is managers will make mistakes in terms of picking players and signing players.
Players will also make errors throughout the course of a game with their decision-making?
Do chief executives and boards make mistakes? Yes. So why is all the focus centred around the referee when results don’t go your way?
In the wake of Rangers’ 1-0 win on December 29 most of the attention has centred around three Alfredo Morelos incidents.
You could say he was a lucky boy to escape punishment.
The same could be said for Callum McGregor when he wasn’t penalised for a blatant handball in the penalty area which prevented a certain goal.
There was also a flying Scott Brown arm that appeared to catch Scott Arfield and a host of other incidents that didn’t warrant a mention in the Celtic statement.
Like the rest of us, officials in this country are far from perfect, but any errors they make are honest and genuine. The abuse has to stop or else it is only a matter of time before we are flying in officials from across Europe to take charge of Premiership matches.
That is a road Scottish football doesn’t want to go down. Again.
To be getting death threats from clowns with half a brain is simply not acceptable
Kris Boyd
IT IS little wonder referees are close to breaking point and threatening revolt after a constant stream of abuse this season
They are on the verge of going on strike— and you can hardly blame them.
Callan Media - The Sun Glasgow
John Beaton had security with him for his match at Ayr
If they did opt to go down the route of industrial action then I would be right behind them.
One hundred per cent I would back a strike.
To be getting death threats from clowns with half a brain is simply not acceptable. Talk of conspiracy theories from people who should know better doesn’t help either.
To think officials would go out to try and influence the result of any game is preposterous.
Reuters
Officials from Luxembourg took charge of games in 2010 following a referee strike
What the critics need to realise is that refs are only human. They are also only part-time so mistakes are inevitable when a match is being played at 100 miles per hour.
If you had a part-time player training twice a week and then asked to play in a full-time league then he would find it almost impossible.
You need to find a way to give refs a better chance of being more successful and going full-time is an option that should be considered.
However, I doubt that would stop the mindless idiots giving them pelters, or clubs calling their integrity into question. As someone who gets stick at virtually every ground in the country, I know what being abused feels like.
Yet even I wouldn’t do the ref’s job for all the money in the world.
Not a chance.
What is our game coming to when an official needs a police escort before taking charge of Ayr v Falkirk?
That is why I would stand shoulder to shoulder with them if they stood up for themselves by taking industrial action. How would those sending death threats and making abusive phone calls feel if people came into their work and had a go at them?
Kenny Ramsay - The Sun Glasgow
Celtic hit out at John Beaton in a statement
How would they like it if people were standing outside waiting to hurl obscenities at them when they finished their shift? If they had their phone number and personal details released and were then bombarded with hate-filled abuse, would they like that?
Before frothing at the mouth, why don’t they consider their own performance and see how many mistakes they have made over the past couple of days.
Don’t be so quick to jump on somebody making a decision during a game of football.
It all happens so quickly. Refs don’t have the benefit of watching hundreds of replays slowed down.
There is not a human being, for me, who doesn’t make mistakes, so it is time for supporters to get a grip.
It is also time for clubs to take more responsibility when putting out statements slating refs.
Putting their name to it would be a start.
Celtic’s criticism of John Beaton was embarrassing. This was classic diversionary tactics. Rangers also have previous this season when they went to town on Willie Collum.
Rangers also hit out at Willie Collum in a statement
Interestingly Steven Gerrard was quick to distance himself from that particular club statement.
As the fallout from the last Old Firm game continues, I look forward to reading the Celtic statement slagging off the manager’s team selection and the players’ performances.
Far too many clubs, managers and players use referees as a get-out following a bad result.
They do it knowing fine well the fans will jump all over it and social media will go into meltdown. The bottom line is that Rangers battered Celtic for the first time in 13 league meetings.
Deal with it.
I’m sure in those previous 12 games then there were plenty of incidents missed by the officials. I don’t recall any statements about them.
The bottom line is managers will make mistakes in terms of picking players and signing players.
Players will also make errors throughout the course of a game with their decision-making?
Do chief executives and boards make mistakes? Yes. So why is all the focus centred around the referee when results don’t go your way?
In the wake of Rangers’ 1-0 win on December 29 most of the attention has centred around three Alfredo Morelos incidents.
You could say he was a lucky boy to escape punishment.
The same could be said for Callum McGregor when he wasn’t penalised for a blatant handball in the penalty area which prevented a certain goal.
There was also a flying Scott Brown arm that appeared to catch Scott Arfield and a host of other incidents that didn’t warrant a mention in the Celtic statement.
Like the rest of us, officials in this country are far from perfect, but any errors they make are honest and genuine. The abuse has to stop or else it is only a matter of time before we are flying in officials from across Europe to take charge of Premiership matches.
That is a road Scottish football doesn’t want to go down. Again.