The mhedia reducing the ref crisis to a Gerrard v Clarke narrative

[muttley]

In essence, the repeated line now trotted out is that why can Rangers Gerrard criticise the ref without sanction, but Killie's Clarke is being cited by the SFA. Its a scandal, apparently. The difference, however, between the two cases is quite simple, Gerrard was correct regarding the Morelos incident at Pittodrie. Even the SFA now admit that the linesman had a " limited view" of the McKenna / Morelos incident and the linesman was in the wrong. But that won't stop the mhedia muddying the waters.

 

[hemelbear]

what about yesterdays dodgy decisions ??

 

[Beer Belly Loyal]

The smell of FEAR!

 

[VaucluseBear]

Cause Gerrard was correct, he never took it too far, and he just said what everyone else saw.
Clarke said the red card was not overturned to ensure the same shite referee was allowed to referee the 19th Century Terrorists vs Rangers game. If memory serves me right...
Slight difference there, one manager says a red card is a bad call, the other is saying that the card wasn’t revoked to save face and ensure the guy got the prime gig the following week.
Two different cases.
By the way, he had a good point did Clarke as gollum refereed the match, dingied his assistant and never gave us a free kick outside the box which allowed them to illegally break up our play and they went on to score.
Basically, all of this is to save the SFA face and the referees face, it’s nothing to do with Gerrard but once again the 19th Century Terrorists drive the mhedia to report it that way rather than look at it logically.

 

[Barca Bear]

Is it not stevens claim " it's been happening for some time " that's the gripe?

 

[Smkz23]

In essence, the repeated line now trotted out is that why can Rangers Gerrard criticise the ref without sanction, but Killie's Clarke is being cited by the SFA. Its a scandal, apparently. The difference, however, between the two cases is quite simple, Gerrard was correct regarding the Morelos incident at Pittodrie. Even the SFA now admit that the linesman had a " limited view" of the McKenna / Morelos incident and the linesman was in the wrong. But that won't stop the mhedia muddying the waters.

In that sense though isn’t Clarke right too as regards the red card for his player? It was inexplicable that it wasn’t overturned as it was never a red.

 

[Arkansasgerstill]

Maybe the writer’s credibility would be enhanced if he also took a moment to point out the on the park impact of the two dreadful incident he tries to compare. Morelos bad decision cost Rangers 2 points ultimately....Dicker’s terrible decision very probably gifted Hearts 2 points. That Mr Waddell is a 4 point swing in one teams favourite. Maybe that objective overview would demonstrate that no one ever wins from this chaos and enhance your point...except Celtic of course who seem to be the only club untouched by it, and yet who still whine endlessly about injustice.

 

[weebudsbud]

I think there is also a difference between a post match interview and one which was a fully club-sanctioned press release/statement.

 

[theytriedtokillus]

Rodgers had a go at the officials on Friday but no mention of that.

 

[baselbear]

The real difference is that Clarke said that when Collum got the Old Firm , that they knew that the decision on his player was a foregone conclusion i.e. that the system was corrupt.

I am pretty sure that it is that that is triggering the disrepute case against him , not the criticism of the referees.

 

[muttley]

In that sense though isn’t Clarke right too as regards the red card for his player? It was inexplicable that it wasn’t overturned as it was never a red.

Every Manager can have a claim of being the victim of a wrong decision, including Clarke. However, when the SFA agree with Gerrard that the linesman only had a " limited view" of the Morelos / McKenna incident, the disingenuous comparison narrative with Gerrard v Clarke now being trotted out goes out of the window, imo.

All I've read and heard is that Gerrard is " getting away with it" while poor old Stevie Clarke is the victim of SFA double standards.

 

[usbear]

what do you expect?

it’s a broken record mate

there will be only one winner and it won’t be the snidey journos.....

 

[bornabluenose]

The better we get and the closer we come to a league title ,the more the frenzy and frothing at the gash will be ramped up.

This is just the start.

 

[Virgil Hilts]

Is it not stevens claim " it's been happening for some time " that's the gripe?

They chin S G re that assertion and we'd have a cracking opportunity to highlight the " honest mistakes "