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| Setenza | Nov 1 2010, 05:10 PM Post #76 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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He told a lie which could have prejudiced someone in different circumstance. It could have hurt others if for whatever reason, the officials got together and lied about a decisions. It might not have been inconsequential. They've carears to protect. How about that 3 yellow cards to the same guy. How about the ref saying, and getting his linesman to say something like it was someone else he showed or something that's vaguely plasuable. Better than getting sacked. |
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| Ivan | Nov 1 2010, 05:26 PM Post #77 |
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F*cking plebs.
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Sorry, what does that mean? Who could have been prejudiced by the lie? And they didn't lie about the decision they, or rather he, lied about whether his linesman brought it to his attention or whether he approached the linesman. You'll forgive me if I don't indulge in your thought experiment, Setenza, since it has nothing to do with anything which actually happened. And, again, what's this got to do with Celtic? I can understand the SFA having concerns about his rectitude because he lied to his employers, but what's that got to do with Celtic? Celtic have no more gripe than United, or Rangers, or Cowdenbeath, or Civil Service Strollers. |
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| Setenza | Nov 1 2010, 05:28 PM Post #78 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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That's exactly it - I'm not talking about this incident. I'm talking about what could happen if referees mislead managers / the rest of us over their decisions. |
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| Ivan | Nov 1 2010, 05:33 PM Post #79 |
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F*cking plebs.
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1. He didn't mislead anyone over his decision. 2. I see. The slippery slope is it? |
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| Ivan | Nov 1 2010, 05:40 PM Post #80 |
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F*cking plebs.
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And what's it got to do with Celtic? The story here isn't that McDonald told a white lie which didn't harm or threaten anyone and had no material effect on anything but that Celtic are demanding answers. Unfortunately no one's able to ascertain what the fucking questions are. |
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| Naebody | Nov 1 2010, 05:40 PM Post #81 |
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Twat
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Hypothetically, nothing happens. The decisions don't get undone. There's just more maw-maw. You either trust the referee to have used his best judgement, or you don't. Demanding a referee justify a decision indicates instantly that you don't. That's a rather shitty attitude to take to the game. I can sympathise with managers who demand referees justify unjustifiable decisions, but my sympathy ebbs when there's no case to answer. As Ivan notes, Celtic seem to be deliberately inflaming their supporters' pissheaded delusions by demanding answers to questions that don't exist. (Agreeing with Ivan is making me feel very uncomfortable, by the way. Very uncomfortable in the willy.) |
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| Hamish | Nov 1 2010, 07:53 PM Post #82 |
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Ian McCall
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Anyway, I doubt Dougie will be refereeing another Celtic game any time soon. And I doubt he'll ever referee an Old Firm game again. Interesting precedent set too in all the media appearances and statements by the respective parties. Mute point, but if Dougie gets 7.9 on the Dallas H scale for that game, what on earth was the good Reverend awarded in April 2008 at Ibrox? |
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| YazooArab | Nov 1 2010, 09:00 PM Post #83 |
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Paul Sturrock
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That will be a moot point I guess I often wish the chatterers of of the OF and the Scottish football media were indeed mute. |
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| Setenza | Nov 1 2010, 11:18 PM Post #84 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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I thought the whole start of this discussion was that he did. But anyway... |
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| findus | Nov 2 2010, 02:25 AM Post #85 |
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Jerry Kerr
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This kind of thread is what made it worthwhile branching off into our own new forum
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| Ivan | Nov 2 2010, 07:48 AM Post #86 |
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F*cking plebs.
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That's where you've been going wrong. He lied after the game about whether someone offered an opinion or whether he invited their opinion. The decision itself was never an issue. |
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| Setenza | Nov 2 2010, 01:08 PM Post #87 |
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Knitting with only one needle
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We're looking at it in a different way, fair enough, we'll see what happens in the coming weeks. |
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| Ivan | Nov 2 2010, 01:36 PM Post #88 |
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F*cking plebs.
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The collective shit storm will force McDonald out of a job; Celtic will feel vindicated that their paranoia was justified; pressure on referees will continue to rise; tabloid writers will wank over broken SFA crests. |
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| The Eggman | Nov 5 2010, 01:26 PM Post #89 |
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Tommy McLean
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Gary Hooper apparently said:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog/20...oper-celtic-spl |
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| Ivan | Nov 5 2010, 01:43 PM Post #90 |
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F*cking plebs.
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Yeah, I heard that the other day. What a fucking bellend. I hope the SFA charge him with bringing the game into disrepute. See how he likes them apples. |
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