[DG7]

Mr Ed, on May 8 2008, 22:41, said:

The referee for that match was Rod Williamson and was quite right to send the player off . Players sometimes say things in heat of the moment and when they think back they often regret it, I can honestly say in over 30 years of being involved in football I have never seen a referee cheat, yes they will make decisions that at times I find hard to belive and some decisions may be wrong but they will be genuine mistakes , just the same as when a player makes a mistake you will often wonder why the hell they did that. On the point of Martin Sproule let me say that if he does decide to leave football we will have lost one of the better referees in the league. B)

Calling a referee a 'cheat' is low. It shows a lack of respect for both the ref and the other teams in the south of scotland, saying that he obviously favours them over Saints.
Paranoia at its best.

[southman08]

Mr Ed, on May 8 2008, 22:41, said:

The referee for that match was Rod Williamson and was quite right to send the player off . Players sometimes say things in heat of the moment and when they think back they often regret it, I can honestly say in over 30 years of being involved in football I have never seen a referee cheat, yes they will make decisions that at times I find hard to belive and some decisions may be wrong but they will be genuine mistakes , just the same as when a player makes a mistake you will often wonder why the hell they did that. On the point of Martin Sproule let me say that if he does decide to leave football we will have lost one of the better referees in the league. B)

Its obvious people and referees can have differences of opinions on tackles and whether they should be booked or sent off but if a player calls a referee a f'n cheat then there is only one option for the ref ?

[DG7]

southman08, on May 8 2008, 22:51, said:

Its obvious people and referees can have differences of opinions on tackles and whether they should be booked or sent off but if a player calls a referee a f'n cheat then there is only one option for the ref ?

Yep. I mean, there's no grey area there. It's clear. So who was the player who got sent off for Saints?

[FC_1919]

saintslad, on May 8 2008, 18:52, said:

I believe the words used by the captain was '' f****ng cheat''

Yes, and? If a player said that to me they would be quickly reprimanded. They would think twice about doing it again.

[Hoss]

jazzabhoy, on May 9 2008, 16:33, said:

This is my second and last post on this site! would all the siants followers please stop slagging of other teams and refs ok they make mistakes their human after all. But all this bitchy banter doesnt make my job or the teams job any easier!, Lets put posts on for the good of foootball and keep the banter low key you have a duty as suppporters of the club to behave and try to and give the club a decent name, dont rise to the bait if other punters try to rile you. Then we can maybe move forward and be respected!!.P.S well done to Crichton champs! and all clubs for effort been tough year

Well said Jazza,takes a big man to say what you did there.....much respect!!!!!!! !!!

[saintslegend]

jazzabhoy, on May 9 2008, 16:33, said:

This is my second and last post on this site! would all the siants followers please stop slagging of other teams and refs ok they make mistakes their human after all. But all this bitchy banter doesnt make my job or the teams job any easier!, Lets put posts on for the good of foootball and keep the banter low key you have a duty as suppporters of the club to behave and try to and give the club a decent name, dont rise to the bait if other punters try to rile you. Then we can maybe move forward and be respected!!.P.S well done to Crichton champs! and all clubs for effort been tough year

the "fan" doing the slagging is on the committee(son of the chairman),maybe you should have a word with him.never did know when to keep his mouth shut that boy

[footie fan]

saintslad, on May 7 2008, 17:06, said:

I wouldnt hav been bothered if we were beaten fairly but i jus feel as though Sproule should be named the cheat he is.

Knew it was you had called Sproule a cheat forgot what thread it was on getting a bit senile . So you can put your dummy back in and hope he doesn't read this site. Altho i sure some one will have told him how petty the saints r

[footie fan]

saintslad, on May 15 2008, 16:44, said:

I told you it wasnt that thread i said it on you were on the ref standard thread.

I aint bothered if he reads it or not im pretty sure he knows how many people feel about him including me.

I am sure he aint bothered what you think of him. I take it from your comment you have been man enough to say it to his face. I aint going to continue replying to you as your manager pointed out who suffer's not the so called fans its the club so good luck next season

[boyfaethetoon]

footie fan, on May 15 2008, 20:43, said:

I am sure he aint bothered what you think of him. I take it from your comment you have been man enough to say it to his face. I aint going to continue replying to you as your manager pointed out who suffer's not the so called fans its the club so good luck next season

well said footie i spoke to martin at rangers game last night and although he wouldn't say much about it he did say the only reason he took legal advice is cos the person wasn't man enough to come to his door and face him he has to hide behind this site couldn't get anything else other than he will continue next season cos he wont be chased out of the south by anyone

[ZCARS]

i have known martin for years
and like every other refereee
he gives honest decisions. he
might make mistakes we all do.
but he is no cheat that is the worst
thing a player can call a referee it
should be a red card everytime.

[boyfaethetoon]

saintslad, on May 16 2008, 10:00, said:

He's only saying that cos he aint good enough for the East

Maybe you should check S.F.A web he has a premier east match next sunday a league your team can only dream about playing in

[Offside164]

In my opinion South Of Scotland League is utter rubbish. What dp you expect class 1 refs to bother there arse to come down ere to be involved in that crap. i think not. the refs are very very good and defo not cheats if i was refin u could call me all the C words under the sun but not a cheat. Give the refs a break there doing their job ok mibi mistakes are made but who cares how many mistakes do players make in a match.... and concentration is a thing bwt refin and how is one sposed to concentrate watching the boring rubbish the south teams play?? This comment is even more specific to saints! Greetin faced gets.

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saintslad, on May 16 2008, 10:00, said:

He's only saying that cos he aint good enough for the East

You really dont realise that he was refereeing SPL games last year do you?

[boyfaethetoon]

saintslad, on May 16 2008, 15:51, said:

According to Andys stats the highest level he's done is the first division, he isnt even at a high enough level now to ref top junior games.

Think you'll find if you knew anything about the grading system in Scotland he can ref top junior games but chose not to and Andys stats are wrong