Austin McCann Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 9 minutes ago, Muzza81 said: The interview with Steve Conroy was quite something. Absolutely unbelievable line of questioning. The line “Do you think it’s a concern that there’s more Rangers supporting referees than Celtic?” was a particular low point. Sums up this country. Yep. Got the impression that that a 50% split between celtic and rangers supporters would be acceptable. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Him saying that all refs will be either Sevco or Celtic fans was more pish. Horrible, horrible stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 minute ago, DA Baracus said: Him saying that all refs will be either Sevco or Celtic fans was more pish. Deep down we all are really though arent we? Really though, I mean we must be though eh? Eh? Eh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 23 minutes ago, Muzza81 said: The interview with Steve Conroy was quite something. Absolutely unbelievable line of questioning. The line “Do you think it’s a concern that there’s more Rangers supporting referees than Celtic?” was a particular low point. Sums up this country. Joking aside, as many others have said, I don't think refs are biased one way or another, I just think they're generally abysmal at their job in this country. For Conroy to suggest that there should be some kind of balance of refs who support one or the other, is an astonishing piece of dumbfuckery. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Just now, KnightswoodBear said: Joking aside, as many others have said, I don't think refs are biased one way or another, I just think they're generally abysmal at their job in this country. For Conroy to suggest that there should be some kind of balance of refs who support one or the other, is an astonishing piece of dumbfuckery. ^^^Im guessing Celtic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Steve conroy refereed 2 celtic games both ended in a draw clearly bias. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 The solution is clearly for each game to have 2 refs, one of Hunnic and one of Papish persuasion. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, KnightswoodBear said: Joking aside, as many others have said, I don't think refs are biased one way or another, I just think they're generally abysmal at their job in this country. It's the toughest job in football, look at any league, even one with far more resources, and I guarantee you won't have to look far to find someone criticising them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Il pin my colours to the mast right now. Aside from the chronic overall standard, I firmly believe both halfs of the arse gain from unfair refereeing over all other teams.The 12 points won or lost between the two clubs is largely insignificant balanced against what i perceive is pro Rangers/Celtic refereeing in the rest of their games. Yes the referees are biased. As usual in this tin pot fucking country, we are looking at it from entirely the wrong angle. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 Or governing bodies for that matter... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 minute ago, Bairnardo said: Il pin my colours to the mast right now. Aside from the chronic overall standard, I firmly believe both halfs of the arse gain from unfair refereeing over all other teams. The 12 points won or lost between the two clubs is largely insignificant balanced against what i perceive is pro Rangers/Celtic refereeing in the rest of their games. Yes the referees are biased. As usual in this tin pot fucking country, we are looking at it from entirely the wrong angle. I totally agree BUT I don't believe it's because the refs are fans of the clubs, it's the fact they have the largest supports and dominate so much of the media interest. I looked back at the St Johnstone - Motherwell 4-1 match from 2017 in which The Steelmen finished the game with 8 men and don't personally think it got the same amount of frenzied coverage. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Judge Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I'm more certain than ever that if opposition teams could limit the number of away fans from Celtic and Rangers giving themselves at least an 80/20 split that they'd find themselves getting fewer shit decisions against them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muzza81 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, KnightswoodBear said: Joking aside, as many others have said, I don't think refs are biased one way or another, I just think they're generally abysmal at their job in this country. For Conroy to suggest that there should be some kind of balance of refs who support one or the other, is an astonishing piece of dumbfuckery. I don't believe referees as biased either. I do think conditions/atmosphere can affect decision making but I don't believe any referee goes out to actively advantage one side or the other. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) There is very little incentive for referees to NOT give into pressure from huge crowds full of poorly educated psychopaths and stabbers. The press won't mention it, they will face little or no criticism on a professional level, and the danger of being revenge-targeted by fans of the likes of St Johnstone or Hamilton Accies is minimal to none. Edited February 5, 2019 by nsr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 2 hours ago, wastecoatwilly said: Steve conroy refereed 2 celtic games both ended in a draw clearly bias. Steve Conroy gave a penalty to Celtic when Cillian Sheridan was fouled 4 feet outside the box against Hamilton - your point is ? -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 I get that, since willy does actually spout idiotic ref conspiracies, it's not 100% clear, but I think he was being sarcastic this time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 15 minutes ago, Muzza81 said: I don't believe referees as biased either. I do think conditions/atmosphere can affect decision making but I don't believe any referee goes out to actively advantage one side or the other. I think this is true. Sam Cosgrove's red card at Ibrox being case in point. I listened to that game live on the radio and when it happened you could hear the outrage from the stands at whatever had happened, and having already been booked you just knew the second yellow was coming, that was without even having seen it. I do believe that if that happened at Pittodrie then it's not a red card. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingjoey Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Dons_1988 said: I think this is true. Sam Cosgrove's red card at Ibrox being case in point. I listened to that game live on the radio and when it happened you could hear the outrage from the stands at whatever had happened, and having already been booked you just knew the second yellow was coming, that was without even having seen it. I do believe that if that happened at Pittodrie then it's not a red card. It wasnt a booking, and hence a red card, for one reason and one reason only, it wasn’t a foul. The Rangers defender kicked Cosgrove on the foot and not the other way round. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) 2 minutes ago, kingjoey said: It wasnt a booking, and hence a red card, for one reason and one reason only, it wasn’t a foul. The Rangers defender kicked Cosgrove on the foot and not the other way round. I know that ETA -it was in response to the comment that the atmosphere contributed to the referees decision. There's a coming together and the home fans go nuts, referee is influenced. My point was that without having even seen it I could tell the outcome based on what I was hearing. Obviously once you see it the decision is a nonsense anyway. Edited February 5, 2019 by Dons_1988 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 8 hours ago, FuzzyBear said: Steve Conroy gave a penalty to Celtic when Cillian Sheridan was fouled 4 feet outside the box against Hamilton - your point is ? You will need to give me a date for that. Conroy only refereed 2 celtic games 3-3 with killie and 1-1 against the real rangers. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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