Its all gone a bit to far hasnt it?
I am an FA and KNVB (Dutch FA) qualified ref and ref top level amateur football and I would be scared to be out on the pitch as a ref or lino in Scottish FA football. I think its a total disgrace what has gone on and on for years in Scotland, this season its just boiled on and on. I dont support any of them and I am an Atheist so the religion card means nothing to me too. I just see thugs off and on the pitch spoiling for a fight. In this day and age of where football is at in most of the world its a disgrace.
I would really like UEFA to step in and remove the licence for the Scottish FA. Ban them from Europe for a few years, also the Reffs could play a part in hurting the clubs that want to carry on this shit.
Here is the lines from the FIFA manual which is also viable for UEFA competitions.
"a decision to stop or not to stop a match due to spectator interference or any problem in spectator areas" - so basically if the crowd start the sectarian chanting the ref should blow the whistle and gather the linos and walk to the dressing room. Game Over and report made to the FA to explain why.
Also reffs have the ultimate cover all rule.
"a decision to abandon a match for whatever reason"
Imagine a build up to an old firm game - all the bullshit in the press, all the usual build up. On match day the teams get on the pitch and just about to start when the ref decides the two sides have been antagonising each other all week so he think its not a sporting occasion and he abandons the game. Imagine the uproar it would cause! the TV companies would go mental at having no game to broadcast, hopefully lean on the FA more to take harsher action.
The only way to stop this is to fine and enforce bans and employ more people to watch the CCTV and get the idiots arrested and banned for life from every ground in Europe.
Bit of a rant but this kind of rubbish has no place in "my" football ;)
(, Thu 12 May 2011, 0:23, Share, Reply)
Calm down dear
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slartifartfast When all around are losing their heads, duck., Thu 12 May 2011, 8:34,
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You have some interesting and well thought out points there, from what is an interesting and wholly relevant perspective.
Personally, the way I'd solve the sectarian problem would be to scrap Scottish football because it's shite anyway.
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mr.dogshit The world's premier anthropomorphic canine faeces, Thu 12 May 2011, 10:24,
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Yeah that too ;)
But I was wearing my ref's hat (oh shit I wasn't - a ref is not allowed to wear a hat under any condition) but yeah I agree Scottish football is not up to much. Maybe that's why they have this sub game of sectarian violence going on?
(, Thu 12 May 2011, 11:39, Share, Reply)
Sorry, it is *your* football.
You chose to get actively involved in what is, to all intents and purposes, tribal warfare.
The *only* difference here is that the Scottish supporters are more vocal and open about it.
(, Thu 12 May 2011, 10:36, Share, Reply)
Not been to many amatuer football games then?
Normally the worst thing to happen is that the away team only buy me a half and not a pint after the game!
Yes in the 10 years I have been doing this I have been called all the names under the sun and a couple of times threatened but most of the times reminding the player that I am in charge and will take action stop it all.
Action for hitting a ref would be an automatic 3 year ban from all KNVB sanctioned football and a fine, also the whole club would probably get a ban, if not the offending team. I have seen football clubs driven out of business because their fans attacked a ref. If a club is banned the members wont pay subs so they have no money.
(, Thu 12 May 2011, 11:31, Share, Reply)