Hardie had a horrendous match today, he had no control or understanding of the game which is becoming a regular characteristic in the generation of referees coming through that have Collum as their role model.
Willie Collum was twice given the statement treatment, shamefully the SFA pandered to their newest club with the former RE teacher kept away from matches involving the Ibrox Tribute Act with their most recent statement coming in January of this year via one of their toxic fan media outlets.
For the families of John Beaton and David Dickinson there could be complimentary tickets for a match on January 2 or they might have to ask around to watch their favourite team.
On Monday afternoon the Ibrox media messengers were informed that new Ibrox CEO Paddy Stewart had contacted the SFA on the issue, today the former Manchester United man gave an in-house interview with the Scotsman jumping to conclusions from very bland, non-committal comments:
Two days after playing God in the match between Dundee and Motherwell, the SFA have appointed John Beaton to referee the League Cup Final on December 15.Some fans seem to think that Willie Collum’s appointment as Head of Refereeing at the SFA is a step forward, a new beginning.It is…
Scott has ticked the boxes to get his first Ibrox appointment from the SFA, he wasn’t going to jeopardise his ascent up the ranks with Aitken on hand just to make sure that he came to the right decisions.
In the summer of 2022 the SFA created two full time VAR roles, the recruitment policy is unclear but Aitken and Andrew Dallas got the jobs which puts them in charge of most televised matches from the VAR room.
Getting onto the UEFA list is the target for most aspiring referees, opening up access to business class travel, very generous expenses and match fees, something that Douglas Ross used to take full advantage of.
Ross County and Motherwell will host the Ibrox side in December, it seems fairly clear that fixture reverses weren’t considered since there is no certainty that Ibrox will be open for business again this year.
Whether it is three matches or five matches on a new ‘lay and play’ pitch in August it is far from ideal for Clarke and his squad but as the events of over 100 years have shown the purpose of the SFA is to accommodate clubs from Ibrox at every…