Why did the club back down in its stance on Collum?

[deedle]

It is up to the players every game to win mucka. It is entirely in their hands to defend well and take their chances when the time comes. Last game hesitancy in defence and poor finishing cost us. That was down to the Rangers players not the ref. Anyway stop flapping about officials, if you're going to flap over something make it over whether Tav can defend maeda, who will partner Souter, whether borna gets replaced by a half fit ridvan, whether our midfield have what it takes to dominate, impact the game and score and whether Dessers can get a shot away when he has an age to manage it. That is a bigger issue than who refs the game. If you concentrate on refs then the players who can't do it when it counts get a bye. We can't beat them regardless of referee and it's our players who are in the last chance saloon not the ref.

This simplistic line of argument blithely ignores the fact that if they get Champions League money courtesy of biased refs they’re effectively guaranteed to have better players.

The title race this season is so tight that referees have made a critical difference.

Blaming ‘the players’ is a smoke-screen.

 

[looway]

This simplistic line of argument blithely ignores the fact that if they get Champions League money courtesy of biased refs they’re effectively guaranteed to have better players.

The title race this season is so tight that referees have made a critical difference.

Blaming ‘the players’ is a smoke-screen.

If it's a stitch up across the board why would anyone watch the sport? You must believe that the refs are poor and not deliberately biased against Rangers. Celtic have had a good run at champions league money, they haven't invested well that's why we're close but the players we have don't appear to have what it takes to beat them. Nothing will change until we find players who turn up against celtic. The officials aren't going anywhere soon and there won't be some exposé coming soon highlighting years of corruption. We have to look at our players and our players alone to do what needs to be done.

 

[StepoverKing]

Think they had H&H get the message across, was a daft thing to do.

No it wasn't.

 

[deedle]

If it's a stitch up across the board why would anyone watch the sport? You must believe that the refs are poor and not deliberately biased against Rangers. Celtic have had a good run at champions league money, they haven't invested well that's why we're close but the players we have don't appear to have what it takes to beat them. Nothing will change until we find players who turn up against celtic. The officials aren't going anywhere soon and there won't be some exposé coming soon highlighting years of corruption. We have to look at our players and our players alone to do what needs to be done.

Even useless refs don’t miss blatant handballs like Johnston's or a stamp like McGregor's at the weekend.

The common factor is that potentially result-changing decisions do not as a rule go against Celtic. The one arguable exception - Hearts' penalty at Tynecastle - led to a predictable outburst from Rodgers and an equally predictable slap-on-the-wrist punishment.

 

[Grimsdale]

We'll be talking about him after the game on Saturday, guaranteed, and not positively.

 

[robbo89]

This simplistic line of argument blithely ignores the fact that if they get Champions League money courtesy of biased refs they’re effectively guaranteed to have better players.

The title race this season is so tight that referees have made a critical difference.

Blaming ‘the players’ is a smoke-screen.

100% this. In my estimation the referees must have accounted for something like a 9-12 point swing this season.

It is utterly farcical what we're up against and the club was right to correct to highlight this. Just a shame our manager didn't get on the same page with the club's messaging and ended up undermining the reasonable and proper demands that the club made.

Within a season or two he'll get it I think. He must be more and more confounded by the treatment Rangers face in this country.

 

[Angrybluebear]

Days like today happen when you have a weak willed Board who care for nothing but our money.

 

[sammy1872]

Clement clearly didnt know what we were up against in december. After 3 old firms i seriously hope he does now. Whether its conscious cheating or subconsciously taking the easy life. Its a fact its easier to give decisions against us and for them. Take todays game i have no doubts if one of there players made lundstrums tackle they dont get sent off ( it was a red) and if we had got the penalty o riley did collum overturns it jusy like Robertson did for roofes goal in September

 

[stevieblue80]

Days like today happen when you have a weak willed Board who care for nothing but our money.

Absolutely spot on.
Can you imagine the sfa telling them to go away and be quiet ?
Not a chance,but as you say weak leadership.

 

[robbo89]

Days like today happen when you have a weak willed Board who care for nothing but our money.

Bang on the money. Their silence is a dereliction of duty as far as I'm concerned.

 

[Angrybluebear]

Well this is what happens when you have a spineless Board.

All full of Soundbites to appease us mugs as fans, in truth what they really are saying is shut up and give us your money.

 

[Googsly 8]

Not sure if you're serious mate but the club cannot dictate who referees our games.

It was pretty stupid for that part to come out unofficially.

But but but Brenda says he was shite cos they lost a game ........ gets HALF the recognised punishment for it, then Father Colum gets rewarded with a promotion. Best not get on the wrong side of them imo..........
Thick as thieves the whole lot of them