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Former referee in new sectarian twitter storm

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Jeff Winter has rapidly deleted a tweet quoting one of his favourite sectarian anthems.

The former English Premier League referee has been involved in many anti-catholic comments making him a big favourite on the after dinner speakers circuit.

Tonight he was asked if he was going to the match and replied with the level of humour that him and his fellow supporters are renowned for.

 

Winter’s desperation for attention has seen him make regular appeals for the blue pound- usually followed by quick retractions and limp excuses.

After a Joe Ledley goal defeated Rangers (IL) in December 2011 Winter reacted in typical fashion with a blog entry asking whether “altar boys” would get “abused in celebration” after a win for Her Majesty’s tax payers.

He followed that up two days later describing Pope Benedict XVI as “dress wearing, Nazi, kiddy fiddling protector”.

Web hosting service 123 Reg suspended the site after the posts were highlighted. In January the site re-appeared briefly before being suspended once again by 123 Reg. Shortly afterwards it reappeared after it was moved to a German web hosting service.

The former referee denied any knowledge of the posts in an interview with the Northern Echo, claiming he had been away touring New Zealand and Australia for 39 days and “had little or no opportunity to phone, email or text as I have been at sea most of the time.”

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