Watch Willie Collum’s nightmare at Pittodrie
The Euro 2016 bound whistler started the year with red cards awarded to Kenny McLean and Stephen McManus being successfully appealed and is signing off with double penalty awards in consecutive matches that barely warranted an appeal from the clubs involved.
In most professions after making very public mistakes you’d be wary about repeating those errors but when it comes to refereeing it seems that Collum can do as he pleases without suffering any consequences.
Speaking on Radio Scotland today Michael Stewart mentioned that the law of averages should mean that one of the penalties would be justified but Scotland’s leading referee can’t even master that basic law.
Stewart mentioned how most groups of supporters would have it in for a particular referee but when it comes to Collum he is universally viewed with contempt with his mistakes not restricted to any particular team.
Responding to claims put forward by his mentor Hugh Dallas that Collum was under extra scrutiny Stewart mentioned that he is only in the headlines because of the number of bad decisions that he makes which are having an undue influence on matches that he referees.
Yesterday’s penalty decisions for Inverness and Aberdeen were typical Collum awards given by someone who appears to have little connection or understanding of the game but determined to be the centre of attention.
Unfortunately Column’s year is not yet over with Wednesday’s Dundee v Celtic match set to be refereed by Scotland’s number one referee with the match being shown live on BT Sport.
