After a secret meeting with Crawford Allan, Jonny McFarlane has been explaining the virtues of Scotland’s unbiased referees to readers of The Herald.
In recent years it has been proven that a Judge and Senior Police Officer allowed their support for Rangers to influence their job of work, incredibly it seems that Scotland’s part time referees are immune from that issue. Even when they are boozing in the Crown Bar in Bellshill or being congratulated by their staunch family members on Ibrox appointments.
It seems that the Brains behind Newsquest Sport is easily influenced, rather than taking the opportunity to quiz the Head of Refereeing at the SFA McFarlane is happy to act as a messenger.
Nothing has been published about the superior ability of referees from Lanarkshire and Glasgow over the rest of the country or how one club can go on a run of 68 SPFL matches without conceding a penalty.
Conspiracy nonsense debases Scottish football culture. Infantile innuendo from people who should know better does nothing but pander to the hard of thinking.
My @heraldscotland columnhttps://t.co/FavxBEgWfb
— Jonny McFarlane (@jonnyrmcfarlane) November 27, 2023
McFarlane knows that these issues are very much live on social media but rather than engage with a new audience he prefers the old school sneering at anyone daring to question the integrity of match officials.
With the Revered Mike McCurry leading extremist Orange Groups and former referees boasting on the After Dinner circuit about how they applied their own Laws of the Game there is plenty of issues to put to the SFA. Unless you are a Herald subscriber.
7 penalties in their last 5 games tells its own story,I’m sure 3 of them were beyond the 90 minute mark,2 of them in injury time when they were behind in the game ??
— Johnnybhoy19 (@johhybhoy1960) November 27, 2023
Scottish football is institutionally bias. You probably know it deep down but of course you are going to ignore the evidence & look for confirmation bias. How sad is it that when the ref was directed to the VAR screen yesterday thousands of Dons fans just walked out in disgust.
— Kevin Rinchey ????????? (@broomhilldons) November 27, 2023
Trying way too hard this time ?
— maestro#8 (@cotterboy7) November 27, 2023
Jonny of rangers review. Just another that can’t see what’s staring him in the face.
— ScottyDon (@ScottyDon1985) November 27, 2023
I’ve no doubt you published a similar article when Steven Gerrard, after his first league game in charge, declared that referees have had it in for rangers for years.
— Bandolero (@gurja_tait) November 27, 2023
The media are too scared to call it out so it’s up to managers to do it
— Mark Nicholas (@joydivision61_h) November 27, 2023
Riddle me this ?? pic.twitter.com/QfqWcLpV06
— Algarve Celtic (@AlgarveCeltic) November 27, 2023
We see ye Jonny ….
— celts1986 (@buckshot_1986) November 27, 2023
How many penalties have they conceded in the league since VAR?
— Ryan Mallon (@tashbootlegs) November 27, 2023
The irony of this from someone who at one time played the “Neutral” card himself is a good laugh. Thought you’d be all over this. ?
— Colin Bruce (@cozzybruce1888) November 27, 2023
? “Penalty Rangers”
Celtic chief Michael Nicholson’s cutting reply when quizzed on referees and VAR at AGMhttps://t.co/6vJYJ8p66Ihttps://t.co/6vJYJ8p66I
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) November 22, 2023
What the public need at these ‘off the record ‘ pow wow’s ‘ is for someone to stick the camel’s nose under the tent to sniff out and expose the secrecy and informal pals act’ s chin wags to everyone who has an interest in Scottish football ? Someone with the Donegal’s to stand up and ask questions like for example : Mr Allen , why do you think that there are hundreds of thousands , if not millions of football fans in Scotland who believe that certain referees and officials give favourable decisions to the Rangers while the other clubs are given the regular rules decisions? Are they all wrong …every single one of them ?
The real problem is the clubs do nothing about it.
It’s there for all to see, the calls being made are shite, every one of the call ins, papers and any outlet are putting it out there nothing to see here,, and ffs the pundits and experts they’re bringing to tell us this are all out the same stable and the very, very few that ain’t like our board let it roll, it’s ay wonder the likes of sky treat our league as the do,,sfa,, spl,,, and refs need clearing out whole fkn lot of them
Guy from Rangers Review , Ibrox season ticket holder and Rangers media monkey
Expects every body to believe there’s no cheating going on to help his team because Crawford Allan told him so
And he’s got the brass neck to paint other people as hard of thinking
The only way to deal with this is for supporters to stop attending matches in all divisions. We all know that the clubs will do nothing to address this, however, if fans don’t attend games then this would draw attention from all over and the SFA etc al would be in focus. This would only need one or two games to attract the necessary attention. As we know, clubs won’t get involved, but if fan sites make it known that the reason for their actions are to expose the corruption in our game then things might change.
Excellent , starve the boards of money .
If Crawford Allan can’t accept responsibility for the dire and corrupt state of refereeing affairs then it is time for him to go.
Lol you get what you pay for a nickel&dime league a nickel&dime contract and nickel&dime officials.