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Maxwell extends Willie Collum’s Ibrox ban

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Ian Maxwell has extended Willie Collum’s ban from being involved in matches involving Philippe Clement’s team.

After the Lanarkshire based official was on VAR duty at the Glasgow Derby on December 30 the Ibrox club released a furious campaign against Collum, finally telling media partners Heart & Hand that they’d requested that he no longer is involved in their matches.

On Saturday Livingston visit Ibrox with John Beaton in charge for the second time in 2024. Callum Scott and David Munro will on Fourth Official and VAR duty.

Three days later Aberdeen visit Ibrox with Don Robertson refereeing while Colin Steven and Greg Aitken take up the other roles.

In four SPFL matches since the order went out on Collum Maxwell has complied with 12 different officials on duty but not the referee who represented Scotland at the 2016 European Championships.

On Saturday Collum will referee the match between Hibs and St Mirren, four days later he will be on VAR duty for the fixture between Kilmarnock and Livingston, well away from the anger of Clement and his club’s fan media outlets.

The next round of appointments is for the Scottish Cup, a home tie against Ayr United would be the easiest fixture to reinstate Collum if Maxwell is to disobey instructions.

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  • Clachnacuddin and the Hoops says:

    The game in Scotland is well and truly fcuked and fcuked it is on an industrial scale…

    In life – mistakes I’ve made a few for sure –

    But it certainly wasn’t one to stop paying through a turnstile to see Celtic in the cheat fest farces that these three domestic competitions in this rancid football country bloody well are !

    • Scud Missile says:

      You get what you pay for a nickel&dime league with nickel&dime prize money with nickel&dime players and nickel&dime managers,and board full of TOP QUALITY GRIFTERS.

  • Terence Nova says:

    I’m advised that our Board has a statement waiting to be issued…regarding Sevco’s unacceptable behaviour on this matter.And they will include Maxwell in the statement..AYE SO THEY FECKIN’ WILL….Not fit for purpose.

  • Scud Missile says:

    Last minute panic buy fir us, Shankland tonight with a minute left of the transfer window,only for sevco to gazump us and steal him from under our noses and rub it right in.
    Lol remember we have more cash supposedly than the new klub from ibrox,but it’s them doing all the buying.
    Totally blowing us right out the water.

  • nick snack says:

    Testing a comment send

  • Douglas Smith says:

    No wonder Scottish Football is finished!!
    Here Ian Maxwell bows down to Rangers regarding Willie Collum by extending his banishment from refereeing Rangers matches.
    If the SFA are supposed to be in charge Collum should be refereeing Rangers next home game.
    What hold do Rangers have over the SFA?

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