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Author: Jim MasonJim Mason Date: Aug 24, 2008 09:04
> Jim Mason wrote:
>>> В "Blue1873" wrote:
>>
>>>> You can always play Maloney, you paid twice what you paid for a guy who
>>>> hardly had a game!
>>
>>>> I think this may be a bad move for Celtic.
>>
>>> Seems to be working out well so far....two great assists yesterday,
>>> and he won the free kick that lead to the first goal.
>>
>> "Won" ??? It was never a free-kick in the first place! It seems Ian Brines
>> revealed his true knowledge of the laws of the game yesterday. Just ask
>> John Hughes!
>
> Away man, looked a free kick from where I was. tbh I didn't get a good
> view of the first goal, but you were well beaten in the end. Falkirk
> played some nice football in the first 30 minutes, your league
> position seems a incomplete reflection of your play for that period.
From my position in the Beer Cafe watching Celtic TV - I can assure it was
never a foul! And I was only on my second Erdinger at that point. I didn't
spot the handball at the time though - only after several replays.
I wish those that stream matches on Sopcast would do so at a far higher
resolution - I like my free soccer to watchable ;-)
>> I recall witnessing Brines book a Hibs player at Parkhead three or four
>> seasons ago when Brines had his back to the `foul` and nver ever saw it.
>> And no - the officials weren't miked up. To be fair - the Celtic supporters
>> around me in the main stand were as appalled as I was and expressed their
>> displeasure at his ineptitude. Perhaps the fact that Hartson had scored two
>> late goals to nullify Riordan's opener made them into decent neutral
>> observers :-)
>
> TV evidence is the only way we will eradicate this crisis in the game.
> Unless you have any other suggestions.
I would start with putting the likes of Brines back to amateur and minor
Junior fixtures. For some bizarre reason he has been fast accelerated to
grade 1 and it clearly has been a major mistake. He is most inept of all
the current grade 1 refs. A lot of this crisis could be eliminated through
inisiting on competence. I find it hard to believe that there aren't more
competent young refs coming through. But I suppose if the SFA continue to
insist that as well as refereeing - our grade 1 refs must also hold down
high powered jobs - then that might well be the case.
I would finish by introducing TV evidence. However that would not eradicate
someone like Brines entering a dressing room and trying to impose his
interpretation of the rules. Quite frankly he should never referee another
senior match on that basis alone! I truly hope John Hughes and Falkirk FC
do not this issue rest.
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