Scotsman SHAME

Sorry, should have mentioned he's an re teacher in a catholic school. and they DONT fail to mention that at all.

 

He is a Catholic.

 

Ah, much clearer. I skimmed the artical from that site as it wasn't the original artical n only seen "I'm a christian"

The artical, original and the linked one is just a complete non-story. I don't know or care for what the religion of any other ref in the country is.

 

Terrible excuse for journalism! He was my teacher for two years and never intimated an affection for anything other than teaching and refereeing. Be under no illusion he will be anything but honest and fair in his decisions.

 

This is totally unsurprising now...what a sad excuse for a newspaper!

 

both re teachers at my school are..

1. atheist and the other agnostic.

* rag of a paper, they all are.

 

We do now.

 

Anti Irish catholic sectarinism scotlands secret shame

 

Other than the contentious headline, which they could have avoided (but then the whole thing wouldn't be a story), the article doesn't seem to be offensive in any way

"His faith even saw him feature in a Sunday newspaper earlier this year as, prompted by the kind of risible internet supporter conspiracy which still lays bare the worst elements of the Old Firm rivalry, he was forced to defend the small cross he has attached to his referee's whistle.

"It's because I'm a Christian person," Collum was quoted as saying. "I don't believe anyone could question my honesty. I'm stunned."

Doesn't seem like they're attacking him, they seem to be on his side against the paranoid internet "fans" of which we all know neither team is exactly golden.

 

Scotland's not so secret shame more like, it's so blatant it's unreal.

 

Thats true just reminds me of the abuse mcgeady use to get from the fans if this was a black,jewish or asian player recieving this abuse there would be uproar but since its scotland and hes only a catholic its sweept under the carpet makes my blood biol

 

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Why for all these years has it been ok for all the others ref's who carried out the task been deemed to be fair just because they went to a protestant school and the minute someone from a Catholic school gets the job there is a problem.


I do think the crucifix on his whistle is a bit extreme. I myself wear one, but it is always underneath my top. It will make it a lot harder for him to do his job tomorrow, which could be detrimental to the result in our favour.

 

Who gives a * about his religion or his job or whatever, he is a referee and should be using the same rules as anyone else, wherever.

 

hopefully not, if so weve lost already:icon_mrgreen:

 

I've just read the actual article from the Scotsman, and it's nowhere near as anti-catholic as some here are making out to believe, if being anti-catholic at all.

Yes, they shouldn't have brought up the fact he's an RE teacher, but in a country so spiteful and bigoted about religion & the old-firm, what can ye expect?

I wish we all turned * atheist sometimes. Regardless, I won't be buying the Scotsman again. Then again, as a staunch nationalist, I don't buy the Labourite newspapers anyway.

 

puting pressure on him to give us sweet fa and give them the dodgy ones, hopefully he stays strong and doesn't fall into their trap!

 

Hope he awards us 2 penalties and blesses himself when we score them:icon_mrgreen:

Seriously though, who's to say the Ref has actually read that excuse for a rag in the first place.If I wiz the Ref, I wouldn'y read any papers the week leading up to the game let alone the day before it!

 

dont care wot religion he is ,we only want a fair ref is it to much to ask,does anyone know if he has given bad decisions against ,us this would disprove the theory he will favour us.
i am still worried that the person in charge of refereeing in scotland thinks hoopers wasnt a pen,* sake the first tackle was a definite ,the second most would give .
this is wot i want to see happen ,show the footage to a panel of refs outwith this country and see how many think it wasnt, then take it to sfa show them why our refs cant get it right ,cauz the person in charge cant.

 

Even if he hasnt read it im sure hes heard about it

 

Awrite then,I'd go about jaked up wae a blindfold and headphones on listening to Charlie and the Bhoys!:icon_mrgreen:

If the guys a true Pro and not a true Blue then everything should be fine.
Have Faith brothers and sisters...he supposedly has....let's hope that is the case!