Rodgers Reckons Refs Are For The Watching. Didn’t take him long, did it ? Manager Brendan Rodgers says he is building up a dossier on referees north of the border. We’ve seen some of it.
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Section 2: Good Referees: Simply by letting it be known he’s keeping an eye on them may lead to less of the honest mistakes we have come to expect, one of which occured on Sunday when Hearts got a penalty when Jamie Walker spun around as if shot by someone in the stand- could happen, it’s Tynecastle- and fooled- or so he said later- referee John Beaton. Rodgers explained.“We study the referee. We look at the last 3. Does he give particular cards at a high level or not?
Everything’s in there.”Such as what school he went to, whether or not he has a surname as a first name, and , ost importantly, did he train as a referee with the SFA. Last ones a giveaway every time. It’s not actually as paranoid as it sounds. It’s all about preparation; “It’s not homework but the players are given a document on the opponent. Everything is in there about the player they are playing against.“We look at the offensive organisation of the opponent and the same defensively. So we study the opponent in depth.“But then it is the choice of the player to read it. It’s never forced on to them.“All of them will take away a document that will allow them to be 1.
Some will read every letter on there. Some, I’m sure, will set it down after 1. But that is life.“It’s about us knowing as a staff we have done absolutely everything for the players to gain that extra one per cent.“Then they don’t have any excuses. Creating that no- excuse environment is very important.” Suddenly, Celtic appear to have gone all professional, and we can already see the difference on the park. As the media are anticipating the upcoming game with “rangers”, which is marketed as the salvation of Scottish football, has Rodgers seen anything in the Ibrox team to cause him concern ?
Doesn’t look like it. The aftermath of the Hearts game, which was a great opener and sets us up for a great season, has led to one or two of the more controversial incidents being dealt with. Jamie Walker, the cheating little shit who fell over when he thought someone might tackle him is to be investigated by the SFA.
Scottish FA compliance officer Tony Mc. Glennan is weighing up whether to take action against Hearts playmaker Jamie Walker following Sunday’s controversial penalty incident.
Mc. Glennan is planning to review footage of the 3. Walker with a breach of Disciplinary Rule 2. The police are to investigate the fresh air swipe at Scott Sinclair by a Hearts fan after the new man scored.
The club will work with the police and share all relevant information as necessary. Especially after a chat with former hoops favourite Stilian Petrov.
I just want to enjoy my football again.“I worked under him at 1. Chelsea, coming from Bristol Rovers, and I played under him at Swansea and that was my best football which led me on to sign for Manchester City.“When I look back now, two or three years, the football hasn’t been great for me and I just wanted to be at a club, enjoying it and playing for a manager who knows me and gives the confidence to go and play freely. Two more signings this week ?
So we hear, one is Paddy Mc. Nair, a defensive midfielder, the other is Michel Vorm, a goalkeeper currently at Tottenham. Then there’s Jason Denaayer, the badly spelt Belgian who is unhappy with his lot at Manchester City, who has been linked with a return to Celtic by people who don; t know any better.
Steven Davis of Southampton has also been mentioned, as a sort of deflection as its really Alan Mac. Gregor who is on the radar. The idea is that if Craig Gordon hears we are after him, the shock of finding out will spur him on to greater performances, because lets face it, if thats who someone reckons is better than you, you need to take a good look at yourself.
On the way out, to Rotherham could be forgotten man Darnell Fisher, as Alan Stubbs continues to raid the reserves at Lennoxtown and save a fortune on his player budget. As with Scott Allan, a loan move has been mentioned, which would probably suit everyone at this stage.
With all of these arrivals, we can be sure that there will be some more leaving. From where I’m sitting, if Rodgers does get his way here, then Lawwell is certainly no longer in control of team affairs, and that is a significant and welcome change. Meanwhile, a little peculiarity has cropped up on twitter. Unless , of course, its all above board and anyone can use the term “Old. Firm ” as an asset to get a secured loan. But only in as far as it went. What Rangers omitted to mention themselves, and not for the first time either, is that their own fans also engaged in some truly horrifying acts of brutality.
During the course of the game there were also incidences of sectarian singing and flares were set off. As Edward Bowen QC wrote: “When the pitch invasion occurred the overwhelming majority of Rangers supporters behaved properly and many simply left the stadium. A small number allowed themselves to be taunted by the Hibs fans to the point of invading the pitch for the purpose of physical confrontation.”Please, spare me this utter drivel about these brave warriors taking to the field with the intention of gallantly protecting the players. Their team had long before left the field when they willingly became involved in the unrest. The likes of Wes Foderingham, Andy Halliday, Kenny Miller and Lee Wallace were nowhere to be seen.
The provocation they experienced, while extreme, was no excuse, none whatsoever, for the acts of barbarism they engaged in. I, along with many others inside the stadium, was genuinely concerned for the safety of those they set about. Custodial sentences may well be forthcoming against the individuals involved.
So should sporting penalties against the club. David Martin, Rangers head of security, has written letters to all of those fans arrested at the cup final informing them they have brought the Ibrox club into disrepute and are banned from attending both home and away matches.
They have also been told their season tickets will be forfeited and no compensation paid. That hardline stance should be warmly applauded. But it will not absolve the Ladbrokes Premiership club from further censure from the judicial panel. Rule 2. 8 of the competition rules clearly states, unlike in the senior leagues in Scotland, that “clubs are responsible for the behaviour of their players, officials, members and supporters”.
Rangers will, then, have to accept whatever retribution is meted out to them. They can have little cause to complain when it is. It has been the elephant in the room but now the Glasgow giant is back where our game needs it. Clubs up and down the country benefitted from the Gers when they came to town on . They were deserved triumphs, memorable days for those involved and they should inspire players and managers to strive for success this season and beyond.