Assistant Referee Steven Craven...

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

wasnt on last night so not sure if this was posted, from The Guardian

Assistant referee Steven Craven quits after abuse following Celtic row Linesman under fire after Dundee United-Celtic match

SFA fears further resignations as criticism of officials grows

Tweet this Ewan Murray guardian.co.uk, Monday 25 October 2010 22.49 BST

Dougie McDonald hands over an object thrown on to the pitch in Celtic's win at Dundee United. His assistant has now quit refereeing. Photograph: Lynne Cameron/PA

The Scottish Football Association fears further resignations from referees and officials after Steven Craven, the assistant referee who overturned a penalty award to Celtic during their game at Dundee United nine days ago, quit today.

The level of abuse Craven has received for that intervention has led him to end his refereeing career, the SFA admitted tonight. "I can confirm that I have met with the relevant match officials and members of the referee departments regarding the events that occurred during the recent match between Dundee United and Celtic," said Stewart Regan, the SFA's chief executive. "I can also confirm that Steven Craven has tendered his resignation and will no longer officiate in the professional game. I hope to conclude the investigation within the next 48 hours and will make further comment at that time."

The SFA believes Craven may not be the last to adopt that stance, with worries growing within Hampden Park over continually negative scrutiny of referees. Kenny Clark, a former top-flight official in Scotland, has claimed that his ex-colleagues have been "receiving letters with razor blades in them and having their windows smashed" by irate fans.

Celtic have made their displeasure with decisions plain recently. The referee for Sunday's Old Firm derby, Willie Collum, was castigated by the club's manager Neil Lennon for awarding a dubious penalty to Rangers. The SFA has thus far not publicly backed Collum over his performance.

does anyone think the same would happen to collum? after sunday?

can you imagine what would happen in the media if our fans forced out a ref??

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link please

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2010/oct/25/assistan-referee-quits-celtic-dundee-united

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their fans are fucking scum, we all already know this.

there is no such thing as a fair loss with them. it was pointed out by another member on here that if it was not for terrible referring decisions in the past, we would be on the run for 4 in a row...but we never sent any letters to the SFA.

to send threats to the OF ref and give verbal abuse to the refs family, with death threats aswell comes as no surprise to me.

Remember, it was the same fans who posted a Rangers players address on a forum, with the hope someone would take up this great offer and go give him what they thought of him.

Their fans are delusional, pathetic inbred morons. Parkhead is a breeding ground for hatred and republicanism. They can all go fuck themselves, every last one of them.

Those paragons of virtue, the embodiment of morality, the self-proclaimed greatest fans in the world?

Let’s lighten things up a little by having a quick quiz:

1) Which Scottish football ground was closed for a month during the 2nd World War because of the unpatriotic behaviour and pro-Nazi chants of their fans? (1)

2) Which set of football supporters chanted “Ar-gen-tina, Ar-gen-tina, Ar-gen-tina” and "Malvinas, Malvinas" during the Falklands War in expression of their support for General Galtieri’s fascist military dictatorship of Argentina in 1981/82?

3) Which set of football supporters were responsible for the single worst act of football-related racism seen in the UK, on 2nd January 1988? (2)

4) Which set of football supporters sing a song in praise of “Sean South of Garryowen”, a murdering terrorist and member of the anti-Semitic 'Maria Duce'?

5) Which set of football supporters racially abused their own players Ian Wright and Regi Blinker in the Club car park after being beaten at home by Inverness Caley Thistle? (3)

6) Which set of football supporters sing in praise of a former Hitler Youth member?

7) Which set of football supporters regularly sings the praises of a Nazi-collaborating terrorist organisation and a Nazi collaborating religious sect?

8) Supporters of which club were arrested at Preston Railway station for assault and racial abuse? (4)

9) Supporters of which club were banned from Parkhead on 19th September 2003 after making Nazi salutes during a game against Bayern Munich? (5)

10) Supporters of which club racially abused and brutally stabbed and slashed two Asian men at Glasgow Cross in September 2007? (6)

Clue: They don’t wear blue.

Lennon is an unprofessional, classless "manager". I really hope the worst for him.

We are the establishment club, we always have been. We will keep our traditions of class. God bless the Rangers.

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Apparently (well according to the radio) he resigned due to not recieving back up from the SFA. It was apparently not him who instigated the change in decision

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i went to a church event recently that mike mccurray was speaking at. you should hear the stories he tells about the letters and abuse he recieved. scary stuff.

rats pinned to a board with an aberdeen scarf on.

house surrounded and paving stones thrown through windows but celtc fans in their 30's and 40's after he never sent of a player who acidentialy injured larson in a clash of heads.

then you talk to him in private about the fenian led witch hunt that forced him out.

its crazy stuff.

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their fans are fucking scum, we all already know this.

there is no such thing as a fair loss with them. it was pointed out by another member on here that if it was not for terrible referring decisions in the past, we would be on the run for 4 in a row...but we never sent any letters to the SFA.

to send threats to the OF ref and give verbal abuse to the refs family, with death threats aswell comes as no surprise to me.

Remember, it was the same fans who posted a Rangers players address on a forum, with the hope someone would take up this great offer and go give him what they thought of him.

Their fans are delusional, pathetic inbred morons. Parkhead is a breeding ground for hatred and republicanism. They can all go fuck themselves, every last one of them.

Those paragons of virtue, the embodiment of morality, the self-proclaimed greatest fans in the world?

Let’s lighten things up a little by having a quick quiz:

1) Which Scottish football ground was closed for a month during the 2nd World War because of the unpatriotic behaviour and pro-Nazi chants of their fans? (1)

2) Which set of football supporters chanted “Ar-gen-tina, Ar-gen-tina, Ar-gen-tina” and "Malvinas, Malvinas" during the Falklands War in expression of their support for General Galtieri’s fascist military dictatorship of Argentina in 1981/82?

3) Which set of football supporters were responsible for the single worst act of football-related racism seen in the UK, on 2nd January 1988? (2)

4) Which set of football supporters sing a song in praise of “Sean South of Garryowen”, a murdering terrorist and member of the anti-Semitic 'Maria Duce'?

5) Which set of football supporters racially abused their own players Ian Wright and Regi Blinker in the Club car park after being beaten at home by Inverness Caley Thistle? (3)

6) Which set of football supporters sing in praise of a former Hitler Youth member?

7) Which set of football supporters regularly sings the praises of a Nazi-collaborating terrorist organisation and a Nazi collaborating religious sect?

8) Supporters of which club were arrested at Preston Railway station for assault and racial abuse? (4)

9) Supporters of which club were banned from Parkhead on 19th September 2003 after making Nazi salutes during a game against Bayern Munich? (5)

10) Supporters of which club racially abused and brutally stabbed and slashed two Asian men at Glasgow Cross in September 2007? (6)

Clue: They don’t wear blue.

Lennon is an unprofessional, classless "manager". I really hope the worst for him.

We are the establishment club, we always have been. We will keep our traditions of class. God bless the Rangers.

Perfect post, IMHO.

[DarcheVinny 1,003]

their fans are fucking scum, we all already know this.

there is no such thing as a fair loss with them. it was pointed out by another member on here that if it was not for terrible referring decisions in the past, we would be on the run for 4 in a row...but we never sent any letters to the SFA.

to send threats to the OF ref and give verbal abuse to the refs family, with death threats aswell comes as no surprise to me.

Remember, it was the same fans who posted a Rangers players address on a forum, with the hope someone would take up this great offer and go give him what they thought of him.

Their fans are delusional, pathetic inbred morons. Parkhead is a breeding ground for hatred and republicanism. They can all go fuck themselves, every last one of them.

Those paragons of virtue, the embodiment of morality, the self-proclaimed greatest fans in the world?

Let’s lighten things up a little by having a quick quiz:

1) Which Scottish football ground was closed for a month during the 2nd World War because of the unpatriotic behaviour and pro-Nazi chants of their fans? (1)

2) Which set of football supporters chanted “Ar-gen-tina, Ar-gen-tina, Ar-gen-tina” and "Malvinas, Malvinas" during the Falklands War in expression of their support for General Galtieri’s fascist military dictatorship of Argentina in 1981/82?

3) Which set of football supporters were responsible for the single worst act of football-related racism seen in the UK, on 2nd January 1988? (2)

4) Which set of football supporters sing a song in praise of “Sean South of Garryowen”, a murdering terrorist and member of the anti-Semitic 'Maria Duce'?

5) Which set of football supporters racially abused their own players Ian Wright and Regi Blinker in the Club car park after being beaten at home by Inverness Caley Thistle? (3)

6) Which set of football supporters sing in praise of a former Hitler Youth member?

7) Which set of football supporters regularly sings the praises of a Nazi-collaborating terrorist organisation and a Nazi collaborating religious sect?

8) Supporters of which club were arrested at Preston Railway station for assault and racial abuse? (4)

9) Supporters of which club were banned from Parkhead on 19th September 2003 after making Nazi salutes during a game against Bayern Munich? (5)

10) Supporters of which club racially abused and brutally stabbed and slashed two Asian men at Glasgow Cross in September 2007? (6)

Clue: They don’t wear blue.

Lennon is an unprofessional, classless "manager". I really hope the worst for him.

We are the establishment club, we always have been. We will keep our traditions of class. God bless the Rangers.

absolutely spot on

[SirWalterSmithLegend 206]

their fans are fucking scum, we all already know this.

there is no such thing as a fair loss with them. it was pointed out by another member on here that if it was not for terrible referring decisions in the past, we would be on the run for 4 in a row...but we never sent any letters to the SFA.

to send threats to the OF ref and give verbal abuse to the refs family, with death threats aswell comes as no surprise to me.

Remember, it was the same fans who posted a Rangers players address on a forum, with the hope someone would take up this great offer and go give him what they thought of him.

Their fans are delusional, pathetic inbred morons. Parkhead is a breeding ground for hatred and republicanism. They can all go fuck themselves, every last one of them.

Those paragons of virtue, the embodiment of morality, the self-proclaimed greatest fans in the world?

Let’s lighten things up a little by having a quick quiz:

1) Which Scottish football ground was closed for a month during the 2nd World War because of the unpatriotic behaviour and pro-Nazi chants of their fans? (1)

2) Which set of football supporters chanted “Ar-gen-tina, Ar-gen-tina, Ar-gen-tina” and "Malvinas, Malvinas" during the Falklands War in expression of their support for General Galtieri’s fascist military dictatorship of Argentina in 1981/82?

3) Which set of football supporters were responsible for the single worst act of football-related racism seen in the UK, on 2nd January 1988? (2)

4) Which set of football supporters sing a song in praise of “Sean South of Garryowen”, a murdering terrorist and member of the anti-Semitic 'Maria Duce'?

5) Which set of football supporters racially abused their own players Ian Wright and Regi Blinker in the Club car park after being beaten at home by Inverness Caley Thistle? (3)

6) Which set of football supporters sing in praise of a former Hitler Youth member?

7) Which set of football supporters regularly sings the praises of a Nazi-collaborating terrorist organisation and a Nazi collaborating religious sect?

8) Supporters of which club were arrested at Preston Railway station for assault and racial abuse? (4)

9) Supporters of which club were banned from Parkhead on 19th September 2003 after making Nazi salutes during a game against Bayern Munich? (5)

10) Supporters of which club racially abused and brutally stabbed and slashed two Asian men at Glasgow Cross in September 2007? (6)

Clue: They don’t wear blue.

Lennon is an unprofessional, classless "manager". I really hope the worst for him.

We are the establishment club, we always have been. We will keep our traditions of class. God bless the Rangers.

Well said

I agree with everything except the bold bit, can you explain please. As far as i can see, they are the establishment club.