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He saw that foul as he turned. that much was clear from footage. If he regularly performs as badly as yesterday, bearing in mind that we have considered, only, major, game changing, decisions, then he is not fit to referee in the SPFL. I find it difficult to believe that other sides suffer to the extent that Rangers does.

It's not just one Rangers' game though, is it? If you know his history....

If yesterday's travesty was an average, or typical, Collum performance, then it is beyond belief that he continues to referee 'top flight' games.

I only see Collum when he referees Rangers' games. If he has officiated other matches as badly as he has done, and continues to do, regularly, Rangers' games, then he would not be on the SPFL list, but would have been refereeing schools' football for some years.

If Collum saw the Colak incident clearly, then he had to award a penalty, for such it was. (The boiled egg analogy refers.) If Collum saw the Tavenier incident clearly, then he had a decision to make: was it jostling in the box, six of one half a dozen of the other, or was it a clear foul by our skipper? Referees often take the former view, as it is often not obvious who is the guilty party. If every instance of jockeying for position at free kicks or corners, was penalised, we would be watching a lot a dead balls being struck. Apart from that, the decision to caution Doyle-Hayes and red card Lundstram for tackles which were as near to identical as you will ever get on a football pitch was extraordinary by anyone's standards. In fact, the foul by the Hibs' man, on Lundstram, was in a position much further up the park than that committed by JL, so arguably was a worse infraction. And Hibs first was offside, both players being in advance of the defence. Marginal, but if you watch VAR in action, the proverbial fag paper comes into play, as it did last night, denying Jesus of the Arsenal (!!) a goal. In both orderings off, the red cards were out in a trice. Willie the Collum could outdraw Billy the Kid, imho. I am convinced that JL was dismissed to 'even things up', following the 'soft' penalty, and some noise at HT within the tunnel/dressing room areas. With Morelos, it looked personal. I suspect that Collum has been taken to task by some one or other(s), for perceived leniency towards the Colombian, in the past, and he grasped even yesterday's fairly flimsy opportunity to square the record.

If you have to ask, you will never know. You may may choose to call it incompetence, I couldn't possibly......

When the referee is the story then you know that he has had a stinker. He probably thinks that he was 'brave', an epithet for failure for that type. The Lundstram red was a clear attempt to even things up, following our 'controversial' penalty. The Morelos red was personal. Collum could not get the card out of his pocket quickly enough. I have watched a replay: anyone can see it smouldering as he brandished it, triumphantly.

Fuck.

Still?

Collum pulling out all the stops.

Collum evens it up. Whodda thunk it?

We will need to, now.

That Michael Stewart is, as my late mother would say, a dirty looking ticket.

The PSV 'keeper should have our gratitude, of course, for his howling howler, but I should probably nominate Colak for his goal, and hard work.

Sounds like a keeper, maybe....

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Good man. Every little helps.

Alight smirr this morning. Cloudy, overcast. Looks like it's here for the duration. Rain probable tonight.

Sorry to hear that, but get down to the PSV hotel immediately.

Tillman's mustard.

What's with the Welsh Connection? In my experience, if you get more than one Taff in a room, there will be a fight, most often between the Welshmen, and for reasons apparent to no rational person.

Fuck PSV Fuck the SFA And if there is anybody else involved, fuck them too.

In the Latin, Nemo me impune lacessit Literally No one assails me with impunity In this instance, Trash talk is for losers If you want the Glaswegian.....

He needs to get his Glaswegian up to speed.

A lot of players (all of them?) put in solid shifts, and no one really stood much above his team mates. I would go for Sands, but for a couple of very badly misplaced passes, in his own half, no less: therefore, Lawrence of Govan.