rbr 1,247 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 I hear our wee RE teaching cross wearing ref is getting the News of the Screws treatment tomorrow about his wee pal that he keeps on his whistle , shame , pity it wasn't about him being a crap ref 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanmidd 0 Posted January 30, 2010 Share Posted January 30, 2010 Is that not Willie Collum on your avatar? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rbr 1,247 Posted January 30, 2010 Author Share Posted January 30, 2010 Is that not Willie Collum on your avatar? Right that's it the Avatar has to go 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gisabeer 409 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Right that's it the Avatar has to go i thought it was aiden mcgeady. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I don't see what the big deal is regarding his whistle or the wee attachment on it. He's catholic, big deal! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,442 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Just the MHEDIA making a story out of nothing,again,lot of shite 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 (edited) Don't see the need to prostitute his "faith" in the work place. Bit tacky. Edited January 31, 2010 by Super_Ally 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 I hear our wee RE teaching cross wearing ref is getting the News of the Screws treatment tomorrow about his wee pal that he keeps on his whistle , shame , pity it wasn't about him being a crap ref . More like us getting the treatment from that toilet paper of a rag. The article was pro Collum, pro catholic & anti Rangers..... Here it is - Gers fans angry over ref's cross CONSPIRACY-CRAZY SUPPORTERS CLAIM WHISTLER IS BIASED TOWARDS CELTIC By James Mulholland, 31/01/2010 CONSPIRACY-crazy Rangers fans have blasted a referee for attaching a CROSS to his whistle. And they have flooded internet forums with bonkers claims that the gesture shows Willie Collum is BIASED towards Celtic. The ref showed the Christian symbol during last weekend's Hoops' match at St Johnstone. The Bhoys were losing 1-0 in the SPL clash when Collum sent off a Saints player. They went on to win 4-1. TV pundits said the official's decision was CORRECT. But afterwards, livid Gers fans still went online to slam the ref over his religious display. On one website, a sick poster fumed: "Job done Father Collum. You must be so proud." The referee, 31, had previously worn a St Christopher medal on his whistle during matches. Collum teaches religious education at Cardinal Newman High School in Bellshill, Lanarkshire. Last night he confirmed he'd attached a cross to his whistle. Collum said: "It's because I'm a Christian person. I don't believe anybody could question my honesty. I'm stunned." An SFA spokesman said: "We don't want to comment." . >>>No link to the NOTW<<< 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Even by the standards we have come to expect from our papers, that's stunningly bad. However, it's as much a by-product of the childish obsession some of us bears have with catholicism as it is of a dismally poor media. Get over it, stop giving these leeches and parasites an open goal. Disagree with Rome? Fine, take a course in theology and preach the reformed gospel. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted January 31, 2010 Share Posted January 31, 2010 Even by the standards we have come to expect from our papers, that's stunningly bad. However, it's as much a by-product of the childish obsession some of us bears have with catholicism as it is of a dismally poor media. Get over it, stop giving these leeches and parasites an open goal. Disagree with Rome? Fine, take a course in theology and preach the reformed gospel. . I agree tbh Andy. My main gripe with the article is that it's twisted and biased reporting... Making out that Rangers fans commenting on Collum's very obvious allegiances are 'crazy' & 'sick', whilst trying to downplay the picture/perception of the ref'. An unbiased article on someone like Collum might have touched on the question of whether it's actually appropriate for a RC RE teacher to be refereeing at a Celtic game at all in the SPL given that there's a 99.9% chance that he'll be wanting Celtic to win.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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