Breaking news on SSN - Willie Collum

[Gazza_8 233]

He's received a number of threatening phonecalls to his house phone number since Sundays OF game. Hs wife and kids have also been threatened.

 

Edit: Taken from the Daily Reocrd.

 

OLD Firm ref Willie Collum received chilling death threats just hours after taking charge of the powder-keg Glasgow derby on Sunday.

 

The shaken official answered a number of sinister phone-calls at his Lanarkshire home with the caller threatening to "go after him and his wife and children".

 

It's understood Collum reported the calls to the police but turned down the offer of protection outside his home. The 31-year-old outraged Celtic manager Neil Lennon by awarding Rangers a penalty in the second half of the top of the table showdown.

 

Last night Collum's SFA bosses confirmed that he had been the target of death threats and added that there was a sectarian undertone to the calls .

 

Spokesman Darryl Broadfoot said: "Willie received a number of threatening calls at his home on Sunday. night, one of which was taken by his wife .

 

"This kind of behaviour is abhorrent and has no place in football."

 

The threats comes as several top officials are believed to be considering their futures because of the intense scrutiny they are being placed under.

 

Linesman Steven Craven resigned yesterday after being caught up in a furore over a decision to deny Celtic a penalty at Dundee United.

 

Dougie McDonald, who was in charge of that game, has also told his bosses of his increasing discontent with the pressure being puton our top whistlers.

 

See at the end of the day, it's only a game of football FFS!

Edited October 26, 2010 by Gazza_8

[Norris Cole 0]

And nowhere does it say they came from Celtic fans . . . .

[wabashcannonball 0]

And nowhere does it say they came from Celtic fans . . . .

 

They would have to prove that first, natural justice and all that.........

[Norris Cole 0]

They would have to prove that first, natural justice and all that.........

 

You think they'd wait to prove it if it was Rangers fans?

[andrew_2010 0]

sectarian abuse towards a referee that was perceived to have given a decision against celtic who just happens to be a religious studies teacher at a catholic school?

 

The above point aside, that is disgraceful. I feel ashamed when football gets this type of coverage, no matter where it comes from. Good luck Collum.

[wabashcannonball 0]

You think they'd wait to prove it if it was Rangers fans?

 

 

Now there is the rub, you don't know and I don't know, but there again our fans are an easier target than the taarriers.......... maybe because the taarriers board fights their corner, right or wrong, if only Bain had the same backing to give us....

[pete 2,499]

Normally you could laugh this off as some school kids mischief but with the the tim supporters love of terrorism you never know if there are still some wannabe's amongst them who see this as an opportunity to mak a name for themselves.

[Gazza_8 233]

I wonder if he's getting any abuse/stick off the pupils at Cardinal Newman High School.

[pete 2,499]

I wonder if he's getting any abuse/stick off the pupils at Cardinal Newman High School.

 

I wonder if he dares to show up. A few weeks on a sickie?

[Guest sumus populi]

Time the Celtic Directors were asked to visit the SFA offices. They have a lot to answer!