Referee for Sunday

[LawSteelman]

Is Craig Thomson.

And I thought we'd seen the last of that clown.

[texaco cup]

So what order does it go in again Motherwell player ordered off, penalty to Rangers, goal chopped off. Bad enough playing against eleven men������

[LawSteelman]

None of that would surprise me, but then again it wouldn't surprise me if they get a red card too. He actually let us off with a stonewall penalty in the playoff second leg when the tie was still in the balance at 0-0 so we've benefitted from his madness in the past. He's not a cheat or biased, he's just an awful referee and compounds it by being extremely arrogant and fussy and seems to revel in making himself the number one topic of discussion in matches.

[DIBolton]

I think Hartley has set himself up for a red card with his stupid comments today.

[firparkUSA]

I think Hartley has set himself up for a red card with his stupid comments today.

His comments were ridiculous... Motherwell players always give too much respect to the old firm so it serves no beneficial purpose for him to say no respect will be given on the pitch either.
If he gets a ban that hurts the club, not him.... he could be fined, but really what Robinson should do is come out and say he’s dropping Hartley for this game given his remarks.
I doubt that will happen.

[LawSteelman]

His comments were ridiculous... Motherwell players always give too much respect to the old firm so it serves no beneficial purpose for him to say no respect will be given on the pitch either.
If he gets a ban that hurts the club, not him.... he could be fined, but really what Robinson should do is come out and say he’s dropping Hartley for this game given his remarks.
I doubt that will happen.

He has and he's given Thomson even more amunition to 'make a name for himself' by red carding him just days after making some very ill timed and ill advised comments just days before a high profile match. We're sitting bottom of the league with no points and no goals to our name and the last thing we needed was our captain coming out with nonsense like that in an official press conference. Hartley is a 30 year old man and in a position of responsibility, not a youngster and he really should have known better.

He has I fear, created a huge rod for his own and our backs on Sunday.

[texaco cup]

What’s the chances that high balls are pumped into our box in the hope Hartley accidentally or otherwise ends up elbowing someone,we then end up playing with 10 men. IMO Hartley would be nowhere near my starting eleven even if it means weakening an already vulnerable defence, would also remove him from being captain as his comments send out the wrong message regarding him,team and the football club. ��.

[jwok]

Hartley would be the first name on the team sheet if I was picking the team.

[Wellup4it]

Hartley is a good player and a real aset to the defence and team but his comments, in response to a media trap, were downright wrong. We can expect no favours from Thomson on Sunday - I thought he had retired. Whats the betting on a red card for us?

[jwok]

I believe the SFA abandoned the age limit on referees (used to be 47 I think). Now, fitness is the criteria.