Quote Originally Posted by afc1903mad View Post
Guys,
I'm going to take a different mindset and defend the ref, just a little.
Now I do usually berate him, but reflecting on his performance, it's quite possible that: -

He should have sent off Bowman, but opted not to because he did not see it or did not realise the severity.
He should also have sent off Alves, for his kick out.
He should also have sent off Moult for retaliation.
He could also have sent off the other hun for pushing Moult over.

So in all, he's cancelled out the Bowman sending off with the Alves one
And tried to diffuse the matter by booking Moult and the other hun.

What value would it have given sending all 4 off?
Motherwell would have been without Moult and Bowman for the final against Celtic, whilst SevCo wold miss Alves and the other hun (if they are still there) in next seasons last 16)

Arguably, the officiating was slightly in Motherwells favour because of the final up coming and the timing of the incidents.

I repeat, I do usually berate McLean for his performances and this was not really any better, but in hindsight, in terms of fairness, he was pretty level in my opinion over these incidents
Two points

If he didn't see an incident he can't opt one way or another. If he didn't see it he is totally incompetent. If he 'didn't see it' he is corrupt.

Second, why do people think that refs reffing sevco have options which they don't have reffing other teams? With Stockley for instance, also Barry Robson, and Rougvie in '79 the default and apparently only 'option' was always a swift red card.

If he saw everything and followed the thought process you set out then he is consciously favouring certain teams and disadvantaging others.