23-12-2020, 14:48
https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/news/cel...d=msedgdhp
The SFA "leaving nothing to chance" - a view being uttered by many Celtic fans after the announcement that this Rangers supporting referee has bizarrely been given this particular match. And no surprise at the response from many Hoops' fans. I've commented time n time again that I can't believe that the SFA have not followed a similar formal line to the English FA re ref appointments - a mandatory signed affidavit confirming any interest in a particular footie club and that interest will be taken into account when the FA assigns matches. This practise makes absolute common sense in trying to enforce impartiality when officiating FA fixtures plus removing any conscious or unconscious bias in the process. IMO we still live in a backward country when it comes to this kinda half-hearted stuff and the SFA naively preaching the element of trust in all their ref officials - total bullshit as unconscious bias would surely prevail with a Rangers supporting ref like Madden who would be trying so hard to remove that scrutiny from his performance anyway if he was trusted to officiate in such an impartial way. That is exactly why the English FA followed this formal line of ref appointment and that gives them good control over who officiates certain matches and who doesn't - SIMPLE!
The SFA "leaving nothing to chance" - a view being uttered by many Celtic fans after the announcement that this Rangers supporting referee has bizarrely been given this particular match. And no surprise at the response from many Hoops' fans. I've commented time n time again that I can't believe that the SFA have not followed a similar formal line to the English FA re ref appointments - a mandatory signed affidavit confirming any interest in a particular footie club and that interest will be taken into account when the FA assigns matches. This practise makes absolute common sense in trying to enforce impartiality when officiating FA fixtures plus removing any conscious or unconscious bias in the process. IMO we still live in a backward country when it comes to this kinda half-hearted stuff and the SFA naively preaching the element of trust in all their ref officials - total bullshit as unconscious bias would surely prevail with a Rangers supporting ref like Madden who would be trying so hard to remove that scrutiny from his performance anyway if he was trusted to officiate in such an impartial way. That is exactly why the English FA followed this formal line of ref appointment and that gives them good control over who officiates certain matches and who doesn't - SIMPLE!