ian1964 10,720 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 COPS were last night probing allegations referee Willie Collum has received death threats. Celtic fans were furious he denied the Hoops a last-minute penalty in Sunday's final. Now Strathclyde Police are investigating twisted internet abuse against the 33-year-old. A spokesman said: "We have received a number of complaints and will be looking into the matter." Teacher Collum, of Carfin, Lanarkshire, was bombarded with hate messages on Twitter within minutes of the final whistle. One read: "If I see Willie Collum at school tomorrow I will kill him!" Another sicko wrote: "A hope Willie Collum f*****g dies," and a demented tweeter posted: "I hope you die in your sleep#orsuuferabulletfromtheIRA." In 2010, Collum â?? who teaches at Cardinal Newman High in Bellshill, Lanarkshire â?? received threatening phonecalls after taking charge of a tense Old Firm match. He provoked fury when he awarded Rangers a penalty for their last goal in a 3-1 victory. The decision prompted Celtic to contact the SFA for a second time to complain about him. Read more: http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/4206444/Ref-web-threats-probed.html#ixzz1pdu3Q1Jn I see the BHEASTS are complaining again,fuck me they lose their first game for ages and they complain about another ref! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 And what's going to happen to lemon for criticising the ref, and to some extent, creating the venom against Collum. I mean, really. How long is this man going to get away with this fecking lack of anger management that seems to cause so much intense feeling towards refs? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,720 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 My bad interpretation I think,reading it again it reads as though they complained about the penalty in the game against us! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 You may have got the exact point wrong in this particualr story, but they're still abusing the ref, en masse. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMazza 0 Posted March 20, 2012 Share Posted March 20, 2012 At least we are seeing a tiny amount of parity. I don't however expect this to be a) widely reported or b) followed through. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,720 Posted March 20, 2012 Author Share Posted March 20, 2012 Heard it all before! Football thugs warned they face five years in jail for abusing referees Oct 28 2010 John Ferguson Thugs who threaten Scotland's referees face five years in jail if they are caught. Legal chiefs issued the warning after the Record told how Old Firm ref Willie Collum and his family were subjected to death threats in phone calls to their home on Sunday. Collum was targeted after giving Rangers a controversial penalty. And a senior prosecutor last night told twisted fans they will face "the full rigour of the law" if they threaten refs. Crown Office director of operations Scott Pattison said: "New legislation came into force on October 6 and created a new of fence of behaving in a threatening or abusive manner. "This offence covers telecommunications and, if convicted on indictment, carries a sentence of up to five years' imprisonment, or a fine, or both." The Crown Office said the new law could also be used to prosecute fans who threaten or abuse referees - or anyone else - at games. We revealed on Tuesday that Col lum received a number of threatening phone calls at his Lanarkshire home hours after Sunday's derby. In one call, at hug threatened to "go after him and his wife and children". It's understood Collum reported the calls to police but refused the offer of police protection at his home. The SFA said there was a sectarian element to the calls, one of which was taken by Collum's wife. A spokesman said: "This kind of behaviour is abhorrent and has no place in football." Celtic plan to write to the SFA to ask for an explanation of Collum's penalty decision. Manager Neil Lennon said: "If there's a perception Celtic are putting referees under pressure, it's an unfair perception. "If I feel a controversial decision has gone against us, I have the right to ask questions." But he added: "I didn't want the penalty incident to spill over into something that affected Willie's health and wellbeing. It's a game of football and people have to remember that." Several referees are said to be considering their futures because they feel they are being put under too much pressure over decisions. Linesman Steven Craven quit this week after the row over a decision to deny Celtic a penalty at Dundee United. And Dougie McDonald, who refereed the game, has told bosses he is unhappy with how officials are being treated. http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2010/10/28/football-thugs-warned-they-face-five-years-in-jail-for-abusing-referees-86908-22663638/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted March 21, 2012 Share Posted March 21, 2012 Sweep Sweep nothing to see here move on. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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