SFA referee Charlie Richmond yesterday told the BBC he was resigning from his role as a top class official citing reasons that will horrify and resonate with many of you. Speaking last night he said:
“Referee’s committee members, who you would expect to get support from, have told me across the table ‘this is nothing to do with your refereeing ability, it’s nothing to do with your experience but you won’t be getting high profile games because you’re not seen as a team member.
“The fact that you don’t share the same conversation or the same humour doesn’t mean to say you are the bad penny.
“The fact that you don’t share the same conversation or the same humour doesn’t mean to say you are the bad penny.
“In any walk of life a natural progression takes place but the person underneath doesn’t need to stab someone in in the back to advance quicker.
“I received a phone call telling me to watch what I was saying in dressing rooms because this is 10am on a Monday and it’s filtered back already.
“Much more disappointing, is that they are believing that information.”
Coming hard on the heels of last season’s bullying allegations by an official and nature of what was regarded by some as suitable material to joke about in the workplace, the SFA sounds like an old boys club.
SFA chief executive, Stewart Regan, tweeted in response: “Referee appointments are based on performance. Would prefer to see consistent under performers ‘retire’ without feeling need to blame others”.
Ouch. Listen to her.
Charlie Richmond may or may not be a rubbish referee, Mr Regan could easily persuade me of the former, but that is not the point. It is not the responsibility of the employee to manage the performance review process. If the organisation manages this process well, the employee becomes an active part of proceedings, even when performance is worthy of criticism.
This situation has not been managed well. It is a corporate failure at an organisation which has been dogged by corporate governance issues for years.
The SFA have been accredited as Investors In People. The scenario where a senior referee complains to the media about favouritism while the chief executive retorts online about “consistent under performers” (sic) is surely the antithesis of good Investors In People. It smacks of lousy people management.
If you have underperforming staff, make it clear to them where they are going wrong. Do so in an inclusive way, ensure those charged with performance communication are able to do so without accusations of favouritism (Richmond) or bullying (Craven), and for goodness sake, ensure the chief exec doesn’t get bitchy on Twitter.
If you or I accused the SFA of behaviour like this we would be dismissed as irrelevant but the organisation needs to take action to ensure there are no more accusations of bullying, favouritism, selective-humour-bonding and executives disrespecting officials on Twitter.
Can you imagine what the very same people would be doing today if Neil Lennon had a go at a referee on Twitter?
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Think i’m finally after about 3 years gonna start talking about Rangers, Im that hungry the sausage talk is killing me.
Are they dead yet? whats the story with the tax bill?
The Referees would be fine if they were allowed to referee fairly,but when there are incentives,ie quick promotion up the grades,most referees will sell their souls,and have,mostly for the benefit of one team,solution is to clear out the select referees committee’s,then we may have a better class of referee.
Saint Stivs on 11 April, 2012 at 11:52 said:
Mick on 11 April, 2012 at 11:40 said:
Serge on 11 April, 2012 at 05:59
,I wonder if any of you learned bhoys would know the meaning of a number with an arc over it?
The number was 2 and a half.
I got into an argument with a hun and he scribbled it on a piece of paper, a fellow hun observed it and scribbled over it cracked up at first hun.
Always wondered what it meant?
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Its a stonecutters ritual.
By means of placing their hands on a table, they form a little triangle “A” shape.
This tells one cutter that the other cutter is in distress in the argument with a non practicing person from outwith the kraft.
However, the person, making the “A” shape must also roll his shoulders, backwards twice. If however he does it thrice this means somthing completely different , and is interpreted by the apprentice as
“The mighty temple house may not be open”
and the time honoured response is to offer assistance by means of coins , the value of which should be written on a piece of paper, arched by a scribe ,
on this occasion i would translate the reply as
“2 and a half pounds, thats the bottom line”
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I know its a secret ritual, but if you watch very carefully, you can just make out that Willie Bluenose is discretly, and almost invisibly rolling his shoulders a little to let any other stonecutter know that the Temple House is indeed very close to not being open.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pDk75Y1SZ4
‘Glyphosate is an effective systemic weedkiller designed to be used in your garden. It successfully kills most unwanted vegetation right down to the roots. Kills docks, plantains, nettles, thistles, willowherbs, speedwells and grasses to name a few! The effects of glyphosate weedkiller can be seen in as little as 2 days and you can be sure that both children and pets are safe once the treated area has dried. Making glyphosate suitable for every garden owner! Not only does glyphosate kill the weeds (which can then be composted or dug into the soil) but it also decomposes naturally without leaving residues, this then makes the ground suitable for being replanted almost right away! ‘
Old Tim- I don’t know if a weed killer will just kill the weeds, but leave the plants you want to keep unscathed; seems counter-intuitive.
You could always get down on your hands and knees and pick them!
Old Tim -if you wanted to kill a few weeds you could always invite Curly around with his golf clubs!
Whereabouts in the Algarve are you goin’?
Voguepunter.
Nah.People knew I was off on holiday on Saturday,Just want to come back and see my plants thriving and the weeds dead,like the Gers.
There’s warnings not to get it on your hands,it just seems that the reading makes me wonder.
Craig “Glyophosphate” Whyte
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glyphosate
What is the difference between a plant and a weed? Why are some forms of vegetation desired and others to be killed off? Surely this is a blatant form of discrimination, a garden apartheid if you like.
I demand that all gardeners grant equal rights to all plants and desist with the discrimination of some through violence and killing. I also demand an end to the offensive w*** word which is divisive and used to subjugate many innocent types of vegetation.
Apologies for the spelling
should be White
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Saint Stivs 12:42
Huns are funny!
Also, very stupid… :0)
The wee face is my secret code for “Hector is going to close the Temple.”
HH
Shows you how foolish the SFA are – trusting their man to unchecked tweets so as to look positively modern.
As opposed to someone politely explaining that if he tweets again, ever he would be sacked.
I mean – what is it? a 150K – 200k a year job? Behave yourself man!
Since his forays into tweeting with Phil he just comes across and childish and defensive.
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BOBBY ..
Cheers Buddi..I Have Not yet Met My Wee Ghirl..But Hopefully Soon..We are taking Baby steps at the Moment..
Thanks for Your Words..
001Bhoy
Can’t stand susages with sage (the herb) in them.
yip 1965 was the last lap of honour big yogi scored 2 penalties that day…….yes 2 penalties in a cup final against the hordes, they were battling at the end and invaded the pitch.
Sausages even. Doh
St Martin’s Bhoy, ha!
The best sausages are at The House of Bruar Restaurant near Pitlochery.
I cant even go 2 mins without mentioning sausages now. Away for a walk, no doubt it will start raining sausages over Israel.
For info if your in the Coatbrig area tomorrow
Several members of the Scottish cricket team will be taking part in Beefy’s Great British Walk at Drumpellier Country Park, Glasgow this coming Thursday (12 April 2012), to help raise money and awareness for the Leukaemia and Lymphoma Research.
Sir Ian Botham and Celtic manager, Neil Lennon, will be joined by Matthew Parker, Preston Mommsen, Calum MacLeod, Gordon Goudie, Calvin Burnett and Majid Haq for the walk. Several of Scotland’s women’s team will be supporting the cause too.
get along and see Neil. Its between 11-1400
p
Afternoon all.
Just digesting the news that I need to keep my stookie onfor four weeks as well as being reminded of Rangers’ typically glorious trip to Newcastle in 1969.
I recall that there had been quite a few Celts- including my own late mother- who had expressed hitherto unknown sympathy for Rangers after the English press had carried out it’s usual lambasting the standard of Scottish football prior to the game. By the time Willie Henderson was tripping over a box of bottles as he made his run up to take a corner any prematch ambivalence towards the result had dissipated.
The match obviously.had great resonance in the area as the fans Terry Collier was arrested for fighting with- but for which Bob Ferris took the rap- were clad in red White and blue.
Aye what became of the people we used to be?
H x 2
Dontbrattbackinanger.
I went to Praia de Rochas about three years ago and fell in love with the place,Celtic friendly,and I know a good Irish pub that will show the game,this is my 5th time in three years.
You seem to be making up for your Lenten Fast now,Good to see you back.
TerryONeill Neil ah love yae on 11 April, 2012 at 12:24 said:
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He was definately hand-picked to ensure that a job was done on us that day! IMO!
Also, I remember YOU’RE call on SSB after the corresponding game v’s M/well from the previous season where you pointed out that, “Motherwell were allowed to foul with, impunity!”
I think that, as you say…Richmond was appointed for that game to, ensure the previous fouling would help to ensure our league campaign would end that day!
It didn’t and I think THAT is why CR fell out the picture.
Terry, I’m just about to listen to you on the i-pod :o)))
PLEASE keep up your campaign for justice for ‘our’ club!
God Bless
Hail Hail
What a state of affairs…
A tweeting chief executive of a significant sporting body should be a contradiction of terms.
Wonder if Charlie wasn’t as supportive of the ‘strike’ as he might have been?
Jane Lewis
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Rapid Vienna will go to UEFA if Rangers dont pay the money they owe for Nikica Jelavic. They also say they wouldnt b willing 2 accept a CVA.
Stewart Regan is shaping up to be a worthy successor to Gordon Smith and Jim Farry. (thumbsup)
Just to add a little to the orc rioting in days of yore,they also rioted at Aston Villa,QPR and iirc Spurs….oh yeah and more recently at Tranmere.That’s BEFORE we take into account more recent events on foreign shores (or Manchester etc)
Rioting,it’s the hun way dontcha know.
Serge
How am I….
I am off today looking after the kids,the wife needed a lift to work and all this talk of food meant I was diverted into Greggs for lunch.
And thats not good for my figure…Come on guys a bit of sensitivty for us more
robust chaps.
Also trying to get a bag/package to get your tops sorted out today
Paul67,
“listen to her”…”bitchy”.
Didn’t find either of these particularly funny, which I assume was the point. Seeme like fairly inappropriate comments to me; borderline sexist? Not calling you sexist btw, those two comments just didn’t sit well with me.
Thanks Kev, Am not on twitter but if ah was ad ask regan why if charlie wis so poor was awarded the high profile clash of motherwell v Celtic.
And Larsson fixes the internets…. (thumbsup)
…and I thought for a moment the blog being down was a portent of big news!
alas no…
SSN running with a good wee bit of news.
A fund raising game between the huns v huns in belfast on may 7th.
So a small bigoted team linfield helping a big bigoted team.
Stomach turning.
Wonder what the prematch entertainment will be….
burning catholics at the stick
pin the nail bomb on the catholic
Scum
In 2010, HMRC turned down a £10m settlement offer from Rangers for the EBT case, which is all about £24m tax underpayment, the headline figure of £75m being arrived at through interest and penalties. Since that rejected offer, the club has withheld a further £14m in tax returns.
But the 3 bidders for rangers expect HMRC to accept pennies in the pound to save a ‘Scottish Institution’.
Hector doesn’t do walking away…
ABZMike on 11 April, 2012 at 13:45 said:
…and I thought for a moment the blog being down was a portent of big news!
alas no…
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Paul67 ,deliberately shut down blog in the hope ,that fholks would
forget all about sausages for the day.
Agent Craig “Green and” Whyte!! – Wonder what the prematch entertainment will be….
Spider-Baby, Tarot Reading, The Ladder, Freak Pointing, Whirly Go Round, The Pond Of Terror, Goad The Fierce Man, Car Rides, Spinning Cat… (thumbsup)
“The important thing is not his shareholding. That can be sold by the administrators, who have a brief to find a buyer for the company. The real key is that Whyte – or at least one of the companies in his control – holds the security over Rangers’ premises, Ibrox Stadium and Murray Park.
“Any prospective purchaser of Rangers will have to deal with him over those lands, and that’s where Whyte can potentially make a killing. Of course, it’s not going to be very appealing to a possible buyer, which makes me think that anyone taking over Rangers will most likely have to be a wealthy fan simply rescuing the club without much hope of recovering his investment, far less making a profit.”
Bids of £10-12 Million for rangers, knocks the wealthy fan idea on it’s head. They are going to die. Plain and simple.
HH
Henriks Sombrero@12:15
Stewart Regan is now ‘part of the fabric’ of the SFA old Boys Club.
Indeed he is. As philvisreturns posted above, in SFA land he is a worthy successor to Smith + Farry
He is not fit for purpose. Then again, you could say that about the lot of them within SFA headquarters
It needs gutted from top to bottom
Agent Craig “Green and” Whyte!! on 11 April, 2012 at 13:45 said:
Headline
Sash Bash for Cash.