[Stu]

I see from today's papers that Craig Thomson will be the ref for the Cup Final. I seem to remember suggestions on here in the past that he's a Saints fan - or at least from a Saints supporting family?

[billyg]

Stu, on 09 March 2010 - 09:29, said:

I see from today's papers that Craig Thomson will be the ref for the Cup Final. I seem to remember suggestions on here in the past that he's a Saints fan - or at least from a Saints supporting family?

Yes , and any slim chance we might have had has gone with this appointment !

[faraway saint]

billyg, on 09 March 2010 - 09:42, said:

Yes , and any slim chance we might have had has gone with this appointment !

You thought we had a slim chance? Get a grip, you'll ruin your reputation.

[archie gemmo]

Stu, on 09 March 2010 - 09:29, said:

I see from today's papers that Craig Thomson will be the ref for the Cup Final. I seem to remember suggestions on here in the past that he's a Saints fan - or at least from a Saints supporting family?

Yes he is remember seeing him a few years ago at a st johnstone game.

Has never shown bias towards us if anything its a disadvanage as he is trying to hide his roots.

Descent ref could be worse.

[Bobby_F]

Was he not recently quoted as saying that he hated refereeing St Mirren?

He's taken charge of 10 St Mirren games, one of which we have won (1-0 against Motherwell in the cup replay last year).

Interestingly in his first seven years as a referee he wasn't given a single St Mirren game. I wonder if the family connection was part of that?

In the season he did first get a Saints game, he refereed us twice - both were 5-1 defeats.

Since then he's had us about as often as any other ref.

He certainly wouldn't have been my first choice of ref for this game.

[Singapore Saint]

Huge Saints fan and to be honest it does go against us.

[div]

archie gemmo, on 09 March 2010 - 10:05, said:

Yes he is remember seeing him a few years ago at a st johnstone game.

He has a twin brother who follows Saints, more likely him you saw as I don't think Craig has watched Saints in ages.

[Toon Saint]

div, on 09 March 2010 - 11:04, said:

He has a twin brother who follows Saints, more likely him you saw as I don't think Craig has watched Saints in ages.

Get the twin to ref the game & we will win.

[Bobby_F]

Singapore Saint, on 09 March 2010 - 10:43, said:

Huge Saints fan and to be honest it does go against us.

If that really is the case, and as a fan he was at some of the Rangers cup games in the early 80s where the bias in the refereeing towards the blue bigots was shocking, then I hope for one game in his career he decides AT LAST to do the much lauded levelling out.

10-0 St Mirren.

[archie gemmo]

div, on 09 March 2010 - 11:04, said:

He has a twin brother who follows Saints, more likely him you saw as I don't think Craig has watched Saints in ages.

Well you cant blame me for getting that one wrong

Dosen't matter who refs the game all Scottish refs are shit.

[Barry Proudfoot]

fuck it

[Stu]

Bobby_F, on 09 March 2010 - 10:08, said:

Was he not recently quoted as saying that he hated refereeing St Mirren?

He's taken charge of 10 St Mirren games, one of which we have won (1-0 against Motherwell in the cup replay last year).

Interestingly in his first seven years as a referee he wasn't given a single St Mirren game. I wonder if the family connection was part of that?

In the season he did first get a Saints game, he refereed us twice - both were 5-1 defeats.

Since then he's had us about as often as any other ref.

He certainly wouldn't have been my first choice of ref for this game.

Did he not do the diddy cup semi where we beat Morton and they had a couple of decent penalty shouts turned down?

[Gary Blues]

Craig Thomson may see this as his great opportunity to help his team win a major trophy!

Why risk his career for run of the mill league games? He's been saving himself for this opportunity to become a Saints legen forever more and avenge the horrors of the early 80s.

If we win, we could maybe invite Craig along to be included in the team photo with the trophy?

[Bobby_F]

Stu, on 09 March 2010 - 13:43, said:

Did he not do the diddy cup semi where we beat Morton and they had a couple of decent penalty shouts turned down?

Not sure. I used soccerbase and it doesn't do really diddy cups .

[Miss Saint]

saints fan who gives us feck all so no different from any other bloody ref - we were never going to get one we were happy with were we?

bring the blue scum on - the cup is ours!!!

[div]

Hang on a minute.

He has an IDENTICAL TWIN brother, who is a Saints die-hard.

I can feel a cunning plan coming on........................

[gemmmo]

his brother is identical they are the exact same

theres no point turning upo for the final he never gives us a thing total joke of an appointment giving a paisley ref the game shoking.

ONLY ONE CANDIDATE FOR ME SHOULD HAVE BEEN IAN BRINES

by far the most improved ref over past year and i love the fact he never bottles giving things against the old firm unlike fud richmond

[St.Mehmet]

Would have picked Brines, could be worse Eddie Smith

[Bobby_F]

div, on 09 March 2010 - 15:36, said:

Hang on a minute.

He has an IDENTICAL TWIN brother, who is a Saints die-hard.

I can feel a cunning plan coming on........................

If only we can find a way of stopping these pesky kids from getting involved...

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... it might just work!

[Stu]

St.Mehmet, on 09 March 2010 - 16:14, said:

Would have picked Brines, could be worse Eddie Smith

I noticed we haven't had him at all this season and thought this was due to his previous decision making. Then I discovered he's been injured