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Scottish FA referees chief Willie Collum hits back at John Brown over corruption claim
Scottish football's head of referees, Willie Collum, has hit back at comments from former Rangers player John Brown and insists there's no corruption in the national game. The Ibrox club were fined £3,000 by the Scottish FA after Brown, while commentating on Rangers TV, described a decision not to allow the club a goal against Hibernian as 'corrupt', and doubled down on his allegation when given the opportunity to row back on his comment. Rangers protested the fine and said Brown had spoken 'spontaneously and emotionally' and that his comments 'come with the territory' of live broadcasting. Asked for his view on the comments, Collum was quick to defend his referees and dismiss the allegation. 'What I would say is that I don't think there is any corruption in Scottish football', he told STV. 'I don't think our officials are corrupt. 'Absolutely not. I'm guaranteeing that. I wouldn't be sitting here if that were the case. 'Our referees are like any referees, and they will make mistakes. What I would say is that when mistakes are made we always try to improve on them. Always. 'But there's no corruption in Scottish refereeing.' The former top-flight referee says those kinds of allegations aren't welcome, and he prefers to put his energy into raising standards and supporting referees ahead of another busy and challenging season. 'We don't want any comments about corruption or referees,' Collum said. 'I'm focusing on the job at hand. 'For me, that's to prepare the referees and make sure they are well prepared for the new season, focused and ready. 'We leave these kinds of matters to be dealt with by other people.' 'I would say it is corrupt' The controversy over Brown's comments comes from Rangers TV's coverage of the team's match away against Hibs in May. Rangers thought they had opened up a two-goal lead in the game, when Nico Raskin believed he had scored before a clearance from Rocky Bushiri. Referee Nick Walsh and his assistants didn't give the goal and Hibs went on to equalise moments later through Kieron Bowie. A lengthy VAR check by Andrew Dallas reached the conclusion there was no camera angle that proved the ball had fully crossed the line. Rangers later slammed the decision and called for the introduction of goal-line technology but Brown's disciplinary charge comes from his words in commentary at the time of the incident. 'I would say it is corrupt,' the former defender said, before commentator Tom Miller replied: 'Well, I'm not sure we can actually say that.' Brown then doubled down, replying: 'Well, I am saying it'. Rangers insist that those were 'spontaneous, corrected remarks' that should not meet the threshold for action and said that they presented the disciplinary panel with numerous other examples that showed inconsistency in what was being punished. 'These incidents raise legitimate questions about Scottish FA rules and how consistently they are enforced,' a club spokesperson said in a lengthy statement. 'To our knowledge, none of these cases appear to have resulted in charges against the respective clubs. 'The lack of consistency with the Scottish FA's policing of similar incidents leaves more questions than answers. That is why we will be contacting the Scottish FA chief executive and president to seek clarity on what policies and processes the compliance officer has in place, if any, to ensure a consistent and proportionate approach to enforcement and the equal treatment of member clubs. 'We shall also be asking the Scottish FA whether they accept that a rule that cannot be applied consistently across all clubs and all platforms risks losing credibility as a fair and enforceable regulation. 'Our aim here is to understand the rationale behind the differing outcomes. A lack of consistency, or the perception of it, undermines confidence in the disciplinary process and exposes all member clubs to uncertainty about what is and is not allowed.' The club says they did not reference other examples because they believe they should have resulted in sanctions, but to highlight inconsistency. Action being taken over comments made by club employees is relatively rare, but BBC pundit Richard Foster was charged by compliance officer Martin Black for a similar rule breach last year. Foster was disciplined because he was a Motherwell coach when he appeared on radio in his role as a pundit and described an SFA description of a refereeing decision as 'lies'. He later apologised but was given a six-game suspension over the outburst. STV News is now on WhatsApp Get all the latest news from around the country Follow STV News
The Herald Scotland
22-07-2025
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- The Herald Scotland
Martin explains Rangers XI reasoning as Curtis singled out
Martin, though, has vowed he selected the players who most deserved to start from efforts in pre-season and admitted some of those on the bench are not capable of playing from the first whistle. 🎙️ Russell Martin spoke to @RangersTV ahead of tonight's match at Ibrox. 📺 Watch the match live worldwide on RangersTV | — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) July 22, 2025 "It comes down to being physically ready," he told Rangers TV. "We have some guys on the bench who are not ready to start a game yet but can definitely help us from the bench, which is nice. "I think it is the people who have deserved to play the most over the last four weeks. I think that is what it always comes down to. "We tried to have as few preconceived ideas about players as we possibly could but we obviously watched a lot of the games last season. "You try and give everyone a clean slate, and the guys that are starting, I think, is the team that is most ready to win and perform in the way we want to." Read more: Findlay Curtis is in from the start for Rangers for his first start in the Champions League. But Martin is confident the youngster will take his opportunity to prove himself in the crucial fixture as he offered a glowing review of the Ibrox talent. He said: "He has worked incredibly hard. He possesses brilliant athleticism, so every training session he gives everything he has got, which is a prerequisite to be a Rangers player. "He cares and absolutely loves being here. He is a young man desperate to play for the club, for the team and he has shown real understanding, willingness to learn. "Some of the stuff he has taken on and his adaptability has been fantastic and I believe he has the mentality and character to play for this club. And he deserves to play." RANGERS XI: Butland, Tavernier, Aarons, Souttar, Rothwell, Diomande, Dowell, Djiga, Raskin, Curtis, Danilo. SUBS: Kelly, Cortes, Barron, Dessers, Bajrami, Cameron, Jefte, Gassama, Igamane, Fernandez, Rice, Gentles.
The National
22-07-2025
- Sport
- The National
Martin explains Rangers XI reasoning as Curtis singled out
The Ibrox boss has named his side to face the Greek club in Champions League qualifying with a few eyebrows raised over the starting line-up. Martin, though, has vowed he selected the players who most deserved to start from efforts in pre-season and admitted some of those on the bench are not capable of playing from the first whistle. 🎙️ Russell Martin spoke to @RangersTV ahead of tonight's match at Ibrox. 📺 Watch the match live worldwide on RangersTV | — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) July 22, 2025 "It comes down to being physically ready," he told Rangers TV. "We have some guys on the bench who are not ready to start a game yet but can definitely help us from the bench, which is nice. "I think it is the people who have deserved to play the most over the last four weeks. I think that is what it always comes down to. "We tried to have as few preconceived ideas about players as we possibly could but we obviously watched a lot of the games last season. "You try and give everyone a clean slate, and the guys that are starting, I think, is the team that is most ready to win and perform in the way we want to." Read more: Findlay Curtis is in from the start for Rangers for his first start in the Champions League. But Martin is confident the youngster will take his opportunity to prove himself in the crucial fixture as he offered a glowing review of the Ibrox talent. He said: "He has worked incredibly hard. He possesses brilliant athleticism, so every training session he gives everything he has got, which is a prerequisite to be a Rangers player. "He cares and absolutely loves being here. He is a young man desperate to play for the club, for the team and he has shown real understanding, willingness to learn. "Some of the stuff he has taken on and his adaptability has been fantastic and I believe he has the mentality and character to play for this club. And he deserves to play." RANGERS XI: Butland, Tavernier, Aarons, Souttar, Rothwell, Diomande, Dowell, Djiga, Raskin, Curtis, Danilo. SUBS: Kelly, Cortes, Barron, Dessers, Bajrami, Cameron, Jefte, Gassama, Igamane, Fernandez, Rice, Gentles.
Yahoo
21-07-2025
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- Yahoo
Gillies 'hopeful' of Rangers head coach appointment before season start
Rangers are "in the final stages of a great recruitment process" as they look to appoint a new head coach "in the next couple of weeks, if not sooner", confirms managing director Donald Gillies. Former England international Jo Potter departed Rangers four weeks ago after winning four cup trophies in two years at the club. "It has been going really well," Gillies told RangersTV. "The quality of the candidate has been excellent, really strong. "Probably a mark of the time that we have taken actually to get to the point that we are at right now. "I think for us it is about finding the right qualities in all those excellent candidates and resumes that we received and applying them from the context that we have. "We are in the final stages of that process and will be able to confirm what we are going to do, hopefully in the next couple of weeks if not sooner. "It has been a great process and it has really said a huge amount about where we are at as a women's club and really the strides that the women's game has made in Scotland that we are attracting some really highly qualified and impressive people." Rangers will take part in their first pre-season friendly next week and kick off their SWPL campaign on 17 August against Montrose. Gillies is hopeful of having a decision made by that point, but he will not rush the process. "Have someone in place for first pre-season game? Yes, that would be the hope but we are not held to it," he added. "That shouldn't go beyond the priority of making sure we get the right person."
The Herald Scotland
19-07-2025
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Martin provides major Aasgaard Rangers injury update
Martin did not completely rule Aasgaard out for the first leg and remains hopeful he can overcome a race for fitness ahead of the crucial contest next week. 🎙️ Russell Martin spoke to RangersTV ahead of the start of competitive action at Ibrox on Tuesday. — Rangers Football Club (@RangersFC) July 19, 2025 But, the Ibrox boss conceded the fixture might just come too soon as he voiced his hope for Aasgaard to at least be back and ready for the second leg should he be sidelined on Tuesday. "It's disappointing for him and for us," Martin told Rangers TV. "He has been everything we thought we were getting and more. Since he has been in he has been incredible. Read more: "His understanding, his athleticism, the power he has, the technical capability, he really is an exciting player for us. "Unfortunately, it is a different level of intensity and it has been high demands in pre-season. "He has picked up a little something so he is going to be touch and go. "We hope he can be involved but if not then we are really hopeful he will be ready and raring to go for the second one." RANGERS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SQUAD Goalkeepers: Jack Butland, Liam Kelly, Kieran Wright Defenders: Max Aarons, Nasser Djiga, Emmanuel Fernandez, Leon King, John Souttar, James Tavernier, Jefte Midfielders: Thelo Aasgaard, Nedim Bajrami, Connor Barron, [[Lyall Cameron]], Oscar Cortes, Mohamed Diomande, Kieran Dowell, Robbie Fraser, Djiedi Gassama, Nico Raskin, Joe Rothwell Forwards: Cyriel Dessers, Josh Gentles, Hamza Igamane, Danilo
