Quintin Jardine's blog

In a future Skinner I think I may ‘deal with’ a Dutch football ref. By all accounts, the guy at Hampden on Saturday was a disgrace. Three bad penalty shouts, two against us one for us, but the worst thing seems to have been his attitude. The very sensible and very experienced Darren Fletcher said that ‘his demeanour was poor’ throughout the game, and another Scottish player claimed that when he tred to speak to the guy, he was told to ‘**** off’. At a time when players are told to ‘Respect’ referees, that’s not acceptable; if it’s correct, he should be sanctioned, publicly. Makes me wonder if there’s a secret Dutch football agenda against British nations and sides, after Howard Webb and the World Cup Final.