Serendipity. Serendipity Brothers and sisters. A beautiful noun that means the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. “a fortunate stroke of serendipity” Just when I put out the first part of this aforementioned blog then who should pop up on my Radar a certain Frank Cole (pictured above) to be the main star in part 2 of said blog titled Rangers hating bigot Frank Cole’s honest mistakes? Frank-or Francis- to give him his Sunday name is as you can see from his bio below an ex SFA assistant referee. Now he came to my attention for sticking up for his fellow Refereeing brother professional in the SFA with a reply to a tweet from Aberdeen born former central defender Lee Mair. Who used to play for Dundee United, Aberdeen, St Mirren, Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and Stranraer, as well as having had a spell in the English League 1 with Stockport County. (see below) He seems to have a great affinity with Lee Mair according to his timeline. But this bonne amitié does not extend to all his fellow brothers at the SFA as you will see by a number of unprofessional hate filled sectarian tweets aimed at his fellow brother professionals in the SFA. (see below) It seems Francis’ milk of human kindness only extend to people with Catholickly sounding names and people who are not what he perceives to be Huns and that includes FreeMasons , Orange Order members and Rangers fans as you will see from tweets further down this page. But this is all his views when he has retired I hear you say. What about this anti-british Protestant bigots behaviour when he was under the employment of the SFA as an impartial adjudicator of our beloved game? Well details are quite scant on Francis but when he comes on the radar of the newspaper he is usually HEADLINE news and I mean HEADLINE news for making an absolute fucking balls up of it! First we have in the media an incident dating back to 20th August 1998 in a league cup tie titled. Raith rage as disputed goal by Hearts closes the door Hearts … 4 Raith Rovers … 2 (after extra time) ”TOUCH wood” normally are a couple of words reserved for superstitious folk who do not wish anything bad to happen. Raith reckoned something bad in the shape of a disputed goal happened to them at Tynecastle last night, and apparently the visiting team’s dressing room door was on the receiving end of a heavy touch. Raith manager Jimmy Nicholl was upset that Rob McKinnon’s third goal for Hearts was allowed to stand after Cumbernauld linesman Frank Cole indicated the ball had crossed the line. Goalkeeper Guido van de Kamp refused to discuss it, but Nicholl said his keeper did not believe the ball had crossed the line. ”My own interpretation was that I definitely felt it was not a goal and I was surprised it was given,” Nicholl said afterwards. ”I would have liked to have seen where the linesman was positioned at the goal. There was a slight hesitation and it wasn’t decisive, but there’s not a thing we can do about it now.” Raith’s frustration was obvious by the damage to the visiting dressing room door and Nicholl said: ”If there’s any damage, it’ll be paid for. We apologise and will sort it out.” Hearts chief executive, Chris Robinson, dismissed the incident saying: ”It’s of no consequence. Raith were obviously upset at the outcome. But there’s no hassle about a wee bit of damage.” Hearts manager Jim Jefferies said: ”I’ve never seen a game like it. We had enough chances to win three games and Neil McCann could have had three goals. But I should be pleased at the number of chances we created.” It was the cruellest of ways for Raith’s league cup campaign to draw to a close. Deep into extra time, McKinnon, who had only been on the pitch for a couple of minutes, floated a hopeful ball towards goal which keeper van de Kamp looked to have dealt with comfortably. However, he took a step back and the far side linesman ruled the ball had crossed the line. Raith disputed the decision but referee Willie Young ruled that the goal had to stand and Hearts had booked their place in the quarter finals after a titanic struggle. Steve Fulton completed Raith’s misery when he added a fourth in the final seconds of extra time after good work by Neil McCann. Raith introduced 17-year-old striker Paul Shields, who just a month ago was playing in the juvenile ranks. He took quite a bit of watching in the first-half and on three occasions was left unattended in the Hearts’ penalty area. He took advantage by getting his name on the score sheet and was perhaps unfortunate not to make a bigger impact in the first half. Yet it had all started so well for Hearts. Barely five minutes had elapsed when Gary Locke scampered down the right wing, beat Ian Cameron for pace and delivered the perfect cross from which Jim Hamilton put Hearts ahead. There was a harsh booking for Fulton after 11 minutes when he brought down Paul Hartley in what was the game’s first free kick. Raith were not backward at coming forward and Shields had a great chance a minute later, but six yards out, he swiped his shot over the crossbar. It was a chance that Raith needed to take at that stage and Hearts scored their second goal shortly afterwards when Fulton’s free kick drifted to the back post and Stephane Adam looped a header into the net. Hearts were at their most fluent after this and Hamilton was permitted acres of space at the edge of the Raith penalty area, when Makel teed him up, but this time Van De Kamp managed to divert his shot for a corner. The Hearts defence were guilty of being over elaborate at times and they paid the price for a casual moment four minutes from half-time when Cameron picked out Shields and he calmly took the ball around Gilles Rousset before finding the net from close in. Hearts’ response was immediate and Fulton headed a Neil McCann corner against the crossbar, but it was Raith who almost snatched an equaliser right on half-time when Shields came close again. Hearts introduced Thomas Flogel for Locke at half-time and the Austrian produced a superb pass that Hamilton would have profited from had he not taken his eye off the ball at the vital moment. Shields was finally replaced after 62 minutes by Graham Robertson but can be proud of his first taste of senior football. Raith were more disciplined in defence in the second half as Hearts struggled to get the killer third goal. McCann had two chances to settle the tie in the final moments. Put through by Makel he scooped a shot wide in 80 minutes. Four minutes later the winger carved out an opening for himself with a shot against the base of a post. However, three minutes from the end of normal time, Paul Hartley eluded the Hearts defence to tuck the ball into the corner of the net and take the game into extra time. HEARTS – Rousset, Locke, Naysmith, Weir, Salvatori, Pressley, McCann, Fulton, Adam, Makel, Hamilton. Substitutes – Quitongo, Flogel, McKinnon. RAITH ROVERS – Van De Kamp, McEwan, Dair, Bowman, Browne, Fotheringham, Hartley, Shields, Wright, Tosh, Cameron. Substitutes – Venables, McCulloch, Robertson. Referee – W Young (Clarkston). As you can see from the article above the game was very much in the balance with Raith getting on terms just before the final whistle to make it 2 2 and seem to have the upperhand only for Frank Cole to make his decision and give the advantage to the home team. Then he pops up again in the headlines for all the wrong reasons again in November 24th 2003 Football: BLUNDERHILL; Ref’s late goal boob gives Well plenty to jeer about MOTHERWELL………..1 LIVINGSTON………….1. Byline: By ANTHONY HAGGERTY REF John Underhill was dubbed John Blunderhill by Motherwell after they were robbed of three points. Their weekend was spoiled by a quite outrageous decision with just five minutes left. Stephen Craig muscled Oscar Rubio off the ball with a good old-fashioned shoulder charge and squared for substitute Alex Burns to tap home. But Underhill, after at first giving the goal, suddenly saw assistant referee Frank Cole’s raised flag. He Chalked the goal off and pulled play back for a free-kick to Livi. Furious Motherwell attacker Craig said: “The referee cost us the match. It is a definite case of two dropped points. The players were raging in the dressing room. “It was a 50/50 challenge and the referee indicated to give the goal but the linesman was flagging. “The goal should have stood and that decision has cost us all three points. I felt pretty sick but I let it go on the pitch as the ref was not going to change his mind despite giving the goal initially.” Despite the draw Motherwell still managed to hold on to fourth spot in the SPL and stretch their unbeaten run to six matches. Indeed Terry Butcher was able to field the same starting 11 for the eighth consecutive match since September 20 and the Fir Park side have not tasted defeat in the league since they lost 3-0 at Parkhead to Celtic that day. Craig insists the team fear nobody and that Motherwell are determined to stay in the top six after their disastrous last season when they finished bottom. He also praised the tremendous performance of David Clarkson who bagged a superb opening goal. Craig feels the Scotland Under 19 international can go all the way to the top in football. Craig said: “The Motherwell team are in the top six on merit and this is where we want to stay. “We do not fear anybody in the SPL and there is confidence surging throughout the team as that extends our unbeaten run to six games. “That loss against Celtic was a blessing in disguise as we have knuckled down really well. “David Clarkson is still only 18 and people forget that but he has chalked up some 40 or 50 appearances already for Motherwell. “There is no limit to what David can achieve and he has the ability to go right to the top in the game. “There is a stark contrast to Motherwell this year and team at the same stage last season. “Terry Butcher has given us an inner belief and we have gone from strength to strength.” It was Clarkson who sparked into top gear and brought the contest to life with a quite stunning individual goal after 28 minutes, unleashing a brilliant curling shot from 25 yards into the top right-hand corner of Roddy McKenzie’s net. But Livi’s Derek Lilley cancelled that out in 39 minutes, neatly drilling home a low shot after good work by Emmanuel Dorado and David Fernandez. The point came at a severe cost as Scotland Under-21 mid-fielder Brian Kerr looks to be out for the foreseeable future. The on-loan Newcastle player was involved in an innocuous looking tangle of legs with Lasley but was stretchered off. Almondvale boss David Hay said: “The physio thinks his leg could be broken and he’ll be out for between four to six weeks. “He’ll go back down to Newcastle for treatment and we’ll wait to see what exactly is wrong.” Hay reckoned a draw was the right outcome and that under-fire Underhill made the correct decision after consulting his linesman. He said: “The flag was up for a while, I think for some jersey pulling. But I’m pleased that it was disallowed. The draw was a fair reflection of the game.” Butcher said: “The boys are a bit gutted they did not get all three points but that just shows how much that we have come on as a team. “A year ago we would have lost that match 2-1 and this was a big, big test for us and we have come through it again. “If James McFadden had scored the goal David Clarkson scored we would be hailing it as a world class strike I thought the boy was immense.” As you can read straight from the horses mouth of the Motherwell player who was penalised by Frank Cole the assistant Referee denied them all 3 points. Then he pops up again in the headlines for all the wrong reasons again on December 12th 2004 Football: REFFIN AND BLINDING; HIBS..2 ABERDEEN..1 Preece red card was an eye-opener. Byline: Euan McLEAN at Easter Road IT took a screamer of a goal to win this powderkeg battle – but it’s the screaming off the pitch that should have everyone talking today. Stephen Glass’ sensational second-half volley sealed victory for Hibs but his heroics were overshadowed by fury and debate in the aftermath. Aberdeen keeper David Preece was raging at his red card for handball outside his area on the stroke of half-time. Then the Dons were further incensed when Garry O’Connor wasn’t sent packing for taking a swipe at Chris Clark. But this pulsating conflict didn’t just get to the players as Easter Road hit boiling point. First a spectator threw a cigarette lighter on to the pitch as referee John Rowbotham tried to calm the situation after O’Connor’s loss of temper. Rowbotham reported the incident to the police and Hibs can expect a hefty SFA fine. Then things got heated at full time as Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood and Hibs No.2 Mark Venus had a furious row on the touchline. Yet the match had begun with a dignified minute’s silence in memory of former Dons striker Hicham Zerouali, killed in a car crash last weekend. But it proved to be the calm before the storm as the match exploded inside two minutes. Darren Mackie raced past Ian Murray and rattled a shot into the side netting. Such a flying start was no surprise as Calderwood went into the game at this difficult venue playing three at the back. But it was Hibs who drew first blood in 23 minutes – just seconds after Simon Brown denied Dons hitman Fernando Pasquinelli. That close call spurred Hibs and Craig Rocastle’s lovely through-ball released Glass on the left wing. His low cross was the kind big defenders dread but bread and butter for Derek Riordan, who nipped ahead of Phil McGuire to steer the ball in from six yards. However, Calderwood has bred resilience throughout this Aberdeen team and just when it looked like Hibs would extend their lead, Aberdeen dug deep to equalise in 36 minutes. Pasquinelli’s flick found Mackie in the heart of the Hibs box with his back to goal and Steven Caldwell tight against him. The striker had a lot to do and his quick turn to his right earned just enough space to unleash a smashing drive past the helpless goalie. But the real drama came on the stroke of half time. Riordan’s clever chip forward from midfield sent Guillaume Beuzelin surging clear and he and Preece raced for the ball. The Hibs man got there first but Preece appeared to stop his attempted lob with his hands. Afterwards the keeper protested it couldn’t have been intentional because he had his eyes closed at the challenge. But you can’t argue with the rule book and when linesman Frank Cole pointed out the infringement to Rowbotham, Preece was sent off for preventing a goalscoring chance. Preece said: ‘It was harsh. Exactly the same happened against Hibs at Pittodrie earlier this year and it was adjudged to be a well timed challenge. Rowbotham thought it was but the linesman saw it another way. ‘The ball hit the bottom of my elbow but my arm was tucked into my body so if it was for deliberate handball it wasn’t intentional. ‘It couldn’t have been because I had my eyes shut when I was challenging for the ball. ‘But I’m not going to criticise the linesman because I wouldn’t have a go at one of my defenders if he made a mistake.’ Calderwood was more enraged at what followed when the action restarted as O’Connor lost his temper after a challenge from Clark. He lashed out with a kick at the Dons midfielder, sparking a huge bust-up among rival players. It was then that the lighter was thrown on to the pitch and Calderwood reckons O’Connor should have walked for his hot headed tantrum. He said: ‘You don’t want players sent off but if he has taken a swipe at someone then you wonder why he doesn’t go. ‘Had O’Connor been sent off it would have been 10 against 10 and an even contest. But I’m proud of our players because it took a great goal to win it for Hibs.’ And a great goal it was too. Back-up goalie Ryan Esson came on for Pasquinelli for the second half but could do nothing to prevent the superb 63rd minute winner just after Rocastle earned a booking for a late crunch on Michael Hart. Riordan was forced out right but swung the ball over for O’Connor to cushion a lay-off perfectly for Glass to rifle in a superb volley from 12 yards. It was a wonderful strike and Caldwell was denied a similar cracker soon after when Esson tipped away his volley. Aberdeen did everything they could to get back into it, including bold tactical changes, swapping McGuire and and Kevin McNaughton with the attacking options of Richard Foster and John Stewart. That left just two at the back but Hibs still couldn’t exploit the situation despite throwing on Sam Morrow, Steven Fletcher and Alen Orman for O’Connor, Glass and Dean Shiels. This cracking clash had already been decided but the debates began within seconds of the final whistle as Calderwood and Venus got caught up in a heated argument. Calderwood said: ‘It’s between me and Mark Venus – but we weren’t sharing a joke.’ Delighted Hibs manager Tony Mowbray said: ‘That was a big win. We could either have gone 10 points behind Aberdeen or hung on to their shirt tails in the race for third place. ‘I’m proud of the players and I don’t think the red card influenced the result because it was a special goal that decided it.’ REFWATCH JOHN ROWBOTHAM had no choice but to take his linesman’s advice over Aberdeen keeper David Preece’s dismissal. However harsh it might feel for the Dons, he did handle the ball outside the box and the letter of the law says he had to go. The booking for Garry O’Connor rather than a red was probably right in a good afternoon for the whistler. Rating: 8/10. Then he pops up the next year again it was Aberdeen manged by a Certain Jimmy Calderwood. Football: CALDO TAGS LINESMAN A BIG TIME BOTTLER. Byline: By Gavin BERRY RAGING Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood branded linesman Frank Cole a BOTTLER after Richie Byrne was sent off. Irishman Byrne was given his marching orders 13 minutes from the end of the Pittodrie clash for violent conduct after raising his hand to Well striker David Clarkson. Referee Craig Thomson showed him the red card but was further away from the incident than his assistant Cole which enraged Pittodrie gaffer Calderwood. Now Dons will appeal the decision after Byrne insisted the clash was accidental. Calderwood called on assistants to give referees more help after accusing Cole of bottling out of making a decsion. The Pittodrie gaffer (right) said: “Richie said he did nothing and the linesman said it wasn’t his decision so he didn’t put his flag up – just what you need in professional football! “We want these people to take more responsibility. “I told Richie that the ref said it was violent conduct but he maintains he did nothing. “I told him if the video shows the opposite then he’ll be done big time.” Dons striker Darren Mackie, who hit a double after climbing off the bench to end a two-month injury nightmare, said: “I didn’t see it but the boys in the dressing room are all saying it was harsh. We’ll have to see it on television.” And Well boss Terry Butcher said of the incident: “David tussled with Byrne and for me it looked like six of one and half-a-dozen of the other but the ref was closer and he made the decision. “Mr Calderwood wanted his team fired up going by his pre-match comments and they certainly were but our boys are always fired up. “We always expect a hard battle at Pittodrie – off the pitch as well as on it! I’ve had a few battles here so I know what it’s like Let’s look at these games a wee bit more closely shall we and see if there is something more sinsiter. The Hearts V Raith Rovers game that led to Ulsterman Jimmy Nicholl going tonto in the dressing room over Frank cole’s decision. This came 4 years after the Raith Rovers v Celtic league cup final game at Ibrox It finished 2–2 (a.e.t.) and 6–5 on Penalties with Raith Rovers winning………….MCSTAY MISSED A PENALTY, MCSTAY MISSED A PENALTY, MCSTAY MISSED A PENALTY……………sorry I got carried away there. Jimmy Nicholl that day was in the dugout as he guided Raith -a league below Celtic- to a victory over one of the most overrated players and an even more terrible manager in Scotland Tommy Burns. Was Frank Cole there that night? was he crying in the Broomloan road end? Did he still harbour resentment to the Ulsterman who bested Roman catholic supremacist Sectarian bigot Tommy Burns? I think we should Know don’t you? The Motherwell v Livingston game Who were the Managers? Well the one who was denied the 3 points was ex England and Rangers captain Terry Butcher the one who gained 1 point through -according to the Motherwell player involved- Frank Coles ineptitude was ex Celtic player and manager Davie Hay. The Hibernian v Aberdeen game. This happened the following season after Rangers won the title on the last day against Dunfermline. Jimmy Calderwood had by then moved on to manage Aberdeen. A man at the centre of slanderous and libelous unfounded allegations that beautiful title winning day. From not only Rangers hating, Roman Catholic supremacist internet bampots but on that very day by Celtic player and bad loser Chris Sutton. Also Hibernian when Managed and Coached by at that time to ex Celtic players. The Aberdeen v Motherwell game the year after which a game changing decision or lack of a decision by Frank Cole left Jimmy Calderwood enraged. It is quite Ironic that the both games involving Jimmy Calderwood as Aberdeen Manager involved decisions of the type that Frank Cole greeted about on Monday that drew him to my attention. Was he the Linesman closes to Gary O’Connor when he lashed out? If so why didn’t he act that time? One game I have saved for the last Is a Kilmarnock V Celtic game from 2006 that made Frank Cole’s name international known …..well Scotland and the times of Malta to be exact and this time we have video evidence. Even fellow Rangers hater and Celtic fanitical internet bampot EWING GRAHAME was saying Frank Cole had made an utter cunt of it. To keep it brief Celtic had already won the league and where ahead by 1 goal but just before halftime Steven Naismith scored a crucial perfectly good goal for Kilmarnock after by all accounts a good first half showing by the killie men. All set up for a knife edge second half you would think with Kilmarnock chasing a European place I think and Celtic already tied up the league………………………………….WRONG! You see Steven Naismith’s goal was for some reason chopped of by Celtic Fanatic Frank Cole…….well I will let you decide for yourself watch it below and you will be astounded at Frank Cole’s “HONEST MISTAKE” This lead to quotes from Jim Jefferies such like “Decisions like that can change the course of a game. He was clearly onside and the linesman was right in line with it. “You look at the incompetence of that decision, but they get away with it. There should be a form of punishment.” As well as criticising Cole, Jefferies thought that the scoreline did not reflect the balance of play. “Celtic scored with every chance they had,” he said. “We had plenty of chances ourselves and had a perfectly good goal chopped off. “But I had warned before the game that, if you don’t take your chances against Celtic, they will punish you.” And “We had a perfectly good goal chalked off when Steven was clearly two yards on side. “Going in at 1-1 would have made a big difference but we created some really good chances after that and didn’t take them. “Their late goals made the scoreline a bit harsh on us. “It certainly didn’t reflect the effort we put in.” Any way this was Frank Coles last hurrah as he bowed out after 13 years of being a Grade 1 SFA assistant Referee does the above answer the question if Frank Cole was working to a sinister sectarian pro Celtic agenda or was all those situations just “Honest mistakes”? You decide. One question that is answered though is that age old question “Can you run with a Hardon?” as this Henrik Larsson -or Henke as francis likes to call him- tweet below shows The Question that still remains is did this Sectarian Racist bigot ever Ref on a Rangers game? His twitter follows -which is like a who’s who of Rangers obsessed Internet bampots- and The tweets below suggest to me that he couldn’t be trusted to keep his hate-filled bigoted views in control. As Steven Gerrard said. “It’s not just today, it’s been happening for a while. It’s been happening for a good while. I believe it’s been happening for seasons. That’s my opinion, just my opinion. But to end this. I will end on the words of Jim Jeffries assistant at the time Billy Brown in 2006 and its almost prophetic what he has got to say will happen to Scottish Fitbaw all because of a certain slanty eyed pock marked BHEAST from the corridors of power at IRELAND’S SHAME SCOTLAND’S BURDEN. Take it away Billy Brown. Football: If things balance out over the season then we’ll win 6-0 the next time we take on Celts Byline: BILLY BROWN I’M sure Gordon Strachan can’t have been happy with the way his side have almost been forgotten about in the wake of our game on Sunday. Celtic scored some terrific goals and played lovely football at times in their 4-1 defeat of Kilmarnock. But linesman Frank Cole has been the focal point because he disallowed a blatantly onside goal for us when Stevie Naimsith “scored” just before half-time. My take on it was that his mind switched off for just a moment and he didn’t see it. In fact, he couldn’t have seen it. We had just won a free-kick and the linesman may have taken a few seconds out when he wasn’t fully concentrating and when he’d looked up, we had quickly taken the kick and Stevie was beyond his man with the ball at his feet. He looked offside then but it was a good goal. The linesman couldn’t have seen it because it was so blatant. It wasn’t one of those marginal decisions you see from time to time. There was no debate, he couldn’t have seen it. For us at Kilmarnock that’s the end of the matter. Unless we go down the Peter Lawwell route, of course. Just last week the Celtic chief executive said if Gordon Strachan didn’t win Manager of the Year then it would be for non-football reasons, meaning the media and public were anti-Celtic. Now if Gordon does win it’s because his side play with the same passion and determination that the manager has always shown. Plus Celtic are going to win the league by a record margin in his first season in charge. I like Gordon a lot and think he has been an excellent addition to Scottish football and if he does win I’ll take my hat off to him. Maybe I’m too close to Jim Jefferies to speak about this, but if Mr Lawwell is paranoid about his club then I would invite him down to Rugby Park any time he wants if he really thinks Celtic get the thin edge of the wedge. He would see how many decisions go against us in games against his own side, Sunday being the perfect example, and against Rangers as well. And it’s not just on the park. Last season Kilmarnock were asked to travel to Aberdeen to play Inverness on New Year’s Day. Our supporters were asked to make the longest journey in the SPL when there was no public transport. And for good measure we discovered on Saturday evening that we have to play at Pittodrie three times this season. We are the club who when last season Rangers wanted to bring a game forward for them, we had to do it despite the fact it didn’t suit us. Rangers were the home team so they moved the fixture. We tried that this season. Motherwell didn’t want to and they were quite entitled to do that, but when we pointed out that on this occasion we were the home team, we were told that didn’t apply. People say things balance out over a season. Well I hope so, but I doubt it. If that were the case then when we play Celtic again we will win 6-0. We’ll score three penalties that were never penalties and the other three will be blatantly offside goals. Oh, and Celtic will have two perfectly good goals chopped off just for good measure. Jim and I have been at Kilmarnock for three years now and I think a 6-0 win would just about help to balance things out. I can’t wait to see that. But of course, when I say these things it sounds like I’m paranoid and, Mr Lawwell, it doesn’t make me sound very good.
Source: Man The Bheasts Cant Tame, Blog
Source: Man The Bheasts Cant Tame, Blog
