In a move that shows as much sensitivity to public perception as Sir Douglas Hogg, leading Scottish referee, Stuart Dougal, has retired a week early after sterling efforts to ensure that the Old Firm retain their competitive advantage over their rivals to take up a new career in the Masonic Lodges of Lanarkshire.
Last Tuesday, he was accused of arrogance by Craig Levein for his handling of red cardable foul that he didn’t see in the Celtic v Dundee United game: see here
To make up for missing that, he oversaw the sending off of Charlie Mulgrew in Saturday’s Rangers v Aberdeen game, albeit mitigated by a laughable piece of play acting by Kyle Lafferty.
So what next? Yes, at stand-up after dinner speech at the Lodge St Thomas Larkhall No.3 - (check the midi sounds!) this Friday. With Craig Brown. And a comedian.
