Hughes loses patience with refs

22 January 2009 09:26
Collum overturned a red card shown to Rangers defender Sasa Papac in the Saturday's 3-1 defeat to Rangers but he was satisfied with his decision to send off Cregg for a challenge on Pedro Mendes.[LNB]The Scottish Football Association recently announced a review of the process that sees referees reassessing their own decisions, and Hughes added his weight to the movement for change.[LNB]He said: "We're leaving referees open to the allegation they're not overturning some red cards because they've been told it would be better for them to stick by their original decision.[LNB]"I underlined the point at the weekend that I wasn't questioning the integrity of any referee.[LNB]"But if a referee is asked to overturn his own decision then, at times, it can make him look incompetent.[LNB]"I've played the game for 25 years, seen over-the-top challenges, legs, elbows flying in, everything. I know it was not a red card.[LNB]"You do lose respect for referees. They maybe know the rules but not the game."[LNB][LNB][LNB]

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