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I previously commented that insipid refs like Clancy are an absolute danger to the physical well being of players and this match epitomised that view from literally the start of the game onwards! It says a lot for the tolerance of certain Hibs players TBF as I could see many an offended player giving 'nut jobs' like Baird a set of knuckles to play with in the tunnel at the end of the match as full retribution cause this kinda ref aint gonna apply any real protection and shouldn't be practising at this level!! I've come to the conclusion a long time ago that the rule re persistent fouling is not being applied by some SFA refs and I don't know why!!! I've applied it in years gone by and it goes like this for me - on about the second or third notable offence I'd normally run alongside the offending player and tell him in no uncertain terms to cut it out or the action will be a yellow or a red card! Most times that was enough to force a player to get on with the game without fouling.