Oh here we go again from the usual suspect!! The offended party routine this time - what a joke! No other comment from me and how disinterested I am in your one-sided crass, disrespectful remarks or expletives any more! Ignore!
To other Hibs parties on this board who are interested in this topic that was actually created by hibeejim, there is no 'smoke and mirrors' attached to my insinuation re Thomson and his personal background and activities before he became a pro ref. The info is 100% genuine and was acquired by pure chance in an off the cuff conversation with an old Bellevue neighbour who confirmed his association with this ref through his workplace. I could add further details with dates and the name of my source but there's no way I'll do that on a forum. There was absolutely no reason for this neighbour to conjure up a myth and it suits any critic with an ulterior motive to try and suggest there is an element of doubt attached to said info and try to deflect from it - an old trick and a cheap one at that! There most certainly is no doubt in this case! Believe it or doubt it but many of you must have observed as many iffy Thomson incidents, down the past decade, as I have, that eventually resulted in one of the biggest post war footie protests at Tannadice against a referee that I've ever witnessed in a life time of playing and watching football. Indeed Thomson's club affiliation has been randomly mentioned on bbc Sportsound as well as being acknowledged occasionally by the bbc's Stuart Cosgrove or his mate Tam when I'm assuming they 'dropped their guard' on the subject!!!
To other Hibs parties on this board who are interested in this topic that was actually created by hibeejim, there is no 'smoke and mirrors' attached to my insinuation re Thomson and his personal background and activities before he became a pro ref. The info is 100% genuine and was acquired by pure chance in an off the cuff conversation with an old Bellevue neighbour who confirmed his association with this ref through his workplace. I could add further details with dates and the name of my source but there's no way I'll do that on a forum. There was absolutely no reason for this neighbour to conjure up a myth and it suits any critic with an ulterior motive to try and suggest there is an element of doubt attached to said info and try to deflect from it - an old trick and a cheap one at that! There most certainly is no doubt in this case! Believe it or doubt it but many of you must have observed as many iffy Thomson incidents, down the past decade, as I have, that eventually resulted in one of the biggest post war footie protests at Tannadice against a referee that I've ever witnessed in a life time of playing and watching football. Indeed Thomson's club affiliation has been randomly mentioned on bbc Sportsound as well as being acknowledged occasionally by the bbc's Stuart Cosgrove or his mate Tam when I'm assuming they 'dropped their guard' on the subject!!!