This is what football in ireland has come to.

Connor livid at referee's remark
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by Alan Dooley
Tue, Jul 06 2010
Although clearly unhappy with his side only taking a point from the game with the division's bottom side Bray Wanderers, Galway United manager Sean Connor was even more unhappy, furious even, with the reported remarks made by Cork referee Anthony Buttimer towards his striker Anto Flood prior to the contest.

Flood, part of a playing squad who had deferred payment of a week's wages in an attempt to help out the embattled club, confirmed after the game that the experienced referee had commented to him: "I'll race ya for your wages."

This remark infuriated both the player involved and his team mates, but it was his manager who most vehemently expressed his displeasure with the incident, which Connor hopes will lead to an FAI investigation on the matter.

"The comments the referee made before the game, in my opinion, he should never take the football field again. These players here have worked hard, deferred their wages, and he's come and made a joke of it in the tunnel before the game.

"I'll be taking it up with Nick Leeson and I'll make sure he goes straight to the top with this, to John Delaney. The referee's a joke.

"When I seen him walking in, I rolled my eyes, cos I knew what we were going to get. He's made smart comments before; he's the ref who told one of my players at Dundalk last year to f*** off. He's full of smart comments and full of his own self importance."

Mr. Buttimer declined to comment on the matter when questioned on Monday night.

Not very clever from Buttimer, and not the first time he's caused some controversy, but what on earth is the thread title about? A referee said something stupid; it's not the bloody apocalypse.

I can't help but feel your wasted on some people, avvenalaf.

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Originally Posted by sligo23

I can't help but feel your wasted on some people, avvenalaf.

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Oh, I know sligo 23. Thank you for you concern but 'many a rose is born to blush unseen and waste it's sweetness on the desert air'

What a scumbag.

Lads, i think ye are over reacting to a throw away remark. Big deal if the ref made a sarcastic comment. To me it was light hearted comment.

Jc, I don't know whether you have a job or not, but if you have, I note that it's fine if your boss tells you he has no wages for you and when you go to the pub, someone starts laughing at you for working for nothing.

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Originally Posted by jc46

Lads, i think ye are over reacting to a throw away remark. Big deal if the ref made a sarcastic comment. To me it was light hearted comment.

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Alot of those lads have kids and mortgages and commitments, so I can understand if they dont find the funny side.

It's coming to something when Sean Connor accuses you of self importance

It sounds like Mr Buttimer doesn't think much of Sean Connor's training methods:D

I see where Rovers have released Mark Donninger and Lee McEvilly. Donninger did nothing for us and i was amazed to hear he had been a regular on Newcastle Utd reserve team. Lets hope Cook will bring in Boco as replacement. McEvilly looked very unfit.