The roughest thing I ever said to an umpire was, 'Are you sure?'
No player or manager has greater respect for the umpires than I do, and I have demonstrated that over the years.
I don't talk about referees. I never do, usually, and I want to carry on like that.
Never complain about the officiating. It does no good. During the game I don't want to be fighting two opponents.
You will never see players from City surround the referee.
The message here is you cannot, under any circumstances, throw an object at an official. You just cannot do it.
We've beat up our umpires. They're now allowed to be human.
From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny.
How many people yell at linespeople? I see it happening all the time. I don't know how many times I have seen that happen.
I don't think it is wrong to have a bit of banter with refs. My Dad would always manage games by talking to players and so did I when I reffed.
It's been made clear to all of us that a player should never leave the playing field and go into the stands.
I think making the referee aware of a situation, there is nothing wrong with that.
I used to take pride if my kids were playing basketball, and I'd be there, and I wouldn't say anything. People were obviously expecting me to yell and scream at the ref and at them and everything. I wouldn't say anything.
No one respects the umpire's job more than I do; but, if I were a manager, I would probably be ejected three or four times a season fighting for my team.
We should not discuss refereeing performances but support decisions to help their work.
I'll be the first one to admit my first couple of years I was pretty hard on the refs.
I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire.
