ANYONE who’s played football has had this feeling.
Even the most mellow of players has one day felt like the referee was simply out to get them.
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For Scotland hero James McFadden, that man was Andrew Dallas.
Even though it was another whistler who gave him an x-rated tongue lashing in the middle of a game.
During a debate on the Open Goal podcast, Motherwell legend Faddy recalled a match against Rangers whilst he was playing for the Steelmen when Willie Young was the man in the middle.
And at one point he’d simply had enough of McFadden’s mouth.
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McFadden said: “Referees had every reason not to like me. I was a wee a*******.
“Willie Young called me a w***** on the pitch.
“We were playing Rangers at Ibrox and we won a free-kick.
“Derek Adams was trying to take the free-kick. I’d got fouled but I was still arguing with Willie.
“Derek asked him ‘can we take it quick?’ and Willie replied ‘you can take it once this w***** shuts up!’
“I snapped, I was like ‘you can’t call me that!'”
However, it wasn’t Young who McFadden claims had a genuine issue with him.
That man was Andrew Dallas.
McFadden was sent off by Dallas after receiving two bookings from him during a match for St Johnstone against Hamilton in 2016.
“Andrew Dallas definitely had it in for me,” he said.
“He sent me off. I don’t know why.
“He squared up to me on the pitch, aye.”
Fellow guest Gordon Dalziel then interjected: “He’s Motherwell supporter,” alluding to McFadden’s association with the Fir Park club.
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But Faddy was having none of it, as he responded: “I don’t give a f***!
“That game it definitely felt like he had it in for me.”
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