Celtic fans turned their anger onto Neil McCann and David Tanner after their favourites won 3-0 at Dundee United to move five points away from securing the SPFL Premiership title.
After a poor first half the hoops turned on the style with Leigh Griffiths scoring a hat-trick with the third goal coming from the penalty spot in the 83rd minute.
A brutal tackle on Gary Mackay-Steven from John Rankin saw Willie Collum point to the spot with the incident jumped upon by the Sky Sports duo.
Rankin’s lunge started outside the box but after attempting to ride it the follow through sent Mackay-Steven crashing to the turf inside the penalty box.
These things do even themselves up after all – no handball to denies us the treble chance has been cancelled out by a pen when 2-0 up. Fair.
— Celtic Underground (@celticrumours) April 26, 2015
When Tanner & McCann’s club have referees lying & have an SFA chief deliberately withholding a players registration then come back to me ???? — Sevco Scotland Ltd (@hen1rik) April 26, 2015
Incredibly Tanner and McCann compared the awarding of that penalty with the Josh Meekings incident at Hampden with the tired, jaded and ridiculous notion that these things even themselves out over the course of a season trotted out.
@joburgbhoy @SDrever The @SkySports team in Scotland are horrific. I’d never subscribe as long as they are on — Eddie Keane (@Eddiek62) April 26, 2015
Since publishing the letter that they sent to the SFA Celtic have been criticised over their motives from a number of pundits rather than question why three top officials were unable to see as clear an incidence of handball as you are likely to find.
Is there a bigger clown in broadcasting than David Tanner . If there is its Neil “EBT” McCann. — Barcabhoy (@Barcabhoy1) April 26, 2015
A week after the Meekings incident at Hampden Celtic are still awaiting an explanation from the SFA with Friday’s statement from the Judicial panel revealing that one or more officials saw the flashpoint.
Well done Tanner for keeping a straight face whilst saying, “for me as a neutral”
— The Huddleboard (@huddleboard) April 26, 2015
Sky Sports will screen Celtic’s home match against Dundee on Friday with a home win and failure by Aberdeen to win at Dundee United the following clinching the title for Celtic.