Steven Craven: WE LIED TO LENNY

Craven explained: “Lennon came into the room after the game and asked Dougie why he hadn’t given the penalty.

“We told him the version that was a lie, he seemed fine with the explanation but then I suppose his side had still managed to win thanks to a late goal.

“I told Neil it was better to win with a legitimate goal rather than a dodgy penalty. He agreed.

” Despite knowing that Lennon had been lied to, Dallas, revelling in the spotlight, and anxious to paint a picture of harmony with his officials decided to embellish the cover up.

Again speaking to the BBC he said: “They (the officials) had a discussion and Neil accepted that the decision was correct. He received a full explanation, which he found acceptable after the match.”

Dallas gave that interview despite being informed by Dougie Dougie and Craven that they had lied to the Celtic manager.

With the incident dominating the Monday morning headlines Craven began to feel uncomfortable with his role especially since he was being portrayed as the villain.

After texting Dougie Dougie Craven got a call back explaining that Dougie Dougie had phoned Dallas to tell him that the match supervisor had been lied to- that Craven hadn’t shouted him over.

The truth felt uncomfortable to Dallas as Craven explained: “The impression that I got was that Hugh wanted to continue with the version of events that wasn’t the truth.

“My reading of the situation was Hugh wanted to protect Dougie and leave me to take the flak.

“It was wrong to lie and I’m not proud that I went along with Dougie’s suggestion. Rewind the clock and I wouldn’t do it but it was worse to continue the lie. I was really upset with Hugh.”

Craven’s story appears in today’s Sunday Mail.

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