Griffiths: I’d put my mortgage on one of our players seeing red for Considine penalty
Having turned Andrew Considine the striker found himself dragged to the ground just six yards from goal.
Craig Thomson pointed to the penalty spot but decided to award a yellow card despite the denial of a clear goal scoring opportunity.
Griffiths scored from the penalty spot but was seen debating the issue with the match referee as the teams left the park at half time.
“I was going to score, there was no doubt about it,” the striker said afterwards. “I was about to whip it around the goalie. I was three or four yards away from goal so he’s got to be sent off.
“If it’s up the other end I’m positive, I’d put my mortgage on it, that the referee sends one of our players off.”
Asked what made him say that, he replied: “It’s what happens. If it’s up the other end the Aberdeen players would have surrounded him and you can guarantee he sends him off. That’s 100 percent.
“The ref just said I was going away from goal. But to me I’m going to whip it round and put it to the goalie’s left-hand side.
“Look, it’s one of those things. It’s done with now. We’ve been beaten and we need to look forward but he grabbed a hold of my shirt, I came back inside him and he burled me around.”
It’s unlikely that Griffiths will be disciplined for his comments after the SFA took no action against Robbie Neilson who claimed that he expects to have players sent off in matches involving Willie Collum.