For the third time in as many months Celtic had to overcome an inept refereeing display by Willie Collum.
With the match still goal-less at Easter Road Oliver Burke was bursting into the Hibs penalty box when he was clipped by Lewis Stevenson with the on-loan midfielder falling into the penalty box.
It wasn’t a penalty but it should have been a free kick with the referee deciding if it merited a red card for denying a goal scoring opportunity.
Incredibly Collum waved play on despite having a perfect view of the incident- just as he did in the recent matches at Aberdeen and St Johnstone.
At Pittodrie in December Aberdeen were awarded two soft free kicks while Niall McGinn escaped with just a yellow card for a dangerous over the ball lunge at Ryan Christie’s shin.
In February Burke was chopped down by Jason Kerr during the first half, in once second half incident Christie had his ribs attacked while Odsonne Edouard had to be stretchered off after being the victim of a straight leg challenge. Celtic weren’t awarded a penalty.
willie collum proving once again scotland’s referees are either genuinely or wilfully blind.
— Comrade Maxwell (@1999_adam) March 2, 2019
Needed someone to step up to the plate and Forrest done it. Must say Willie Collum is a joke referee.
— Jamie (@Jamie8419) March 2, 2019
Burke tripped…. Its not so much “Willie Collum has missed it….It is that HE chose not to give it….shame Willie 1-0 to Celtic…no option there peach of a goal #hibcel
— Craig.E Buckler (@Fitzganoan) March 2, 2019
Willie Collum doesn’t see things, he hears things.
— S32 (@sc32ie) March 2, 2019
The refereeing in this country is an absolute embarrassment, Willie Collum that is a joke!
— Scott Williamson (@scottw1985) March 2, 2019
Willie Collum with another controversial decision ahahahahahha my guy ???????????????? blatant free kick that
— johnboy (@joohngallagher_) March 2, 2019
Willie Collum with another big honest mistake there. Clear foul on Burke but Willie sees nothing from a few feet away.
— Hartley Mullins CSC (@Hartleymullinsc) March 2, 2019
How blatant a free kick does Willie Collum want. Absolute joke of a decision that #HIBCEL
— Daniel Kyle (@DK_295) March 2, 2019
Willie Collum miss another big decision surprise surprise…#HIBCEL
— Carlo (@carlo7598) March 2, 2019