Celtic fans are looking for action from their club after a season of incredible disciplinary decisions from the SFA.
Jon Flanagan became the sixth opposition player to be offered a retrospective suspension by the SFA following matches against the hoops but became the first to successfully appeal against a ban.
Television evidence seemed clear cut that the former Liverpool defender had violently struck out at Scott Brown even though referee Kevin Clancy only awarded a yellow card.
When Flanagan was cited it sparked a predictably furious statement from Ibrox which broke new ground by claiming that Jozo Simunovic had committed a similar offence.
Incredibly the vigorous defence promised in the statement was successful today with Flanagan available to play against Kilmarnock on Sunday.
The main issue of concern for hoops fans is that opponents have been given the green light to strike out at Celtic players.
At Ibrox in December Alfredo Morelos struck out at Brown, Ryan Christie and Tony Ralston without even a yellow card.
With Clancy failing to properly punish Flanagan and the Appeal Panel doing likewise it seems that players have a better than even chance of escaping a red card for attacks on Celtic players.
Our Captain is assaulted in front of the eyes of the world and the SFA wave it through.
Licensed barbarism against the Hoops. Club MUST make a statement.
— brian88downey (@Brian88Downey) May 17, 2019
The statement from knuckledraggers fc worked a treat then
— larry bird (@larrybirdboston) May 17, 2019
Same as Ajer getting booted by McGregor in the first game we played them at Celtic Park
— Martin McLaughlin (@still_champions) May 17, 2019
I thought Flanagan was to be charged or at least have a SFA CASE to answer .If not how can they pull up Brown for basically winding them up ?? It is a sham and that is why the Rankers dont have to bring themselves to boot over their shocking disciplinary record
— steven (@steviefae) May 17, 2019
Ridiculous. Embarrassing. Not surprising.
— Claire (@Caidan) May 17, 2019
I’ve seen it all now, should have been a sending off at the time (and the ref only had one look at it) for it to be looked at time and time again from different angles and speeds and to come to this decision if bizarre
— Malky McKay ????????????????????????????????????????? (@E_F_L2012) May 17, 2019
Season started with a ridiculous SFA decision. (Morelos red at aberdeen overturned). Ends with this one. Been many a strange one in between. Enough for a ‘daft decision of the year’ competition surely!
— Kevin Maguire (@RainTown) May 17, 2019
They will do anything to stop us and they have proved it with a decision like this . Dont let them cheat us out of 10 in a row
— steven (@steviefae) May 17, 2019