At Ibrox today Alan Muir decided to apply the laws of the game, with some prompting from his assistant referee.
In the 70th minute Scott McMann was trying to pull his arm out of the way of a cross when contact was made, it was unlucky but the Dundee United defender shouldn’t have got into that situation. Tavernier scored from the penalty.
On Wednesday night Muir was faced with a similar situation in injury time as Celtic chased a winner against Ross County.
From 22 yards Callum McGregor decided to take a shot, Regan Charles-Cook raised his arm with the shot striking his elbow. Muir saw it clearly and awarded a corner.
Alan Muir missed the penalty in the closing minutes of the game as well. pic.twitter.com/qwNtpyat0X
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) December 15, 2021
Alan Muir is the guy on the line here. pic.twitter.com/pNg3TaSxsN
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) December 15, 2021
Fortunately Tony Ralston scored a minute later which took some of the spotlight away from the honest mistake of the Aberdeen based referee.
With a nod from his assistant Muir pointed to the penalty spot today. Muir was the additional assistant at Hampden in 2015 when he failed to notice Josh Meekings handle a Leigh Griffiths header.
After failing to spot the handball of a Callum McGregor shot on Wednesday night Alan Muir notices it at Ibrox. Tavpen opens scoring.
— Joe McHugh (@videocelts) December 18, 2021
Same rule, but interpreted differently according to whatever team gains benefit.
For our enemies we apply the law, for our friends we interpret the law.— Cosmo (@cosmohairytoes) December 18, 2021
Funny how they never miss anything that benefits their team. To be fair I’d be exactly the same if I was reffing Celtic.
— LombardiaNumeroQuattro (@Lothianno4) December 18, 2021
Radio clyde saying it’s a stonewaller so was the one on Wednesday but that midden muir never gave it
— finnan67 (@Finnan67) December 18, 2021
The linesman spotted it. It was a PK. But, so was the one with Mcgregor.
— McGuire P (@McGuireP3) December 18, 2021
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3 Dundee Utd players booked no rangers players booked these refs are a complete disgrace,surely sfa must look into these matters, kamara caught one of the Utd players in face no action taken.
“…surely sfa must look into these matters…”
Oh Frank. I don’t know whether you’re young and naive or the victim of a serious brain injury, but either way it seems you need a wee bit of education, so…
EACH AND EVERY REFEREE AND SFA COMMITTEE MEMBER IS A CORRUPT MASONIC BASTARD
…unless they played for us, but the likelihood of finding one of us in a position of influence at the “Mount Florida Lodge #1690” is remote at best.
The only way this changes is if us and ALL the other clubs were to revolt and threaten to break away from the SFA en masse. If all the clubs left and set up a new FA I don’t see UEFA/FIFA continuing to recognise an SFA with one professional member club and a bunch of junior sides. If the SFA want us all to stay then I’d suggest the terms include
A) getting shot of the numerous bowling club committee-type duffers from lower league clubs that run the place, it’s well past time to hire real professionals who know what they’re doing beyond getting some good seats on the Bisto Express…
and
B) the immediate dissolution of the Lanarkshire Referees association followed by the creation of a nationwide set-up run by former refs from abroad. Prospective refs must be made to declare allegiances (with verifiable evidence) and thus will be prevented from reffing games featuring their favourite klub. All full-time, well paid, open to all and not just those with a talent for unusual handshakes.
It’ll never happen, of course…but one can hope.
We have moved on from the last game.
We won , never mind the cheaters.
Next game please, even if we had to play against 12 men on the pitch.
Well what do you know the bigots get a penalty at ipox against Dundee utd junior select.
Games a bogey now our board let it happen no balls back us up