Three days on and Alan Muir discovers that handball is a penalty
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