Tom Boyd has a long back record of watching honest mistakes as a Celtic player, fan and Celtic TV pundit.
Honest mistakes are nothing new to the former Scotland defender as a variety of referees come up with decisions that defy logic and in some cases the Laws of the Game.
Leading 1-0 at home to Ross County Celtic were in dazzling form to match the spring sunshine with the scent of the SPFL title in the air.
Jota switched over to the right to cause panic in the visitors defence, Joseph Hungbo was out of his comfort zone when he faced upto the on-loan Benfica winger.
Looking up to see the options available Jota directed a cross into the centre of the penalty box, Hungbo responded by lifting his left arm to block the cross, striking the ball above his elbow.
All eyes turned to referee Don Robertson, watching with an uninterrupted view from about 15 yards away.
Celtic shout for a penalty.
Ref says no. pic.twitter.com/3YwJ0wu7AD— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) March 19, 2022
Tuning into the match on Celtic TV, the Daily Record reports Boyd saying:
It is certainly worth a shout from the team and the players. Regardless of the distance, he lifted his arms out. I’m going with the handball.
I’m still in disbelief at that, honestly. It’s quite amazing, if the referee has given it for distance then he thinks it has hit his arm, otherwise he would have just waved play on.
In terms of distance, he thinks it has hit his arm, he (Hungbo) has moved his arm, he has deliberately made the movement to make himself bigger.
It should be a stonewall penalty, how is that not a penalty? It’s not often I’m wrong Gerry, but I think I’m right again.
Robertson seemed to indicate that the two players were too close together for him to give a penalty. That holds up if Jota had fired in a waist-high cross, he didn’t, Hungbo raised his arm to block and ridiculously Robertson refused to blow for a penalty.
We all know why he didn’t give it
It was only 2 hands, the ref is a great guy, it’s an honest mistake
Lol had he been the goalkeeper people would have said what a great save.
Also I flicked through channels last night to check out the scores,that doughball David chicken Currie was presenting it with Thomson and some female that should be back in the house doing the dishes making dinner and cleaning the house.
Instead of speaking about today’s games with the FT results flashing up all they spoke about was sevco and the result from the other night and their game coming up against the Blind Craft opps sorry Dundee.
Robertson should be sacked everytime he gets a celtic game you can tell from kick off that celtic are getting nothing from the mason in black Robertson he’s another ref who lets other players kick celtic players all over the park he waits and waits untill a celtic player is hurted before he does anything he should never get another celtic game him and loyalist beaton but no doubt the spfl sfa will send they 2 back to paradise our away games to try and stop celtic from getting 3 points rats at hampden as we know.