Soccer Football - Scottish Premiership - Ross County v Celtic - Global Energy Stadium, Dingwall, Scotland, Britain - April 2, 2023 Celtic's Jota celebrates scoring their first goal with Matt O'Riley REUTERS/Russell Cheyne
Andy Walker has switched his criticism of Willie Collum over the penalty awarded to Celtic away to Ross County.
On duty for Sky Sports he watched a replay of the first half incident involving Alex Iacovitti and Cameron Carter-Vickers claiming that the ball struck the Ross County defender on the shoulder.
Subsequent replays have shown that Iacovitti had his left arm fully extended when the ball struck him with Stuart Dougal and Dermot Gallagher reviewing the incident and admitting that the penalty decision was correct.
It was harsh, the timing was unfortunate but despite all of the circumstances and sympathy for the home team VAR produced the correct outcome.
Walker was on Go-Radio tonight, listening in the Daily Record reported the former Celtic striker saying:
No one would have batted an eye had there not been a penalty given. They are actually looking for offences now.
The fact that both players were trying to head it, and it actually goes through that head space as they were jostling with one another, and hits his arm/shoulder on the way through. I think it’s just the latest in a long line of ridiculous penalties
It seems that it is the rules rather than the decision that has angered Walker, on Saturday he will be part of the Sky Sports team covering the Glasgow Derby.
Stonewall penalty and we should have had another when Oh was wrestled to the ground…
HH
Ask that wee soup taker his opinion on the penalty Lyon got for the Bobo Balde hand (arm) ball in the box that effectively knocked us out of the “Champions” League under Martin O’Neill back in the day. None of the Lyon players even claimed for it, they had given up but the ref couldn’t point to the spot quickly enough. Unlike Scottish refs, he came out and explained himself after the uproar over it. What he said was if your defender jumps up in the air with his arms outstretched like a basketball player and stops the ball with his arms then it’s a penalty. And he was correct by the rules of the game.
Walker actually said it hit ccv shoulder after seeing numerous replays that showed as clear as day that it hit the county players fully outstretched arm, county player had a handful of the jersey too. Penalty all day long
The penalty decision had nothing at all to do with Celtic Football Club as some are making out, it has to do with the rules of the game which some so called pundits do not know.
He’s stating his arm is in a natural position?
Look at CCV arm position that’s natural, stonewall penalty…
HH
Andy turncoat Walker is in a job for life with sky because he licks everyone of the bosses arses and does what they tell him but hopefully this horrible lyin? blue pound licker kicks his box soon and take that Turkish Teeth fat zombie boyd with him how the fuck did these 2 clowns get a job on TV eh..