Back in January 2021 Lewis Ferguson scored with a penalty against Allan McGregor, the next day Sky Sports were handed the leaked letter of complaint from Ibrox to the SFA.
52 matches later the message is louder than ever, applying the Laws of the Game to award a penalty against the Ibrox Tribute Act isn’t going to advance the career of any referee.
That night at Pittodrie Stephen Glass was the Aberdeen manager with Scott Brown in the thick of the action on the pitch, like goalscorer Ferguson they have all moved on but not Scottish football, the SFA and in particular Crawford Allan and Ian Maxwell.
Rangers DO have an incredible run of no penalties.
It’s the 2nd run in a little over 3 years.
1st run of 44 games not conceding a penalty in the league was January 2020 to April 2021.
2nd run of 51 (a record in Scotland) from January 2022 to present day. https://t.co/C2hMsdz7nW pic.twitter.com/aYzKagbfeG
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) May 8, 2023
Yesterday’s penalty claim involving Connor Goldson and Duk is one of the most blatant in the 51 match run.
For about four seconds the defender is pulling and pushing at his opponent, the assistant on the Main Stand side as well as John Beaton decided not to apply the Laws of the Game. A red card should have accompanied the award of a penalty.
On VAR Steven Kirkland took the same approach, with four matches left of this season it looks like the penalty-less run will extend into next season.
This season seven penalties have been awarded against Celtic in the SPFL, all since the introduction of VAR in October.
Sadly other than some token comments from Barry Robson after the match no real action is expected. Twitter users Dave Cormack and Allan Burrows are expected to be on mute, much like Ian Bankier, Michael Nicholson and Peter Lawwell.
Said this elsewhere but if, and it looks a big if the way Del Boy’s dire side are playing, they manage to get ahead by a couple of goals and as there’s f’ all for them to play for one will be awarded against them to break the run. You know how these things even themselves out over a season after all.
There is nothing they can do to stop Ange and his team and it’s glorious.
Even themselves out over a couple seasons more like.
The time when anything gets called out on this is when it will be to late and sevco will have won a cup or league title through this part of their cheating in the game,by that time the damage will have been done and the clubs and fans will be the people who cried wolf.
It won’t be Beale in charge the next time they concede a penalty as he will be gone by the end of next week.
It won’t be Beale in charge the next time they concede a penalty as he will not be gone for another couple of years at least.
Yet another glaring example to support both FIFA’s & UEFA’s
decisions not to use any Scottish match officials in their Finals tournaments.
Both these corrupt organisations must think that Scottish referees
are just TOO corrupt / incompetent ! 🙁
PLZ Soccer had wee Peter saying the same thing, all very strange no penalties awarded against them.
Why is this allowed to happen All other scottish clubs should refuse to play rangers and send a clear message that this can’t continue to carry on world football and press should be made aware of this video and it will show how corruption on this scale is damaging scottish football No wonder the game here is an absolute joke.