Bookies were taking a pounding again last night as James Tavernier added another penalty to his total to see off St Johnstone at Ibrox.
Leading 1-0 against 10 men going into the final five minutes things were getting a bit edgy when Alan Muir settled the match just as the bookies thought that they might get a rare escape.
Tavpen can’t be placed as a single bet but punters are betting on a penalty and also Tavernier to score at any point to pay for anything ranging from electricity bills to Christmas shopping.
Early St Johnstone red card and a late Ibrox penalty. Nothing left to chance tonight guys, nothing left to chance. It’s farcical now, isn’t it? Seriously, honestly, farcical. But predictable at least.
— TheCelticBlog (@CelticBlog2018) December 20, 2023
It is now 72 matches and 23 months since a penalty was awarded against the Ibrox side in the SPFL, since Philippe Clement took over eight penalties have been awarded in eight matches, all of them with the outcomes of the match in the balance.
There will be no Scottish referees at next year’s European Championships in Germany despite 24 countries taking part.
True Blue David Dickinson will referee Sunday’s match away to Motherwell as a birthday treat with the December 30 game against Celtic likely to go to Willie Collum or Nick Walsh. If Collum misses out it will be the 10th derby that he misses out on which suggests that he is getting eased out the picture, having served his purpose.
I’m surprised the bookies still take bets on deadco games.
— ClintEasterhouse (@Gnsan19) December 20, 2023
Lads lads, I’m a Celtic fan but I’d never miss an opportunity to make a fast buck ?????? pic.twitter.com/LvXu3jik2Z
— ????? (@kidder1888) December 20, 2023
Pal of mine puts a bet on Rangers penalty everytime they play (except Europe – he says they don’t get penalties in Europe).
He saves the money up for beer on holidays.— Yuptaeyoo (@yuptaeyoo) December 20, 2023
It`s beyond funny now!
— Bob Nicol ??? (@Rn1967Nicol) December 20, 2023
It’s been normalised.. and @CelticFC say Nothing
— Rory MacLeod (@OnThe4and) December 20, 2023
Only farcical that we tolerate it…
— McKenzie (@Boaby_Wan) December 20, 2023
Patern of Assistance.
— Greenford Brigade (@tonyrooney772) December 20, 2023
Rangers are now on 9 league penalties received this season.
8 of the 9 came after Clement got the job.
Clement has been in charge of Rangers for 2 months and 8 league games, and received 8 penalties in those games in that time, averaging a penalty a game. https://t.co/qzhMyHM2Nt pic.twitter.com/KRwcgGmrUm
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) December 21, 2023
? “Penalty Rangers”
Celtic chief Michael Nicholson’s cutting reply when quizzed on referees and VAR at AGMhttps://t.co/6vJYJ8p66Ihttps://t.co/6vJYJ8p66I
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) November 22, 2023
They fuckers at the BBC had Tavpen as a scorer but left out that it was a penalty.
Lol I don’t blame the officials or the SFA,it’s the FANNYS from all clubs showing up every week to watch a rigged game,they DENSE fuckers are to blame.
So stop your BITCHING and just show up for the next home game and sell it out.
KERCHING£.
With sevco another step closer to that £60 million jackpot courtesy of LIEWELL&Co.
I have just watched Stasi FC. The only thing missing is a defector being killed in a car crash.
Wot? Wotting! Wotten!!
“There will be no Scottish referees at next year’s European Championships
in Germany despite 24 countries taking part.”
The SFA – and the Scottish Referees’ Association – should be separately asked
the question, why this is the case?
An independent confirmation that Scottish match officials are ‘unacceptable’.
Hate to say it…but…it was a penalty….Keeper needs his arse kicked.