Three matches, three incidents and three referees all let Connor Goldson off scot-free

With the recent treatment dished out to Willie Collum still fresh in the memory, referees have been going the extra mile to stamp their own interpretation on incidents at Ibrox.

Over the last week Livingston, Aberdeen and Ayr United have all been denied justice as John Beaton, Don Robertson and Collum ensure that they keep their lucrative place on the refereeing circuit.

David Martindale, Neil Warnock and Scott Brown have all prepared their sides then lost out to some baffling decisions, with Connor Goldson at the heart of most of the ‘baffling decisions’.

Five minutes before half-time against Livingston and with the match goal-less Goldson charges in Kung-fu style to a Livi defender, the ball breaks to Fabio Silva who scores with Beaton bottling out of applying the Laws of the Game which would have resulted in at least a booking for the former Shrewsbury ace.

With Aberdeen pushing for a late equaliser at Ibrox Goldson fell to pieces, handling the ball twice in one incident in full view of Robertson who decided to look the other way to deny the Dons, just as he had in the final of the League Cup when Jack Butland wiped out Duk.

Showing his versatility against Ayr United, Goldson knocked the ball too far in front then made up for his mistake with a dangerous lunge at his opponent. After the lack of backing from the SFA following the three statements following the Glasgow Derby it will be a long long time before Collum sends off anyone from Charles Green’s 2012 Tribute Act.

Alan Muir will take on the baton for Wednesday’s match at home to Ross County, his second appointment of 2024 involving Philippe Clement’s side.

The former Monaco boss has promised to resign if any match official isn’t neutral.