HAMILTON, SCOTLAND - NOVEMBER 17: Referee Jamie Wilkie awards a penalty to Rangers after a collison between Mia McAuley and Shannon McGregor during a ScottishPower Scottish Women's Premier League match between Celtic and Rangers at the ZLX Stadium, on November 17, 2024, in Hamilton, Scotland. (Photo by Paul Byars/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Lucy Ashworth-Clifford has spoken for many after referee Jamie Wilkie played a significant role in Celtic’s defeat in the SWPL Glasgow Derby today.
One of the key incidents in the match came midway through the second half when a penalty was awarded against Shannon McGregor when she was kicked in the penalty box.
Celtic coach Elena Sadiku was furious with the decision, earning a yellow and red for her actions from Wilkie who shows all the characteristics to join John Beaton at the top level of Scottish football.
The penalty was scored, Celtic quickly equalised but eventually went down to a 3-2 defeat to provide the watching bears with a rare moment of celebration.
Sadiku was prevented from doing a post-match interview with Sky Sports but in a refreshing development Ashworth-Clifford called out Wilkie and his back catalogue for honest mistakes going in one direction.
Get in ghirl.
About time poor https://t.co/zqK0ni8ryC the woman game was called out.
At the end of the day, need to remember there’s not alot of money in the women’s game and these players will be missing out on bonuses due to refs incompetence— chris (@cwatso14) November 17, 2024
It is always difficult, especially when you are playing against other factors that can’t really be controlled by us but it is what it is and hopefully next time we are going to smash them. It was a lot of decisions, to be fair. Shocking every time it is that particular ref.
We have watched it back and even Sky Sports themselves said it was a foul on Shannon McGregor. I think that sums it up, really. The first time we played them this season they were 2-0 up and we showed resilience to come back and the same thing happened this time. We had to go against other factors and just show what we can do
As today’s efforts showed the SWPL is mainly an attempt to extend the O** F*** brand in a bid to commercialise things into new markets.
Sadiku and Ashworth-Clifford are effectively outsiders to the long running Scottish drama, it wouldn’t be a surprise if either or both of them opted to leave Celtic at the end of this season to ply their trade in a league with credibility and accountability.
In March 2023 former Celtic boss Fran Alonso was head-butted by Ibrox coach Craig McPherson following a Glasgow Derby, in trademark style Celtic said nothing with McPherson serving a touchline ban for just six matches from the SFA.
— BOXER (@boxertoye) November 17, 2024
It is way beyond time that Celtic as a club come out and back our players and club against this Bias it has been going on for years .Call these refs and officials out and name them.
GRAVY TRAIN.
The decision was shocking as it was clearly a foul to us. Also there has been no mention of the Sevco keeper taking out Murphy Agnew when she lobbed the keeper Thirdly Nat Ross got booked for 4 fouls but their thug midfielder Devlin got away with 7 fouls and no yellow card. Just remember the last game Sevco were given a penalty for a foul outside the box. Honest mistakes my arse. The ref. today will be fast racked after that cheating display of bias. Well said Lucy but expect a summons from the league.
I watched the game. It makes your blood boil to see such a bigoted performance from a referee. And he has previous. Sickening.
F**k i thought it was just the mens game the officials were chests now its carried on into the girls games cant they cheats at liebrox not won a game of football without needing the ref to give them a helping hand shame on the scumhuns but they dont care they are used to cheating its in their people to cry HELP to the refs in blue eh..SCUM CLUB SCUM FANS THEY RATS AT CHEATING LIEBROX
Magnificent from Lucy Ashworth-Clifford… Just absolutely MAGNIFICENT !
Finally someone calls it out for what it is in dishonest Scottish Football…
Tragic that the dishonesty cancer has seeped from the men’s game into the women’s one as well so it is…
Elana would have called it out too had she been ‘allowed’ to but why the fuck couldn’t she speak ?
And Ashworth-Clifford is female but has a million more balls than that wishy washy wanker of an assistant manager David Haley who didn’t even f**kin mention it – coward of a man so he is…
He can f**k off to Shrewsbury Town Women v Forest Green Rovers Women If he wants to skirt his way around disgusting injustices !
C’mon Lucy and your comrades – ‘Smash them’ as you say and sicken one cheating bastards with a whistle round his neck – That Sevco loving scumbag Jamie Wilkie !
Lawell and Nicholson have no stomach for a fight to protect our men and women player’s
I can see Wilkie being promoted to the New Year’s Glasgow derby …or maybe even the League Cup final next month , all fast tracked in record time with loop holes being used in the decisions !
Totally agree with the comments about the wee scumbag ref Wilkie. A total dyed in the wool hun .
On another note our ghirls have only about 3-4 worthy of wearing the hoops. The rest were very poor .
Why is big Caitlin not the captain or Natalie Ross ? They lead by example and need some help quickly or this league will be well gone. Very poor performance.