Cyriel Dessers centre-forward of Rangers FC and Nigeria protest to referee claims a penalty to the referee by showing him a broken helmet during the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 Quarter Final Second Leg match between Athletic Club and Rangers FC at Estadio de San Mames on April 17, 2025 in Bilbao, Spain. (Photo by Jose Breton/Pics Action/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
Ibrox fans just can’t come to terms with the fact that UEFA employed neutral match officials for their Europa League tie away to Athletic Bilbao.
It seems that there was only one issue from Thursday’s defeat in Bilbao with nothing else other than a hole in Cyriel Dessers shirt worthy of discussion.
Yes a hole appeared in the high quality Castore garment but that doesn’t cause a 30-year-old athlete to fall to the ground.
Bizarrely the hole seemed to appear over the sponsors logo which had to be changed due to a Spanish ban on gambling companies.
It could just be that a low quality transfer onto the shirt gave way at the slightest contact but a slight tug doesn’t result in a man falling to the ground.
Something sinister?
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Bosnian referee Irfan Peljto had a clear view and didn’t award a penalty, his colleagues on VAR agreed. A penalty would almost certainly have resulted in a red card for the Bilbao defender.
It certainly fell into the ‘I’ve seen them given’ category but only when John Beaton, Steven McLean, Nick Walsh or Don Robertson are on duty at Ibrox or elsewhere.
Trailing 1-0 at home to Queens Park in the Scottish Cup Calum Scott pointed to the penalty spot in the fifth minute of stoppage time but James Tavernier failed to net from 12 yards.
No Scottish referees were involved in UEFA quarter-finals in midweek, Peljto was selected and decided that it wasn’t a penalty when Dessers hit the deck.
Anyone screaming about corruption or sinister goings on only has to look back at the first decade of this century when David Murray’s Rangers fielded ineligible players every week, often half a dozen or more at a time.
Recruited through a system of disguised remuneration, Murray fielded players that his club couldn’t afford winning leagues and cups and progressing in Europe with no retrospective action taken or compensation paid out to the honest clubs that lost out by playing by the rules.
The Huns can’t handle how shite they are and long may it continue. I love it when they start greeting about decision’s that only they see.
Aye when the passports have to come out they are well found out…
That said – If it’s a Celtic player pulled like that I’m looking for a penalty kick all the same –
But you don’t always get what you want !
Utter corruption FFS EBT quote Lord Nimmo Smith next to match fixing.
Joe, your comments about the Murray years are spot-on and joyful to read as this cheating should, like auld pals, NEVER be forgotten.
Stevie (above), ne’er forget the same Nimmo you quote concluded (as his fellow masons dictated) “no sporting advantage” during the cheating years. WHIT?
Unless and until this cheating is exposed, say, by all media, then I’ll just try to keep my knowledge, information and proof of ‘their’ cheating, and that of Lawwell’s, close to my heart and ready for exposition.
Celtic supporters in general either don’t want to pursue this or are ignorant of the facts/truth of the matter.
I’ve tried to congregate with some and take this out into the open for everyone to know the truth but most Celtic FC (and PLC) supporters, including the editor of this site, and stalwarts of Res 12 have chosen not to, for reasons inexplicable to me.
I’m in the twilight (that’s optimistic) years of my life but still have a passion for the truth of huns’ conduct to be exposed and Murray (still a knight of the dumbest) to be shown up for what he is, a cheat, a liar and a knight (properly rescinded). Oh, and Lawwell’s part in all of the cheating to be exposed too. And his nepotism punished as it should be.
Joe, you’ve got my direct contact info and if you choose to meet up, along with others with similar passion, then I’ll try to join you and also show that there’s a way to bring our PLC Board’s conduct out into the open.
PS to above, if you choose to contact me then please use the gmail address and not the one used for this site as it no longer receives incoming email.
Are they paranoid ?? ? Maybe ,,