Rangers v Celtic

Only in Scotland would anybody blame the away team because the home teams pitch is a disaster.

And only when the away team happens to be Rangers.

We are what it's all about.

 

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The ref called it off Eddie. That's how pitch inspections work. Ref goes on the pitch, checks it out, deems it playable or unplayable.

You should know this tbh.

 

It is literally just a stone's throw.

Many a happy time I had at Tannalice, and a few nightmares right enough!!

 

They’re not right

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Yorkshire Whistler Verdict

Initial on field decision: Silva is cautioned for simulation but after VAR review, this caution is rescinded and a penalty awarded for the foul.


An interesting incident to say the least here. Silva looks to take on the Celtic defender. In real time Johnston looks to have played the ball first before Silva’s thigh connects with Johnston’s trailing right leg that is extended as part of the initial block. Silva goes to ground quite easily and the on field referee believes this is an act of simulation and cautions Silva for unsporting behaviour.

Upon watching the VAR clip, I found it very surprising that the on-field referee was not shown the initial touch that Johnston got the ball first. This makes me question did the referee have all the relevant information provided to him at the time of the review.

From the media’s replay footage Johnston clearly contacts the ball first and any secondary contact between the two players is minimal and what I would class in this particular incident as natural player momentum/expected contact. I believe you can argue a case that Silva feels this contact and goes to ground as many players do, and so it is not an act of simulation as such and that the caution is harsh.

But I cannot understand how this decision is over turned as Johnston clearly makes contact with the ball first with his right foot.

Verdict: INCORRECT DECISION. Initial on field decision to not penalise the tackle was correct. No foul committed.

OO FF TT YY

 

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Quite glad Rangers decided to call this off, that pitch and the weather is no good for our free flowing football.

Good decision

 

****in' yaaaaaaaassssssss

 

Hartson is applepine level stupid Tim.

 

Oh well, that's the way the cookie crumbles.

 

Well that’s about 20-1 mate

just another 19 to draw level

 

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Barton got a yellow card for diving here iirc

 

Barton was Dessers standard

 

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I hear theres to be a bit of rain around Dingwall this weekend, so we may well decide not to play this weekend either.

 

Barton is a whiney little ****. **** would get battered by Mindy ffs.