The Scottish FA tag team from Rugby Park get their reward

The Celtic support have been reacting to the announcement made by the Scottish FA that the duo who robbed the Hoops of a penalty in the dying embers at Rugby Park, have been rewarded for their efforts with a Glasgow Derby match this coming Sunday lunchtime.

Both Alan Muir and Don Robertson were on duty when they saw fit to deny Brendan Rodgers’ side a penalty after Sead Hakšabanović was clearly fouled inside the box.

Kilmarnock v Celtic – League Cup – Second Round – The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park Celtic s Sead Haksabanovic is tacked by Kilmarnock s Lewis Mayo l during the Viaplay Cup second round match at The BBSP Stadium Rugby Park, Sunday August 20, 2023. Photo Steve Welsh

Muir was the referee that day in the League Cup on the field of play and Robertson was the official operating VAR watching from a distance on the TV screens. Neither men thought the Celtic player was fouled and Sead never received a booking for diving either, so it was a ridiculous decision on the part of the officials to not give Celtic a penalty that day in Ayrshire.

It’s not the first time something like this has happened with Muir who famously denied Celtic a penalty during Ronny Deila’s Parkhead reign, when Josh Meekings clearly stopped the ball with his hand from a certain Leigh Griffiths headed goal. The photographic evidence show without question that Muir saw the full incident yet he declined to show for a spot-kick to the referee that day in a dubious display.

The Celtic support have been reacting to that decision by the Scottish football authority to award both Muir and Robertson for their efforts with a Glasgow Derby match to preside over. It really does leave one gobsmacked and it is a dead certainty that something dodgy will happen this coming weekend at Ibrox against Celtic. Take a look at some of the reaction:

However, the two men in black will get to switch up roles for this one and get the chance to influence the game, predictably against Celtic, in different ways. Robertson is the man with the whistle and this time Muir is main VAR operator.

What could possibly go wrong?

Paul Gillespie

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I'm a Garngad Bhoy through and through. My first ever Celtic game was a friendly against Italian side Parma at Celtic Park, in 2002. Currently a student of English Literature and Education at the University of Strathclyde for my sins. Favourite game would be a toss up between beating Manchester United with that Naka freekick, or the game against the Oldco when Hesselink scored in the dying seconds. I'm still convinced Cal Mac is wasted playing that far back.

1 Comment

  1. You reap what u sow this is purely down to the gutless Celtic board completely ignoring VAR for the whole summer break. Not 1 word from them in the absolutely shocking deceisons against Celtic last year and the even worse ones given in favour of the new team playing at ibrox in order to make the league look like a two horse race. VAR was introduced to help the new club stay in Celtics tails because they haven’t the funds to do it legally now they are in UEFAs watch list.shame on our board .