VAR snub proves Barry Robson was right, but don’t expect to hear about it in the SMSM outside of the Aberdeen papers..
Barry Robson caused a bit of a stir when he spoke out after seeing his Aberdeen side denied a win after conceding a late spot kick against theRangers at Pittodrie a few weeks ago.
Barry believed that although by the letter of the law it was the correct decision, he didn’t believe it would have been awarded at the other end, and he was proven right in the Dons League Cup final defeat against theRangers on Sunday.
Todd Cantrell grabbed a hold of a Dons players shirt at a corner, in the exact same manner as Connor Goldson was ‘impeded’ in the league clash that allowed James Tavernier the chance to score from the spot.
The outcome for Aberdeen? Nothing, nowt, not even a VAR check. So what did Andrew Dallas and Co see differently on Sunday that they did in the dying seconds of the clash at Pittodrie a few weeks earlier?
It was of course the wrong colour of shirt being fouled. Yes I’ve said it, it’s a bias towards the Ibrox club. What other explanation is there? Think about it, theRangers are one nil down in the dying minutes of the game and an incident is deemed worthy of a second look by the VAR team.
Then on Sunday a tight game in a highly contested final the same situation arises and it’s not even given a second look. It’s totally obvious. Barry Robson was accused of calling the integrity of the officials into question by both theRangers supporters and the media. Well Sunday’s decision not to award Aberdeen a spot kick just proves he was one hundred percent right.
Will an apology be issued to Barry? Aye right, there’s more chance of a penalty being awarded against theRangers!
Oh and this one wasn’t even checked by Andrew Dallas…
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