Former Rangers captain, Barry Ferguson has come out and stated categorically that Celtic were robbed of a penalty kick at the weekend in Ayrshire agasint Kilmarnock. Derek McInnes’ side were leading 1-0 when Hoops forward, Sead Hakšabanović, was brought down in the box towards the final whistle.
It was an unbelievable by referee Alan Muir and his officials both on-field and operating VAR. The Montenegrin attacker was clearly fouled as contact between the Killie player’s foot and Haksabanovic’s boot is visible in replays. Another catastrophic day for Scottish football and its governing body.
Although Celtic admittedly didn’t do enough to earn a victory, that is definitely not the same as being denied an opportunity to get back into the game from the penalty spot by incomprehensible refereeing calls. Muir has previous for this sort of thing with the Bhoys and it does nothing to remove the lingering doubts we all have about certain officials in this country.
Meanwhile, Ferguson was on the Go Radio Football Show and revealed it was a stonewaller and that he would have been fizzing if he was playing and Muir and co. did that to him and his teammates. He said: “It’s a penalty. If I’m playing, I would be absolutely raging. End of, it’s a penalty. He’s clipped him and he’s went down. I full expected when I was watching the game, I was like ‘right, that’s it going into extra-time.”
The ex-Rangers man also reckons Greg Taylor’s aggressor, Daniel Armstong, could and should have been sent off for his reckless assault on the Celtic full-back. He added: “I’ll be honest, if you actually watch it and slow it down, it’s nasty. He catches him with the elbow. So if they look back on that, that could have been certainly a yellow card but possibly a red.”
🗣”It’s a Penalty”
Barry Ferguson has his say on Celtic’s claims for a penalty against Kilmarnock in Sunday’s Viaplay cup defeat at Rugby Park.
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Paul Gillespie
Let’s be honest about bazaa here. If it was called a penalty and Celtic went on to win the tie, he would be ragin that it was never a penalty. He’s an opportunist, like most of the hun commentators that blow hot and cold to suit their current persona.
He is right, but had we won would he still say that? I very much doubt it. What is more concerning is the silence coming out of Celtic Park. Not for the first time have we been cheated and the board have rolled over. I hope at the next game the fans make their feelings heard regarding this ineffective bunch.
What do you expect the Board at Celtic Park to say? And what do you expect the authorities to do after they receive the Board of Directors’ comments?
Ban this ref from Celtic games,the rangers get away with it.what happened to retrospective action being taken?They don’t even try to hide it these days.😡
The fact Barry Ferguson said it is an indictment off sfa /var set up there goal was offside in England