Stuart Dougal has urged Scottish football to “change its mindset” when it comes to handball penalty decisions.
Willie Collum was back under the microscope this weekend after he awarded Celtic a spot kick against Ross County after being urged by VAR to take a look at the monitor after Cameron Carter-Vickers appeared to head the ball against Alex Iacovitti’s arm when attacking the ball from a cross.
Collum pointed to the spot, and Jota converted deep into first half stoppage time to give the champions a half-time lead in the Highlands. Alexandro Bernabei netted his first Hoops goal five minutes into added time at the end of the second half to maintain his side’s nine point lead at the top of the Premiership table. Staggies boss Malky MacKay was furious at the award, but Dougal warned him and others that they need to accept that the handball rule means these incidents will result in spot kicks every time now.
