A former referee has been left fearful that Willie Collum will be the man in the middle for Sunday's final derby of the season between Rangers and Celtic - with John Beaton relieved of any wrongdoing in the most recent Ibrox match.
The experienced ref was in the VAR room on Sunday for Hearts against the Hoops and made a controversial call to send off Alex Cochrane for what he deemed a last-man tackle. It was still 0-0 at that time and Celtic went on to win 2-0, with Jambos boss Steven Naismith far from happy over the call.
It won't be Beaton in the middle again at Ibrox this Sunday according to Steve Conroy, who believes he was not to blame in another refereeing controversy. Connor Goldson went tumbling down in the box with Duk as his Rangers side defeated Aberdeen 1-0, but the decision not to award a spot-kick has raised eyebrows. However, it's VAR official Steven Kirkland and assistant referee Graeme Stewart getting it in the neck.
