Former English Premier League whistler Dermot Gallagher insists James Sands should have been sent packing against Ross County.
The Rangers midfielder pulled down Jordy Hiwula as the Staggies striker raced away on the break be he avoided any punishment from referee Don Robertson for the flashpoint incident. The USA international had already been booked early on but he was judged not to have even committed a foul.
Gallagher - looking over the incident as part of his Ref Watch segment - reckons the man in the middle called that one wrong. He HAD to give Sands his marching orders and reduce Giovanni van Bronckhorst's side to ten-men. Gallagher told Sky Sports: “The referee didn’t think it was a foul but if he gives a foul it’s a straight red card. At worst it would be a second yellow but the referee plays on so he doesn’t think it’s a foul but I actually do. I think it’s a foul and a straight red card.”
