Dermott Gallagher has warned that players, managers and punters in the Scottish Premiership shouldn't expect VAR to be 'utopia' in its early days.
The former Premier League ref was casting his eye over decisions from the weekend's games, including the penalty Ross County were awarded against Celtic. Matt O'Riley's attempted clearance cannoned back off an opponent from point blank range and hit his arm. Ref David Munro pointed to the spot, and his decision was backed up by VAR, allowing the Staggies to take the lead through David Cancola.
The hoops fought back to win the game thanks to goals from David Turnbull and Sead Haksabanovic. After the game, boss Ange Postecoglou embarked on a VAR vow of silence after also seeing a highly contentious penalty decision go against his team the previous week against Dundee United. Gallagher simply said that it was the type of decision officials were giving as penalties nowadays, and while he took a similar view of the latest award, but did have some sympathy for O'Riley.
