Reffing ‘ell. A full four days on from the Old Firm draw and still punters on the Hotline are falling over themselves to have a kick at our officials.
It’s not just derby day refs John Beaton and Willie Collum having the whistle blown on them now though - it’s all of them. Especially the ones holed up in the VAR nerve room in the centre of Glasgow come matchday. Rangers defender Connor Goldson’s ‘handball’ that wasn’t given as a penalty and Celtic stopper Carl Starfelt’s challenge on Fashion Sakala that was remain the central points of debate.
But Eddie Easson, Ballingry, said: “Scottish referees don't hold that much respect worldwide. We had just had the World Cup, was there one there? No. When did the last one officiate at a major final? One ref left Scottish football to go down to England. Is he in the Premiership or Championship? No chance. It has now been proved the ref watching the TV is reffing the big decisions.”
