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Robbie Hanratty

Stephen Robinson in Celtic and Rangers VAR plea as he blasts 'joke' handball rule after ref chiefs meeting

St Mirren head coach Stephen Robinson believes the current rule surrounding handball since the introduction of VAR in Scotland is a "joke' and he is urging Ange Postecoglou and Michael Beale to speak up on the matter in the hope of the problem being rectified.

VAR has been in operation within the Scottish Premiership since October 21 and an abnormal amount of penalties have been awarded as a result of the technology. Robinson met with referee chiefs in the hope the games lawmakers go back to the drawing board and now he reckons the people in charge won't entertain his plea for change but he hopes Old Firm bosses might be able to help get someone to listen.

He said: "I think the fourth officials have been very good in trying to explain it to me personally. Some of the manager's weren't quite in agreement with that but look, it's new, it's everywhere else in the game so we have to deal with it and we have to get better at it.

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