Hibs keeper David Marshall has leapt to the defence of under-fire ref Willie Collum following his controversial Easter Road performance. But the Leith skipper has warned the introduction of VAR is unlikely to bring an end to debatable calls in Scottish football.
Collum has found himself in the firing line after his part in Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Rangers, which saw the Ibrox side finish with just nine men as Hibs grabbed a stoppage-time equaliser. The home support were outraged when Collum handed Giovanni van Bronckhorst’s team a penalty on the stroke of half-time after spotting Rocky Bushiri’s tug on Antonio Colak.
The ball appeared to be heading nowhere near the Croatian but that did not prevent the official pointing to the spot. It was Gers’ turn to let rip midway through the second half as John Lundstram received a straight red for a innocuous trip on Martin Boyle, although the visitors can have no complaints about the instant dismissal dished out to Alfredo Morelos for a swinging arm aimed at Marijan Cabraya 10 minutes later.
