Bobby Madden is right. Barron’s foul differed from Yangs, in the fact that one was wearing a blue top, and the other was wearing the hoops…
Former referee Bobby Madden has had his say on one of the flash points from the weekend, and for once I would have to agree with him.
theRangers current golden boy Connor Barron was lucky to escape punishment after catching a St Mirren player with a high foot, and it had Celtic supporters all saying the same thing.
Remember when Yang was sent off?
Remember when Yang was sent off for a similar offence last season at Tynecastle? Yes, in the very same game we conceded a penalty that should never have been awarded? It all happened the day after Motherwell won at Ibrox so the damage limitation was in full flow from the match officials.
Bobby Madden however reckons the two fouls are completely different and we can’t compare, and I have to agree with Bobby. They are completely different because Barron was wearing a the Rangers shirt, and Yang was wearing a Celtic one.
If the roles were reversed…
If the roles were reversed and the St Mirren player had done that to Barron then he would have undoubtedly been sent off and everyone in Scottish football knows that, but because it’s the second coming of Pirlo who committed the offence, it was conveniently ignored, especially with a huge game coming up tomorrow for the Ibrox club.
They are refereed to a different standard, and the rest of Scottish football knows it.
Madden also thought that Celtic should have had a penalty at Fir Park when Daizen Maeda was pushed in the back. That’s both Kyogo and Daizen both denied legitimate penalties by VAR this season.
Celtic’s statement back in March
Remember the Celtic statement after that controversial game at Tynecastle? Here it is…
“Celtic Football Club can confirm that it will be appealing the red card issued to Hyunjun Yang during Sunday’s match against Hearts at Tynecastle.
“We have also written to the SFA to raise our serious concerns regarding the use of VAR and the decisions made within the match.
“As we have said before, for some time Celtic has sought to work with the footballing authorities with the aim of improving standards associated with refereeing and the use of VAR in Scotland, something which is clearly in the wider interests of everyone within the game.”
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