As regular readers will know, I like to point out how Rangers are refereed differently to Celtic and the rest of the Scottish Premiership.
The pattern of assistance that follows the Ibrox club around like a bad smell is palpable and the fact it is not being spoken about in the written or digital media is clearly quite astounding.
Remember this. Celtic got a trial by the media when Kyogo Furuahshi scored a perfectly legitimate goal and then the BBC wheeled out Crawford Alan to speak about it.
The Celtic striker was accused of all sorts of diving and was subject to some of the most horrendous racist abuse from the Rangers supporters too.
But yet, with the number of favourable decisions the Ibrox club there is silence from Alan, but that’s no real surprise now is it?
Jack Butland should have seen red for Rangers vs St Mirren?
That’s certainly the question that is being posed this week. After the Rangers keeper clattered into the St Mirren attacker, the claim is that the Englishman should have seen red.
Have a watch and decide for yourself:
Now, we have seen these given before. In fact, a Celtic player has been sent off before because the reckless intent was there. Is this the same for Butland?
These St Mirren and Celtic fans seem to think so:
Always a red but the Lanarkshire cabal won’t commit
— BOXER (@boxertoye) April 29, 2024
Depends on the badge mate.
— Paula Styrene (@Velociraptor198) April 29, 2024
Red card all day long. Dangerous play/ excessive force. Doesn’t matter if he played the ball, it’s his responsibility not to clatter into an opposition player
— Gillie (@ehmindogillie) April 29, 2024
Same principle as a player winning the ball but then making studs up contact halfway up a players leg
Former Rangers defender, Colin Hendry nearly wet himself as he tried to stick up for Butland:
A red???????👀👀👀👀wtf man!!!!
— Colin Hendry (@BraveheartCH) April 29, 2024
You’re expecting the goalkeeper to be coming out …. He’s definitely going to win the ball …You see him in your eye line …. And you don’t change your own direction????
Are you for real..???
A RED ..???🤣🤣🤣….. it’s not even a free kick ffs!!
He’ll get a jog on the BBC pundit scene for that soon.
Anyway, back to the sane people:
Endangering an opponent reckless though not intentional is still a foul and a card. Referee has to decide colour. Getting the ball first is irrelevant.
— Graeme Kerr 🏴🏳️🏴 (@kerrgj) April 29, 2024
No VAR check, oh wait a minute!
— Alex (@doota_m) April 29, 2024
Now I’m going to concede that it may well not be a red but these have been given before. So before I go, I’ll leave you with this last one and it so relevant it will make you understand why this challenge should be spoken about:
Genuinely believe that if Zach Hemming had made the same challenge he would have been off…
— Kyle Gunn (@Kyle_Gunn97) April 29, 2024
And with that, I bid you goodnight.
Seem to remember a similar situation with Craig Gordon. Oh yes off you go. Red card.