TWO former referees reckon ‘Teflon-coated’ Rangers defender Connor Goldson has a charmed life in terms of avoiding handball awards this season.
Ibrox centre half Goldson has discovered himself on the centre of consideration this season, most notably when a Carl Starfelt effort appeared to hit his palms throughout the 2-2 Previous Agency draw at Ibrox.
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Referee John Beaton waved Hoops’ penalty appeals away – and the skilled Willie Collum within the VAR room did not see match to intervene – presumably because the centre half appeared to place his palms as much as defend his face.
However former high class referees Des Roache and Steve Conroy reckon that 99% of the inhabitants reckon that underneath the present guidelines that WAS a penalty, to not point out different handball claims which went unrewarded towards Ross County and Dundee United.
Des and Steve, of the Get Concerned Referee podcast, have been speaking on behalf of Grosvenor Sport.
Roache stated: “I believe Connor Goldson has bought a greater save ratio than Allan McGregor this season!
“Beneath the present legal guidelines of the sport, the choices weren’t given appropriately.
“The ball bounces up and hits his arm towards Ross County, the ball falls out of the air and hits his arm towards Dundee United and he holds his palms to guard his beauty towards Celtic.
“Ninety-nine per cent of the inhabitants would say all three are penalties.
“He shouldn’t be in a Rangers strip he must be carrying a Harlem Globetrotters outfit.
“It beggars perception the distinction in interpretation of selections between referees. It’s making a mockery of issues.
“No different league in Europe has such a variance in what’s given as a handball.”
Conroy stated: “There are three he’s bought away with.
“Within the sane world, none of them are penalties, however within the present local weather, all three ARE penalties.
“He’s actually Teflon-coated the quantity he will get away with. He has been damned jammy!
“You take a look at selections given towards Celtic’s Matt O’Riley when the ball bounced up and hit his arm after which Efe Ambrose – towards Celtic for Morton – when he couldn’t probably get out of the way in which, then what’s the distinction?”
Conroy fears that our referees are being left at the hours of darkness about find out how to take care of such points – and do not prefer to rock the boat by asking awkward questions.
He stated: “Referees should not rebellious. They have a tendency to do what they’re instructed as a result of in the event that they don’t they gained’t get to cowl video games.
“So you are taking it that at greatest, there isn’t a communication coming from the SFA and our guys are being left to loll about within the uncertainty – or that is how they’re being instructed.”
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