Rangers Football Club 0 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 (edited) SMITH'S fury at 'unfair' pressure put on McDonald by derby rivals More... WALTER SMITH has hit out at Celtic for heaping pressure on match officials ahead of today's Old Firm derby. The Parkhead club leaked their grievances about certain refereeing decisions to the media through an unnamed source in midweek. This came despite a series of calls going against the Light Blues last season without such staunch complaints, particularly at the opening end of the campaign. In turn, match referee Dougie McDonald's position was an awkward one going into this afternoon's fixture. That disgusted Smith, who praised his handling of the game and the whistler got most of the major rulings he had to make correct. They included disallowing a first-half Mo Edu goal after Kenny Miller handled the ball and sending off away skipper Scott Brown. Smith said: "I thought the referee handled the game very well today. It was always going to be awkward for him. "It was a totally unfair circumstance he was placed in this week but I thought the referee did very well. "The Old Firm game's always tough. The man in the middle comes under scrutiny and you'll always argue with his refereeing decisions. It doesn't matter what anybody says. "But it would be nice, if somebody was going to criticise, that they came out of the closet and did it rather than did it in an anonymous manner. "There's enough pressure on the referee without anyone else bringing up their problems before the game." Edited February 28, 2010 by Bluedell 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,376 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Well said, Walter. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Is he accusing the Celtic leak of being gay as well as a coniving bastard? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Is he accusing the Celtic leak of being gay as well as a coniving bastard? No, just being normal ****s. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 Absolutely brilliant Walter! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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