Jim White 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Celtic have confirmed they will appeal against Cha Du-Ri's sending off in Sunday's Old Firm defeat to Rangers. More... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Extend it. Frivolous appeal. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Straw clutching. IMO all they are doing is trying to say that the outcome of the game hinged on this decision. Look at the incident again..... Cha DID pull Wallace's arm. Therefore a foul. Mulgrew was in no way in any position to provide the "cover" Lennon suggests was there. In fact, if you look at it again, Mulgrew wasnt even attempting to get over and cover Cha. Forster had not yet left his line to come and collect it so he wouldnt have beaten Wallace to the ball. The only "contentious" piece of this is whether Wallace would have got to the ball. IMHO I think he WOULD have. He had the legs to get there (which he also proved 2nd half when he did score). The ball was only a couple of yards in front of him and he was not that wide of goal. IMO that WAS a goal-scoring opportunity - so long as he gets to the ball, which he would have, then he would get a shot away. So, as you say SA, frivolous appeal, which the SPL/SFA should extend. IMHO. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
54andcounting 0 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Why appeal? Unless they have an important game coming up, which they don't. That's twice against us Cha has been sent off for stopping a player clear on goal....should he not be handed a hefty ban? The guy's a liability maybe even worse than Whittaker. Maybe I said. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrahimHemdani 1 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Straw clutching. IMO all they are doing is trying to say that the outcome of the game hinged on this decision. Look at the incident again..... Cha DID pull Wallace's arm. Therefore a foul. Mulgrew was in no way in any position to provide the "cover" Lennon suggests was there. In fact, if you look at it again, Mulgrew wasnt even attempting to get over and cover Cha. Forster had not yet left his line to come and collect it so he wouldnt have beaten Wallace to the ball. The only "contentious" piece of this is whether Wallace would have got to the ball. IMHO I think he WOULD have. He had the legs to get there (which he also proved 2nd half when he did score). The ball was only a couple of yards in front of him and he was not that wide of goal. IMO that WAS a goal-scoring opportunity - so long as he gets to the ball, which he would have, then he would get a shot away. So, as you say SA, frivolous appeal, which the SPL/SFA should extend. IMHO. Your last point is clearly the critical issue in this case and because it is debatable either way, I think he will get off with a yellow. Remember it has to a "clear" goalscoring opportunity. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Again we will have to agree to disagree. I think it WAS a clear goalscoring opportunity. No Celtic player was getting to him and he WOULD have got to the ball to get a shot away. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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