Hibs' McGinn's red card downgraded to yellow - a taster for next year's decisions

[SteveC 150]

Paul Barnes ‏@STVPaul 2h2 hours ago

John McGinn's red card has been downgraded to yellow. He can play against Queen of the South on Sat and against Rangers on Monday 28th

 

https://twitter.com/STVPaul

 

Tackle is here c 1.40 in :

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/35088597

 

Sorry re typo in title.....

Edited December 17, 2015 by SteveC

[buster. 4,808]

Strange decision but the day we are worried about John McGinn will be a sad one.

[SteveC 150]

Strange decision but the day we are worried about John McGinn will be a sad one.

 

That's true - I am, though, worrying about how decisions will affect future title bids. It's quite clear that everyone in power never wants us to be at the top again. They might want us there for TV and sponsorship deals and they surely want us there to kick about and persecute further but they won't want us to have any chance of actually winning.

Edited December 17, 2015 by SteveC

[Bruno55 0]

That's true - I am, though, worrying about how decisions will affect future title bids. It's quite clear that everyone in power never wants us to be at the top again. They might want us three for TV and sponsorship deals and they surely want us there to kick about and persecute further but they won't want us to have any chance of actually winning.

 

Good stuff cos we don't want any excuses when we pump them Steve..

[RANGERRAB 3,258]

Strange decision but the day we are worried about John McGinn will be a sad one.

 

But we are currently at the same level & shopping for players in the same places as Hibz and others.

Unless we are to get some serious money in & spend it on better calibre players than we've currently got.

[der Berliner 3,247]

Rest assured, had it been a Rangers player, he would not have played. The ref must feel rather bemused, not to mention the player who's ankle might have been wrecked. It was a straight red card offence, no matter you want to paint it.

 

 

It obviously hands any other tough-tackler an incentive to do the same.

Edited December 17, 2015 by der Berliner

[Maxdazzy 0]

Is it tough being so hard done to?

 

Get a grip, ya sandal.

[MacK1950 2,231]

It' not the worrying about the player but how it will be seen if one of our team was to be red carded for a similar type of incident I doubt if they would be let off.

[buster. 4,808]

But we are currently at the same level & shopping for players in the same places as Hibz and others.

Unless we are to get some serious money in & spend it on better calibre players than we've currently got.

 

Giantchelsea on FF summed it up well

 

"It's a work in progress being done with one hand tied behind our back, it's important that everyone realises that."

 

Some don't want to see it or even consider it.

[ian1964 10,416]

I posted this earlier in the football thread as I didn't think it was Rangers news!.

 

It was a straight red for my money and the appeal should have failed,however it doesn't have any bearing on our match with them,IMO.