match thread (image) [FT] Rangers 2 - 0 Celtic (Tavernier 3, Arfield 63)

[pete 2,499]

Who said not giving the tims the Broomloan would affect the atmosphere.

[JFK-1 1,671]

15 hours ago, buster. said:

At an SPFL level, Killie aren't a poor side.

They are a well organised team that are greater than the sum of their parts.

 

A slightly understrength Rangers team should still be able to handle the game.

However, regardless of what XI we play, it'll be about our mentality and how much we really want it.

Sometimes it's very difficult to avoid that end of season feel.

Freshening it up might actually improve our chances. It'll certainly make us more unpredictable for Clarke and gives our coaching staff a chance to tweak/experiment if they had something in mind.

Ideal scenario. We beat Killie to go 17 points clear of them place while hubz beat the sheep to deny them a third place finish. Hearts pull off a surprise to take the cup leaving the sheep out of Europe. 

[JFK-1 1,671]

Just now, JFK-1 said:

Ideal scenario. We beat Killie to go 17 points clear of them while hubz beat the sheep to deny them a third place finish. Hearts pull off a surprise to take the cup leaving the sheep out of Europe. 

 

[ian1964 10,411]

 

[buster. 4,808]

So that'll probably be Flanagan to add to Allan McGregor suspended for our first league game next season.

 

Not the way you want to start and I'll guess it'll be a trip to Easter Road.

[der Berliner 3,245]

That was my "lol" moment of the day, reading that headline and article. We spoke about it earlier and all agreed that since Clancy saw and yellow-carded the player, the CO had no (as in: NO) room to ban or charge Flanagan. Yet, Lenny-Bhoy cries and the CO seemingly looks into the matter.

 

If he gets a charge, we should simply stand tall and say NO! as well. They make up rules as they go along in a brusque and arrogant manner, something which is  simply not on. Distortion of competition, as attacks by Celtic players go unpunished every single week.

 

And if it is for this 50/50 stuff, where Brown simulates a contact that did not happen in that way, one would expect a charge for simulation as well.

 

 

Here`s what it is being said about the CO´s role:

 

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Can the compliance officer take retrospective action for on-field incidents?

SFA: "The compliance officer can only raise a fast track notice of complaint and take retrospective action when an on field incident, or an exceptional part of an on field incident, has been unseen by the match officials.
"When investigating a potential fast track case, the compliance officer does not seek any opinion on the incident from the match officials, or ask them to reconsider any decision made. This has not changed. The decision of the referee regarding facts connected with play will always be respected in line with the laws of the game. It is for this reason that the disciplinary rules relating to retrospective action only come into effect when an incident, or part of an incident, is unseen by the match officials.
"When the match officials confirm an on field incident is unseen, the compliance officer seeks opinions from three independent experts. Those experts are drawn from a pool of former category 1 referees, who are up to date with current refereeing guidelines. A fast track notice of complaint can only competently be raised when all three experts provide written evidence that the incident constituted a sending off offence."

Daily Record

 

And now ...

 

 

 

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FLAN DOWN?

Rangers star Jon Flanagan facing possible Old Firm charge after Scott Brown elbow

The Gers full-back appeared to connect with the Hoops skipper in the face with a swinging elbow

 

RANGERS star Jon Flanagan is facing a possible Old Firm charge.

SunSport understands SFA compliance officer Clare Whyte has spent the last 24 hours considering his apparent elbow on Celtic skipper Scott Brown – captured by TV cameras – in the second half of Gers’ 2-0 win.

 

Ref Kevin Clancy chose to book the full-back, but Hoops interim boss Neil Lennon slammed Clancy for not giving a straight red card.

It’s believed Whyte is likely to decide today what action, if any, she will take, while also considering several other incidents from Sunday’s clash.

Speaking about the incident Lennon said: "It's a red card. Again.

"How the referee has not given that as a red card I don't know.

 

"It's an elbow into Scott's face.

"Their bench is shouting, 'it's him again' but it's a clear elbow into his face."

Asked if he feels Brown is targeted, Lennon responded: "Well you've seen it, so you tell me.

"It's there in technicolour. Jon has got his hands up first of all.

"Broony is moving to get away and then he elbows him in the jaw. It's a straight red card - it's totally unacceptable for the referee not to give a red card.

"You can dress it up any way you want. You elbow somebody in the face, you're off.

 

"So they've got away with one there.

"Maybe because it's Broony again. I don't know.

"Anyway, let's not get away from the fact we were flat and deserved to lose the game."

And quizzed if he had been elbowed in the face, Brown - who was punched by Kent at Parkhead in March - said: "Yeah, another one to the face.

 

"Surprisingly, somebody didn't see that again. "He said it was a yellow because it didn't hit me in the face.

'I don't think it would have changed the outcome of the game. "We didn't deserve to win, Rangers played better than we did."

But skipper Brown refused to reveal what else whistler Clancy said, adding: "There's always a linesman there who can see it from the corner flag.

"There are two people there. Both said they didn't properly see it, so it's a hard one for them."

 

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/4239900/rangers-jon-flanagan-old-firm-scott-brown/

 

... so Lenny Bhoy cries and the ref has already said that Brown was NOT hit in the face. He saw it and cautioned it. End of story.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited May 14, 2019 by der Berliner

[MacK1950 2,231]

8 hours ago, buster. said:

So that'll probably be Flanagan to add to Allan McGregor suspended for our first league game next season.

 

Not the way you want to start and I'll guess it'll be a trip to Easter Road.

Flanagan offered two match ban totally outrageous when will mhanks be submitted to trial by sportscene especially elbow off the ball on Defoe.

Lywell and his cohorts reign supreme B*****ds that they are.

[MacK1950 2,231]

56 minutes ago, MacK1950 said:

Flanagan offered two match ban totally outrageous when will mhanks be submitted to trial by sportscene especially elbow off the ball on Defoe.

Lywell and his cohorts reign supreme B*****ds that they are.

This is now in a separate topic.

[barca72 440]

From the video above ...

None of the Celtic players in the six yard box were looking at the incident yet they turn round from their challenges and signal to the ref for action.
It almost looks choreographed and rehearsed frequently.
Didn't Lennon say in an article before the match that Celtic would look to take advantage of any Rangers indiscipline?

[JFK-1 1,671]

This has to be embarrassing. Literally turned inside out.