Walter Smith - Lafferty incident

[cambo]

i think united have been gash recently

so yea, in the bag by half time

[rossfourfive]

i think united have been gash recently

so yea, in the bag by half time

For one of the only times in my life i really hope rangers do gub them, then the dons can win and get into europe.

[henrik777]

Last 5 at Tannadice 3 draws and 2 home wins.

The Hoops will win.

Sandy

[Maxriddles]

The review panel have got both correct by my reckoning. As for Sunday it's not a happy hunting ground for Rangers by any means but I would like to think they have enough to go out and win it, if they don't they don't deserve it. Nice of Samaras to try to fire them up a bit more though. There is a real possibility that neither of the old firm manage a win on Sunday, I have a bit of a feeling that Hearts will give Celtic a real test despite having nothing to play for.

[Rod Paradise]

Unbelievable, Mulgrew gets downgraded to a yellow. Sent off for violent conduct which wasn't the case, so how can he get a yellow? Boughera equally bafflingly gets his down to a yellow?

Seems Rangers players assualting Dons keepers is just seen as acceptable now, there's certainly enough precedent!
http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=279&newsID=4661

Mulgrew, even without making contact should/would have got a yellow, so that decision makes sense.

Bougherra is the only occaisson I've ever seen where a player puts his foot, studs up, over the ball, makes contact with the opposition player (his neck even!!) and then gets a red card rescinded because 'he didn't mean it'.  Maybe Dougal had thought it'd make a good annecdote for his night out in Larkhall that he had planned.....

imagine the red card had stood, celtic would have had a much better chance of winning the league.

id be seething out my nut if i was a tic-cave resident

 

You really need to grow up a bit. Pale copies of Fergus's old patter are just sad.

[fatshaft]

I think the issue is he was sent off for 'violent conduct' when what he actually committed was 'serious foul play'.

Of course both are automatic red cards but the SFA appeal panel decided to ignore this and give him a yellow instead.

Here is a direct quote from the Laws of the Game.

"A tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent must be sanctioned
as serious foul play.

Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from
the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with
excessive force and endangering the safety of an opponent is guilty
of serious foul play.

Advantage should not be applied in situations involving serious foul
play unless there is a clear subsequent opportunity to score a goal.
The referee shall send off the player guilty of serious foul play when
the ball is next out of play."
.

And yet Falkirk had an appeal thrown out under just those circumstances in January. Surely the fact that Bougheras boot nded in Langfields face, who then required treatment, would calrify quite easily that he endangered an oppoonent.

As for Mulgrew, he was sent off for violent conduct, how can that then become a little bitty violent because he stood chest to chest with Laffable?

[Rod Paradise]

I think the issue is he was sent off for 'violent conduct' when what he actually committed was 'serious foul play'.

Of course both are automatic red cards but the SFA appeal panel decided to ignore this and give him a yellow instead.

Here is a direct quote from the Laws of the Game.

"A tackle that endangers the safety of an opponent must be sanctioned
as serious foul play.

Any player who lunges at an opponent in challenging for the ball from
the front, from the side or from behind using one or both legs, with
excessive force and endangering the safety of an opponent is guilty
of serious foul play.

Advantage should not be applied in situations involving serious foul
play unless there is a clear subsequent opportunity to score a goal.
The referee shall send off the player guilty of serious foul play when
the ball is next out of play."
.

And yet Falkirk had an appeal thrown out under just those circumstances in January. Surely the fact that Bougheras boot nded in Langfields face, who then required treatment, would calrify quite easily that he endangered an oppoonent.

As for Mulgrew, he was sent off for violent conduct, how can that then become a little bitty violent because he stood chest to chest with Laffable?

Mulgrew was guilty of ungentlemanly conduct though - which is a yellow, as opposed to a little bitty violent conduct

[fatshaft]

Mulgrew was guilty of ungentlemanly conduct though - which is a yellow, as opposed to a little bitty violent conduct

You can;t change the offence (you can ldo if it's against the OF). He was sent offf for violent conduct, you can;t then say well it wasn;t, but we'll give you a yellow for something completely different.

[Colchester Kev]

Lafferty has put Rangers ahead :O

I bet they love him now.

[boldie]

Lafferty has put Rangers ahead :O

I bet they love him now.

lol...lovely, someone who shouldn't even be playing scored the first goal. I can't wait to hear the Celtic supporters at work on Tuesday

[Rod Paradise]

Mulgrew was guilty of ungentlemanly conduct though - which is a yellow, as opposed to a little bitty violent conduct

You can;t change the offence (you can ldo if it's against the OF). He was sent offf for violent conduct, you can;t then say well it wasn;t, but we'll give you a yellow for something completely different.

In that case Bougherra should have played today - he was sent off for violent conduct because the linesman thought he took a second kick at the keeper. He didn't. He SHOULD have been sent off for going over the ball - dangerous play.

Pick one rule & stick to it please.

[Teacake]

wp Rangers, you desverved to win it cos we certainly didn't.

[Maxriddles]

Absolutely delighted for Walter Smith and Davie Wier in particular, first ever title for Wier at the age of 39, he's had a great two and a half years at Rangers and I only wish he'd joined when he left Hearts, hope he has one more year at Ibrox. Hopefully the guaranteed Champions League place will mean Bougherra and Mendes will still be there next season.

WP Rangers, great performance today and the outcome was never in doubt.

 

[Hairydude]

champion!!!

[celtic]

ffs I've been waiting all night for Cambo.... Where is he?