Shock Rangers decision requires a rethink at the top

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Shock Rangers decision requires a rethink at the top


With no right of appeal, the shambles that is Scottish football refereeing has once again cost Rangers following Daniel Candeias’ absurd dismissal for having a polite chat with Craig Samson then getting a headlock and punch in the jaw from Anton Ferdinand.

Candeias’ introduction changed the match, it won the three points for Rangers, and referee Willie Collum’s inexplicable second yellow to the Portuguese now bans him for the visit of Motherwell on Sunday.

Some claim Candeias gestured disrespectfully at St Mirren players, allegedly by blowing kisses among other things, but if this is even remotely true it’s still an absolutely comical reason to give a player a booking, never mind one which leads to a sending off.

We personally think Collum, somehow, got the wrong end of the stick with the ‘confrontation’ with Ferdinand and from his viewing angle may have had 2006 world cup final Zidane in mind – we’re clutching at straws here but the possibility is there.

The point is though whatever the ref’s reason’s for booking and sending him off, Rangers’ lack of ability to appeal is simply a joke.

That the SPFL refuse to introduce a law to allow appeals on second yellows is utterly ridiculous.

Sure, their argument could be the abuse of such a service – that any player can appeal any second yellow and get a temporary reprieve for their next match regardless of the outcome – and that is indeed a valid point.

But it’s not a good enough one – because the flip side of the coin is that completely unjust bookings go unchallenged given the club’s lack of right to reply them.

It reminds us of the classic epigram:

“It’s better to let 10 guilty men go free than jail one innocent one.”

The Candeias yellow card was patently wrong, and this system of non-appeal means Rangers will have to rely on Eros Grezda or playing someone out of position on Sunday. None of this is ideal.

Time to rethink this, SPFL.

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  1. As far as Im aware the referee can review the yellow card after the match and change his decision if he believes he has made a mistake. That he hasn't done so just tells us what a complete egomaniac he is. Surely the club can exert some pressure to get him to review his decision and explain what it is he thinks he saw. The media could help here too but we know that won't happen. At the very least we could also expect some retrospective punishment for Ferdinand but that won't happen either. The whole affair stinks.

  2. And ferdinand gets off scotfree for assault joke,no action taken
    Just the usual anti Rangers shite

    WATP LETS GO 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  3. Willie (beggar) Collum hates Rangers,, Celtic SFA hates Rangers,, SPFL hates Rangers,, they will do everything in their power to make sure we are suppressed and will cheat to keep us from winning the league! Our board really needs to start coming out more and fight those charlatanes because this will never end until the balance of power is equal at the top. We have an Englishman running our game and Irish sympathisers owning it!!

  4. RANGERS FC GRANTED PERMISSION TO HOLD TALKS WITH SPFL REGARDING APPEALING THE 2 YELLOW CARDS WATP
    TIMS RAGING 😂😂😂

    WATP LETS GO 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

  5. Don't see that being successful. Getting a hearing and getting a result are 2 different things. At best I believe the process involves getting Collum to explain what the second yellow was for. Seems ridiculous that we need to go to those lengths to find out why we had a player sent off.

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