I'm convinced they are similarly set up to win the Scottish Cup with refs backing them all the way for their league and cup double unless Celtic really "show up" and "do them" comprehensively on Sunday in spite of the efforts of their ever faithful ref fraternity. They have almost a 100% record on ref decisions re pks against them (only one pk given to St Mirren in a December League Cup QF!) and red cards (zilch all season!
). I notice nobody in the sports media saying that much re this issue. Even that disallowed Hibs goal on Sunday was seriously questioned as a dubious decision but nobody going there - another dodgy ref decision, one of many that we've observed in the past 6 months and all "swept under the carpet" as though all is normal. Unbeaten Rangers (apart from St Mirren defeat) and attached to that record is this long list of ref decisions where Rangers have benefitted "at every turn". Both retrospective red cards to them v Hibs and Saint Johnstone were an insult where they were the main beneficiary AGAIN with 11 Rangers players still remaining on the field of play compliments of another obliging SFA assigned ref. Lastly I chuckled at that report in the Evening News last week where a Hibs player had suggested that he could be punched in the face by a Rangers player in the RFC pen box and reckoned the referee would not award a pk to Hibs. So this issue is definitely out there in the footie profession, not just with the fans!
). I notice nobody in the sports media saying that much re this issue. Even that disallowed Hibs goal on Sunday was seriously questioned as a dubious decision but nobody going there - another dodgy ref decision, one of many that we've observed in the past 6 months and all "swept under the carpet" as though all is normal. Unbeaten Rangers (apart from St Mirren defeat) and attached to that record is this long list of ref decisions where Rangers have benefitted "at every turn". Both retrospective red cards to them v Hibs and Saint Johnstone were an insult where they were the main beneficiary AGAIN with 11 Rangers players still remaining on the field of play compliments of another obliging SFA assigned ref. Lastly I chuckled at that report in the Evening News last week where a Hibs player had suggested that he could be punched in the face by a Rangers player in the RFC pen box and reckoned the referee would not award a pk to Hibs. So this issue is definitely out there in the footie profession, not just with the fans!