20-10-2015, 23:34
Yep! This was a 0-1 job toughed out by Hibs v a Falkirk side that has pulled off the same stunt against us last season - how ironic for their manager, Peter Houston, to endure the wrong end of that result - no sympathy from me on that score, particularly after last season's one-sided Scottish Cup semi-final against them!! The goal? Well, from where I was sitting, McGinn has run into the Falkirk lad and the best decision that we could possibly get would be an indirect free kick for obstruction. But how often have we ever seen a ref give that kinda decision in Scottish football? This soft pen award was welcome from a referee who looked nervy for most of the 1st half - it transpired that he's the same ref who denied Celtic two absolutely stonewall pens at Fir Park on Saturday! I'll never understand how the SFA don't just demote such a ref and rehabilitate him for a possible return later on as long as he's able enough to do the job at this level!