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Colin sits in for David, on the show today:

  • Semi aftermath

  • Referee complaint.

  • Rohl and Tav on the match

  • Bobby Madden thoughts on decisions

  • Steven Gerrard on the Rangers job

  • Woman team lose to Hearts

today's music is "When the sun goes down" by The Arctic Monkeys

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SJR 72

Just been sent this You can dress it up any way you like — “honest mistakes,” “split-second decisions,” “VAR interpretation” — but after the last two and a bit seasons of Old Firm fixtures, Rangers fans have every right to ask: how many times can it all go one way before you stop calling it coincidence? Let’s look at the evidence. 1. Morelos goal disallowed (Parkhead, April 2023) – A feather-light touch turns into a foul. Goal chopped off. 2. Roofe goal disallowed (Ibrox) – Celtic foul in the build-up, yet it’s Rangers who are punished. 3. Dessers goal disallowed – VAR digs back 30 seconds to find a phantom foul, even though Celtic touched the ball twice after. If that’s the standard, every goal in Scotland’s getting chalked off. In the same game Rangers get a penalty but only after a VAR review in which the ref originally booked the Rangers player for diving. 4. O’Riley penalty (Parkhead) – He kicks Diomande, wins a penalty. VAR calls the ref to review; he watches it and doubles down on the mistake. 5. Johnston handball – Punches the ball in his own box. No VAR check, no penalty, goal kick to Celtic. You couldn’t make it up. 6. League Cup Final – Rangers player fouled inside the box at 3–3. VAR tells the ref it’s outside. Free kick instead of a penalty. We lose on spot-kicks. 7. Sima goal disallowed (Scottish Cup Final) – Goal scrubbed for a supposed Rangers foul. Replays show the first foul was on a Rangers player when the corner came in. VAR missed it completely. 8. League Cup Semi-Final 2025 – Trusty: Kicks Butland in the head, stays on the park. Ralston: Handles in the box, penalty rightly given — but he’s already on a yellow and somehow avoids a red. (Not sure about this one) Now, put all that together and ask yourself — how many “mistakes” can stack up in one direction before the word sinister enters the chat? And here’s the clincher: Celtic haven’t had a red card in over 70 domestic matches. Yet when they play in Europe, under neutral refs, they’ve had 4 in just 21 games. So either Scottish refs are blind to the same things every foreign official spots — or there’s a comfort zone here that Celtic enjoy week in, week out. The numbers back it up: Celtic commit 10.8 fouls for every yellow card, while Aberdeen get booked every 4.7. It’s not just odd — it’s statistical madness. Even Stevie Wonder could see the imbalance. This isn’t paranoia. It’s pattern recognition. When clear goals are chopped off, penalties ignored, reds avoided, and fouls flipped on their head — always the same club benefitting — you stop talking about bad luck and start talking about credibility. Scottish football is becoming a punchline. And until someone in charge of our club grows a backbone and demands consistency and accountability, the suspicion won’t go away — because the evidence is already there for everyone to see.

Simon Botterill

I doubt the club are in any sort of detail. Also Raskins disallowed goal in Scottish Cup Final, initial push was not him.