Davie Cooper Old Firm goal direct from a corner kick disallowed by Referee Bob Valentine

[Nacho Novo]

Was too young to have seen Davie Cooper play in the flesh, but came across this clip on Youtube earlier today, what an absolute disgrace of a decision. One of Cooper's finest goals and he scored many belters! Was referee Bob Valentine one of them? Might make the decision understandable!

 

[Everywhere anywhere]

One of many disgraceful decisions by Bob Valentine.

 

[Main Stand]

Awaiting an older bear to reminisce about the 89 cup final.

 

[Finnieboy]

Outrageous decision

 

[Pentasa]

Bob Valentine wasn't so much pro Celtic he was just Anti Rangers

 

[Jed jed1]

His decisions in the 89 cup final were as bad, the goal he chopped off for us in the last minute was criminal.

 

[colinwest]

I’m sure in the 87 skol cup final, Durrant got his head split open by Neil Simpson. Phil Boersma ran on the park to treat Durrant but Valentine wouldn’t let him on. When he did, the game got restarted with a drop ball on our penalty spot.

 

[Jg1966]

Aitken kicks it out for a throw. Picks it up takes the throw and that wee runt Miller scores!!

 

[broxi87]

My father always hated "Bob Vatican " I can see why!

 

[RabSpackman]

Bob Valentine wasn't so much pro Celtic he was just Anti Rangers

That was one of the most baffling/biased (not sure which) refereeing decisions I’ve ever seen.

Rangers player halved in the centre circle and the referee halts the action and then gives a drop ball in the Rangers box. Crazy stuff.

This was at a time when players actually contested a drop ball as well.

 

[PalefaceRedskin]

Was too young to have seen Davie Cooper play in the flesh, but came across this clip on Youtube earlier today, what an absolute disgrace of a decision. One of Cooper's finest goals and he scored many belters! Was referee Bob Valentine one of them? Might make the decision understandable!

A disgraceful decision in an altogether too familiar disgraceful display from Valentine.

 

[Texas ranger]

For those complaining about referees on here every week, rightly so in many cases, you can be thankful that many of you wouldn't have had to watch Valentine and Waddell.

 

[The Canny Man]

Was he not the referee in the 1977 Scottish cup final when he gave a dubious penalty against Derek Johnstone. A pattern here eh?

 

[ChildOfGoth]

Snide sleekit man from Edinburgh who appeared to have a mind not dissimilar to Kevin Clancy

not sure he was a Celtic fan maybe the more accurate term would be cheat

 

[Jonathan E]

Aitken kicks it out for a throw. Picks it up takes the throw and that wee runt Miller scores!!

In addition to that he disallowed a late equaliser from Butcher for a foul on Pat Bonner... who was impeded only by his own defender, McCarthy I think.

 

[ThorntonMM]

Was too young to have seen Davie Cooper play in the flesh, but came across this clip on Youtube earlier today, what an absolute disgrace of a decision. One of Cooper's finest goals and he scored many belters! Was referee Bob Valentine one of them? Might make the decision understandable!

Valentine shafted Rangers more than any other Referee. I'm sure he gave Celtic two penalties that same game.

 

[ThorntonMM]

Was he not the referee in the 1977 Scottish cup final when he gave a dubious penalty against Derek Johnstone. A pattern here eh?

Yes, the same Ref.

 

[Thornliebank_Bear]

Obviously there was a few problems with the poor standard back then too.

 

[Barba Roja]

I’m sure in the 87 skol cup final, Durrant got his head split open by Neil Simpson. Phil Boersma ran on the park to treat Durrant but Valentine wouldn’t let him on. When he did, the game got restarted with a drop ball on our penalty spot.

That was 2 years before I was born but the only thing I can say is...What?! Hows that even a rule...Mental man!!

 

[GBOY]

Valentine shafted Rangers more than any other Referee. I'm sure he gave Celtic two penalties that same game.

I was at the game and they were two penalties to be fair. In today’s game Stuart Munro would have been off (handball on the line.
Valentines still a dirty cheating bassa though.
Cup final 89’ was his last game, the kunt!!

 

[Fifercolt]

1989, I would’ve been 11, that was the first time I can remember being angry at ref whilst watching a game in tv. I can still remember the rangers news end of season awards for that year, “save of the season, Bob Valentine for saving Celtics season”

 

[ThorntonMM]

 

[Blueknows]

Let’s not beat about the bush Bob Valentine was an out and out cheat where we were concerned.

Clancyism isn’t new. In fact he could be Valentine’s barsteward son.

 

[MFM_Bear]

Valentine was a cheating old bastard.

 

[Walter Sobchak]

Looks like the undead-looking creep is wearing an Umbro top and Adidas shorts there! Criminal.

 

[Sydneyger65]

Missed the post above

 

[barrheadbear]

Was he not the referee in the 1977 Scottish cup final when he gave a dubious penalty against Derek Johnstone. A pattern here eh?

He was and Big DJ has supposedly sworn on his son's life that he never handled the ball on our goal line that saw Celtic awarded the game winning penalty.

Valentine really was a Rangers hater.

 

[chosen few]

Valentine had a nice wee side line as a Peter Cushing body double in Hammer horror films,

 

[SimonLeBon]

Valentine was one of the worst refs in the 55 years Ive been watching the Gers. He despised us.

 

[tottie beck]

Was the reason for that goal being chalked off ever given?

 

[SimonLeBon]

Is he deed yet?

 

[Maryhillblue]

He was the worst I've ever seen, was at all the games back then, dirty cheating bastard.

 

[nemessis]

I wonder if Karma caught up with him.

 

[monkey magic]

I was barely a teenager when Valentine was a ref. I used to hear the older Bears cursing this guy before games as a cheating wrong 'un.

 

[Main Stand]

Was the reason for that goal being chalked off ever given?

Says in the clip that Robert Fleck allegedly impeded the goalie, the lads commentating say fck all in it.

 

[Drumchapel]

Valentine was one of the worst refs in the 55 years Ive been watching the Gers. He despised us.

55 you say? This might be your lucky year

 

[loyaltrebler]

Mark Walters scored against them at Ibrox,direct from a corner

 

[tazzabear]

You’re all bigoted, lying, idiots.
Referees have gave the scum nothing and Rangers everything since football began.

 

[More feeling.]

Boob Valentine we called him.

 

[Damsidebear]

Valentine was awful.

 

[dh1963]

I remember a few other ridiculous decisions against us at the piggery in the 80s.

For example, a perfectly good Ian Redford goal disallowed in a midweek game.
Also a Robert Prytz shot over the line but not given as a goal.

Can't remember who the refs were.

 

[twinpillars]

was at school with his son, he wore a green and white scarf to school, all you need to know.....

 

[CaptainStaunch]

Valentine always seemed to crave attention. So many of the games he refereed ended up with him being at the centre of post match discussions. That didn’t just apply to our games, but he did seem to make a lot of his more outrageous decisions against us.

 

[CaptainStaunch]

On further reflection when you consider Valentine, Andrew Waddell and George Smith from back then, the standard of refereeing probably isn’t any worse these days despite our misgivings.

 

[Treble Kings]

Snide sleekit man from Edinburgh who appeared to have a mind not dissimilar to Kevin Clancy

not sure he was a Celtic fan maybe the more accurate term would be cheat

He's from Dundee.

 

[Aragorn]

Was too young to have seen Davie Cooper play in the flesh, but came across this clip on Youtube earlier today, what an absolute disgrace of a decision. One of Cooper's finest goals and he scored many belters! Was referee Bob Valentine one of them? Might make the decision understandable!

Honestly dont remember this...Did Valentine give a reason for not allowing the goal?

 

[Johnny Yen]

I’ve posted that Cooper ‘goal’ a few times, utterly scandalous that he blew for a non existent foul.

Bob Vatican was Scotland premier official too, considered to be the best, this said it all, he was atrocious.

 

[LenzieLoyal]

Valentine was an even bigger cheatin bastard than Clancy, and that's saying something.

We also had that other cheating old bastard James Callaghan that copped an 8 week ban after failing to send off Yogi for assaulting Wullie Johnston.

But, but but....they're aw masons.

Nae bother.

 

[Kilwinning GMan]

For those complaining about referees on here every week, rightly so in many cases, you can be thankful that many of you wouldn't have had to watch Valentine and Waddell.

Andrew Waddell was unbelievably poor

 

[dh1963]

Andrew Waddell was unbelievably poor

He wasn't poor.

He was a blatant cheating Rangers hating bastard.