Or sent off at the pen.McGregor had 4 or 5 fouls after his yellow, should have been off! But at the same time had he been sent off then he wouldn't have been on to give away the pen
Good game Gollum
I had a chuckle at that.
Celtic penalty wasn't dodgy at all. McGregor should have been sent off. Duffy should have been booked.Celtic penalty was decidedly dodgy. McGregor not being sent off was a joke.
Duffy bounces a guy into the permiter wall?
Refereed to a different standard thats for sure.
You could say 2 mate with Broons blatant elbow that he got away with again. An absolute coward. Always sneaky ones.Only Lennon could moan about a ref after one of his players avoided a clear red card.
Both were in fact so was theirs to be fairNot seen the game but the penalties must have been stone wallers collum must be gutted having to give penalties against them , he will be in chapel tonight for his sins
If the ref had a poor game today, what kind of week is Lennon having? LolNEIL LENNON has slammed referee Willie Collum for some “baffling” decisions in Celtic’s 3-3 draw with Aberdeen at Pittodrie this afternoon.
The match official awarded three penalty-kicks – one in stoppage-time for Lewis Ferguson to drill in the Dons’ equaliser to deny the champions three points.
It was the midfielder’s second spot-kick after notching one in the first-half. The whistler was quick to give one following a challenge by Olivier Ntcham on Ferguson who pulled up to invite the clumsy clash.
Goals from Callum McGregor, substitute Leigh Griffiths, who came on for the anonymous Albian Ajeti, and Ryan Christie, from a penalty, had the Hoops 3-2 ahead until the fading moments.
An exasperated Lennon, speaking to BBC Sportsound about the ref’s decisions, said: “I’ll need to see them again, but I think the referee had a very poor game today.
“This is the first time really I’ve been semi-critical of a referee. I thought he was poor.
“In decision making, in being influenced by his assistants, some of the decisions were baffling. That’s not an excuse for us dropping points, but it didn’t add to what was an incredible game of football.
“I thought he was poor for a referee of his level.”
Lennon also admitted that some of his players are feeling the heat after three games without a win while surrendering eight goals in mistake-riddled performances.
He added: “Obviously, we don’t like dropping points.
“It’s a little phase that they are going through at the minute, a few of them might be a little bit fragile confidence-wise.
“It’s my job to keep them going and we will work through this. There are signs we are getting better, but we’ve got to stop inviting the pressure.
“We were sort of passive. There’s a minute to go in the first-half and we should play it forward rather than still trying to play.
“So, decision making has to be a little better and see the game out at 3-2. We had plenty of bodies to deal with it.”
The Hoops’ next game is the Europa League Group H encounter against Lille in France on Thursday before they take on Derek McInnes’ Dons outfit again in the delayed Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden
Collum usually gets his back slapped on Sunday night mass for his favours.Not seen the game but the penalties must have been stone wallers collum must be gutted having to give penalties against them , he will be in chapel tonight for his sins
Or Hanz Duffy getting away with pushing everycunt about for 90 mins in every match.Nothing about McGregor getting away with murder after his first yellow or giving the second penalty away? Nah didn't think so treacle teeth.
Liars from the cradle to the grave!“This is the first time I’ve been semi-critical of a referee”
Normally I'd agree, but he would be a regular on the BBC, because he won't get a job outside of Scotland. We're stuck with himIt’s a pity we have a shitebag mentally challenged mhedia who ignored Lennon actions in the original referee strike
He singlehandedly caused that dispute but Beast FC were never cited for bringing the game into disrepute when he was guilty as sin
Now he’s calling out referees despite Collum making a few big errors that the mentally challengeds benefited from today yet Lennon has the cheek still to complain
Lennon is an unhinged arsehole and he knows his time is up if he loses his next 2 games
I wanted him to stay but I’ve now changed my mind
I want the utter piece of shit to get sacked and never return to Scotland ever again
Let him manage in some far off country and we don’t need to listen to the paranoid drug filled prick ever again
He’s an absolute cancer in this country and the sooner he gets kicked out the better
2 Dragon soops should sufficeNL has complained that Collum was poor today and paid too much attention to the advice and messages he was getting from his assistants. What does he think these officials are there for? Waving flags to send trains off? I thought Collum was very fair but he did make two obvious mistakes. One when Christie headed a cross from a free-kick for what should have been a corner but he awarded a goal-kick. The other one was his failure to award Aberdeen a free-kick when Duffy clearly pushed Cosgrove in the back with both hands and that led directly to Celtic’s second goal. It’s not going to take much more to send Neil over the edge.
Hear hear!!!It’s a pity we have a shitebag mentally challenged mhedia who ignored Lennon actions in the original referee strike
He singlehandedly caused that dispute but Beast FC were never cited for bringing the game into disrepute when he was guilty as sin
Now he’s calling out referees despite Collum making a few big errors that the mentally challengeds benefited from today yet Lennon has the cheek still to complain
Lennon is an unhinged arsehole and he knows his time is up if he loses his next 2 games
I wanted him to stay but I’ve now changed my mind
I want the utter piece of shit to get sacked and never return to Scotland ever again
Let him manage in some far off country and we don’t need to listen to the paranoid drug filled prick ever again
He’s an absolute cancer in this country and the sooner he gets kicked out the better
His mission in life is to be a victim. Scotland gives him the perfect vehicle to live this out with a tame media and batshit mental Assembly (won't give them the kudos of Govt).Normally I'd agree, but he would be a regular on the BBC, because he won't get a job outside of Scotland. We're stuck with him
Astonishingly Baffling!Baffling, baffle, and baffled seems to be their new word.
Has he not got a large tax bill to attend too as well, i hope he is here right upto Tavernier lifts the league title,and then watches his verminous club slither in to the sewer where it belongs after certain court cases take placemaybe they will give him another half game ban.
Robertson,Clancy and Collum are peas in a pod some are just more obvious with how they go about it, they all claim incident blindness, except when it's against Rangers.joke he never got another yellow for that.
was a different ref in the December game though.
You need to grimace at the Irony of it all with the mhanks support for the Palestinians that they wanted other referees and were happy to use Israeli referees.Remember that time our referee's were driven to strike and Israeli refs were brought in. Reap what you sow ya filthy bigot
He’ll be hitting the bottle again tonight.
Stevie G was cited for less... over to you Claire!NL has complained that Collum was poor today and paid too much attention to the advice and messages he was getting from his assistants. What does he think these officials are there for? Waving flags to send trains off? I thought Collum was very fair but he did make two obvious mistakes. One when Christie headed a cross from a free-kick for what should have been a corner but he awarded a goal-kick. The other one was his failure to award Aberdeen a free-kick when Duffy clearly pushed Cosgrove in the back with both hands and that led directly to Celtic’s second goal. It’s not going to take much more to send Neil over the edge.
Which would lead to him missing games yes it was a baffling decision.Under new rules any foul in the box while not attempting to play the ball is a straight red card . McGregor is on the deck & intentionally tries to kick the dons players standing leg , no attempt to play the ball , straight red card .
That’s actually quite scary that he let that go.
That’s actually quite scary that he let that go.
NL has complained that Collum was poor today and paid too much attention to the advice and messages he was getting from his assistants. What does he think these officials are there for? Waving flags to send trains off? I thought Collum was very fair but he did make two obvious mistakes. One when Christie headed a cross from a free-kick for what should have been a corner but he awarded a goal-kick. The other one was his failure to award Aberdeen a free-kick when Duffy clearly pushed Cosgrove in the back with both hands and that led directly to Celtic’s second goal. It’s not going to take much more to send Neil over the edge.
The failure to second yellow McGregor at the penalty is....baffling.
That’s only if you make a genuine attempt to get the ball, not the man as McGregor clearly intended and succeeded in doing.Double jeopardy rule?
No, that just stopped a straight red card being given fro the offence - it would have been a yellow to add to the one he get in the early stages of game - and then committed various other fouls long before the penalty incidentDouble jeopardy rule?
Collum refereed that game pretty well yesterday. Yes probably should have sent Macgregor off, but not a glaring mistake. Also for me missed a foul on Cosgrove in the build up to Griffiths goal but these were not glaring mistakes.
He called the penalties absolutely right. He isn't a cheat, just a very average referee prone to the odd bad game.
However the authorities should be hammering Lennon for these comments. Referees need support to improve, not constant pressure from managers. Wasn't Collum who signed Shane Duffy or Laxative.