Recalling a recent occurrence against Rangers, Alan Brazil and Ally McCoist have become enraged by the recent dispute surrounding a handball ruling delivered against Celtic.
The two questioned the methodology used to make the handball decisions, with McCoist requesting a clarification of the regulations due to the inconsistent nature of the awards made by the referees.
Brazil even went so far as to say that the contentious calls are degrading the game and that neither the officials nor the spectators or commentators understand the rules.
McCoist said in a live talkSPORT interview on March 6 at 06:09, “It was disgraceful.” It’s amazing. Unbelievably, Kilmarnock received one against Rangers at home, and the Celtic one was far worse. However, Lundstram was struck by it while his arm was still at his side.
“That’s the problem, Ally, nobody knows what the rules are around hand-balls,” Brazil retorted. If there are five referees, three will vote for one and two for the other.
McCoist continued to fume: “They have to bring the word ‘Obvious’ or ‘Deliberate’ in. You and I know, if you’ve played the game at any level you know if it’s a deliberate handball. 99 times out of 100, you know.”
Before, finally, Brazil surmised: “It’s spoiling the game,” and McCoist finished, “It is, it’s absolutely terrible.”
This issue goes beyond Scotland, though, with inconsistencies in decisions a talking point almost every weekend in the Premier League as well, leading to suggestions that either the officials simply aren’t competent enough, or the rules aren’t clear enough.
Rangers in particular have been heavily crucial of referees already this season, with both Alan Muir and Willie Collum coming under fire for controversial calls against the Ibrox club, going as far as to suggest Collum was banned from officiating their games.
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