Morelos wins appeal

[craig 5,199]

Morelos won his appeal, yellow rescinded

[Uilleam 5,948]

Just now, craig said:

Morelos won his appeal, yellow rescinded

Red card tomorrow, then.

 

 

[ian1964 10,724]

 

[MacK1950 2,378]

It was a certainty in our eyes it would and glad that a strong conversation was held with Crawford Allan regards referees.

[Tannochsidebear 2,420]

With any luck this should at least ensure we do not see Beaton appointed to any of our remaining games this season. The statement lets us know that for once we didn’t just lie down and take it, but we went through the proper channels to call out this cheating piece of filth to his bosses.

[Uilleam 5,948]

An article from The Times, is below; the most interesting part of it is the coda, tacked on like an afterthought, and as though it was a matter of little significance. 

 

"Meanwhile SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell revealed an investigation was continuing into the five Rangers players who broke Covid rules by attending a house party last month, with Nathan Patterson, Bongani Zungu, Calvin Bassey, Brian Kinnear and Dapo Mebude all facing suspensions.

But Maxwell said no action would be taken against Celtic despite pictures which showed players failing to social distance in a Dubai bar during their highly controversial training camp: “From a compliance perspective, there is nothing to see in terms of Celtic in Dubai.” "

 

The malleable Mr Maxwell. 

Always a transactional appointment, as this makes clear; payback from him, paydirt for his sponsor. 

 

 

Steven Gerrard hits out at John Beaton

Rangers manager accepts one-match ban but is unhappy referee did not apologise for error

Michael Grant, Scottish football Correspondent

Saturday March 06 2021, 12.01am, The Times

 

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/steven-gerrard-hits-out-at-john-beaton-whf08jz07

 

The Rangers manager Steven Gerrard criticised referee John Beaton’s attitude last night and said he had failed to apologise for making the wrong call on Alfredo Morelos’s midweek penalty incident at Livingston.

Beaton booked Morelos for diving when the striker had been brought down by goalkeeper Max Stryjek. Rangers submitted an appeal and the yellow card was rescinded at an SFA hearing last night.

Beaton also sent off Gerrard for confronting him about the incident at half-time and the SFA yesterday issued a one-game suspension which means the manager will be in the stand for today’s game against St Mirren at Ibrox. But Rangers are deeply unhappy that Beaton would not communicate or apologise for making the wrong decision and their sporting director, Ross Wilson, made the club’s concerns clear in a lengthy call to SFA head of refereeing Crawford Allan.

A Rangers statement said “no-one will be surprised that Alfredo Morelos’s yellow card has been rescinded”. Gerrard then highlighted that he had apologised for his own conduct after the game. “I reiterate that apology and accept a one-game suspension. As a club, we were extremely disappointed in the attitude displayed by the referee.

“We expect to have the ability for managers and officials to have discussion but frustratingly, the referee was not forthcoming. This has also been noted by other managers in recent weeks. After my apology post-match I expected the referee to call to apologise for his part in the incident but I didn’t hear from him. Ross Wilson had a long, frank and honest discussion with Crawford Allan today. Our concerns have been made very clear and we are pleased that they were received openly by Crawford.”

 

Meanwhile SFA chief executive Ian Maxwell revealed an investigation was continuing into the five Rangers players who broke Covid rules by attending a house party last month, with Nathan Patterson, Bongani Zungu, Calvin Bassey, Brian Kinnear and Dapo Mebude all facing suspensions.

But Maxwell said no action would be taken against Celtic despite pictures which showed players failing to social distance in a Dubai bar during their highly controversial training camp: “From a compliance perspective, there is nothing to see in terms of Celtic in Dubai.”