John Souttar should have seen Rangers red card as former top referee baffled by officials’ 'unexplainable' decisions
dailyrecord.co.ukA former top referee insists John Souttar should have been red carded against Hibs on Sunday - and that whistler Craig Napier turned in one of the worst performances in the history of the Scottish top flight 24 hours earlier at Rugby Park.Des Roache has made the double whammy claim in the latest episode of Record Sport’s agenda setting online show, Hotline Live.
The ex-grade one official spoke out after Rangers boss Philippe Clement slammed the decision to award the Easter Road outfit with a penalty after Souttar blocked a goal bound effort with an outstretched arm at point blank range.And Roache insists not only was match referee Don Robertson and VAR correct to award the spot kick to David Gray’s side - but that Rangers should have been reduced to 10 men for more than half the match.
The flashpoint has dominated the headlines since full-time at Ibrox with the the likes of Bobby Madden and Dermot Gallagher offering their views.
The former EPL whistler was in agreement over the penalty award but insists it was NOT a red card for the Scotland international.
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