Nick Montgomery demands Hibs explanation for Hearts VAR display as he reveals monitor surprise
dailyrecord.co.ukNick Montgomery wants an explanation over the Edinburgh derby penalty controversy. And the Hibs boss says he is surprised the Tynecastle VAR monitor is placed on the opposite side of the ground from the dugouts right in front of 6000 home fans in the Wheatfield Stand.
Montgomery still has a burning frustration over Kevin Clancy’s decision to award Hearts a spot kick after Will Fish challenged Kenneth Vargas in Wednesday’s powderkeg showdown.Even after VAR intervened to send Clancy to the monitor and check his initial decision the ref stuck by the award and Lawrence Shankland fired home the penalty to secure a share of the points.
Montgomery admits he’s surprised the referee has to go and make his decision in front of thousands of baying Jambos supporters.
Hibs got an SFA apology two weeks ago after being denied a penalty at Aberdeen when Nicky Devlin handled the ball in his own box.
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