‘Obvious bias’ – Celtic fans cry conspiracy over flashpoint in win v Rangers

Sun 11 March 2018 15:48, UK

Celtic fans have cried foul over Jozo Simunovic’s red card in Sunday’s Old Firm win over Rangers – and belief the assistant referee is biased against their side.

Conservative MP Douglas Ross ran the line on the Sandy Jardine stand side and flagged when Simunovic laid out Alfredo Morelos with a what appeared to be a deliberate elbow in the second-half of the 3-2 win.

Hoops fans think Ross was out to punish Celtic – and think footage of him instructing referee Willie Collum to dismiss Simunovic is part of some anti-Celtic conspiracy.

Here are some of their comments on Twitter:

Simu puts his arm out. No intent to hit Morales. Tory asst ref MP Douglas Ross told Collum to red card him
— Electronic Tims (@ETimsNet) March 11, 2018

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That was AMAZING footage from Sky there. Douglas Ross bellowing "Red card! Red card!" like he'd forgotten he wasn't in the stands.
— Wings Over Scotland (@WingsScotland) March 11, 2018

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Douglas Ross proving that there is nothing Tories won’t try and cheat in by sending a Celtic player off for nothing. Tory MPs ruin politics and now ruin football too. ????????
— Marianne (@lazyfactchecker) March 11, 2018

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Douglas Ross is a part time MP. His linesman job – and trying to help Rangers win – is clearly far more important to him. I miss Angus.
— Emma Mackay (@emmackwrites) March 11, 2018

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That's surely the end for Douglas Ross's top-flight career. He cheated today to try and fix the result of a title deciding match, and conned his referee into making an appallingly incorrect decision. And after a win is exactly the time to "lodge" a formal protest.
— Tommy (@Mr_Concomitant) March 11, 2018

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Tory MP, lodge member and linesman Douglas Ross embarrassed himself today…
— Project 2501 (Mr. B) (@funkydoolah) March 11, 2018

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Douglas Ross being allowed to run the line in any fixture never mind this should be a huge talking point. Never a red but he was desperate for a red card. Obvious bias.
— David Houston (@mexicanbhoy1888) March 11, 2018

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The win over Rangers took Celtic to nine points clear of their bitter rivals at the top of the Scottish Premiership as they look to win a seventh successive Scottish Premiership and win an unprecedented back-to-back domestic treble.

Brendan Rodgers’ side have only lost two domestic games since the former Liverpool manager arrived in Scotland in the summer of 2016 but – as inexplicable as it may seem – there is a genuine belief there is an anti-Celtic agenda at play within Scottish football and beyond.

The Hoops will now look to wrap up the title as soon as possible so they can relax and put their focus on preparing for next season.

In other Rangers news, the club are firmly in the running to sign a goal machine from north-west English high flyers.

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