SFA dispute Rangers version of events after controversial Ibrox and Hampden crunch talks
The SFA have disputed Rangers claims that there was no mention of offside during the VAR decision not to award a penalty during the clash with Celtic, according to The Sun.
The Gers released a statement via a spokesperson on Wednesday night (3 January) claiming that offside wasn’t mentioned at any point during the review and admitted they were “deeply concerned” by how quickly the decision was made.
But according to The Sun the SFA have denied those claims, claiming offside would have been noticed had the handball call been decided that it was deliberate rather than accidental.
“SunSport understands that the SFA dispute that version of events, even if referees’ chief Crawford Allan reckons it was a subjective handball and would have been happy if it had gone forward to a check of the attacking phase of play,” they wrote.
“At that point it would have been determined that Sima was offside in the run-up to the incident.”
Crazy
It’s crazy that this can even be disputed at this point, because if offside wasn’t mentioned during the decision being made then it obviously wasn’t a factor in their thinking.
If the officials had decided on the day that it was handball by Alistair Johnston, then realised during the check that it was actually offside then there would be no issues or complaints from anyone.
The problem is simple. The VAR officials saw the handball, which was clear and obvious, and determined that it wasn’t handball and so the offside check never even happened.
That means had Sima been onside in the build-up it still wouldn’t have been given, and that’s the whole complaint and worry. The decision was poor and now they’re trying to hide behind the fact he was offside.
The SFA aren’t making themselves look any better with things like this and it’s just making it clear that Rangers are in the right, as usual.
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