Don Robertson got ‘illegal’ Bushiri incident wrong in Rangers v Hibs – Ex-PGMOL chief
Hibernian became the latest side to rock up at Ibrox and win as they earned a 2-0 win against Rangers on Saturday.
Barry Ferguson was left furious at his Rangers players as goals from Dylan Levitt and Martin Boyle saw them off.
Rangers’ latest loss at Ibrox stunned many, but it should not come as too much as a surprise as that is now five home losses in a row.
Amid all the fallout, an incident involving Gers striker Cyriel Dessers appears to have gone somewhat under the radar.
Keith Hackett calls out referee error in Rangers loss v Hibs
Dessers was quite clearly blocked off the ball by Hibs defender Rocky Boshiri when attempting to run into the opposition box.
Had the Nigeria international got to the ball, with the scoreline 1-0 at that stage, he would have had a one-on-one, but the incident went unpunished.
In the view of former PGMOL chief Hackett, it is a decision referee Don Robertson and his team got wrong.
Speaking exclusively to Ibrox News, Hackett said: “There is no doubt that the illegal use of the arm to unfairly impede his opponent should have resulted in a free-kick and yellow card to Boshiri. The VAR under the criteria is unable to intervene.”
It was a busy afternoon for Robertson at Ibrox, who was at the centre of another “bizarre” call.
Rangers’ Ibrox woes continue
The list of teams to have won at Ibrox over the past five matches reads: Queen’s Park, St Mirren, Motherwell, Fenerbahce and now Hibernian.
It is a truly woeful return and may just cost Ferguson the job on a full-time basis.
| Rangers | Stat | Hibernian |
| 15 | Shots | 7 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 72% | Possession | 28% |
| 620 | Passes | 241 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 71% |
However, this season ultimately comes down to the Europa League. And with the first leg of the Athletic Bilbao match just days away, Ferguson cannot afford a repeat of this shocking performance.
While Robertson may have been guilty of a howler in the loss to Hibernian, it cannot be used as too much of an excuse.
Fingers crossed this is the last of this terrible home run, or else Rangers can kiss goodbye to their European hopes.