Rangers the focus of Scottish football’s latest red card debate
Another match, another red card debate.
Last week it was Alfredo Morelos v Ryan Porteous. On Tuesday it was Scott Brown v Aaron Tshibola.
Now, it’s Kemar Roofe v Murray Davidson.
Morelos received a retrospective three-game ban from the SFA for his stamp in Rangers’ 1-0 win over Hibs, and Brown will today find out if he faces a charge after making contact with his elbow in Celtic’s 4-0 victory over Kilmarnock.
Roofe has become the latest star of Scottish football to become embroiled in controversy after connecting with Davidson’s ankle.
The striker was shown a yellow card by referee David Munro, but many on social media were calling for a red.
Saints boss Callum Davidson, however, has come out in support of the player.
As quoted by Record Sport, he said: “It’s one of those, I don’t think there was any malice in the challenge, but it doesn’t look great.
“TV pictures will slow it down and make it look worse than it is.
“The only thing I know is that I have lost my player from the resulting challenge. It’s not great.
It’s a concern with the cup final coming up. I don’t know if he needs a scan, I will know more in the morning.
“It’s one of those, probably the decisions didn’t quite go for us today. Little things in the game that could have helped us out.
“When you come to Ibrox you need that little bit of luck and the decisions to go for you.
“All I can do is credit my players. They showed drive in the last 25 minutes of the game.”
Rangers went on to win the game 1-0 thanks to a goal from Ianis Hagi after 52 minutes. The result saw Steven Gerrard’s men restore their 23-point lead at the top.
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