‘The same if it was Rangers’: Sky pundit wants punishment for Celtic

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Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd has suggested in The Scottish Sun that Celtic should be punished for Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo’s actions.

Boyd, who had two different spells at Rangers and now works as a pundit for Sky Sports, believes that the Hoops should lose the point they got against Kilmarnock.

Boli Bolingoli-Mbombo action

As reported by The Scottish Sun, Bolingoli-Mbombo went to Spain without telling Celtic, and upon his return to Scotland, he did not go into quarantine as per the rules and came on as a substitute against Kilmarnock at Rugby Park last weekend.

The Scottish Premiership game ended in a 1-1 draw, and Boyd believes that his former club Kilmarnock should be handed all three points as a punishment for Celtic.

2014 reference

Boyd has referred to Celtic being reinstated in the Champions League in 2014 after Legia Warsaw were punished by UEFA for fielding an ineligible player, meaning that the Hoops would go on to play Maribor of Slovenia in the final qualifying round, as reported by The Guardian at the time.

The former Rangers and Kilmarnock striker has also stated that St Mirren should be awarded all three points after their league game against the Hoops on Wednesday evening was postponed.

Kris Boyd’s stance

Boyd wrote in The Scottish Sun: “Celtic were happy to be reinstated into the Champions League when Legia Warsaw fielded an ineligible player against them a few years ago. If it was good enough for them to be awarded the victory, it’s now good enough for Kilmarnock.

“Boli Bolingoli shouldn’t have been anywhere near Rugby Park last weekend. The moment he stepped onto that pitch as a late substitute was the moment Celtic were breaking the rules. The SPFL should punish them accordingly and award my old club the three points.

“Celtic’s failure to control their player also caused their game against St Mirren to be postponed. So why should the Paisley club suffer? The SPFL should step in and hand the victory and the three points to Jim Goodwin’s side. Celtic’s postponed game against Aberdeen — who have also stepped out of line in the past week — should see both of them lose the points.

“Rearranging these games is a cop-out by the SPFL. Neil Lennon and the influential people at Celtic will tell you different, of course. But, for me, that’s what Celtic should be facing right now. And I’d be saying the same if it was Rangers.”