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Aberdeen to appeal Mulgrew red card

 

By Charlie Allan 

 

Published: 06/10/2008

 

ABERDEEN were today planning to appeal against the red card issued to Charlie Mulgrew in the Hibs game.

 

Mulgrew was sent off for handling the ball on the goal line.

 

But referee Mike McCurry and his assistant, Wes Boulstridge, failed to spot that Hibs striker Steven Fletcher, who flicked the ball up on to Mulgrew’s hand, was well offside. Dons boss Jimmy Calderwood said: “We are looking into the possibility of whether we can appeal the red card because it was a wrong decision. “Fletcher was clearly offside so the hand-ball that Charlie was sent off for should never have counted.

 

“I don’t put all of the blame on the referee because the assistant should have seen it clearly from his position.

 

“We don’t know if the SFA can rescind it and not impose a ban, but they should because it would be the fair thing to do. It would ease the pain a little if the SFA did the right thing and cleared Charlie to play in our next game.â€

 

The Dons are also upset McCurry failed to send-off Hibs defender Sol Bamba for conceding a penalty earlier in the game.

 

Calderwood said: “It was a scoring chance so surely that should have been a red card as well? That could have changed the whole game.â€

 

McCurry was today unavailable for comment.

Of all the stupid things I've read recently...

"Having viewed the video evidence, the referee acknowledged that it clearly shows player Steven Fletcher was in an offside position when he struck the ball.

"However, given the circumstances (i.e. the offside decision having not been given), the referee had to conclude that the player was correctly sent off."

 

Hang on - Dean Windass was sent off 3 times - using this logic, after the first red card, he was already removed from the game, so no subsequent card could be given.

 

Excuse as to why Barry "mink" Ferguson wasn't even carded for grabbing Ricky Foster by the throat - "The ball wasn't in play"

 

It's any old excuse to let the SFA/SPL perpetuate this utter farce of a league called the SPL.

 

It's about time someone stood up to this nonsense - I thought United were to do it last season - but all that seems to have "gone away".

 

Get one thing right - if this had happened to the huns or paddys, and they lost points, the game would have been replayed and there would have been no suspension. It's one rule for the Old Firm, one rule for the "dross"

Get one thing right - if this had happened to the huns or paddys, and they lost points, the game would have been replayed and there would have been no suspension. It's one rule for the Old Firm, one rule for the "dross"

 

Nothing like a bit of hysteria on a Friday afternoon, eh?

Willie Miller blasts SFA over Charlie Mulgrew red card error

 

Oct 14 2008

 

WILLIE MILLER last night slammed the SFA for refusing to scrap the red card Charlie Mulgrew was wrongly issued in the defeat by Hibs.

 

The Aberdeen defender is banned from Saturday's SPL clash at Falkirk despite referee Mike McCurry admitting he blundered in the build-up to the handball incident that led to his dismissal.

 

McCurry and his assistant both failed to see Hibs striker Steven Fletcher, who kicked the ball on to Mulgrew's hand, was clearly offside.

 

Dons director of football Miller said: "The SFA have shown a complete lack of common sense. It's an injustice.

 

"They have applied the rule to the letter and not thought things through.

 

"We didn't ask for the result to be overturned or officials to be punished. All we wanted was justice for Charlie and we are upset we didn't get it."

Having just watched the replay on bbc again - fletcher was offside in the initial play as well - so the linesman has had an even worse day.

Having just watched the replay on bbc again - fletcher was offside in the initial play as well - so the linesman has had an even worse day.

 

I'm trying not to dwell on this game. We just have to get it up the SFA by playing good football and winning games by scoring more than the opposition cunts. They'll be fucked then....Nice to see WM come out in the press against the SFA as well 

Nice to see WM come out in the press against the SFA as well 

 

Should be knocking on doors though 

Should be knocking on doors though 

 

ahhh willie miller gtf!