OPINION
Someone needs to get Celtic and Rangers and bang their heads together.
The latest in what is a long string of “it’s not fair” moves came today when Celtic put out an official statement berating the SFA for not taking retrospective action against Alfredo Morelos.
The Rangers striker was involved in a number of incidents that could have merited action in the Old Firm clash at Ibrox, but the SFA decided that it would take the matter no further this week.
However, that’s not good enough for Celtic who have lodged an official complaint through a statement released on Friday.
Celtic Football Club Statement.https://t.co/d96lWsNgGD
— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) January 4, 2019
In the statement, they say they they are “surprised that there will be no disciplinary action taken by the Scottish FA regarding the incidents during the match on December 29, which have been widely addressed in the media.
“It is reported that no action was taken because the match referee saw all of the incidents in question.
“Given that the referee took no action at the time, this tends to suggest that such conduct, which in one instance led to a Celtic player, Anthony Ralston, being injured, is acceptable in Scottish football. That cannot be right.”
It seems like a very strange statement, given that Scott Brown could arguably have been sent off in the same match. And has got away with a lot of crunching ‘tackles’ in his career.
Surely this sort of stuff is better left to the referees and the talking done on the pitch?
Rangers fans are, as you might imagine, finding the whole thing hilarious and have taken to Twitter to mock their rivals.
Here are the best reactions from Rangers fans, already on cloud nine after it was announced that striker Jermain Defoe would be joining them on an 18-month loan:
The meltdown just keeps coming ?
An ‘official statement’ now ???? pic.twitter.com/qfZICzG35f
— Four Lads Had A Dream (@4ladshadadream) January 4, 2019
— Battle Fever (@BattleFeverOn) January 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/RangersCulture/status/1081232858340098048
— Sinc (@EuanSinc) January 4, 2019
Please say someone hacked your account ….
— Peter (@peterhay3) January 4, 2019
It just keeps getting better! Let me know how it goes, we’re still waiting on an explanation from willie collum! Ps at your meeting can you raise this tackle? Thanks in advance! ?? pic.twitter.com/KoB19ec7O1
— Truth Speaker (@laughingatSNP) January 4, 2019
Hahaha what a joke of a club small time mentality. First bit of a challenge and out come the statements ????????
— WATP (@linden1974) January 4, 2019
https://twitter.com/IL_Official/status/1081231474379186179
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— Colin ????? ?? (@colind1969) January 4, 2019
@ScottishFA we, the Rangers support, await the 5 citations and subsequent fine for Celtic FC calling into question the referees competence and integrity given your actions against Rangers after St Mirren game
— It55 ALWAY55 been The Ranger55 (@Rangers4Me) January 4, 2019
Full scale meltdown now, back to the way it used to be.
— Tarzan (@_Blue_Order_) January 4, 2019