Former Rangers player Joshua Windass has attracted the attention of some Gers supporters via a recent tweet which shares footage of a questionable refereeing decision that Windass claims “genuinely cost” his side promotion.
@FootyRustling recently posted footage of a disallowed goal from Accrington Stanley’s 0-0 League Two draw with AFC Wimbledon from the 2015/16 season. This footage shows Accrington Stanley scoring a goal which then got disallowed due to the referee blowing the half-time whistle.
This post caught the attention of Windass, who was a member of Accrington Stanley’s squad during the 2015/16 season. The 26-year-old midfielder shared his frustration over this goal being disallowed via his recent tweet, questioning how the referee who was in charge of this game has “been allowed to referee” again after this controversial decision.
After leaving Accrington Stanley, Windass joined Rangers in July 2016 on a free transfer. Some Gers supporters have been reacting to the 26-year-old’s recent tweet sharing this disallowed goal. Read the reactions of some Rangers fans to this footage in the tweets below.
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How did he justify that.???? Incredible that. Imagine it was on old firm
— DrFunkeRFC (@DrFunkeRFC) April 8, 2020
Worst refereeing ever ,how was this even allowed to happen , shocking.
— Nicky Taylor ???????????? (@nickyt3232) April 8, 2020
He would be banned for life haha
— ????? (@jimbo_81090) April 8, 2020
Am I the only one having never seen this before? His first whistle actually starts after the shots taken. That is blatant cheating, end of.
— Geeb ??? (@Geeb1872) April 8, 2020
Wow, that’s unbelievable
— Billy_M_ (@billy_m_) April 8, 2020
Unbelievable referring ??
— Donald Sutherland (@Zubes100) April 8, 2020
What do we think?
This game finished 0-0 after this goal was disallowed. As a result, it may be fair to say that Stanley missed out on two extra points due to the referee’s decision to blow the half-time whistle when he did. This may have been particularly frustrating for some Stanley fans and players considering that the club ended up finishing in fourth place in the League Two table that season, just one place behind third-placed Bristol Rovers in an automatic promotion spot. Rovers finished above Stanley solely due to having a better goal difference that season.
Furthermore, Oxford United, who finished in second place in League Two that season, earned just one more point than Stanley did during the 2015/16 campaign. As a result, it may be understandable why Windass has claimed that this refereeing decision “genuinely cost” his Stanley side promotion to League One.