The Scottish Football Association may potentially take action against Philippe Clement for remarks he made after Rangers’ victory over Celtic in the cup final.
The Gers’ failure to receive a penalty in extra time for a shirt pull by Liam Scales on Vaclav Cerny, which has generated a lot of discussion, infuriated the Belgian.
Clement urged reporters to investigate the specific reason why the pen was not awarded following the penalty-shootout defeat in the Scottish League Cup final on December 15.
In his Daily Record piece [22 December], journalist Hugh Keevins claimed that Clement gave conspiracy theorists more evidence to support the idea that the decision was biassed against Rangers.
“[Clement] is allowed to write to a letter, or pick up the phone to the FA and Collum, if he’s not happy,” former FIFA official Hackett exclusively told Ibrox News in response to a question concerning Clement’s remarks.
Without a doubt, Collum would have consented to meet with him. It is the responsibility of the Scottish FA to address the manager’s remarks if they raise doubts about the impartiality of a match official, as these remarks seem to do.
It’s insufficient. Referees don’t question players’ mistakes. He can voice his concerns through the established methods. The competition’s integrity is harmed by these remarks. The statement is crude and shouldn’t have been uttered.
After Rangers’ defeat at the hands of Celtic, Philippe Clement has every right to be incensed.
Even though it has been more than a week since the Celtic defeat, the issue hasn’t been completely ignored.
To defend himself, Willie Collum moved quickly to fire the two officials who were at the centre of the contentious incident at Hampden Park.
However, that doesn’t alter the fact that Rangers were defrauded, and Clement was obviously upset after the game.
Rangers are now concentrating on league issues, as the games are coming up quickly, but the consequences of the cup final defeat will not go away anytime soon.
