Referees' chief Willie Collum weighs in on Rangers' James Tavernier red card call
Source: Evening Times
Published 1 month ago
During the game, which Rangers won 5-1, the captain was involved in a clash with opposing team forward Tyreece John-Jules.
Opposition fans believed that the Ibrox captain should have been dismissed for denying a goal-scoring opportunity, but the head of referees has weighed in on the issue.
Collum stated that evidence of a clear denial was lacking.
Fans also questioned if the VAR check conducted was "very quick."
Collum shared his views on the VAR Review Show.
He said: "So for us, in terms of the VAR team, what they're looking at is an angle to say, 'is what the referee is saying correct?'
"The referee quickly says that there's not enough in it, and for him, there's no offence."
He went on to compare the incident to another match between Celtic's Trusty and Hearts.
Collum continued: "The ball is in the air, there really is quite a bit of debate here about whether the Kilmarnock player would have reached the ball before it went through to the goalkeeper.
"A couple of things to consider here, the KMI panel spent...
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