Kemar Roofe charged by SFA (2 Match Ban Confirmed)

[Hadron Collider 13,843]

1 minute ago, billscott said:

got the 1st part right  2nd part is just a formality

I’ll be shocked if you’re wrong mate. 

[DrLaudrup 2,234]

27 minutes ago, born a blue nose said:

Correct decision imo 

He was always going to be let off and I think that was the intention if I’m being cynical.
 

The citation was stupid and I agree it’s the correct decision. As much as he went down easily he was clearly touched. I don’t agree with players going down like that but it’s unfortunately the way the game is now. It used to be more in overseas players but it’s now just a part of our game and any forwards will say if they are touched in the box they are entitled to go down. For me it was a tit for tat citing to try and “show parity” with our citing but he was always going to get off. Waste of time and quite embarrassing to be honest. 

[billscott 1,963]

1 minute ago, Hadron Collider said:

I’ll be shocked if you’re wrong mate. 

no chance of me being wrong i have listened to various media inc radio and every person said ajeti was not a red card but roofe was that shows what we are up against

[SeparateEntityMyArse 45,887]

52 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Salah done it on Sunday and got the penalty even with VAR

Not sure if its an official practice down there but it seems even minimal or negligible contact is deemed an offence. There seems little discussion around amount of contact or exaggeration, its either contact & foul or no contact & no foul.

Killing the game.

[Bad Robot 12,464]

1 hour ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Salah done it on Sunday and got the penalty even with VAR

I’ve not seen so I’ll take your word he’s another diving cheating bastard 

[Bad Robot 12,464]

52 minutes ago, Smile said:

This is what players should do when the scum dive.

 

First time I’ve seen that and that’s superb 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂😂😂

I hope not but did he get a second yellow?

[Smile 23,773]

4 minutes ago, Bad Robot said:

First time I’ve seen that and that’s superb 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻😂😂😂

I hope not but did he get a second yellow?

No only got the one yellow.

[IRed 201]

Frustrating that we won't see Roofe for the next games, back from injury, he needs games to find his form back. Very good asset on the right flank, massive blow in my opinion. Even though he has not been very good against Johnstone. 

[Smile 23,773]

2 minutes ago, IRed said:

Frustrating that we won't see Roofe for the next games, back from injury, he needs games to find his form back. Very good asset on the right flank, massive blow in my opinion. Even though he has not been very good against Johnstone. 

We need him on the park he's the best striker at the club.

[bluenoz 16,712]

7 minutes ago, Smile said:

We need him on the park he's the best striker at the club.

Everyone knows you have been on the anti-Morelos campaign for 3 years but I must give you credit, you are now subliminally getting digs in without mentioning his name. lol

[plumbGER 22,320]

4 hours ago, YearsofWar said:

He has been cited for the successful deception of a match official where his team has gained an unfair advantage from deceiving the referee. If the referee had punished his dive during the game, he would be given a yellow for attempting to deceive the referee where no sporting advantage was gained.

Yeah I did say something along those lines earlier.

[ianb1547 2,962]

still sticking my neck out saying Roofe will be found not proven

same as Ajeti

[Amokachi 1,062]

10 minutes ago, ianb1547 said:

still sticking my neck out saying Roofe will be found not proven

same as Ajeti

Not proved as per SFA. 

[ianb1547 2,962]

Just now, Amokachi said:

Not proved as per SFA. 

I stand corrupted.

(hope you see what I did there)

[Nk89 625]

38 minutes ago, ianb1547 said:

 

Ajeti should never of been given a ban in 1st place. 2 game ban for a yellow card offence, total smokescreen to ban Roofe.

[coopsleftboot 5,477]

Rangers manager Ally McCoist has reacted angrily to a Scottish Football Association tribunal's decision to ban winger Sone Aluko for simulation. 

The club appealed unsuccessfully against a two-match ban given to Aluko for diving to win a penalty in Rangers' 2-1 win against Dunfermline.

"I'm absolutely shocked and extremely angry at the fact this committee has upheld the decision," said McCoist.

"What they've effectively done is they have said the player has cheated."

On Thursday, an SFA fast-track tribunal decided that Aluko had dived, despite Rangers arguing that Dunfermline's Martin Hardie had made sufficient contact with the winger in Saturday's match at Ibrox. 

Aluko will now miss Rangers' next two league matches away to Hibernian and at home to Inverness Caledonian Thistle.

Referee Steve Conroy pointed to the penalty spot after the incident in the Dunfermlien penalty area in the 28th minute, with Rangers already leading 1-0.

McCoist said the decision to uphold the Aluko ban was "incredible"

Nikica Jelavic netted the subsequent spot-kick and Rangers went on to win the match 2-1.

Speaking after the game, McCoist insisted that Aluko was adamant he had been fouled when Hardie challenged him.

And the player said: "I felt there was contact and then I fell over. 

"I'm not one who normally dives. I thought it was a penalty and obviously the ref did as well."

On Thursday, the Rangers boss said he was unhappy with former referee Jim McCluskey, who chaired the three-man panel that heard the tribunal.

"The meeting was chaired by a former referee and I have to say his decision making hasn't improved any since he stopped refereeing," said McCoist.

"The three gentlemen on the panel have effectively called my player a cheat and a liar, neither of which he is. 

"It's an absolutely incredible decision given that the referee is literally five yards from the incident.

"He has a better view than anybody in the stadium and they have gone, not only against the referee, but the player as well.

"The thing that stuns me is that the panel agreed there was contact so for them to uphold the decision and go against their own referee, who had a particularly good game, is ridiculous."

The same punishment was given to Hibernian striker Garry O'Connor in October, after he was accused of having dived to win a penalty in the 3-2 win over St Johnstone.

O'Connor chose to contest the decision, which was referred to a fast-track tribunal, who upheld the referee's original decision and McCoist said the rules were not being applied fairly or evenly.

 

Different Folks....different strokes 🤷‍♂️

 

[LegendofCoop 11,038]

There's a wee pattern appearing here. 

Morelos gets cited, and banned. McGregor gets cited and let off. 

Roofe gets cited and will (more than likely....we know it's coming) be banned. Ajeti gets cited and let off. 

Almost as if they're citing other players at the same time as our players, just to appease us in a small way. 

[AdzKyle 2,682]

40 minutes ago, LegendofCoop said:

There's a wee pattern appearing here. 

Morelos gets cited, and banned. McGregor gets cited and let off. 

Roofe gets cited and will (more than likely....we know it's coming) be banned. Ajeti gets cited and let off. 

Almost as if they're citing other players at the same time as our players, just to appease us in a small way. 

I predicted this scenario after Morelos was banned. There was that much of an outcry they were always going to pull a celtic player up and then let them off an appeal. Frustrating thing is they could be pulling Brown up AND charging him on a weekly basis! They picked Ajeti just to look as if they were being fair. 
Kimala could have been pulled up too. 
Then theres Main, etc etc. 

[Colin Traive 11,409]

13 hours ago, DrLaudrup said:

He was always going to be let off and I think that was the intention if I’m being cynical.
 

The citation was stupid and I agree it’s the correct decision. As much as he went down easily he was clearly touched. I don’t agree with players going down like that but it’s unfortunately the way the game is now. It used to be more in overseas players but it’s now just a part of our game and any forwards will say if they are touched in the box they are entitled to go down. For me it was a tit for tat citing to try and “show parity” with our citing but he was always going to get off. Waste of time and quite embarrassing to be honest. 

Sorry but I can’t agree that slight contact justifies simulation.

Are you/TLB/SFA saying that the merest whisper of contact justifies theatrical exaggeration as displayed by Ajeti?

As long as there is any contact whatsoever, there is no such thing as simulation (diving for effect)?

Sadly there seems to be an acceptance that playacting is OK even if the reaction is ridiculous and bears no relation to the “contact”.

Hate to see it, even from Rangers players, and I really wish that collapsing in a heap was still seems as a sign of weakness (or effeminacy - big jessie) not a skill to be practiced.

I do agree, however, that the citation then reprieve were cynical, deliberate steps to pander to the victim/siege mentality across the city.

He was as certain to get off as Roofe is certain to get punished.

[LiverpoolBlue 1,118]

You can see it now, if Alfie goes in the summer; 

it's obvious just who is going to take his place to be vilified / cited / banned !!

[graeme_4 13,435]

38 minutes ago, LiverpoolBlue said:

You can see it now, if Alfie goes in the summer; 

it's obvious just who is going to take his place to be vilified / cited / banned !!

Who?

[LythamGer 7]

47 minutes ago, Colin Traive said:

Sorry but I can’t agree that slight contact justifies simulation.

Are you/TLB/SFA saying that the merest whisper of contact justifies theatrical exaggeration as displayed by Ajeti?

As long as there is any contact whatsoever, there is no such thing as simulation (diving for effect)?

Sadly there seems to be an acceptance that playacting is OK even if the reaction is ridiculous and bears no relation to the “contact”.

Hate to see it, even from Rangers players, and I really wish that collapsing in a heap was still seems as a sign of weakness (or effeminacy - big jessie) not a skill to be practiced.

I do agree, however, that the citation then reprieve were cynical, deliberate steps to pander to the victim/siege mentality across the city.

He was as certain to get off as Roofe is certain to get punished.

Unfortunately Colin, that is the way of modern football.

 

Look at Sterling and Salah down south - almost every game they go over with as much drama as possible like they’re auditioning for some kind of performing arts class!

The pundits even back them up: “he feels the contact and he goes down” 😡

[Brackley Bluenose 3,484]

15 hours ago, ForeverAndEver said:

Salah done it on Sunday and got the penalty even with VAR

I agree it's shocking mate with such little contact to fling yourself to the ground like that HOWEVER would you not agree he was pulled back, it's one of those ones where if he doesn't go down he doesn't get the penalty! 

Tough one, IMO it's part of the game now and has been for years. It's not going away. 

[Brackley Bluenose 3,484]

They had an interesting debate on Talksport yesterday where they were saying where there has been contact but still simulation ie going down too dramatically like Salah did for example, why don't they give the penalty and a yellow card for simulation. Food for thought. 

[Bad Robot 12,464]

1 minute ago, Brackley Bluenose said:

They had an interesting debate on Talksport yesterday where they were saying where there has been contact but still simulation ie going down too dramatically like Salah did for example, why don't they give the penalty and a yellow card for simulation. Food for thought. 

a good idea, won’t stop it but should cut out the theatrics which is ruining the spectacle