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Halliday definitely makes himself bigger with the position of his arm. It's a strange one because the law doesn't account for players closing their eyes, turning their back and trying to get out the way of the ball.'

Will we win 2-1 and have all the usual suspects on complaining again ? Or will we lose 2-1 and have all the usual suspects on complaining again ?

I didn't see anything wrong with the way they were dressed. They deserve a bit of respect.

It's not just about the veterans that are still alive. Both my grandfather's were involved in WW2 and although no longer with us they sacrificed a lot. Everyone has their own views which of course is allowed. I am sure some of our fans on Saturday don't agree but they didn't resort to the disgraceful scenes yesterday ( well apart from the guy drying his hands in the toilets at back of hunter stand) 🤪🤪

Clearly that was never the intention and the plan was to use them as Trojan horses to get them into the league then have them in the Championship filled with non Scottish players.

It doesn’t matter what the rules are when those applying them are a cabal of incompetent eegits.

Only if you believe he deliberately touched the ball as per the IFAB wording. He certainly didn't make his body "unnaturally bigger" It is an offence if a player: deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger. A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger when the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised I'd argue if you are turning your back on a shot blasted at you from 3 yards away, there is not deliberate touching of the ball or unnatural "biggening" Especially using this season's interpretation that are supposed to include a little more common sense. The fact that the ref had a clear view and didn't award it suggests to me he was OK with it too and only felt like he had to give it when he was summoned by VAR.

I’m not sure either, but it’s the SFAs (and perhaps the SPFLs) job to propose and implement further solutions to find the answer.

And you two, also like clockwork, will continue to post in a similarly predictable way to those whose opinions you seek to deride. Keep it up, we all get a kick out of it.

Thats exactly my take on it Joe. A simple attempt to protect himself, no more no less. On a related matter, St Johnstone's chalked off goal. I'm not sure exactly what happened but reports suggest that Sanders punched or guided the ball into the net with his hand. If true, I suspect he wouldn't have owned up? Now if a defender stops a certain goal with his hand or arm deliberately, he would be red carded, unless your name is Mark Reynolds. That being the case shouldn't an attacker who deliberately punches/pushes the ball into the net with his arm/hand also be red carded? Just a thought.

Spelling mistake, I think you ment pessimist.

The irony of the whole poppy debacle these days is that while the Royal British Legion is very vocal about everyone choosing to do what they want, it has been turned into a political game by the populists who love freedom so much they want to make you wear what they want you to wear, and only say what they agree with.

I actually thought Paton made a bit of a difference when he came on in terms of helping us retain possession a bit better...