Chris Pryde

[Andy @Bobmcphail1872]

Referees, like anyone, should not have to suffer threats or intimidation.

But this hasn't just happened in a scottish oasis of calm and tranquility where refs have been supported and lauded.

There has been a form of aggressive lobbying from the top of one football club ever since the Dougie McDonald incident, this set a tone and agenda that their fanbase carried relentlessly without counter or repercussion.

The referee strike and why it happened has been erased from history. That should have been a watershed moment - it wasn't

They continued as they started to see results from the pressure, and successive CEOs / chairman / managers of Celtic maintained the tone and pressure - explicit and implicit. And now here we are.

Rangers have occasionally spoke up when they feel the need, but nothing as concerted and pernicious as Celtic's 15yr campaign.

This statement tells a story much higher than Beaton got threats because of Wednesday night, but most don't want to tell it.

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@Rossco76 He decided he didn’t want to be part of the squad so it was his choice

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@TheRefsView Ref cannot be 100% certain so how can he give that?

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@frsc_55 @adamski152 Nah just need someone Scottish in there and it’ll be great

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@Follow_Follow_ The team would probably still have shat the bed but a man advantage and a goal up if the rules are applied correctly would have been interesting to see

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@johnwalker_1986 Like most Rangers goals just now there are multiple errors which compound. Tav can’t really do much but it speaks volumes that the captain tells Olsen a few times to pick up the man and he seems to just ignore him

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@WorkTheSpace Think it’s too far gone tbh

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@Rfc1872I Stats can say all they want he’s a dreadful passer of the ball

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@RChris1872 The problem is just now Gassama would take a poor touch then fall over trying to save it and not get a shot off. He’s been worse than a man down since Curtis went out on loan

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@RFC_Michael_ Was just “euphoria and celebrating” so acceptable to break the law. Let’s just forget everything else until there is “evidence”

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@Amato861 Only today I can see it like this though yesterday I was one blaming Tav for not being able to hit the target from penalty spot 😂

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@petera1872 @TheRefsView He missed the header and practically caught the ball so free kick was way before the keeper touched him. All he has to do is connect with the header and he scores but this Rangers team do what they do best. Promise a lot and then lose

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@raskinrangers72 So we promised a lot and yet again lost. That’s just what this team does tho isn’t it

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@DJS1621320 @Follow_Follow_ He blew for a free kick for the challenge after I think

[Joe 🇬🇧 @NewcoJoe72]

How's that no a penalty?

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@Bobmcphail1872 @adamski152 @WhiteGoodman72 @rharv89 Do you have any concern that despite the squad being overhauled we seem to still have a mentality issue though?
Or do you think it’s the so called leaders in the team that are the issue?

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@RChris1872 Do you have any confidence that this team can win games when they really matter? Think that’s where the pessimism comes from. This team promises so much yet delivers nothing time after time

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@IainMitchell17 He was dreadful when he came on. I thought before the game he should maybe play but on his sub performance the manager was right

[Chris Pryde @ChrisPryde]

@ibroxrocks Jammy bastards that we allowed back in it. Should have been put to bed and for whatever reason we decided to try see it out at 2-0