Ref Watch: Rangers undergo ‘dangerous luck’ in opposition to Hearts, Celtic awarded controversial penalty, Dundee Utd and Dundee pink playing cards analysed

It was an eventful weekend within the Scottish Premiership, with a number of massive selections by officers being put beneath the microscope by supporters.

Right here, ex-Premier League referee Dermot Gallagher and former footballer Jay Bothroyd give their view as incidents involving Rangers, Hearts, Kilmarnock, Celtic, Hearts, Hibernian, Dundee United, Dundee and Motherwell are all mentioned on Ref Watch…

Was Celtic’s late penalty truthful?

INCIDENT: James Forrest’s shot deflected off Dominic Thompson and struck the hand of his teammate Lewis Mayo. Referee John Beaton was despatched to the monitor for a handball verify and gave the penalty.

DERMOT SAYS: “It’s extremely harsh. I thought when the referee was sent to the monitor, he wouldn’t give it.

“It comes off his team-mate and rebounds up. What they [referees] work to is, if it comes off part of your personal physique, or a teammate, and on to your hand, you play on.

“It comes off his team-mate. His arm is always in that position and it’s struck him. That’s extremely unlucky.”

JAY BOTHROYD: “I’d have gotten a pink card for arguing with the referee. It’s so harsh.

“He has not put his hand out to react and stop it going in. That is a poor, poor decision.”

Have been selections in Rangers’ defeat to Hearts right?

INCIDENT: Ought to Lawrence Shankland’s opener for Hearts been dominated out for handball?

DERMOT SAYS: “Rangers had more than their share of bad luck in this game. That is handball. It is not seen by the referee.

“The worst factor occurred and that’s they scored from it.”

JAY BOTHROYD: “I am unable to perceive how the referee hasn’t seen that. It’s obtrusive to see.

“If players can see it and appeal for it, why are referees not seeing it. That should never have been a goal.”

INCIDENT: Rangers then had a objective disallowed as a result of a foul on the goalkeeper, with the rating 1-0 to Hearts.

JAY BOTHROYD: “We spoke about this after the Arsenal-Man Utd game and it’s the same thing, but this time, the goalkeeper got the decision, whereas in the Arsenal game, he didn’t. I think the ‘keeper has got to be stronger.

“He is allowed to make use of his palms, he is allowed to leap and use his arms so, actually, he can go increased than gamers which are utilizing their heads.

“He needs to come out, be aggressive and try and punch that.

“It’s only a poor choice – that ought to have been a objective.”

INCIDENT: Harry Milne was introduced down by Mohamed Diomande for a Hearts penalty. Was it the right choice to award the spot kick?

DERMOT SAYS: “Tough call, I think. I’m in two minds about this.

“You possibly can’t inform from one angle whether or not he is clipped him. The opposite angle? Is there contact? However the truth the referee gave it on-field means VAR will keep it up.

“Rangers had a tough afternoon.”

JAY BOTHROYD: “Was there contact there? It didn’t look like it to me. If there is, it is the slightest bit of contact.

“I do not assume that could be a penalty.”

Ought to United’s Sevelj have been despatched off at Hibs?

INCIDENT: To a different controversial penalty at Hibernian… Vicko Sevelj despatched off following a VAR assessment after he was deemed to cease a goalscoring alternative. Was this harsh?

DERMOT SAYS: “I owe the referee and the VAR massive apologies. I hold my hand up. I watched this Saturday and wondered what they’d seen.

“However should you watch, the participant truly places his arm out and stops it going within the internet, so he is responsible of stopping a objective, which is a pink card offence.”

Was Dhanda’s pink card harsh?

INCIDENT: Dundee’s Yan Dhanda was proven a straight pink card for a deal with on Lukas Fadinger.

DERMOT SAYS: “Might have been an attempt to win the ball but wasn’t a good tackle.”

JAY BOTHORYD: “The fact his studs are up, you can’t disagree with it. You can’t tackle with your studs up.”