Kenny Dalglish wades into Aberdeen vs Rangers referee storm as he fights Ryan Kent's corner
dailyrecord.co.ukKenny Dalglish insists it’s wrong to take issue with every mistake Kevin Clancy made at Pittodrie on Tuesday night despite admitting he made plenty.Rangers have written to the SFA to highlight EIGHT decisions they were unhappy with during the stormy 1-1 draw.
Dalglish reckons neither of Ryan Kent’s two yellow cards were worth of bookings and that Lewis Ferguson’s penalty equaliser should have have been retaken after the ball moved in the wind.
However, like Aberdeen boss Stephen Glass, the Scotland and Liverpool legend knows the Dons could have had a penalty when Allan McGregor wiped out Ryan Hedges.
Dalglish admitted the controversial match simply reinforced his view that VAR must be introduced in Scotland. Writing in his Sunday Post column, he said: “It would be unfair to lambast Kevin Clancy for every contentious decision he made. “Rangers have since complained to the Scottish FA about how the ref handled the game, and it remains to be seen what, if any, difference that will make.“However, the events through the game showed that our match officials need help, and that we must introduce VAR.“The frantic 90 minutes underlined more than ever just how much Scottish football needs to introduce VAR.“As Aberdeen and Rangers went at it hammer and tongs, referee Kevin Clancy was put under the microscope.“For me, he made a few wrong calls.
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