Bobby Madden has delivered his thoughts on the drama resulting from Celtic vs Rangers this weekend. Glasgow's big two met in the Scottish Cup final 2024 at Hampden yesterday afternoon, as Brendan Rodgers and his team celebrated a league and cup double. Adam Idah was the matchwinner with less than a minute left on the clock at the national stadium.
The Hoops players and backroom staff celebrated with their fans long into the night as they brought the curtain down on the 2023/24 season in glorious fashion. But it wouldn't be a derby between the two without some sort of controversy surrounding officiating. Nick Walsh was the man in charge of the game yesterday, and we felt he got all of the major calls correct in the match .
That sentiment is shared by former Scottish FA referee Madden, who insists VAR was right to wave away appeals for a Celtic penalty in the first half, and then chop off a Rangers goal in the second. On the first incident, where Ben Davies appeared to handle the ball inside Rangers' box after the ball deflected onto his arm from close-range after Kyogo got a nick on it, Madden insists there is simply no debate here. He wrote on his Instagram: "Correct decision - no penalty.
This is absolutely not punishable. "The ball is played by the attacker from such a short distance so the ball is unexpected, the defenders arm does not move towards the ball and does not make the body unnaturally bigger. "I really hope there is a reset over the summer regarding handball and.
