Andy Halliday’s stunning take on Rogic red card. What is he talking about?
Well this is not surprising at all is it?
From the guy that should have saw red after a shocking ankle stamp on Callum McGregor in the first game of the season against Hearts, Andy Halliday says the red card dished out for the tackle on Tom Rogic should never have been issued.
And his reason? It wasn’t endangering an opponent. Unless he said it was endangering an opponent but there was no malice.
I really couldn’t understand what the hell he was on about to be honest.
Speaking on Clyde 1 Superscoreboard, the Hearts man said, “No, it’s never a red card. Never.
“First things first, I hope Tom Rogic is okay. He’s obviously came off the injury off the back of the tackle, but not for me.
“He wins the ball. Goes in hard.
“I mean, I’ve said on numerous times the excessive force doesn’t really sit well with me in terms of the law.
“I think every tackle in football is excessive force.
“You mentioned the tackle for myself at the weekend and I know we’re talking about different incidents, but it was Obileye who came over the top the ball to shield himself.
“His studs come down on my knee, obviously requires stitches but for me, I don’t think that’s a red card.
“He’s made an intent to try and shield himself from the ball and sort of body block. But he’s endangered an opponent, but there’s no malice there to endanger the opponent.
“You can you can endanger or injure an opponent in any any specific tackle. And for me, that’s certainly not a red card.
“But what I will say is regarding the red card, it didn’t affect the game.
“Celtic had the game won before the red card was given.”
Can any of you decipher that cluster of word salad? Because I am lost.