Celtic fans were not happy with referee Bobby Madden’s performance on Saturday, especially enraged by his refusal to take action on a tackle from Scott McKenna that forced Hoops striker Odsonne Edouard off the pitch.
The young Frenchman looked to have been clearly scythed down by the Dons man in the penalty area, but Madden refused to take action despite Edouard having to be substituted off through injury.
Replays and pictures clearly show how rash the challenge was on Edouard and on another could have resulted in not only a penalty but a red card too.
It’s not as if Madden doesn’t have previous either. Most Celtic fans would be able to list off a catalogue of errors made by the SFA official.
Thankfully the Hoops went on to win the match, but surely questions must be asked about missing such an obvious foul and dangerous challenge?
Fans took to Twitter this weekend to share their thoughts on it all…
Bobby Madden should be ashamed. But he won't be. McKenna scythes down Edouard with both feet high off the ground IN the penalty box. A split second before Logan had also pushed Edouard in the back. Did Madden & his assistants really see nothing wrong? https://t.co/TdaAwoOfsN
— Brian McNally (@McNallyMirror) September 29, 2018
Compare Bobby Madden's role in physically assisting French Eddy, who was clearly injured, off the park, to him allowing Stevie May to jog at will to the half way line. Sums up his performance. A disgrace. 😏
— Celtic Fanzone🍀 (@celticfanzone) September 29, 2018
How Bobby Madden gets away with such blatant bias against Celtic is just baffling, clear penalty and red card not even a foul, rushed Eddie off when injured but lets May stroll off. Disgusting. 🍀
— Dr Davie Adam. (@DrDavieAdamEngD) September 29, 2018
Bobby Madden thought this was a fair challenge.. pic.twitter.com/W2OZaWRLC2
— Adam Lynch 🇵🇸 (@AdamLynch27) September 29, 2018
https://twitter.com/allan__baxter/status/1046074027264086016
https://twitter.com/Stevie6711/status/1046136429359878145
https://twitter.com/RepRoss1/status/1046049334716968960
What are your thoughts on Bobby Madden’s performance during yesterday’s match? Leave a comment below…