Boyd Highlights Issues with Scottish Referees

Would you believe it- Kris Boyd, Barry Ferguson and Andy Halliday all hit out at Scottish refereeing during Monday.

First up was the Village Idiot, Tarbolton’s finest. Spoon fed by Roger Hannah on The Sun podcast Boyd claimed that Celtic should have had TWO players sent off against Motherwell.

Next up, flying solo was Barry Ferguson on Go Radio. Barry just can’t understand handball these days, either every handball should be a penalty or none. Barry can’t remember a guy called Connor Goldson who had a different interpretation of the Laws of the Game every week.

KRIS BOYD LEADS THE DISTRESS MESSAGING

And finally we got Andy Halliday on Super Scoreboard. He decided to focus on the seventh minute Alex Oxlade Chamberlain red card! The type of foul/free kick that you see a dozen times in every match.

Halliday was also assisted by Hannah with some timely prompting. Hannah is of course a fan of Ayr United. Hannah produced the autobiography of Archie Knox.

All three of the ace pundits had a very similar message to share.

Originating from the most paranoid Ibrox message-boards and social media accounts.

Three weeks ago there was no real problems in the media with refereeing standards.

Then two entirely unrelated events occurred.

David Dickinson’s run of refereeing four matches in two months involving Danny Rohl’s side came to an end.

Rohl’s side dropped six points to Motherwell, Livingston and Celtic. They were knocked out of the Scottish Cup. Suddenly the nightmare, trophy-less scenario came back into view.

🟥 “Oxlade-Chamberlain was extremely lucky to stay on the pitch!”
Andy Halliday thinks Celtic’s midfielder should have been SENT OFF against Motherwell. Your thoughts? 🤔 pic.twitter.com/oRHXNW8SHT
— Clyde 1 Superscoreboard (@ClydeSSB) March 16, 2026

NOT SO SUPER-SUB HALLIDAY

Halliday, the Monday night clown on SSB. Last week he was on about Celtic fans celebrating in the centre circle at Ibrox. He knows that didn’t happen as does Gordon Duncan and the editorial team at Radio Clyde.

Realising that Saturday’s issue was the ‘controversial’ Celtic penalty that John Beaton ‘missed’. Attention has been switched to Oxlade-Chamberlain.

An early run of the mill challenge on Elizah Just has been selected for mock outrage. The two players were virtually next to each other, both went for the ball, there was no swinging leg, no raised studs. A nothing challenge.

On Saturday Halliday was promoted to the Motherwell substitute bench.

After the previous two Sunday’s at Ibrox the last place that he wanted to be over the weekend was Celtic Park.

As someone who craves status and credibility he was furious that he went un-noticed through Saturday’s trip to Celtic Park.

Boyd, hannah and some muppet out of zombieland. Fair and impartial then. Desperate fucking huns
— monthehoops (@monthehoops10) March 16, 2026

THE ART OF DOUBLING DOWN

Not content with his role on Sky Sports Boyd doubles down with a Monday stint on the Sun’s podcast.

Hannah knows the script, the buttons to press. Even Boyd can now join the dots to keep the payments flowing.

An open, gentle question and Boyd will jump in head first. Spewing out all of the opinions that he has been fed about the great Selik conspiracy.

Obviously there was the Oxlade-Chamberlain non story. Boyd also chose to add in the Daizen Maeda double attack on Ibrahim Said.

Again a run of the mill challenge that you see in every match, two committed players, giving their all and holding their ground.

Only the paranoid scream about these challenges.

VAR isn’t letting rangers get away with what they used to and the bears are ragin about it 😂
— Marino (@Marino00863366) March 16, 2026

LISTEN- IT’S JUST NOT FAIR

Wee Barry pure raging on Go Radio.

He just doesn’t understand fitbaw any more, it’s just not fair.

Listen back in the day you could do as you please, no problem, afterwards you’d have a laugh and joke with Willie Young or Hugh Dallas. Good banter, boys will be boys.

Ferguson has jumped on the bizarre claim that the Alex Gogic handball was actually the mirror image of Dujon Sterling’s handball against Celtic two weeks earlier.

Modern football has pure gone Woke in Barry’s tiny mind.

Since leaving the manager’s job at the end of last season Ferguson has taken on three different jobs which could be rolled into one.

He is an Ibrox Ambassador, a columnist at the Daily Record and pundit with Go Radio.

A recall as interim manager at Ibrox is always on the cards. The blazer, brogues and orange people carrier are all on stand by to report to Murray Park.

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