Kilmarnock keeper Daniel Bachmann has claimed his side “never get the decisions” against Rangers and Celtic after seeing Scott Brown escape a sure-fire red card while Kirk Broadfoot was dismissed.
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Broadfoot was send off for a high challenge on the Celtic skipper while Brown narrowly avoided a red for his potential leg-breaker on Greg Taylor.
Bachmann insists every other side is on the receiving end against the Old Firm – and pointed to Rangers getting six penalties in a week as further proof.
“We never get the decisions either way,” Bachmann said, as quoted by Football Scotland.
“Every time it is a free-kick for them wherever on the pitch it is.
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“Whenever the big sides play against us it is the same – and it isn’t just us, it is against every other team as well.
“It’s not just against us. I need to be careful what I say here, but talk to me about six penalties in one week.
“Most teams don’t get six penalties in a season. Whether they are penalties or not, it’s a big number.”
While Bachmann has a point about some of the decisions, it doesn’t appear to be a ‘big club bias’ rather than shoddy refereeing in general.
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You just need to look at Celtic fans thinking there’s some sort of agenda to stop them winning the title to see others have a similar view.
The debate about referees isn’t likely to go away any time soon – and it is quickly becoming the go-to excuse when things don’t go a team’s way.
Killie are right to have some grievances over the Celtic match but recent games show they still get some big decisions their way.