Former Rangers striker Kris Boyd has continued his Dingwall post-match meltdown, which saw the Ibrox cheerleader call for Alistair Johnson to be red-carded for a nudge on the back of Kieran Phillips, which led to a penalty.
The double jeopardy is not lost on Boyd; it can’t be both a penalty and a red card.
With his former side in crisis, he is looking defensive and attempting to create a news story out of a penalty that was reviewed by VAR in detail.
It’s yet another example of Boyd acting emotionally, when his job as a pundit is to provide analysis rather than play up to his allegiances.
A red card would have certainly been one of the softest in recent memory, and if Boyd truly believes that it warranted a sending off, you have to question his understanding of the laws of the game in the modern format, especially given the amount of airtime he is given.
Boyd said: (Go Ballistic), “Another talking point was the VAR Alistair Johnston challenge at the back post.
“I know my big friend [Chris Sutton], he wasn’t for taking me on there but I think obviously denying a goal-scoring opportunity and no attempt to play the ball, that was interesting shall we say.
“But nobody will want to speak about it we’ll just move on.”
Sutton ultimately called the situation right.
For all the criticisms he does receive across the city, the former Celtic striker is willing to put allegiances aside and call the game as he sees it, and this is why he is often such a busy pundit across multiple outlets.
The Englishman does enjoy the humorous tone of Scottish football; however, he certainly does not look to call for players to be sent off for incidents that are no more than a penalty at best.
