‘Pathetic and appalling’- ex-ref hits out after two Rangers ‘goals’ ruled out for offside against Motherwell
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FORMER referee Steve Conroy has hit out after two Rangers 'goals' were ruled out for offside against Motherwell.
Alfredo Morelos twice had the ball in the net in the second half of the 2-2 draw with the Steelmen but was denied on both occasions by the linesman's flag.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst made a fresh call for VAR to be introduced to the Scottish game after Gers were left raging at the two offside calls - while they claim Well sub Liam Shaw - on loan from Celtic - had been offside in the build up to Kaiyne Woolery's leveller.
Conroy - speaking on the - branded the way decisions have to be made in Scotland as pathetic and appalling with the lack of VAR in the country.
Speaking about the Morelos flashpoints, Conroy said: "That's how I see it.
"From the limited angles we've been able to have a look at, it looks offside.
"In the old days when Des and I were doing it, we were taught to look at the lines where the grass was cut.
"It's pathetic in this day and age that we're looking at it and going, 'he looks closer to where that grass is cut'.
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"It's appalling. Both of them would have been called by VAR."
Des Roach added: "The decisions for me were very, very marginal. Very marginal indeed.
"The second one, you've got the paint of the 18-yard box, again he's got one foot on the line and one foot behind it.
"If we had VAR, and we would only refer to VAR because a goal had been scored, those would have been highlighted.
"The angles weren't particularly great so I would like to see it properly but it was very, very marginal. Just offside."
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Rangers missed the chance to reduce to the gap on Celtic at the top of the Premiership to one point after dropping points at Ibrox.
The Hoops had earlier been held to a stalemate against Hibs at Easter Road.
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But after the highs of knocking out Borussia Dortmund in the Europa League - Van Bronckhorst's men were unable to replicate the display at home to the Steelmen.
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Since the winter break the champions have won just THREE of their eight league outings.
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