Celtic took another stride towards the Scottish Premiership title with a convincing win over Ross County this afternoon.
It was a comfortable 4-1 scoreline in Dingwall thanks to a Kyogo brace, an Arne Engels penalty and a slick finish from sub Luke McCowan to seal the points.
It means Celts have now opened up an 18 point lead at the top of the league table with some of a Rangers persuasion accepting the league is over already.
The action this afternoon had Brendan Rodgers‘ side leading as the clock ticked down but referee Matthew MacDermid awarded a penalty inside stoppage time when Yang was bundled over.
Michael Stewart and John Robertson claimed it was no penalty
County defender James Brown was the sinner as he collided with the winger but BBC pundits were inexplicably baffled at the whistler’s decision to award the foul.
Former Hearts striker John Robertson was convinced there was not enough in the challenge from the covering defender despite the fact that he wiped Yang out.
And Michael Stewart also somehow agreed with Robbo that it was merely a coming together of two players that he claims happens “all the time”.
Discussing the tackle on Beeb’s Sportsound show, both had their doubts.
And this was how the conversation played out.
Why BBC pundits felt it was only a ‘coming together’
John Robertson: “It won’t be checked, unless it’s just been a clip… I don’t think there’s enough in it to be honest.
“It’s one of those where, when he’s pulled his leg back a County player might have clipped him but it didn’t look a great deal in it. It wasn’t a clear and obvious error.
“To me it looked a good challenge but we get a brief second to look at it. You know what’s gonna happen here, if Matthew MacDermid goes to the monitor he’s gonna give a penalty.”
Michael Stewart: “For me, like you guys, it’s not a penalty kick.
“It’s a coming together, it happens all the time in football, he doesn’t clip him…”
JR: “There didn’t look much in it at all!”
MS: “It’s not. Look, it’s a classic example of looking for an incident and trying to give a foul for, in this instance a penalty.
“I don’t think there’s enough in it, I thought he called it right in real time. It’s a coming together between two players, let the game play on. He doesn’t clip his feet, shouldn’t be a penalty, but he’s obviously gonna give it.”
JR: “Where’s the contact, Michael, if you don’t mind me asking?”
MS: “Just the bodies coming together!”
JR: “That’s all it is? Oh wow.”
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