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MacPherson Furious At Celtic Penalty Decision
by WFT_BigTuna on Mon Aug 11, 2008 3:49 am
MacPherson's side went down to a 1-0 defeat against Gordon Strachan's side with Barry Robson slotting home the decisive spot kick after referee Eddie Smith ruled that Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink had been pulled back by defender Will Haining when the striker was through on goal. Haining was duly sent off.
The St. Mirren boss refused to talk about the ref claiming that they “loved the attention".
"There is no point in speaking about referees - they like the attention" MacPherson told BBC Radio Scotland. "I think other people need to comment on it because people are watching how managers react.
"When you hear of referees' summits with managers' pictures up on screens, talking about individual managers, you shake your head and wonder what is going on in the game" he said.
"But I refuse to comment and give the limelight to the referee. I will talk about St Mirren players. I thought the St Mirren players were outstanding from the first minute to the last.
"If they play that way for the rest of the season, we will be delighted. We asked them to be brave and play the ball and maybe, with a bit of luck, we could have taken something from the game."
The St. Mirren boss refused to talk about the ref claiming that they “loved the attention".
"There is no point in speaking about referees - they like the attention" MacPherson told BBC Radio Scotland. "I think other people need to comment on it because people are watching how managers react.
"When you hear of referees' summits with managers' pictures up on screens, talking about individual managers, you shake your head and wonder what is going on in the game" he said.
"But I refuse to comment and give the limelight to the referee. I will talk about St Mirren players. I thought the St Mirren players were outstanding from the first minute to the last.
"If they play that way for the rest of the season, we will be delighted. We asked them to be brave and play the ball and maybe, with a bit of luck, we could have taken something from the game."
