Willie Collum to make Rangers return as ref handed control of Scott Brown Scottish Cup showdown

Willie Collum to make Rangers return as ref handed control of Scott Brown Scottish Cup showdown

Willie Collum to make Rangers return as ref handed control of Scott Brown Scottish Cup showdown

This Saturday, c his first trip back to Ibrox; he was at the center of a Rangers dispute with the SFA only a few weeks prior.

Collum faced criticism for his decision to not award a penalty for Alistair Johnston’s handball

during the Old Firm match at Celtic Park in December. Later, it became clear that Abdallah Sima

had been offside during the builhttps://sportupdates.co.ud-up, which led to the decision being made. Following that call, the

Ibrox club and the regulatory body engaged in a verbal sparring match until a meeting where

Rangers demanded that Collum not play in any more games.

The Hampden Beaks rejected that out of hand and have now named Collum to manage the Light Blues’ Scottish Cup fifth-round match at Ibrox against Scott Brown’s Ayr United. Collum will be the man in the middle as he faces his old rivals for the first time as a manager, and the former Celtic captain will undoubtedly face a nasty response from the home crowd.

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