Although Scottish football is renowned for its rough play, a tackle on one of his players infuriated even former Celtic midfielder Scott Brown.

 

 

Scott Brown, a former Celtic midfielder, was incensed that his player was not punished for a two-footed lunge.

Now managing Ayr United, who are vying for promotion in the Scottish Championship, is the former captain of the Boys. They moved up to sixth place with an excellent 2-1 victory over Airdrieonians at home. However, Brown was furious at Dean McMaster’s two-footed challenge to Harry McHugh. To Brown’s ire, the Airdrieonians midfielder stayed on the field even though the referee was less than five yards from the flashpoint.

McMaster and McHugh entered the field for a 50/50 challenge when a loose ball rolled into a spot in the middle of the pitch. McMaster moved in with both feet off the ground as McHugh slipped in, attempting to poke the ball away to a teammate.

The players from Ayr were enraged by the challenge’s recklessness, and their reaction to the tackle was swift and violent. Referee David Munro only gave McHugh a yellow card for the stomach-churning tackle.

A supporter wrote: “Just when you think Scottish refs couldn’t get any worse, that’s given as a yellow.” Another person said, “Comedy refereeing once more. But, it’s not hilarious that the tackle goes unpunished despite having the potential to break a limb, much like the referee’s performance.” Another replied, “Is the ref blind he’s right there two footed off the ground how is that not a red.” “That’s like one of those crazy Sunday league tackles that pop up on your timeline!” exclaimed an especially irate fourth. He’s flying in now!”

Fortunately for Brown, his team overcame a late deficit to defeat their promotion opponents 2-1. Josh O’Connor’s goal in the first half was negated by goals in the second half from Anton Dowds and Sean McGinty.

At the conclusion of the game, though, Brown had just one thought. The former Celtic player, who enjoyed a good challenge himself, declared during the game that the tackle on Harry toward the end was a shame.

“A career could have been ended by it. I don’t understand why the referee, who is standing yards away from it, believed it was a yellow.

Rhys McCabe, the player manager at Airdrieonians, responded to a question regarding the event by saying, “I haven’t seen it back, but if it’s a bad one, I’ll make sure I speak to Dean.” I definitely don’t support or encourage my guys to do it.”

 

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