Opinion: Ally McCoist’s Petty Celtic Conspiracy Live on Air

ALLY MCCOIST told a BT panel yon Sunday that Leigh Griffiths should’ve been sent off during the game against Hamilton.

The former Ibrox player and manager believed the Celtic striker had deliberately stamped on a play during the game which warranted a red.

Leigh got caught in a tangle and if he did mean to stamp on the player it was hardly overt.

McCoist doubled down on his red card chat and went even one further saying if it was Ibrox striker Alfredo Morelos it would have been a red.

“We clearly have the benefit of watching it seven or eight times.” he told BT Sport as cited by SunSport.

“My initial reaction was I wasn’t too sure. After seeing it again I think it’s a red card.

“I think there’s a stamp, I definitely think there’s a stamp.

“I think Leigh Griffiths has got the option of turning around and getting away from the incident, I really do.

“He gets involved here for some reason.

“He could turn the opposite way, he doesn’t, he lifts his right leg and puts it down.

“I’ll say one thing to you. Alfredo Morelos – red card.”

What is McCoist trying to get at here? Does he believe there’s a conspiracy against Alfredo Morelos or does he believe the referee conspired to keep Leigh on the park?

It’s a petty statement to make and a very flimsy one when you bring up Alfredo Morelos.

Here’s a deliberate stamp by Morelos on a Celtic player.

Morelos would be sent off for stamping on a player ??? Aye, Alright Ally.

Meltdown over Griffiths is tasty. pic.twitter.com/usFIVErerd

— CeltsAreHere (@HereCelts) February 2, 2020

The striker wasn’t sent off for this and didn’t receive a retrospective ban. So McCoist can take his sour grapes elsewhere on this occasion. It was a comment which had no basis in reality but we’re used to that from pundits who linger about Ibrox looking for a free coffee.