Rules are rules

[Newhaven]

KT goes in with a hard and reckless challenge in the first 5 minutes (100% yellow card) - NO BOOKING

Lafferty scores and celebrates right in front of the west stand baiting the hibs fans - NO BOOKING

Do the same rules not apply when playing the old firm

[iwasthere1972]

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KT goes in with a hard and reckless challenge in the first 5 minutes (100% yellow card) - NO BOOKING

Lafferty scores and celebrates right in front of the west stand baiting the hibs fans - NO BOOKING

Do the same rules not apply when playing the old firm

Lafferty should have seen a straight red. Not for celebrating in front of the Hibs fans in the West Stand but for those dance moves. They are truly shocking.

[FastEddieFelson]

what was that about towards the end as well, lafferty picking up the ball and 'hiding' it behind the advertising board. how that wasn't a booking is beyond me.

[mikethehibee69]

Vermin the lot of them, least the ref's lodge membership dues are covered for next year

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KT goes in with a hard and reckless challenge in the first 5 minutes (100% yellow card) - NO BOOKING

Lafferty scores and celebrates right in front of the west stand baiting the hibs fans - NO BOOKING

Do the same rules not apply when playing the old firm

[MWHIBBIES]

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KT goes in with a hard and reckless challenge in the first 5 minutes (100% yellow card) - NO BOOKING

Lafferty scores and celebrates right in front of the west stand baiting the hibs fans - NO BOOKING

Do the same rules not apply when playing the old firm

Also the shoking lunge from Lafferty that Cregg (i think it was him anyway)just managed to get out of the way of or could have been badly hurt.

[Cocaine&Caviar]

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what was that about towards the end as well, lafferty picking up the ball and 'hiding' it behind the advertising board. how that wasn't a booking is beyond me.

He was literally 2 seconds away from a guy picking it up and lumping it at his head, but by the time he had it in his hands he had scarpered, and he could only hand it to Murray.

[Archie70]

No they don't have the same rules. If you play for the Old Firm,

• you can celebrate in front of the opposition
• run into your own crowd to celebrate
• you dictate where the free kick will be taken
• how many yards away you stand for a freekick
• if you are getting booked the referee must follow you as you walk away
• you don't play your closest rival in a league decider
• you don't play your closest rival 3 times away from home (unlike us at Motherwell)
• you're fans are immune from repercussion or their sectarian ways
• you'll get more press, tv and radio coverage than rest of league put together
• you'll get a greater share of the sponsorship cash

The list goes on and sadly it'll never change because the hierarchy is rotten to the core.

[Hibs Class]

To be honest, there wasn't a huge amount of difference between what Lafferty did to celebrate today and Deek at Tynecastle when he scored the pen.

[green.and.white]

I hope they both just bugger off to england asap

[Jones28]

Rules are NOT rules when playing the old firm!!

simple as that, no point in discussing it

[cabbageandribs1875]

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I hope they both just bugger off to england asap

totally disagree do we seriously want the english public to witness the sectarian/bigoted/bile and hatred these clubs would have following them to each and every town they visit ? they are scotlands shame and they are OUR shame, the SFA/SPL bigwigs dont have the guts to dock these clubs points on account of the sectarian songs they sing, i used to think it was best if the polis upheld the law and waded in to arrest/eject the hordes of them obviously singing sectarin songs, but it's just simply not workable is it ? both of them have more or less cleaned up there act at there respective grounds but there away fans appear to think they are totally immune to the law, and until the clubs are finally docked points it's not gonna go away Unfortunately the bigotry/sectarianism is inherited and passed down from one generation to the next, decent english citizens just wouldn't understand/believe the hatred they would witness and why should they be forced to

[Jonnyboy]

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To be honest, there wasn't a huge amount of difference between what Lafferty did to celebrate today and Deek at Tynecastle when he scored the pen.

I know I'm getting on a bit but I'm pretty sure I didn't see Deek doing a stupid dance like Laugherty

[iwasthere1972]

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I know I'm getting on a bit but I'm pretty sure I didn't see Deek doing a stupid dance like Laugherty

Although I would say Lafferty's a better dancer than a footballer.

[Jonnyboy]

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Although I would say Lafferty's a better dancer than a footballer.

[Archie70]

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To be honest, there wasn't a huge amount of difference between what Lafferty did to celebrate today and Deek at Tynecastle when he scored the pen.

There was a huge amount of difference.
Deeks at no point went to the touch line. Yes he raised his arm towards them but it was nothing like Lafferty today.

[KinchHibee]

Just playing devil's advocate here but am i the only one whos not overly bothered about how a player celebrates scoring?

[jakedance]

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Just playing devil's advocate here but am i the only one whos not overly bothered about how a player celebrates scoring?

Nope. Me too. Some folk just can't wait for an opportunity to be offended. I think if someone like Lafferty takes dogs abuse for the whole game he has every right to take the piss a bit if he scores. There's not enough banter in the game.

[truehibernian]

I can guarantee that the best ever booking in the world next week will be when Derek sticks in the winner in the 90th minute and gives all Los Yambolinos the cupped ear and the GIRFUY routine. Not many fans would really care then

[Kato]

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Nope. Me too. Some folk just can't wait for an opportunity to be offended. I think if someone like Lafferty takes dogs abuse for the whole game he has every right to take the piss a bit if he scores. There's not enough banter in the game.

Don't care how anyone celebrates - however why one teams players are booked whilst another's is not is the question here.

[truehibernian]

Can't disagree with that Kato, good point. It's the inconsistency of refereeing that causes this whole debate.