Andy Halliday

[TamHibs]

I see his Red has been downgraded to a yellow.

Good to know you can kick out & escape a red card

[SteveHFC]

****ing ridiculous.

Nice to see the SFA bending their rules again to help them.

[Scouse Hibee]

I can only assume the red was given for the supposed headbutt then?

[S4uzee]

While Fyvie's reaction was poor, it was still a red card.

Kicking out reduced to a yellow but Fyvie gets a two game ban

[Bostonhibby]

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I can only assume the red was given for the supposed headbutt then?

Yeah; kicking an opponent is fine.

[Franck Stanton]

Surprised he even got a yellow to be honest - don't get me wrong - he deserved one, but, after all, he does play for THE Rangers and they usually get away with this sort of offence.

[Col2]

Superb. So he kicks out, raising his head, acts aggressively and gets a yellow.

Meanwhile our fans are abused, various sectarian songs clear to everyone and nothing happens.

And our guy gets a two match ban.

Yup seems fair.

[TamHibs]

It honestly beggars belief.

Should he have been sent off for a headbutt? No. Should he have been sent off for kicking out at an opponent off the ball & then showing aggressive behaviour? Yes.

[Hibeesmad]

He's anyway

[Thecat23]

If the red was for the head butt then it's 100% the correct decision. If he's not seen the kick then he can't send him off. But surely the tv evidence is enough to punish him for that?

[Thecat23]

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Superb. So he kicks out, raising his head, acts aggressively and gets a yellow.

Meanwhile our fans are abused, various sectarian songs clear to everyone and nothing happens.

And our guy gets a two match ban.

Yup seems fair.

Fyvie deserves the ban. He cheated and we don't need that crap. I agree with you about the fans though, disgrace they get away with what they do. I hope we pelt them with coins and eggs at ER because surely we can do that without expecting to be punished!

[Kojock]

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If the red was for the head butt then it's 100% the correct decision. If he's not seen the kick then he can't send him off. But surely the tv evidence is enough to punish him for that?

If it was for the "headbutt" then why is it downgraded to a yellow? Surely a red or nothing.

[kaimendhibs]

Absolutely no surprise😡

[Jim44]

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If it was for the "headbutt" then why is it downgraded to a yellow? Surely a red or nothing.

The only possible explanation (wrong and unjustifiable) is that Fyvie's histrionics have strangely mitigated the actions of the Hun in the eyes of the compliance officer and his colleagues. He would be hard put to, to explain the decision, given the cast iron evidence on video. Am I right in thinking that he is not answerable to anyone and not duty bound to explain his fiction?

[Bishop Hibee]

Premiership and Championship games which are all filmed should be referred to a review panel post match to check yellow and red cards in conjunction with the officials report.

Cards can then be rescinded or upgraded and incidents not seen by the officials dealt with.

Simple really you would think. Happens in Aussie rules, rugby league and NFL I think.

[lapsedhibee]

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The only possible explanation (wrong and unjustifiable) is that Fyvie's histrionics have strangely mitigated the actions of the Hun

Yes, Fyvie's simulation caused the hun to kick at him. In hun/GFAworld, the future can determine the past. Nothing to see there, move on.

[J-C]

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If it was for the "headbutt" then why is it downgraded to a yellow? Surely a red or nothing.

Although no headbutt, it may have been yellow for his aggressive manner, or even for the kick itself, we need to see the refs report and the SFA official statement regarding this.

[Thecat23]

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If it was for the "headbutt" then why is it downgraded to a yellow? Surely a red or nothing.

Confronting Fyvie in an aggressive manner? Or just for barging him. It's not a red. The kick is though. Anyone who thinks that the head butt was red is wrong.

[Jim44]

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Confronting Fyvie in an aggressive manner? Or just for barging him. It's not a red. The kick is though. Anyone who thinks that the head butt was red is wrong.

Surely if you aim a punch, a kick or a head butt towards an opponent, even if you miss, it is violent conduct and a red card.

[J-C]

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Surely if you aim a punch, a kick or a head butt towards an opponent, even if you miss, it is violent conduct and a red card.

Yes he aimed a kick and for that it was a red but not for standing in an aggressive manner in front of Fyvie, you'll only get a yellow for that, remember he was red carded for a headbutt which didn't happen.

[SouthMoroccoStu]

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Absolutely no surprise

Sadly not

It does put pay to the argument that Fyvie didn't have to play act on the head butt (although it was wrong) - there was no chance Halliday would get sent off for a kick out.

We're still waiting on Waghorn's ban for the 2-1 game at Easter Road

That was conveniently forgotten about

Anyone who truly believes the Refs and SFA/SPFL arent out to help The Rangers at every and any turn needs a reality check

[Thecat23]

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Surely if you aim a punch, a kick or a head butt towards an opponent, even if you miss, it is violent conduct and a red card.

He didn't even move his head though. As I said the kick out for me was a red but the ref hasn't seen that by sounds of it. He was rightly cleared of the head butt though.

[Onceinawhile]

2 deliberate hand balls, kicks out at a player and barges into him, no red card. Only in Glasgow.

[bigwheel]

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He didn't even move his head though. As I said the kick out for me was a red but the ref hasn't seen that by sounds of it. He was rightly cleared of the head butt though.

Cat , as the kick was clearly caught on camera - if the ref didn't see it - shouldn't he get a retrospective red for it through TV evidence ? Or are they treating it as a yellow offence ?


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[Stevie Reid]

Don't have any issue with this, or Fyvie's ban.

[kaimendhibs]

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Sadly not

It does put pay to the argument that Fyvie didn't have to play act on the head butt (although it was wrong) - there was no chance Halliday would get sent off for a kick out.

We're still waiting on Waghorn's ban for the 2-1 game at Easter Road

That was conveniently forgotten about

Anyone who truly believes the Refs and SFA/SPFL are out to help The Rangers at every and any turn needs a reality check

Hope you meant to write ARENT out to help the Rangers

[SouthMoroccoStu]

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Hope you meant to write ARENT out to help the Rangers

Oops - the rant anger took over

[monarch]

Irrespective of the personalities involved in this case I find the rule regarding simulation to be lacking in fairness.
Now had the referee spotted Fyvie's simulation he would have been given a yellow card. However it could be argued that because of the referee's failure in this respect the player receives a heavier punishment (2 game ban).
I agree that this may be construed as harsh criticism of the referee in a situation where he has been conned but nevertheless it means that there are 2 levels of punishment for the same offence, the implementation of which is determined by the ref's competence.

[GreenOnions]

Halliday is a journeyman pro who wouldn't get in the Hibs team and, if The Rangers get promotion, will probably be one of the guys they look to improve upon. He wasn't headbutted so the review decision is correct.

[R'Albin]

Even if they have reversed the decision based on the fact the referee sent him off for the Fyvie headbutt, surely the kick out should be treated as a separate incident and Halliday should be retrospectively punished for that?