Quote Originally Posted by JUSTaway View Post
I’m almost certain if VAR had been in use that Ross graham handball would have been given as a pen yesterday, even though it was never a pen, and madden had perfect view. Guy in var studio would brick it that he would get stick for not highlighting an old firm decision so would pass the buck on to the ref, Madden would start to question his original decision and brick it and award pen even though he had perfect view of the incident. How often down south do you see refs doubt themselves when something is highlighted by VAR and change a correct decision.
I can't keep up with all these changes to penalty and offside rules these days, too much room for (interpretation)

As for the first one on Sunday, the player was turning away from the ball and trying to get his arm away from any chance of a "handball" The ball was actually travelling AWAY from the goal or any player in an obvious scoring position. If that is classed as a penalty then we may as well go back to any hand ball , anywhere in the box regardless.

Yet.... I do agree with you, if that went to VAR, I think it would have been given. Great to see Boyd getting in a strop as there was no VAR in Scotland.