🟢 The tackle that broke Rangers fans.
It happened in the 39th minute of the Old Firm derby.
Celtic’s Alistair Johnston lunged toward Rangers’ Mikey Moore. A rough challenge. Studs showing. Contact made.
Referee Nick Walsh pulled out a yellow card.
And Rangers fans lost their minds. 😤
🟡 Why Rangers fans are furious
They believe Johnston should have been shown a straight red.
Their argument? Dangerous play. Studs up. Endangering an opponent.
Former SPFL referees Steve Conroy and Des Roache agreed. They said:
“Red card. VAR has angles straight away. Staggering this was missed.”
For three days, Rangers fans have been crying conspiracy. VAR is against them. The system is broken.
But then the truth came out. 👇
⚫ The VAR truth
Every single angle was available to the VAR officials in real time. Sky Sports confirmed it.
And former Premier League referee Mark Clattenburg — the same man who officiated the Euro 2016 final and Champions League final — weighed in.
His verdict?
“I believe the decision to award a yellow card is correct. Johnston is reckless but the studs come in front of Moore, not direct to the leg.”
So. Not a red card. Not a conspiracy. Just a yellow.
💚 Then Chris Sutton poured gasoline on the fire.
Chris Sutton. Former Celtic striker. Current professional Rangers hater.
He watched the meltdown. He read the complaints. And he decided to end the debate with one tweet.
“Much ado about nothing… The desperate have to get enraged about something…”
Let’s translate that for you:
Translation: Rangers have no trophy. No title. Nothing to celebrate. So they’re crying about a yellow card that was correctly given.
Translation #2: You’re desperate for something — ANYTHING — to be angry about because your season is over.
Translation #3: Sit down. Be quiet. You lost 3-1.
😭 Rangers fans reacted exactly how you’d expect
The replies came flooding in:
“Sutton is obsessed with Rangers.”
“Of course he’d defend Celtic.”
“He’s a clown.”
But here’s the thing… no one argued with his actual point.
Because they can’t.
The ref said yellow. VAR said yellow. Clattenburg said yellow.
Rangers have nothing. And they’re angry about everything.
📊 The real scoreboard
Category Result
The match Celtic 3 – 1 Rangers 🍀
The tackle Yellow card ✅
VAR All angles checked ✅
Clattenburg Said yellow was correct ✅
Chris Sutton Dropped the mic 🎤
Rangers trophies this season Zero ❌
🍀 Final word
Rangers fans can keep crying about the tackle.
They can keep blaming VAR.
They can keep calling Chris Sutton names.
But at the end of the day…
They finished 3rd. No trophies. And Celtic are champions.
Sometimes a yellow card is just a yellow card.
And sometimes… the desperate really do have to get enraged about something.
