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Miller punishes Bhoys at Celtic Park

Kenny Miller grabbed a dramatic second-half double as Rangers came from behind to win the first Old Firm encounter of the season and go three points clear at the top of the SPLGary Hooper's opener just before half-time was cancelled out three minutes into the second half when Hoops' stopper Glenn Loovens put through his own net as he tried to clear Kyle Lafferty's header.

Miller then fired the visitors ahead with a volley in the 55th minute before netting from the spot 10 minutes later after Old Firm debut referee Willie Collum had pointed to the spot when Daniel Majstorovic had fouled Light Blues' substitute Kirk Broadfoot inside the box. It was statement of intent from the champions, who extended their winning run in the league to nine games while at the same time ending their bitter rivals' winning run in the SPL this season.

While there was no difference between the teams in points going in the game there was a huge difference in their respective experience of Old Firm games. Celtic, with the same side which beat Dundee United at Tannadice last week, had six players making their debut in the fixture.

Rangers manager Walter Smith, who started the game watching from the stand, made two changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Valencia at Ibrox in the Champions League in midweek. Midfielder Lee McCulloch returned after injury and Lafferty also came in as Richard Foster and Vladimir Weiss dropped out. All eyes were on referee Collum and it took him only 70 seconds to produce a yellow card for Anthony Stokes, for a crunching challenge on Ibrox defender Sasa Papac.

Then, after Steven Whittaker had powered a 20-yard shot off the base of the post, and Steven Naismith had his drive from the rebound blocked, McCulloch was booked for a foul on Hoops' left back Emilio Izaguirre.

In the midst of the initial madness, with bodies falling to the ground all over the pitch, Rangers midfielder Steven Davis tested Celtic goalkeeper Fraser Foster with an effort from 20 yards. Parkhead skipper Shaun Maloney went off with concussion in the 14th minute after a clash of heads with Naismith, to be replaced with another Old Firm debutant, Efrain Juarez.

On the half-hour mark Davis had another shot, this time on the turn from 16 yards and again Forster dealt with it easily before Izaguirre fired over from the distance at the other end.

In the 33rd minute, when McCulloch brought Georgios Samaras tumbling to the ground 30 yards out, the Ibrox bench and supporters held their breath lest Collum reached for another yellow card for the midfielder. However, the referee showed leniency and Ibrox keeper Allan McGregor made a decent save from Ki Sung-yong's free-kick.

Just before the interval Ki's corner from the left came off the head of Whittaker and headed for Hooper. The former Scunthorpe striker quickly brought the ball under control and hammered it past Davis, who was guarding the far post.

Broadfoot replaced Papac at the break and within three minutes the visitors drew with the help of Lafferty, who had been sandwiched to win a free-kick. Davis floated the ball in and his Northern Ireland team-mate headed towards goal, with Loovens only helping it in as he tried to clear.

The home side were the architects of their own downfall again in the 55th minute when Miller dramatically put Rangers ahead.
Forster made a mess of a routine clearance and Naismith quickly tried to put Maurice Edu through with Miller looking to be in an offside position.

However, when the ball broke to the former Hoops' striker 16 yards out, he buried his volley low past Forster.

More drama arrived in the 65th minute when Collum awarded a penalty to the Govan club after Majstorovic brought down Broadfoot in the box, although contact seemed minimal. After the referee brushed aside Celtic complaints Miller drove the spot-kick in off the post.

The Parkhead men fought to get a foothold back in the match and McGregor made good saves from Ki and Joe Ledley - but Rangers were happy to see the game out.

Kenny Miller celebrates his first goal against Celtic.

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Miller is out of contract at the end of the season and has yet to agree a new deal but Smith is still hopeful he will extend his stay at Ibrox.

He told Sky Sports: "We want to keep him and we will know at some stage whether we can or can't. Just now, we will enjoy the fact that we have managed to come here after a really tough week for us playing in the Champions League on Wednesday night. Coming here today would have been difficult for any team.''

Smith added: "Coming into this game, both teams had won their first eight matches and I can't remember that having happened previously. It may be that the Old Firm games become more important so from our own point of view we are delighted to win the first game away from home.

"It is always a difficult thing for any Old Firm teams to win away from home and we are delighted we managed to do so today.''

Neil Lennon claimed Old Firm rookie referee Willie Collum let him down on two crucial decisions during the 3-1 defeat by Rangers at Parkhead. In the lead-up to the match the Hoops' boss had appealed for 31-year-old Collum, making his debut in the fixture, to get the big decisions right.

The Irishman was still seething from last Sunday when Dougie McDonald awarded his side a penalty at Dundee United then changed his mind - and he had also pointed back to last season when he felt big decisions in two Old Firm games had gone against his side.

The former Celtic skipper claimed Ibrox midfielder Lee McCulloch, booked early in the game, should have walked after preventing Georgios Samaras going through on goal. The game was goalless when the incident happened in the first half.

After Rangers had recovered from Gary Hooper's opener just before the break to lead through a Glenn Loovens own goal and Kenny Miller volley, Collum awarded a penalty when Celtic stopper Daniel Majstorovic clashed with Light Blues' substitute Kirk Broadfoot.

"I think he got a couple of big decisions wrong,'' Lennon said. "He has got a lot of questions to answer and I want to know why McCulloch was still on the pitch, it was blatant obstruction when we were breaking. It was a second yellow and they should have been down to ten men in the second half.

"And I feel let down on the penalty incident for sure. It's a big decision. I have seen a replay of the penalty and it looked soft. I'm not sure he saw it and I'm not sure why he has given it. There was a long way to go in the game and we were trying to regroup but Daniel pulled out of the tackle and Broadfoot went down very easily. At 2-1 we were still in the game, at 3-1 it is very difficult for us.

"I'm not going to go on about the referee because I have my own problems with my team but you have to get the big decisions right and that's another big decision that has gone against us - and I will be asking for an explanation.''

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It seems it's impossible to stage an Old Firm derby without introducing a large dollop of controversy to the equation, with complaints from rival supporters - but particularly Celtic fans - about decisions which were or weren't taken by officials. Sunday was no exception.

The first meeting of the Glasgow giants this season followed a familiar pattern, with hot-headed tackles and players flinging their teddies out of the pram at regular intervals, which meant it was a baptism of fire for 31 year-old teacher, Willie Collum.

But although the referee got one or two decisions wrong, nothing should detract from the fact that Rangers were deserving of their 3-1 victory and once again, for the fourth SPL fixture in a row, recovered from losing the opening goal to record their ninth consecutive win.

Sunday's Old Firm derby was a typically fractious encounter.

First, let's deal with the litany of transgressions which caught Collum's eye and some of those that he chose not to punish. Anthony Stokes was fortunate only to be booked for a horrible challenge on Sasa Papac in the first minute of the tussle; if it had been the 41st or 71st minute, the former Hibs striker would probably have seen red.

Likewise, Lee McCulloch was lucky not to receive a second caution in the opening half, a conclusion with which Rangers manager, Walter Smith obviously concurred, given that he replaced the Scotland international with Kirk Broadfoot at the interval.

Then, there was the penalty verdict which allowed Rangers to move 3-1 in front. At second and third glance, it appeared that there was minimal contact between Daniel Majstorovic and Broadfoot, even though the latter crashed to earth as if he had been shot by a sniper in the stand.

At other stages of a typically fractious encounter, Steven Naismith might have incurred the wrath of a stricter disciplinarian, while Georgios Samaras' late tackle on the Rangers man was the desperate act of somebody who had completely lost the plot. In all these incidents - and other instances - Collum had to react with spur-of-the-moment judgments and, generally, he was on the money.

The only thing which Celtic aficionados can really gripe about was conceding the penalty and yet the bottom line is that, in most of the areas which mattered, Rangers were the superior team, Indeed, one suspects that, once the dust has settled, Neil Lennon will be more concerned with the frailties of his defence and the lacklustre displays of performers such as Stokes, Samaras, Majstorovic, Ki Sung-Yueng and Glenn Loovens than he will about the performance of Collum and his deputies.

Over the piece, Rangers were positive going forward and the likes of Madjid Bougherra enhanced his reputation in these high-profile tussles with another masterful showing. Steven Davis continued to impress in midfield, while Kenny Miller demonstrated once again that Celtic were ****** to dispense with his services and it was significant that Smith's men, all of whom had Old Firm derby experience - unlike their opponents - never lost their cohesion, nor their shape, even when Gary Hooper put the hosts ahead towards the end of the first half.

In these circumstances, if Rangers had broken the deadlock, one suspects Smith might have bolted the door shut, sent on an extra defender, and attempted to catch his rivals as they pushed forward. Celtic, in contrast, didn't seem to know what they were doing when they emerged for the second period and, worryingly for their fans, their defence caved in as the pressure mounted on their ramparts.

This deficiency repeatedly haunted the Parkhead side under the hapless Tony Mowbray, but there had been few indications of similar fallibility during Celtic's lustrous start to the new campaign. Yet, whether in the panicky fashion with which Glenn Loovens gifted an own goal to the visitors, or the dearth of control from Majstorovic which permitted Miller the chance to seize the lead, albeit with a stunning finish, there were myriad signs that Lennon's personnel lack the streetwise instincts of their city rivals.

Kenny Miller celebrates his second goal against Celtic with Ally McCoist.

In the final analysis, Rangers had a plan and the wit to commit to it; wherever one looked, they boasted hard-nosed professionals, with the requisite mettle and verve to orchestrate chances, and the clinical ability to rub salt in the wound.

Celtic, once they had surrendered their lead, were all over the shop and, irrespective of the prolific form of Stokes and Samaras against lesser opposition, there was little here to suggest that they are long-term solutions for Lennon. Nor, on this evidence, has Aiden McGeady been adequately replaced.

Granted, it is just one victory, and only three points separate the Old Firm, while both managers possess too much savvy to indulge in an excess of triumph at this juncture of the season. But the nagging concern for the Celtic faithful will be that Lennon has lost all the battles which have really mattered, whether in being knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Ross County, subsiding to Braga in the Champions League, or tasting defeat to Rangers.

He has to rally his troops quickly, and work out his defensive options for future contests of this intensity, otherwise Walter Smith will be celebrating another title. And now they have an advantage, Smith's men will be determined to ensure they maintain their recent impressive form, both on domestic duty and in Europe. They may have more perspiration than inspiration, but they are mighty effective all the same.

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Well win consolidates third place

Motherwell consolidated third place in the Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash as two own goals handed them a 2-1 victory over Dundee United. Scott Severin and Sean Dillon both bundled the ball into their own net either side of David Goodwillie's penalty equaliser.

But the home side were well worth their victory as United struggled to cope with their attacking play. Severin's own goal came after just 50 seconds as the centre-back endured a disastrous start.

The former Aberdeen captain committed himself inside the Motherwell half following Tom Hateley's clearance, allowing Alan Gow to run at the remaining United defenders.

Gow, making his first SPL start for Motherwell, slipped the ball through for Nick Blackman, who set up the unmarked Jamie Murphy as he cut in from the left. Dusan Pernis palmed out Murphy's low drive from but the ball hit Severin and went over the line.

The visiting defence continued to look vulnerable as Motherwell searched for a second goal. Garry Kenneth was beaten inside the box by both Blackman and Chris Humphrey in the space of two minutes but the resulting crosses just failed to fall for a claret and amber shirt.

Pernis pushed wide Murphy's low drive and then produced an even better save to parry Gow's powerful 20-yard strike, before Steve Jennings fired just over from similar range. Motherwell suffered a blow in the 20th minute when Keith Lasley limped off with what appeared to be a hamstring injury. Steven Saunders came on at right-back and Hateley moved into midfield.

The stoppage disrupted Motherwell's flow and Darren Randolph made his first save in the 28th minute when he held Jon Daly's acrobatic volley following some route-one football. But Pernis was soon called into action to save Murphy's drive and United also lost a player when Craig Conway limped off in the 35th minute, with Barry Douglas coming on at left midfield.

Gow almost connected with Hateley's inswinging free-kick as Motherwell started the second half well but they gifted United a 50th-minute equaliser. Stephen Craigan misjudged a high ball following a long throw-in and cleared the ball with an arm. There were few protests when Steven McLean pointed to the spot and Goodwillie sent Randolph the wrong way.

Motherwell tried to hit back quickly and Gow was causing problems with his quick feet on the edge of the box, but two shots failed to test Pernis and he over-hit a pass to Murphy with the winger in a good position. Motherwell continued to threaten and Pernis had to dive at full stretch to push away Murphy's curling effort.

The home side were rewarded for their ambition in the 75th minute with the second own goal of the game. Hateley found Humphrey in space on the right wing and his driven cross was turned home by Dillon as Gow and Blackman tried to convert.
Saunders headed over from six yards after getting a clean run at Humphrey's corner as Motherwell comfortably saw out the win.

United never looked like forcing another equaliser and will have to improve considerably when they return to Fir Park on Tuesday in the Co-operative Insurance Cup quarter-finals.

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Killie taste bitter Inverness defeat

Kilmarnock were left with a sense of injustice as they slumped to a third straight Clydesdale Bank Premier League defeat, with Inverness winning 2-1 at Rugby Park. The visitors took a 42nd-minute lead through Adam Rooney's penalty, the award disputed by Kilmarnock amid claims Momo Sissoko's contact on Russell Duncan was minimal.

Kilmarnock dominated the start of the second half but Johnny Hayes caught Frazer Wright in possession and finished well to make it 2-0 in the 66th minute. That strike against the run of play followed Kilmarnock being denied a spot-kick of their own when Graeme Shinnie appeared to handle inside the area.

Rui Miguel pulled a 75th-minute goal back to keep Kilmarnock in contention until the end with his first for the club, but Inverness held firm in the closing stages. The result means Inverness remain undefeated away from home in the SPL this term.

Wright was restored to the Kilmarnock team after suspension after being red-carded in the home defeat to Dundee United, but returned to replace Harry Forrester from the side that also lost to Hibernian.

Veteran midfielder Duncan was recalled by Inverness after being left on the bench for last week's 1-1 draw with St Johnstone, while a hamstring injury ruled out Gil Blumenshtein. Johnny Hayes has impressed for Inverness this term from the right wing and was soon in the action, crossing for Duncan to fire just wide from the edge of the area. Kilmarnock responded with a fluid move started by Alexei Eremenko, whose angled pass released Liam Kelly who then played in Jamie Hamill for a low shot well-saved by Ryan Esson.

The home team might have taken the lead on 16 minutes, but after Inverness failed to clear Eremenko's corner, Conor Sammon miskicked badly when a shooting chance presented itself. Esson needed to be alert again to punch the ball away to safety from the head of David Silva as the Kilmarnock midfielder tried to convert Liam Kelly's high cross.

In what was developing into a disappointing half, neither side were able to keep possession with too many aimless balls upfield a feature of proceedings. Grant Munro collected the first booking of the game on 40 minutes for hauling down Kelly, but the resulting free-kick from Eremenko drifted wide without troubling Esson.

The match needed something to bring it alive and it came with the controversial award of a penalty in the 42nd minute for a Sissoko challenge on Duncan. Any contact looked minimal and the stadium erupted into jeers at referee Euan Norris's decision to give a spot-kick, converted neatly by Rooney.

Sissoko continued his protests at the restart and was eventually yellow-carded for dissent, but his argument that Duncan had made a lot of very little looked sound. Kilmarnock could have levelled before the break, but after good work from Eremenko and Hamill on the right, Manuel Pascali headed an inviting chance over.

Kilmarnock missed another fine opportunity a minute into the second half, Eremenko's clever ball over the top putting Sammon clean through, but his lobbed effort bounced wide after defeating Esson. An unimpressed Eremenko decided the best option was to go for goal himself with Kilmarnock's next attempt, but while he struck his 25-yard shot powerfully it fizzed wide of the mark.

Kilmarnock looked as if they had a goal in them, but their finishing continued to be wasteful. First Ben Gordon missed his kick from another Eremenko pass, then Craig Bryson screwed an effort wide when well-placed. Eremenko won a free-kick on the left-hand edge of the penalty area in the 58th minute and took it himself, swerving his strike against the outside of the post.

Kilmarnock had a penalty claim rejected on the hour mark when Gordon's low cross appeared to hit Graeme Shinnie's hand, but nothing was given and the Inverness player stayed calm to clear Sammon's follow-up goal attempt off the line.

Inverness had done little more than absorb pressure in the second half, but doubled their lead on 66 minutes when Hayes seized on some slack play from Wright to dart beyond him and finish confidently.

Kilmarnock were not done yet, however, and on 75 minutes they had a goal back, Forrester's cross from the right met by a diving header by fellow substitute Miguel to spark hopes of a comeback. Forrester, on-loan from Aston Villa, was looking a threat and it needed a smart block from Munro to deny him in the 79th minute as Inverness were again forced to retreat.

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Grainger strike wins it

A late Danny Grainger free-kick gave St Johnstone victory over Hamilton in a tetchy Clydesdale Bank Premier League encounter at New Douglas Park. Perth striker Sam Parkin had given the visitors the lead before the break with a header after 19 minutes of what had been a dire first half.

Former Saints midfielder Simon Mensing levelled from the spot in the 67th minute after St Johnstone defender Michael Duberry had handled a Dougie Imrie corner inside his own box and it looked like a share of the spoils were on the cards.

However, in the 86th minute, after Saints substitute Liam Caddis, on for Collin Samuel, was fouled by David Buchanan, Grainger drove the 25-yard free-kick past a ruck of players and into the far corner of the net. The visitors started the game the more positively but it was all rather haphazard as both sides battled for dominance.

Amid all the huffing and puffing, in the 12th minute, Accies midfielder Jim Goodwin had an effort from 25 yards which Saints keeper Graeme Smith saved easily. At the other end moments later, Perth striker Samuel drove wide of the target with a wild swing at the back post.

There were only sporadic moments of excitement and in the 18th minute St Johnstone midfielder Chris Millar battled well to win possession but drove just over from 25 yards. But a minute later the Perth side took the lead when Liam Craig's accurate cross from the left found Parkin unmarked and he steered his header from 12 yards past the helpless Hamilton keeper Tomas Cerny.

The home fans growled as the loss of the goal failed to spark their side in to life and it was St Johnstone midfielder Murray Davidson who was next to have an effort on goal, although his volley from 25 yards sailed high over the bar.

Saints overall looked sharper and eager but some slack play in defence had Smith racing quickly from his goal to block Nigel Hasselbaink's drive. Then, in the 35th minute, Accies midfielder Gary McDonald headed wide a good cross from Buchanan who did well to reach a Jon Routledge pass down the left.

However, this was no concerted fight back from the home side who failed to test Smith again before the break. Two minutes after the break Accies had a half-hearted claim for a penalty when Imrie went down in the box after clashing with Duberry, whom he had just robbed, but referee Mike Tumilty was not impressed.

But at least there was some encouragement for the home side and moments later Imrie forced Smith in to a save with a toe-poke from 14 yards after again racing down the right. Tumilty had to have words with Accies boss Billy Reid, who was becoming increasingly frustrated at some of the decisions he felt were going against his team.

But in the 56th minute there were penalty claims from the visitors when Parkin clashed with Hamilton stopper Mark McLaughlin as he bid to get on to the end of an Alan Maybury cross but again Tumilty stood firm. However, there was a penalty awarded in the 67th minute when Duberry inexplicable handled an Imrie corner and Mensing side-footed the spot kick confidently in to the corner.

As the game became increasingly tetchy, Hasselbaink had a decent chance in front of goal in the 76th minute but failed to connect properly allowing Smith to make a relatively easy save, the Saints keeper having to make a better save from Flavio Paixao moments later.

If anything Hamilton were now looking the more likely winners but Grainger's free-kick had the home fans slumped back in their seats.

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Rangers forward Kenny Miller praised his side's second half performance as they came back from 1-0 down to beat Celtic 3-1 at Celtic Park.

Gary Hooper gave the home side the lead in first half stoppage time but Rangers scored three goals in twenty second half minutes to secure a priceless three points.

"It's a fantastic result for us," Miller told SkySports.

"We went 1-0 down in the first half and we were disappointed. But we came back and our second half performance was fantastic."

Walter Smith is no stranger to Old Firm games and Miller said that his half-time team talk was vital.

"He said that we should be more confident by getting hold of the ball more and getting at them. And the three goals in the space of twenty minutes gave us a bit of breathing space."

Steven Naismith played a pivotal role in Rangers victory and was quick to highlight the importance of the players around him.

"When you have players like Kenny, Lee McCulloch and David Weir it gives us a great spine to our side, along with some youthful players around them we have a good mix," Naismith said.

"Kenny is a top striker and he has popped up for us a few times this season, and this is why we grind out results."

Miller added that the Old Firm encounters decide the destination of the title, and this win moves the Ibrox outfit three points clear the top of the table.

"Both teams have taken maximum points so far this season, so this game was always going to be crucial, and this win has given us a nice bit of breathing space at the top of the table."

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Rangers manager Walter Smith believes that his side’s victory in the first Old Firm game of the season could be crucial to the Ibrox side retaining the Scottish Premier League title after their comeback victory over rivals Celtic.

When asked by Sky Sports after the game if he believes that with both sides failing to drop a point before the start of the game, that the four Old Firm games will be crucial in determining the destination of the title, the Ibrox manager said:

"It may be that Old Firm games become more important this season, so I’m delighted to win this game. It’s always difficult for the Old Firm to win away from home, so we’re delighted that we’ve managed to do so today."

Smith was delighted with his side's play during the beginning both halves of the game, adding:

"I felt we started both halves very well, the first ten minutes of the start of the game was as well as we’ve started at Celtic Park for a while.

"We hit the post early on and had our best spell of possession in that ten minute period. After that the game settled and there wasn’t much in it for either side, there was an obvious disappointment, as Celtic will have at losing a goal from a set play just before half time and I suppose Celtic will feel the same way after losing one just after half time."

With top goalscorer Kenny Miller grabbing a double in the victory, Smith was asked about plans to renew the Scotland international’s contract which runs out at the end of the season, with the Rangers boss stating that the club were keen to keep the striker.

"We’re trying to keep him, we’ve made that clear to everyone. He’s been terrific for us, we never really got close enough to him in the first half and we couldn’t get a situation where we could get him involved in the play. In the second half he looked brighter, one penalty and a terrific finish for his first goal."

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Rangers manager Walter Smith was delighted that his side drew first blood in this season's SPL battle against Celtic, but played down talk of the title.

Smith's reigning champions overcame their rivals 3-1 at Celtic Park thanks to a brace from former Hoops striker Kenny Miller, extending their winning run in the SPL to nine games to go three clear at the top.

But the Rangers boss was quick to dampen expectations that the club could seal their third successive SPL title.

"It was a good afternoon and a good win but we are very early in the season to be talking about championships,'' he said. "There are a lot of games yet to be played but we are delighted at the position we are in.

"I don't think I can remember starting with nine wins in a row as a manager, even in my previous spell here. It is a nice way to start the season but we know that there are a lot of problems which lie in front of us.

"There are other Champions League games to play and it's always difficult to come back from that and I felt the game against Valencia in midweek had a little bit of an effect on us."

Smith, however, was very pleased that his side were able to put down a marker for their season by inflicting Celtic's first SPL defeat of the season.

"In Old Firm games, you always want to make home advantage count," he said. "The percentages of wins is far greater in favour of the home team than the away team and so to go away from home and win the game is really good.

"Celtic Park is always the toughest test for anyone (in Scotland) - it is a very difficult place to go and get a win - and Celtic have a new team so we weren't sure what to expect. So, all-in-all, I am pleased by the way my own team handled it."

Walter Smith: Has eyes on No. 3.

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Giorgios Samaras Will Not Be Charged Over Old Firm Incident

Celtic forward Georgios Samaras was avoided getting in hot water with the Scottish Football Association after a clash with Rangers goalkeeper Allan McGregor in Celtic's 3-1 defeat on Sunday.

The Greek international seemed to come into contact with the Scot in a very unnecessary fashion, which led to complaints from McGregor on more than one occasion.

The charge of violent conduct would have been the likeliest to arise, with the laws stating: "A player is guilty of violent conduct if he uses excessive force or brutality against an opponent when not challenging for the ball."

But the SFA have decided not to push forward with any charge.