Rangers striker Kemar Roofe is getting it from all angles after he narrowly escaped red for a challenge on Murray Davidson but the St Johnstone manager has talked down the incident.
Roofe, 28, tried to wrap his foot around the ball as the combative Davidson also tried to win and connected with a crunching challenge on the midfielder’s ankle.
Whilst Roofe was certainly lucky to evade a red in retrospect but the ball was there to be won and Saints manager Callum Davidson has talked down the hysteria in the aftermath of his side’s 1-0 defeat.
“It’s one of those, I don’t think there was any malice in the challenge, but it doesn’t look great,” said Davidson [Glasgow Times].
“TV pictures will slow it down and make it look worse than it is.
“The only thing I know is that I have lost my player from the resulting challenge. It’s not great.
“It’s a concern with the cup final coming up. I don’t know if he needs a scan, I will know more in the morning.
“It’s one of those, probably the decisions didn’t quite go for us today. Little things in the game that could have helped us out.
“When you come to Ibrox you need that little bit of luck and the decisions to go for you.”
The incident has been unsurprisingly poured over from the usual suspects with some chanting for retrospective action and others even claiming conspiracy.
Whatever the case, Roofe was certainly lucky to evade a red but it’s refreshing to hear a rival manager be honest and not play to the gallery in the post-match.
Rangers fans themselves have been reacting to the challenge with the club’s support on Twitter almost unanimous that Roofe was very lucky to stay on the field.
