Scott Brown Sent Off, Bougherra Somehow Stays On
A truly unbelievable day and one that lives long in the memory of every Celtic supporter who witnessed it.
Few who saw it know, to this day, why Dougie McDonald sent off Scott Brown. Even fewer can comprehend why he didn’t send off Madjid Bougherra, who was booked inside the first ten minutes and then proceeded, all day long, to kick Robbie Keane from one end of the park to the other. It was an astonishing display of naked thuggery, sanctioned by an official who seemed hell-bent on letting the Rangers player away with murder, but couldn’t wait to send the Celtic captain off for an incident in which Kyle Lafferty was, at least, as much to blame if not the absolute aggressor.
It remains one of the most scandalous pieces of blatant Mibbery the Celtic fans have ever had the misfortune to see.
In the aftermath of this game, Celtic complained to the SFA and sought clarification over this and a number of other incidents, including the Fortune goal that was chopped off earlier in the season and an absymal failure not to award Shaun Maloney a penalty kick … an incident made all the worse for the fact Rangers went right up the other end and scored.
This was truly the game that shattered the patience and tolerance of our club though.