A former English Premier League referee has given his verdict on St Mirren's disallowed goal against Celtic on Saturday.
With the score at 0-0, Liam Scales put the ball in the back of his own net, though St Mirren forward Conor McMenamin was judged to be interfering with play whilst coming back from an offside position.
🗣️ "I think he's fortunate, but because it was given as offside on field I don't think VAR was ever going to overturn it..."
The Ref Watch team discuss St Mirren's disallowed goal in their 1-0 defeat to Celtic ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/O0h7SUmS6D
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Now, ex-EPL referee Dermot Gallagher has had his say, alongside former striker Jay Boothroyd on Sky Sports' Ref Watch . “There are two issues here, firstly, bear in mind t

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