The SFA has acknowledged that whistler Ross Hardie was incorrect to rule out Jordan Davies’ equaliser against Livingston, according to MORTON manager Dougie Imrie.
The Tonne manager, however, was unable to conceal his annoyance as he maintains that he has yet to witness several significant calls go against the Cappielow team this season.
The Tonne chief is adamant that his team has had more than its share of incorrect calls impact a number of their games at crucial times, but that is the classic adage that goes along with any discussion about contentious decisions in sports.
Imrie believes that his side have seen more than five big calls wrongly go against his side this season – and with only two games to go, and Ton’s hopes of making it into the Championship play-offs now hanging by a thread, he admits he’s struggling to see the balance of those calls evening themselves out in due course.
Had Davies’ strike been allowed to stand, it might have capped a stirring fightback by the Cappielow men after goals in the first quarter by Cristian Montano and Scott Pitman put David Martindale’s men in control.
Imrie told the Tele: “We had a goal that would’ve levelled the game up against Livingston wrongly chopped off.
“He was onside and I’ve already spoken to the people that I need to speak to about that.
“They clarified that they made a mistake, which again is another one that we’re aggrieved by.
“That adds to the many we’ve had against us this season.
“Those conversations are always private, though, I would never divulge how the conversation went.
“The only thing I can say is that the offside was wrong. But like I’ve said before, it’s not the first time it’s happened to us as a club.
“There’s been easily five-plus big decisions that’s gone against us, and I’m talking big moments in games.”
While Tomi Adeloye’s winner against Airdrie on Saturday kept Morton’s hopes of scraping into the promotion play-offs just about alive, the Livingston loss – coupled with defeats in Ton’s previous two games against Falkirk and Partick Thistle – mean Imrie’s men are relying on what would be a minor miracle this Saturday and next if they’re to make up the five-point gap between themselves and both Partick and Raith.
“People say that these things even themselves out over the course of the season,” the Ton boss added.
However, I haven’t seen these things balance themselves out yet.
“It’s bitterly disappointing because I felt that the second half performance against Livingston merited a point from the game.”
