{"id":114923,"date":"2025-09-04T21:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/114923\/"},"modified":"2025-09-04T21:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T21:45:08","slug":"ex-sfa-referee-delivers-verdict-on-rangers-penalty-claim-involving-celtic-hero-daizen-maeda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/114923\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-SFA referee delivers verdict on Rangers penalty claim involving Celtic hero Daizen Maeda"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Glasgow Derby between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox was a relatively tame affair.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/thats-not-the-celtic-way-brendan-rodgers-brutally-honest-verdict-with-performance-vs-rangers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic\u2019s draw with Rangers<\/a> at Ibrox kept Brendan Rodgers\u2019 six-point gap to the Ibrox club intact.<\/p>\n<p>With the game finishing 0-0 with barely an attempt on goal, this is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/glasgow-derby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Glasgow Derby<\/a> that will not live long in the memory of the Celtic supporters.<\/p>\n<p>However, apart from the time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/match\/former-fifa-referee-delivers-verdict-on-rangers-striker-bojan-miovskis-celtic-penalty-claim\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bojan Miovski tried to buy his penalty against Celtic<\/a>, there was another incident where Rangers tried to claim another spot kick in the Ibrox draw.<\/p>\n<p>And former SFA referee, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/steve-conroy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Steve Conroy<\/a> has delivered his verdict on that.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"680\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2205363365-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"Celtic FC v Rangers FC - William Hill Premiership\" \/>Photo by Ian MacNicol\/Getty ImagesFormer SFA referee Steve Conroy says Rangers penalty claim vs Celtic \u2018no issue\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Steve Conroy was asked his views on the both penalties and whilst most of the headlines were surrounding Miovski\u2019s claim, the former referee said the claim against Celtic\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/tag\/daizen-maeda\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daizen Maeda<\/a> was \u2018no issue\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Conroy told The Ref\u2019s View, \u201cYeah, absolutely. Not an issue. And I was looking, especially the Maeda one, and we discussed it earlier on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was looking and looking and looking. I couldn\u2019t actually see anything that approached a foul. But I can see, he went down in the penalty area.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe defender was in close proximity. Of course, you\u2019re going to look for it. And if it\u2019s your own team, you\u2019re going to scream blue murder about it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut no, nothing approaching a foul. No issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When Celtic next face Rangers in the Scottish Premiership<\/p>\n<p>Now that the transfer window is closed and the international break is in full swing, many Celtic fans are looking forward to the domestic action starting up again.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.67hailhail.com\/fixtures\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Celtic\u2019s first fixture<\/a> is a tricky away trip against Kilmarnock on the 14th of September. However, excluding possible League Cup permutations, when is the next Rangers game?<\/p>\n<p>Well, that won\u2019t be until 2026 where it is pencilled in for Saturday the 3rd of January. With half the season gone at that point, both Celtic and Rangers will know which way the title race is going.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s hope that the gap at the top remains or has even extended by that time as Celtic look to win their fifth title in a row.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Glasgow Derby between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox was a relatively tame affair. 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