Source: Team_Talk
Mowbray still upset by ref justice
The club have appealed against Brown's dismissal, which followed a clash with Kyle Lafferty midway through the second half, with a statement on their website claiming no "fair-minded" person would agree their skipper warranted a red card.[LNB]Celtic fell 10 points behind SPL leaders Rangers, who have a game in hand, after Maurice Edu's injury-time goal ended the 10-men's resistance.[LNB]But Mowbray was confident Celtic would create enough late chances to win the match until referee Dougie McDonald issued the red card.[LNB]"You just want the big decisions to be correct in matches and we probably have felt some of them haven't gone our way this season," Mowbray told the Celtic View. "People talk about having your fair share of decisions and we felt there was a bit to come our way.[LNB]"I haven't watched it again yet, but everyone seems to think it was a harsh decision.[LNB]"I think, as the game opened up in the last 20 minutes or so, we would have undoubtedly got more chances and I would like to think with the quality we have in forward areas we would have created some opportunities to win the game."[LNB]Mowbray added: "In the first half I thought we were okay. Our concentration defensively was good; we were the team in the ascendancy and probably had the best opportunities.[LNB]"So at half-time we were confident and were hoping to go out there and finish off the job.[LNB]"Rangers started the second half on the front foot and had a bit more drive about them. But whilst they were on the front foot, I felt we were reasonably comfortable and waiting for our opportunities later on and believed we could win the game really.[LNB]"The sending-off, however, changed everything and it became an exercise in not losing the match at that point."[LNB]Given the manner of defeat and its wider significance, the derby blow was even harder to stomach for Celtic fans, but defender Darren O'Dea refused to hide from the consequences.[LNB]The Republic of Ireland international said: "Some players would like to shut off from it, but I think the only way to really understand it is to listen to everything.[LNB]"That includes sitting in the changing room and hearing the Rangers fans outside.[LNB]"If you don't win the league you are going to have to listen to it for another year.[LNB]"You need to accept it and be big enough to put it right. And this year so far we have not been doing that.[LNB]"I'm a Celtic fan myself so I am in two boats. I also feel what everyone supporting the club feels, so now we have to give back anything we can.[LNB]"The only thing we can do before the end of the season is just to compete and win every game we can."[LNB]That quest begins at Falkirk on Sunday, where O'Dea is expected to continue at centre-back after replacing Thomas Rogne at Ibrox when the Norwegian suffered a hamstring injury.[LNB]Mowbray admitted that he wouldn't be too hopeful" of injured centre-backs Jos Hooiveld and Glenn Loovens making their comebacks at Falkirk.[LNB][LNB]
