Smith aims parting shot at Celtic

24 April 2011 20:01
Rangers manager Walter Smith bowed out of his final Old Firm derby by having a dig at Celtic after the Glasgow rivals battled out a goalless draw at Ibrox. The Hoops should have come out on top when they were awarded a late penalty after referee Craig Thomson ruled that Anthony Stokes was fouled in the box by Steven Davis. But goalkeeper Allan McGregor came to the rescue of Rangers to save brilliantly from Georgios Samaras and keep the Clydesdale Bank Premier League title race wide open. Asked for his view on the spot-kick, Smith said: "It's not a penalty kick. But they got it and Allan McGregor saved it and Celtic will be happy now because their whole campaign this season has been the fact they have been asking for decisions. "Well, they got one and Allan McGregor saved it. That's it. The whole of the season, all we have heard is that Celtic don't get penalty kicks. "They got one and they tried to get another one as well and both of them were exactly the same in my mind - both of the players ran into the players and they weren't penalties."

Source: PA