Celtic fans are being urged by Hoops legend Frank McGarvey to 'move on' from their long-held suspicions of Scottish referees in the following referee Dougie McDonald's resignation. McDonald's departure on Sunday came after six weeks of controversy following his admission that he lied to Celtic manager Neil Lennon about the penalty decision he rescinded in the win over Dundee United at Tannadice.
And McGarvey, who played for Celtic between 1980 and 1985, called for the club's fans to play their part in calming the current situation down.
"It's time for Celtic fans to move on for the sake of Scottish football," he said.
"People at Celtic should be talking about how they will win the league, not about conspiracies. There are no conspiracies. I've been there.
"I played for Celtic at Ibrox when we were 2-0 down at half-time and got two penalties in the second half, one when one of our players hadn't been touched.
"I always thought that decisions evened themselves out over the course of the season and, if anything, the big teams got the calls against the smaller teams.
"Referees are trying their best in difficult circumstances.
"Did referees cost Celtic four points in their last two games? No. It was a poor defence that did that.
"So it is time to stop the criticism because it is doing Scottish football no good at all. Celtic and all the other clubs should be showing more respect to the referees and the Celtic fans should move on."
