Late penalty leaves Jefferies fuming

Mon, 19 Oct 17:37:42 2009

Kilmarnock manager Jim Jefferies accused referee Craig Thomson of being influenced by the Easter Road crowd over his decision to award Hibernian a decisive late penalty in their Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash.

Jefferies was left raging eight minutes from time when Gavin Skelton felled Abdessalam Benjelloun. The Moroccan dispatched the spot-kick to give Hibs a 1-0 win they deserved having completely outplayed the Rugby Park side after the break.

"I thought it was a very soft award. Gavin was raging when he was coming past me, all you could hear was him saying that he never touched him," said Jefferies.

"I think Benji (Benjelloun) was very clever in backing into Gavin. All the boys that have come down from the stands said it wasn't a penalty, as did a few Hibs players.

"What is the frustrating thing is that you have a man (Thomson) there who came out after the Old Firm game to say he got it wrong by not awarding a penalty for (David) Weir over (Shaun) Maloney and yet he can give something like that.

"There was an incident where the crowd were shouting for a penalty beforehand and I think it hit someone on the hand but it was never deliberate.

"The crowd were roaring and I think he was under pressure to give it."

 

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  1. craigy is that the jelouse yam talking this was a­ stone waller and as for your disabled team micheal­ stewarty should have ben sent of and aberdeen were all­ over you and should have got the 3 points typical yam­ upset because the circus they call swincastle is faling­ apart so sorry my disabled little inbread freak

    From paul, on Tue 20 Oct 5:49PM

  2. craigy is that the jelouse yam talking this was a­ stone waller and as ffor your disabled team micheal­ stewarty should have ben sent of and aberden were all­ over you and should have got the 3 points typical yam­ upset because the circus they call swincastle is faling­ apart so sory my disabled little inbread freak

    From paul, on Tue 20 Oct 5:48PM

  3. 9.9 for the almost perfect dive. poor killie robbed­ again

    From criagkirk551, on Mon 19 Oct 10:47PM

  4. inver good point hibs out classed them in the second­ half killi are a below average team who are lucky to­ not be in a relegation position as for jim shut up you­ looser the ref was spot on

    From paul, on Mon 19 Oct 9:46PM

  5. shut it jim, your a below average manager with a loser­ mentality, instead of blaming the referee, how about­ your teams performance, that was alot worse than a­ dodgy penalty, you were utterly outplayed, and yet you­ feel an injustice? get a life, and Kilmarnock, get a­ manager who will deal with his own shortcomings rather­ than highlighting other peoples.

    From inverkenny, on Mon 19 Oct 1:29PM
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