Falkirk boss Steven Pressley admitted his emotions got the better of him during the 3-1 Scottish Communities League Cup semi-final defeat by Celtic.
Scott Brown fired the Hoops into the lead from the spot in the 26th minute after Bairns skipper Darren Dods had wrestled with Thomas Rogne at a corner but 17-year-old Falkirk midfielder Jay Fulton dramatically levelled before the break.
Anthony Stokes' free-kick from 25 yards in the 56th minute gave Bairns keeper Michael McGovern no chance, and the striker then tapped in from a Gary Hooper pass with five minutes remaining to make sure Celtic return to the national stadium on March 18.
After remonstrating with referee Euan Norris at the end of the first half about the penalty decision, Pressley found himself watching the second half from the stand.
"I am a passionate manager and passionate about my players but I have to keep my emotions in check at times," he said.
"I was just disappointed with some decisions that had a big impact on the game. I've not seen it so I'm not going to say it wasn't a penalty but I just ask you the question: would it have been given in the other box?"
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just off the phone to Falkirk stadium asking if Stephen Pressley was watching the same game as everyone else, the Falkirk press office could do nothing but say sorry for his insinuation that the ref was biased towards Celtic, so Jim #2 @#$% are you talking about
Jim #2 not mentioning the awful decision against Celtic to chalk off a perfectly good goal? wonder why that is.
i see he did not realise celtic were the mugs with decision making ie the good goal they did not get before the penalty
Steven contradicts himself, he asks if it would be given up the other end afer admitting he hasn't seen it and doesn't know if it was a penalty or not.
Jim ye got cuffed
nedal1888 take your green glasses of never a penalty falkirk were robbed blind
Bad loser .
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