Mellon fury at penalty
Frustrated Dundee United boss Micky Mel lon admits he has no idea what is now deemed a penalty after his side were denied a stonewaller.
Struggl i ng United crashed 2- 0 at home to Hibs but were denied a possible comeback when ref Gavin Duncan and his officials missed a blatant handball from Josh Doig.
Mellon watched his side concede two pens against St Mirren midweek and insists he is just looking for clarity and consistency from the officials.
He said: “If we have to take our medicine during the week, in tight games like a lot of them are in the Premiership, there has to be consistency and they have to go your way in order to give yourself a good chance of getting results.
“The fourth official today is the one who gave the
penalty on Wednesday night. We spoke to him before the game and said we want the same thing because you told us any handball in the box is a penalty.
“We want judged fairly and it just didn’t happen, did it? I don’t want to be standing here making excuses, I’ve been asked the question, but I do believe we should have had a penalty.
“The linesman is looking right across the line, he can’t give that one that he was watching the line, not the ball.
“He was looking right at it, if the Shankland one is a penalty then that’s a stonewall penalty kick.
“Have I had an explanation? You never do.
“They’ll carry on and referee another game on Wednesday, move on and we have to deal with getting the group back together.
“And the confusion of what is a penalty any more? I don’t know.”