Top ref will help us to get it right
JIM GOODWIN reckons Aberdeen’s levelling-up campaign will start with the appointment of referee Willie Collum for tomorrow’s crunch clash with Dundee.
The Dons boss believes the experienced whistler can bring an end to what he believes has been a spell of game-changing decisions against his side.
Ref Grant Irvine’s failure to send off Livingston keeper Max Stryjek for smashing a hand into the face of Vincente Besuijen last weekend was fresh in Goodwin’s mind and he’s convinced Collum will get the big calls correct as he looks for an overdue rub of the green.
The Dons boss said: “We’ve had a terrible run of luck with regards to those big decisions going against us. Hopefully we’ll get a little bit of good fortune ourselves at the weekend and the referee will get the big decisions right. Thankfully we’ve got one of the most experienced referees in the country so I’m delighted with that.
“I felt the young referee last weekend struggled with some of those big moments, Stryjek being the key one. If Livingston had been down to 10 men for the large part of the game and we had a penalty then we’d have had ourselves in front.
“Hopefully Willie gets these big calls right this weekend.”