Rangers fans explode at ‘farcical’ penalty snub after Dujon Sterling handball verdict
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Credit: Imago Sun 15 March 2026 13:45, UK Rangers supporters have reacted with fury to the “laughable” decision not to award a penalty for an Alex Gogic handball during Sunday’s 1-0 win over St Mirren.Danny Rohl’s side edged to a crucial victory at Paisley, after their bitter rivals Celtic had closed the gap to Hearts at the top of the Scottish Premiership table with their win on Saturday. However, McLean was unmoved by the Gers’ appeals, and the VAR team also decided that he had been correct in his view of the incident after a brief review.
Obviously it’s not a penalty, obviously it’s a very quick VAR dismissalIt’s absolutely laughable at this point— Four Lads Had A Dream (@4ladshadadream) March 15, 2026 View Tweet goalbound shot and isn’t even given more than 10 seconds. it’s getting beyond comprehension— Callum (@Callum___1872) March 15, 2026 View Tweet Fans took to X to share their anger towards the decision, with the Four Lads Had A Dream podcast even labelling the call as “absolutely laughable.”It obviously the same offence as 2 weeks ago— Shadowman (@manfaetheshadow) March 15, 2026 View Tweet That's not any different from the one against us 2 weeks ago. Ball going towards goal hand stops it it's simple.— David McGaughey (@DavidMcgaughe10) March 15, 2026 View Tweet Several supporters were also quick to point out that there was little difference between this incident and the penalty that was given against Dujon Sterling in the dying stages of the 2-2 draw with Celtic on 1 March.@JE55GRY: “Given what they do give penalties for these days, it’s a stonewall penalty.”@Ibrox____: “Its beyond farcical.
It is blatant cheating by the officials, absolutely blatant.”Steve McLean makes second big error in Rangers’ win vs St MirrenFootball Insider paid close attention to the referee’s performance in Rangers’ win vs St Mirren on Sunday, and it became clear that McLean made some questionable calls in the big moments of the game. Rangers were frustrated that they weren’t awarded a penalty, and just minutes later they could have gained a numerical advantage.