‘It just wasn’t a penalty for me.’ Football fans have become accustomed to hearing managers say this in post-match interviews. They’re just not particularly used to hearing it from the man whose side profited from the decision.
Fair play, then, to Mark Wilson. Partick Thistle’s head coach was charitable enough to concede that the spot kick awarded to his side in Friday’s Scottish Championship match at Ayr United – a decision that ultimately decided the match – should not have been given.
‘I need to be honest because everybody’s bored of managers coming out and going, “Oh well, I didn’t see it”,’
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