Reid rues ref call

17th November 2008

Billy Reid claimed Hamilton were once again the victims of a poor decision by match officials after finishing their Premier League game against Celtic empty-handed.

Accies had taken a surprise early lead through Richard Offiong but any hope they had of a shock win against the Scottish champions evaporated when Celtic were awarded a penalty shortly before half-time.

Television footage showed the foul on Cillian Sheridan took place outside the box but Martin Canning was dismissed for the challenge and Shunsuke Nakamura stepped up to convert from 12 yards - and then rock-bottom Hamilton were then denied a share of the points when Paul Hartley snatched victory for the league leaders with just four minutes to go.

"I'm proud but gutted as well," said Reid. "To play like that against the SPL champions and come away with nothing is hard to take. I thought we were fantastic for the first 35 minutes only to be undone by another decision which has gone against us.

"TV evidence has proved it was outside the box, but that's the way it has been for us. When we played Rangers recently Kris Boyd scored an offside goal and that went against us. Two weeks ago Chris Porter scored and was clearly offside.

"I hear and read so much about decisions going against teams and it is definitely going against Hamilton at the moment. The referee awarded a free-kick and then the assistant referee got involved. There is nothing wrong with that and if assistant refs are sure they have got it right then I'm for it. But, you have to make the right decision and he has called it wrong."