Dunfermline Press | Sport | Wilson upset over ‘stone-wall’ penalty

Tuesday, 6th January, 2009

Published: Thursday, 11th October, 2007 09:00

Wilson upset over ‘stone-wall’ penalty

IT’S probably safe to say ref William Collum isn’t on most Pars players’ Christmas card lists although he’s got all their names written down somewhere.

Many of the Pars squad haven’t forgotten Collum’s performance in the 0-0 home draw against Inverness just before Christmas last year, when he showed seven yellow cards in 13 minutes, booking six Dunfermline players and sending off well-known hardman Stevie Crawford.

And it was Collum who blew for a last-minute penalty against the Pars at Queen of the South on Saturday.

Scott Wilson was one of those booked back in December so Collum had no trouble spelling his name when he flashed another yellow at the big defender after awarding a penalty for his challenge on Queens sub Brian Gilmour.

“I didn’t think it was a penalty,” Wilson told Press Sport after the game. “I didn’t touch him but what disappointed me was when I asked him why he’d given it, he said it was a stone-waller. If he’s said it’s a stone-waller then he’s not really seen it. Everyone makes bad decisions. I’ve had probably 95 per cent support in the dressing room. The other five per cent are trying to wind me up.”

Scott Muirhead was well placed to judge and said, “I thought it was a bit soft, to be honest. He (Gilmour) fell too easily. I think the boy was just trying to give something against us. I thought we had a stone-waller in the first half when Mark Burchill was brought down. It’s just him.”

Both players were relieved that Paul Gallacher’s stop ensured they boarded the team bus with a first away win under their belts.

“It’s a massive result for us,” Muirhead said. “We would have liked to score more goals but the most important thing is to get the three points and keep within touching distance of Hamilton.”

It was Muirhead’s first league game for seven weeks after breaking a metatarsal and he said, “It feels good but the legs were going a bit in the last 20 minutes. I’m going to need a few games to get my sharpness and the international break makes it a bit stop-start but I’ll get it back.”

Wilson added, “We’ve not played anywhere near the level we can but then good football has not been working for us in this division.”

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