Gordon Insists Refs Aren't Giving Keepers a Break and Riordan's Goal Should Have Been Disallowed for Offside

Mail on Sunday › April 27, 2006

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CRAIG GORDON believes a refereeing tendency to rule against goalkeepers cost Hearts the opening goal in yesterday's Edinburgh derby defeat.

Gordon was furious that Derek Riordan's 16th-minute effort was allowed to stand due to the presence of Hibs forward Steven Fletcher in an apparently offside position in front of goal.

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Gordon Insists Refs Aren't Giving Keepers a Break and Riordan's Goal Should Have Been Disallowed for Offside

Fletcher seemed to step over the ball as it whistled towards the bottom corner, but referee Charlie Richmond had no hesitation in allowing the strike to s...

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