6 VIP pundits react to Rangers red card stooshie as Sutton boils Boyd's blood with a quip for the ages

Nick Walsh's decision to send Mo Diomande off has been branded "embarrassing" by Kris Boyd, but Sky Sports sparring partner Chris Sutton hailed the under-fire whistler for taking the time to confirm a correct decision.

Diomande blasted Rangers level at Tannadice as they came from behind to win 3-1 against Dundee Utd. But the midfielder was gving his marching orders in stoppage time after an off the ball clash with Kevin Holt. Walsh was quick to flash a straight red after Diomande appeared to swing an open palm at the United defender, who was booked for his role.

But VAR beckoned Walsh over to the pitch side monitor to have another look. And after numerous replays, it looked like there was minimal contact from Diomande at best and it was hard to argue that he used any excessive force or brutality. But Walsh doubled down and stuck with his original decision, which sent Philippe Clement apoplectic on the touchline, with the Ibrox boss confirming that an appeal will be winging its way to the sixth floor at Hampden pronto. Record Sport has collected the reactions from various pundits, and no prizes for guessing who is going against the grain as Sutton forces the studio to crack up over a "painful" one.

"In Dundee and Glasgow would you say that's violent conduct? I'm not so sure but what I would say is that you can't slap people in the face and that's what he does. You just can't do that. He does slap and I think he does catch him. Nick Walsh was right on the spot there. While we can crticise him, the player has to show discipline. You can't just go around slapping people. It's not allowed. If you're not sending him off for that then you're just saying all game is a free hit.

"It's not a good message to send that players can