Moaning Robbie Neilson and Hearts get away with ref blasts and imagine if it were Neil Lennon – Hotline

Hearts fans were left fuming at referee Don Robertson as they hammered onto the Hotline.

Tuesday’s Edinburgh Derby finished up scoreless, but the Jambos are not happy at being denied a couple of penalties for incidents involving Hibs defender Lewis Stevenson.

Robbie Neilson was also booked on the night as fumed about the calls of the officials and was first on to take issue.

He said: “Two stonewall penalties and a keeper who should have walked for denying Hearts a goal and they say there is no referee vendetta against Hearts. Somebody is having a laugh and it’s not Robbie Neilson. Unhappy.”

added: “ Hearts were robbed. How the barge on Ellis Simms is not a penalty I’ll never know and the handball from Stevenson was right in front of the ref’s eyes.”

emailed to say: “Once again Don Robertson showed how not to referee. Last week at Alloa and now at Easter Road. Absolute shocker of how not to do it. Is he taking lessons from Kevin Clancy?”

However, gave the counter and said: “There’s no denying Hearts should have had a penalty for the first incident involving Lewis Stevenson, but the second? Will someone explain where a player is meant to put his hands while charging down a free kick, especially at the speed the ball was travelling?

“Was it any worse than the blatant handball denied for Hibs against Rangers, when a smiling Kris Boyd replied 'no comment' when asked if it was a penalty? Surely it's now a bit late to come over all sanctimonious about VAR, Kris.

“Hearts will feel hard done by no doubt, but battling Hibs deserved their point. The times I’ve seen Hibs cheated out of three points against Hearts I could write a book about. Leigh Griffiths denied a goal from a free kick a yard over the line for starters.”