St Johnstone boss reckons his side are due a break

The league season may only be three games old, but already St Johnstone boss Tommy Wright believes his team are due a break.

Wright is convinced that television pictures confirm the Perth club should have been awarded a late penalty at Hamilton on Saturday, and the incidents that went against them when Celtic visited McDiarmid Park are well-documented.

He said: “I hope Celtic manager Ronny Deila was right when he said these decisions even themselves out over the course of a season.

“Because that is now three big calls that haven’t gone our way in the last two games.

“Dave Mackay missed out on a penalty against Celtic and then was sent off at the other end.

“And against Accies their defender clearly handled from Steven MacLean. He was four or five yards away and his hand was up in the air. That should be a penalty.

“We have been unfortunate with major decisions. But that doesn’t detract from the poor first-half show against Accies.”