Wednesday’s Scottish Premiership match between second-place Aberdeen and third-place Rangers quickly descended into stereotypes about Scottish football after Aberdeen’s Greg Tansey just clattered Rangers midfielder Jason Holt in the box.
Tansey unloaded his flailing, spinning whiff with only seven minutes gone and was then shamefully (or mercifully) hooked in the 43rd minute. With the mighty Bhoys of Celtic dropping points against Motherwell, this could’ve been an excellent opportunity for Aberdeen to put some pressure on the pacesetters. Instead, this happened.
James Tavernier scores from the penalty spot to make it 1-0 to Rangers after Aberdeen's Greg Tansey brought down Jason Holt inside the box https://t.co/vfxMM6Oacj pic.twitter.com/QsOfaZQFd8
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) November 29, 2017
Rangers capitalized on the penalty and strolled to a 3-0 victory at the Ibrox. As you might’ve expected, social media wasn’t kind to Tansey during or after the match.
Adjudged? He was as subtle as an elephant’s shite #COYR
— Alan & Val Reid (@reids1988) November 29, 2017
Can anyone tell us what Greg Tansey was thinking?
— talkingbaws.com (@talkingbaws) November 29, 2017
If Greg Tansey was a TV programme he would be Lost. Unless there is a programme ‘Absolutely bobbins’ I’m unaware of.
— Joel Sked (@sked21) November 29, 2017
Greg Tansey heading off. Aberdeen fans everywhere.. pic.twitter.com/3dzapoGeU3
— talkingbaws.com (@talkingbaws) November 29, 2017
What’s Greg Tansey doing there the big fucking goofball
— Saul Anderson (@SaulAnderson1) November 29, 2017
Greg Tansey is woeful, yet to impress in the slightest
— James Morrison (@jimmymohawk) November 29, 2017
greg tansey is fucking horseshit
— Stuart (@carl_spackler74) November 29, 2017
It’s not the first little adventure Tansey has gone on this season when it comes to tackling.
The sheer shock on Greg Tansey's face after that tackle a close second. pic.twitter.com/HJqJ6rWqkA
— TheSPFLRadar (@TheSPFLRadar) November 7, 2017
Like Steve Zahn and Paul Walker, Tansey is off on a horrific joy ride.