Nick Walsh will referee Suday’s SPFL opener when Celtic host Aberdeen in front of the Sky Sports cameras.
Last season, under pressure about the performances of Walsh and Bobby Madden, Celtic chairman Ian Bankier said that he had deep concerns about those referees.
Soon afterwards Walsh refereed a stormy League Cup semi final win over St Johnstone- just one month after being in charge of the same clubs in the SPFL.
Walsh’s last match involving Celtic was the 1-1 draw at Tannadice that clinched the title meaning that the Bearsden based PE teacher will take charge of two of Celtic’s last three SPFL matches. So far this season he has refereed two League Cup ties.
Ange Postecoglou will have some major decisions to make for Sunday’s match with competition for places throughout the side.
Kyogo Furuhashi and Giorgos Giakoumakis have both impressed in pre-season matches, in midfield Reo Hatate and David Turnbull have solid claims to be selected alongside Callum McGregor and Matt O’Riley. At the back Stephen Welsh looks to be Carl Starfelt’s deputy alongside Cameron Carter-Vickers.
Frank Connor and Craig Ferfuson will be Walsh’s assistants, CLICK HERE for appointments.
How the fuck does our club except it especially when they know our players will get kicked about on that park and walsh the little rat turns a blind eye to it all honest slippy g complains about w.collum and he never ref another game that season just shows how corrupt Scottish football is its about time the celtic fans took it in there own hands and done something about it all sfa.spfl masonic fuckpigs
Well said John supporters should give marks and hand out sentences ba nicer and labelled have made our club easy meat for m.i .b
VAR sooner the better,The huns wont know what will hit them
Why Complain it’s been this since 1888….Always will be so every time we win a game it’s another black eye for the Establishment…..How much it must Hurt them the Fact Glasgow Celtic Only Scottish Club to win CUP with big EARS!! IN Ange & his Bhoys we TRUST!!
At the onset of the new season,wouldn’t it be great if the governing bodies asked each top flight referee and officials which team each individual supported?
That way forward would ensure each game will be officiated on a neutral basis, with very little chance of favouritism to any particular team. I don’t think it’s too much to ask is it?
Even a ref that supports, say Falkirk will still have a preference for Celtic or Sevco. Need to have foreign referees… just not English.
That won’t happen mate,never
If you ask referees which team they supported, you would get a surprise, because none of them would say that they support the team from Ibrox.
Watch out for more dodgy decisions before VAR comes in to create havoc.