Thursday came and went without any sign of life from the SFA, there wasn’t even the release of a long range image or baffling website statement to justify the decision to disallow a ‘goal’ from Liel Abada.
Fortunately the silence from Hampden was matched by the Celtic Executive Team- perhaps Michael Nicholson and Ian Maxwell were at the same Christmas Lunch?
From Wednesday night when Steven Kirkland and Euan Anderson conspired to deny Celtic a goal there has been a media search to find a reason to justify the decision. ‘Just because’ doesn’t feature in the Laws of the Game.
If you know the rules then you know this is a goal.
The ref even went to look at the monitor which you don’t do for offsides..
We need to question they way the refs are performing and using the VAR.
Beyond a joke now. https://t.co/gzbU2G3eNf
— Ryan Clifford (@Ryanclifford11) December 21, 2022
In any decent sporting environment the Hawkeye image used to make the decision would be published alongside the relevant law used to disallow the ‘goal’. Nothing has surfaced.
The teething troubles excuse no longer stands up but increasingly Celtic fans are questioning their own club’s role in the silence.
Over 50,000 fans at the match were left in the dark, thousands more subscribers to Celtic TV were left watching a sporting event where ‘goals’ are randomly disallowed for no good reason.
The Celtic board would be foolish to think that Ange Postecoglou and his side can continue to overcome the referee and the VAR.
There is a minor storm just now on social media, when the referee and VAR cost the team points things will really kick off. John Beaton and Willie Collum on January 2 have the makings of the perfect storm.
No Hawkeye image has ever been published to justify a ‘goal’ from Abada away to Hearts in October, Michael Nicholson is on an SFA Working Group for VAR.
Should Celtic push SFA for transparency by publishing VAR reports?
Yes, VAR without explanations is pointless
No, let the teething troubles settle down
I’m not stepping foot in paradise again until we see the management at Celtic growing a pair!
I spend a small fortune on Celtic gear this time of year for friends and family.
This year? Nada, zilch, zero.
Back of the bus ma hole! We’re in the rusty trailer hitched behind bus!
Cowards in green ties and blazers
These decisions are happening because we are watching a corrupt game,name me another ref in Scotland that trains the professional teams youngsters and also officiates the professional teams ganes.
Can you imagine the uproar if this was being played out at Celtic Park.
Brother Beaton and Collum a disaster looming. Our worst nightmare, Ibrox and a cabal of anti Celtic officials.
The Celtic board need to step up.
No point paying for as system that clearly doesn’t work.
Nothing to do with Ange he’s doing the right thing ignore it.
Celtic legal team have the evidence of cheating let the litigation begin. If don’t do anything about it Celtic could lose the title if this cheating continues.
The more it happens the worse the excuse will be pen and goals disallowed v hearts pen decisions Ross county ,dundeeutd and pen shout at ibrox when hibs 2.1 in front nothing said or done and now this something is rotten in the Scottish game poor refs are also judging var god only nos what will happen if poor decision made at old firm game they want to stamp out racism, bigotry well it not happening with the later sfa and refs are bigoted they certainly not helping themselves time for fair play one video screen to be used if ref not sure and if poss played on stadium screens so we can all understand what happened
hawkeye more like blue eye with these cheating blue cunts who are working var at present maybe bring non scots to take it over honest out come on what is a goal penalty off side etc it can’t contiue the way its being used at present corruption of the highest order scottish football is a laughing stock with this farce.
Corruption dressed up as paranoia. Needs to be addressed from our board. Not holding my breath SADLY