Kenny Macintyre makes referee claim over Celtic penalty
In 11 home matches in the SPFL Celtic haven’t been awarded a single penalty.
During that sequence Dundee United and Ross County have been given penalties at Celtic Park, two clubs at the bottom of the SPFL, clubs that have managed just nine victories combined, scoring a total of 40 goals.
Yesterday, after 15 minutes of a Scottish Cup tie against Morton the game was halted to review a penalty box incident.
After three minutes of a VAR review and Kevin Clancy checking the pitchside monitor Celtic were awarded the least welcome penalty that many fans have ever witnessed.
On social media the decision was slaughtered by most Celtic supporters, a joke decision with many believing that it was awarded to balance up against the penalties given to Dundee United and Ross County.
??’I got a message from a referee earlier on, he said that’s never a penalty’@kennymacsport and @TEnglishSport discuss on Sportsound the VAR decision which led to Celtic’s first goal today ??#BBCFootball pic.twitter.com/OSSWX95EcD
— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) January 21, 2023
Did Kevin Clancy get it right with Celtic penalty against Morton?
Yes, the VAR and match official know the laws
No, a joke decision, never ever a penalty
Back in the BBC Scotland studio it became the big issue that Kenny Macintyre wanted to deal with, one of his referee friends messaged him to say that it was never a penalty, a message that Macintyre was keen to share with listeners, and the BBC to share on social media.
Celtic fans have been keen for accountability on VAR since they were denied a penalty for a clear handball by Michael Smith from a James Forrest pass at Tynecastle in October.
Hopefully now that BBC Scotland have been outraged they can chase the issue up and get another appearance from Crawford Allan of the SFA to provide some clarity.