Out of almost nowhere, late on Wednesday morning a large number of Scottish reporters suddenly discovered an IFAB Q and A that to their thinking justified the joint decisions of John Beaton and Willie Collum at Ibrox two days earlier.
The document being partially quoted was from a Q and A not the Laws of the Game.
That document has been in place for a while, it wasn’t widely quoted when penalties were being awarded against Alexandro Bernabei and Matt O’Riley.
In reply to quoting the IFAB Q and A an incident during a Livingston v Aberdeen match has come to light, it seems to completely contradict the ‘evidence’ that was used to justify Beaton’s decision taken at Ibrox.
That Penalty livi got no IFAB rules were mentioned then funny that !!-https://t.co/8wrpdnm8Av
— D Mcguire (@DMcGCfc1888) January 6, 2023
— Ange baw (@Angeba11) January 5, 2023
Nick Walsh was the referee at the Livingston v Aberdeen match, tomorrow he will be in charge of the Celtic v Kilmarnock match, his fourth time in 21 SPFL matches that he’ll have refereed Ange Postecoglou’s side.
Walsh refereed Celtic’s first domestic VAR match when he awarded Hearts two penalties but decided against pointing to the spot when Michael Smith handled a pass from James Forrest.
Get this Hun Bastard Gordon tae Fuk! We aw kno ur a HUN ya Prik & also a Fukin NAEBDY!! A SMUG Arrogant Bastard who’ll cut u aff when he canny win an argument which is anywan wae a brain against their Soup taking Panel!!
What a brilliant piece of comparative footage. If Celtic are serious about confronting this, (which I seriously doubt), then this should be added to the growing dossier of decisions which clearly demonstrate we are not being treated equally.
Also, unconscious bias must be highlighted. ‘Honest mistakes’ like what we see don’t routinely occur elsewhere, as associations don’t put officials in charge of matches with teams they support. How that would stop the ‘honest mistakes’ when refereeing us though is still an open question. But it would be a start.
There is a plethora of information on unconscious bias, validated from reputable academic studies. It is widely accepted that witness perception is influenced by unconscious bias.
That’s why some witnesses cannot be compelled to give evidence as their testimony cannot be considered reliable due to their relationship with an accused. Unconscious bias is inherent in all of us, despite how objective we think we experience something. Refs are no different, whether deliberately or otherwise, their allegiance/relationship to an individual, organisation or set of standards are influenced by their unconscious bias.
So it’s actually very patronising when per say Tom English dismisses a fan because he’s looking through ‘green tinted glasses’, but refs who come from a Rangers background for example, are not influenced by the same inherent traits in all of us.
Well then they must be super-human. Enough of this patronising guff from cheerleaders. Tried and tested physiology and human behaviour removes the credibility of the views they try to force on us.
‘unconscious bias’ a great point Jae ….but is it really ‘unconscious’?