Neil McCann calls on SFA to open up on VAR after questionable Andrew Dallas call

Neil McCann has called for an investigation into VAR with transparency somewhat cloudy during Celtic’s 3-0 win away to Ross County.

With the match goal-less a well timed run by Oh Hyeon-gyu ended with the ball being bundled into the net from close range.

Daizen Maeda is possibly the fastest player in the SPFL Premiership and appeared to time his run perfectly.

There was an ominous pause before Andrew Dallas ruled the ‘goal’ offside although the supporting evidence shown by Sky Sports was far from clear.

Watching Sportscene, the Daily Record reports McCann saying:

I know VAR is a computer decision almost but if we’re disallowing goals for a hair’s breadth, we need to take a look at it. If the lines are touching then clearly the advantage is given to the attacker and I thought that should’ve been given.

There has to be human input to these decisions, if it wasn’t one central VAR operator could announce decisions on several matches at once.

The image used was a good few yards behind the line required and seemed to halt a split second after the ball was played through for Maeda to run onto.

A few weeks ago Crawford Allan showed Sky Sports through a couple of VAR decisions including a downgraded red card from a match last season.

Until the SFA and SPFL produce clear 3D images and an explanation there is always going to be controversy over decisions taken remotely.