Celtic fans were sickened by the announcement on Tuesday that Andrew Dallas and John Beaton will be teaming up for Sunday’s match away to Dundee.
While James Bisgrove tells the SFA what officials aren’t acceptable Michael Nicholson assumes his favourite position at the back of the bus, looking down at his feet and wondering what Peter will think.
After Beaton’s performance at Ibrox a Celtic source told the Daily Record that the club had been in touch with the SFA over the way VAR had been in operation at Ibrox.
Surprise! Surprise! Nothing has been heard since on the issue while over the same weekend Aberdeen issued a detailed statement over the VAR guessing game that denied them a late winning goal away to Livingston.
It is impossible to come to any other conclusion than Celtic are all-in with the Levelling Up exercise to manufacture a competitive O** F*** battle for honours.
Beaton / Dallas dream team for Dens on Sunday pic.twitter.com/BJJGfkp2DE
— RhebelRhebel (@RhebelRhebel) April 23, 2024
Since his performance at Ibrox on April 7 Beaton hasn’t refereed any other match. With 18 referees taking charge of Premiership matches this season Crawford Allan has given the man from the Crown Bar back-to-back Celtic fixtures.
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Celtic chief Michael Nicholson’s cutting reply when quizzed on referees and VAR at AGMhttps://t.co/6vJYJ8p66Ihttps://t.co/6vJYJ8p66I
— Scottish Sun Sport (@scotsunsport) November 22, 2023
At matchday 34 Beaton will referee his sixth SPFL match involving Celtic, he was also on VAR for the defeat at Tynecastle.
With Willie Collum out of bounds for matches involving Philippe Clement’s side Beaton has had three of their matches since the turn of the year, the same number as the like minded David Dickinson.
Allan quite happy to appoint John Beaton to @CelticFC games to prove a point but you never see Collum or Clancy near a Rangers game. Stinks.
— John F (@johnf2008) April 23, 2024
biggest threat is Dallas. How can you remain Neutral after what happened to his bigoted dad
— Don Kideoni ??????? ?? ?? ?? (@ayremeraldcsc) April 23, 2024
You couldn’t make it up Beaton should be nowhere near our games
— Brennan Bhoy (@BrennanMatin) April 23, 2024
What we should be worried is not beaton. But why is Dallas taken from sevco match to ours
— Tom (@tomcelticfc) April 23, 2024
???? so obvious
— 1967 sean c (@Seancarlin16) April 23, 2024
Something stinks with the regularity of getting Robertson and Beaton since the Tynecastle debacle. Is there no other referees available?
— MBhoy66 ???????? (@EmmJNor) April 23, 2024