GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 29: Referee Kevin Clancy during a William Hill Premiership match between Celtic and Heart of Midlothian at Celtic Park, on March 29, 2025, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images)
It is always best to criticise referees from a position of strength, when your team has won.
Celtic beat Hearts 3-0 today, Kevin Clancy had an awful performance, some fans might use other adjectives to describe his display.
His performance could be split in two, once Celtic were 2-0 up then more so at 3-0 up his decisions seemed fairly fair, there weren’t too many decisions that left fans shaking their heads, muttering on social media or shouting abuse.
As is the norm in Celtic’s domestic matches opponents want to break the game up, slow things down at every opportunity.
Whenever they are in the vicinity of a Celtic player you either step into them or back into them, fall to the ground and wait for the whistle to blow. It rarely fails.
Cameron Carter-Vickers was the main victim today, he barely had to move towards the ball before he’d hear the sound of Clancy’s whistle with that sheepish, apologetic look at as pointed to another Hearts free-kick.
Kevin Clancy has had a shocker. Giving free kicks every time a Hearts player fell down…… until Celtic went 3-0 up, and then he realised that he can’t influence the result as much as he was obviously trying to do, so starts refereeing normally. Embarrassing for @ScottishFA
— We.Never.Stop. (@norspring) March 29, 2025
Despite having 71% possession the foul count was Celtic conceding 14 and Hearts 9, most of those free-kicks would have been during the first half in which three goals were scored.
Once Celtic went ahead Clancy’s approach changed completely.
It is two years since today’s referee was put in charge of a Glasgow Derby- today’s performance smacked of an application to be put in charge of the post split match at Ibrox.
More than a month after Alan Muir denied Celtic a goal away to Hibs without any evidence there has still been no comment from Michael Nicholson.
The fact that we are 3-0 up at half-time and all I can think about is Kevin Clancy shows you just how abysmal he is.
— Kev (@kev_b_) March 29, 2025
Kevin Clancy having an absolute nightmare in his quest to give Hearts a foul for every single challenge. Every single one.
— Eddie Clarke (@eddieclarke2) March 29, 2025
Kevin Clancy is having the most ridiculous performance today. Foul every time a Hearts player goes down
— Ian ?? (@GlasgowBhoy) March 29, 2025
Kevin Clancy is a snivelling coward of a referee.
— Danielle C (@Dani1987C) March 29, 2025
Kevin Clancy has had the most horrific 25 minutes of his career today & he still cannot stop Celtic leading 2-0.?
Someone needs to read the rules to this imbecile.????— Setanta’s Dog (@SetantaD) March 29, 2025
#CELHEA Have to admire Kevin Clancy’s creativity in finding a wide variety of different ways of awarding decisions to Hearts.
— ?TheOtherJohnMcDonnell? (@CarlJungleBhoy) March 29, 2025
26 minutes in and comfortable the worst refereeing performance of the season by Kevin Clancy.
Fuck knows what game he is watching here.
— CaI (@caim67) March 29, 2025
Any chance of Kevin Clancy getting subbed off? Absolutely inept.
— Heehaw (@Bagflea75) March 29, 2025
Kevin Clancy is dreadful. Already had enough of him blowing a foul every time two players come together and we’re not even ten minutes in.
— DF. (@DaveF0984) March 29, 2025

Sorry but it takes an eternity to read these blogs now. Always a good read but it’s becoming a chore to get through one due to all the ads and pop ups. Keep up the good work as it’s always informative.
Use the brave browser. No ads. No problem
Used to have the same problem, switched to duck duck go and now it’s perfect ?
Chesterbhoy, I’d advise switching your web browser to DuckDuckGo or TOR. It’ll certainly help.
TT – but I’m not 🙂
Adverts FFS
Couldn’t finish post
I just listen to the blog now. No need to look at the screen.
I press on the three wee dots on the top left of the screen, scroll down a couple of options, and press on the listen option.
Done!
Dirty Cowardly bastard another alleged catholic.. Worse than the rest.
Your readers are calling out issues with your site. Stop remaining silent and address their cincerns. Your worse than Nicholson.
BTW, Chesterbhoy, is the local CSC still at St Werburgh’s?
Spent quality time there a long time ago with my family. I think it was a Cup Final, Dunfermline? We won it anyway (2-1 I think). Two of us bet Stan to score @11/2 and he did but it was chalked off. It didn’t stop the Champagne flowing, which I’d ordered locally at HT. We got permission from the Steward to open it x3 and ‘neck’ it. We shared it with club members, what a day! Jackie’s testimonial was the next day and we were offered a free run up…had to decline…. we’d come from all over UK to meet up and we were hell-bent on drinking the CSC and Chester dry! 🙂 HH
Just like Keevins,Wilson,Walker and Bonner another soup taker.How do you bastards sleep at night?Shame on you.
Easy 3 points today, but dare I say it, Celtic can be a grim watch, centre halfs going side to side and every player wants to pass the ball backwards. It’s slow and tepid, not the greatest entertainment on a Saturday afternoon
Totally agree Dan…but that’s the way it is I’m afraid…When Hertz pressed us high up the pitch ..our ” breakaway” football was really good to watch…But when they dropped back in the second half…we reverted to type…and. strolled about…But we take the 3 points and clean sheet…and stroll on…Hail hail.
More down to how hearts played mate. High block difficult to break through but we did 3 times before half time should have been more. Agree it wasn’t our silkiest performance but a good performance all the same and another 3 points towards the title.
Nothing hard to watch about it.
IN BRENDAN WE TRUST!!
K.Clancy is just like the rest of they cheats in black give Celtic fuck all but give hearts players for falling and getting their strips dirty that little rat Devlin rolls about as soon as the rain hits him he’s a dirty players but never seen him fall againsts for sevco infect he hides anathema little scum hun just like the the rest of hearts players never try a leg against them scum club.hearts and both clubs that played at cheating liebrox. FACT
I get frustrated with the slow cross field passing…but if it disnae bother you…Fair enough…We see things different…No worries…Hail hail.