The boys of 2016 as Mark Warburton loses the Scottish Cup Final to Hibs
Since Sunday afternoon it seems that Scottish football has been on the brink of implosion. Because Celtic were awarded a penalty.
Led by the childish, bubbling figure of Kris Boyd on Sky Sports others grabbed the baton as the squealed and gnashed their teeth over a defender raising his arms and making contact with the ball heading goalwards.
In real time John Beaton switched to his default position of awarding Celtic a corner but after being offered a VAR Review the man from the Crown Bar in Bellshill was reluctantly forced to apply the Laws of the Game.
Coupled with a few decisions at Ibrox the previous day the unhinged were off and running with their conspiracies.
Apparently Beaton and Steven McLean have been converted and are now Selik’s placement. Yes, Beaton and McLean following orders delivered from the Vatican!
Most Penalties In A Single Club Season:
James Tavernier 2023-24:
Penalties taken = 20
Scored = 15
Missed = 5
I believe all 3 of these stats are world records.
Overlaps with a record Rangers run of 75 league games (2 seasons worth) of conceding zero penalties. https://t.co/889u9KxSnY pic.twitter.com/GqSNqKliYX
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) September 15, 2025
At a time where Sevco have fk all old dead Rangers records left to hang on too, you’d think this guy Tavernier would have penalty trophies everywhere.
But no, his penalty records are shunned.
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) September 15, 2025
It seems that legacy media has a very selective interest in penalty issues.
Almost nothing was mentioned about Scotland’s newest club going through two 60 plus runs of SPFL fixtures in a five year period where they didn’t have a penalty awarded against them.
At the same time a player in the SPFL was taking penalties more frequently that Messi and Ronaldo- no mention of that accolade from the loyal messengers.
When Phil Clement took over as manager at Ibrox his side were awarded seven penalties in his first match in charge including two at home to Hearts in his second domestic match in charge.
Guess what, Beaton refereed that match as well…
Don’t think the ref even went to the monitor for this.
On-field decision was penalty?
Looks like he was just told in his ear it was a penalty.
Was the handball in the box? https://t.co/MeecZFB3fu pic.twitter.com/uHUcITnyoc
— Lint (@Zeshankenzo) April 18, 2024
Rangers? https://t.co/eMO1lkDBUb pic.twitter.com/MPUqM0c58U
— Tam sellic son (@TamseIIicsonIII) September 15, 2025
Spot on Joe. The fixation and desperation with this incident is bizarre. The excuses are as well. Boyd on Sky and BBC website pundit claiming it’s not a pen because “it wasn’t heading towards the goal”. Both incorrect (one angle it looks goal bound, another not) and irrelevant. Handball in the box is a pen, regardless of the direction the ball is going in. But hey, only put up comments by Hun posters on the BBC match live updates and it looks like everyone agrees it wasn’t a pen. BBC balance anyone?
I also remember a few seasons back when we routinely had them awarded against us for our players jumping for a cross with an opponent, who then headed it against our player’s hand from behind, while they were still facing the other way, from just a few inches away. All I recall from that is McCann, Thompson and the rest of the BBC Hun army telling us that it hit a hand in the box so it’s a penalty. No exceptions, no interpretation, doesn’t matter if it’s deliberate or not.
Anyone else remember the ridiculous Hearts awards and non-award of a pen to us for the most blatant and deliberate handball you will ever see in the first ever Scottish VAR game at Tynecastle? Days of outraged headlines after that? No. Just “well you won in the end anyway so what are you complaining about? Get yourself back to the back of the bus Timmy and know your place”.
Also, if you watch the pen Hibs were awarded at the weekend, that bounced against the Dundee Utd player’s hand/arm from even closer in than the Killie player in our game. And the Utd player got red carded too! Where’s the wall to wall outrage and condemnation of that decision then? Hibs were even playing in green and white hoops, so you’d think it would have triggered Boyd into some of his signature foaming at the mouth outrage at the very least!
That Celtic penalty was a penalty all day long…
Mayo had his arms more outstretched than The Incredible Fuckin Hulk !