MOTHERWELL, SCOTLAND - AUGUST 02: Sky Sports Pundits Chris Sutton, James McFadden and Kris Boyd (L-R) watch on during a William Hill Premiership match between Motherwell and Rangers at Fir Park Stadium, on August 02, 2025, in Motherwell, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Sky Sports have put together an incredible highlights package from Celtic’s 3-1 win over Motherwell.
It seems like the Kris Boyd influence is heavily involved as Celtic piled the title pressure onto Hearts.
Given 3 minutes and 50 seconds to showcase a match between two of Scotland’s leading clubs Sky opted to take a keen focus on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain like the moon-howlers on Ibrox social media.
A run of the mill foul by the former Liverpool man brought a seventh minute booking.
Sky Sports opted to include a slow-motion replay to the exclusion of other highlights in the match.
The ridiculous bookings of Colby Donovan, Reo Hatate and Tony Ralston were left out.
SKY ON THE CASE OF OXLADE-CHAMBERLAIN
In the 44th minute Motherwell were awarded a free kick 25 yards from goal after Oxlade-Chamberlain pulled out of a tackle.
A replay was shown of the so-called foul. To the exclusion of showing the outcome of the free kick.
Early in the second half Sky decided to highlight, with slow motion Tawanda Maswanhise falling to the ground as the ball bounced through to Vil Sinisalo.
The maddies watching their streams were screaming for a penalty!
The Sky package highlights one thing. John Beaton struggles to apply the Laws of the Game in Celtic matches.
The penalty incident is as clear cut as you’ll see. Emmanuel Longelo had two arms round his opened and wrested Daizen Maeda to the ground.
Beaton was perfectly place, 10 yards away and had an unobstructed view of the foul.
After a VAR review Beaton was left with no option but to award Celtic a penalty and red card Longelo.
Tomas Cvancara scored with the penalty, soon after Yang Hyun jun scored his second to seal a 3-1 victory.
With Hearts losing at Kilmarnock later in the day the gap at the top of the Premiership is down to just two points.
Lol at the ARSEHOLES in supersnoreboard last night with their NICKEL&DIME production of a so called MOAN-IN.
Since 2.pm yesterday they had been screaming like BANSHEES the phone number for punters to call in after the final whistle of the games finishing,only for there to be an issue with the MOAN lines, in total the took 3 calls 2 from Celtic fans and 1 from a Motherwell fan.
Quite a coincidence eh,the day we win getting to within 2 points of Hearts and their ohone lines are down.
There was more adverts on that NICKEL&DIME radio station after 5 o’clock last night than punters MOANING-IN.
Still not playing well, but still grinding out the wins.
Could we win a double on mental strength….?
If the league title does go to the last couple of games,
sevco and hertz will surely bottle it. 🙂
Cheatin Beaton gave CELTIC (reluctantly) 2 penalties 1 against the “the rangers” and 1 against motherwell… both Beaton never seen “aye right” ..they were clear penalties…the 1 against “the rangers” denied a goal scoring attempt the 1 against motherwell (prevented) a goal scoring attempt…so preventing a goal scoring attempt is a straight red card …and denying a goal scoring attempt is no action…if this is a rule…what rule is it…
There can be no credibility in any of it when a rangers fan clearly cheats and nothing is done.
Watching the antics of John Beaton, when forced by VAR to award penalties in Celtic’s favour, is priceless. That’s what pure hatred in action looks like and is fully supported by the SFA, Police Scotland, Local Politicians and unfortunately the current Celtic Board of Directors.
The lack of concern by the celtic hierarchy for the safety of their playing/coaching staff and travelling/ home supporters is alarming. If these Establishmen?t institutions can stage-manage a major incident/riot at Celtic Park in the near future they will close the ground indefinitely in the hope of destroying Celtic Football Club. Why? The the majority of the population in Scotland are Sevco supporters and with Sevco back as the undisputed top club the ordinary ‘Joe Soap’ will accept conscription into the Army which is being touted by all our ‘political masters’ across Europe and the UK. That’s a short-term thing but to be avoided by our children and grand-children whatever the cost.
Three things keeping the Scottish Establishment at bay are:- 1. Martin O’Neil his coaching staff; 2. The team who are playing their hearts out and 3. The Celtic Fans Collective trying to bring change to our Board. May they all succeed in their endeavours.
I have the opposite view to Tony & Celtic Collective. I agree with the man who is driving us on against all that Scottish Sevco can muster . Our Board have done a remarkable job season after season not only competing at the top of Scottish football but winning numerous doubles , trebles and 13/14 SPL’s .
It takes the greatest diplomatic skill to deal with the anti Celtic SFA., including ref +VAR Police Scotland, SMSM ,& Glasgow City Council . Unfortunately getting impartial fair play from any of the above is beyond us , but the best we can expect to do is for everyone at Celtic fans, team players &manager , and Board all work together to keep the anti Celtic bias to a minimum
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Perhaps if a former CEO had stood up to the Five (Six) Way Agreement of 2012 rather than encourage it things would be different.
Perhaps if the club had called out Steven McLean in 2015 after the Inverness SCSF things would be different.
Perhaps if the club had driven Beaton out after the Alfredo Morelos Show at Ibrox at Ibrox in December 2018 things would be different.
Perhaps if the current CEO had demanded a full investigation into glass mysteriously appearing in Joe Hart’s penalty box in April 2022 things would have ben differet.
Perhaps if we had a competent CEO and modern, functioning Recruitment Department things would be different.
Perhaps if half of the £77m in the bank on 30 June 2025 was invested in the team things would be different.
All brought to you by Pete, Mick and their utter devotion to the toxic O** F*** brand and partnership.
You are of course correct on one thing- this season your corporate heroes on the board have done a remarkable job, absolutely.
John A March 15th @ 12.43pm…
The ‘Rangers’ that you speak of are dead as the dinasours !
Sly Sports then, Sly Sports now, Sly Sports forever !
Tony Hand @ 3pm…
Not sure if most in Scotland support Sevco they are hated around these shores for their jignostic Brit pish pot Jerker caper…
Those that don’t support here Celtic are ok with our Irish connections they like Irish music if not so much rebel songs…
Conscription to the army – Not that I’m fit enough in ma old age but I ain’t fighting for The Brits in any colonial fu**in war under any Butchers Apron. Like the wise Sevco (Rangers even as they were then) I’d PROUDLY be a draft dodger…
But if I lived in Ireland and The Irish Republican Army ever reformed and needed me my phone number would be answered the day before tomorrow !
Tony Hand @ 3pm…
Sevco certainly ain’t the undisputed top club…
They are THIRD and THROPHYLESS…
They have three honours in their 13 year and 229 days old history…
Celtic have One hundred and twenty…
Sevco are a lot of fu**in things but undisputed top dogs they most certainly ain’t !
See the Dundee Utd fans managed to control themselves from running the length of the pitch for a fight after an injury time equaliser from Dundee when their fans spilled onto the pitch to CELEBRATE with their team…….remarkable what a wee bit of self control, common sense and lack of pure religious intolerance can do in what’s probably arguably as intense a fixture as most.
You think Dundee fans will be getting pelters for enticing a riot?
Good point Bhoy4life and I noticed that Sportscene ommited to show the Dundee celebrations…
Now if that was us !