Referee Steven McLean saw the incident when Josh Meekings stopped a Leigh Griffiths header crossing the line with his hand. He was 12 yards away with an unobstructed view. The blame for getting the decision wrong is entirely his.
We can only speculate as to why he didn’t award a penalty. At best, McLean didn’t believe the evidence of his own eyes and passed the buck to his assistant Alan Muir, who was around 6 yards from the action but with a less-clear view.
Muir did not see Meekings clear the ball legally. If he was distracted, and failed to see what happened clearly enough, he should have informed the referee. If Muir told the referee anything else, this is also a failing.
The SFA have a case to answer. Not fit and proper, to use their parlance.
Notwithstanding the fact that if the rules of the game were followed Celtic would be in the cup final right now, they are out because they failed to deal appropriately with the known qualities of Inverness.
Three goals were lost, all of which were defensive mistakes. A break downfield which caught the defence cold, a cross from the right which was not properly contested with all defenders in position, and a failure to match a back post run (similar to a recent League Cup final goal conceded to Kilmarnock). Fatigue may have contributed to the final goal but being down to 10 men was not a contributing factor for the first two.
The game should have been won in the first half but we opened the second period off-pace.
Another matter which should be on the agenda at Lennonxtown today is why didn’t we have the right studs on?
It should be someone’s job to make a decision after the team arrives at a ground on which studs to wear. If the decision was made, the decision was wrong. If this process was not followed, it should have been. Either way there is also a case to answer internally.
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Steven McLean explains the handball rule.
Clearly he forgot his own advice on Sunday.
McLean and his two helpers ( let’s not forget the linesman who had a clear view too ) are either grossly incompetent or cheats.. Either way not fit for purpose … If they remain in situ the game is up
As for our statement .. Embarrassing .. I wish they’d said nothing
TIMJIM
Nae bother,bud.
I won’t be home again to watch The Hoooooops till Autumn. I’ll make a real effort on here to drag you along.
(Drink may be taken…)
thomthethim for Oscar OK
I certainly do. I think there has been a kneee jerk to the weekend and it is natural. The long term goal has to involve other clubs we are on the same page. I think that with a lot of posts regarding an all out Celtic boycott it needs raised and raised again that other clubs need to be involved.
LB
natknow @ 09:44,
Yeah, it’s not like the Dougie Dougie situation, where they were all swearing blind the referee got the penalty decision right.
From what I can gather no ones saying that. From that perspective we are in a different situation.
The referee made a bad decision, a decision that changed the outcome of a match, the semi-final of the Scottish Cup.
For the SFA and Officials to say nothing of this and think that bringing out Kenny Clark who has no official capacity, no responsibility to sweep it away is ridiculous.
Celtic are asking the right questions, we’ll see what answers they bring.
Hail Hail
He cheated, he saw it and didn’t give it, he cheated, or he didn’t see it and has poor eyesight, on any one of those two comments, he is not fit to referee and should be sacked .
“Let’s have a look at the ole handshake”
Good Game
Good Game
fanadpatriot
Durham’s a fanny, and his grammar in that article is wrong in many places, sums that rag and Durham up nicely!
I wonder how DBBIA’s cucumbers are coming end down in ole Shangri La.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
10:14 on
21 April, 2015
TIMJIM
Naw ave had enough. The wife retires September and money will be getting tighter. I wid rather spend it on golf fees than a ST. Thats another reason.
Now, I believe there was a pro- cannabis event in George Square yesterday.
Agree with it or not.
Cant we as Celtic supporters gather in numbers in a public place….and protest against this cheating and corruption.
For the life of me….I don’t understand why we don’t show collective solidarity.
HH
squire danaher
Hoisted with his own petard:))
ernie lynch
10:11 on
21 April, 2015
NatKnow
10:08 on 21 April, 2015
Bhoys – BGX is making a strightforward epistemological point. It cannot be proven that the ref cheated. We all find it incredulous,
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Hold on.
You can go about using words like epistemological and then saying incredulous when you mean incredible.
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Correct.
Why were we required to play on Wednesday and not ICT ?
That is the starting point.
HH
Awe_Naw
The only public figure who asked that question ironically was John Hughes.
Got my wee whisky miniature sent through yesterday from CQN Bookstore so muct have won in the TBJ raffle thing.
Thanks a lot WC et al, nice surprise but there was no need to spend cash sending to Ireland. I thought I would see an email if I won and I’d tell you then not to bother. Was more of a donation really.
Still, slainte mhath!!
They are so blasé about their cheating, that they are laughing at us.
So, what the feck are we going to do about it?
Im sickened by this blantant hunnery.
I want Justice.
HH
BSR
Did he speak up about the heads up given only to ICT that the pitch would be over watered and that his team should wear long studs ? ;-)
HH
I meant blatant…but blantant will do:)
HH
Macanbeaths.
Condolences to you and yours on
The passing of yer sister,59 no age at all.
God bless you and give you all strength in the days ahead
Sean.
bournesouprecipe
10:17 on 21 April, 2015
“Let’s have a look at the ole handshake”
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My friend who runs a shop,asked the local mason about the handshake this morning,
Definately said he,then added you sound suprised at the answer, IHO 80% of MIBS are masons including Gollum.
Starry Plough,
Really sorry about this, however the past tense of hoist is hoist , not hoisted, at least when your talking about your petards.
Pedanticisismology cfc
were you soul bhoy in a previous incarnation?
BMCW….I have no idea where i should stick said cucumber…but since it would seem that you have first hand knowledge,,then feel free to share ,i bow to your undoubted expertise on this matter…
After the Dougie Dougie incident the media as a whole told everyone “ultimately he got the decision right” it’s as if they were all sent the same memo. Right now both officials will be getting schooled on what answer to give to the press. If it differs from what McLean said to Griffiths Van Dijk or Brown then Celtic should go to town with them.
Awe_Naw
Naw :>)
But he knew he’d get all helping hands.
Neutral officials Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Utter contempt shown all over McLean’s face to Celtic player. http://t.co/h5idbljise
What have I been telling you guys o CQN for ten years ot is it eleven now.
Hint: Beware the ……….. ………… abusers
HH
Dharma Bam
Dang pendanted on a Tues. morning, that Dharma is one cruel mofo:))
Soul and Jazz yes please:))
BGX
Trust me,I wouldnae bow when someone else has a cucumber.
Funny how there is only one club in the land who are in the wrong if they complain about being wronged.
Livibhoy,
Thank you.
I think as a support we have to embrace other clubs’ supports and play a united role in cleaning up the game.
It is not enough to be just a Celtic supporter. We must also be supporters of the Game.
To do that, we must look outwards and not to treat other clubs as enemies, besides the obvious one!
They are rivals. Not enemies.
leftclick
Without a doubt it’s probably a pre requisite, in the SFA unbroken, unbowing unrelenting cabal. They are being faster tracked than Jen Button.
Scottish business’s and institutions are ridddled with masons ( see Big Nan’s)
evidence.
I agree with yesterday’s CQN concencus however, and the locus for Celtic is ‘incompetence’ and for the SFA in general no confidence and not fit for purpose.
Before the tea time statement was made SMSM getting ready to wade in, and Celtic’s development team at Lennoxtown were playing wait for it …………………………………….
Sevco
How does that make me feel when I’m gullible enough to be among the numbers of fans that ‘inundated’ the club with complaint?
Footnote:
Sevco won with a team filled with first team stars and Newcastle loanees
Starry,
You know what they say; “Pedantic kleptomaniacs take things literally”.
8-D}
Proof
McLean won’t confess
He has to be judged on the facts and circumstances
I’d be fairly confident of proving the case against him beyond reasonable doubt
Postal vote arrived this morning, will be in Ibiza on the 7th. Form filled in, off to post it. One up for ????No telling you.
thomthethim for Oscar OK
You have sort of hit the nail on the head there.
Other clubs view us as an enemy and something to be hated.
Jambo’s I know were sharing the Guidetti slip (dive to them) as an example of the decisions evenening up over the course of a campaign.
Clubs fans are quick to mock and slate each other and not think about what is good for our game.
If the other clubs want transparency in referees that they say themselves favour Celtic and Sevco/Rangers then this is the angle to be taken regarding the change in the referee structure.
Can any clubs fans say that a referee being more transparent be a bad thing????
Can anyone not support that?
Surely not.
LB
Boycotts?
Every Celtic fan that can get to a game should go.
Make us as strong as we can be.
Make us so strong that the cheating will fail.
They will always cheat us whether you are there or not.
Making Celtic weaker will only make what they want easier and all that will be achieved is what they want.
Sure, the cheating will stop, but it will stop because we are crap and they wont need to cheat us.
Every Tim should get behind Celtic and make us too strong for them.
Too good.
Our greatest manager wasnt wrong.
BMCW…..well as i said…your knowledge on the use of cucumbers ,i have no doubt ,far exceeds mine,so i shall re phrase,,,I salute your knowledge of Cucumbers,,,and i have no doubt that you will put it to good use in the future(many times)…