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Learn the penalty rules and adapt before significant costs

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Under the current rules, the Dundee United penalty on Saturday was a correct decision, as was the yellow card to Alexandro Bernabei.  If your arm is away from your body and the ball hits it, a foul is committed.  If this happens inside the box with VAR in attendance, this should lead to a penalty.  Outside the box, VAR will seldom intervene, so ridiculous examples of the genre, like Alexandro’s on Saturday, are less likely to be punished.  Fifa and VAR have inverted the ‘Outside the box it’s a foul all day’ rule.

The yellow card was also correct, if the arm stops an attempt at goal, a caution should be issued.  Taken in total, these rules will lead to game being decided by a high proportion of random events inside the penalty area.  Our experience in Madrid last week, where despite a good early showing, we were out of the contest due to penalties that would not have met the required criteria a few years ago, will happen again.

Defenders will also face increased jeopardy when on a yellow card.  Previously, they could make sure they did not get involved in an incident that would lead to a second yellow, but there is little can be done to prevent a ball changing direction towards you and hitting an arm when you are jumping, landing or twisting your body.

Corner kicks and long balls into the box will become more dangerous than ever before.  We will see the ridiculous scenario, where defenders jump and move around the box with their arms straight down, or behind their back, while attackers have the freedom to leverage their arms.  Hopefully the World Cup will be determined by such an event, ushering in a rapid rethink.

Yesterday, according to the referee, already-booked Hearts keeper, Craig Gordon, fouled Motherwell’s Louis Molt, who was clean through with only the keeper to beat.  The referee failed to show Craig a second yellow card.  I am not convinced it was a penalty kick in the first place, but if it was, not sending Craig off goes against the rules.  We need referees and VAR observers who can make better decisions, but as a Celtic fan, you have known that for generations!  *(not mentioning our visit to Tynecastle).

It was a great weekend that again proved how football often pivots on fine margins.  Seven points is a huge advantage, provides Celtic with breathing space and puts pressure on the also-rans who are now besieged.  Two years ago, it was Celtic and Neil Lennon in the spotlight.  It’s easier to look in from the outside and see the clear and obvious mistakes that happen when things are not going your way.  We’ll explore this tomorrow.

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  4. garygillespieshamstring on

    Tom,

     

     

    Yes. I think it was late 60s. I remember being at primary when it came in. Couple of versions. There was the one where they had to bounce it after every four steps then a version where they could only carry it for four steps in total. That led to the keepers rolling the ball along the ground then picking it up.

  5. Art of War on

    An Tearmann (from earlier),

     

     

    Rugby Union refs are miked up and their conversations with video assistant are audible and in real time. Decisions are also explained

     

     

    Why can’t this be done in football?

     

     

    One reason. They don’t like transparency.

     

    Different sport, but more complex rules? Naw don’t think so. This feeds our (justified) paranoia and makes them unaccountable.

     

     

    Ps Big Jimmy, Hitler allegedly visited LiVARpool Art School afore the war. Apropos of nothing ….

  7. bournesouprecipe on

    🎶 Who’s the mason in the black? 🎶

     

     

    Jungle chants CSC

     

     

    2022 the referees assistant, the other referees assistant, the fourth official, the VAR referee blah blah blah blah

  9. GFTB on

    BSR 6.20pm

     

     

    Jungle chants …

     

     

    Late 80s ….

     

     

    To the tune of Donald where’s your trousers …

     

     

    “Souness where’s your wife gone”

     

     

    Maybe a bit personal but was pretty apt at the time

  11. bournesouprecipe on

    GFTB

     

     

    Apt at the time

     

     

    🎶“ We all live in a Green Submarine, a green submarine “ 🎶

  13. fergusslayedtheblues on

    Are we certain that the header for the penalty is definitely on target or going past the post .

     

    Had a look at the highlights but as it’s on my phone it was hard to be sure .

     

    What I did notice was that the cross took a nick off the dutd player in front of AB and went to fletcher .

     

    Very unfortunate for the young fullback

     

    HH

  14. GFTB on

    We all live in a Catholic housing scheme …

     

     

    Our favourite colours green

     

     

     

    And we don’t really like the …. royal family :-)

  15. Parkheadcumsalford on

    BBC Scotland’s sports department surpassed themselves this evening. We had items on rugby, and the wheelchair variety and tennis. Not an iota on football. One wonders why……

  16. An Tearmann on

    ART OF WAR on 7TH NOVEMBER 2022 6:07 PM

     

     

    An Tearmann (from earlier),

     

     

    Rugby Union refs are miked up and their conversations with video assistant are audible and in real time. Decisions are also explained

     

     

    Why can’t this be done in football?

     

     

    One reason. They don’t like transparency.

     

     

    ===========================

     

    Agree totally about the(lack of!!) Transparency.

     

    It’s just promoting vagueness and confusion

     

     

    Real time audio,real time film,all to be shown on screens at ground or on telly,I was at game and was clueless bout it,

     

     

    To me it’s definitive when it’s a y/n answer like in

     

    Ball out/in line,offside-ahead/behind line

     

     

    When subjectivity comes in,like forrest pen,Dutd pen all subjective and a matter of opinion,hence we never get.

     

     

    Will say a prayer all goes OK for you on Thursday.🙏

     

     

    Hail Hail

  18. Saint Stivs on

    phone in is brilliant

     

     

    wee frank,

     

    sack him now

     

    they dont play for him

     

    alfie is two stone overweight

     

    davis is done

     

    mcgregors heids gone

     

     

    a total clear out needed

     

     

    bring in Martin Dale ………. and and Kenny Miller

     

     

     

    that must be their get out of jail card

  19. prestonpans bhoys on

    Parkhead

     

     

    Said the same to my wife, apparently The Nine has GVB on the menu though😱

  20. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Credit to Phil MacG.

     

     

    That video of the board arriving at a previous Sevco AGM is comedy gold.

     

     

    “Robust vocalisations from the shareholders”

  21. fergusslayedtheblues on

    1 HOSS LEAGUE FOOL`EM ALL

     

    Mate of mine lost his wallet at CP 3 weeks ago and it was handed in to the club

     

    With all cards and cash intact

     

    Guy should maybe contact club

     

    HH

  22. Saint Stivs on

    double winners.

     

     

    actually quadruple winners, winning the league scottish glasgow and glasgow charity cups.

     

     

    ————

     

     

    18 April 1908[1]

     

    Celtic 5–1 St Mirren

     

    Bennett 10′ 48′

     

    Quinn 36′

     

    Hamilton 61′

     

    Somers 85′

     

     

     

    Hampden Park, Glasgow

     

    Attendance: 58,000[2]

     

    Referee: J. Ferguson

     

     

    Teams

     

    Celtic:

     

    GK Davey Adams

     

    RB Alec McNair

     

    LB Jimmy Weir

     

    RH James Young

     

    CH Willie Loney

     

    LH Jimmy Hay

     

    OR Alec Bennett

     

    IR Jimmy McMenemy

     

    CF Jimmy Quinn

     

    IL Peter Somers

     

    OL Davie Hamilton

     

     

    a fitba special that goes from Pailey

     

     

    https://twitter.com/CollowWillie/status/1589610028759396353/photo/1

  23. Gene on

    Saint stivs

     

    2/3 was expensive as the average weekly wage was less than £2

     

    Half an hour to get from the station and into the park was cutting it fine.

  26. fergusslayedtheblues on

    1 HOSS LEAGUE FOOL`EM ALL

     

    Mate says contact the ticket office or e-mail supporters liaison officer.

     

    Hope it helps

     

    HH

  29. GFTB on

    BB 8.14pm

     

     

    Was speaking to Max (your good ladies friend) over the weekend ..

     

     

    She thought it amazing we knew each other from here

  30. BelmontBrian on

    GFTB

     

     

    CQN and SC have brought me some brilliant friends for life.

     

     

    Just love being in their company.

     

     

    Max is a beautiful ghirl, she mentioned that yourself and that an Oz connection will be home shortly.

     

     

    She asked if you and myself could possibly get him to along a ‘meet’?

     

     

    Told Max, more than happy to.

     

     

    How are you pal?

     

     

    Great weekend, hope the wee blade enjoyed.

     

     

    HH

  31. GFTB on

    BB 8.34pm

     

     

    Yip

     

     

    She said the same to me … it’s a date :-)

     

     

    Her man was at CQN11 at my stag doo ..: av been good friends with him all my life

  40. Burnley78 on

    Seems Ange’s Celtic are the only team Real Madrid are able to beat with any degree of comfort this season.

     

     

    Most wins have been one goal and even the 2 goal ones have often been in final 5 mins before they took any kind of lead.

     

     

    I maybe wrong but we are the only team they have beaten with real comfort.

     

     

    Weird as our stats apart from goals have been better than anyone against them.

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