As predicted yesterday, the SFA appeals process rejected Celtic’s application to have Yang’s red card, awarded at Tynecastle on Sunday, rescinded. The merits of the case can be set aside. The SFA were being asked to consider whether one of their senior referees intervened unfairly in a manner which changed which team was top of the table with nine games remaining.
That was never going to happen. Any technical justification for the recommendation to upgrade the initial yellow card would be seized. Unlike offside, which is a definitive on or off, foul play remains under the remit of referee interpretation.
The lack of consistency, which resulted in a Motherwell player not even being cautioned for a similar challenge on Daizen Maeda a week earlier, is explained by referees interpreting the circumstances differently.
VAR is never going to change the fact that Scotland is a small place with a very small number of teams capable of winning the league. It has shone a greater light on this lack of consistency, but it will not change people and will not quickly change processes.
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Any news on Calmac’s injury?
MAJESTIC HARTSON on 7TH MARCH 2024 11:04 AM
Big Jimmy,
Hopefully the police dogs have had the rabies vaccine.
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Aye Mate, its the poor wee Dugs that I feel sorry for.
HH Mate.
Big Jimmy
First it was the Chelsea fans, now it’s the Atalanta fans, why do fans of these clubs give Hun fans such a bad name? It’s not fair is it?
Avanti ra Rangers!
Mon the Lisbon Polis Dugs……….GET INTAE THEMS !
LOL
HH.
Big Jimmy@ 10.26
He has an eye for the girls.
Any Tips HH
OOOPS…
BRRB got on the wrong Flight…
Hes NOT in DUNDALK…..Hes in LISBON fighting with those Atalanta Casuals and their GOVAN accents.
BRRB is a CELTIC CASUAL.
LOL
HH
FANADPATRIOT on 7TH MARCH 2024 11:14 AM
Big Jimmy@ 10.26
He has an eye for the girls.
Any Tips HH
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Aye mate…Tell wee Riley to stay away from BAD Wummin !
My biggest downfall in life was/is……FAST Wummin and SLOW Horses.
HH Mate.
Surely it is not beyond electronic possibilities to tap into the frequency that the officials are using for VAR and have a little surreptitious listen, with the record button firmly held down.
After viewing those scenes in Lisbon last night George Square statues and benches break out in cold sweat…
DrambowieCelt from last night
Re Sugar mama
Great track. I got into Rory’s music first and then discovered Taste as a result of that.
On The Boards and Live at the Isle of Wight are both great albums.
new article posted.
big jimmy
my dad told me not to back loose women or ride horses, or something like that
I’ve an ‘Irish interview’ and a Pixies gig tomorrow, could be a good day. Better swat up for both, the gig is all round Trompe de Monde album which i never listened to
‘irish interview’ means ‘meeting for coffee’ and you don’t know if it is a proper interview, getting to know who you know or just to find out who i am. i never know what to wear