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Rewarding referees who find ‘innovative’ penalty interpretations

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If my memory was sharper, I would be able to tell you when Celtic went 18 months without being awarded a penalty in domestic football (they were awarded in Europe during this spell).  When the ‘anomaly’ was uncovered, it made news across all media for a few days.

There must have been a sharp intake of breath when referees read that stat.  Analysis reset the threshold and next game out Celtic won a penalty (a foul on Neil Lennon comes to mind).

Newco are the only team in the Premiership not to have a penalty awarded against them this season, an exceptional situation 20 games in.  It is an accumulation of hundreds of decisions by many officials, all coming up blue.

Steven McLean will be in charge of their next game, away to Dundee United on Sunday, the man who reinvented the handball and red card rules in the 2015 Scottish Cup semi-final.  With Celtic 1-0 ahead, Leigh Griffiths beat the keeper, but Inverness defender Josh Meekings was on the line and made a save with his hand.

A penalty and red card should have been awarded, instead, play was waved on.  As well as an assistant, McLean had a ‘Fifth official’ behind the goal to collude with, none was prepared to take action.  In a storied history of referee decisions against Celtic, this one surely ranks in the top three.

McLean later red carded Celtic keeper Craig Gordon and awarded a penalty which took Inverness to extra-time, where the man advantage proved sufficient to send Celtic out of the Cup.  Far from being demoted, the following year, McLean accepted a fulltime appointment in the SFA’s refereeing setup and was awarded the Scottish Cup Final.

Would you bet on the current Newco penalty stat coming to an end at Tannadice on Sunday?  I think it’s a stick-on if Newco are a couple of goals ahead.

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  2. ernie lynch on

    SAINT STIVS on 5TH JANUARY 2023 5:54 PM

     

     

    Do you accept that there is no nonconsistency or incompatibility between being in favour of Irish independence and wanting Scotland to remain a part of the UK?

  3. Coneybhoy on

    Good luck to the Shipbank Shipwrecks tomorrow

     

    Need to make one someday; once I’ve completed a full training and accreditation of course

  8. Bhoyjoebelfast on

    Scullybhoy @6.32

     

    How’s tricks? Willie O’Neill 1966 SLCF cleared off the line to deny the huns a goal.

  10. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    Scullybhoy – cheers.

     

     

    Brilliant pics which I enjoyed in between yawns brought on by other posts.

     

     

    I blame PCS – his throwaway remark earlier lit Pandora’s box, opened the blue touchpaper, set the can of worms on fire and opened up the heather.

     

     

    🤔🤔🤔🤔

  20. ernie lynch on

    Worth a watch.

     

     

    An interesting and not too serious wee video about the history of Xmas in Scotland.

     

     

    Which might just provide a flicker of insight into the cultural conflicts behind some of the otherwise inexplicable refereeing performances we are subjected to.

     

     

     

    What They Don’t Say About Scottish Christmas

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bN06bS7udXI

  21. ernie lynch on

    SCULLYBHOY on 5TH JANUARY 2023 6:27 PM

     

    SELF-DETERMINATION AS A NATION

     

     

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    We had a referendum on this not so long ago here in Scotland.

     

     

    We determined we wanted to remain as part of the UK.

  22. Saint Stivs on

    Ernie, can you make it along to the Shipbank tomorrow, from 12 noon, carry on the discussions in like minded company and have some beers ?

  24. Parkheadcumsalford on

    BBC Scotland doing its “level” best to pour cold water on what should have been a penalty for us against the deid team. They wheel out a Motherwell player who had a penalty given against him, which was in the very doubtful category recently. According to him, it isn’t the referees’ fault. Therefore Beaton is let off scot free. The item was supposed to be about to be about VAR. Somehow that was avoided. So wee Wullie Winkie wasn’t even mentioned, as to whether he should have told Beaton to look at the incident (never mind the non-penalty they were awarded).

  29. ernie lynch on

    SAINT STIVS on 5TH JANUARY 2023 7:05 PM

     

     

     

    Sadly not.

     

     

    In any event I’m sure you would prefer to be the company of those who share your own views.

  37. Saint Stivs on

    ERNIE LYNCH on 5TH JANUARY 2023 7:12 PM

     

    SAINT STIVS on 5TH JANUARY 2023 7:05 PM

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sadly not.

     

     

     

     

     

     

    In any event I’m sure you would prefer to be the company of those who share your own views.

     

     

    —————–

     

     

    and you in turn wouldnt want to be in the company of people who have those views .

     

     

    oh well,

  38. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Prestonpans bhoys on 5th January 2023 7:01 pm

     

     

    Bada

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    That dress was for a zebra 🦓🦓

     

     

    Inoticed the bra but not the ze?

  40. Saint Stivs on

    BIG JIMMY

     

     

    Apenguin walks into the Shipbank and says to the barman

     

     

    “have you seen Ernie Lynch ?

     

     

    the barman says

     

     

    “i dont know mate, what does he look like ?”

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