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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. scullybhoy on

    !!Bada Bing!! on 5th January 2023 7:21 pm

     

     

    Davie Cattenach

     

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    Correct

  3. timmy7_noted on

    No personal attacks , no bad language, no rules broken as far as I am aware. Is asking Ernie a question a basis for deletions? If so does it apply to Ernie?

  8. Saint Stivs on

    MadMitch is building this – given the design proposal they should have just bought the old school, taken two stories off it, same outcome.

     

     

    money pit by the way, i passed Edminston house twice in recent days, my considered opinion it still has 4 months of work to complete.

     

     

    2 years late.

     

     

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    EVENTS Venue Next To Celtic Park Looks Set To Progress

     

    5 January, 2023 | Arts, Leisure, Entertainment and Sport

     

     

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    PLANS for a purpose-built events venue beside Celtic Park look set to be taken forward by a developer.

     

     

    PLANS for a purpose-built events venue beside Celtic Park look set to be taken forward by a developer.

     

     

    Planning permission was given in March 2020 for two-storey premises, with space for 700 people, plus covered external seating and five container units as hot food takeaway outlets.

     

     

    The proposal involves vacant land next to 1257 London Road, including part of Dalriada Street.

     

     

    Some of the land involved belongs to Glasgow City Council and councillors are now being asked to agree to its sale.

     

     

    A report by officials states: “The purchaser intends to acquire the land to be developed for leisure and event use. Discussions are ongoing in respect of a revised planning application.”

     

     

    No details are given about what changes to the original plan are being proposed.

     

     

    Documents submitted to the planning department when the first application was made in July 2018 stated that the venue would be called G40 and would host a range of events including live music, corporate dinners, weddings, fashion shows, and food and drink events.

     

     

     

     

    It had been designed to look like an engine shed to reflect Glasgow’s railway heritage.

     

     

    Drawings submitted by applicant Dalriada Developments Ltd showed areas with space for 420 people on the ground floor and 280 people on the upper floor of the venue.

     

     

    A statement by architect James Aitchison, lodged on the applicant’s behalf in July 2018, explained: “The proposals are for a multi-disciplinary arts and events centre which will become one of the leading venues available for hire in the East End of Glasgow. The complex will host a multitude of different types of events.

     

     

    “This project will ensure that the East End of Glasgow will catch up with the rest of the city to offer this distinct community the same type of event space which is already widely available in the West End and city centre.”

     

     

    It continued: “There is a growing demand from the East End of Glasgow, in tandem with its regeneration, to have its own venue for the local community to enjoy and that venue to act as a social hub during the day with the spaces being offered to local groups and organisations for them to utilise.

     

     

    “This type of multi-disciplinary venue has been extremely successful in other major cities across the UK including Manchester and London and this application is the opportunity to bring it to Glasgow

     

     

    “With the major development works following on from both the Commonwealth Games and the redevelopment of Celtic Park, the opportunity to continue the improvement momentum is illustrated by this application and its place in providing another piece of the Glasgow East End jigsaw.”

     

     

    https://www.reglasgow.com/events-venue-next-to-celtic-park-looks-set-to-progress/

  14. scullybhoy on

    theBHOYfromU.N.C.L.E on 5th January 2023 7:42 pm

     

     

    Smiler…….

     

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    Sharp as ever!

  15. theBHOYfromU.N.C.L.E on

    SCULLYBHOY on 5TH JANUARY 2023 7:45 PM

     

     

    Thanks my friend ……….glad to see you back on.

     

     

    HH

  20. Gene on

    Scullybhoy

     

    The names are across the bottom – looks like a rest of the world type team – looks like a dove on the trackie

  21. Coneybhoy on

    Interestingly a good Socialist /Celtic fan mate of mine, who told me he was done with Labour due to non specific reasons(a lot of that about) has vowed never to vote SNP again due to the transgender bill

     

     

    He took the football law on the chin but flipped on this issue

     

     

    I think SNP wave is built on sand. Starmer unlikely to stop it but a matter of time IMO

  22. glendalystonsils on

    SCULLYBHOY on 5TH JANUARY 2023 7:52 PM

     

     

    Not sure about the occasion (benefit match?) but Tam and Jinky just don’t look right in blue!

  23. Timbhoy163 on

    BADA BING ,Who is the new sports presenter on BBC Sport Scotland,also BADA that Lamie that plays for Motherwell really needs to look at himself regarding referees and VAR .I bet he wasn’t defending the referee the other night when VAR went against him v Livingston,he effectively is saying with Sportscene approval that Beaton was correct in not awarding Celtic a stonewall penalty ,along with Collum ,who should have at least asked Beaton to look at the replay of the penalty incident.

  24. scullybhoy on

    Gene on 5th January 2023 7:58 pm

     

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    Right lines friend. More of a European select though and in honour of someone in the team photo.

     

     

    I am off to watch some TV with wife, once the God d### soaps are over.

  27. Saint Stivs on

    good eyesight will tell you the answer.

     

     

    mega zoom on tells me,

     

     

    Hurst testimonial West Ham v European x1, upton park (x) 1971.

     

     

    celebrity players tosh lyons from the bill and ray riordan as the linesman

  29. bournesouprecipe on

    Take off your hat

     

    kick off your shoes,

     

    I know you ain’t going anywhere.

     

    Run ’round the town

     

    singing your blues

     

    I know you ain’t going anywhere.

     

     

     

    The ole CQN song lyric debate CSC

  31. !!Bada Bing!! on

    Timbhoy- a few new sport presenters on BBC Scotland lately,Amy Irons is the only one i would know

  33. Timbhoy163 on

    BADA BING Amy Irons seems to be on the back burner,this guy has been on since mid December.but I can never catch his name ,anyway thanks for replying,and all the best in 2023,

  35. Greenockbornhundredaire on

    St. Stivs 8:49

     

     

    The fire station in the background is the only building still standing – I think.

  37. Moderator1888 on

    The political shizzle that was threatening to erupt earlier

     

     

    If your post got caught up in it and deleted, apologies

     

     

    Not gona have the blog descend into that sort of nonsense, again

  40. bournesouprecipe on

    MODERATOR1888

     

     

    What if it descends into the nonsense you posted last week, mainly directed at An Tear?

  41. timmy7_noted on

    Bizarre deleting going on, completely unpredictable not based on rule breaking.

     

    It’s cqn var 🙄

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