The SFA have made an error in interpreting their laws. They refuse to discipline Calum Butcher as the rules do not allow them to switch a punishment retrospectively. This is correct, but the rules do allow retrospective action which the referee has not seen.
Craig Thomson saw the Butcher-van Dijk incident inasmuch as he was looking at the players, but didn’t see it well enough to call an infringement. SFA rules permit retrospective action under these circumstances.
The matter becomes theoretically more complicated by the involvement of the assistant referee, Graham Chambers. Chambers also saw the incident inasmuch as he was also looking at the players, but he didn’t have a clear understanding of what happened either. He couldn’t even identify the Dundee United player involved.
The rules on retrospective action do not require a referee to be looking in the opposite direction before the Disciplinary Panel become involved. A ref can see the incident but not see if sufficiently well to correctly report what happened. This is the basis under which Nadir Ciftci has been asked to attend the Panel.
Both referees on Sunday saw the incident. Neither saw it well enough to bear witness to the actions of the two Dundee United players involved. SFA laws allow both to be examined retrospectively.
Aiden Connolly, at the very least, has a case to answer for diving in the box. Should the SFA ban Virgil van Dijk while turning a blind eye to Connolly and incorrectly interpreting their own rules on Butcher, and almighty row will kick off on the competency of those who govern our game.
Delighted for Stefan Johansen, who is February’s Player of the Month. His goal in Perth was a joy and a fitting mark to the development he has achieved this season.
Before Friday’s CQN 11 St Patrick’s Dinner you can win a Celtic jersey signed by the 2008 squad, who won one of the most remarkable titles in our history. All proceeds go towards building a fourth CQN school kitchen in Malawi, for Mary’s Meals.
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Shocking defending from Cahill there. Cavani must score.
I had a Ticket for CQN11 due to a late call off but KolnCelt took it.
I have organised 7 Tables, made up of some fine CQNers, their friends, families and lurkers.
Promises to be a great night. If you are not at one of my Tables come over and say Hail Hail!
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-board-member-chris-graham-5314714
Watching the PSG game, the sending off of Zlatan was a disgrace & the antics of the Chelsea players likewise. Classic Mourinho!
Was just thinking – Why not give the referee the opportunity to review the incident at half time and if he concludes a mistake was made. Then why not allow the wrongly red carded player back on for the second half?
This obviously could have helped with our game at the weekend too.
Cmon the PSG!
what a miserable team chelsea are.
all that money, and yet sooooooooooooooo dull.
Where’s SOAL this weather?
If I was Chris Graham I’d be slightly concerned tonight and not about the views of other board members.
Thought Cavani was very unlucky.Bassa.
The PSG back 4 cost £100 million
Shows where we are.
C”mon the PSG.
5-0 Bayern .. Hope they win it ..
Anyone but an EPL team ..
That racist ? :)
Hibs being Hibs, but still 1 nil up.
What is the Stars
What a man! Thanks for the tips for today.
1 double, 1 single and an each-way win. Up £250:-) Work got in the way otherwise I would’ve permed them.
Thanks for tomorrows tip and let us know the next time you’re over here. Me, my mates and a few on here owe you a few drinks!!
Try and get across for Ronny’s 10 year anniversary as our manager:-)
Cheers, pal
You’ve got to hand it to Mourinho. To take such fantastically talented players like Fabregas, Hazard, William, Oscar etc and create such a cynical, boring team is some feat.
*words fail me*
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A better team or one with 11 men will take care of this Chelsea team. Cahill and Terry are there for the taking, I think Suarez will be their worst nightmare.
They Muslims from the South Side dont mess about.A right heavy team.He could be in very serious trouble.Joking aside.
Good.
Chelsea/PSG will be 0-0.
Hibs v Livingstone is more difficult to predict.
JJ
Jeez id love PSG to score
Some cracking play from PSG
Chelsea being outplayed
Mair rolls than the city bakery after that foul.
Costa’s challenge was worse than Ibrahimovic’s.
shamrock hoops
Incredible story in context. Wasn’t it the RST that was telling us a week or so back that they had, in terms of shares, the biggest fan ownership “in the world”. And yet, they nominate Chris Graham to the newco board!
Spoilers – Chelsea doing what they do best
lennybhoy
Brilliant job on your magnificent Seven tables!
Make sure your crew arrive early as we have some very special guests arriving at 6.30pm.
The tables are named after the 32 counties and you may recall that last year before dinner we had an acappela version of the John Thomson song.
As we are honouring Brother Walfrid and have not one but two Irish internationalists with us, we thought we’d start with the National Anthem.
Plenty more in store too…see you Friday at 6.30pm sharp!
Never seen players roll about a park as much in my life.
Over paid prima donnas who could beat sleep ….rolling around feigning injury trying to get fellow professionals sent off
Disgraceful
Mourinho’s Chelsea players are dead ringers for his Porto players in May 2003. Nothing has changed; dirty, divers, actors and cheats.
PlusCaChangeCSC
Bhoylo
I backed PSG to rescue my Cheltenham disaster. 11/4 shot.
Sky taking the euro approach. Anything dodgy for the home team, don’t show the replay.
theglasgowcelticway
21:18 on 11 March, 2015
Never seen players roll about a park as much in my life.
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Seville springs to mind, only one team participated in it though, two tonight.
Maybees, fight fire with fire was the halftime team talk in the psg dressing room!
It will be interesting to seewhere this Chris Graham thing plays out.
Either Emperor Ming (a.k.a. GSL) has now realised that many orcs do not like Graham and his populist stunt has backfired and he’s hung Graham out to dry (alas I do not believe the BBC would run this story without authorisation from Mordor during this week of euphoria down Govan way ) or; Empror Ming was quite happy to santion the story so long as it pertained to Islam knowing it is in keeping with the pre-election xenophobia/racism currently pervading the airwaves across the country. Jumping on the UKIP/right wing Tory bandwagon will probably appeal to his core customer.
Cac!
Sick
I was regretting not being able to watch the chelsea/psg game today, but, from the comments, I am glad that I have missed it.
It is a shame … today’s players are bigger, faster, stronger and more skillful than ever… but, increasingly, the game becomes more dour and cynical than ever.
DD, no luck mate :((
Worst player on the park gets a goal. Good thing is he’ll get a start in the next game and get mauled.
Inevitably 1-0 from a set piece
Martin 42,
All the best for the surgery on Friday from down here.
I hope and pray that there’s no pain when next you STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS.
Well, nothing has changed for PSG, they have to score at 0-0 or 0-1