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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Bassas!!
Cahill ..great finish
First real chance for Chelsea this half
Martin42
All the best for your operation. I hope all goes well without pain after. Speedy recovery and convalescence, Sir.
Sipsini
Two days of Cheltenham to recoup this early week loss. :)
DD
:-(
Yes!
Bullet header Luiz 1-1
iontach!
Get in there.
:-)
Yaaaaassss 1-1
Disappointed for Paris tonight.
Game ruined by sending off
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Ya dancer.Go on PSG.What a header.
What a header son.
1-1
1-1 luiz
Well deserved equaliser
DD, I very seldom punt but mentioned to a couple of bhoys in work that a couple of blokes on the blog seem to know the horses.
No takers on wits tips.
Goodluck mate fightback on…here’s hopin for ye.
1-1 hibs ..
Useless
Am Keeping da Faith.
Mon the Parisienes!
Sensational performance from the team with 10 men.
Happy for Paris
Game saved by good referee
2-1 hibs
No as useless :) 1-2
Goan hibs.
ernie lynch
19:34 on 11 March, 2015
jamesgang
19:13 on 11 March, 2015
‘The image of Jesus is regularly mocked and defiled.’
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Is it?
Can’t say I’ve noticed.
The only example I can think of was the kirkup poem in gay news.
That was in 1977 and resulted in a conviction.
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Ernie
I didn’t say that. Please don’t stick that quote next to my moniker that makes it look like it’s mine.
You’re usually punctilious in your accuracy. Hope you weren’t being naughty?
As if!
HH jamesgang
7-0 bayern
Ha ha.
Double blow for Sevco as Hibs and PsG score.
winning captains
21:18 on 11 March, 2015
Won’t be arriving until 18:30 and I will have Tickets to dish out. It would make my night if my Table was County Monaghan. Reason being Castle followed by surname.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Managing the story,
Shortie “reports”
that ranjurs are investigatin’…………
……shirley the polis will be havin’ a loook toooo…
Naw?
My cousin stuck a tenner on Schalke last night got 100 quid back
Sometime i dont think he knows what hes doing but fair play to him
extra time
Ft .. 2nd place consolidated
jamesgang
You and the Mrs. looking forward to Friday?
Guessing with your lack of reply you are not going to BV first?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Martin42
Best wishes for a successful op
As for Chris Graham I guess there will be no Middle East Sheik as sugar daddy at Ibrox
I hate having to defend him against Islamofascism
He’s no Salman Rushdie
Was it Chris Graham who would not share a studio with Phil Mac and called him a bigot
How did Costa not see red for that second yellow there with the push?
Ref turns his back and runs away so he cannot see, every other official just turns a blind eye.
Referee having a Thomson (or is it a Collum?)
Geordie Munro
21:32 on
11 March, 2015
Goan hibs.
++++++++++++++
Think The Bhoy Jinky goes to see them……