Yesterday’s referee Craig Thomson is getting it from all quarters but I have some sympathy for him. He saw the Scott Brown tackle and took no action. The challenge was executed with extreme force but also with laser-like accuracy. It didn’t injure or foul anyone.
Aiden Connolly dived to win Dundee United’s penalty. Thomson could not have seen an infraction, because there wasn’t one, but when a player attempts to con a referee like this, it’s impossible for the ref to get it right all the time.
Virgil got involved with Butcher, both players on the ground, carelessly kicking away. Both should have been cautioned. Fifa guidelines entitle the referee to interpret this behaviour as a sending off offence, if he deems it appropriate- however, Thomson didn’t see it and took no action until his assistant, Graham Chambers, got involved.
It was evident from the length of time Thomson spoke to Chambers that the assistant was getting the third degree on what he claimed to have seen. The ref asked several questions of his assistant to verify how sure he was of what he saw. It was clear this was not corroborated by the Thomson’s own account.
Neither of them saw Nadir Ciftci kick Scott Brown on the head. I didn’t see it either until I watched the incident a couple of times.
Chambers got things spectacularly wrong. Like most others he missed the worst incident (Ciftci), advised the referee into red carding two players who should have been cautioned, and, to demonstrate how flustered he was, failed to notice which United player he put his arm on and led away from the action.
When a referee has an assistant, and a player like Connolly, to work with, he’s going to have a bad day.
As far as retrospective action is concerned: Scott Brown is in the clear, the referee saw what he did and was happy with it. Ciftci presumably will be banned for violent conduct. Connolly should be banned for simulation, unless Ronny is right that this rule applies only when players wear green and white hoops. Paton should have his red card rescinded.
Virgil van Dijk has a case to have his red card reduced to a yellow – however – this being the SFA, I don’t think that will happen, as he is tied to Calum Butcher’s situation, and that is more complex. If Virgil has his card reduced to a yellow, so too should Butcher, but Butcher was later booked – which would have been his second yellow.
A player who the assistant referee intended to remove from the field would not have been on to receive his booking had the assistant not nabbed the wrong player. He also didn’t have the benefit of taking his caution into account.
The SFA will stick their fingers in their ears and insist the assistant’s initial interpretation was right, just to avoid the unholy mess of banning Butcher for two yellow cards while not banning the Celtic player, or deciding that Butcher’s (actual) yellow card should be ignored due to the player unfairly missing out on a caution.
Countdown is on to Friday night’s CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner at the Kerrydale Suite, tickets will be in the post today.
Between now and then 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.
It’s been humbling watching people come forward and do their bit in recent weeks. Tickets cost £5 each, you know how valuable this is to those kids and families in Malawi. Buy your ticket here, or click the link at the bottom of that page to buy a book of tickets.
Friday’s programme is about to go to press… The wee guy with the spoon is not from a stock photo, he’s been served at a kitchen YOU PAID FOR last year. Stunning stuff.
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timbhoy
Surface at Old Trafford like a billiard table and makes for good football.Ploughed fields up here, including our own. Has to be put right.
What is the stars.
3/1 Douvan, Annie Power is Evens. Think you may have misread my post.
Anyway both amazing prices. Last year when Ladbrokes done this, it was limited to 50 quid. As I say A.T.R. didnt mention any restrictions but as you would know there usually is. Patrick Mullins just been interviewed over the phone. He says Annie Power is his banker of the week.
Cowiebhoy ,
apologies . remiss of me . He raised just over £300 towards the Lourdes Pilgrimage . Thank you to everyone who contributed .
I’ve asked for photos of the waxing but he’s a wee bit shy . I can confirm he did get it done – keeps wandering about saying ‘Veet Veet’ and i don’t think he’s a road-runner .
Thanks again.
Canamalar,
To be fair to timbhoy I don’t think he’s had his ‘celtic park is a dump’ moan today yet
HH
winningcaptains
Brilliant, ahah free pint I’ll be there from 6 ;)
Looking forward to it
HH
Sipsini ,
re your bhoy and his ‘hospitality’ request – I blame the parents.
Lennybhoy , please tell me we’re not sitting in alphabetical order ? I’ve got visions of a table with Sipsini , myself , TTT , TTTT and Praecepta – what am i saying ? TTT won’t be there ! He’s got 3 days for J to make up an excuse for him .
timbhoy2
20:27 on 9 March, 2015
I guess man u’s £138m TV share gets them fancy paint and plants.
Regarding our pitch. Commonwealth games seems to be the problem. New turf without a full summer to bed in properly. should see a big difference next season.
Geordie..,
I don’t know what he’s talking about, Celtic park is very clean, even the smoking rooms are very clean although all those dirty bassas that keep coming in and fouling the place up, I think the club are doing a wonderful job, I just wonder what them dirty bassas do at their seats if that’s how they behave in the smoking rooms, maybe that’s what he means come to think of it
The Old Trafford pitch looks to be in superb condition. We could do with some of that.
HH
Looks like a fantastic playing surface at Old Trafford even the goal mouths are in pristine condition
pannysbhoys , i thjink you’ll find thats the dutch influence – good grass over there .
Ok. Coat.
Canamalar,
He’s got a bee in his bonnet about the state of CP. Doesn’t rate The Celtic Way. Says it all.
Wasn’t that long ago the ground staff were getting awards, the club were rushed in getting the pitch down for the new season, think they got a cheap deal on some Kentucky Blue Grass, it just doesn’t seem to be taking.
kano , pablo , celticlover , stjohndoyle – cqn in heaven must be mental
20:44 on 9 March, 2015
Know whit you mean, I could have ended up with Doc at my table
Thank God he’s had to drop ooot :-)
Nae photies this year ae ma Ghirls :-)
I’m maybe talking out a hole in my head but I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a detail in the epl telly money contract that says they must have the playing surface in good condition.
Smalling widnae get a jersey for us,hopeless
Kano , Pablo , Celticlover , StJohnDoyle – CQN in heaven must be mental
Don’t ever want thems on it again – but our pitch might be missing the two visits of manure we get from them.
HH
And now I find out I’m missing a free pint as well!!!
The torture never ends!
Paolosboots, I’m good mhate, new job is hectic, great, but hectic.
All over the place.
Canamaler
I had to go out..so missed your post at 15.36
Why are you having a go at me?
Care to tell me what the problem is?
HH
I sent out all the tickets today – Lennybhoy has 70!
Here’s a wee preview of the CQN 11 Programme…
http://www.calameo.com/read/000390171af27960fad9a
Check out the video on the front page by Patricia Ferns, who will be performing this at CQN 11…
If anybody wants to make a last minute decision to come along we have 8 seats left. You can book at http://www.cqnbookstore.com
Doc, I’ll give your free pint to big J :-)
Most of these top playing surfaces are part grass and part synthetic fibres. Makes it much better for playing on and much more resilient on wear.
Our budget for artificial weaves was spent on Stokesy and Griff :)
Kano, Pablo……
I’m still working that one out but my first impressions were that it might be slanderous. I would ask someone from the upper tier what it meant but I heard they only speak in the dialect known as elevated gibberish.
From Dundee united 1-1Celtic thread.
fleagle1888
20:13 on
9 March, 2015
Lads,
Welcome to the CQN Cheltenham Naps competition
– I hope you all manage to find some big-priced winners and that you enjoy the best 4 days horse racing of the year !
RULES:
On each day of the Cheltenham festival, pick one selection in every race
(i.e. either 6 or 7 horses, per day)
N.B. all selections should be posted on this article.
POINTS:
Race winner = 10 pts + starting price
2nd place = 5pts
3rd place = 3pts
e.g. Hurricane Fly wins at 5/2 = 10 + 2.5 = 12.5 pts
e.g. Champagne Fever wins at 4/1 = 10 + 4 = 14 pts
WINNING NAPSTER:
The person who accumulates the highest number of points from the 4 days of the Cheltenham festival (27 races).
Our defending champion is eddieinkirkmichael who achieved 138 points last year, including 7 winners, so that is your potential target to beat !
Can you hear the roooooaaaaarrrrr ?
CowieBhoy, give him yours too:-)
He’ll fall over!
Mid to front – Arsenal can be a joy to watch.
Anyone think Efe & Izzy could add a bit of excitement to their back 4?
Doc, it will take some time tae he hits the ground though :-)
Big lump ae a laddie
True, would not want to be standing beside when he goes over!
What a save by de gea
The green man,
Your previous post was asking what else we could do except beat them on the park,
I’d just finished a rant or was going into one, about people who suggest we have no option but to win park and should only try on the park, all other routes are above our station and we have no right to expect better or involve ourselves in their governance.
That and it’s awe your fault as well anaw :)
The diving from Man U players is a disgrace
Di Maria off for laying his hands on referee , wouldn’t happen in Scotland .
Unless it was a Celtic player.
Hee hee…you are shocking…yer a worse moaner than me…and thats saying something:)
Of course….you do realise…my crack about responding to cheats by playing the celtic.way….was ever so slightly. .tongue in cheek.
Get your smoking jacket on pronto:)
HH
Hh
Cheltenham tipster competition…
I’m havin a go at this, have this..
130 Qewy
205 Un de sceaux
240 Ned Stark
320 Faugheen
400 Annie Power
440 Very Wood
515 Thomas Crapper
No copying please :) good luck everybody ..
Ps if anyone doesn’t have a coral account please open one and get £5 (whoopee) on Ruby Walsh to ride a winner this week at 5/1.. £30 back as cash. Easiest bevvy session you’ll ever earn
That was to Canamaler
Old Trafford pitch will be in better nick as it is 200 miles south. Spring moves north 16 miles per day. So the ground temp that Salford is getting today we will get in about two weeks time. Then our grass will start growing.
Is this why we always seem to be wanting to move to England ?
the onlooker
Are you on gardening leave as well :-)