We are a small country with a small talent pool. You see evidence of this on the field at international tournaments (or more commonly, the qualification stage). Despite this, we expect elite performance from our officials, who are held to a higher standard than even Celtic are, when compared to Europe’s elite clubs.
The SPFL (previously SPL) have had a chief exec from outside Scotland since 2009, a period during which the Wisdom of Solomon was required. Yesterday, the SFA appointed their first VAR Manager – Jon Moss, a former top-flight referee in England.
Our implementation of VAR under the previous Head of Referees, Crawford Allan, was very poor. Allan was out of his depth, and forced the country to endure enforcement which was clearly nonsense, until the December 2022 World Cup gave him a chance to reset guidance.
Since then, guidance, enforcement and confidence have varied. We needed change. Rightly or wrongly, the VAR Manager is going to get the blame for a lot of things. Recruiting someone from outside our intense patch of land might be the wisest thing new Head of Refereeing, Willie Collum, ever does.
People will still moan about mistakes, they will still accuse referees and their overlords of bias, but the VAR Manager has clean hands. This is a very good thing.
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GP
Thanks for that, fancy a trip there on my next Glasgow lads trip
Chairbhoy,
Thanks.Nearly helps.Run it for Celtic,meaning Celtic employ them,or run it for Celtic,meaning they rent the facilities,and pay for the use.
CMON THE SCUTTS
A boy on here last week was told from someone close to Idah,Norwich want £7.3 million
Maybe kyogo looking injured for a few minutes at the weekend has caused a bottle crash in the slow moving boardroom.
Bada ,
It was myself that posted it last week .
P67 leading article the next day said it was nearer £12m Norwich wanted . .
Suppose , if’s wait and see now .
TURKEYBHOY @ 7:35 PM,
Not altogether sure, I believe they have a few different models – Celtic can pay them to be caterers and take the profits from that or Sodexo can pay Celtic and run the facilities
Will check with my pal when he’s back from Bali…
Just thought my youngest is a manager for sedexo as well but in a very different division…
Hail Hail
CHAIRBHOY
Jon Moss has not replaced Doncaster. He is the new SPFL Var manager.
Doncaster is still CEO of the SFA.
Saints game.Its been All Bran.Saints fining it hard to keep control of the bowel.🤔🤔🤔
Chairbhoy,
😉
googleimage ‘chepstow sheep ‘
f hilarious
TURKEYBHOY on 8TH AUGUST 2024 7:14 PM
Greenpinta, May be wrong,but do Celtic not rent out the space to Caterers only.?
*as do airports train stations etc and its usually for a % of the gross revenue or a minimum annual guarantee.
SCULLYBHOY on 8TH AUGUST 2024 7:20 PM
bigrailroadblues on 8th August 2024 5:49 pm
Scullybhoy
I thought because the terracing was uncovered it was Hampden. Schoolboy error. Terrible thing the drink. 🙄
I think the ‘Rangers’ end was covered in 1967?
*and guess who helped finance it
German longjumper hibses it
Killie 1- 2 down
https://x.com/888mumbaimagic
This guy on twitter spends time and tweets on FSR and our bank balance.
Interesting.
TOM MCLAUGHLIN @ 7:59 PM,
Yes, it was actually P67 in the lead that compared Moss and Doncaster not I…
I see N. Doncaster in the light of Senor MacHiavelli rather than the revered King of Isreal…
Hail Hail
Watching Olympics on catch up.
Arshad Nadeem threw the javelin 93 metres !
Various camera angles shown … including one close up of the landing … with the measuring official running toward the spot noticeably saying “Wow !”
😃
Evening all.
The one guy I personally would have loved to manage was Brian Clough.
Mr Clough will be Marmite to some.
The SMSM would have been, well, Sh1tt1ng them selves in the same way Mr Stein did not take their crap.
The Best of Brian Clough Interviews – Passion, Charisma & Personality
https://youtu.be/in7Ti0tdb4E?si=6pHLhPfW2vlPGzn6
HH
Left click
3 shots in the game, all goals
St mirren being pumped 0-0 but missed a sitter. Might spawn a win
Test
Cercle Brugge pumped 3-0 by Molde .
Scottish fitba is mince.
TT
Killie 2-2, 100% of shots were goals. Nuts
Just realised BBC stats are broken. Saints one down just after a good attempt. That’s europe
Saints down 1-0,going on,7 or 8.Abolutely schooled.
1-1,Incredible result for St Mirren.Battered.90th min goal.Brilliant.Not bad,between them they had 3 draws and a win so far😮
Shocking crowd at Killie game.Saints looked a full house.
“BelmontBrian on 8th August 2024 8:48 pm
Evening all.
The one guy I personally would have loved to manage was Brian Clough.”
Brian Clough was the Honorary President of a team I played for in the East Midlands ( of England).
He came to our Annual End-of-Season event one year and I had a lengthy conversation with him ( About Socialism ! ) and found him excellent company.
If he had ever become the manager of Celtic, his relationship with the Media in Scotland would have been interesting !
Tom McLaughlin / Chairboy
Neil Doncaster is CEO of SPFL not SFA.
Melvin at 3.44 ….maybe he also is a travelling man ? 🤔🤣
The £12 million was a red herring to buy time, that’s the fantasy stuff the SMSM was firing out for Kent and Fat Charlie
So Idah may be on his way….is it because they’ve accepted an offer for MOR !
CELTIC: Hey Norwich! Celtic here, we’d like to offer somewhere between 6-8mill for Adam…
NORWICH: Emm, although 8 sounds higher to us, we’ll happily accept the 6mill figure thanks.
CELTIC: Awww thanks. We just thought we’d give you a price band to see what you’re comfy with.
NORWICH: No probs – looking for 12 actually but always happy to do a spesh for cash-poor sides like yerselves.
CELTIC: Haha smashing – tata the noo. And by the by if you’re looking for a middy, McCarthy’s on a free!
NORWICH: Haha – whit’re you like: McCarthy !!! See yaz.
Good morning all from Govanhill.
Good Morning Fholks – Grand Day To Be A Tim
BURNLEY78 @ 10:24 PM,
Thanks for that, so for clarity…
Jon Moss is the new SFA Var manager.
Doncaster is still CEO of the SPFL.
Hail Hail
Hail Hail
Good morning all from a 13 degrees and dry at the moment Garngad.
Go and bloody pay Norwich ffs Celtic or move on. Look out for the “Norwich we’re playing hard ball pish” and the deal falls through.
I will be surprised if we Get Idah.
After all if it was a case of sticking in a 2nd bid it could have been done sooner than this.
I would not trust our board as they are as crooked as a dogs leg.
But hey we only have around 100 million in bank.
D. )
morning champions
Hey. My dogs legs are definitely not crooked.