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We don’t have a dog in the fight over refereeing standards at last night’s League Cup game at Ibrox.  Livingston and even the perennial Ibrox media holdouts were aghast at a decision which led to the opening goal and subsequent VAR approval.

However, we remain the only club who SFA Head of Refereeing, Crawford Allan, felt it appropriate to pick-on for a decision by one of his officials he felt was wrong.  Some context.  In December 2021 Kyogo scored the only goal of a league game against Hearts.  After a rocky start to the season, where the club had won only one from their opening seven games, Celtic collected 25 from 27 points up to that night.

They were on form and closing in on the top of the table, the whole country could sense it and an assistant referee did not raise his flag when Kyogo scored.  Allan could contain himself no more and took to Radio Scotland to express his suspicion that Celtic were advantaged.  He didn’t say it that way, of course, but by saying he thought the assistant was wrong, that was the implication.

His intervention was ill-judged.  Referees get a hard enough time without their own boss taking to the airwaves to undermine them.  This was true then and remains so now.  That the SFA Head of Refereeing didn’t see anything wrong with his actions gave us an insight into how his mind reacted to that Celtic Park moment.  Football takes hold of us all.

We need to hear again from Crawford.  He either should explain his view on decisions favouring other clubs, which would be even-handed but an horrendous mistake, or he need to explain how inappropriate it is that he only spoke about Celtic.

When trying to raise standards in an organisation, it is practically impossible to achieve progress if your own missteps are brushed under the carpet.  The SFA has been a hiding place for bowling club committee-types for decades.  Our game just doesn’t have the competence to attract those with the ability to succeed in a more responsible environment.

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  1. Greenpinata on

    GENE on 28TH SEPTEMBER 2023 5:42 PM

     

    Bada

     

     

    She’s back running the foodbank tonight – but under instructions no lifting – sitting down doing the admin.

     

     

    Got to love her 🥰

     

     

    ——–

     

    God bless and best wishes.

     

     

    If I may, give all you can but remember the dog and cat food.

     

    For some their furry friends are absolutely vital to well being

  2. Hot Smoked on

    Cloud9: organised conspiracy against us?

     

     

    I am not sure about the words `organised` and `conspiracy` but I am sure `they ` are `against us`.

     

    For me, rather than `organised conspiracy`, it is more of a subliminal understanding of what is the `right thing ` to do in Scotland in tems of carreer prospects.

  4. Melvin Udall on

    GENE on 28TH SEPTEMBER 2023 8:04 PM

     

    —————

     

    Also, Philmac reported Sports Direct vans dropping off the hun kits.

     

     

    I know it was started by the two brothers from Wirral (where I’m sat just now. 😃👍), but Ashley looks to have either bought a huge stake or major shareholding. As it has Sports Direct business model all over it.

  8. Hot Smoked on

    japan v Samoa on in the Rugby just now ( good game). I don`t know who I would have supported a couple of years ago but certainly Japan now !!!

     

    They ( Japan) are leading but I fancy Samoa to win eventually.

  9. Hot Smoked on

    SCULLYBHOY on 28TH SEPTEMBER 2023 8:38 PM

     

    Hot Smoked on 28th September 2023 5:57 pm

     

    Absolutely shocking.

     

     

     

     

    It really is, isn`t it ?

     

    I`ve always hoped that it would gradually improve ( and I think it has a wee bit) but displays such as Colum`s last night diminish those hopes.

  10. Celtic Mac on

    saint stivs

     

     

    Thanks for letting us know what Wenger is getting paid for in his role at FIFA, what with his idea of a World Cup every two years and the bigger and better FIFA World Club tourney, though might have been somebody else who came up with that.

     

    On the offside front, well obviously ‘clear advantage’ should be the criteria, and not whether your shoelace is a millimetre out of place. Tant Pis. Let us have a more scientific approach, based on the players actual distance from the centre of the goal line. You’re talking Pythagoras here, not Boaby Madden. Classic Jota offside, whilst at the conjunction of the centre line and the shy line, with a 120×80 pitch, he could be 72 yards from the centre of the goal line. A defender on the centre spot only 60 yards max, as in a whole lot closer. In short, the referees would need to take into account, not only the attacking player’s position re the horizontal but also his actual position on the pitch relative to the last defender and the centre of the goal line, do the maths and make a decision, or leave it to the boys in the backroom who can apply a geometrical calculation. With a square and a compass at the ready shouldn’t be too difficult to do.

  12. bigrailroadblues on

    Good evening all from the Queens Park Cafe. You can never have enough good times. So let those good times roll my fellow Tims. We shall all endure hard times, bad times. Make the most of the very best times. 👌

  14. GFTB on

    BRRB 9.13pm

     

     

    Trust me

     

     

    Nothing shallow

     

     

    Nothing drunk

     

     

    And certainly nothing old … more energy than most I know :-)

  15. TheLurkinTim on

    Da fuck…self burns I get…but BRRB….yer a deeps shallows old drunk….get it right ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  21. GFTB on

    BRRB 9.30pm

     

     

    Must be the first time I have saw CCB without a green top on :-)

     

     

    Hope you all had a great day

  22. Hrvatski Jim on

    JOHNBAY @ 5.32

     

     

    Lovely to see you making a post. I hope that your son gets sorted

     

     

    How us Carine doing in her operatic career?

  25. TheLurkinTim on

    Iniqitousiv 4…keep fighting the good fight…my money is on you C

     

     

    We’ve got a date for next year ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  27. Melbourne Mick on

    Hello again all you young rebels.

     

     

    From another lovely sunny Melbourne.

     

    Not read back yet, but I know all is bliss in this dear

     

    green place.

     

    Well that’s my hope and prayer.

     

    Just home from a few days at our caravan with our

     

    granddaughter, kicking a baw on a golden beach and

     

    hoops tops on, what could be better ?

     

    Suppose scoring the winner in Lisbon as the late great

     

    Steve Chalmers did on that wonderful day.

     

    Just seen the vid going about of Bradley Walsh extolling

     

    that glorious occasion on The Chase, what a bhoy he is.

     

    Right ! hot weekend coming up and Grand Final here in

     

    the strange looking baw competition, whole country

     

    stops for it , pubs, clubs, will be packed to the gunnels

     

    with all the AFL colours on show.

     

    Nae chance me finding a handsome hun this Saturday 🤣

     

    H H. Mick

  30. TheLurkinTim on

    Aussie Rules OK…if there ain’t a murder…it’s changed ;-))

     

     

    You take care Mickdownunder ;-))

     

     

    H…….H.

  31. Melbourne Mick on

    TLT

     

     

    AFL not my cup of rid biddy, but Collingwood in final and

     

    there’s a Celtic Connection with ex Garngad family member

     

    Eddie McGuire, so I’ll squint at it whilst talking about the

     

    Celtic.

     

    P.s the other finalists are the Brisbane Lions, could almost

     

    be Lisbon lions.. mmmm

     

    H H. Mick

  32. petec on

    GFTB,

     

     

    Are you about?

     

     

    Anyway Aidan fractured his draw 2 weeks ago ~ we are on the Cup scheme

     

     

    I really don’t think he should be going to the Lazio game. He is a wee toughie dude and I think even he realises it wouldn’t be a great idea to go but he is mad for Celtic, especially European nights @ the Holy Ground. IMHO he shouldn’t go to the Atletico game either but I think he wullnae miss 2.

     

     

    There may be a Spare ticket. And it would be good to finally meet @ the Best place on Our Lords planet (fitba wise)I huv kept just missing ye. We both like the baith Sonics frae way Bach. And be aware I will talk so much about Sonics frae wae Bach ( I was always Nintendo).

     

     

    Like all the CQNers, and I cannae say it is gonnae happen, a donation to a charity is cool.

     

     

    Sarri is bringin’ his Lads in form well according to the Daily Record.

     

     

    Let’s see.

     

     

    Holy See

     

     

    Mark McGhee

     

     

    to the full extent.

     

     

    BMCUP has my mobile – he is an incredible conduit I haven’t appreciated the way I should because of my Paranoia.

     

     

    I’m a cheesey quaver and indulged in so many things I now know were not great for me.

     

     

    Anyways – Not promising anything but Karen and myself don’t think he should attend the Lazio game.

  33. TheLurkinTim on

    Pete…Soz about Aidan…he should be takin care of himself…I’ll, reluctantly, take it off his hands

     

     

    Cash swap…? I’ll even hug you ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  34. quadrophenian on

    BIGRAILROADBLUES on 28TH SEPTEMBER 2023 9:30 PM

     

    Today at the Horseshoe;

     

    Thelurkintim, BMCUWP, CoseyCornerBhoy, BRRB, Iniquitousiv, Leggy.

     

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/rCBENrddYFsYpCNf8

     

     

    ———-

     

     

    In whats mibby the weirdest globe-spanning coincidence ever… the lady in red in the left corner seems to be our Aussie pal who is visiting Glasgow with her partner Mark, an aussie of Glasgow family origins. He sent me photos overnight of them visiting – the Horseshoe Bar!!

     

    Small world….

  37. TheLurkinTim on

    Quad…there are more photos…I’ve asked that they’re sent to me…we’ll see how small a world it is ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  38. petec on

    Reo is obviosly here for a wee while.

     

     

    I find his translated comments so Interesting.

     

     

    Callum was awesome last Season.

     

     

    Aidan disagreed wae me.

     

     

    Reo, IMHO, is easily the best player @ Celtic atm.

     

     

    Lets get better.

  41. TheLurkinTim on

    Pete…am thick skinned….if you hurt me I’ll let you know ;-))

     

     

    Past, Present, Phuture ;-))

     

     

    H.H.

  42. quadrophenian on

    THELURKINTIM on 29TH SEPTEMBER 2023 12:50 AM

     

    Quad…there are more photos…I’ve asked that they’re sent to me…we’ll see how small a world it is ;-))

     

    H.H.

     

     

     

    Cheers TLT; her partner Mark is a Celtic fan, my motorbike buddy and Melb Victory season ticket holder. Am 99% sure it’s her! I’ve sms’d them too.

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