Motherwell v Celtic 13/05/2026

[star sail]

19 minutes ago, purestate said:

The most appalling aspect of this statement seems to be that they don’t even understand the point of VAR

Mistakes will be made on the field, and subjective calls made in front of the VAR monitor, just as managers will pick the wrong team, goalkeepers concede soft goals and strikers miss from five yards out.

Do they not get that’s the whole point of var is that you do get a chance to review and correct / confirm the decision?  The striker and goalie in their analogy don’t.  

They seem to have made the argument that most of us would agree with is that current version of VAR should be scrapped and only reinstated if proper investment and training of officials takes place. 
 

 

There is that word subjective again. You are right, the SFA don't even understand the purpose of their own process.

VAR is there to remove subjectivity. It allows referees to make a judgement on the basis of fact and evidence. 

The referee makes a subjective call in real time. In that regard the analogy holds firm comparing with players and managers. VAR is supposed to remove the subjectivity. 

Referees now get a benefit of hindsight that no player or manager has the luxury of having.

Anyway now that the SFA are in statement writing mode, I would imagine they are putting the finishing touches to the statement condemning the pitch invasion at Ibrox in the Cup and we will be reading that statement in the papers in the morning.. 👍 

 

[bobbybingo]

How can a decision taken on a clear and obvious error be subjective?

[Kmcalpin]

Andrew Dallas has arrived at an erroneous conclusion that was based on probability and an unclear image. On that basis there is no way he should have called John Beaton over the monitor. In short it wasn't clear or obvious. The latter should have stood his ground, no doubt annoying Celtic fans in the process, given that nothing he saw clearly contradicted his initial decision.   

No mention either in the official statement of the pitch invasion or the role of Celtic staff in that. Siege mentality. 

[sinjy]

Three question from Wednesday.

What was the attendance? It looked less than the Hearts game with some empty seats in the Cooper. People not willing to put up with their bile.

I left in disgust when the pen went in. Did the players get to do their traditional walk round?

Any word on damaged seats in the away end?

[well_said]

Was in fir park las night , didn't look like any damaged seats. 

[smiddy]

See that mob got there 48minute penalty vs hertz the day to make them level at the break

feckin mutants 

[SteelmaninOZ]

3 minutes ago, smiddy said:

See that mob got there 48minute penalty vs hertz the day to make them level at the break

feckin mutants 

Aye so they did

[mio]

Who cares, we’ve got a game

[Spiderpig]

3 minutes ago, smiddy said:

See that mob got there 48minute penalty vs hertz the day to make them level at the break

feckin mutants 

Unfortuately It was a Stonewall penalty, no dodgy var decision required.

[smiddy]

1 minute ago, Spiderpig said:

Unfortuately It was a Stonewall penalty, no dodgy var decision required.

Havent seen it spider but even if it wasnt a stonwsller they wouldv still been given it 

[Orinoco]

Can we just delete this thread and forget it ever happened?

[Orinoco]

On second thoughts perhaps not! The Celtic fans are out of control.

Celtic hearts game was still ongoing ie ref had not whistled for end of game and Hearts players and staff assaulted whilst they tried to clear pitch. Failed to do so and then the ref blows up.

So was game abanded on safety grounds? Should at least be replayed in an empty stadium.

What a mess the SFA have created....