Cove_Sheep Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 (edited) Every team has been on the wrong end of some appalling refereeing that costs their team crucial League points or progress in a Cup competition, every team has been angry at the time with justification, but only one team claims there is an agenda and they are the team who have, arguably, benefitted most from refereeing blunders. The PR pish about writing a letter for clarification every time a decision goes against them is childish and embarrassing. Here's clarification - the ref and his assistant made a balls-up of a simple call, they made a mistake, they didn't do it intentionally, they were just shite at their job. The only thing Celtic are "victims" of is shocking refereeing - join the club and get over it! Nah, not true. When mistakes have gone against every other team, in every other league in the whole world, as will happen every week, it's simply a mistake. When it happens to Celtic, it's a co-ordinated conspiracy, which, seeing as Peter Lawell is on the Professional Game Board, must make him part of this conspiracy against Celtic too. Seriously though, Celtic and others would do well to look at what Derek McInnes had to say when Aberdeen didn't get a penalty at Dens Park, whilst 1-0 up and ended up drawing 1-1: McInnes said: "It was such a pivotal moment. It's a blatant penalty. It has cost us today because they've managed to get an equaliser after that. "It's not all down to the referee, though, that we haven't won the game as we're still in a good position at 1-0. "We had an excellent start and Dundee were forced into playing like an away team. "I thought we were in charge of the game but gave Dundee encouragement by being a bit ponderous in the second half. "The only time they really threatened us in the first half was when we were guilty of giving away cheap possession. It's something we spoke about at half-time. "Rooney showed real strength and tenacity to get the ball into the net to put us ahead. It was a fantastic finish and I thought were looking at strong at that point. "We had umpteen set-plays but we've been here before. In the second half, we let Dundee back into the game and the pitch didn't help. "But from the minute Dundee got their equaliser I thought they were worthy of the point to be fair." Edited April 21, 2015 by Cove_Sheep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dalgety Bay TA Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I don't seriously think he's cheated us, i just think he's a shite ref. That's it. Unfortunately there are quite a few of them in Scottish football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagtag Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 It's been amusing to see all the outraged Celtic fans all over social media. I suppose had it happened to Stirling Albion in a cup semi-final (I know, I know) I'd be raging too. So it's not the outrage that's funny - that's probably to be expected. It's the conspiracy theories that are fueling the outrage that put a smile on my coupon. The rest of us, we'd be spitting feathers and calling into question the competence of the officials. But not (some) Celtic fans. It's all about them. Even when it isn't. We would all be raging at any poor decisions that cost our team no matter how important the game But we just have to accept it and move on. What is so funny is that Celtic seem to get 99% of these poor decisions in their favour and on the odd occasion it goes against them all hell breaks loose. Fletcher scoring in Cardiff anyone? Should we have wrote to Fifa, Uefa, the UN and God telling them about the blatant cheating by the officials? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fairbairn Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Like RFC liquidated? That's right. let it out. You'll feel better for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Fletcher scoring in Cardiff anyone? Should we have wrote to Fifa, Uefa, the UN and God telling them about the blatant cheating by the officials? Nah, as that goal should always have been disallowed (although for a different reason than the one it was chalked off for). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Yup. Steven McLean's incompetence denied my team 2nd in the league last season and a place int he League Cup Final this season. I don't seriously think he's cheated us, i just think he's a shite ref. He's unbelievably shite for us too. Used to think it was because his dad played 100s of games for us and he was trying not to show bias but I think he's just crap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 We would all be raging at any poor decisions that cost our team no matter how important the game But we just have to accept it and move on. What is so funny is that Celtic seem to get 99% of these poor decisions in their favour and on the odd occasion it goes against them all hell breaks loose. Fletcher scoring in Cardiff anyone? Should we have wrote to Fifa, Uefa, the UN and God telling them about the blatant cheating by the officials? Linesman did us a favour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark frae Crieff Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 a picture can say 1000 words..Celtic v Hearts ... Where was their letter to the SFA for this penalty decision?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Things even out over the season do they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipped flake Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Great statement. The official apparently said penalty penalty. So why did ex Rangers season ticket holder Maclean not award it? no he didn't, he told the ref he thought the ball had hit the defender on the head. Absolutely embarrassing statement from celtic after all the calls that go their way. I presume now Inverness will demand an explanation why they never got a penalty in the 2nd half Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Let me just add this one.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassrubber Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Celtic will still be remembered for an impressive double in season 2014/15 Stokes and Griffiths wigs are damned good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Let me just add this one.... Not even a foul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Eyes only for the ball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 It was a shocking decision, it's one of the more blatant handballs you'll see. Given the number of penalties given where the player knows little or nothing about it, makes it more unbelievable. The fact that between the referee and his 2 assistants at that end they didn't see it is pretty staggering. BUT There's no conspiracy, it's just an honest mistake. Referees make mistakes all the time, as do players. Some are more high profile and costly than others. They can be baffling, frustrating and surreal, but they're part of the game. Celtic are pathetic, if they had any class they'd say it was a mistake, it's probably cost us, but these things happen now let's move on. Instead they are stoking up the paranoid victim mentality of a large section of their support. They know fine well that these guys are now going to be hounded in their work and private lives until the loonies get bored, or they see heads roll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rossy Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I do think McLean is a very poor referee, who seems particularly adept at getting at least one huge decision wrong in every major game that he's given. Probably not his fault. He's been over-promoted and fast-tracked by the SFA who see him as a poster boy for referee recruitment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I do think McLean is a very poor referee, who seems particularly adept at getting at least one huge decision wrong in every major game that he's given. Probably not his fault. He's been over-promoted and fast-tracked by the SFA who see him as a poster boy for referee recruitment. I quite like him! I'm not going to kid on that 99/100 times, the referee is giving a foul for John Sutton jumping into Jamie Langfield, but if it's 2 midfielders in the centre circle it's not a foul more often than not. At least there's an element of interpretation in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parklife Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I quite like him! I'm not going to kid on that 99/100 times, the referee is giving a foul for John Sutton jumping into Jamie Langfield, but if it's 2 midfielders in the centre circle it's not a foul more often than not. At least there's an element of interpretation in there. To be fair, elbowing someone in the throat/face is always a foul. Regardless of who does it and where it happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 To be fair, elbowing someone in the throat/face is always a foul. Regardless of who does it and where it happens. Lee McCulloch might disagree.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShedTA Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Eyes only for the ball. think afterwards he was claiming he got the ball... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Yup. Steven McLean's incompetence denied my team 2nd in the league last season and a place int he League Cup Final this season. I don't seriously think he's cheated us, i just think he's a shite ref. He also didn't give ICT a stonewaller in the last minute of the League Cup final, so Aberdeen have benefitted from him too.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AberdeenAngus Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 He also didn't give ICT a stonewaller in the last minute of the League Cup final, so Aberdeen have benefitted from him too.... True but also failed to give Aberdeen a penalty in the first half. At least in that game his errors evened themselves out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgowmancity Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 True but also failed to give Aberdeen a penalty in the first half. At least in that game his errors evened themselves out. The same as this game - he denied stonewall penalties for both teams Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glasgowmancity Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Meekings now charged by the SFA over the hand ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanJon Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 Meekings now charged by the SFA over the hand ball Has any player in the history of Scottish football ever been charged with a hand ball the ref didn't see ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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