01 Jan 2019 00:42:30
Don't Blame the Ref tell me malky bhoy which game were ye watching had Broony done the same to the Thug More or less our Captain would have needed a police escort off the park, how come these linesmen can Spot CmcG millimetres offside But they don't spot the Thug and pals a metre off at perth yes Brendans transfers are Questionable my own Beef was bringing izzy back for cover for KT we don't need player's for cover we want players who will COMPETE for our world famous 1st team jersey Happy new Year.
01 Jan 2019 04:35:15
The game I watched we were pumped fair and square by the better team, was it really the refs fault it could have been 4 or 5? If your looking to blame someone blame the manager and stop letting yourself down with this paranoid " anyone but Celtic" single fish. There is no bias end of! Like I said I don't blame the refs for not taking any action when players kick out. Why would they? Maybe if we had kicked back we wouldn't have been beaten so easily?
01 Jan 2019 04:54:40
They had a perfectly good goal chopped off at Dundee? The very same ref gave us a penalty at Ibrox in the 5-1 game? " compete for our world famous jersey" not one of our players done that on Saturday.
01 Jan 2019 05:26:26
I remember that penalty malky, beerman rugby tackled roberts to the ground, as clear a penalty as you will ever get.
The ref didn't know what to do. he hesitated that long, players started to run at him before he eventually gave it.
Its not paranoia, referees are not that bad unless there is a hidden agenda.
Our players have been kicked, punched, stamped, headbutted, elbowed and indecently assaulted twice, all of the ball incidents and its only new year.
EVERYONE of those incidents have gone unpunlshed by the referees who you claim are just making constant honest mistakes.
I admit we have been woeful at times this season but our discipline has been really good not to lower ourselves to there level with retaliation, which must have been hard at times.
01 Jan 2019 10:05:16
Nonsense Leon he consulted his linesman as it was marginly inside the box to make sure the offence was committed inside the box.
01 Jan 2019 12:12:18
Malky you said, "Like I said I don't blame the refs for not taking any action when players kick out. "
Which implies that you think referees should not enforce the laws of the game because kicking a player is against the rules of the game. Is this the case?
On Saturday Beaton had an unimpeded view of Morelos kicking Brown in the bawsack as Brown came down from an aerial challenge. This is deemed violent conduct as he was not challenging for the ball. Again using your logic, the referee should not take action for the offence which means you think it is ok for a player to kick another player in the privates.
Later in the match the linesman (who shouted red card, red card when Simnovic hit someone) had a great view of Morelos punching Christie in the hee haws but he was not shouting red card, red card this time. Could you explain that one to us please.
Morelos then raked his studs down Ralston's back, which again is deemed violent conduct as he was not challenging for the ball and the referee had a great view of it.
At the end of the day I can admit we played crap on the day. However, I also believe that the referee's inaction for offences committed by Rangers players allowed them to set the tone because if Morelos had got booked for his first offence on Brown, which should have been the case, then it would have made the Rangers players think twice before going in heavy handed on our players.
01 Jan 2019 12:33:52
Malkybhoy was thinking of taking the H out of your user name but seeing it's New Year left it in So I'm letting my self down with the Parinoia P--h you might want to have a wee read at the Celtic's Paranoia
(All in the Mind ) book most of it we knew about but the Ajax coach one when asked what he thought of the Celtic team's display against our fair and square rivals he replied saying that he would have to return to Scotland to get a fairer assessment of Celtic as the referee had gave Rangers (as they were known then) all the decisions they needed yes malky we were below par on Sat. but don't be deluded we will find it very difficult to win 10 in a row just ask yourself honestly would Our captain, have remained on that park had he inflicted that assault I wish we could play the way we did against Leipzig every game we were forced to move the ball faster and we were accurate with it that is not to bad a bench mark have a nice new year Malky Bhoy.
01 Jan 2019 12:51:41
Yes I will happily explain RAW, if you cast your mind back to Pittodrie first game of the season Morelos got sent off for kicking out, the review panel rescinded his red card that's why refs don't take any action as their decisions will just be undermined by the review panel. Hense why no action was taking against Naismith for kicking out at Hayes, Brown for elbowing Naismith, McGregor kicking out at Ajer etc etc etc.
I'm sure ed will correct me if I'm wrong but I did post on here that the review panel was setting a dangerous precedent when they rescinded Morelos's red card for kicking out, because what exactly is "excessive force and brutality"?
Is kicking out a red card offence? All day long it is imo.
Is kicking out at a player against the rules? It used to be but if there isn't "excessive force or brutality involved" then going by the review panels decision it isn't against the rules seemingly.
The review panel's decision to rescind Morelos's red card was the biggest cluster feck in the history of cluster fecks and until VAR is introduced then yours and others paranoia will only grow arms and legs.
Will reteospective action be taken? I would like to think someone somewhere will show a bit of commonsense and nip this kicking out in the bud.
I never said I condone kicking out, all I said was I can see why the refs don't take any action as potentially their decisions will just be undermined.
Would you bother your backside making a decision when you knew somebody somewhere was just going to undermine you?
As it stands refs don't have the benefit of multiple replays from multiple different angles prior to making a decision. There is no cheating.
01 Jan 2019 13:32:23
@Jmcg you can keep your book thanks😂😂.
01 Jan 2019 13:37:10
If the Pittodrie-Morelos incident is the reason for referees not taking action for violent conduct then it’s an excuse, not a reason. If I was a referee and felt that my decisions would be overturned at a later stage, I’d do it all day long until it forces a review of the process. The Morelos incident you speak about may even be a convenient excuse for the lack of action taken against Morelos. I seem to remember Levein saying ‘How Morelos gets away with what he gets away with, I just don’t understand’ It’s apaling and should be challenged at every available opportunity. I accept that we were pish and deserved to lose but we don’t deserve to be kicked all over the pitch.
01 Jan 2019 13:50:44
What was the excuse/ reason then for our captain staying on the pitch/ not facing any retrospective action for elbowing Naismith?
01 Jan 2019 18:58:41
Well according to your theory, Malky, it’s because the officials think there decision will be overturned but I don’t see how it’s relevant to this discussion. My point is that Celtic players don’t deserve to be kicked all over the pitch with impunity in any game. Do you agree?