John Beaton Archives

After a surprise show of bravery Michael Nicholson now has to face the consequences of having the Auston Trusty appeal rejected by the SFA.Will he follow the lead of his mentor Peter Lawwell and move on for the good of Scottish football or does he genuinely believe that Celtic were…

Opinion

Can spineless Nicholson finally stand up after Tynecastle taunts

by Editor January 26, 2026

After four and a half years of nothingness Michael Nicholson has been presented with a golden opportunity to show leadership at Celtic.At Tynecastle the tag team of Steven McLean and John Beaton denied Celtic a win over league leaders Hearts.Both men have plenty of previous. Both come from families that…

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Celtic fans hit out at Steven McLean and John Beaton Tag Team

by Editor January 25, 2026

No other European league would allow such an obvious conflict of interest. No club dares to question the background of Scottish officials. The officials for the top matches are exclusively drawn from Lanarkshire and Glasgow.

Ibrox

Pattern of Assistance- the ‘good fortune’ of Danny Rohl

by Editor December 29, 2025

With honest Willie Collum the chief enabler. His bestie is Gordon Duncan of Radio Clyde and Sky Sports, he can count on David Dickinson, Greg Aitken, Andrew Dallas, Nick Walsh, John Beaton and a dozen back-ups that know the route to the top in Scottish refereeing.

Willie Collum, SFA, referee, Kris Boyd, Muir, Aitken, Hardie, VAR, Celtic, Maxwell

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Pattern of Assistance? Three tell tale penalty decisions from the SFA

by Editor December 5, 2025

If he was still at Peterbrough he’d be dropped from the team as a liability. In Scotland Danny Rohl is discovering that he has an extra line of defence. Immune from handball decisions. Much like Goldson.

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Sky Sports pundit calls for John Beaton to be sacked

by Editor November 24, 2025

The Manny Fernandez incident needs no explanation. Every fan watching knew the decision was wrong. Every fan knows why the man from the Crown Bar made that decision.

Ibrox

Second excuse emerges as Beaton bottles it over Ibrox penalty inclident

by Editor November 23, 2025

There are shades of Dougie Dougie about this, they can’t find and stick to one version of events.

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The Graeme Shinnie penalty box handball v Celtic that media refuses to discuss

by Editor August 11, 2025

There appears not to have been a single incident in the match referred to VAR where Andrew Dallas was in control and in contact with his close friend John Beaton with both men owing their careers to Hugh Dallas and the dominant Lanarkshire Refereeing Association.

John Beaton, VAR, SFA, Graeme Shinnie, Crawford Allan, Collum, Tom Boyd

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Tom Boyd- full comments on John Beaton that have spooked the paranoid Ibrox messengers

by Editor June 21, 2025

That’s a penalty, it’s a penalty kick. His arms are up, in an unnatural position, it’s a stonewall penalty and once again Celtic denied by a decision by the referee, the referee has bottled that.

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Incompetent John Beaton and his incredible Glasgow Derby strike rate

by Editor March 11, 2025

Since Rodgers made the incompetent claim about Beaton there has been seven Glasgow Derbies, on Sunday the man from the Crown Bar will be back on VAR duty- the fifth time in those seven fixtures that he has either been the match referee or VAR.