A quick skim shows that the 3.5 seasons before Crawford Allan took over as head of Refs, Celtic had 5 penalties awarded v Rangers, under C Allan Celtic have had zero pens v Rangers.
Alan Muir, David Dickinson, Steven McLean and John Beaton are now getting additional appointments with the role of referee, Fourth Official or VAR out of bounds for Collum.
Strangely, last night they remained silent with no explanation over the VAR review and the decision not to award Celtic a penalty. In a tight title race goal difference could be a factor at the end of the season.
With Crawford Allan limiting himself to one staged interview a year and SFA Chief Ian Maxwell in a near permanent state of hiding the standard of refereeing and accountability is at an all-time low.
It’s disappointing. The refs have a hard job, but I think it was nearly a leg-breaker so he caught me quite high.
The list is endless but with a concentration last week against Hearts Rodgers called things out while remaining diplomatic about the judgement of the VAR official from the Crown Bar in Bellshill. Many Celtic fans have far stronger comments on Beaton.
We had a report back to say that the studs and boots were in the face of the player, which clearly a couple of days later – even when we get that report – it’s clearly not the case when you watch it.
While fans get behind Rodgers the Celtic board has taken up their traditional place at the back of the bus with their heads down hoping that a difficult issue will pass over.
But it was a poor day for the officials. I try to respect decisions and give the benefit of the doubt, but when I see that level of incompetence, which is the only word I can use, then that makes me worry for the game.
Brendan Rodgers could have to wait until Thursday to discover if he is to be charged by the SFA of bringing the game into disrepute.
The Celtic boss was highly critical of the officials in operation at Tynecastle on Sunday as Celtic lost 2-0 to Hearts, playing for…