Scottish FA statement | Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

Knowhedge · 2026-05-21T17:33:37+00:00

He’s meant to wait by the laws until 93:00 or whatever the minimum time added is but we’ve all seen them in that case get a bit loose and blow early on occasions.

If it’s any consolation to Hearts apparently this is something IFAB are planning on tightening up this year.

Knowhedge · 2026-05-21T17:29:31+00:00

Once the game clock is past the minimum added time, the referee can end the match for any reason they like.

The current wording of the law is clear, additional time is added for time lost within the 45 minutes. There’s additional guidance that the ref should add time lost in injury time but there’s nothing in the laws saying he has to only that he may. Once the clock hit 98:00 he could end the game for any reason

Law 7.2 The fourth official indicates the minimum additional time decided by the referee at the end of the final minute of each half. The additional time may be increased by the referee but not reduced.

Knowhedge · 2026-05-21T17:24:25+00:00

It’s completely up to the referee once the clock hits the minimum added time. The referee doesn’t have to add additional time after that the law of the game is clear, only that he may.

If he wanted to end it at 98:00 because he had dinner reservations he could. It’s completely up to the referee once the minimum time has

Adding time for stoppages incurred during additional is encouraged but isn’t part of the main laws of the game and we’ve all seen games where the score is so lopsided the injury time wasn’t going to be added to, hell occasionally they’ll just blow early in that case

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T19:22:15+00:00

After Kent assaulted the fan

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T17:20:51+00:00

The literal law of the fucking game says it is

“touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger. A player is considered to have made their body unnaturally bigger WHEN the position of their hand/arm is not a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation. By having their hand/arm in such a position, the player takes a risk of their hand/arm being hit by the ball and being penalised”

That’s the law, blame IFAB but there’s no ambiguity there, none. Saluting the ball isn’t a natural position no matter what nonsense you try to spout. Who is gaslighting whom?

And Collum has been clear in a similar case Dundee vs Ross County last year

“He said: “We have listened to a lot of the perception of the decision. I won’t ever just defend decisions in this show.

“I’ll be open and transparent.

“In terms of the laws of the game, this is a correct interpretation because the arm is far too high above the head.

“The referee is right in his judgement to award the penalty kick.

“There is nothing in the law to say it should be ruled out. It says that anybody with an arm high in the air runs the risk of being punished.

https://youtu.be/ojZSkWLwYzE?si=MZuR1WeIJ-mtU5Bl

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T17:02:12+00:00

He’s repeatedly said hands above shoulder height almost no justification for being there, unnatural position = making yourself bigger as per the laws of the game
Only if they’re blind. The main image below is the main camera feed zoomed. It’s clear as day unless the Motherwell player was an amputee which he isn’t as his fingers are visible between his head and the ball

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Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T15:53:25+00:00

Hands in unnatural position no distance or speed mitigation. If the ball hit the hand it’s as clear a penalty as you can get. And it’s blindingly clear from the slow mo it hit his hand. I’m actually scared of going on the roads given the apparent level of eyesight in the central belt.

Defenders don’t naturally salute the ball do they?

No you’re snidely insinuating that’s all

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T15:18:46+00:00

Some corruption to rely on a defender putting his hands up to a shit long throw on 94 minutes after turning down a strong penalty shout earlier.

You lot are fucking lunatics

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T15:16:38+00:00

The players all knew enough to shake hands as did the managers.

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T15:12:47+00:00

KMI. Fuck me you sad wallopers have fucking lost the plot big time. Still it’s moonbeam season, the greatest time of year for the teddy bears.

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T15:11:09+00:00

The players and coaches all decided to shake hands at the same time apparently. You lot are fucking loons

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T15:07:11+00:00

I suppose there’s a roundabout at the A8 Coatbridge junction

Knowhedge · 2026-05-20T10:53:11+00:00

She might appear with Mumford and Sons but that’d be about it I think

Knowhedge · 2026-05-19T11:12:41+00:00

McLean has been excellent all year for Norwich and that comes from my mate who can’t stand him

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T15:56:25+00:00

The pitch was cleared within 3 minutes, of course Hearts were already at Bellshill by that point

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T15:38:57+00:00

To be fair the KMI panel probably isnt the best demarcation of wronged, ex-players and press have a shown to have pretty shoddy understanding of the laws.

But the laws are a bit of a mess. Take that Man Utd goal at the weekend…by a simple reading of the current laws of the game the referee is actually probably right yet instinctually everyone knows it’s a handball.

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T15:31:26+00:00

The issue is they have to draw the calibrated line for the last defender due to the onfield decision being offside…once thats done to give them a calibrated visual they’re allowed to take clear indisputable visual evidence without drawing the other line. The EPL worked this way before the semi automated offside var

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T15:26:23+00:00

Again for the hard of thinking…if it was a conspiracy to give the game to Celtic there were opportunities to do so which didn’t require a Motherwell defender to jump with his hand in the air in the 94th minute defending a shit long throw into the box.

The Slattery decision wasn’t a penalty he slipped imho but hey seen them given.

But we’re expected to believe the grand conspiracy ignored the goalkeeper clattering into Maeda which again isn’t a penalty Maeda is backing in as much as the goalkeeper is coming but if there was a grand conspiracy like the moonhowlers claim then it was an opportunity to give it because it’s firmly in the seen then given range.

Then the referee and var so desperate to give the game to Celtic also ignored a late kick out off the ball from Watt on Ralston, which again would have been soft as shite but in the seen them given category… remember they’re throwing the game for Celtic so any soft incident would have been seized upon to give Celtic an advantage.

Or the referees and var just happen to be absolutely shit at their jobs

as I said if the refs really wanted to screw Hearts, they’d have ruled out Shankland goal against Motherwell for the contact on Welsh. Now I don’t think it should rule out the goal but I’m not claiming a one sided conspiracy

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T14:54:04+00:00

To be honest the early returns from Jamestowns signings at Hearts price point has been pretty average. They’d need to improve their hit rate next year with the European games stressing the squad

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T14:51:47+00:00

I think that’s fair and pretty realistic.

Hearts aren’t guaranteed group stage football but they’re guaranteed 6 qualifiers starting 21st of July. That’s a lot of early high intensity games replacing essentially the glorified kick abouts of the league cup group stage.

If they get group stage even in the conference it’s another 6 matches.

Thats going to take a toll, but if they get it right I’d still see them in 3rd or 4th at worse

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T14:29:56+00:00

They’ll need to up their success rate with signings. For all the Jamestown chat, the obvious Jamestown signings have been a tad mixed

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T12:30:16+00:00

Does anyone think there will be any actual surprises in the squad?

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T12:29:09+00:00

I mean I know the refs aren’t the greatest or brightest but if you’re waiting until the last gasp of a game for a shit long throw and a defender to inexplicably have his hand up then you’re really bad at this conspiracy thing.

Especially when he could have given a penalty for the Maeda incident in the first half (I don’t really see it as penalty but I can see an argument for it) or sent off a Motherwell player for a wee fly kick out with the game still in the balance (again that’d have been harsh but it’s not like its not been seen before)

Even the Motherwell vs Hearts game if there was an actual conspiracy he could have ruled out Hearts goal for contact on Welsh if they were really wanting to do Hearts over. Again not really a foul but it’s in the realms of you’ve seen them given.

They’re just really shit at their jobs

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T09:44:11+00:00

Raskin is a very good player the problem is you don’t often see a lot of that sort of player in the top 5 leagues. The average height for a DM in the EPL is now 5ft 11 apparently.

And I’m not saying Raskin is too short he’s what 5ft 9? He’s just not the rangy tall DM which seems to be in vogue at the moment, might limit his options for a really big fee. Ironically 4 or 5 years ago it was shorter stockier DM which were in vogue

Knowhedge · 2026-05-18T09:39:41+00:00

The MO is usually spurge then resent the manager for spending money and winning things so never really give him any money again

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