Sean Seery

@A6788C Cannot believe Touray escaped a yellow a few minutes ago 😂

Well there it is my bet early😂 will need to go now just before prices go obvs wayyy before lineups 1 £25 single 1 £10 double 2 £5 trebles

@EwenDCameron Ewen, you're doing the exact same thing you're accusing everyone else of when you reply with photos of a ball on a line. There's is no way to tell from this angle

Thank you Celtic for proving what the world has been saying. The Beaton and Dallas audio needs released asap. #Hearts #Celtic

@pieandbov Agree on most points, I just think if your hand is head height/above head and you touch the ball it's probably going to be given as a penalty. I see the argument being made that he would have headered it anyway, which I think is the point. It didn't need to be that high

The morning after the night before. Firstly, it’s 2026, let’s stop using still images to try and confirm anything that happens on a football pitch. Video brings context. Secondly, and related to point one, for fucks sake use some common sense. An image showing two balls and an English Premier League badge on the Motherwell shirt is actually being circulated by some people as “proof” of what happened 😂 Thirdly, unless you are genuinely blind, I think we can all agree on one point now. The ball absolutely DOES hit his hand, the evidence of that in slow motion and zoomed in, is absolutely clear. Fourth, the distance on the ball is because Nicholson does indeed head it, but he heads it with his hand between his head and the ball. Again that is absolutely clear when you watch it zoomed in and in slow mo, IMO. So, and this is only my opinion of course, the only debate to be had is about whether the hand is in an unnatural position or if his hand has ended up there because of contact from Trusty. For me, whilst his arm isn’t making his silhouette bigger, you can’t really say it being on his forehead is a natural position 🤷‍♂️ Whether a nudge by Trusty pushed his arm up there is I suppose up for some debate but that’s pretty subjective, again IMO, and could be argued either way. So, despite the initial furore, by me included, I genuinely can see why this has been given. In terms of “the worst VAR decision of all time”it’s not even close to being as bad as either of the penalties Hearts didn’t get just three days ago at the same ground. Most neutrals, me included, want Hearts to win the league, and that incident last night was massively disappointing, but I think we all need to calm down a bit. What it has shown though, is that we desperately need more and better camera angles if we are stuck with VAR, and we also need much clearer and consistent decisions on handball cos we are making an absolute arse of dealing with it up here. Some refs give what others don’t, and it’s incredibly frustrating (again see Fir Park on Sat night). That’s my 2p worth anyway, all I know for sure is it’s a very good time to be a football forum owner 🤪

@scotsunsport @Hannahnaman "The fact that it touches his hand is irrelevant". Honestly unreal 😂

That was a diabolical decision 😨 Watch The Set Piece: 📺 youtu.be/b9Bfpnl_u_A

@thEnd0fTheStorm @JimDelahunt He won't answer now. Jim and loads of others have gone all in on the "It hits his head" nonsense, so can't backtrack

@JimDelahunt @Sseery_89 Here's a few responses you could've used, Jim, 'I don't believe that shows conclusive proof' 'Fair enough that's made me think again' But replying 'and' is pathetic

People are actually using an AI image with two footballs and an English Premier League sleeve badge to justify one of the worst VAR interventions in a short history of awfulness. 😞

@rosselder2 You mean, if he didn't elbow Trusty in the face then his arm wouldn't be there?

@widyeaye @JimDelahunt We can debate natural/unnatural position, but if you're going to pretend that ball doesn't hit his hand then I don't know what to say

@Sseery_89 @JimDelahunt Where it hits his head, Sean?

@JimDelahunt You are not seriously saying that doesn't hit his hand?

@Sseery_89 And?

@mstewart_23 Anyone in this country who doesn't think this is handball shouldn't have their views taken seriously. There's still time to admit you got this wrong Michael

It’s very easy to appear objective and calm when all the decisions go your way. I’d suggest a good many in this country don’t share this view.

@TEnglishSport What's your opinion on it Tom? Seems pretty clear here, although I think they've probably guessed and got it right

Another quiet night

@TalkinTynie The only embarrassment here is people who don't think this is a handball

Not sure how senior individuals at the SFA associated with refereeing survive this. They will but surely they can’t. Being called out by people all across Europe and further worldwide - not to mention people domestically. Fans of multiple different clubs.

@90MinuteCynic I honestly can't believe the uproar (I can) over a correct decision 😂

“The Laws of physics tells you….” A quote from John Robertson, known dullard 🤷‍♂️

@grahamruthven They are incompetent, but they got (guessed) this one right

I see the rest of the world is now finding out how incompetent Scottish referees are

@JeffStelling @richie26188 @johnmerro1 Is that better Jeff? It's a clear handball

@richie26188 @johnmerro1 That’s a still. Means zero. He clearly clearly heads the ball. I don’t care who you support - and I have no skin in this - he heads the ball.

Seriously that is never a handball at Fir Park. The boy headed it 20 yards. The ref takes one look after VAR calls him over. Embarrassing for Scottish football.

@The_Tman10 Tam, the rules don't just stop applying because Hearts might win the league. It's a handball

@SPFLWatch It's a handball

Sky panel unanimous that it's not a penalty.

@TheRefsView It's a clear handball. Good decision for once

Handball or no handball?

@Gingerbaws_ @BelfColm74 @SPFLWatch It doesn't matter if it's more contact with his head. If it touches his hand, it's a penalty

@BelfColm74 @SPFLWatch Attacker pushing arm towards ball...makes more contact with head...never a pen...ridiculous decision

That’s never a penalty

@pieandbov I honestly thought the elbow to Trustys face as he was about to challenge was way more egregious

A suitably mental end to the night. Certainly Nicholsons hand is up there, why I don’t know. Beaton seemed very sure it was a penalty, didn’t spend too long looking at it, so I guess the slow mo will bear that out?