Ross Carnachan

@JacobsBen Not going to talk about the clear red card missed

Arsenal get a narrow 1-0 win over Burnley thanks to Kai Havertz's first-half goal. They move five clear at the top. Arsenal will be champions if Manchester City drop points against Bournemouth on Tuesday. However, a City win takes the title race to the final day. Arsenal travel to Crystal Palace. #MCFC host Aston Villa in Pep Guardiola's final game in charge.🏆

@terryflewers It’s clearly deliberate

Has the PGMO stated whether they think it was Accidental or deliberate?

@scotlandscoeff1 A lawyer had write that

The SPFL with a strong statement: “we utterly condemn the scenes which saw a number of Celtic supporters encroach onto the field of play……supporters entering the field of play in any circumstances is wholly unacceptable”

@scotlandscoeff1 It’s not really a strong statement a the full injury time was not played and b it’s a terrible statement

@spfl Utter bollocks statement we can see that the full injury time wasn’t played. He did end the and early

SPFL Statement "Firstly, we send our congratulations to Celtic on winning the William Hill Premiership in the most exciting of circumstances and send our commiserations to everyone at Heart of Midlothian following an incredible campaign. “We would also like to thank the referee and his excellent team of match officials for their cool heads on such a dramatic day. Given the speculation about the conclusion of the game, we would like to make clear that, prior to awarding the trophy, we were informed by the match referee that the match had ended and had not been abandoned. "Yesterday’s match showed off the very best of the Scottish game and the drama and excitement that it is rightly famed for. The eyes of the world were on Glasgow and the climax of the William Hill Premiership, with millions of viewers watching the match on Sky Sports and across the globe. "However, we utterly condemn the scenes which saw a number of Celtic supporters encroach onto the field of play. We await the report of our match delegate regarding any specific incidents that took place but, regardless, supporters entering the field of play in any circumstances is wholly unacceptable and puts those participating and working at a match at risk. We note that entering the pitch in England and Wales has been a criminal offence since 1991. We urge anyone with information about any alleged criminal activity to contact Police Scotland."

@JamesPearceLFC Until that slip Villa were lucky

Liverpool lucky to still be in this game. All over the place defensively.

@newryhurler1 He’s not in witness protection ffs

With the news that Beaton has had to move his family into hiding after awarding a justified penalty will the likes of Kris Boyd, Ally Mc Coist etc take responsibility for their actions in whipping up the mob... As a minimum Boyd needs removed off Sky for the weekend

@newryhurler1 Into hiding 😂😂😂😂😂

@EuanWilson97 Maybe refs should stop being shite

I’d suggest a good starting place would be handing the man who’s pleaded bias and conspiracy post games for weeks a significantly long touchline ban

@lawrencedonegan Because he was right

Draw a direct line between this crap and the (erroneous, as it turned out) comments from the likes of Derek McInnes. The biggest 'scandal' of this week is that he hasn't been charged by the SFA over his post-(Celtic) game interview. Now that's what I'd call cowardice.

@SeanHamSport Adds so much more scrutiny and pressure for refs

VAR needs binned from Scottish football. It's massively unpopular, has made the experience of watching in stadiums by turns baffling and enraging, stretches a small refereeing cohort miles beyond its limit and is a trigger for controversy, rather than a solution to it. Get rid.

@jhnmcgnly Aye but it shows what a poor decision it was. Mainly from var

This isn't a new clip. It's a mirrored clip of the original video. It also shows the ball hitting his arm.

@andymuirhd Again this is AI

Conclusive proof that the ball never struck Nicholson's head - strikes him on his hand - clear gap between the ball and head when it bounces back because his hand was struck by the ball. Penalty all day long fucktards.

@citizentommy This was also horrendous decision

Lest we forget 🤫

@citizentommy This again is nonsense

Not one but three penalty offences in the one incident. Maeda being wiped out by the Motherwell keeper in the first half was also a stonewall penalty but surprisingly there is no attention being paid to that decision. Strange that 🤔🤫😊👏👏👏👏🍀

@hargi_ Wtf is this 😂

From CelticTV’s unique angle. Even more proof. Please keep crying, though, cos this is amazing 🤣

@TheParkheadF You can’t tell if it hits his head or hand first from any still images ffs

The official image taken by the matchday photographers at the game, and yet people are still saying it doesn't hit his hand. Either you're delusional or simply a blatant liar.

@EwanMacKenna I’m not sure how you can tell if this hits his hand or head first from this I mean seriously. Var should never got involved, same as if Beaton gave it on the pitch, stay out of it var

As someone who grew up (aged six-twelve) a Rangers fan, desperate for Hearts to win the league, there's nothing controversial about VAR giving Celtic a penalty for this. It's a penalty.

@TEnglishSport I’d rather the ref on the pitch made the error. One clown is better than a whole circus

For balance, Celtic might have had a penalty for a foul on Maeda - and Motherwell might have had one, too. Recently, the Kyziridis penalty not given vs Motherwell, the Newell handball not given vs Celtic etc etc. Bin VAR, yes, but you’d still have officials making the same errors

@jhnmcgnly Best piece I’ve read on it so far, agree with most of that. Trusty does force his arm up also

🤓 Reflections on last night's Celtic penalty. I'm not trying to convince anyone, really, more laying out an alternative viewpoint amongst what I consider to be pretty absurd hysteria. There are also some mistruths about the VAR process being portrayed as neutral objectivity that I think deserve to be challenged. Does the ball hit his arm? For me, the footage shows this. Is his arm in an unnatural position and making his body bigger? It's above shoulder height and in front of his head. The ball strikes his arm before his head. Personally, I don't feel his arm being there is justified by his body movement. Intent is irrelevant. Is it a clear and obvious error? There's a popular misconception there has to have been a 'clear and obvious error' for VAR to recommend a VAR review. Per the IFAB guidance, this is not true. A referee can also be called to the monitor if they communicate to the VAR that they haven't seen or made a decision on an incident VAR has flagged as a potential penalty. This is called a 'serious missed incident'. I think, until the audio is released, it's reasonable to assume John Beaton did not rule on whether it was a handball or not before the review, so 'clear and obvious error' would not apply. He didn't have to make a decision on allowing play to continue because the ball almost immediately went out of play and he was told to delay. It's fair to surmise that Dallas' only role was flagging to Beaton there was a potential handball, not suggesting he had made a grave error. IFAB guidance also makes clear that for subjective decisions, including handball considerations, a pitchside review is appropriate. Beaton approached the monitor and made a decision on the evidence available to him. Taking all of this into consideration, even if you feel it wasn't a penalty, I am struggling to comprehend the outrage as if this were either the most corrupt decision in the history of Scottish football or the 'worst VAR decision' in history. I feel there's been a lack of balance or relevant knowledge on broadcasts. I think mainstream pundits suggesting there is a pattern of assistance for Celtic in this title race is hysterical nonsense that is ordinarily mocked by most in less tense times. For the record, and I know this goes against many Celtic fans, I don't believe any club feels the benefit of biased refereeing. I think referees in this country are generally poor and lack consistency and I think the version of VAR that we have in Scottish football is fundamentally flawed because of cheap infrastructure. Going back to the penalty itself, the biggest point of contention would be on the concept of his body being 'unnaturally bigger'. In this case I feel the decision could really go either way depending on the viewpoint of the referee. I don't think it's massively egregious to say it is a penalty. It can be 'harsh', 'unlucky' and 'soft' and still be a reasonable conclusion for the referee to award a penalty. Or at least be reasonable enough not to suggest it is a 'worldwide' embarrassment and/or cheating. I'm not entirely ignorant of my own bias. I fully understand it's easier to go 'well, what's the big deal here?' when the decision goes in favour of the team you support and professionally cover. It's going to generate noise, I get that. Yet, there's something uneasy about the fervour with which this is being labelled as objectively a 'disgusting' crime against Hearts and their title bid. Celtic have earned 19 points with goals scored after the 80th minute this season. They're finding a way. It might be enough. Rage on!