Yep! Lets "cut to the chase" re this issue! It appears that Beaton is either a "closet hun" or he is corrupt and involved in some form of match-fixing. His performance surrounding these incidents is nothing short of astounding and I think Celtic officials are correct in asking for an explanation in this kinda scenario rather than just being told that he observed these "assaults" by Morelos!!! WHY NO ACTION MR BEATON??? EXPLAIN!!!!
Also we are moving towards another "old chestnut" re the way refereeing is run by the SFA. I'll repeat a previous pre-requisite that I would insist upon if Iwas in charge of the refereeing op in Scotland and that is that every ref should declare in a formal affidavit if they have any association or leanings towards any Scottish footie club. This kinda document would be signed and held confidentially but certainly used in choosing who officiates certain matches. This practise has been operated by the English FA for years and IMO it is a great idea!! It is discreet and makes use of the wide choice of refs who can be deemed impartial in their assigned matches. In Scotland IMO there are not enough referees operating at the top level and I think that is part of the problem. Couple that prob to one where competence and a high ability to officiate are in short supply when the choice of ref from a small pool is evident. The general standard of refereeing will naturally be low and Scottish footie fans are observing this. IMO some ref officials don't even know what offside is and that's a fact when sitting behind some of the worst ones and observing their mistakes!! Calum McGregor's disallowed goal v Rangers at Ibronx was a matter of millimetres in disallowing a well-taken goal by him whereas weeks before at Tynecastle Morelos scored a goal v Hearts and he was at least a foot and a half offside in a game that Rangers won and gained 3 pts!!! Again no VAR to disallow the goal and overrule another crap assistant referee!!
Also we are moving towards another "old chestnut" re the way refereeing is run by the SFA. I'll repeat a previous pre-requisite that I would insist upon if Iwas in charge of the refereeing op in Scotland and that is that every ref should declare in a formal affidavit if they have any association or leanings towards any Scottish footie club. This kinda document would be signed and held confidentially but certainly used in choosing who officiates certain matches. This practise has been operated by the English FA for years and IMO it is a great idea!! It is discreet and makes use of the wide choice of refs who can be deemed impartial in their assigned matches. In Scotland IMO there are not enough referees operating at the top level and I think that is part of the problem. Couple that prob to one where competence and a high ability to officiate are in short supply when the choice of ref from a small pool is evident. The general standard of refereeing will naturally be low and Scottish footie fans are observing this. IMO some ref officials don't even know what offside is and that's a fact when sitting behind some of the worst ones and observing their mistakes!! Calum McGregor's disallowed goal v Rangers at Ibronx was a matter of millimetres in disallowing a well-taken goal by him whereas weeks before at Tynecastle Morelos scored a goal v Hearts and he was at least a foot and a half offside in a game that Rangers won and gained 3 pts!!! Again no VAR to disallow the goal and overrule another crap assistant referee!!