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A cup final in front of no fans Ritchie. We'll see how Walsh handles the demands of a volatile crowd at Ibronx with no Hibs fans attending at all.

How prophetic my thread #7 has already been proved to be - years of watching this kinda shit by refs at Ibronx (and elsewhere on occasions!) and not surprised by this latest ref display - totally "lost the plot" comes to mind!!! Also that well timed McGinn tackle penalised with a yellow card? Absolute shit!!! The SPFL and associated clubs soon to be debating VAR eh!! I wish it was already in play at this match just to expose the blatant bias in what are gonna be defining moments for them because they were surprisingly down by one goal inside 8 mins and what a good goal it was too by Kevin Nisbet CANNAE HAVE THAT SITUATION EH!!! The big question being asked before by lotsa Scot footie fans was, "What is it going to take to get VAR installed at footie grounds in Scotland"????? The failure to install VAR is "killing" the game here, and as each week passes it simply becomes more and more obvious that it is not only required, but should be demanded by the fans. The referees are making a mockery of the game up here in Scotland and have been doing it for a long time!! They may not like it, but VAR is in desperate need here in Scotland even if it does show up the obvious bias some referees display. It will make the game better by insisting teams, players, clubs - everybody - is held to the same unbiased level. Like it or loathe it, VAR is a success and those who don't want it are the very ones who would benefit as the camera is impartial and doesn't lie. It should be installed now IMO - asap and the SFA and SPFL have the finances to support VAR. What is it going to take to lift Scot footie "out of the gutter" in this regard? English referees coming up here to officiate, with Scottish refs heading south to get an education in how to officiate a footie match properly??? Anyway, lets get VAR in and emulate the other big leagues in Europe that have been using it for quite a while and there is no clamour to remove it either.
And now the 1-1 scoreline materialises - anybody surprised?? Just a matter of time as I'VE READ THIS BOOK BEFORE MANY TIMES!!