Ross Hardie has been appointed referee for Celtic’s Boxing Day clash with Motherwell at Paradise. Celtic has announced that this game will be available to supporters in Britain and Ireland not attending the match, via pay-per-view, costing £12.99…
The rookie whistler took charge of his first ever match at Celtic Park in late October when the Scottish Champions faced Dundee in a Scottish Premiership encounter.
Courtesy of Alistair Johnston and Arne Engels, the Hoops secured three points versus Tony Docherty’s side in what was a routine victory.
Now, Hardie is the man in the middle for the second time this season at Celtic Park in two days time.
Hardie has been out of action onfield since 7 December when Aberdeen faced St Johnstone at Pittodrie. Since then, he has been Fourth Official in a UEFA Conference League tie between Mlada Boleslav and Jagiellonia Bialystok, and also took the position between both managers at Easter Road 10 days ago at Hibs against Ross County.
Celtic’s opponents on Thursday afternoon have been on the receiving end of incompetent officiating in recent weeks.
Controversy struck at Fir Park last Friday after Dan Casey was wrongly sent off despite referee Chris Graham going to the VAR monitor and bizarrely sticking with his original decision.
Motherwell boss Stuart Kettlewell insisted yesterday in his media conference that it was the worst decision he has ever seen in his career as both a player and manager. He obviously didn’t watch the Premier Sports Cup final from the previous weekend – every lurking supporter of theRangers is currently thinking.
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Alongside Ross Hardie on Thursday is Jonathan Bell [AR1] and Gordon Crawford [AR2]. At Clydesdale House manning VAR duties is Euan Anderson with Graeme Stewart taking the role as AVAR.
Kick off at Celtic Park is at 3:00pm, and the match will as usual be shown live to Celtic TV subscribers outside Britain and Ireland on Celtic TV and for supporters in Britain and Ireland there is also a PPV via Celtic TV. This costs £12.99 and there are details and links below.
The Bhoys will return to Paradise after Christmas to take on Motherwell, and if you can’t make it along in person on Boxing Day you can still watch all the action LIVE with Celtic TV’s pay-per-view service.
Celtic TV will be live from 2:30pm next Thursday, Dec 26, and the match is available to buy now. Simply go to www.celticfc.tv and register your details before selecting your PPV purchase.
The match is available for all supporters – you don’t have to be a Celtic TV subscriber. So enjoy all the build-up, live action, half-time and full-time analysis for just £12.99.
Celtic TV subscribers in the UK and Ireland will receive a special discounted price of £9.99, which will be automatically applied at checkout.
📺 Watch Celtic v Motherwell LIVE on #CelticTV PPV for just £12.99 (£9.99 for subscribers in the UK & Ireland).
🕝 Live coverage starts at 2:30pm CPT on Boxing Day!
🌍 Available worldwide to Celtic TV subscribers outside the UK & Ireland.
👉 Buy now: https://t.co/FEFXj997RE pic.twitter.com/LuEg60woKt
— Celtic TV (@CelticTV) December 24, 2024
📺 Watch Celtic v Motherwell LIVE on #CelticTV PPV for just £12.99 (£9.99 for subscribers in the UK & Ireland).
🕝 Live coverage starts at 2:30pm CPT on Boxing Day!
🌍 Available worldwide to Celtic TV subscribers outside the UK & Ireland.
👉 Buy now: https://t.co/FEFXj997RE pic.twitter.com/4X3ZlpV9Ti
— Celtic TV (@CelticTV) December 23, 2024
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