The VAR Review is a brand new monthly show that gives Scottish football fans a behind the scenes look at some of the big decisions made across the game – whether they are right or whether they are wrong – and how those decisions are reached…
The intention is to provide a unique insight through the use of VAR and referee audio.
Host Gordon Duncan is joined by Head of Refereeing, Willie Collum, for the first show, which looks back at the opening of the 2024 season, up until the September international break but does NOT cover the Kyogo ‘offside’ goal in the 3-0 victory over theRangers.
Talking of theRangers we get shown two incidents that went their way against Hearts and St Johnstone and are told that both are correct decisions, although the handball on the opening day would have been a penalty last season. Not like them to catch a break from the referees is it?
Celtic had two penalty incidents reviewed, neither of which was given. The James Forrest one against Hibs, Collum reckons was a correct call not to give it but he believes that the Kilmarnock goalkeeper clearing out Kyogo after Matt O’Riley chipped the ball over the wall should have been a penalty.
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Celtic should have been awarded a penalty in the opening day vs Kilmarnock according to Head of Referees Willie Collum.
It’s hard to get behind VAR when this wasn’t given on the day👇🏼
— Everything Celtic (@aboutceltic) September 11, 2024
Not surprisingly the most controversial decision of the lot – the offside call in the Glasgow Derby match at Celtic Park – was NOT featured, so we didn’t get to hear Andrew Dallas’ assessment on how Kyogo was offside and how he got to draw those lines in the manner that he did.
Nor did we hear Gordon Duncan question Willie Collum on this call and ask what happened to giving the benefit of the doubt to the attacker?
The more the Scottish FA come clean the more it looks like they are still hiding their dirty little secrets.
No surprises there. Everyone could see that it was a penalty for the challenge on Kyogo the moment it happened. The big question is why was it refused in real time when it was obvious to everyone, and then again after a closer inspection on VAR? https://t.co/OPmCwovJU1
— JustAnOrdinaryBhoy (@ordinarybhoy) September 11, 2024
Confirmation that VAR made a wrong decision in failing to award Kyogo a penalty in the opening day of the season when he was wiped out by Kilmarnock goalkeeper Ross McCrorie.
The speed in which the VAR (Greg Aitkin, from Ayrshire…) dismissed the claim is worrying. https://t.co/spfWyCvB4o
— ᴘʙ 🍀 (@p_bov1) September 11, 2024
So the VAR review said today this was a penalty (which even sitting in the stands we knew it was) and the reason it wasn’t reviewed at the time by VAR is because the referee didn’t request it. Seems odd, had the ball rolled into the net it would’ve been!
pic.twitter.com/mzhuKmZbE6— Matt McGlone (@MattMcGlone9) September 11, 2024
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The fact that Kuhn was a full yard onside is what made the decision to disallow the goal against the new club all the more ridiculous!
Having the audacity to show the lines from that angle was simply insulting!
Willie Collum can cut this any way he chooses. This was 100% corrupt.