The head of Scottish referees, Crawford Allan, has chosen John Beaton to officiate the Glasgow Derby at Ibrox this Sunday, April 7, in a decision that will come as a surprise to no Celtic fan.
Brendan Rodgers had a legitimate outburst at Beaton after Beaton’s shameful VAR interventions during the Hearts vs. Celtic match at Tynecastle last month, which helped the Rangers a lot the day after they had suffered a defeat at Ibrox to Motherwell.
Rodgers served his first touchline ban as a coach this past weekend, missing Livingston’s match from the stands. Crawford Allan jumped before he was shoved, but he’s not going to quit until the conclusion of the season, so he’s got plenty of time to do anything he can to get the result he and many of his allies want, notably Beaton, who publicly supports Celtic’s competitors for the championship.
Little over a day after Hibs, being the foolish people that we are, thought Kyogo should have been awarded a stonewaller when VAR reviewed the play, Hibs were handed a “Penalty to Rangers” moment for no apparent reason over the weekend. In 2015, when Leigh Griffiths’ goal-bound attempt was saved by an Inverness defender in the Scottish Cup semi-final, Alan Muir, the man known for his work at Tynecastle, was the referee and Don Robertson, the man notorious for his whistle work, was assigned to VAR. Robertson was not requested to approach the screen by VAR.
Thus, John Beaton will blow the whistle for the Glasgow Derby on Sunday. Willie Collum, who is only on Fourth Official duties, will be back at Ibrox on SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP duties for the first time since they complained about him at the conclusion of last year. Daniel McFarlane and Dougie Potter will help him. Another blue-nose, Nick Walsh, will oversee VAR with help from Frank Connor.
Before this match, Celtic must undoubtedly release a statement expressing their “surprise” at Beaton’s appointment and drawing a comparison between Beaton’s prompt comeback and Collum’s lack of a Rangers game for three whole months and a week. It’s no longer an option to remain silent. The people in charge of Celtic share the same opinions as the fans; they must now publicly address this.
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