Griffiths, already on a yellow card appears to catch Bassey late, with his right foot catching the defender on the side of his left calf. The clips are not conclusive enough to show that a clear foul was committed and I would support the referees on field decision. I don’t feel the referee has made an error in not awarding a penalty kick.
On reflection I feel the initial decision is correct. The final clip, from a different angle however indicates that Adams leg might actually catch Hagi’s right foot before making contact with the ball itself. The first replay I feel also supports this assessment. Adam’s leg is using simply as a blocking appendage rather than proactively going to strike the ball with his left foot. Adam’s left leg is straight and appears to make contact with the ball as Hagi turns inside. So my first reaction was this was a great challenge and no foul committed. Then I revisit my views and thought process once additional angles and slow-motion footage is analysed.
When assessing any footage, I always note down my first, gut instinct decision based on the first take at full speed, as this decision best reflects my thought process when on the field of play as an active referee. Interesting incident this one, as differing camera angles paint a slightly different picture. Hagi goes down in the box under challenge from AdamīBC iPlayer – Sportscene – Sportscene Saturday 2021/22: 04/12/21 The Rangers vs Dundee Incident 1 Referee These cover the games from match day 16 – 4 th and 5 th December.īACKGROUND – I outlined a framework to assess the impact of Honest Mistakes in the SPFL. Onto the Big Decisions of the weekend then, in the post Allan landscape. Don Robertson’s team managed to call the Celtic offside 7 TIMES in one game! The typically sporadic Sky highlights showed clearly that at least 4 of these were incorrect. Incorrect offside, you say? Celtic average 1.75 offsides against in all games this season. The inhumanity!ĭressing downs administered in public and messages sent, Celtic’s next outing at Dundee United was compelling viewing. Many remain aghast Celtic got the better of a very tight call against Hearts.Ĭrawford Allan, head of refereeing, was wheeled out and made sure Bobby Madden and team knew that they were probably incorrect on that occasion AND (the horror!) stopping play when Jota’s hamstring went “Ping!”. The media have dictated that officiating remain front and centre on the agenda over the last week in Scottish football.