Former SFA referees make John Beaton claim during Celtic’s League Cup win vs Rangers

Former SFA referees make John Beaton claim during Celtic’s League Cup win vs Rangers

Due to John Beaton’s actions during the Hampden final, there is some doubt around Celtic’s League Cup victory over Rangers.

Following a 3-3 draw between the two teams over 120 minutes of play in the League Cup final, Celtic defeated Rangers in a penalty shootout.

If John Beaton hadn’t made a “clear and obvious error” during the Hampden final, the outcome would have been very different. Daizen Maeda scored Celtic’s winning penalty as the Japanese hero helped bring the cup back to Parkhead.

Steve Conroy and Des Roache, two former SFA referees, say so.

John Beaton’s “blatant and obvious mistake” during Celtic’s League Cup victory over Rangers

On social media, both former referees were questioned on Celtic defender Liam Scales’ foul on Vaclav Cerny, in which Philippe Clement thought Rangers ought to have been given a penalty.

Additionally, it appears that Roache and Conroy share the Ibrox gaffer’s viewpoint.

“This is what VAR is for,” Roache and Conroy stated on their X social media account, The Ref’s View.

“It is a penalty because the foul was committed on the 18-yard line, which is in the penalty area.”Up until this moment, the officials’ performance was rather good, but there was a glaring mistake that went unreported.

The Celtic penalty claim was clarified by former referees.

However, when questioned about whether Scales appeared to kick in the first foul and when the referee blew his whistle

“It doesn’t matter if there’s a foul before the tug. The Ref can allow an advantage for simple fouls. IFAB allows for the foul to be given in the area if it continues into the area. It is undeniably a penalty.”

A Celtic supporter contested the ex-referees’ arguments, arguing that it did matter when Beaton blew his whistle because the shirt tug would have been disallowed if the foul had been called for the Scales kick. It appeared like some backtracking had begun.

“Sorry I wasn’t clear on the first point,” was the reply. “I’m not sure when he blew,” I said. I hope that makes any misunderstandings obvious.

Therefore, why would two former referees argue that this play was “unquestionably” a penalty for Rangers if they are unable to determine if Scales’ challenge on Cerny was “clear and obvious”?

It appears that the on-field match officials find it equally challenging to explain the rules as the