Celtic v Hearts: Is refereeing in Scotland impossible?

On Wednesday, fan speculation and speculation were tested to the limit Celtic have been given a huge controversy And Motherwell’s crucial stoppage-time penalty, awarded after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review.

VAR, Andrew Dallas, sent Referee Beaton to the pitchside monitor for a handball against Sam Nicholson.

Kelechi Iheanacho sends the spot-kick, giving Celtic 3-2 win and the change of color on the last day of the season.

Any win would now seal the title for Celtic. Martin O’Neill’s men should have won by at least three goals had it not been for a VAR penalty at Fir Park.

Hearts boss Derek McInnes called the penalty handed to Celtic “disgusting” and suggested they were not getting their fair share of the decision.

“We’re against it, we’re against everybody,” McInnes said.

After that, social media was full of doctored images trying to prove that the referee got the decision wrong or wrong.

Hearts is later owned by The Foundation of Hearts issued a statement, outsider said it was “extremely concerned by a number of refereeing and VAR decisions” in recent weeks.

It added that it called for “those responsible for the conduct of Saturday’s matches to ensure that the highest standards of decision-making are applied”.

Then, on Friday afternoon, the Scottish FA revealed Beaton and his family needed police protection.

“This is the result of a hysterical media narrative, fueled by irresponsible knee-jerk post-match media interviews, commentary and official social media posts,” the SFA said.

“Referees are not infallible. Mistakes will be made on the pitch, and subjective calls made in front of VAR monitors, just as managers pick the wrong team, goalkeepers concede soft goals and strikers miss from five yards out. Yet the response to this inevitability could not be more opposite.

“What happened yesterday is not an isolated incident. There are many examples of match officials being put in harmful situations but individuals are afraid to speak up lest it escalate the situation or cause further alarm for friends, family and colleagues.

“We will not allow this to become the norm. We will not allow a situation where match officials need special measures to protect their children at school to be considered an occupational hazard. We will not allow a situation where staying at home with the front door locked and avoiding the risk of public interaction becomes a coping strategy.”