Is Anyone Else Getting Fed Up With The Conspiracy Nonsense?

Does that include Celtic supporting officials when we're playing against one of the smaller teams?

 

Name a few dodgy decisions we've had in our favour this season then, and not borderline/touch and go ones.

 

I've seen them given, especially at Parkhead. I don't keep a tally however, as I'm usually busy watching the game.

If you're implying that we get dubious decisions against us, but absolutely none in our favour then I'm afraid you need help.

 

Well said

 

I'm asking you to name major dodgy decisions that have went in our favour this season, must be a few off the top of your head surely? A dodgy last minute pen when we were drawing? A shocking red card for the opposition? Must be something? Certainly are plenty that have went against us.

 

Aye. And it did as well. Never really noticed until afterwards right enough

 

it was ledley no

 

To be honest im more frustrated by the fact our manager insists on playing certain players out of position and also continues to play certain others who clearly arent good enough !!We were pish again today on the big stage , we had no shape and didnt create near enough chances when we had all the possesion ,again we,ve been found wanting when teams have a go at us . A dodgy penalty may have finished us off but for me we have far more questions than answers about our team !! Love the fact that lenny always fights our corner but it would hold more substance if we hadnt just scored an offside goal and had also deserved to win !!

 

We saw one today. Hoopers goal was offside, and came at a point in the game where Hearts looked as though they were on their way to a win.

If that decision had went against us, you can bet there'd have been a shitstorm. It went in our favour though, so there'll be no mention of it.

 

Corrupt - no

Incompetent - Definetly.

Id go as far to say scotland has the worst officials in Europe!

 

That was incredibly tight, no way that can be called a dodgy decision, he was half a yard off, if that.

Any actual shocking decisions or just touch and go ones?

 

You've hit the nail on the head there.

 

Also the officials are told to favour the attacking team if it is not clear and that was not even close to being clear.

 

this

 

you having a laugh if wanyamas is deemed hand ball then football is finished and i am pretty sure the ref didnt see that ball coming up and flicking his index finger lol

 

just watched it and i you think either are a penalty then you have never played football

 

I'm fed up with our own fans complaining because our manager has the balls to stand up to bent officials.

 

Actually I used to have exactly the same opinion as you OP, but with every passing week in the whole Rangers tax case dabacle and with each *-awful decision I'm actually leaning towards thinking there may be something in the "conspiracy" and "paranoia" that's constantly branded about.

For a start the media are quick to shoot down Celtic supporters with indignation and labels of "paranoid" and as a result it's thrown around by the general public for even the tiniest hint of it in spoken conversation, sometimes barely implied. Second of all there have been disgraceful calls against us this season, last season and probably every season in living memory. We've had some breaks, no question, but I still feel decisions referees are making are costing us games and 9 times out of 10 I put it down to bad luck or incompetence but it can get a bit ridiculous sometimes to the point where you can almost see it coming. Third, the Rangers investigation and situation I believe will reveal a lot of corruption in terms of finances and in terms of collusion with outside agents and media personnel on their part. Whether this will involve the SFA, SPL or other body or not remains to be seen but put it this way it wouldn't surprise me if a few SFA employees end up with their P45s for knowing too much and doing nothing about it.

However having said all that I agree wholeheartedly that it does somewhat paper over the cracks. On today's performance we could and should have won the game but were too stupid to take our chances. In other key games such as Killie and Rangers we also just failed to turn up and were not good enough in front of goal or defensively on the day.

I posted in another thread saying we'll probably end up "bottling" European qualification next season and I fully stand by it unless we make some key additions to the team and get some steel and experience in there. The team in its current state in my opinion has huge potential and strength in depth (for the SPL), but I also think we're missing something, in some cases I'd say quality in key areas but more likely a mentality that overcomes pressure on the big occasions, especially defensively.

 

I've never bought into the whole idea of Celtic being purposely cheated. I just think our officials are extremely poor although I have considered my opinion many times.