The VAR Review | January 2025

[@jamesperrie1393]

Suddenly the new thing is everything is SUBJECTIVE. 😂😂

[@emceaboom]

Sounds like you don't understand what the word means

[@jamesperrie1393]

@ oh I know what it means. Interesting that for the last 5 months he’s been calling it right or wrong now suddenly everything is SUBJECTIVE. But you keep swallowing the pill little man.

[@graemedouglas3859]

Yeah last season yang doesn't touch a players face and is red carded becuase he might have hit the player...this season players are kicking players in the face and now what we are hearing is...yeah but how much contact did they make with his face 😂

[@dotcotton9091]

Exactly be aswell no having VAR and just let the referee make the decision on field

[@beautifulgame7821]

Willie Collum is the perfect man for this job 💯👌

[@Macjohn18]

Ridiculous that rangers let off with again with Buttland putting the ball in the back of his own net.

[@Macjohn18]

More assistance for Ibrox's newest team

[@andysawers6534]

​@@Macjohn18😂😂😂😂

[@jackwilson888]

Why no VAR audio on the penalty kick Kilmarnock should’ve got vs Motherwell? Too afraid to show how incompetent the VAR team are in missing such an obvious foul?

[@Dooker1958]

What about the penalty Dundee should have had against Sevco?

[@deeunwanted3800]

What about the push by Butland before the ball went into the net does that not count ?

[@BILLYRFCNO1]

well joe hart never got a goal against him in the final for similar so be quiet

[@Jie67]

Nothing Tony Watt did prevented the goalkeeper from catching the ball, he's chosen to punch the ball in to his own net but we all know the SFA will back that mob for fear of statements, wanting refs sacked or demoted etc etc.

[@bryanmcnaught6106]

@@Jie67 in that case he overbooks the keepers shoulder and we all know goalkeepers are a protected species

[@Aoi_Fans]

2:52 Not a red card. What about Slobodan Rubezic red after clash with Motherwell's Tony Watt on January 5th? There was less contact in that challenge, yet the review panel said it was a red card. The inconsistencies within the SFA make you look like 🤡🤡🤡

[@Britonbear]

And what about the 'victim'? The guy was walking away before he pulled him back, initialising the conflict. He should have gotten a yellow.

[@CooperGrieve]

Because half these game where in December

[@emceaboom]

Are you even watching it? Head of referees talks for ages about how it's not a red card and you chime in "not a red card"

[@emceaboom]

​@@Britonbearhe did get a yellow. You can hear it clearly over the mic

[@TheBromptonGuy]

LMAO I'm so glad they changed the mic placement at 5:30, must have been someones first day.

[@davidt510]

They need to get rid of the "clear and obvious error" wording. It's nothing but a cop out. Why no mention of the Clarkson red card challenge on Ridvan? Hagi was sent off for a very similar foul earlier in the season.

[@rosspaget5302]

You want VAR re-refereering the whole game?

[@ryangemmell9437]

It wasn’t a red that’s why

[@kevintodd662]

So were the officials brought on the Monday and Tuesday and held accountable for their decision like the last show regarding the cup final??? 🤷🏼‍♂️🤷🏼‍♂️

[@emceaboom]

Another great episode. Good explanations. Total shame a Butland own goal had to get chalked off though 😢💚

[@Kano9955]

The clear and obvious mistake thing needs to go. It's either a foul or not. Use the camera angles and replays to come to the right decision. Worrying that referees can't see that Motherwell goal vs Rangers should have stood.

[@Britonbear]

If he had his arms at his side the goal would have stood but putting his arm across Buckland, and being nowhere near the ball, made it a correct decision.

[@emceaboom]

"It's either a foul or not" 😂 glad you've cleared that up. We can get rid of the refs completely then since all the fans will all agree too

[@stevenroshier8987]

Why no var review of the rangers goal at dens where Dundee should have had a penalty seconds before

[@martinswaney2892]

Thanks gentlemen

[@michaelhickland4450]

Sevco got away with one against Motherwell butland put ball in his own net with minimal contact. Goalkeepers are a protected species for me

[@Gers12357]

All these games played, and not a single incident of celtic's games need a VAR review

[@jimmylad8714]

Should the Ross county player not have been sent off as he looks at the player and throws his arm over his face

[@HapG-12]

As a rangers fan, That goal with the arm on butlands shoulder should have stood.

[@emceaboom]

As a celtic fan, I thought it was a foul

[@BILLYRFCNO1]

as a rangers fan am suspicious of U

[@olliebcafc]

How can the Butland incident be subjective but the first one not be? Definitely a case for violent conduct against the Motherwell player imo

[@bryanmcnaught6106]

Rules of a sport aren’t subjective they are factual

[@naturalmosaic]

😂🙄

[@emceaboom]

Sound like someone who's never watched or played sport in their life. Even chess has debates about how to interpret rules

[@clichedeathlord4534]

Good thing football has laws then. 😉

[@jeffwood5897]

How can that not be a red for miller on cortes “contact on the ball” he goes over the top of the ball

[@bryanmcnaught6106]

One day we will be discussing the contents of Willie Collums hard drive

[@gingerjebus]

so the hibs hearts one is subjective but also black and white?

[@Chazthefurr]

The first incident analyis is still incomplete. The Kirrie No11 is a combatitive player and its not clear what happens initially in the tackle but the Motherwell guy limps back to verbally challenge him. The Motherwell player then quickly walks away only for him to be pulled back round by the Kirrie player .... then after that grab to his shirt he indicates (and presumably tells the ref) that he's been grabbed by the throat. So not a completely innocent party and it looks like he's had an undue influence on the referee who also seems to discount his part in the incident. There's no mention of that by Willie Collum here either. Perhaps I'm influenced by his high tackle on a United player very recently in front of Steven McLean which went unpunished. In the Dundee derby match I thought SImon Murray pushed Holt but the push I see here comes just after the handball contact. But then I always thought deliberate was a factor and I think his arm position and contact with the ball is accidental. I think this also applies to the Ross County guy. It just seems today's referees interpret the rules differently or the rules themselves have evolved this way. Too many handball penalties. And another issue I'd like explained is all that gathering of players surrounding goalies in the six yard box at corners, just their to obstruct their movement towards the ball as it comes over. It also creates so many stushies with defenders too. Could Willie please explain how all this works please as it happens in most matches these days. Think all the teams are coaching their players to do this at corners.

[@pauloneill1457]

Subjective as long as it benefits ranjurs

[@michaelstuart4579]

Why did the hearts pen take so long so decide it

[@andrewjohnston5942]

Clear and obvious, subjective, so, nothing is conclusive.

[@JoshBrown1996x]

First one definitely a red.

[@billyweir714]

A lot of sitting on the fence Mr Collum

[@DwwRsShedOfIllRepute]

🤭🤭🤭 Gordon said "Show Willie" 😉

[@chrisd3211]

Fooling nobody way this rangers are assisted stats over 5 years are clear cant argue way stats

[@KenFineCS]

Keeper pushes striker in back , striker recoils and collides. Var biased in favour of their own team.

[@TheKerso2001]

Willie Collum talks a load of rubbish. He keeps changing his idea of things every show. Handball rule annoys me. Just make players play in straight jackets. How any sportsman can run and jump with their hands by their side is beyond me. Again going back to shirt pull. So if the pull starts inside the box but continues out is that then a free kick. Foul should always be where initial contact starts, not where it ends

[@tobagostreetpolicestationc561]

The first incident. Why does the VAR describe to the referee what he’s about to see on the screen. There’s no need. One could argue he is influencing the Referee.

[@GrantacusKerrus]

He's supposed to give his opinion otherwise what is the point in VAR????

[@paddyhutton5270]

We can’t have subjective, differs every person. Blanket rules and guidelines

[@williamhampson3452]

Why would any player deliberately play the ball onto another part of the body ? WTF is Collum talking about, never a penalty not deliberate, arm extended for balance when jumping to remain balanced, ball glances off his head then hits his arm, never a penalty

[@RobertCampbell-u7w]

Not even a mention of Johnstone’s last man tackle that should have been a red. No attempt to play ball, last man, case closed. Every “subjective” decision by a Celtic “minded” referee goes against Rangers, again. Collum still in a job after slating a fellow referee’s appearance in 2025. Scotland is infested and is more corrupt than North Korea. Time to rip up the SPLF, SFA and get foreign refs for all games including either of the old firm. Anything short of that and the game is a bogey here. Surely Celtic fans want this? After all, you claim to be getting cheated, although had Liewell making Robust statements to stop an internal investigation. 😷 Get in European refs then at least the stats will be the same for both teams as it is in Europe. If anyone from the SFA or a referee could explain why Rangers and Celtic have identical stats in Europe but the stats are all completely stacked towards Celtic in Scotland that would be great. Cheating in plain site every month and this gaslighting exercise helps no one.

[@tommyturner6529]

Hearts penalty dismissed. Penalty for me as he can score with upper part of body and Penrice torso leaning forward in penalty area when contact with head occurs.

[@MilkySteve]

Subjective to favour the old firm

[@davidmack134]

NO OLD FIRM & you mean favour the rangers

[@charleskearney8475]

Diomande Red card v hibs????😮

[@madstanwan]

Subjective is the new cop out it seems. Nonsense.

[@alexanderbryce1467]

Willie doesn't get the handball law. The key question - given how the law is written - is whether an arm/hand is in a natural position ie. " the position of their hand/arm is... a consequence of, or justifiable by, the player’s body movement for that specific situation". Nobody who understands that wording of the law - and the nature of the game and jumping for a ball - can claim the Dundee United player's arm was not in a natural position.

[@Bob6554]

CelticFA and CelticVAR out in force again

[@pg232323]

It’s funny how the “subjective” decision goes in favour of rangers and not Motherwell. Rarely do we see these refereeing decisions given against the old firm. The reason for this is because when there are contentious decisions made against the old firm it is thrashed around the media for weeks, whereas, if it’s given against Motherwell (or non old firm teams) the noise generally dies down quicker thus taking the heat off the referees. In essence, it’s an easier life for the referees to give decisions in favour of the old firm. Every non old firm fan experiences this and lives with it, and old firm fans do not notice it because it has been the norm for decades.

[@alexanderbryce1467]

What?! The video you just watched showed a "subjective decision" according to Willie go against Rangers, vs Hibs.

[@pg232323]

@@alexanderbryce1467watched it yeah. A rare one for rangers to concede a penalty. I’m talking years worth of games though to compare against, not just these call outs from 1 video. I do think though that it is a penalty to Hibs, it’s not clear and obvious error compared to the disallowed goal.

[@naturalmosaic]

He talks directly after that about Millers tackle and how that was subjective and it could have been a red or a yellow. Went in Motherwells favour 🥴

[@oliveryoung6402]

The VAR describes Hagi as “wrong side” vs Hibs. What on earth are they watching?

[@MilkySteve]

He wasn’t goal side that’s why they say “wrong side”

[@williamhampson3452]

Why are major decisions involving Rangers "subjective decisions" what nonsense from Collum, Motherwell should have been awarded a goal due to a major goalkeeping blunder by Butland due to his physical pushing of Motherwell player just before ball arrives, Watt entitled to jump for it, Butland misread and mistimed the flight of the ball resulting in him making a blunder, Beaton and VAR in Hibs game correctly award a penalty Hagi arriving at pace clearly impedes the Hibs player in the box, its clumsy no contact on the ball, nothing subjective whatsoever about the decision

[@naturalmosaic]

Gordon Duncan desperately trying to appease the non Rangers fan here.

[@michaelhickland4450]

Willie decisions subjective no decisions are factual

[@iaindw1]

willie putting his referees under the bus

[@graemedouglas3859]

Excellent question=easy chance to regurgetate ambiguous rhetoric

[@brido8]

Whos refereeing the game these days VAR

[@lanspectre3417]

Who is the VAR guy that gets overly excited for every decision? Needs to calm down shouting like a lunatic

[@ohxvenomsnake2086]

Gollum protecting his precious Rangers as always🤣 Goal in Motherwell game was a goal but SFA have to protect their precious The Rangers. Any The Rangers fan i've spoken to has said it was a goal and Butland made a dogs dinner of it

[@craigcameron2100]

RELEASE THE PHOTO

[@NP-qq8fz]

VAR REVIEW:Another tool of corruption for the SFA to use to help Celtic win games

[@TommyMurray-k1w]

still too many dodgy and is absolute rubbish, these clown running this are a disgrace and should be removed

[@Jamiiemac]

AHAHAHA raging, butland just loves punching the ball in his own net 😭

[@Thetartanscientist]

Subjective means if its Celtic the decision will favour them

[@williampark5435]

The most clueless and bitter peso. To discussVAR.

[@gaddafis566]

Good republican lad willie

[@HazeyRFC]

all decisions are subjective for rangers ae? sfa cabal nae mention of expected red card for that mob either shhh cover it up as per

[@DanRan98]

Making rangers greet again🫵🏻🤣🤣

[@liamblues4646]

Both correct. Cabal after the Motherwell one? Or just the one you never got?

[@Dadopŕsoblueboots]

Var review is only hear to help 1 club. Tin pot league.

[@wordupcornflake]

pointless

[@Platty6987]

Beaton is such a bam 😂😂😂

[@ianbhoy1888]

Wee Collum, one of the worst referees Scotland has ever had is now deciding what is fair on pitch. The man who can give a penalty when the incident happens behind his back . Loads of elements to decisions involving Sevco the main one being Willies windows 🪟.