Brendan Rodgers has revealed that neither he nor Celtic have received any communication from Willie Collum or the SFA regarding the controversial VAR decision that wrongly ruled out Daizen Maeda’s goal against Hibernian.
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers reacts during the match REUTERS/Antonio Bronic
The SFA’s Key Match Incident panel ruled on Friday that VAR official Alan Muir was wrong to intervene, with a 4-1 majority stating the original on-field decision to award the goal was correct. Despite this, Celtic have not received any contact from the governing body regarding the incident.
This silence contrasts sharply with how another VAR controversy was handled. Dundee United chiefs confirmed they have held discussions with the the head of refereeing over Sam Dalby’s disallowed goal against Hibs on Wednesday, with the governing body acknowledging there wasn’t enough evidence for VAR to intervene. [RecordSport]
Rodgers, however, has heard nothing regarding Celtic’s situation, saying: [Celtic TV]
“I haven’t spoken personally to anyone in the club. We’ve obviously been dealing with that, but we try to do that in-house and deal with it from there. But I haven’t spoken to Michael [Nicholson] today, so as far as I’m aware, we haven’t heard anything.”
The lack of communication from the SFA will only add to frustration among Celtic fans and raise further concerns over transparency in Scottish officiating. If the governing body was willing to discuss Dundee United’s grievance, why hasn’t the same courtesy been extended to Celtic—especially after an independent panel ruled the decision was wrong?
While VAR official Alan Muir has been left off this weekend’s referee appointments, the SFA has yet to provide a public explanation for the error or clarify if there will be any consequences for those involved.
