Celtic expert: Scottish referees ‘making it up as they go along’ as Kyogo Furuhashi footage emerges
Frank McAvennie is baffled that Scotland do not have goal-line technology after Celtic were denied a goal against St Johnstone last week.
Speaking exclusively to Football Insider, the former Hoops striker also criticised the use of VAR and claimed referees are “making up” the rules.
As seen on BBC’s Sportscene (24 December), Kyogo Furuhashi thought he had opened the scoring after a close range header appeared to cross the line.
St Johnstone keeper Remi Matthews palmed the ball away from inside his own goal and referee Kevin Clancy waved away appeals for a goal.
Goal-line technology was not included as part of the VAR roll-out that uses camera feeds from television to aid officials as to whether the ball has crossed the line.
The Hoops went on to win the game 4-1.
McAvennie can’t understand why the standard of officiating is so low in the Scottish top flight.
“Only in Scotland would you have one thing and not the other.
“It is ridiculous. I know VAR is the same in England but it is not as bad. It is terrible up here. They do not know how to use it.
“Some things you think are a penalty and then they do not even check. I do not get it.
“I think the referees are just confusing everything so nobody knows the rules. They are making it up as they go along.
“VAR is supposed to help the referees but I do not know if it is. I do not know if the referees know how to use it.“
In other news, an ex-FIFA referee suggests Celtic are being ‘massively’ disadvantaged after new VAR rant.