Bringing us up to date with the big calls reviewed from Match Week Ten in the SPFL.
VAR will definitely be in operation this weekend!
Will this make the Yorkshire Whistler redundant? Or (more likely), will it add another layer to the complexity and intrigue surrounding big calls in SPFL matches? <- Leading question alert
This week, Celtic battered Hibernian without incident whilst The Rangers hosted Were at Motherwell with incident aplenty. If by incident we don’t mean attractive football.
The impact of that call being incorrect can then be evaluated using the framework outlined here -> Honest Mistakes in the SPFL.
16/10/22 Motherwell vs The Rangers
Incident 1
| Referee | David Dickinson |
| Game Minute | 69th |
| Incident | Lundstram scores from a corner |
| Outcome | Goal to TRFC |
| Evidence | Motherwell 1-2 Rangers | Malik Tillman helps The Blues bounce-back at Fir Park | cinch Premiership – YouTube
At 2:57 |
Incident 2
| Referee | David Dickinson |
| Game Minute | 87th |
| Incident | King fouls McKinstry |
| Outcome | Free kick to Motherwell and YC to King |
| Evidence | https://twitter.com/Zeshankenzo/status/1581666897405571080?s=20&t=qjq62XVPnEtiz45MA7y60g |
| Yorkshire Whistler Verdict | King fouls McKinstry
On field decision: Free kick to Motherwell. Yellow card shown to King King clears fouls the Motherwell striker here, but the question here is, was the yellow card for a reckless crackle enough punishment. A red card could have been shown here if the challenge was deemed to be a DOGSO of also if the challenge was deemed to be of excessive force that endangers opponents’ safety. My opinion is that this is not a DOGSO tackle given that the players touch if he retains possession is sending him out wider rather than directly towards goal. This coupled with the covering central defender satisfies me enough in this area. The tackle itself is certainly reckless in nature (yellow card criteria) but it appears to be a genuine if mistimed attempt to play the ball and it not particularly high or excessive. So, on balance yellow card was sufficient. Verdict: Correct decision to show the yellow card |
| Expected Points
Outcome |
No impact |
Summary
My thanks as always to the Yorkshire Whistler.
What is noteworthy apart from congratulations to David Dickinson for getting the big calls correct, is that the second incident which, given the game state, could have had a significant bearing on the outcome, was ignored in BBC reports, BBC Sportscene and SPFL highlights.
Very odd, but a trend.
No change to the overall picture:
Based on the in-match game state when the decisions were made (or not made), The Rangers have 1.08 MORE points than expected due to the cumulative impact of Honest Mistakes and Celtic 1.45 LESS.
A swing of 2.53 xPts.
Celtic led by two points after ten matches.
Thanks as usual to your man in Yorkshire.
But what exactly is a reckless crackle?
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I wonder what the YW thinks of the one minutes injury time added at fir park following 3 second half goals about 9 second half substitutions and various injury stoppages?