A critical game as regards the title battle this week as Celtic travelled to the soft play centre otherwise known as Ibrox. The SFA played it safe, putting their best guy in charge, John Beaton. The impact of big calls being incorrect can then be evaluated using the framework outlined here -> Honest Mistakes in … [continue reading]
The Rangers
Patterns of Assistance For One Club
On Thursday 28th March the following podcast was recorded on the A Celtic State of Mind platform. You can view it here or listen wherever you consume your pods. Today we wrap up the written record of this study. I have presented several analyses. They all have a consistent result. There is one club that … [continue reading]
Patterns of Assistance: TRFC Fan Rebuttal
On Thursday 28th March I appeared on the A Celtic State of Mind Podcast with Paul John Dykes to lay out the data behind refereeing decisions over the last few seasons insofar as it impacts the top of the SPFL Premiership. Also, the data presented is detailed and written up in a series of articles … [continue reading]
Honest Mistakes: Derby Special
New Year and another Derby at the end of 2023 in which much scrutiny falls. Thankfully we have a slightly unhappy Yorkshire Whistler who is grateful to us for taking his mind away from Sheffield Wednesday for a few moments. The impact of big calls being incorrect can then be evaluated using the framework outlined … [continue reading]
Honest Mistakes: Week Four – “Oh, it’s deflected!”
The Derby weekend was overshadowed by more post-match controversy. Most of the noise come from unskilled partisans. Thankfully we have the Yorkshire Whistler. Although given Sheffield Wednesday’s start to the season it is likely his mood isn’t great! Special thanks, nonetheless. The impact of big calls being incorrect can then be evaluated using the framework … [continue reading]
Honest Mistakes Weeks 30 and 31 – A Ragin’ We Will Go!
This edition covers fixtures on the 1st, 2nd and 8th of April 2023 – match days 30 and 31. The impact of a call being incorrect can be evaluated using the framework outlined here -> Honest Mistakes in the SPFL. 01/04/23 The Rangers vs Dundee United Incident 1 Referee Don Robertson Game Minute Score At … [continue reading]
Feeling Good About Pressing
During Celtic’s 3-2 Derby win against The Rangers on Saturday, my main focus when watching was the number of poor passes from Celtic. This was certainly borne out by the overall passing data as Celtic completed 82% of all passes compared to 87% average for all games this season. That is actually the lowest of … [continue reading]
Dallas Does “Dougie, Dougie”
Fir Park was, for the second time this season, the venue for highly unusual officiating impacting the top of the Scottish Premier League (SPFL) table. Dickinson’s “Dougie, Dougie” Moment In November, Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) lead David Dickinson advised referee Willie Collum that Jota was offside when scoring a goal for Celtic that would have … [continue reading]
Celtic 2, The Rangers 1, By Numbers
The Scottish League Cup Final is one the “free to air” data providers barely cover. So, here are the team numbers behind Celtic’s triumph on Sunday against The Rangers. Passing & Possession Celtic dominated possession more in the first half and it was impactful. At half time the possession was stacked 63%/37% in Celtic’s favour … [continue reading]
Honest Mistakes – Derby Special
Monday’s Derby saw a bug-ridden Celtic team clinch a point with a late Kyogo Furuhashi goal to maintain a nine-point margin over their city rivals. Despite VAR and a global television audience, there was plenty for the Yorkshire Whistler to get into. The impact of a call being incorrect can be evaluated using the framework … [continue reading]