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...a tiny thread in the infinite fabric of time....

[The Sunday Game @TheSundayGame]

"You are watching one of the most significant moments in the history of the GAA" 💚❤️

Mayo have ended a wait of 75 years to become All-Ireland football CHAMPIONS 🏆

#SundayGame

[前田 大然 Daizen Maeda @M_daizen_1020]

Thank you Celtic. Hail Hail 💚🤍

[North Curve Celtic @NCCeltic]

The Celtic board has wasted little time in sowing division. From initiating bans to considering a hugely divisive figure as manager.

Until there is meaningful change in personnel and culture within the Celtic hierarchy then there will be no sustained unity across the club.

[Celtic Football Club @CelticFC]

It’s what he does…💚

#Champion5 | #CelticFC🍀🏆

[John McGinley @jhnmcgnly]

🤓 Reflections on last night's Celtic penalty.

I'm not trying to convince anyone, really, more laying out an alternative viewpoint amongst what I consider to be pretty absurd hysteria. There are also some mistruths about the VAR process being portrayed as neutral objectivity that I think deserve to be challenged.

Does the ball hit his arm? For me, the footage shows this.

Is his arm in an unnatural position and making his body bigger? It's above shoulder height and in front of his head. The ball strikes his arm before his head. Personally, I don't feel his arm being there is justified by his body movement. Intent is irrelevant.

Is it a clear and obvious error? There's a popular misconception there has to have been a 'clear and obvious error' for VAR to recommend a VAR review. Per the IFAB guidance, this is not true. A referee can also be called to the monitor if they communicate to the VAR that they haven't seen or made a decision on an incident VAR has flagged as a potential penalty. This is called a 'serious missed incident'.

I think, until the audio is released, it's reasonable to assume John Beaton did not rule on whether it was a handball or not before the review, so 'clear and obvious error' would not apply. He didn't have to make a decision on allowing play to continue because the ball almost immediately went out of play and he was told to delay.

It's fair to surmise that Dallas' only role was flagging to Beaton there was a potential handball, not suggesting he had made a grave error. IFAB guidance also makes clear that for subjective decisions, including handball considerations, a pitchside review is appropriate. Beaton approached the monitor and made a decision on the evidence available to him.

Taking all of this into consideration, even if you feel it wasn't a penalty, I am struggling to comprehend the outrage as if this were either the most corrupt decision in the history of Scottish football or the 'worst VAR decision' in history.

I feel there's been a lack of balance or relevant knowledge on broadcasts. I think mainstream pundits suggesting there is a pattern of assistance for Celtic in this title race is hysterical nonsense that is ordinarily mocked by most in less tense times.

For the record, and I know this goes against many Celtic fans, I don't believe any club feels the benefit of biased refereeing.

I think referees in this country are generally poor and lack consistency and I think the version of VAR that we have in Scottish football is fundamentally flawed because of cheap infrastructure.

Going back to the penalty itself, the biggest point of contention would be on the concept of his body being 'unnaturally bigger'. In this case I feel the decision could really go either way depending on the viewpoint of the referee. I don't think it's massively egregious to say it is a penalty.

It can be 'harsh', 'unlucky' and 'soft' and still be a reasonable conclusion for the referee to award a penalty. Or at least be reasonable enough not to suggest it is a 'worldwide' embarrassment and/or cheating.

I'm not entirely ignorant of my own bias. I fully understand it's easier to go 'well, what's the big deal here?' when the decision goes in favour of the team you support and professionally cover. It's going to generate noise, I get that. Yet, there's something uneasy about the fervour with which this is being labelled as objectively a 'disgusting' crime against Hearts and their title bid.

Celtic have earned 19 points with goals scored after the 80th minute this season. They're finding a way. It might be enough.

Rage on!

[Celtic Fans TV @CelticFansTV]

Here’s what’s constantly on my mind:

- Who will the manager be?
- Who will lead recruitment?
- How will we avoid the circus recruitment has become under this executive team in recent years?
- When will the largest shareholder, or his son, stop calling all the shots?

Deadline for answers: 29th May.

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military, economic, and political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness and filth. #ApostolicJourney #Cameroon https://t.co/bKteFZ3iWE

[4 Tims and a Podcast @PodTims]

They bastards Nicholson, McKay, Wilson, Hargreaves etc are enemies of Celtic and should be reminded of it 24/7 until they are chased out of the club completely.

[Celtic Football Club @CelticFC]

🇮🇪 Happy #StPatricksDay, Celts! ☘️

#CelticFC🍀

[90s Football @90sfootball]

Just how good was Henrik Larsson? 🇸🇪

[Celtic Football Club @CelticFC]

📰 Martin O'Neill: I'm very pleased and privileged to be back at the football club

📺 Watch Martin O’Neill’s full interview with @CelticTV ⤵️

#CelticFC🍀

[RareIrishStuff @RareIrishStuff]

Fairytale of New York LIVE, 1988
The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl

[Celtic Football Club @CelticFC]

Martin’s final words to the Bhoys 👏

#CELDUN | #CelticFC🍀

[Celtic Football Club @CelticFC]

A legend then, a legend now, a legend forever.

#CelticFC🍀

[Celtic Football Club @CelticFC]

💚🥹

#CelticFC🍀

[BBC Sport Scotland @BBCSportScot]

'I have had the time of my life here for the last five or six weeks' 🙌

Martin O'Neill takes a lap of honour at Celtic Park after his final game in interim charge 🏟️

#BBCFootball

[BBC Sport Scotland @BBCSportScot]

'It means everything, absolutely everything' ❤️

Martin O'Neill on what Celtic means to him as he approaches what could be his final game in charge of the club on Wednesday night.

#BBCFootball

[Celtic Football Club @CelticFC]

Legend.

#FeyenoordCeltic | #UEL | #CelticFC🍀

[MinervaArmata  @MinervaArmata]

Sabato
#Roma