Jamesocta

[Jamesocta @jamesocat]

@fonics7 This is exactly the problem with the debate now ppl inventing hypothetical chain reactions to try&reverse engineer a diff outcome.
Could’ve been disallowed, might’ve needed 300 more secs, maybe this changes that… meanwhile in reality Celtic won 3-1& officials deem match complete

[Jamesocta @jamesocat]

@fonics7 Not automatically. If every safety issue meant every match was instantly abandoned, referees would have zero discretion at all.

That’s clearly not how football operates in practice, especially when there are seconds left and officials deem the match effectively over.

[Jamesocta @jamesocat]

@iScott7 @pieandbov The hysteria over missing whistle audio is bizarre.
The referee’s official report and confirmation to the SPFL determine whether a match was completed or abandoned, not audio of a whistle

[Jamesocta @jamesocat]

@iScott7 @pieandbov But that’s hindsight. At 94 minutes the referee doesn’t know a penalty is coming at 99. He judges based on the situation at that moment.
With Celtic, the decisive goal had already been scored& seconds remained when the pitch invasion happened. That’s why contexts are different.

[Jamesocta @jamesocat]

@pieandbov Nobody is disputing that 8 minutes was the minimum added time. The point is that the referee can still terminate the match if safety breaks down.

The laws on added time don’t override the referee’s authority to stop the game when fans are on the pitch and conditions are unsafe.

[Jamesocta @jamesocat]

@pieandbov Ending a game early for safety reasons doesn’t automatically mean it was abandoned. With secs left,the ref can decide the match is effectively over.
If the ref has told the SPFL the game ended,then whether audio caught a whistle or not doesn’t change the legal status of the match

[Jamesocta @jamesocat]

@pieandbov @Jynks67 Celtic-Hearts: only seconds remained at 3-1, pitch invasion made restart unsafe, and all indications are the referee treated the match as completed rather than abandoned.

Those are two very different legal situations

[Jamesocta @jamesocat]

@pieandbov @Jynks67 2/3
whether a game is abandoned — the referee’s official report does.
Prague: officially abandoned by the referee, severe disorder, disciplinary forfeit imposed afterward.