Scottish FA head of refereeing Willie Collum declared that disallowed goals for Celtic and Dundee United in recent matches against Hibernian should have stood, stressing the necessity of conclusive evidence for VAR decisions. He emphasized that the decisions to disallow goals were unjust as there wasn't enough proof that the ball went out of play. He also remarked on a missed penalty for St Mirren against Celtic. While he supported some key VAR calls, he highlighted inconsistencies and the need for clarity in officiating.
You need 100% conclusive evidence to disallow the goal here and prove that the ball is over the goal line and, in this case, that's not possible. It's not possible to prove categorically that the ball has crossed the goal line fully.
For us, this is a penalty kick. This is a reckless challenge. The outcome here should've been penalty kick and yellow card.
Do we have 100% conclusive evidence of the ball striking the arm? And we don't, so therefore the on-field decision should be supported.
It's important that we are categorical, we need to be clear on what decisions are made, especially when it comes to significant moments in a match.
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