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BRENDAN RODGERS last night revealed Celtic have raised Saturday’s disallowed Easter Road goal with the SFA.
Hoops chiefs have contacted referees’ boss Willie Collum after Daizen Maeda’s strike was controversially ruled out because the ball was judged to have gone out of play in the build-up.
Ref Steven McLean and his linesman awarded the goal, before VAR Alan Muir intervened and insisted it be ruled out.
Rodgers insisted Muir had GUESSED for the decision as there was no way of knowing conclusively whether the ball had gone out before Alastair Johnston crossed it.
He said: “The club go through the process. We don’t make statements, we just go through the procedure, which is that the club speaks to the SFA and get a feeling of what they think.
“We haven’t had anything back yet. Having watched it and seen the various images, my feeling is still the same.
“There are a couple of images you see where the illusion is that it’s out, there’s others that will look like it’s clearly in.
“I’ve seen one image right on the actual goalline, which was an incredible shot and that looked in, so it’s more the process really.
“I was disappointed for the guys in the game, Steven McLean and the linesman, because they actually got it correct in the game.
“I didn’t feel that they should have been overruled on that without a definitive answer, which is what I said at the time.”
Rodgers reckons Scottish football woud benefit from goal-line technology. That would not necessarily have made the Easter Road incident a black-and-white call as that only covers incidents between the posts.
But it would have ensured a camera was set up on the goal-line and helped ensure a better judgment.
Rodgers added: “It’s all about what you can afford within the league. There may be other priorities. If it’s something the game can afford to do, you would have scenarios but you would also have the clarity you would get with goal-line technology.”
Rodgers conceded the flashpoint came after what had been a disappointing first-half showing by his side.
He said: “I still feel we should have had something from the game, especially second half.
“In the first half we didn’t make a good start, which is something you always want to do.
“But I didn’t overthink it as the players have been fantastic for me.
“The consistency and level we’ve shown over many months has been at a really high level.
“After a disappointing first half, we had a great reaction and should have had an equaliser, which could have given us momentum to go on and win the game.
“But it didn’t happen and we move on.
“We obviously need to bounce back from the weekend, but the game showed that if you’re not quite on it, then teams can hurt you.
“It’s also a great measure of how focused and professional the team have been, because we’ve had very few slip-ups over the season.”
Celtic face Aberdeen, with Jimmy Thelin’s side the only visiting team to have scored at Celtic Park in the league.
Rodgers added: “Celtic v Aberdeen are always good games.”
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A SCOTTISH hotel has been named the best in the UK by expert reviewers.
Consumer experts Which? send hundreds of undercover inspectors out to rate hotels and guest houses across the UK each year.
And the team have revealed that one Scots hotel has been given their coveted full five star rating – for the first time in seven years.
The Marcliffe, at Pitfodels, on the outskirts of Aberdeen, was hailed by the Which? team as ‘best in its class’ with the team saying the staff were amazing and the hotel was brilliant value for money.
Which? says the five-star rating is reserved for a property they think is truly exceptional.
The team said: “Unlike most other publications, we pay for the hotels we review, and our inspectors always stay anonymously. Between them, the inspectors have more than 50 years of experience reviewing properties.”
The five-star hotel sits on the edge of Aberdeen and is known locally for its traditional style and warm welcome.
The Which? inspector said: “From the moment you climb the sweeping drive of this Victorian manor house on the outskirts of Aberdeen, to the waistcoated staff who swing open the doors and usher you into a reception warmed by a blazing fire, every minute at the Marcliffe feels special.
“There is no bling, no gold wallpaper or cocktail-snapping influencers, not even a hot tub in the small spa. The tartan carpets, high tea in the drawing room and impeccable service feel almost old-fashioned. But it’s this elegance that appeals and keeps minor royals – who can’t fit into nearby Balmoral – coming back.”
The hotel bedrooms were praised for their wonderfully comfy, locally made mattresses while the restaurant was hailed for its tasty fare and great value.
And it’s the price point which helped the Marcliffe gain its five-star rating.
The Which team said: “It’s the value that makes this the best UK hotel we’ve stayed at in the past seven years. To be so completely swept off your feet for less than £200 (including breakfast) makes The Marcliffe remarkable.”
And while the inspector’s experience clearly couldn’t have been any better, the hotel is actually just about to undergo a major, multi-million pound revamp.
Earlier this year, Balmoral Group took ownership of the five-star hotel.
Now The Marcliffe team wants to hear from people across the region on what they’d like to see from the hotel.
As part of a #MyMarcliffe campaign, people in the north-east are being asked to share their personal experiences of the hotel as well as what they’d like to see from the revamp.
Peter Walker, General Manager at The Marcliffe, said: “I know how much The Marcliffe means to those in the community, and we want everyone to be a part of this change.
“I strongly encourage everyone to share their aspirations and hopes for the future with us. We want to ensure the investment reflects what matters most to those who have supported The Marcliffe over the years, and those who we hope will support it in the future.”
ANAS Sarwar was last night blasted as “desperate” after calling for trans women to be banned from single-sex spaces.
The Scottish Labour leader’s call comes after he admitted he was wrong to support gender self—ID.
He wants trans women to be excluded from female changing rooms and hospital wards.
Mr Sarwar said: “There should be single-sex spaces based on biological sex, there should be single-sex services based on biological sex and there should be the respect of the Equality Act.
“And my fear is what’s happening in some parts of our public institutions across Scotland is that they aren’t following the law.
“I think they need to follow the law.”
But his comments were blasted by the Scottish Tories who said Mr Sarwar had “betrayed” women and girls.
The party’s equalities spokeswoman Tess White said: “This desperate attempt to rewrite history by Anas Sarwar only served to highlight what a weak, ineffectual leader he is.
“Anas Sarwar is part of the disconnected left-wing consensus at Holyrood which allowed gender self-ID to become dangerously embedded in Scotland’s public bodies.
“Like John Swinney, he now hopes Scots will forget about it.”
It comes after Mr Sarwar suffered an embarrassing defeat at Scottish Labour’s conference when delegates voted down a bid to back safe spaces for women.
Current NHS guidance says staff can deal with transgender patients on a case-by-case basis.
A Scottish Government spokesperson said: “The Scottish Government strongly supports the separate and single-sex exceptions in the UK-wide Equality Act 2010, which can allow for trans people to be excluded when this is a proportionate means of achieving a legitimate aim.
“Health boards should assess each situation individually and sensitively using experience and expertise to determine the appropriate course of action, whilst fulfilling their responsibilities under the Act.”
GALATASARAY have vowed to make a criminal complaint against Jose Mourinho in the wake of Monday’s Istanbul derby.
Fenerbahce faced off with their bitter rivals in a 0-0 draw, but the match was overshadowed by allegations of racism.
Galatasaray released a damning statement, accompanied by a #SayNoToRacism tag.
It accused ex-Chelsea, Man Utd and Tottenham boss Mourinho of “regularly using derogatory words towards the Turkish people” since moving to Istanbul.
Gala’s statement continued: “[He] has now added inhumane rhetoric to his immoral statements.
“We would like to inform you that we will file a criminal complaint with the prosecutor’s office and that we will also file a complaint with UEFA and FIFA regarding these racist statements against Jose Mourinho.”
In his post-match press conference, Mourinho claimed Galatasary players had played for a draw, and tried to get one of his players booked early on in the match.
Praising Slovenian referee Slavko Vincic, who was reportedly drafted in from abroad after requests from both clubs, Mourinho said: “The reason this was a good match was because of the referee’s performance.
“He had enough honesty to manage this match well. They tried to get a yellow card for our 18-year-old player from the first minute, but the referee managed the game well.”
However, it was his comments that followed which are believed to have caused uproar.
https://twitter.com/VideoGSaray/status/1894123194669220331Mourinho continued: “In the situation I mentioned, everyone on the opposing bench was jumping around like monkeys.
“If it were a Turkish referee, they would have immediately given the card, and I would have had to take the player off in a minute.
“It was a great match for him.”
Mourinho is yet to respond to the allegations made against him. The former Man Utd boss has previously spoken out on how football is plagued by racist incidents.
The feisty derby saw seven yellow cards dished out, and the match was also stopped momentarily when Fenerbahce fans launched flares into the home fans beneath them.
Some 30,000 police officers were believed to be on duty for Monday night’s match.
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