Celtic supporters now view Brendan Rodgers as a martyr.
Not a misfit who took the wrong turn and went back to Glasgow to take over the club for a second time. Over the course of the following weeks, Brendan has moved from Janegate to Johngate as a result of the television trial. The soap show has evolved into something more akin to Consternation Street than Coronation Street.
But it’s riveting viewing for fans who think there’s a witch-hunt against the manager indicated by an SFA disciplinary hearing that will likely remove Rodgers from the dugout when Celtic play Rangers at Ibrox on April 7. Prior to facing the regulating board on March 28, the management have to think about hiring a
Rodgers is being charged with calling VAR John Beaton “incompetent” during the heated Hearts game played in Edinburgh on Sunday. For Celtic supporters, who have long believed that Beaton is undermining justice whenever he officiates at a game involving their team, Beaton is the ultimate Public Enemy.
Regarding the topic of weaponizing words in relation to match officials’ performance levels, it could be worthwhile to consult the linguistics expert who stated that words could be as “bad as violence.” Managers are not allowed to “indicate bias or incompetence” during an interview, according to SFA Rule 72. By the language of their own legislation, it appears that Rodgers’ guilt is the only possible conclusion from the hearing.
As part of what appears to be an inevitable suspension, Rodgers will miss the potentially crucial league game at Ibrox. In 54 years, I can’t think of any time when the SFA have found themselves in a comparable situation.
SFA procedure determines the hearing date. It is a coincidence that the Old Firm game is so tight. I am confident that Brendan was sufficiently upset with the way Hearts lost and the decisions that led to a disorganised afternoon to use the frank words he used on television following the game.
And to repeatedly call Beaton out by name in order to emphasise a point. The Celtic supporters took it as a dog whistle, but none would have been needed because they are irrationally sceptical of the match official’s purported motivations anyhow.
However, before Rodgers makes an appearance at the SFA, is it appropriate to inquire as to why a person’s performance cannot
Would Celtic’s manager have been granted a respite based on a verbal technicality if he had branded the Video Assistant Referee a “ignoramus,” incapable of using the technology available to him? Rodgers is the unintentional representative of a disgruntled and frequently enraged managerial profession, since the standard of officiating