Benjamin Nygren’s winner at Pittodrie on Wednesday night has hurt an incredible amount of individuals who are desperately trying to convince themselves and others that it shouldn’t have stood…Be...
Benjamin Nygren’s winner at Pittodrie on Wednesday night has hurt an incredible amount of individuals who are desperately trying to convince themselves and others that it shouldn’t have stood…
Benjamin Nygren scores. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
So much so that they have been experiencing severe full on hallucinations, all self-inflicted after spending hours rewatching the moment in a bid to convince themselves otherwise.
Celtic’s winner upsetting all the right people
The overwhelming majority of those individuals are of course supporters of our Glasgow rivals, The Rangers who have been blowing a gasket since 10pm on Wednesday night mainly due to our win bumping their club down into third place. A few of their cousins on the east coast have been joining in on the midweek paranoia as Celtic close in on leaders Hearts while leapfrogging the Rangers who drop to third.
VAR check – Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
Motherwell play their own game in hand tomorrow away to Dundee and if the Fir Park side collect the three points they will move to within a point of the latest Ibrox club.
Supporters of the Rangers, some well known and those more lesser known have been flooding the airwaves, the screens and social media platforms claiming the ‘dark arts’ are at work once again.
The VAR decision on Celtic’s winning goal was factual
Admittedly, I instantly feared Benji’s goal was on the wrong side of the laws, but like those who implement and know the rules of the game, I knew upon a closer examination, that is was clearly a legitimate goal. Fair play to the linesman at Pittodrie who called it properly in real time and was ultimately backed up by the VAR team.
The lines were drawn, it proved inconclusively that Benji’s timing was impeccable, and his goal was legitimate, no one can legitimately claim otherwise.
Apart from a percentage of Aberdeen and Hearts supporters, and the overall majority of the blue half of Glasgow, who are ironically the most vocal in their fury at Benji’s goal.
Referee Nick Walsh. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
The facts haven’t stopped them from crying foul play, but of course just like their protestations after dropping points to Livingston and Celtic, or any other game they’ve failed to win for that matter, it’s nothing more than a convenient smokescreen to mask their own failings.
The pressure is clearly mounting
The pressure is clearly mounting on third place contenders in the title race and there’s going to be plenty more of that in the coming nine matches Hearts, Celtic and the Rangers have to play, with Motherwell having ten games in the Scottish Premiership still to play
Celtic won fair and square at Aberdeen. We might not be performing well, but we are showing the right spirit and determination required for a title battle.
The four key controversial incidents in the game were as follows…
1. The stamp on Kieran Tierney – red card issued against Dundee Utd player at weekend. Willie Collum recently discussed these type of stamps with studs showing on his VAR Review show and clearly stated that this should be a red card. Didn’t happen at Pittodrie.
2. Aberdeen penalty – Contact from Scales was minimal to say the least. The impact was insufficient to award the spot kick.
3. Celtic plenty claim denied after the quickest of checks – Gas-lighting from Sky Sports doesn’t take away from the outstretched arm at contact. Should have been a Celtic penalty, as Martin O’Neill pointed out.
Image from Sky Sports
4.Nygren’s goal was given by on-field officials and as is the case in all goals was checked by VAR. This check took longer than the others, and after drawing the lines VAR awarded the goal. This was a FACTUAL decision.
Benjamin Nygren scores the winner. Aberdeen v Celtic, Scottish Premiership. Wednesday 4th March 2026. Photograph by Vagelis Georgariou
Nygren’s winner was brilliantly worked
Benji’s goal was a brilliantly worked effort, and more importantly it was a legitimate one. No amount of false images will alter that outcome. Those claiming otherwise have just got to face reality and deal with it. Unsurprisingly they all have had zero to say about the other three controversies in the match against Aberdeen where their interim boss Peter Leven has openly called on his players to dive at every opportunity in his cheats charter.
Best of luck to Neil Lennon in Dunfermline’s Scottish Cup quarter final tomorrow night.
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