A look back at one of the most blatantly corrupt Referee performances by Kevin Clancy

[ThorntonMM]

Quite incredible to think that rather than be demoted to officiate in lower /amateur league football after this. Clancy was awarded the next Celtic home match and another two before the season ended.

Footage also doesn't mention the fact that Clancy also added on extra minutes after the injury time had been exceeded after he sent Morelos off.

To think that the only outcome over this was for Morelos to get another ban again by the SFA and Rangers coach Michael Beale receiving a FIVE match ban for calling Clancy out in a touchline spat.

Ironically when the Scottish mhedia regularly drag up contentious decisions against Celtic when a Referee is about to take charge of their game. Absolutely nothing was ever reported on the performance of Clancy that day. It was every bit as corrupt as the performance of Beaton where he helped ensure Hibs would defeat Rangers at Ibrox in a similar outrageous performance. In both games despite Rangers being kicked off the park. It was Rangers that were reduced to ten men.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

He really is an utter bastard.

Despicable

 

[prenzlauerbear]

It was the extra injury time that really tipped me over the edge that day. Even that nonce Liam McLeod on the Sportscene highlights was confused at why the hell he wasn't blowing his whistle.

 

[Badger]

But masons!

 

[Thor]

He got a winners medal when the scum were handed the league a couple of years back.

 

[Johnny Yen]

We were very fortunate to win that day, fortunate in the sense Clancy done everything in his power to ensure we didn’t.

 

[HamiltonJungleBear]

Jeez. That’s frightening. How could such ridiculously biased refereeing be permitted anywhere? Mmmm.

 

[Tino_Col]

A cheating, cheating bastard that day. I watched it with someone not from the UK or into Scottish football who was astounded at what they were watching.

 

[Cooperfan]

The most blatant cheating I've ever seen. Just what the scum wanted. The result wasnt what they wanted though.

 

[Adam55]

Without trying to sound like a moonhowler, he is the only referee that I have ever watched and genuinely thought it was blatant cheating. Absolute disgrace of a performance.

 

[The Crimson King]

I'd had this down as the most openly corrupt performance I'd ever seen, and only watching that do I realise that I didn't even remember the half of it.

Any half-decent organisation would have had full blown investigations after this. In fact I still think Rangers themselves should have been kicking up absolute fck in the aftermath of this one.

 

[Professor Yaffle]

Without trying to sound like a moonhowler, he is the only referee that I have ever watched and genuinely thought it was blatant cheating. Absolute disgrace of a performance.

Craig Thompson was similar at times but sneakier

 

[Dylanbear]

Cheating prick of a man. They absolute weirdos in the east end actually think he is against them, Lol.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Quite incredible to think that rather than be demoted to officiate in lower /amateur league football after this. Clancy was awarded the next Celtic home match and another two before the season ended.

Footage also doesn't mention the fact that Clancy also added on extra minutes after the injury time had been exceeded after he sent Morelos off.

To think that the only outcome over this was for Morelos to get another ban again by the SFA and Rangers coach Michael Beale receiving a FIVE match ban for calling Clancy out in a touchline spat.

Ironically when the Scottish mhedia regularly drag up contentious decisions against Celtic when a Referee is about to take charge of their game. Absolutely nothing was ever reported on the performance of Clancy that day. It was every bit as corrupt as the performance of Beaton where he helped ensure Hibs would defeat Rangers at Ibrox in a similar outrageous performance. In both games despite Rangers being kicked off the park. It was Rangers that were reduced to ten men.

The biggest cheating performance I’ve seen in watching the club for over 50 years.

Even if you are kind to him, he made 5 100% wrong match changing decisions in their favour.

 

[Rupert Pupkin]

John Beaton against Hibs at Ibrox springs to mind.

 

[Moe Szyslak]

I wouldn’t use the word corrupt, just a really really poor referee who is unfit to be in that position.

 

[HeyBert]

Booked Scott brown twice and never sent him off that game

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

I wouldn’t use the word corrupt, just a really really poor referee who is unfit to be in that position.

Wouldn’t you expect a poor referee to give shite decisions equally, or thereabouts, against each team though Moe ?

 

[Killer Bob]

I wouldn’t use the word corrupt, just a really really poor referee who is unfit to be in that position.

When all the "bad" decisions favour one team I'm not so sure. The penalty for shirt pulling, for example, was outside the norm of refereeing.

 

[northsealoyal]

The standard of officials in Scottish football is dreadful.
It’s just another consequence of the ineptitude of the governing bodies and our game will never progress as long as the current people wield the power

 

[Sir Know it All]

It's staggering how quickly Andy Walker can talk himself around into saying literally anything, regardless of it being sense or not

 

[Bruce_Wayne]

John Beaton against Hibs at Ibrox springs to mind.

I'd say that's the worst refereeing performance I have ever seen. I don't think for 1 second that Beaton is a cheat but that day he was having 1 effin terrible day at the office.

 

[Ruben Sosa]

It should've been an absolute stroll for us that day, with the scum down to 7 or 8 men.

Only a Celtic supporting bent referee could've kept the rats within a goal of us that day.

A goal clearly scored with the hand of course.

 

[Loud and proud]

Our officials are shite but clancy is a cheat.

 

[Dofek]

I wouldn’t use the word corrupt, just a really really poor referee who is unfit to be in that position.

I would use the word corrupt.

 

[ThorntonMM]

I'd had this down as the most openly corrupt performance I'd ever seen, and only watching that do I realise that I didn't even remember the half of it.

Any half-decent organisation would have had full blown investigations after this. In fact I still think Rangers themselves should have been kicking up absolute fck in the aftermath of this one.

Rangers as ever deployed the old dignified silence role.

A game that we won despite the Referee doing all in his power to ensure we didn't. This should have been when we called it out.

The club didn't even bother to appeal the five match ban slapped on Beale. It truly was a disgrace from our board and you can be sure it the roles were reversed the scum would have fought it all the way and we'd still be reading and hearing about it.

 

[ThorntonMM]

John Beaton against Hibs at Ibrox springs to mind.

I said that at the bottom of the post. Yip. Almost as bad.

 

[Brother Moses]

He absolutely hates Morelos and it shows.

Fucking scumbag.

 

[ThorntonMM]

I wouldn’t use the word corrupt, just a really really poor referee who is unfit to be in that position.

The performance from Clancy that day bordered on being corrupt. It was shocking.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

When all the "bad" decisions favour one team I'm not so sure. The penalty for shirt pulling, for example, was outside the norm of refereeing.

And yet when his opportunity to at least ensure consistency within the match came when Christie actually ripped Aribo’s shirt in the box he ignored it Bob.

 

[GersLoyal74]

He really is an utter bastard.

Despicable

As is usually the way, first reply nails it.

That performance is the most blatant piece of refereeing I've ever seen.

 

[JRei8790]

Beaton against hibs was worse , as corrupt as Clancy was in this game, and he was, Beatons display that day was beyond belief

 

[Captain Gough]

Shortly after this game, I was down at a local outdoor football centre. There was a game between some old pros (some ex Rangers players) and a group of what seems to be just normal guys. The non-ex pro team were doing quite well considering but were getting beat by 4 or 5. Someone asks what the score was an another person, in jest, shouts ‘level!’. One of the ex rangers players replies with ‘Who the f*** is the ref, Kevin Clancy?!?!’.



So it seems even that even an ex player had concerns over Clancy’s performance that day.

 

[Russell]

Quite incredible to think that rather than be demoted to officiate in lower /amateur league football after this. Clancy was awarded the next Celtic home match and another two before the season ended.

Footage also doesn't mention the fact that Clancy also added on extra minutes after the injury time had been exceeded after he sent Morelos off.

To think that the only outcome over this was for Morelos to get another ban again by the SFA and Rangers coach Michael Beale receiving a FIVE match ban for calling Clancy out in a touchline spat.

Ironically when the Scottish mhedia regularly drag up contentious decisions against Celtic when a Referee is about to take charge of their game. Absolutely nothing was ever reported on the performance of Clancy that day. It was every bit as corrupt as the performance of Beaton where he helped ensure Hibs would defeat Rangers at Ibrox in a similar outrageous performance. In both games despite Rangers being kicked off the park. It was Rangers that were reduced to ten men.

I don’t like pointing the finger at a referee performances but this game in particular there’s definitely something going on. How he could get so many decisions blatantly wrong is strange.

It’s unbelievable how we went on to win the game. I guess we were just so superior it didn’t effect the outcome of the game.

 

[MiseryHatesCompany]

Booked Scott brown twice and never sent him off that game

Did he?

Which game was it Brown punched Barisic twice off the ball after Alfie slapped his lug?

 

[Saturnblue]

This just shows why we need VAR desperately. Some of these decisions are shocking.

To be fair the first one was a penalty, it was crazy that Katic was pulling Julien's shirt like that. The punch on Tav happened after the shirt pull, so with VAR it probably should have been a penalty to celtic and red card for Brown.

I can't understand why players pull shirts in the box, very high risk and amateur behaviour.

 

[Gio#56]

Quite incredible to think that rather than be demoted to officiate in lower /amateur league football after this. Clancy was awarded the next Celtic home match and another two before the season ended.

Footage also doesn't mention the fact that Clancy also added on extra minutes after the injury time had been exceeded after he sent Morelos off.

To think that the only outcome over this was for Morelos to get another ban again by the SFA and Rangers coach Michael Beale receiving a FIVE match ban for calling Clancy out in a touchline spat.

Ironically when the Scottish mhedia regularly drag up contentious decisions against Celtic when a Referee is about to take charge of their game. Absolutely nothing was ever reported on the performance of Clancy that day. It was every bit as corrupt as the performance of Beaton where he helped ensure Hibs would defeat Rangers at Ibrox in a similar outrageous performance. In both games despite Rangers being kicked off the park. It was Rangers that were reduced to ten men.

some on here (plants) think he is just a poor ref.

 

[Lovenkrands]

Without trying to sound like a moonhowler, he is the only referee that I have ever watched and genuinely thought it was blatant cheating. Absolute disgrace of a performance.

Craig Thomson was another.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Beaton against hibs was worse , as corrupt as Clancy was in this game, and he was, Beatons display that day was beyond belief

Beaton was horrific that day as you say Gers, but Clancy :

Allowed a goal that was hand balled into the net.

Ignored the Christie pull on Aribo when he had given them a penalty, and Katic a yellow, for less of a jersey pull. Both in the box.

Ignored Christie’s baw grab on Morelos.

Christie was, IIRC, already on a yellow before both of these.

Ignored Bolingoli, already on a yellow too, a clear professional foul on Morelos, and didn’t second yellow him.

Morelos was sent off 2 minutes after his 4 minute injury time signal.

There were a few other Jullien issues, but maybe not 100% clear, so I’m excluding them.

 

[Scarface]

I would use the word corrupt.

Defo.

 

[Gio#56]

This just shows why we need VAR desperately. Some of these decisions are shocking.

To be fair the first one was a penalty, it was crazy that Katic was pulling Julien's shirt like that. The punch on Tav happened after the shirt pull, so with VAR it probably should have been a penalty to celtic and red card for Brown.

I can't understand why players pull shirts in the box, very high risk and amateur behaviour.

Cant believe you just watched this and thats the two pieces of information you took to write about

 

[Sticky Fingers]

I don’t doubt for a second that a referees job is a difficult one, they have all sorts of things to consider when officiating. Keeping pace with the game. Ensuring the rules are adhered to and the game is fair. Watching every single player, action, ball movement and events off the ball.

These things would be difficult to do all at once, but there are guys out there who can do it and do it fairly well, whilst not getting everything 100% spot on, the one thing that most refs will always do is make sure the game is fair:

Clancy and Beaton are two of the absolute worst officials to every set foot on a football pitch. Clancy is abysmal, he’s corrupt to the point where it’s blatantly obvious. Everyone knows where his allegiance lie and yet there are those out there who defend him as a credible referee.

His performance that day was one of the worst to go down in Scottish football history. Blatantly allowing over 2 minutes over the injury time to try and let his favourite team equalise and then, inexplicably send Morelos off for a very soft dive, I mean it was really soft, but he couldn’t wait to send him off just to take the shine off our victory that day.

This just shows the level of Scottish football and the bowling club committee style governance that controls it. A bunch of idiots who couldn’t find their own arse.

 

[Delboy Trotter]

A Southampton fan in my work literally said on the Monday morning to the tims I work with “that ref literally was like a 12th man for Celtic, done everything but put the ball into the net himself”.

Absolutely disgraceful refereeing and the most one sided I’ve ever seen

 

[stonewall Jackson]

As has been said countless times now on this forum, Clancy should have been demoted for his performance in this match. Rangers should have went all the way in this.

 

[Sheik Ma Shammy]

Quite incredible to think that rather than be demoted to officiate in lower /amateur league football after this. Clancy was awarded the next Celtic home match and another two before the season ended.

Footage also doesn't mention the fact that Clancy also added on extra minutes after the injury time had been exceeded after he sent Morelos off.

To think that the only outcome over this was for Morelos to get another ban again by the SFA and Rangers coach Michael Beale receiving a FIVE match ban for calling Clancy out in a touchline spat.

Ironically when the Scottish mhedia regularly drag up contentious decisions against Celtic when a Referee is about to take charge of their game. Absolutely nothing was ever reported on the performance of Clancy that day. It was every bit as corrupt as the performance of Beaton where he helped ensure Hibs would defeat Rangers at Ibrox in a similar outrageous performance. In both games despite Rangers being kicked off the park. It was Rangers that were reduced to ten men.

Morelos caused havoc that day this is what we need from the rest of the season from him.

Clancy should have never reffed again.

 

[Gio#56]

I don’t doubt for a second that a referees job is a difficult one, they have all sorts of things to consider when officiating. Keeping pace with the game. Ensuring the rules are adhered to and the game is fair. Watching every single player, action, ball movement and events off the ball.

These things would be difficult to do all at once, but there are guys out there who can do it and do it fairly well, whilst not getting everything 100% spot on, the one thing that most refs will always do is make sure the game is fair:

Clancy and Beaton are two of the absolute worst officials to every set foot on a football pitch. Clancy is abysmal, he’s corrupt to the point where it’s blatantly obvious. Everyone knows where his allegiance lie and yet there are those out there who defend him as a credible referee.

His performance that day was one of the worst to go down in Scottish football history. Blatantly allowing over 2 minutes over the injury time to try and let his favourite team equalise and then, inexplicably send Morelos off for a very soft dive, I mean it was really soft, but he couldn’t wait to send him off just to take the shine off our victory that day.

This just shows the level of Scottish football and the bowling club committee style governance that controls it. A bunch of idiots who couldn’t find their own arse.

Stewart Regan made sure all the placeman where in place under his tenure. From ref advisors to staff within. It would be very interesting if demographics where ever carried out at Hampden and all employees within that could be compared to Scottish averages.

 

[Papac5]

If the fouls on Morelos was any other player his decisions may have been different. Morelos is fair game to the guy.

 

[bud67]

Beaton was horrific that day as you say Gers, but Clancy :

Allowed a goal that was hand balled into the net.

Ignored the Christie pull on Aribo when he had given them a penalty, and Katic a yellow, for less of a jersey pull. Both in the box.

Ignored Christie’s baw grab on Morelos.

Christie was, IIRC, already on a yellow before both of these.

Ignored Bolingoli, already on a yellow too, a clear professional foul on Morelos, and didn’t second yellow him.

Morelos was sent off 2 minutes after his 4 minute injury time signal.

There were a few other Jullien issues, but maybe not 100% clear, so I’m excluding them.

Well done for documenting all of these incidents of outright cheating by a septic minded referee
Seen I this short video the evidence is clear.
In any other league that has integrity Clancy would be booted out

 

[stein and johnston]

People saying VAR would stop this.
Would it really.??
It depends who is operating it.

 

[JRei8790]

Beaton was horrific that day as you say Gers, but Clancy :

Allowed a goal that was hand balled into the net.

Ignored the Christie pull on Aribo when he had given them a penalty, and Katic a yellow, for less of a jersey pull. Both in the box.

Ignored Christie’s baw grab on Morelos.

Christie was, IIRC, already on a yellow before both of these.

Ignored Bolingoli, already on a yellow too, a clear professional foul on Morelos, and didn’t second yellow him.

Morelos was sent off 2 minutes after his 4 minute injury time signal.

There were a few other Jullien issues, but maybe not 100% clear, so I’m excluding them.

Both referee 'performances' were diabolical mate but

Stokes headlocked Tav right in front of beaton then threw him to the ground. Yellow for both players.

Stokes later grabs Ryan Jack by the neck , Jack leans into stokes . Red card Ryan Jack.

Then ,the most unbelievable decision I've ever saw at Ibrox . Alfie was through on goal gets close lined by McGregor of Hibs, Free kick Hibs.

Aye because it's an old firm game it is more important to us because Clancy cheated LF, but Beaton against Hibs that day still defies belief mate