Celtic can’t be stopped by Fir Park fog
Time to bring the yellow ball to the SPL?
A look at English football indicates that the luminous ball is back in use down South. The SPL does not have a similar agreement and yesterday’s game at Fir Park may have caused a problem for some of the fans in attendance.
It may seem like a small thing but when a fan is paying £25 for a ticket, you can’t blame fans for being a little disgruntled at not being able to see the ball clearly. The introduction of a bright yellow ball like they use in England may make it a more pleasurable viewing experience for the fans.
The following video was captured in the Celtic end at Fir Park as the teams were preparing to come out and the level of vision didn’t improve when the action was at the far end.
It was a bit worrying to think that was the colour of the sky for a 12:45 kick-off!
Of course, seeing the ball during a game is one thing but being unable to see cheerleaders because of the fog is another.
Yes, Motherwell had a bevy of cheerleaders performing before the game and at half-time but with the fog lying low at Fir Park, not every fan got the benefit of it.
Mind you, if the fog kept the cheerleaders out of the line of vision for Gary Caldwell, it wouldn’t have been a bad thing.
There has been a lot said about Caldwell, a lot on this site but his eye for a cheerleader can’t be faulted. If only his marking of attackers was at the same level, Celtic may have prevented the equalising goal yesterday.
Given the level of quality shown by Celtic and Motherwell yesterday, the fog never managed to impact on the football on display but there has to be consideration to the paying punters.
Should the yellow ball be brought in for SPL football?
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Actually the rules have to be looked @ from what i have heard as long as the referee can see the whole pitch when he stands on the centre circle the game goes ahead totally rediculous know consideration given to fans.I was actually @ a game @ fir park in 1989 there was a lot of fog & i could only see 1 goal mouth because of the weather surely when this occurs the game should be abandoned.
When you think of the goal the Wigan boy scored yesterday (freekick from his own half), even long-range visibility could impact on the outcome of the game.
Thing is though, if the game had been abandoned, Motherwell would probably have charged about £15 for the replayed match, so once it was started, it was as well finishing!
Sorry cant agree here if supporters have attended game cannot see the game then game should not go ahead.
Im sure rather than not being able to see the game at Fir Park yesterday the Celtic fans and wider viewing audience would rather have not been able to hear the racism coming from the Motherwell support.