23 Feb 2026 15:17:48
I'm assuming we never got the foul outside the box as the referee missed it originally and VAR only intervenes for potential missed penalty.
Therefore, when VAR said no penalty, that's why the game restarted with a drop ball.
And no action was taken against the player?
Or have I got that totally wrong?
23 Feb 2026 15:26:20
I think MPH, unless we get an official explanation, we'll never know. Will be interesting to see if we get one.
23 Feb 2026 15:28:00
Yes, u haven't or no, you have. Much debate and all that. ?
23 Feb 2026 15:33:33
I think VAR could have got involved if there was a potential red card. I wonder sometimes if referees are too reliant on VAR and leave it to VAR.
23 Feb 2026 15:43:51
No, that's correct, mate. ?
23 Feb 2026 16:03:27
My take is that the ref didn't blow his whistle for any foul because he thought it was a good tackle. When VAR informed him, they were checking for a potential penalty. They checked and said there was a foul, but it happened outside the box, and because the ref didn't give a foul, VAR can't intervene and change the ref's original decision.
Hope that clears this up.
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23 Feb 2026 16:14:45
Correct. It wasn't deemed a pen or a goal-scoring position, so VAR cannot intervene. BTW, it wasn't a pen, but the ref should be giving a free kick all day long.
23 Feb 2026 16:40:01
I think that's the likeliest outcome, but it was also a crystal clear red card which they can intervene for.
23 Feb 2026 16:49:01
Sounds about right, Mph.
23 Feb 2026 17:01:03
I think that is correct, Mph. Otherwise it would be a red card offence for denying a goal scoring chance. It was very poor of the ref not to blow, then VAR could have made a recommendation.
23 Feb 2026 17:15:20
Imo, you're 100% correct, ph.
23 Feb 2026 17:16:30
Nope, that is right.
23 Feb 2026 17:34:46
VAR (Video Assistant Referee) can only intervene to correct "clear and obvious errors" or "serious missed incidents" in four specific, match-changing situations: goals, penalty decisions, direct red cards, and cases of mistaken identity. It does not review yellow cards, corner kicks, or throw-ins, and generally only looks at the attacking phase of play leading to an incident.
So, as MM was taking a shot at goal when he was fouled, the Livi player denied a goal-scoring opportunity, so it should be a direct red card.
23 Feb 2026 18:22:18
Dtb, it wasn't a clear red card, imo. VAR got it right, and it's the other mob who have cause to complain after not getting a pen for the pull on Scales. Ref didn't cost us; our inability to get wins away from Ibrox did, and, ultimately, that's what will cost us the title.
23 Feb 2026 18:26:14
Onewalter, I don't get why it wasn't deemed a goal-scoring opportunity, as the boy was about to pull the trigger with his right leg, directly in front of goal. ? My eyes must be painted on.
23 Feb 2026 19:15:06
He was on the edge of the 18-yard box, and stats show that only 10% of those go in. There were Livingston defenders nearby, and the GK was well positioned in his goal. Every tackle that fouls a player who is about to shoot on the edge of the box isn't a 'clear' goal-scoring opportunity, so why would this one be?
They got it right (unfortunately).
23 Feb 2026 20:23:17
It could have been blocked, as they blocked nearly everything else on the day. It's not a red card, and it was 100% outside the box.
23 Feb 2026 20:26:53
The ref not giving the foul is beyond me. ??♂️
23 Feb 2026 22:34:00
The fool Monty. Yes, VAR can't intervene for a free kick, but surely they can check both for a pen and a potential red card. I've seen two checks, one straight after the other. Saying they can't check for a foul is only true in some circumstances.
If Mikey Moore had, say, elbowed one of their defenders and stuck the ball in the net, and the ref had missed the elbow, then surely VAR could pull it back for the foul to disallow the goal.
24 Feb 2026 10:14:32
The initial contact was just outside the box, but the actual foul was inside/on the line.
There were defenders on the side, but not directly in front of Moore when he was about to shoot, therefore it is a goal scoring opportunity.
How can it be a red card at the halfway line but not at the edge of the box?
The ref got it wrong, the VAR team got it even more wrong.
If the ref had got it wrong and VAR did not exist, then fans could maybe understand, as from the ref's angle the defender kicks Moore's leg, which then kicks the ball away.
But that's why VAR is there.
Another shocking decision in our league.