Celtic recent encounter with controversy, following Daizen Maeda’s red card against Atletico Madrid, has not only sparked a debate about VAR’s role in football but also highlighted certain media perspectives that many fans find questionable.
The incident, which saw Maeda receive a red card after a VAR review deemed to be controversial by many, has been a topic of intense discussion. Experts, former players, and managers, have largely agreed that the decision was severe, raising questions about the consistency and application of VAR in critical match moments.
Amidst this backdrop, former Sky Sports presenter David Tanner’s comments have added a distinctive, if not divisive, voice to the conversation. Known for his less than friendly approach to Celtic matters, Tanner’s recent tweet/rant any defence of Maeda’s tackle, emphasising the potential danger to the player himself and to his opponent.
While highlighting important concerns about player safety, these comments have also attracted criticism for their tone and timing, particularly from Celtic supporters.
Critics argue that Tanner’s commentary often appears selectively critical, especially regarding Celtic, while seemingly adopting a more lenient view of similar situations involving other clubs, notably Rangers.
This perceived inconsistency has not gone unnoticed among the Celtic fanbase, who view his latest remarks as part of a broader pattern of biased reporting against our club.
As Celtic and our supporters navigate the aftermath of this controversial decision, the broader conversation about fairness, technology in sports, and media bias continues, highlighting the deeply intertwined nature of football, media, and fan culture.
David Shanner
Tanner thinks he is on sevco tv not many Celtic media outlets gave him commenton Celtic games against athlitico he seemed to be on ahigh fo gid sake its a spl team he mentioned sevco a few times which bemused me last season it was all doom and gloom when his team were named the worst record in champions league we Celtic are the best team in cgampions league beale was getting the praise before champion league games then it all went topsy turvy clemment wull get the same treatment if it goes the sane way medua build them up then tear them apart the players aunt got it and clement has no money hiw many player ir managers a month the got zilch and thats with a biase vote they have played nobody free kucks and penakties have come at right times when there about to find going tuff Celtic get good goals chopped off every goal us scrutenised by var the enjoyment of scoring goal by var check is a joke
You point out that Tanner has a history of pro-Rangers bias in his previous output, no surprises there. Its not a crime, and there are plenty of pro-Celtic equivalents.
But what is the point of your article? Man who none of your readers care about or hold in any esteem expresses an opinion. So what?
So many writers like yourself on Celtic sites are obsessed with churning out faux outrage pieces, hanging on every word uttered by Tanner, Boyd, McCoist, Ferguson etc etc.
What do you honestly hope to achieve? What do you think the impact is of your pity us articles?
Maybe stick to articles about our own club, and let these has-beens carry on moon-howling without you giving their rants even more airtime?
God knows there’s more than enough problems within our own club that need addressed. Why not focus on ourselves?
Last week Celtic had to go hrough a var check took three minutes ruins the high of our team scoring for player and supporters and after check im not joking not even close a yard or more linesman must think what all this about us it personal agaunst linesman no we no what it is to ruin the atmoshere and the rythmn of the Celtic players
I wish I could understand what the hell you are trying to say but I gave up.
Heard of spell check?
Or basic punctuation?
He’s an orange bastard that’s stolen a living off of Scottish football for 20 years. Get it up him.