SPFL Posts 5

16 Feb 2026 21:36:55
When bears post stats re Celtic and referees imho its only to show how ridiculous their fans sound. Over last 5 season least red cards least booking most pens given and most time added this season. Yet all we hear from them is that the referees and SFA are corrupt.

17 Feb 2026 08:21:36
Stewarty, the issue is that by repeating their faults we look the exact same. Better to let the team do the winning on the pitch, and we try to recreate the atmosphere on Wednesday every match. If both hold that end of the bargain, I can guarantee there will be more of the fact finding being done by their fans to show how corrupt everyone is.

Just sit back and enjoy that, as it shows we are doing things right.

18 Feb 2026 14:41:20
Facts and stats blow their paranoia out the water.

16 Feb 2026 20:41:01
Good draw for the semi final of the Scottish Cup for the Women's team.

Dundee United or Montrose

Celtic Vs Glasgow City in the other semi.

16 Feb 2026 21:45:10
Predicting a second Rangers v City cup final of the season.

17 Feb 2026 18:39:00
Would you prefer a Rangers vs Celtic cup final? I think our record against them is better. City are doing really well this season also.
2 chances still, though, to win another trophy, so they are doing well for a first season with a new manager and changing the team so much.

17 Feb 2026 18:50:16
Would def prefer a Rangers v Celtic final. We always seem to struggle against City. Last time we played Celtic at Hampden, however, they beat us 2-0 in the Scottish Cup final.

17 Feb 2026 22:32:06
Was that 2023? We have not lost to Celtic this season, while we have a defeat and a draw against City. Does form favour us vs Celtic, and if so, does form go out the window in these matches anyway? Got to get through the semi first though. 🤷

18 Feb 2026 08:37:29
I'd prefer an Old Firm final, purely to bring more eyes to the game.

Our last game against City was the best I'd seen us play against them for ages. We finally matched their physicality, and should have claimed all 3 points.



Celtic, on the other hand, will be a completely different animal under Grant Scott.

Quality of the teams at the moment is excellent, especially when you throw Hibs and Hearts into the mix.

18 Feb 2026 14:44:09
Physicality is huge in the women's game. Since Celtic lost a bit of it, they have struggled against us. On the other hand, we have struggled against City.

16 Feb 2026 18:22:21
Btw, the guy called Tyrese John-Jules who scored v Tims is nephew of Danny John-Jules, who was in Red Dwarf.

16 Feb 2026 20:05:41
Did you know that in the Portuguese Primeira Liga, Sporting, Benfica, and Porto have won all but two of the league titles since its inception in 1934. Belenenses in 1945/46 and Boavista in 2000/01 are the only other two teams to be crowned champions in Portugal.

17 Feb 2026 08:09:26
Is that why he has cat-like reflexes, Wilkins?

18 Feb 2026 10:23:25
He looks a cracking player btw. I really liked the look of him against Celtic the other day, and apparently he's been playing like that all season.

18 Feb 2026 16:19:04
Was at Arsenal youths.

15 Feb 2026 21:25:57
Seen stats earlier that the team from the east end of Glasgow have had 211 minutes extra time added onto all league games. I'm not paranoid but it's as clear as day referees are adding on more time in the hope they score

15 Feb 2026 22:20:28
The same amount of minutes were added for both teams, so there was an equal chance of the other team scoring.

Out of curiosity, how many minutes have Rangers and Hearts added in the same number of games?

15 Feb 2026 23:15:31
Rangers and Celtic both have 8 in the last 15. In fact, we may have 9, as we got 2 late today to their 1.
Aberdeen are next in 3rd, with 4.

15 Feb 2026 23:16:37
Mojo you will see the added on mins table in sightings soon enough guess which away out in front yeah it's all masons 🤣

16 Feb 2026 00:19:44
I wrote elsewhere that it's not affected. Hearts, Hibs or Motherwell aren't affected, so why is it a deal to us.

What if we were top, like the penalty to Rangers conspiracies a few years back? It's all nonsense.

The refs just aren't very good.

I don't think they're corrupt.

Although, I do wonder about the VAR panel the season before last; that was extremely questionable against us numerous times.
It lost us cup semi and Old Firm games, etc.

16 Feb 2026 07:11:48
Injury-time goals against the 2 worst teams in the league. They might be getting the points, but you can't rely on that every game.

16 Feb 2026 09:37:04
Yesterday there were:
6 sub breaks at 30 seconds per break = 3 minutes
5 injuries including to Lyons, Thompson and John-Jules, which was 5+ minutes.
So 8+ minutes of injury time, which was what was played.

We had 4 minutes, all for subs (3 minutes), and the time taken to celebrate the goal and restart.

No injuries or VAR.

It is embarrassing. All the posts about how Celtic are obsessed, and then Rangers fans have these conspiracy theories.

16 Feb 2026 10:17:42
Has nobody thought about Celtic scoring goals in injury time? They have done it in numerous games, so more injury time will be added. Celtic need credit for fighting to the death. I don't like giving them any credit, but they're getting it from me for fighting to the death.


But the last three games, Celtic are toiling with teams that are fighting to be in the top flight next season.

16 Feb 2026 12:40:19
It's a pretty poor answer to a question or argument to just call folk embarrassing or paranoid. Still, it doesn't explain why Celtic, over the season, average 3 mins more than any other team. At least, My star, u try an explanation, and fair play to them for keeping going, but the other side of the coin would be: no wonder they score more in injury time, given they have had 60-70 minutes of it so far.

If that continues, they will have had the equivalent of an entire extra game compared to any club just from added time. It certainly stands out, given all the other 11 teams are all playing roughly the same amount by comparison.

16 Feb 2026 13:17:03
Kaiser, I had a look online to see an explanation and found a few 'interesting' (?). facts. The SPL has an average of only 50 minutes per game when the ball is in play; the lowest of the top 8 leagues in Europe. IFAB and the SFA say that, to combat this, referees need to be more exact in the time they add.
Celtic are a team that other teams sit in against and waste time more against. They do this against us, but not with the same fear factor anymore.
So, to combat that, refs have now been told to add the exact time lost for substitutions (at least 30 seconds each) and injuries, to combat these tactics. They are also adding exact time for injuries to players. They seemed to do that yesterday in the Celtic game, at least.
Celtic have either been drawing or trailing in games, so teams might time waste more.

We have been ahead by a couple of goals in a lot of games, so there is no need for the opposition to time waste. Do lower teams time waste as much against each other? That might be a reasonable explanation for the rest.
We have scored 7 goals in injury time this season, and Celtic have had 8. Different circumstances, as ours have mostly been in games we are comfortable in.
Transfermarkt actually looks at this; look up "Table by minutes Scottish Premiership". It allows you to look at time periods during a game. If you look at half time to 90 minutes, and what the result would be, then Celtic would be 7th in the table (34 points). So, that, to me, means teams have more reason to time waste to get a result and hence extra injury time.

16 Feb 2026 14:25:03
Appreciate your response, as per, mate. A few points I'd question, though, as to whether it would make such a noticeable difference. Teams battling for their lives engage in time wasting against each other just as much as those challenging for titles. The actual goals (7v8) pretty much cancel out My Star's point that they have more time as a result of the goals in this period, so we should be closer. And I'm not sure u could say we've been that comfortably ahead in many games, at least not going by my heart rate towards the end of games when it feels like we're hanging on.

Whereas, until recently, esp under Martin, Celtic have racked up goals in a number of games. Not saying I jump on conspiracies, but I still think it raises questions when there is a fair comparison across the whole league over a period of time, but theirs stands miles out by comparison.

16 Feb 2026 17:25:02
Op, so am I getting this right? They've had over an hour more than Hibs, who sit in second. Surely not.

16 Feb 2026 17:41:48
Kaiser, in hindsight I suspect the added time table is made up. Wyscout, who is a reliable source, reports that the average length of an SPFL match is 97 minutes and 16 seconds this season.

So the average is 7 minutes 16 seconds of added time per match. That is 316 games so far this season, which is a total added time of just over 2,256 minutes. The table in Sightings claiming they have 211 minutes adds up to 1,716 minutes (5.43 extra per match), which is 540 minutes short of the Wyscout average.

So I guess the Wyscout site could be wrong, but more likely it is another keyboard warrior who decided 3 added-time goals for Celtic is a good time to stir up the animosity. That makes more sense than my convoluted explanation of why Celtic have more time added. 🤷.

16 Feb 2026 18:26:10
Great post, Angus.

16 Feb 2026 19:22:47
Probably the most likely answer, Angus.

16 Feb 2026 20:33:52
Could well be right, mate, but did see it on a number of sites. If it's made up, that makes more sense, because honestly can't see any logical answer despite what u said earlier, which is hard to quantify. If it's nonsense, it had us going for a good bit, tho. 😜 😂

16 Feb 2026 22:13:22
There is also a post going around on one football site, but the link on it comes from a Celtic fan site, saying they use Wyscout. I can only see the base figures on Wyscout and not detailed, so I can't verify, but they seem more reasonable, as it shows the teams are all within 2 minutes of each other, with Livingstone at the top and, believe it or not, Celtic at the bottom.

Possibly true, but I can't be sure.
The other one just seems so far apart. Good to fan the conspiracies, though.

15 Feb 2026 18:29:29
Chermissy, Chermissy, Chermissy.

League over, league over, league over.

15 Feb 2026 20:48:26
Are you trying to get at something, Tav? 😅😅

15 Feb 2026 21:39:28
Not really. Everyone's happy today, and that's the main thing. 🤣 Let's just chill till the end of the season and let's see what happens.

16 Feb 2026 08:45:38
Is it not Cherhitti now?

16 Feb 2026 15:38:05
Correct, Tav.

The reality is always somewhere in the middle.

He's obviously a player with talent but doesn't score enough goals.

Yesterday showed he's got it in him. He's young and needs time to develop this part of his game.

When he adds consistency in terms of goals, he'll make us some decent money.

16 Feb 2026 17:42:38
1 goal less than Dessers after his first 19 games for us. Who knows. 🤷

15 Feb 2026 16:17:15
What was that 8 extra minutes

Aye very good

15 Feb 2026 16:32:54
2 head knocks, bud, and about 8 subs.

15 Feb 2026 16:54:35
I think they might still be playing.

15 Feb 2026 18:58:46
We win our games, we win the league. Don't even bother about that mob.

15 Feb 2026 19:17:28
I agree with Fork. 2 head knocks. Don't be like that lot and look for excuses.

15 Feb 2026 19:18:51
Wilkinscreamer, naw, no noo, they've scored lol.

15 Feb 2026 18:29:49
Number of subs nowadays & actual stoppages. 8 mins is not uncommon nowadays.

15 Feb 2026 19:56:42
Was actually 10 subs n 2 head knocks, my bad. 😉👍

16 Feb 2026 17:48:03
There were 11 minutes of added time for our game versus Hearts yesterday (4 in FH and 7 in SH). Referees are obviously favouring Hearts to allow them to score 2 equalisers.

16 Feb 2026 18:47:15
I'm really beginning to wonder why I come in here, place is bonkers.

16 Feb 2026 22:14:16
Fork, if you can't beat them, then it's just as well to join them. 🤷

15 Feb 2026 16:03:06
3 games in a row Tims deep injury time winners. Easy easy money. Hundred up on them 3 weeks alone

15 Feb 2026 19:43:30
A Rangers fan backing them for a winner should be looking to lose their cash.

16 Feb 2026 10:18:42
Paul, do you not mind losing the cash, or are you actually hoping they win.

16 Feb 2026 22:16:23
What Paul doesn't seem to realise is that if they continue to get late winners, he may win money, but they will no doubt win the league. His bet doesn't change the result, I know, but not sure the money would be enough to make me feel better about us losing the league.

17 Feb 2026 15:00:26
I would never bet on Celtic. I never normally back against them either domestically, but I won a few bob backing against them under Nancy.

15 Feb 2026 15:58:56
Have to credit the other mob they get the job done it may very well be there's to lose now

16 Feb 2026 17:29:42
Onewalter, it may be there's nothing to lose. I thought it could only be ours to lose. Beat them at Ibrox, then a draw suits us at Parkhead. That's the way my head works.

16 Feb 2026 20:22:50
Probably right, Fraser, but in a three-way fight we could win all our games and draw at Parkhead and Hearts could still win the league. Every game day it's possible one team or more lose points, especially after the split. Can't wait for the next game.

16 Feb 2026 22:20:22
Coopers, that would require Hearts to win every game except the defeat to us. I just don't see that happening; granted, I don't see us winning every game except the one draw either. Interesting end to the season at last, whatever happens.

15 Feb 2026 15:19:03
If the other mob get away with a win today you have to wonder if the MON signing was the best 1 of the window.

15 Feb 2026 19:21:41
They're getting over the line, but are far from a good team and will come unstuck against better opposition. When they do, the infighting will start again. Up to us to win our games, and it won't matter if they score in injury time every week.