The Master

I would agree with this. It looks more like the Aberdeen number 15's knee, with the yellow pixel being a compression artefact. Even if it is the leg of a Livi player, there's no guarantee it's on the pitch. If it's in the air, then there's every chance it might appear in front of the blue line, even though in reality it's not.

Only based on what you think the still shows. But it’s all down to parallax making some players look further to the left of the image than they actually are. There’s no reason to distrust the lines, because it’s not the SFA that placed them (I’m not convinced anyone at the SFA would know how to). It’s Hawk-Eye, and they have no reason to put their reputation on the line by lying.

The dashed lines show who the solid lines are taken from. The furthest back defender was number 5, and the attacker in question was number 27.

If results at the weekend confirm Dundee in the top 6, then probably Monday or Tuesday. If not, then at the very least the race will be narrowed down to 2 teams (Dundee and either Hibs or Motherwell). I’d expect the SPFL will draw up 2 sets of fixtures, and release the correct ones almost as soon as the full time whistle goes at Dens next Wednesday (if it goes ahead, of course).

The camera is physically in line with with 18-yard line, but it’s not always pointing directly along it. At the moment the ball is kicked, the camera is (rightly) pointing at the play.

This game is from matchday 30.

Well, it’s still not a prerequisite for VAR. Tannadice already has the fixed cabling required by QTV, so they’d just do the same rig and de-rig they do every week at the other grounds.

Funnily enough, they come with Sky showing the game.

Nobody has said they’re entirely localised to the pitch.

Sigh. A ground “having VAR” means it has a pitchside monitor. Given Firhill had one installed at short notice for the play-off final last season, I’m sure they could do the same at Tannadice.

The big issue here is VAR overturning an on-field decision based on guesswork. That should never happen. At the very least, as mentioned in the statement, the referee should have been called to the monitor because without the lines it becomes a subjective decision as to whether a player "appears" offside or not (and is the basis of every offside decision made without VAR).

All that's needed at Tannadice is a pitch side monitor. They managed it for the play-off final at Firhill last season.

In the interests of sporting integrity, Aberdeen must do the noble thing and lie down to Dundee on Saturday.

And, unless they have evidence of negligence, is also libellous.

A win. A point only guarantees it if Motherwell beat Hibs (and we lose to Aberdeen).

There's never any guarantee that all MD33 fixtures will be played at the same time anyway.

"Negligence"? They might want to explain that, lest they find themselves in court. Again.

Points will not be deducted for having an unplayable pitch. Sorry to disappoint.

It battered down for over an hour at lunchtime.

Game off

They showed part of the inspection live on SSN. The ball was bouncing, but not very high - but that could have been how Don Robertson was kicking it.

If the 3.30 inspection passes, but the rain hasn't gone off, then logically a third inspection will be necessary.

To be fair, I understand the phrasing in the context of the rest of the sentence. It's about what would knock Motherwell out of the top 6 race. I'm more irritated by the line: Should the game go ahead, Rangers will go top of the table with a win while a victory for Dundee would secure a top-six finish. Shouldn't the effect of a Dundee win come first, since they're the home team? It's a small thing, but it's symptomatic of the wider issues in the way things are framed in the Scottish Football media.

It was your manager whining for an early decision, and this is the consequence of trying to make an early decision. The concept of changeable weather is clearly lost on those down Ibrox way, and a significant proportion of our media.