THE debate round added time has intensified in latest weeks, with Celtic on the centre of consideration after three consecutive dramatic finishes.
The Hoops required stoppage-time objectives to seal victories towards Dundee within the Scottish Cup, as nicely as Kilmarnock and Livingston within the Premiership.
Those late winners have sparked questions over how a lot added time every group — together with Celtic — have been awarded this season.
However, SunSport’s have crunched the quantity to inform the true story this season.
On common, Celtic sit second backside within the Premiership for added time obtained, with matches that includes a median of seven minutes and three seconds.
Rangers, in contrast, rank second high, with a median of eight minutes and two seconds performed past the 90.
Kilmarnock boss Neil McCann voiced his frustration over the quantity of time added throughout his facet’s latest defeat to Celtic at Rugby Park.
Dundee supporters have been additionally left dissatisfied after their Scottish Cup tie was compelled into additional time following Junior Adamu’s 97th-minute winner — regardless of officials initially indicating simply 5 minutes of added time.
However, that indication got here earlier than Kieran Tierney was caught by a excessive boot from Cameron Congreve.
The Scotland defender required greater than a minute of remedy whereas mendacity on the turf, prompting officials to increase stoppage time additional.
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Because play didn’t restart till after the 90 minutes, the match in the end stretched past the initially allotted added time.
Speaking on the newest Scottish Football VAR Review present, Collum revealed: “So in a match the place VAR is in operation, the assistant VAR, the AVAR, retains an excellent account of all of the stoppages within the recreation.
“So whether or not it’s a substitution, whether or not it’s a purpose being scored, whether or not it’s an damage, they’re retaining that checklist there.
“And I can inform you precisely what occurred right here. So the VAR group suggest to the fourth official, possibly we’ve received three minutes to go, we’re going so as to add on 4 minutes.
“Kieran Tierney is down for not less than a minute, so that they up from 4 to 5.
“The recreation restarts at 91 minutes, so that you don’t then play 95 minutes as a result of the sport’s restarted at 91, you go to 96 then, so it’s that further 5 minutes.
“But the VAR group are accountable right here for speaking to the referee group in regards to the quantity of stoppages there’s been and the advisable further time.
“The referee and the on-field officials have the final say.”
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