Celtic fans have demanded action from the SFA after John Beaton’s red card performance in Aberdeen’s Scottish Cup win over Motherwell.
The SFA whistler issued three red cards as Beaton became the centre of attention as the Dons beat Motherwell 2-0.
And one of the red cards particularly irked Celtic supporters, especially after Auston Trusty suffered the same fate just weeks ago in Celtic’s draw at Hearts.
John Beaton’s Motherwell red card makes a mockery over Trusty Celtic ruling
With both Aberdeen and Motherwell down to 10 men, Beaton stepped forward and did this.
A third red card of the game! 😱
— Premier Sports (@PremSportsTV) February 18, 2026
Motherwell are reduced to nine men as Liam Gordon is sent off after a VAR review 🟥
"I'm less convinced about that one than I am the first one…" 🎙️#ScottishCup pic.twitter.com/Q7ES8J1YHt
Clearly believing the incident deserved a yellow card, Beaton made himself look foolish as Celtic supporters made comparisons with his decision to get Trusty sent off at Tynecastle.
Beaton’s performance has grabbed the headlines, but for Celtic fans, they want action from the SFA as they have clearly had enough of watching these kinds of decisions.
Celtic fans call out John Beaton’s red card Pittodrie performance
@Celticbhoy1983 was first to call out Beaton’s shambolic Motherwell red cards and said, “How is that a red.
“Look how quickly the Motherwell boy gets the ball and that’s not even taking into account the two defenders and distance from goal. How do they keep getting it wrong?
“It needs to be obvious he was getting a chance on goal.”
Never a red card 🤣🤣🤣. Isn't it ironic Beaton wasn't going to give this as a red despite is VAR antics at Tynecastle. Yet here he's called to the monitor and still gets it wrong. He hasn't a clue.
— H—Occhio (@Hun_Occhio) February 18, 2026
@billybhoy999 was fuming as he pointed out, “Beaton is a disgrace of a referee, a joke figure.
“Sadly he will have involvement in the destination of the SPFL title, because he is also a cheating *** *******!” We’ll let you figure out the rest of that tweet!
The next tweet perfectly sums up fan feeling towards Beaton:
Nice to see the Aberdeen fans serading John Beaton with a wee song
— Pirlo The 3rd (@DeanoMck) February 18, 2026
🎵 your just a with a whistle 🎵
😂😂😂😂😂#knowwhatamean pic.twitter.com/NEGwNRF0e6
@sloanybhoy7 has a message for the SFA, “Beaton, along with Dickinson, should never referee a game again.”
What the SFA said about Auston Trusty’s Celtic red card
The SFA threw out Celtic’s Trusty appeal and backed Beaton’s VAR decision.
A statement on the SFA website said, “Outcome: Claim dismissed. Red card for sending off offence A4 – Denying the opposing team or an opponent a goal or an obvious goal scoring opportunity as defined by Law 12, is re-imposed with immediate effect.
“£650 Appeal Deposit to be paid within 30 days.”
It will be very interesting to see if Motherwell appeal this and what the SFA’s ruling will be.
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