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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: arabref
Date: January 19, 2026, 7:09 am
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You may be correct scottie regarding age. It’s hard to find
specific details (for obvious reasons I suppose) but for example
I don’t think Ryan Lee is older than 30. There is an old
newspaper article from 2016 that says he’s a teenager at that
point, and that he started refereeing in 2013. So if he was 16
in 2013 that would put him at around 28-29 now.
Elsewhere, it will be interesting to see who gets the Hearts v
Celtic match this Sunday when the appointments come out
tomorrow. Given that Steven McLean and Don Robertson have done
the previous two meetings this season, it seemed a safe bet that
John Beaton or Nick Walsh would probably have got it, with Kevin
Clancy maybe an outside shout. However all three have refereed
Hearts or Celtic games in the past fortnight, and in Beaton’s
case appear to be out injured just now, so it doesn’t quite seem
such a clear choice now.
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: arabref
Date: January 20, 2026, 4:02 am
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Saturday 24th January
Aberdeen v Livingston
Referee: Ross Hardie
AR1: David Roome
AR2: Gordon McCabe
4th Official: Josh Hay
VAR: Andrew Dallas
AVAR: Gavin Duncan
Dundee United v St Mirren P-P
Referee: Don Robertson
AR1: Chris Rae
AR2: Scott Anderson
4th Official: George Calder
VAR: Chris Graham
AVAR: John Beaton
Falkirk v Hibernian
Referee: Lloyd Wilson Don Robertson
AR1: Dougie Potter
AR2: Alastair Taylor
4th Official: Daniel Graves
VAR: Greg Aitken
AVAR: Dan McFarlane
Motherwell v Kilmarnock
Referee: Nick Walsh
AR1: Daniel McFarlane
AR2: Frank Connor Calum Spence
4th Official: Cameron Stirling Calum Scott
VAR: Ryan Lee
AVAR: Gary Hilland
Sunday 25th January
Heart of Midlothian v Celtic Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Steven McLean
AR1: David McGeachie
AR2: Jonathan Bell
4th Official: Calum Scott
VAR: John Beaton
AVAR: Duncan Nicolson
Rangers v Dundee
Referee: Kevin Clancy
AR1: Graeme Stewart
AR2: Colin Drummond
4th Official: Stewart Luke
VAR: Matthew MacDermid
AVAR: Duncan Williams
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: arabref
Date: January 27, 2026, 11:21 am
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Saturday 31st January
Kilmarnock v Aberdeen
Referee: Lloyd Wilson
AR1: David McGeachie
AR2: Elliott Husband Powton
4th Official: Lewis Hogarth
VAR: Greg Aitken
AVAR: Duncan Williams
Livingston v Motherwell
Referee: Steven McLean
AR1: Dougie Potter
AR2: Scott Anderson
4th Official: George Calder
VAR: Andrew Dallas
AVAR: Gavin Duncan
St Mirren v Dundee
Referee: Nick Walsh
AR1: Daniel McFarlane
AR2: Ross Anderson
4th Official: Colin Steven
VAR: John Beaton
AVAR: Graeme Leslie
Dundee United v Heart of Midlothian Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Calum Scott
AR1: Calum Spence
AR2: Graeme Stewart
4th Official: Dan McFarlane
VAR: Don Robertson
AVAR: Chris Graham
Sunday 1st February
Hibernian v Rangers Live on Premier Sports
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
AR1: Ross Macleod
AR2: Douglas Ross
4th Official: Peter Stuart
VAR: Steven McLean
AVAR: Chris Graham
Celtic v Falkirk
Referee: David Dickinson
AR1: David Roome
AR2: Chris Rae
4th Official: Graham Grainger
VAR: Andrew Dallas
AVAR: Frank Connor
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: scottie
Date: January 31, 2026, 1:17 am
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Many thanks, again, arabref.
Heading to Rugby Park (as was) this afternoon so it will be
interesting to see Lloyd Wilson on the pitch instead of standing
at the side as 4th Official.
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: arabref
Date: February 2, 2026, 7:05 am
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Tuesday 3rd February
St Mirren v Heart of Midlothian Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Steven McLean
AR1: David McGeachie
AR2: Steven Traynor
4th Official: Iain Snedden
VAR: John Beaton
AVAR: Calum Scott
Wednesday 4th February
Dundee v Motherwell P-P
Referee: Dan McFarlane
AR1: David Dunne
AR2: Alastair Taylor
4th Official: Jamie Wilkie
VAR: Gavin Duncan
AVAR: [s]Duncan Williams Gary Hilland[/s]
Hibernian v Dundee United
Referee: Colin Steven
AR1: David Roome
AR2: Ross Nelson
4th Official: Connor Ashwood
VAR: John Beaton
AVAR: Peter Stuart
Livingston v Falkirk
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
AR1: Ross Macleod
AR2: Chris Gentles
4th Official: Euan Anderson
VAR: Steven McLean
AVAR: Ross Hardie
Rangers v Kilmarnock
Referee: David Dickinson
AR1: Jonathan Bell
AR2: Gordon Crawford
4th Official: Sean Murdoch
VAR: Chris Graham
AVAR: Frank Connor
Aberdeen v Celtic Live on Sky Sports P-P
Referee: Don Robertson
AR1: Daniel McFarlane
AR2: Colin Drummond
4th Official: Greg Soutar
VAR: Grant Irvine
AVAR: [s]Gary Hilland Duncan Williams[/s]
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: arabref
Date: February 9, 2026, 6:36 am
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Tuesday 10th February
Heart of Midlothian v Hibernian Live on Premier Sports
Referee: Nick Walsh
AR1: Calum Spence
AR2: David Dunne
4th Official: Ryan Lee
VAR: Andrew Dallas
AVAR: Grant Irvine
Wednesday 11th February
Celtic v Livingston
Referee: Calum Scott
AR1: Jonathan Bell
AR2: Ross Nelson
4th Official: Gary Hanvidge
VAR: Chris Graham
AVAR: Gary Hilland
Dundee United v Aberdeen P-P
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
AR1: Graeme Stewart
AR2: Scott Anderson
4th Official: Lloyd Wilson
VAR: Nick Walsh
AVAR: Duncan Williams
Falkirk v Dundee
Referee: David Dickinson
AR1: Dougie Potter
AR2: Elliott Husband Powton
4th Official: Jamie McCunnie
VAR: Don Robertson
AVAR: Gavin Duncan
Kilmarnock v St Mirren
Referee: Grant Irvine
AR1: Daniel McFarlane
AR2: Chris Gentles
4th Official: Graham Grainger
VAR: Ryan Lee
AVAR: Ross Hardie
Motherwell v Rangers Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Steven McLean
AR1: David McGeachie
AR2: Ross Macleod
4th Official: Euan Anderson
VAR: John Beaton
AVAR: Duncan Nicolson
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: arabref
Date: February 10, 2026, 11:08 am
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Saturday 14th February
Dundee v Livingston
Referee: Nick Walsh
AR1: Daniel McFarlane
AR2: Frank Connor
4th Official: Connor Ashwood
VAR: Andrew Dallas
AVAR: Graeme Leslie
Falkirk v Dundee United
Referee: Ryan Lee
AR1: Ross Macleod
AR2: David Dunne
4th Official: Gavin Duncan
VAR: Steven McLean
AVAR: Greg Aitken
Hibernian v St Mirren
Referee: Dan McFarlane
AR1: David McGeachie
AR2: Liam Duncan
4th Official: Lloyd Wilson
VAR: Matthew MacDermid
AVAR: Gary Hilland
Sunday 15th February
Kilmarnock v Celtic Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
AR1: Scott Anderson
AR2: Alastair Taylor
4th Official: Duncan Williams
VAR: Greg Aitken
AVAR: Ryan Lee Chris Graham
Motherwell v Aberdeen
Referee: David Dickinson
AR1: Calum Spence
AR2: Craig Ferguson
4th Official: Graham Grainger
VAR: Grant Irvine
AVAR: Ross Hardie Ryan Lee
Rangers v Heart of Midlothian Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Don Robertson
AR1: Jonathan Bell
AR2: Graeme Stewart
4th Official: Calum Scott
VAR: Kevin Clancy
AVAR: Andrew Dallas
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: arabref
Date: February 17, 2026, 11:01 am
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Saturday 21st February
Aberdeen v Dundee
Referee: Steven McLean
AR1: David Roome
AR2: Kevin Buchanan
4th Official: Lewis Hogarth
VAR: Greg Aitken
AVAR: Grant Irvine
Dundee United v Kilmarnock
Referee: John Beaton
AR1: Calum Spence
AR2: Dougie Potter
4th Official: Iain Snedden
VAR: Gavin Duncan
AVAR: Don Robertson
Heart of Midlothian v Falkirk
Referee: Duncan Nicolson
AR1: David McGeachie
AR2: Scott Anderson
4th Official: Colin Steven
VAR: Andrew Dallas
AVAR: Gary Hilland
St Mirren v Motherwell Live on Premier Sports
Referee: Calum Scott
AR1: Frank Connor
AR2: Alastair Mather
4th Official: Alastair Grieve
VAR: Nick Walsh
AVAR: Sean Carr
Sunday 22nd February
Celtic v Hibernian
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
AR1: Daniel McFarlane
AR2: Chris Rae
4th Official: Sean Murdoch
VAR: Grant Irvine
AVAR: Ross Hardie
Livingston v Rangers Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Ryan Lee
AR1: Douglas Ross
AR2: Ross Nelson
4th Official: Dan McFarlane
VAR: David Dickinson
AVAR: Don Robertson
Tuesday 24th February
Dundee United v Aberdeen
Referee: Don Robertson
AR1: Scott Anderson
AR2: Alastair Taylor
4th Official: Lloyd Wilson
VAR: Nick Walsh
AVAR: Duncan Williams
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: arabref
Date: February 24, 2026, 12:47 pm
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Saturday 28th February
Dundee v Hibernian
Referee: Ross Hardie
AR1: Dougie Potter
AR2: David Dunne
4th Official: Jordan Curran
VAR: Andrew Dallas
AVAR: Gary Hilland
Falkirk v Kilmarnock
Referee: Colin Steven
AR1: Graeme Stewart
AR2: Liam Duncan
4th Official: George Calder
VAR: Chris Graham
AVAR: Duncan Nicolson
Heart of Midlothian v Aberdeen
Referee: Kevin Clancy
AR1: Chris Rae
AR2: Douglas Ross
4th Official: Graham Grainger
VAR: Matthew MacDermid
AVAR: Calum Scott
Livingston v St Mirren
Referee: Don Robertson
AR1: Ross Macleod
AR2: David Roome
4th Official: Jamie McCunnie
VAR: Greg Aitken
AVAR: Peter Stuart
Motherwell v Dundee United
Referee: Nick Walsh
AR1: Daniel McFarlane
AR2: Frank Connor
4th Official: Greg Soutar
VAR: Ryan Lee
AVAR: Graeme Leslie
Sunday 1st March
Rangers v Celtic Live on Sky Sports
Referee: John Beaton
AR1: David McGeachie
AR2: Calum Spence
4th Official: Duncan Nicolson
VAR: Steven McLean
AVAR: Kevin Clancy
Tuesday 3rd March
Dundee United v St Mirren
Referee: Matthew MacDermid
AR1: Chris Rae
AR2: Ross Nelson
4th Official: George Calder
VAR: John Beaton
AVAR: Sean Carr
Wednesday 4th March
Aberdeen v Celtic Live on Sky Sports
Referee: Nick Walsh
AR1: Daniel McFarlane
AR2: Colin Drummond
4th Official: Greg Soutar
VAR: Chris Graham
AVAR: Duncan Williams
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Re: Scottish Premiership 2025-26
DIR By: Tweed
Date: February 25, 2026, 5:27 pm
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Given the ridiculous pressure being put on our referees by the
Glasgow two and their fans, Duncan Nicolson seems very
inexperienced for fourth man. I also think he's a brilliant
AVAR when he's been on the Scottish Football VAR Review so you
do wonder if it would have been better having him and Clancy on
VAR and McLean holding the jackets!
Also given the red card he didn't overturn in St MIrren v
Motherwell, I'm not sure sending Walsh to referee Motherwell is
all that clever either.
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