What exactly went wrong at yesterday’s Scottish Cup draw? Plastic balls can break open, that wasn’t the problem. The rule which insists that when a ball breaks open the draw must be started again isn’t the problem either. It’s a perfectly reasonable rule, but the event still can the SFA in a dreadful light.
Imagine for a moment that you had a Cup draw to arrange live on international television. You would surely acquire the materials necessary (8 balls and a bowl), and test their effectiveness (mix the balls, pull them out, open), until you were satisfied the process was robust and not likely to embarrass the organisation.
Appropriate preparations were evidently not followed for the Scottish Cup quarter final draw.
Having got to the stage that the draw went wrong, the TV masses were then treated to the most cringe-worthy pregnant pause, as SFA president, Alan McRae completely failed to communicate, either to the watching TV audience, or to the event broadcaster SKY, why he pulled a ball out of the bowl and instead of announcing the tie, declared the draw invalid.
McRae knew the ball was opened before it was drawn, and that this invalidated the draw, but clearly the glaikit-looking TV presenter had no idea what was going on when McRae halted mid-process, neither did the TV audience. A simple explanation:
“This ball is open. Rules state the draw is invalid. We will need to start again.”
….was surely what any person possessing even remote people-awareness or communication skills would have said?
No explanation was given. We were treated instead to the site of a TV presenter trying in vain to figure out why a cup draw was scratched halfway through.
The role of SFA president requires a degree of communication skills, which Mr McRae was hugely bereft of yesterday.
As for the SFA itself, I went to their official site this morning to check the spelling of McRae’s name, only to find they still list Campbell Ogilvie as president, despite McRae’s appointment 8 months ago.
It beggars belief. They just don’t care enough to get the easy things right.
As for getting Morton at Celtic Park! Ooft. After Ross County repeating their Hampden trick on us, Morton will fancy the same.
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16 Roads
ANTIFA, left wing thugs?
Any group which makes the effort to confront the xenophobia and racism of the EDL, NF, UKIP or PEGIDA is awrite in my eyes.
ROBERT88 on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:19 PM
Setting free the bears
Youre on about sendero luminoso a very interesting group, obviously depends which angle you take!
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Latin Pol Pot.
Robert88
Robert…Celtic are a football club.
Not a hideaway for assorted businessmen.
What i say to you is…the board are supposed to represent the interests of the supporters.
Do European footballers galore praise Celtic because of the board….of course they dont.
Its a football club for Celtic supporters.
Not a pub or a corner shop.
Without fans…football is nothing.
HH
So according to this article the SFA don’t care, I could not disagree more. They care enough to allow the good people of Malta watch our national team be royally pumped by Italy and France in the first week of June.
Surely such largesse cannot go unrewarded, after all the chance to watch our comedic lumpen defenders chase shadows in soaring temperatures will provide hours of fun, well 3 anyway.
The fact that Malta provides a pleasant place to spend a seven day jolly for the Blazers is entirely coincidental. Their only issue will be worrying how to order lightweight flannel and blazers to wear with their socks and sandals.
Glad to see the football authorities know how to spend our money.
I’m getting a new car, which is good (Skoda Estate). I’m picking the colour – which is problematic.
Do I go with the businesslike dark grey “Quartz Metallic”, or the “Petrol Blue Metallic”.
The quartz is very smart, but I must admit that I like the blue – problem is, that it’s BLUE. I don’t think Wee BGFC would forgive me. There is something called Jungle Green Metallic, but it is a bit washed out and beigey – no other green option.
HH
BGFC
Hamilon
Antifa.
On March 3, 2014 the organization supported the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation from Ukraine.
Tom boyd is a celt through and through. .. he’s talking sense there…
Regards indian food. .. I buy paste from a wee woman down sarth …. shemins.
She gives you recipes that use her various spice pastes and the food is as good as most restaurants. I rarely buy a curry these days
The new Americana is high on legal marijuana.
Coming to a Scottish pharmacy soon thankfully. ;)))
Whitedoghunch
This is some race
http://youtu.be/JNfmmaTZlWU
HH
BGFC
Get a bike :-)
Macjay
On a weekly basis they confront organised groups of racists on Britain’s streets. It was their actions here I was referring to.
macjay1 for Neil Lenno
Please explain? Im intrigued. id say not quite, you heard of EZLN? Similar movement in mexico
bankiebhoy1 on 9th February 2016 5:13 pm
Thanks buddy
HH
Green man, a business without the likes of pl, dd etc is nothing, stop hanging onto the past.
I agree without the likes of you and me its nowt, but in reality its a combo of both worlds.
BGFC
Two of my favourite colours are orange and purple. Lovely colours to my eyes. Not as nice as Green accompanied by White though. :))
HAMILTONTIM on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:39 PM
No problem with Antifa (anti fascist) confronting fascists.
However,I consider Putin to be an empire building fascist.
ROBERT88
I take it…you will be aware of Albert Pike.
A very interesting man.
No secret mumbo jumbo for me though.
I prefer Celtic.
HAMILTONTIM on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:39 PM
BGFC
Get a bike :-)
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BGFC
Just think how this idea would help your Fat Bhoys Slim campaign :-)
HH
CRC
ROBERT88 on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:40 PM
macjay1 for Neil Lenno
Please explain? Im intrigued. id say not quite, you heard of EZLN? Similar movement in mexico
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Maoist………….”power comes out of the barrel of a gun”
Sendero slaughtered thousands of Peruvian campesinos who had to arm themselves against their re-education in the delights of Maoism.
Pol Pot ….same thing , much larger scale.
Unaware of E.Z.L.N.,but I`ll bet the Z is Zapata.
:-)
Green man
Dont disparage my comment as guff as you have, its a fair comment and the point im trying to make is real.
The battle at the moment is between ourselves its an odd one, a massive distrust and disconnect between our owners and normal fans. Which are one and the same (imo) I beleive its a simple fix.
People are very intollerant these days,
HAMILTONTIM on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:32 PM
16 Roads
ANTIFA, left wing thugs?
Any group which makes the effort to confront the xenophobia and racism of the EDL, NF, UKIP or PEGIDA is awrite in my eyes.
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Or any organisation that disagrees with their insane, far-left Marxist agenda?
Confront?
Attack peaceful, legitimate and lawful demonstrations with iron bars?
Surely that in itself is the very definition of fascism?
Same jack-boot thugs that always seem to be posted MIA when innocent Celtic supporters are being attacked by Ajax or zombie hoodlums.
HH.
Whose opinion would you trust? Tom Boyd or Andy Walker?
Tom Boyd for me.
KTF
Macjay
Yes zapatista, thats a very extreme view to take,
No different from my hero is your enemy terrirtory these groups dont exist for no reason.
Surely DH is at a stage he can say what he sees or feels without fear of Board ?
Truth is DH has more credibility than just about anyone at Celtic so I don’t think he’ll be mastered by any media/ board b***** ( see what I did there?)
More importantly ..
Johann Murdoch
I’m clinging to the hope of Indian restaurant survival
ROBERT88
What i want is for the board to do the right thing….and challenge the corruption and bigotry in Scottish Football.
The Celtic board have isolated themselves from the supporters.
By saying nothing.
Speak out and be damned.
Confront it…dont run away from it.
HH
CragLea
Andy walker or my neighbours cat. …. pussy wins again
Macjay
As I said amigo I was referring to their opposition of racists and facists in Britain.
Sad day when another Celtic blog has had enough
http://thecelticnetwork.com/blog/2016/02/09/its-been-a-blast/
16 ROADS – CELTIC ÜBER ALLES… on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:57 PM
‘Attack peaceful, legitimate and lawful demonstrations with iron bars?
Surely that in itself is the very definition of fascism?’
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No, it’s not.
And don’t call me Shirley.
Green man
Celtic are not a mouthpiece for you and me
More importantly if and when theu do speak it needs to hold weight snd not be another statement in a long line of shite spouted in never ending statements. ( that could easily ne the case look at the orcs)
Also timing is everything, as we speak without us mentioning anything these fuckers are being hauled across the coals not only the orcs but the sfa without us saying a word, that will continue. That will continue. Celtic are above that.
There is an obsession with us dignifying their problems as if we are one and the same but all the time we are trying to disassociate ourselves with the orcs.
See what im saying?
BGFC
Nothing wrong with blue, the sky is blue, I am wearing a rather fetching blue top with accompanying blue jeans :-)
Tis only thems that have probs with colours, get the blue wan, you will regret it if you don’t.
HH
ROBERT88 on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:58 PM
Macjay
Yes zapatista, thats a very extreme view to take,
No different from my hero is your enemy terrirtory these groups dont exist for no reason.
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I didn`t express a view,Robert ,I stated a fact about Sendero.
ISIS doesn`t exist for no reason.
Latin America lurches from one political extreme to another.
Gracias a Espana…viz Franco.
Chile is a notable exception and now seems to be politically stable.
Please don`t say Che is your hero :-)
ERNIE LYNCH on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 10:04 PM
16 ROADS – CELTIC ÜBER ALLES… on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 9:57 PM
‘Attack peaceful, legitimate and lawful demonstrations with iron bars?
Surely that in itself is the very definition of fascism?’
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No, it’s not.
And don’t call me Shirley.
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Why don’t they hire out a few buses and head over to Poland and attack some of the demonstrations over there?
HH.
Macjay please use better examples.
Isis ? Please cheap shot, how about IRA?
Get off your high horse.
Che is a very interesting but flawed character.
Greenman
Excuse my grammar and spelling!
Robert 88
No offence….but ive heard all that before.
To me its excuses.
However….your view is just as valid.
But…we will soon see how pro-active the board are in their condemnation of cheating.
I fear you might be in for a shock.
We can return to this topic at a later date.
HH
The Green Man
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Don’t you realise why all kinds of companies and organisations don’t routinely comment on press and general speculation?
Let’s say you respond one one occasion to the rumour mill, and let’s say you succcessfully refute the gossip – you are then ‘locked-in’ to responding to every rumour and accusation, no matter how preposterous – if you don’t they then say “well they haven’t denied it this time, it must be true”
Do you understand this?
ROBERT88 on 9TH FEBRUARY 2016 10:11 PM
Macjay please use better examples.
Isis ? Please cheap shot, how about IRA?
Get off your high horse.
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O.K.
Mr Pastry
My old sparring partner:)
Of course i recognise what you are saying.
I just dont happen to agree with the narrative.
Each to their own i suppose.
If it wasnt for me and a few others…you would spend all your time on CQN agreeing with each other:)
Now…where is the entertainment in that:)
HH