Being responsible is not always easy, especially when it comes to running a football club, where playing to the gallery offers vastly better short-term returns, and no doubt a rush of endorphins.
If your fans are engaged in an activity which regularly brings them to the attention of the courts, and your club into disrepute, it doesn’t matter what you think of the apparent offense. You may chant an offending song in the shower every morning month, but your only public comment on the matter can be to chastise and urge fans to desist.
Clubs in Scotland voted against what is known as strict liability. This means they are not held responsible for transgressions by their fans – and who wants to be held responsible for the actions of others who protected from personal liability by hiding in a crowd.
Part of the deal on not having strict liability is that clubs must demonstrate that they take all steps necessary to dissuade and educate their fans from carrying out criminal or regulatory offenses. It’s simply not possible for club to tell fans their illegal actions were justified, as this would place the club itself in the firing line.
The nonsense following the Scottish Cup final is all background noise as far as we are concerned, but be aware the contagion will spread beyond those you could consider highly dysfunctional operators.
Solving Kids Cancer in memory of Oscar Knox
Our own Bundoran Bhoy will run the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday on behalf of Solving Kids Cancer. He has put in an enormous amount of work ahead of the event, for a cause which you are only too familiar with.
26 miles is a long way to run. You can give him some encouragement on his Just Giving page.
Good luck, Tommy.
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Going out to top up my tan in the garden, kids doing their own thing, one in Dublin…feck knows where my son is. He blanks my phone calls, oh well, like father like son :)
At least Caesar is staying faithful, must be the bag of treats I’ve got for him.
David Carradine playing his flute next door…think I’ll pay for him to get lessons.
Sips
Just take drum lessons that’ll sort next door out
At 2 in the morning
We seem to have kicked a hornet’s nest.
How unfortunate.
Masty
@ KRAZY KARAOKE grab the Slade classic ‘Mamma we’re all crazee now’,that’ll
leave the Patsy Cline ‘Crazy’ for Tony D …shoooor to empty pub hh
A strange one :))
RIOT police in Thailand have arrested dozens of young children after violent clashes between the group known as the Thai Tims and their bitter rivals, the Thai Huns.
The Thai Tims, a group of disadvantaged schoolchildren from rural Thailand, became internet superstars across Ireland and Scotland after philanthropist Paul Lennon of the Good Child Foundation introduced songs and customs from his beloved Glasgow Celtic into daily lessons.
Adorable covers of “Galway Girl”, “Fields Of Athenry” and “Molly Malone” proved to be incredibly popular YouTube hits, and the Thai Tims have sang at Celtic Park in support of their adopted home team.
Unfortunately, a nearby school recently adopted Glasgow Rangers as their inspiration, and have begun posting their own videos online. Footage of the “Thai Huns” singing “The Sash My Father Wore” is believed to have antagonised the Thai Tims into confronting their rivals: a conflict that soon turned violent.
“The Thai Tims and the Thai Huns squared up to each other, yelling sectarian insults and daring each other to have a go”, said one volunteer worker who witnessed the brawl.
“Next thing you know, there were flutes and Bodhrans flying. The two sides lit into each other, and hundreds were injured before riot police teargassed them into submission. Dozens were carted off in police vans, and many are still in custody”.
The arrested under-10s were confined to separate wings of the jail during their time in custody, amid fears that “it would all kick off again” if they were allowed to mix.
MASTY…
Reckon my two pups war songs on their boomboxes does the trick:)
Catch up for a beer in the Brazen soon.HH
See you there Masty
Thanks and good luck guys.
http://www.celticfc.net/news/10614
The only way the Huns can afford Joey Barton is on a Pay as You Play basis.
Every time Mr Barton plays he has to give the Rankers 10 grand
Well it’s Gordon Waddell ffs, what do you expect? Another Fekin chancer, who panders to the low life’s.
http://www.hostilemonkey.co.uk/when-is-it-acceptable-to-invade-a-pitch/
winning captains
a huge thanks for the wonderful service in delivering my books
a pleasure meeting you.
Jensen Button 200/1
WC, that eventuality will have been planned for, I’m sure.
You all must be doing something right.!
Glad to note that I am not the only CQNER in Lourdes today. Going to Mass in the St Bernadette at 3pm with Birmingham. Staying at the Hotel Eliseo.. Said a prayer for all that use this blog especially the sick and bereaved.
“The original European Cup trophy was donated by L’Équipe, a French sports newspaper.[6] This trophy was awarded permanently to Real Madrid in March 1967.[6] At the time, they were the reigning champions, and had won six titles altogether, including the first five competitions from 1956 to 1960. Celtic thus became the first club to win the cup in its current design in 1967.”
I was in the Jungle the when we played those animals Athletico Madrid in 1974 and I have never really forgiven them but that Athletico team last night bore absolutely no resemblance to those animals and I would not have been disappointed if the had beaten the establishment team of Spain, with their overpaid prima donnas and ham actors. Pepe will be up for an Oscar next year.
I didn’t see WC’s “now you see it, now you don’t” post yesterday but it looks like an interesting week ahead. I was talking to an accountant friend of mine yesterday who finds it hard to believe that the liquidators did not go after the EBT’s if they were in fact loans. He trained in Scotland and finds it incredulous that major breaches of Company law seem to be acceptable around the Newco/Oldco/Sevco affair.
Mon The Hornets Nest Kickers…
Just watched the Gary Player clip on CTV, it was always suggested that he had an affinity towards the dead club but I seem to remember that he had a major falling out with Glibby. He speaks quite highly about the stadium and the team and mentions the fact that his folks were born in Glasgow. He was also delighted to meet the old 10:30 – Bertie Auld.
http://www.celticfc.tv/archive
The old memory not too bad:
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/golf/ex-rangers-director-king-suing-golfer-gary-player-1-2978986
As I said 25 hours ago,I didn’t want to start a songs debate……:0
A wee fiver on Sergio Ramos @33/1 first goal was nice….
Bada Bing
Excellent suff, some shout at 33s
Any of you Canucks having a barbie today tune into http://www.mymuskokanow.com/stream/cfbg
It’s my sons second day on this radio station it’s a new gig for him, he’s on from 9am to 5pm today Canadian time, give it a listen see what you think, you can tune in here uk too, try it, good tunes, but I’m biased:))
Bada
Karaoke on in the brazen if you want help spending it
That’s 2:00pm till 10:00 pm here:)
Tony
How do I ask junior for a wee mention?
Gerry-also had a penalty to be awarded 4/1….:)
Guys, anyone had any experience in selling Celtic Share, who to contact, anything, please e-mail me lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Alex Arthur on radio Scotland talking about Ricky Burns gives a big shout out to The Barn in Coatbridge for producing great boxers……20years ago he was the big hope from the East fighting my mate from here….. He bet Arthur over the three bouts but some dodgy decisions in Edinburgh scunnered him so much he rapped the boxing now Alex Arthur is probably worth a fortune, success is a very fine line
Bada Bing
Good stuff on a successful CL final with the old bets, love reading about people winning some cash
Masty
Haven’t a clue pm him?
Masty get the Wee barra to get him on my FB she know how to do that, ….right am Brazen bound, have a great weekend everyone HH
Two thoughts from last nights game;
What would Pepe be like if he got a REAL slap
and
Did Torres fail to turn up because he was too busy trying to get his hair band right?
Tony, Sounds good, I like his choice of music.
Fitting finale would not be an apt description of the last final of the domestic season.
It was better than most of the recent Champions league finals but still rather pedestrian.
Not to hopeful that the Euros will be much better.
Maybe the Copa will provide more entertainment.
The modern cautious and possession based coaching lexicon for the most part produces technical insipid fare.
To call the vast majority of football matches in the bigger leagues entertaining would be a stretch.
We need a hero in the Jock Stein mode.
Someone innovative and exciting who will herald in a new and positive football style.
Sooooo Dick Barton arrives in July hmmmmmm
Not currently (sic) on the payroll.
Still awake?
Might it go something like this late June, early July?
Thanks for all those extra season ticket sales Dick….here’s yer xxxxxx consultancy fee.
We’re deid again but you enjoy fighting relegation in EPL
It was awfy nice doin’ business etc., etc.,
Appreciative of the lack of constant haranging of DD, PL and our board at the moment on these pages – no doubt it will start up again as the malcontents start to ‘unpick’ – however just glad of the respite.
Off to Concert Hall tonight to see the magnificent Bonnie Raitt – can’t wait.
Mr Pastry, you are a prawn sandwich eating snob.
Sack PL.
Whit’s the “hornet’s nest” comment from WC about – anyone know? Realise it will be related to Res 12/ upcoming newspaper articles, but has there been some reaction from Thems, or their acolytes?
HH
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