Strict liability when playing to gallery

2207

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.

Click Here for Comments >
Share.

About Author

2,207 Comments

  1. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    SOUTH OF TUNIS on 30TH MAY 2016 10:56 PM

     

     

    Thanks.

     

    Love these wee snippets.

  2. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    Winning Captains

     

     

    You are loving this:)

     

    You are like Harry Palmer.

     

     

    HH

  3. Emerald we

     

     

    Brendan Rogers , Brendan Rodgers.

     

    You heard us calling in the night.

     

     

    Brendan Rodgers, Brendan Rodgers,

     

    You’ve come home to lead the green & white.

  4. Voguepunter

     

     

    Sorry had to do that. It’s for the greater good. We are being monitored. Expect a bit more if the unexpected.

     

     

    Seat belts still fastened?

  5. thomthethim for Oscar OK on

    Thanks a bunch, GB.

     

     

    you’ve just scuppered our church choir’s greatest hit!!

  6. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    THOMTHETIM

     

     

    I believe there is some hilarity to come.

     

    As you say…Sevconia is a busted flush.

     

    I want to see them squeal:)

     

     

    HH

  7. A follow up phone call to those officials by a member club may be useful too.

     

    just to point out anything interesting.

  8. I don’t understand the optimism surrounding resolution 12.

     

     

    The resolutioners are due immense praise , but I see nothing to make me think that the advert

     

    Will have any effective outcome.

     

     

    TT

  9. Ok Nytol

     

    Will just need to order a Gaurdian for Wednesday

     

    Never bought a paper since that Herald one

     

    Looks like I will not need to buy it again, good news :-)

     

    How much is that Guardian :-)

  10. The Green Man says SACK THE Board on

    BUNDORAN BHOY

     

     

    Repect bud.

     

    Legend.

     

     

    Hail Hail

  11. Doc, is that you in the section next to me, and by the looks of it same row as well

     

    I’m 107 CC, seats 1 & 2

     

    Hope your at other end of 108 CC

     

    Cause you talk some nonsense on alleged fitba players and tactics

     

    eh, I can see something in Amido Balde

     

    Or

     

    I can see what Ronny is trying to do

     

    What would you call a trio of Trumpets, cause your at past a Roaster

     

    Oh Voguepunter gave us this one as well

     

    Walloper :-))

     

     

    Nytol this time

  12. Cowiebhoy, I am in the seats right next to you!

     

    I thought you’d like the banter!!!!!!!!

     

     

    I can’t remember the seat number, but at least 20 away, but you will hear me:-)

  13. Could any of you bhoys in Canada/oz post the Heralds opinion piece on offshore ownership? From yesterday

     

     

    Ta in advance.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    NolightonDavidMurray….yetCsc

  14. Tinytim

     

     

    You are right, the Res 12 guys are due loads of praise for what THEY have achieved.

     

     

    The ad is simply a tool in their box that has its uses.

     

     

    Before it was mentioned there was a media shutdown on Res 12 and the Offshore report.

     

     

    That is starting to change already.

     

     

    I can tell you we are facing an incredible level of resistance.

     

     

    More tomorrow, if you’re quick you might even see it!

  15. !!Bada Bing!! on

    What if the blame goes on McBeth and Ogilvie,which is likely,as they have both left the building? Where do we go?

  16. Thomthetim

     

    I attended a wedding a few years ago where the priest made mention and gave praise at the gusto in which one of the hymns was sung.

     

    Little did he know that the choir was trying to drown out the ones who were singing a slightly different version to the give me joy hymn :-)

  17. LOSTINBENIDORMONTHEWAYTOBARCA on

    Is anyone willing to share tonights post on res12 the herald. 404error and possible virus coming up

     

     

    HH

     

    Utlr

  18. North Cyprus (formerly Baku) Bhoy on

    And there was me thinking that the “1:53” thing was just a wind-up.

     

     

    Thankfully, I managed to see tonight’s post before it vanished.

     

     

    HH

  19. Can’t believe that 4 years down the line those bassas still expect us to buy into their ‘same club’ bull-shit.

     

     

    Res12 will, hopefully, change that narrative.

     

     

    The media’s role in this has been shameful. Their demise along with their favourite wee bigoted group of knuckledragging scum can’t come soon enough.

     

     

    I write it out in verse

     

    Canamalar, Auldheid and BRTH

     

    Now and in time to be

     

    Wherever green is worn

     

    Are changed, changed utterly

     

    A terrible beauty is born

     

     

    Alright…. a tad melodramatic, but they have carried the fight.

  20. Saint Stivs says SACK THE BOARD on

    that class of 92 film is excellent.

     

     

    oh ah eric cantona is one very enigmatic man.

  21. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    !BADA BING!

     

     

    Nope. Gone,never to be seen again.

  22. Just an update, new seat arranged, in section 108, any CQNers around row CC, saw hello.

     

     

    WC, you are an auld tease, looking forward to the next few days.

     

     

    Keep the ole snippets coming, and let us know where and when to look in the MSM.

  23. Bundoran Bhoy,

     

     

    Congratulations. I remember my first marathon – Glasgow 1984 – and I know the emotions that you’re experiencing. I was “high” for a week afterwards. Even drinking every day didn’t help lol. I got hooked and only gave up running two years ago after my cardiologists ordered me. Even now, reading your story I am jealous. I hope you keep it going.

     

    Well done again and HH.

     

     

    Yogi

  24. TURKEYBHOY on 30TH MAY 2016 10:52 PM

     

    THEORIGINALSADIESBHOY on 30TH MAY 2016 6:26 PM

     

     

    MATS NILLOC on 30TH MAY 2016 4:40 PM

     

     

     

    So anyone who tries to better their take home salary,in your books is a “Slimeball”

     

     

    Dear oh dear oh dear,WTF has happened on here.Too many sounding like Hun Media followers.

     

    ………………………………..

     

     

    Yeah. That’s my opinion of him. He dissed Celtic. Get over it. You often sound like a Hun Media sorta guy to me too.

  25. Art of War, liked that mhate.

     

     

    If Uefa take note of adverts, same club myth blown, or club blown, their choice.

     

     

    Just an opinion.

  26. YOGIHUGHES

     

     

    Ty buddy deffo still on a high as it’s something I never thought I could do.

     

     

    Really enjoying the running and will be keeping it up. Few more runs for Oscar and SKC planned this year and then see what runs for next year again

     

     

    HH

  27. Art of War don’t forget morrisey 23 mate he was on board along with canamalar, Auldheid and BRT&H and is most deserving of our gratitude.

     

     

    HH

     

     

    KTF

     

     

    UTLR

  28. Exiled Tim

     

    Im like you , Im usually a glass half full kinda guy but where res 12 is concerned ..lets just say im very very cautious of getting my hopes up. Way too many times over the past 4 years them and more importantly the SFA seem to wriggle off the hook , nothing seems to stick to them . For the sake of scottish football I hope this finally nails them but I suppose all we can do is hope that justice is finally done . Well done the res 12 guys btw hat doffed in your direction

     

     

    Roddybhoy