Celtic have five games still to play this month against teams they have recorded two draws, three defeats and no wins against this season. Hearts and Rangers conformably recorded home wins against Celtic while St Johnstone won at Celtic Park. Udinese were fortunate to escape Glasgow with a point thanks to a late penalty, while Kilmarnock demonstrated their unpredictability by taking, then losing, a three goal lead.
There was a bit of optimistic chat over the weekend that three of our next four league games are at home but these are the teams we need to beat to win the league. If Celtic come through this month unscathed in domestic football they will win the league, but despite current good form, this will be a huge challenge, starting against Hearts at 15:00 on Saturday.
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Embattled Rangers winger Sone Aluko has found an unlikely ally in John Yorkston after the Dunfermline chairman said the player should not be hit with a potential two-game ban.
New Ibrox recruit Aluko will learn this week whether he is to be hauled before the SFA over the dive row that overshadowed the SPL leader’s 2-1 win over Dunfermline on Saturday. And the 22-year-old could be offered a two-match suspension from Hampden Compliance Officer Vincent Lunny if the lawyer decides there is enough television evidence to take action.
Aluko fell to the ground in the box even though footage shows there did not appear to be any contract between the midfielder and Martin Hardie. Referee Steve Conroy pointed to the spot and Nikica Jelavic converted what proved to be the match-winning goal in the 2-1 victory.
Dunfermline manager Jim McIntyre insisted Aluko dived and branded the decision “a disgrace”, but Yorkston believes Aluko should not be handed a stiffer punishment to compensate for what he perceives to be a costly mistake by Conroy. He said: “I think anyone who watched the incident on television is of the same opinion of the manager. We are obviously aggrieved just now, but the bottom line is that the referee makes the call. I do not see what this SFA panel thing is going to do, give the boy two games? If the referee had got it right all he would have got was a yellow card.
“If the boy is found guilty, all he should be given is a yellow card and not a two-game ban. If the player has committed an offence, he should not get a heavier penalty because the referee missed it. I just think the punishment procedure is incorrect. The bottom line is that if the referee had seen it as a dive, the player would have been booked, so how could you change it to a two-game ban because the referee missed it?”
Yorkston knows these kind of decisions could come back to haunt his club at the end of the season, especially with the team just one point clear of basement side Aberdeen. He added: “Whatever the SFA come up with, it’s not going to benefit Dunfermline and it’s not going to make it right for Dunfermline. We have lost the points full stop. We can’t chalk off the penalty and make it 1-1.”
JOHN YORKSTON KNOWS THAT IF IT WAS A DIVE THEN IT WAS A RED CARD NOT YELLOW AND A TWO GAME BAN.
IS MAKING LOVE TO GOATS ALL ITS CRACKED UP TO BE ?
HAIL HAil
Good job we got ‘cleared’ how many headlines had we not?
SPL See Sense Over Songs lostbhoys.com (Weblog) 09:18
Celtic cleared in Provo chants investigation Belfast Telegraph 08:49
Celtic cleared in chants probe Belfast Telegraph 08:35
Celtic await Uefa verdict Belfast Telegraph 08:35
Celtic cleared over fans’ singing of pro-IRA songs guardian.co.uk 00:54
SPL clears Celtic of blame for IRA chants The Scotsman 00:22
Serie A stars warn Celts their Euro dream is over Daily and Sunday Express 00:07
SFA clear Celtic after chant probe Daily and Sunday Express 00:07
Yesterday
All clear: Celtic escapes penalty for fans’ pro-IRA songs FOX Sports 20:30 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic cleared by SPL over chant BigPond Sport 20:01 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic to be cleared by Uefa on Thursday? Celtic Hub 19:58 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Wilson’s A Winner! Celtic Fanzone 19:53 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic cleared by SPL over chants Yahoo! Sports 19:27 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic cleared of any wrongdoing by SPL for IRA chants tribalfootball.com 19:07 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic cleared by SPL over IRA chant The Age 19:05 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic cleared of breaching SPL rules following fans’ pro-IRA chanting Goal.com 19:04 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic escapes penalty for fans’ pro-IRA chanting Yahoo! Sports 18:47 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic escapes penalty for pro-IRA chanting NBCSports.com 18:39 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
SPL clears Celtic over IRA chants UTV 17:59 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic cleared in IRA chant probe The Independent 17:54 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
No action being taken against Celtic. CelticTalk 17:50 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic in the clear Sky Sports 17:41 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
Celtic cleared of breaching rules by SPL despite fans chanting pro-IRA songs Daily Mail 17:39 Mon, 05 Dec 2011
hebcelt says:
6 December, 2011 at 09:31
Is that all you think about,yir belly?
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1. voguepunter says:
6 December, 2011 at 09:30
Big Joe says:
6 December, 2011 at 09:19
Big Joe ,are you ,one week on ,nine off?
Bigjoewhohaswonthelotto
I wish……………………………………
4 & 4 mate…………………. And its almost time.
Oh, and I dident win nothing……………………….yet
Just invested wisely……………………..for once.
BigJoestandingUPfortheSMALLguy
The Scottish sports journalist Graham Spiers announced on Sunday that he was leaving his position at The Times after five years, saying that he was accepting voluntary redundancy in order to pursue other interests.
The news, announced by Spiers on Twitter, prompted fans of his work to speculate as to what the journalist planned to do next, with many gently ribbing him about perceived club affiliations.
Before retweeting some of the most amusing suggestions, Spiers did rule out possible next step, saying: “Of the zillion rumours on here of where I’m off to next, can I quash one: I’m not about to become resident pianist on a revamped Scotsport.”
If there will be no repeat, then we can only revisit what has become one of the most talked about Scotsport moments. Music’s loss was journalism’s gain.
Graham on the Piano at STV
big joe,
thats the opinion of a snivelling wretch, if I remmeber correctly you attacked me on here first, I suitably dispateched you with the respect you deserve. You then return and try to harass me, telling everybody it didnt work, then start greetin about how I chased you from the blog, now it worked or it didnt, and if you cant keep yer story straight then your of questionable integrity.
You and a few feeble minded clowns labelling me a bully means the square root of zero to me, however I fully intent in continuing my conversations with you as you were only too keen in engaging with me last night, whilst you tried to manipulate the discussion to suit your ends, again fauiling miserably.
I mean if the best you can come up with is bully and hardman then I’m safe for another milenium eh.
big joe ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
Voguepunter you obviously have,nt seen my belly!!!! Hail Hail Hebcelt
I’m sure Spiersy will find another position on the Street of Shame .
Hebcelt
I’ve eaten there a few times and it’s been beautiful every time! The veal shin is delicious! Nice to sit, eat and drink.
Big Joe says:
6 December, 2011 at 09:38
Big Joe,good on you.
hebcelt says:
6 December, 2011 at 09:44
I’m sure you’re like the rest of us on here.
Finely honed athletes.
news just in……..
tom daly is excited at the prospect of displaying his talents next year at the commonwealth games in the glasgow, he is looking forward to appearing in one of the greatest diving arenas.
he said ” some of the most famous divers in history have appeared here, john mcdonald, brian laudrup, snakesmith and shauunny aluko. guys like me and greg luganas can only dream of this.
Yorkston has a point. Aluka`s` dive` benefitted Rangers to the detriment of Dunfermline. If any ban weakens Rangers, Dunfermline most certainly will not benefit but rivals might.
JJ
oops it’s in 2014………..got a bit excited being my first post!
pc67
pedrocaravanachio67 says:
6 December, 2011 at 09:53
Don’t point out your mistakes ,it’s early no one
would have noticed :O)
Hail hail
Apologies if this has been already posted but I thought this was a moving response to the sad death of ‘The Doctor’-
“I’m really sorry for Socrates, he’s also a little bit one of ours,” added Paolo Rossi, Italy’s hero in their World Cup victory in 1982, in which they knocked out Socrates’s Brazil. “It’s a piece of our history that’s broken off and gone away.”
pedro
First post and it is not about Celtic. Are you a Hun ? o:-)
JJ
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Canamalar………………………………………………
A true cyber hard man……………………………………………………
BigJoeStandingUPforthelittleGUYonCQN
What’s the difference between the press stating that Celtic fans sung/chanted ‘O Ah Up The Ra’ and Celtic fans singing a song stating there was graffiti saying ‘O Ah Up The Ra’?
Are they not just two examples of reportage?
Jungle Jim 6 December, 2011 at 09:51:
No he doesn’t, he should be critical of the referee that awarded the penalty, the player that cheated and the team that gained from the act.
He shouldn’t be critical of the disciplinary system that punishes the player and the team that gained from the dive.
It’s just more hunguffery from a member of the cast of the greatest swindle.
The Honest Mistake says:
6 December, 2011 at 09:59
True,do the crime ,do the time.
hypocritical newspapers all made the wee cheat, MOM.
Having a quick look at the forecast and the state of the ole footprint this morning, I hope Celtic don’t get snowed in at Lennoxtown.
We’re on a roll, so get your heaters, de-icer and shovels ready Peter.
cheers VP, been reading CQN for a wee while now, find myself agreeing and disagreeing on a daily basis, but the thing that is obvious, regardless of viewpoint, the ghuys and ghirls all have a common aim and that’s our team ( and disliking the orcs ).
pc67
THM
I agree with this bit :
” he should be critical of the referee that awarded the penalty, the player that cheated and the team that gained from the act.”
and with this bit:
“It’s just more hunguffery from a member of the cast of the greatest swindle. ”
but he IS correct that Dunfermline lost out on the day and possibly in matches if Aluko is suspended.
JJ
What happened to grit lorries, they were a good idea.
JJ
not doing too well at this, 1st post and 2 mistakes!! i can assure you all i am most definetely not a hun.
Jungle Jim 6 December, 2011 at 10:04:
Good I’ve got no sympathy for them. If he was so angry about it he’d be criticising the referee and rangers. The fact that he and the rest of the cheated league are silent and have been silent for so long means they deserve everything they get.
pedrocaravanachio67 says:
6 December, 2011 at 10:07
Now up to 3 mistakes :-)
HH
Not surprised by Yorkston’s comments today. A horrible individual. Chris Sutton was right on the money that day at Rugby Park when he said the Pars had lay down. Yorkston has never forgiven Celtic and never will. He hates us with a passion.
It is a shame as the Pars are actually a club that I didn’t mind in Scotland. Their fans were always alright when I went there as a kid with my Dad. My old man always liked Dunfermline too as Jock had some success there and he also said they were a great team in the 60’s and Celtic have had some great matches against them.
Yorkston is all that is wrong with Scottish football and I expect him to be fast tracked up the SFA ladder. He comes accross as a bitter man.
Mon the Hoops
LB
pedrocaravanachio67 says:
6 December, 2011 at 10:07
‘JJ
not doing too well at this, 1st post and 2 mistakes!! i can assure you all i am most definetely not a hun.’
I’m saying nothing.
http://www.cafepress.com/definitelyshop
Bournerocksaltrecipe- mystery solved
pedrocaravanachio67
Welcome…..
but don’t forget to use a capital ‘I’
It’s a sign. :-)
Yorkston and the referee of the day forgot to honour the minutes silence that all other clubs in Scotland held in respect of the late great Bobby Murdoch. A truly world-class footballer and a gent to boot.
They (the ref and Yorkston) hid behind a story that the SFA/SPL had not formally written to advise Dunfermline of the minute’s silence.
The match ref at East End Park that day?
Yeh, you are ahead of me already aren’t you?
Re Jungle Jim 9.51.
Is Yorston saying that if Dunfermline don’t benefit, there should be no punishment? Surely if the Rangers’ player is found guilty of diving, then he should be punished, and since his club benefitted from his diving by getting a penalty kick, then they should be given some appropriate punishment.
So is there any word from the SFA on Aluko? Is he being charged with cheating.
Can he use, “you didn’t charge the last 25 diving huns so why me?” as a defence?
DBBIA —–
Socrates ——
Known as Dr No Rush during his brief stay at Fiorentina..
Saw a news clip re ” a shrine ” to his memory at Fiorentina’s stadium ——- it includes a big banner which says —–
‘ Doctor Good Feet —– A Football player who believed in Liberty and Justice — Respect .
jhilday says:
6 December, 2011 at 07:49
“Tweedledum or Tweedledee, can’t remember which, said something like, “A word means just what I intend it to mean,”
Humpty Dumpty.
Can you imagine Yorkston coming out with the same statement if Anthony Stokes was the player involved, naw me neither and that’s exactly what wrong with Scottish football..
Rotten to the core and stuff full of bampots like Yorkston, what about the two points YOUR team were cheated out of!!
SP