After an Edinburgh jury found Neil Lennon’s attacker at Tynecastle last season not guilty of assault no one will be surprised that Lord Turnbull has today advised the jury there was insufficient evidence to prove two accused intended to murder Neil Lennon, Paul McBride and former MSP Trish Godman.
The two will now face the reduced charge of plotting to assault their victims. With a bomb. Perhaps a world first.
The Celtic manager gave evidence at the trial earlier this month before carrying the coffin of his friend and fellow target Paul McBride, who died suddenly of natural causes. The SFA yesterday wrote to Neil Lennon for the third time in 10 days concerning refereeing comments he made.
My advice to Mr Ogilvie and Mr Regan at the SFA is that they fill their boots while they can. Neil will be free of these stresses soon and no longer be such a vulnerable target for the Association to gorge on like a bitter pack of rabid dogs.
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A boycott of a title party and an SPL trophy presentation.?
Come on bhoys lets be smart about this.
Boycott the away game(S) after the Kilmarnock game and if Kilmarnock make more tickets available … refuse
Hail Hail
Hamiltontim
I just don’t see that we can do anything else, the other clubs have showed their hand!
Someone needs to pick up the phone to CRAIGWHYTECSC first…
Brian Kennedy believes Rangers’ administrators need to get a move on and find a buyer for the Ibrox club.
The Sale Sharks owner made his offer for the ailing Scottish champions almost two weeks ago and now wants administrators Duff and Phelps to speed up the process in order for the club to be ready for the challenges of next season.
Kennedy said: “They need to get a move on, time is pressing on.
“I am pretty much speaking to the administrators on a daily basis, but I am not unique in that, the other bidders are too.
“But for the sake of the club we need to move forward.
“Contracts need to be sorted out, the club needs to know who is going to be playing next season and needs to ensure it has a good, competitive team.”
Duff and Phelps hope to name a preferred bidder, possibly next week, after recently receiving a fifth offer for the club from a Singapore-based consortium
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
I said that in an earlier post, make the killie game the last away 1!
Shoulder to shoulder with Neil Francis Lennon……….
(I trust the Club will soon find an adequate replacement for Mr McBride so that we can once again put all those who oppose us on the back foot).
Disgraceful. Neil Lennon let down once more by this pathetic little country.
Looks like they’ll have to kill him
Always wanted to hear this song played when we played Barca.
There’s always a rising fascist tide…
Carlos Nunez
james79
If Scotland became independent
as a small minority (18% i think)
we would be a louder voice
in a country of 5Million, as we are
in the u.k we have no voice
amongst 55million Queen lovers
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 29 March, 2012 at 13:23 said:
A boycott of a title party and an SPL trophy presentation.?
Not at all Awe Naw
It should be done at Celtic park, no presentation of the trophy at Kilmarnock
Celtic FC to give those fans who pay their hard earned into the club the deserved opportunity at paradise to enjoy a proper planned celebration of everything Celtic
Bhoycott Kilmarnock, win the game, no media interviews
As for talk of bhoycotts…
Any action/non action really needs to be 100%, regardless of whatever it is.
Any half hearted action by some fans will just send the wrong message.
Personally, (and I can’t attend the games anyway) I would only want the fans to do what Neil Lennon and the team would want from the fans in the away games. He always speaks of how magnificent they are at away games.
HH
This country stinks, hate it
Hail Hail
Timabhoy
If Scotland gets independence I dread to even think how much worse we will get treated mate, I for 1 would be looking for an escape route, I’ve just got a really bad feeling about it!
Was Abdul Baset Al Megrahi the Lockerbie Assaulter?
hamiltontim on 29 March, 2012 at 13:21
Well said amigo!
V
So will the huns produce audited accounts on time for Europe?
Timabhoy
What have the UK government done recently to discriminate against its Catholic population?
Mort
No.7 on 29 March, 2012 at 13:35 said:
So will the huns produce audited accounts on time for Europe?
No, but the SFA will accept that a club in Administration is allowed to present a Creditors Statement of Affairs as a suitable alternative to audited accounts on this occasion!
It is true, every1 would have to agree to it. I’m sure Celtic would arrange beam backs therefore OUR club and no1 else’s profits. I know the players and our manager love the away fans for all we do, but can we really justify keeping the other clubs going when all they keep trying to do is bring us down??
God bless Neil Lennon.
That Scotland is a bigoted cesspit,nearly as bad as the occupied six.
Scumbag c**ts the lot of them.F them all.
They are never gonna defeat us though.
(sorry about the language)
Timabhoy on 29 March, 2012 at 13:28 said:
You’re obviously the sort of pig ignorant clown that Salmond has in mind when he talks about legal matters.
The UK Supreme Court deals with civil matters. It has no say on Scots criminal law.
When it deals with civil matters emanating from Scotland it is always presided over by a Scottish judge, currently Lord Hope, who writes all his judgements, whether it’s a Scottish, English or whatever case in his home in Edinburgh’s New Town. Which is in Scotland.
james79
well wrap yourself round the union jack
and sing god save the Queen
I for 1 will stand up and fight
and never run away
just like our friends in Eire
weve fought you for 800 years
and fight you for 800 more
that includes the ballot box
as well
They want to take the two accused to Afghanistan,drop them near a Taliban stronghold armed with all the ingredients they used in their own bombs and give them a few hours before alerting the locals,see how daft they are then.
Failing that force conscription on them since they like playing at hardmen.
So you would trade 1 Hun just to vote in another, don’t you remember the lost sectarian data or the new law???
I look at all the lonely peeple
I look at all the lonely peeple
Lord Turnball thinks no arming device of a bomb makes it so clean
Lives in a dream
courtside bingo, removing the case that Scotland just wont answer for
Who is it for?
All the lonely peeple
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely peeple
Where do they all belong?
Sheriff Fiona Reith QC writing the words of a sermon that no one will hear
No one comes near.
Look at her working, darning her socks in the night when there’s nobody there
What does she care?
All the lonely peeple
Where do they all come from?
All the lonely peeple
Where do they all belong?
Ah, look at all the lonely peeple
Ah, look at all the lonely peeple
I really think the prosecution service has a lot to answer for in recent cases where Neil Lennon has been the victim because they are pushing for charges that they must know have little chance of being proven based on the evidence they have.
When he was assaulted at Tynecastle they would never have proven that the assault was motivated by religious hatred, regardless of what was said by the assailant, unless the guy had a some kind of history of similar or had evidence in his house (eg some kind of documented anti-catholic ranting). So why did they insist on pursuing this charge and not simply one of common assault?
I’m afraid I think this is similar. If the ‘assaulters’ knew that the device wasn’t viable and never intended it to be so but their intention was to threaten the recipient, then again, how would they ever prove attempted murder.
I have perhaps a little devils advovate going on here, but if the judge and jury are presented with a charge and evidence, and the evidence doesn’t support the charge what are they to do? Do we blame the judge or do we blame the prosecution for not bringing the severest charge that’s actually supported by the evidence?
Dharma Bam
If you’re still around – thanks for suggesting Jonathan Wilson. Youtube enjoyed. CD less than a fiver at Amazon – ordered.
Cyber jelly and ice cream to you.
As for other topics of discussion today, I have nothing to say that hasn’t been said already.
And as for your union jack part of your message, I guess I don’t need to tell you where to put it!
Kit
it was Bob Malcolm that got let off for stamping on a Motherwells players head
Hail Hail
Timabhoy showing us all why most of think he is a hun at the wind-up on here…
Paul67 et al
I know I have argued this point on here before (re the aquittal of Worlds End murder accused, by Lord Clark in 2007), but I will state it again. It is not for the Judge to decide what is fact in the case, that role is reserved for the Jury. I doubt very much if any reasonable person would ever cite Lord Turnbull as an expert on explosives, or even in my opinion the Explosives Act (1861, 1883 etcetera) although he did play a role in the prosecution of the Lockerbie bombing accused, a case which, handily for the Scottish legal system, did away with the Jury altogether. In usurping the role of the Jury however, he has, in my opinion, like Lord Clark before him, acted ultra vires. He has also, in my opinion misinterpreted the definition, under Scots Law, of that which constitutes murder, or in this case attempted murder, either that or he has ignored it altogether. Further evidence then (which Lord Turnbull will not be able to discount) that the reputation of the Scottish legal system is one of complete disarray.
mort
Absolutely nothing !
they dont look up here
if we where independant
we would be a voice in
a small population
a loud voice
they dont hear us down there
they dont care , they need our
oil why do you think all the unionist
partys are ganging up on scotland
with there scaremongering stories
Has the qusetion ever been asked of the two master bombers – Which,if any football team do they support?
Just imagine if the shoe was on the other foot,the headlines would be screaming out – Crazed Celtic Fans Evil Bomb Maniacs!
I sure who ever told Neil it would be better if he did not sit in the Ibrox stand did the right thing for his safety and well being. Would anyone want to sit among thousands of eye bulging, foam spitting morons wanting to do you serious harm? And thats only the women and children!!
Neil cant go for a pint, go to his place of work, open his mail for fear of his life.
Thers only one Neil Lennon!!!
Dan
I think your right!
weeminger
When Artur Boruc was rebuked by the CPS for playing at Ibrox told us all we need to know
The wee narrowminded peeple
Hail hail
Kayal33 on 29 March, 2012 at 12:23 said:
I’m now convinced that Neil Lennon will walk away after we lift the Scottish Cup to complete the double.
Hopefully he doesn’t go quietly and blows the lid on all that he’s had to put up with off the field and the victimisation from the footballing authorities on it. This should be done via the media down south not the laptop loyal in this country who are complicit in all that he has sufferred.
my sentiments exactly……..and tell us whit that wee rat fink mcoist said
Timabhoy @ 13 17
Guff , complete guff.
Suggest you take a look at the roles and duties of The UK Supreme Court.
Over the last couple of years the whole place seems to be getting worse!