BBC editorial standards on Celtic complaint

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I consume tons of BBC material, TV, radio, Sounds and online.  It is the most value for money media out there (apart from CQN).  It has is critics, those who would do away with it and leave the road open for the global conglomerates – that is never how they see it, of course, but I would campaign for its continued independence.

When Celtic marked the death of Shane Warne, a long time Ange Postecoglou fan, their choice of photo was attacked by a BBC correspondent on Twitter.  Unfairly so, judged the BBC Editorial Standards Board, who issued a takedown notice.  The correspondent did as he was told, albeit without the grace to apologise.

For a long time Celtic have been a cheap hit.  Politicians and journalists have felt free to work in the darkness of innuendo, an indication of the drop in standards across public life in general.  Some standards are worth maintaining.  We can only hope lessons will be learned.

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  1. park the bus 442 on

    Celtic v Forest in Uefa cup, whilst Dundee Utd with a squad of 13 players got to the European Cup Semi Final v Roma??

  2. That first game at Forest could have been our Hillsborough. The exact same thing happened. Line of cops standing outside ground doing nothing as fans flooded past them into ground and turning into first available entrance to the terracing. No leadership amongst either police or stewards.

     

     

    My brother-in-law and I were stuck under the floodlight pylon with our feet off the ground. Hundreds of fans were clambering to get up the floodlight pylon. If the cop hadn’t arrived with a key to open the gate at the front to allow fans to spill out and ease the pressure, I have absolutely no doubt there would have been deaths that night.

  3. prestonpans bhoys on

    Guy beside me at the Forrest game was one of their supporters. I suggested to him that he might need to be restrained himself should they score.

     

     

    He did twice😵😱

  4. INIQUITOUSIV on 13TH MARCH 2022 3:43 PM

     

    AIPPLE

     

     

    Draw is immediately after our tie on Monday

     

     

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    Cheers! Enjoying the second half of WHU vs Slippy.

  5. lets all do the huddle on

    brilliant goal by the Putin XI but Newcastle should have had a penalty. stonewaller.didnt even get VAR’d.

  6. Dundee player wildly slices attempted clearance. Ball goes backwards to keeper. Cheating MIB rules it a passback.

  7. lets all do the huddle on

    there are only 54 dundee fans at that game from what ive just counted

     

     

    whereas i would never wish more rancid vermin on anyone, they must be thinking how much cash they have lost out on by not giving the Hun more tickets

  8. lets all do the huddle on

    Dens pitch looks awful. A bit of a quagmire in places.

     

     

     

    giggity

  9. Switching off. Can’t watch this. Dundee have come nowhere near Hun goal in 11 minutes.

  10. LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE on 13TH MARCH 2022 4:10 PM

     

    Dens pitch looks awful. A bit of a quagmire in places.

     

     

     

     

     

    giggity

     

     

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    Over my head. What does giggity mean! 😃

  11. We have to get our act together to combat the Huns at corners and free kicks. Goldson, Balogun and Helander consistently win the first ball, and either score directly, or someone else scores from the second ball.

  12. lets all do the huddle on

    LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE on 13TH MARCH 2022 4:10 PM

     

     

     

     

     

    Dens pitch looks awful. A bit of a quagmire in places.

     

     

     

     

    giggity

     

     

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    Over my head. What does giggity mean! 😃

     

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    Quagmire is the pervy guy in Family Guy (cartoon)

     

     

    he says ‘giggity’ when anything with rude innuendos or double-entendres happen

     

     

    funniest programme on the telly

  13. onenightinlisbon on

    Watched the first 5 minutes of Sevco’s match. Brother McLean officiating. Dundee player miss kicks the ball about 30 yards out and it goes back to the keeper. Result? indirect free kick to Sevco for a passback…