Starting with a blank sheet of paper and a player found guilty of biting an opponent, I’d struggle to justify a punishment less than 6 games. It’s by no means the worst thing that happens on a football field, or the most dangerous, but it’s primitive, unhygienic and poses health risks.
Few of us have prior knowledge of Nadir Ciftci, so there’s little point in looking online for character references. The player was charged with biting an opponent. He denied the allegation but was found guilty by an SFA disciplinary panel yesterday. I’ve seen photos of Jim McAlister’s bite-sized leg wound and have no interest in hearing mitigating comment about what happened during the Dundee derby.
Despite this, Nadir is having a good month. He signed for Celtic, made his debut and potentially has five Champions League qualifiers to play between now and his domestic suspension concluding at the end of August (yes, six league games in August). If he’s a clever guy, he’ll force his way into the manager’s plans for those five games and never look back. If not, he’ll find his card marked, like a Dundonian leg.
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BMCUW
I was starting to worry.
The beer and prosecco in the fridge was starting to heat up.
HH!!
Griffiths has to start tomorrow. Anything else and it’s gonna be another season of ronny out from me.
You have been warned
embramike
Doing business early in the window is just not the Celtic Way :o)
What became of the Ibe/Origi rumours?
Halliday said: “Players come over from Madrid and say they were brought up Rangers fans”
Oh make it stoap!!! My sides can’t handle the hilarious drivel the prpaganda pushers are putting out there!!
deep breat and……… BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA.
Hail Hail and H0-HO.
John Collins – diplomat
Ar Glasgow Airport he was actually asked if Celtic condoned Ciftci’s behaviour.
Yes. He was actually asked if Celtic approved of biting opponents.
The correspondent/editor then thought that it was worth reporting that question and the answer. You’d like to think it was a work experience pretend scribbler, but you’d be wrong.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/33608107
Good afternoon fellow Tims.
Tuppence worth on the Ciftci ban. I think he was lucky to get away with 6 in all honesty but, given the incremental bans given to Suarez through his career, it makes sense.
For those calling for the player to be punished and not the club then how do you suggest that works other than a fine. Not so long ago folks were saying that Mohsni should be banned from playing from any future clubs after punching Lee Erwin in the phizog, as he was being released.
We knew that he was going to be punished when we signed him, why moan now.
HH EnnisBhoy
Natknow
forgive me and this is a serious question, what is your point regarding cifti?,we knew this charge was against him and was likely to be upheld, before we signed him, we still took him he deserves the ban there is no conspiracy. Almost to a man on here we think he got what had coming.time to move on and see what kind of player we have in cifti, personally i’m not convinced but am more than willing to be proved wrong,
Ennisbhoy,
completely agree.
Which (excuse for a) journalist asked this stupid, stupid question re Ciftci?
Asked whether the club condones such behaviour, Collins said: “No, not at all.”
What kind of answer did he expect?
Rwe,
only way to stop msm shite is a complete blanket ban, I know we have contractual obligations, but start with the retard and hun, in my opinion, of course.
masty
13:09 on
21 July, 2015
Natknow
forgive me and this is a serious question, what is your point regarding cifti?,we knew this charge was against him and was likely to be upheld, before we signed him, we still took him he deserves the ban there is no conspiracy. Almost to a man on here we think he got what had coming.time to move on and see what kind of player we have in cifti, personally i’m not convinced but am more than willing to be proved wrong,
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I guess my point is that the rules should be looked at to see if they are appropriate. We all accept it – me included – because we knew it was coming. But it looks like a ludicrous rule if a club that wasn’t involved can be punished for something a player at another club did.
No Celtic fan, as far as I am aware, is ‘moaning’ at the length of Ciftci’s ban.
Nor is the club.
It is what most of us expected.
HH!!
I don’t think Cifcti or Ronny are discussing the length of the suspension at all.
Celtic have accepted the ruling and are “moving on.”
They are working on more important things.
Like practicing on an Icelandic astroturf pitch.
Natknow,
thanks for the reply, personally I don’t have a problem with the rule.
I suppose we should just be grateful Lucas Zaluska has left the club or the assaults might have continued.
:)
MWD said AYE
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/0721/716212-james-mcclean-wigan/
Who the feck does pullis think he is?
Crc@12:15
Thanks but get to the bar, I’ve already done so :-)
Paul67
Celtic were fully aware of the situation and will have factored in at least 6 games without the player- they still felt he was a good investment.
The player can choose to look at that vote of confidence a few ways:
1. I need to recognise that my behaviour was/is foolish but this club are showing faith in me and giving me a chance to redeem myself. Now I want to repay that faith knuckle down and score loads of goals
2. He might take the view that he can do what he likes, bite people and still have teams paying big money and double/treble my salary – so I’m a superstar and I high demand and why should I change a thing?
I believe he will use this as a wake up call.
Time will tell
sixtaeseven – gardez la foi
12:30 on 21 July, 2015
Bayern Munich’s Franck Ribery was hospitalised this morning with food poisoning.
Poor Franck was was having a bath and starting eating what he thought were coloured sweets from a bowl at the bathside.
In actual fact, he was munching away at little soap “pearls”.
“I thought they were my favorite “Dragibus” sweets – I love the little black and red ones best.” said Franck.
“I only relalised my error when I started making bubbles when I talked…”
Ribery will be unavailble for selection for 2 weeks while he recovers…
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In related news The Griff faces a race against time to be fit for tomorrow after mistaking a bar of Imperial Leather for a Caramac.
HH jamesgang
Jim McAllister has also moved on…he was released by Dundee and is now trialing at Blackpool.
2. He might take the view that he can do what he likes, bite people and still have teams paying big money and double/treble my salary – so I’m a superstar and I high demand and why should I change a thing?
Thats the main reason why I am not convinced on this player, as I said, hope I’m wrong.
Typical ole BBC hurting churnalist.
Diabolical anti Celtic mind set, deliberately aimed at John Collins.
If the ‘condoning question’ had been asked of a Jock Stein a Robert Kelly or a McCann the ‘institutionally biased’ would have received both barrels, and a proper answer.
Im not in any way condoning biting but
Putting things into perspective – if a wee bite is given a 8 match ban – what does mcculloughs assault on kayal merit – what did the romanian thugs career ending tackle on john kennedy merit – the list is long
James gang,
How pampered are these player’s nowadays?
Kin ye run me a bath and stick a bowl of M and Ms out aswell..
Just putting a couple of bets on tonight’s champions league qualifiers on my Coral App and scrolling down I notice ‘The Rangers FC’ (Glasgow) v Burnley … at least CORAL’S know they are a NEW club, well done CORAL’S keep it up …
Anyone who thinks he would have got a 6 game ban if still at united is kidding themselves.. Not guilty or Not proven at worst… He kicked Scott Brown on the head as plain as day on camera last year.. not guilty. skirmish with linesman..not guilty.. the Tonev case shows the complete bias.. on the grounds of probability!!
Tbj
to me the punishment fits the crime.
‘Does Celtic football club condone the behaviour of Nadir Ciftci?’
Imagine Big Jock’s reaction to such a question!
HH!!
NatKnow
13:14 on
21 July, 2015
We’re not being punished “for something a player at another club did”. The punishment is for our player.
Now I think there’s an issue as to why the disciplinary took so long but I still think any punishment should carry over from one team to another. Otherwise any player knowing he had a move on the cards could do anything in the last game of the season, aware that it wouldn’t affect him in the next team.
Sorry did not want to panic anyone ‘The Rangers FC’ (Glasgow) v Burnley was under International Friendlies section not Champions League … but we all knew that anyway.
That’ll be Coral’s on the list! Anybody wanna bet?
masty
He’s no Luis suarez, that’s for sure!
On what list?
masty
13:28 on 21 July, 2015
James gang,
How pampered are these player’s nowadays?
Kin ye run me a bath and stick a bowl of M and Ms out aswell..
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Just did bud. Worry not that was just a crunchie on the lavvy flare!
;-)
HH jamesgang
Old shift key prob knocked a couple a Hundy k of his retail price with thon bite antic.
I remember we signed a ginger bloke that volleyed Eyal Berkovic. I had my doubts about him but he went on to be an all round nice bloke and scored my all time favourite goal at Anfield.
I reckon Nadir will be a new Jacki and score a few but never fulfill his potential due to the size of his head and waistline. It’s Leigh for me at the minute but hopefully we sign somebody better .
Jamesgang
Pmsl….
Thanks to the R & A for a fantastic day out yesterday