As recently as December, Sky Sports contributor and very, very, lapsed Celtic fan, Neil McCann, accused John Guidetti of cheating while simultaneously acknowledging that the player didn’t claim for the penalty McCann thought he didn’t deserve. The mental contortions required to allow McCann to accuse a Celtic player of cheating, while not cheating, was worthy of awe.
Yesterday the same open sore was evident. Craig Gordon fouled Jackson Irvine 23 yards off his line, to the side of the field. Virgil van Dijk was back inside the six yard line with other Celtic players storming back.
McCann waxed lyrical that the Celtic goalkeeper should have been ordered off, claiming “The new rules are simple. Is the Ross County player being denied a goal scoring opportunity?”
He’s half right, the Rules of the Game are clear, they note three sending off offenses for fouls:
Serious foul play
Violent conduct
Denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity
Referee guidance on the third offense is crystal clear; denying a possible goal scoring opportunity is not a sending off offense. Referees are only allowed to show the red card when an obvious opportunity has been denied.
Jackson Irvine could get an early shot off with his left foot (he’s right footed) but it would need to be a spectacular effort from a tight angle. The potential chance was never an obvious goal scoring opportunity. The yellow card decision was correct. These are the Rules of the Game and the guidance referees are given.
The only thing you need to know about yesterday is that if you have a career in the football media, and before you cite the Rules of the Game, you’d better read them. Otherwise you might appear to be a bitter clown who falsifies the rules to suit an agenda.
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justafan on 3rd August 2015 11:11 am , SydneyTim on 3rd August 2015 11:12 am
Corbyn would be a disaster for the Labour Party.
People say in public they want a left of centre government but they lie.
Labours years in opposition proved that, every time they were honest enough to say they would raise income tax by 1p or 2p for NHS/Education etc. they were on a loser, people are greedy.
SNP are not a left of centre party, 8 years in power and they have not helped the poor one iota. I Canny understand Tims voting for them.
The flight is due to leave Glasgow at 2.00,I would think the traveling party would stick to the planned schedule and let the suits sort out the pitch worries
Bawsman on 3rd August 2015 11:23 am
More of a disaster than what just happened by being Tory Lite?
PPL vote SNP because they feel that they’re trying to do something universal. That some moves benefit higher earners more than the lowest incomes, doesn’t meant that the poorest don’t benefit at all. Covering the cost of the bedroom tax was in my opinion a brilliant move politically. Very visible sign of combating something inherently unfair.
I do think that over the next 12-18 months they need to start joining some dots though. Otherwise they could lose a lot of ground to a Corbyn led Labour Party. It’ll be interesting.
Bawsman
There has been a slow right wing revolution all over the western developed world over the last generation.
Working class people,traditional “Labour” or left wing party voters have been bought off with trinkets ,colour tvs,foreign holidays (giving away my age now but you get my drift)
The concept of increasing taxes to spend it on social housing or better education becomes an anathema.
Of course scandals of politicians and top civil servants squandering public money doesnt help,but the mindset has been created that “no one should get hand outs etc”
Yes no one except of course multi millionaire tax dodgers and failed banks,privatisation is rampant,ev,en water must be paid for apparently,increasingly very powerful individuals gain control of media outlets and other assets (often by bribing politicians)
Zero hours contracts,no such thing as a job for life,internships,”lucky to have a job” etc etc
But its not all doom and gloom,people do fight back
Here in the Republic of Southern Eire we have a handful of honest left of centre independent TDS (MPs in UK) who have worked hard to expose some of these scandals and who knows what the future holds.
I fear for the Labour party though
Probably too late for the team not to fly now… It’s a long way to go for no game though. Reading back there is no other venue availae until Saturday. From the picture posted earlier the whole stadium looks a work in progress never mind just the pitch. These things generally have a way of sorting themselves out though.
By the way, reading the blog in landscape on my iPhone a lot better than portrait.
On leave this fortnight, and I’m heading down to Liverpool for the ‘Liverpool Loves’ Festival. Highlight of the week for me will be the ‘Liverpool Loves Irish’ concert on Friday night …. Dooo Dooo …. :-)
As a footnote to the CG yellow card, I hope we are guilty of no more suicidal passes like the one from Boyata which led to the incident.
Craig Gordons foul was no more of denying an obvious goal scoring opportunity than the one on Griff that lead to the penalty.
And that one didn’t merit a booking.
HH
Bawsman on 3rd August 2015 11:23 am
Why do Labour people continue with the disastrous myopic political strategy of focusing all your energy on the SNP ? it has been a spectacular failure which resulted in the Labour party being albeit for one MP being wiped out in Scotland.
As for this point below………………..why do tims vote SNP dear oh dear
SNP are not a left of centre party, 8 years in power and they have not helped the poor one iota. I Canny understand Tims voting for them.
GlenDaly
Unfortunately, Boyata had another four similar suicide passes on Saturday. He needs to eliminate this from his game.
A true Irish Hero
https://twitter.com/glasnevinmuseum/status/628154765395034112
DELANEYS DUNKY on 3RD AUGUST 2015 11:53 AM
GlenDaly
Unfortunately, Boyata had another four similar suicide passes on Saturday. He needs to eliminate this from his game.
Players need to go towards Boyata and take the ball from him…………………leave him with no more than a 10 yard pass
Poor playing surface in Baku won’t have happened overnight. Not as if it’s a downpour or snowstorm causing problem, just the normal hot weather.
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Home team would have to answer to UEFA for any pitch issues, so i think it’s all part of the mind games. Pitch may be poor but same for both teams. Maybe responsible for their poor scoring home record :
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Qarabag home European games since Aug 1st 2014
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2014/15 EL Play Off ….. Qarabag … 0-0 … FC Twente
2014/15 EL Group F ….. Qarabag … 0-0 … St Etienne
2014/15 EL Group F ….. Qarabag … 1-2 … Dnipro
2014/15 EL Group F ….. Qarabag … 0-0 … Inter
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2015/16 CL Qual R2 ….. Qarabag … 0-0 … Rudar Pljevlja
LIONROARS67
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As you know,I would no more vote SNP than cut my arm off. But they are an efficient political machine.
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Labour struggle in that regard because they are trying to be all things to all men-and women.
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They need to get back to their founding values. We can’t beat someone at a game that they are experts at-the tories-or one in which they invent the rules as they go along,as the SNP have done.
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I don’t think Corbyn is the way forward,but he might well be the way back to our heart and soul.
Geordie Munro on 3rd August 2015 11:49 am
An excellent point and one I have been making to supporters of other teams (mainly Aberdeen and Dundee United). In fairness to them, they have accepted the comparison).
Re Qarabag pitch.
Having read Z`s post earlier, I am supremely confident the possibility of cancellation is a fairly typical of DR sensationalism and is a long way from being a valid concern.
Summer has arrived in Arbroath so it is a bike ride for me,
Cheerio for now,
JJ
What is the Stars on 3rd August 2015 11:43 am
“The concept of increasing taxes to spend it on social housing or better education becomes an anathema.”
Raising taxes sees you in opposition mate.
The Blair masterstroke was to say they would match the Tories pledges on Incom Tax. When in power we were subject to fuel charges etc. (stealth taxes).
This paid for 40% of our kids get access to University’s and a massive programme of saving/modernising the NHS and school buildings.
People don’t vote to lose money, period.
It’s hard work trying to post on the new site from an I phone
WITS – for a very good explanation of how what you state happened Owen Jones ‘The Establishment and How they get Away with it’ is very very good.
As a lefty myself I find it hard not to slip in to despair with the whole situation across the world. That people like Corbyn, Tsipras and some of the Independents you mention in Ireland are up against it would be a massive understatement.
I wonder if anyone like that would or could ever emerge through the ranks of the Irish Labour Party? And then I remember it’s history and can answer that for myself with a resounding NO. There is room in Ireland for a new party of the left but the in fighting, splits and petty rivalries between the various left groups and parties makes it a herculean task. Perhaps a Podemos style new ‘left’ that leaves behind some of the more divisive language and purist ideologies would be the way ahead – but there’s little sign of it. Like or loathe Sinn Fein, their organisation in communities across this island is what others on the left must aspire to, learn from, perhaps even get over the war and reach out a bit more to SF in terms of getting a unified Left Coalition of some type………
I’m back in to my despair…..
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 3rd August 2015 12:01 pm –
The Westminster establishment will destroy Corbyn if he is elected as Labour leader, the tories will take the next GE in England with ease
Tories and the establishment are the enemy, however i firmly believe that England is lost to the political right, i just cant see anyone within the political Labour/Liberal parties in England preventing the tories from winning the next GE
Labour if it wants to return to some respect and trust in Scotland, must become an Independent party from head office in London……………..first very important step in a long road back
Great start for the new regime at killie
Stand by for the press campaign for big dig to take over
Sorry that should be jig , shouldn’t it ?
Looks like JUNGLE JIM HOT SMOKED is correct about the dailyrags story. Seems there pic of the pitch was months old.
latest pics of the Quarabag pic..
https://twitter.com/azfutbolu/status/628098091304923136
Bonjour,
The Qarabag pitch – smoke n’ mirrors story. It’ll be played.
Boyata on Saturday – one good pass and then about half a dozen howlers. Needs sorted. NOW.
Craig Gordon – It wasn’t a CLEAR goal scoring opportunity (ie. a stonewaller) ergo no red.
Billy Dodds – Ever get the impression that somebody has told him to play the Simon Cowell / X- Factor part? Controversy = Ratings after all.
…. and that completes today’s view from the Eiffel Tower.
1 min ago at the airport
Celtic Football Club
@celticfc
Callum McGregor is back from injury and is part of the squad travelling to Azerbaijan. #UCL
https://mobile.twitter.com/celticfc/status/628164450449817600/photo/1
From the home tie last Wednesday , Quarabag were impressive on many fronts.
However that they scored no goals, and never looked like threatening Craig Gordon, I predict will ultimately be their downfall. A tidy well organised team, with good passers of the ball.
Johansen couldn’t pass water, but the bhoy scores goals…. And there in lies the difference.
Clowns falsifying Celtic’s investment record,
Celtic bought Gary MacKay Steven,and Stuart Armstrong in the January window, and then in the very short time left available from when the window reopens until the qualifiers take place, we signed four players.
Ciftci, Janko, Boyata and Baily that makes six unless I’m mistaken and following a different club, we did our business in a highly professional manner, epsecially given the timescale.
Maybe some of the moaning ‘missing thousands’ should chip in with a ST purchase and we’ll be able to buy even more, or will they prefer to stick with their daily diatribe, and open agendas?
If what we have isn’t good enough to overcome this exceptionally difficult tie, then so be it , and if life in the slow lane means life, then get used to it, there are some big, big European clubs in the Europa League, and the CL game, was taken from our raech a long, long time ago, when finances also stole the beautiful game.
Bawsman “This paid for 40% of our kids get access to University’s”
The expansion of higher education started by Blair was financed by loans replacing grants. i.e. the students are paying for it, not the taxpayer. Blair’s legacy is a student debt timebomb.
Bawsman. Indeed the whole of Europe moved right in the 80’s. Indeed people nowadays don’t vote for a party that costs them money
If Blair had not moved his party to the right in the 90’s the uk would be have been in continuous numerous years had a Tory government. People in England actually thought that the Labour Party under milliband was too left wing !!! So what chance Corbyn. None if he wins
So the choice for scots is
1. Vote labour and vote no for independence to get a right of Center labour goverment or Tory government
2. Vote SNP get indepence then vote scottish labour for scottish parliament
Basically if scots want a left of Center goverment the only way is independence
Pps every one to their own views. Many tims vote SNP because the are voting against the union
My first thot on Saturday was that Irvine dived!!!
From our friend who brought us the story,
Not lazy journalism :)))))))
Zbyszek on 3rd August 2015 9:08 am Well, twenty four hours after I found the news about the pitch and posted it here, lazy journalists found it in Azerbaijan and gave it new life. The news is not the news actually. Managing Director of the company whose due is keep the pitch green said last evening – “There is no discussion, talk about the game called off. We will do our best to make quality of the pitch acceptable”. –
Good point well made, BsR….
I would have thought the alleged state of the pitch in Azerbaijan wouldn’t suit Qarabag more than us. They were the ones who were passing the ball around at CP, and finding their teammates, we weren’t. Also, we should be used to playing on poor surfaces, wasn’t that a regular complaint last season for RD.
bournesouprecipe on 3rd August 2015 12:30 pm
good post :-)
HH
new article posted.
I would have had no complaints if Collum had given Craig a red card, I’d say it was obvious goal scoring opportunity and to make matters worse, I thought he got it right with no booking for the county lad at our penalty. I wonder if mccann hadn’t waived the book if more would have agreed.
I like things to be simple at my age. I dont go change!!!
Fassreifen on 3rd August 2015 12:32 pm
Bawsman is just a Labour party PR propaganda poster…………political drivel
Below is part explanation on how Tony Blair funded new Schools and hospitals
https://www.opendemocracy.net/ournhs/joel-benjamin/seven-things-everyone-should-know-about-private-finance-initiative
LI0NROARS67 1208
I agree that the establishment will go for his throat. I’m not so sure they will succeed.
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Corbyn is an apprentice of leftist orators like Dennis Skinner. You only have to listen to Skinner to be bought over. His speeches are frankly amazing.
Speeches,of course,don’t win elections. Other dynamics tend to hold sway on that. But I’m pretty confident that for every negative article about Jeremy Corbyn written by the usual right-wing scaremongerers there will be an effective rebuttal.
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I wish him well. He may well destroy the party through good intentions. But it won’t be for the lack of them.
Jude,
So did I neebs.
HH