Stephen Pressley’s Falkirk team did well at Hampden yesterday but the manager did himself no credit with his half time rant at the referee, who chopped off a perfectly good Celtic goal but annoyed Pressley for awarding a penalty when Thomas Rogne was hauled to the ground.
An irritated Pressley, who always seems to be the one in the middle of any controversy, then gave an inexplicable post-match interview to the BBC, demonstrating as clear a case of Cognitive Dissonance you are likely to find outside of a textbook. At the time he, apparently, hadn’t seen a TV replay of the penalty incident, made no attempt to claim Darren Dods was innocent of the alleged discretion, nor did he suggest the referee had erred, but he was clearly troubled trying to reconcile these facts with his feeling of being wronged.
To all aspiring Cognitive Dissonance posters in the CQN comments section, new standards have been set. You are a bunch of amateurs with functioning resolution pathways and have no future in the game.
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Gary Speed died of “self-suspension” according to the SSN man at the inquest.
Meanwhile, major developments in the Jelavic story followed by two minutes of Jim White telling us nothing new at all … “Keep your eye on that one.”
lionroars67 says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:02
Where is it?
Is the Brozek deal confirmed?
Anyother transfer news guys? On Sky sports website it said we’re interested in hunt and had a bid rejected for Johnny Russell, anything else? :)
HH
TheOriginalSadiesBhoy says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:04
I do remember Cameron’s comments at the time, but the real consequences of the tackle were then still not known: it was too soon. I was unhappy at Cameron’s attempts to vindicate Ganea, especially now when we know so much more. Cameron should have declined to comment if he felt compromised about slagging off a club colleague for a reckless challenge on an international teammate.
It was supposed to be friendly too. HH
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Bada, HH.
RWE CSC
Paddy Gallagher says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:02
Tommy Sheridan declines a trial with Rangers.
Rankers couldnt beat prisoners wage rates
@DiarioDiez: Motagua confirmó que Jorge Claros se queda en Escocia con el Hibernian, club con el que ya entrena.
O Tempora, O Mores
Tommy Sheridan has been locked away with all the weirdos, dregs of society, con artists and fraudsters. Makes you wonder why he ever decided to do Celebrity Big Brother in the first place.
lionroars67 says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:12
:-))
Probably offer him a more secure future too…
Declan reminds me of Les Dawson playing the piano.
He was a brilliant pianist btw :-)
Jorge Claros to hibs on loan, hilarious!!!!
Rangers pay his flight from honduros. Train him up to fitness for 2 weeks. Put him up in 3*BandB.
Then gets better offer to join hibs!!
SffS
rodow1 says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:08
lionroars67 says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:02
Where is it?
Type in Rangers media for search
once in Rangers media look for thread Monday legoland
Prepare for sore sides
I see Hibs have also placed a bid for Celtic diehard Michael O’Connor from Scunthorpe.
goldstar10 says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:04
Got a text from a Bairns fan after the game- “How much did you pay the ref?”
Unbelievably shocking offside decision by Stephen Mitchell yesterday, he was also the lino with Euan Norris at Inverness v Rangers in August, their combined eagle eyes managed to spot this little combo-
“Tokely’s challenge on Stevie Naismith in the box was high-risk but it looked like he took the ball before making any contact with the striker.
Norris thought otherwise though. ”
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And there, Goldstar, we have the professional journos assessment of the incident where he manages to display an ignorance of the laws of the game he is reporting on.
Because Euan Norris awarded a penalty, the writer assumes it was to do with the timing of the contact the ball, when in fact, contact with the ball was irrelevant. This was the same incident where Butcher said exactly the same thing in his angry post match interview. Some one else who doesn’t know the rules of the business he works in.
RWE CSC
Have had two calls and an email asking if I am Declan?????????????
Noooo!!!
Deja vous for some!!!! LOL
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Must say, if Hibs do indeed sign Claros, I might need to change the ol’ underpants.
Oh dear!
Pawel Brozek officially signs for #Celtic on loan until end of season. Exclusive quotes soon on http://Celticfc.net http://pic.twitter.com/XRwPAPvM
Tony Hamilton on Twitter..
Welcome Pawel…
Welcome Pawel. Who’s next?
HH
lionroars67: 30 January, 2012 at 17:15
rodow1:30 January, 2012 at 17:08
I just read some of that stuff there. He’s an unintentional comic right enough.
I’m at a loss as to how this guy can’t get a job…
Still, two perfectly good goals for Celtic disallowed in the last two games – it’s good to know we are getting all the decisions this season.
White smoke????
Good evening friends.
My, they are cutting a bit fine in selling Jelavic are they not.
I’d love him to stay – very curious to know how they’d then pay the bills. Hearing from a very reliable (employee) source today that Murray Park took a real battering from the recent high winds with the indoor facility completely out of use. Hope they’re up to date with their insurance policy.
Their game this coming Sunday lunchtime – it’ll be interesting to see the size of the crowd. Live on TV, SPL opposition, not on season book and £20 a head. If it were us I’d be hoping for around 30,000 – 35,000.
It’s Shug and Speirsey on Clyde tonight. Might be worth a listen.
Jobo
Presumably Hibernian have come up with an unabsurd amount of Claros to land the Honduran hitman.
This is reminiscent of the famous scene in frozen planet where the wee penguin is trying to build his ‘nest’ out of stones, and every time he turns his back another sneaky penguin sneaks in and steals his stones.
This has to be of the best transfer windows ever :>))))))
RWE CSC- Take your point bud, but combined they managed to find in favour of Rangers in both incidents at Inverness. Yesterday, at no time was Hooper closer to the goalline than the 2nd last defender, the worst offside decision since, er, last Saturday when big Rogne was also the victim of a laughable offside at St Mirren.
Norris should have spotted that Mitchell got it totally wrong, probably explains why he was so keen to give the penalty.
Big Sam just confirmed Jelly “too expensive”. So efforts to create a market an illusion.
Jim White of course “understands” CW still in talks with Everton & W Ham!!!!!
Couldn’t make it up.
Well obviously they can!!!
goldstar10 says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:32
RWE CSC- Take your point bud, but combined they managed to find in favour of Rangers in both incidents at Inverness. Yesterday, at no time was Hooper closer to the goalline than the 2nd last defender, the worst offside decision since, er, last Saturday when big Rogne was also the victim of a laughable offside at St Mirren.
Norris should have spotted that Mitchell got it totally wrong, probably explains why he was so keen to give the penalty.
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I totally agree on yesterdays stuff. That’s what I get for stepping into a thread half way through it. I was using it to illustrate my own point on another thread about Ganea/JK/establishing intent, and how the pros don’r know the laws of the game.
HH
up_over_goal says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:03
Now that has to be the cherry on top of this window.
Good signing by Hibs.
I really hope Jelavic stays as well now. :)
Lol the Honduran isn’t signing for Hibs is he!
That would really be the cherry, it really would.
If we go out and sign another striker I may just christen this the Greatest Window of All Time!
Sam Allardyce kills the supposed bidding war stone dead. “Jelavic is too expensive full stop. No deal.”
White, having his lie exposed so brutally, shows why he is a fully paid up member of the Flat Earth Society by immediately contradicting Allardyce’s statement with nothing but wishful thinking to back up his claims.
Hahahaha
Still laughing….outbid by Hibs
Hahahaha
You naughty naughty folk. Had to dip my toe into yon Rangers Media Leggo baws and, gosh they are fond of the swerary words over there.
I can only conclude that leggoland has been Aw Nawed. Or Declan, are you on the wind up over there as well?
Steinreignedsupreme says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:29
lionroars67: 30 January, 2012 at 17:15
rodow1:30 January, 2012 at 17:08
I just read some of that stuff there. He’s an unintentional comic right enough.
I’m at a loss as to how this guy can’t get a job…
Still, two perfectly good goals for Celtic disallowed in the last two games – it’s good to know we are getting all the decisions this season.
Yes and apparently despite Peter Lawwell being one man on a committee now runs the whole SFA, with ex Rankers director Campbell Ogilvie kowtowing to PL and they wonder why this big story is not being exposed in the media
FF in apoplexy about this
“If this is true then it is embarrasssing. McCoist wants a player and can’t sign him and then he goes to a **** team like Hibs. This is the sort of thing that will make us a laughing stock.”
Too late my little blue chum, far too late!
Hahahaha
Rogue Leader
“Too late my little blue chum.”
That, surely, has to be Craig Whyte’s epitaph. Or else the title of Ally’s memoirs.
Very funny.
RWE CSC
Sir Paul
Pressley, hivin a Bout o’ Cognitive Thingymy?
Na..
He is Jist Torn between Two Stools o’ Thought!
Kojo
Another belter from FF
“strange on here that when we miss out on a player they automatically become shite, bullet dodged and all the rest of it
he is a player mccoist wanted and he’s going to hibs
no matter what way you dress it up we have losed a player our manager wanted to second bottom of our league
if any one thinks thats ok for a club our size you need your head looking at
and for people saying we have plenty of midfielders, we have alot of wide players
only really edu and mculloch to play with davis in the middle, if davis gets injured we would be ******”
The penny is dropping like a stone over there…
JorgeClarosCSC
James Forrest is Lennon says:
30 January, 2012 at 17:41
Lol the Honduran isn’t signing for Hibs is he!
Oh yes he is!…perhaps we should rename this time the Carlsberg window!
HH
RogueLeader
Is there any sound of pennies dropping over there yet. I know most of their heads are in the sand but even ostriches
have to come up for air sometime.
HAIL HAIL
Delight as Pawel Brozek joins Celtic
By: Mark Henderson on 30 Jan, 2012 17:22
CELTIC are delighted to confirm that Polish internationalist Pawel Brozek has joined the club on loan from Trabzonspor until the end of the season, with Celtic having the option to make the move a permanent one.
The 28-year-old striker is another top-quality addition to Neil Lennon´s squad during this transfer window and will provide additional fire-power to the Hoops.
Pawel´s fellow countryman, Jaroslaw Fojut has signed a pre-contract agreement with the club and will move to Celtic Park in the summer, while Swedish internationalist Mikael Lustig and highly-rated Nigerian playmaker, Rabiu Ibrahim are already part of the first-team squad.
Speaking exclusively to the official Celtic website after completing his move to the Hoops, Pawel said: “I’m very happy because Celtic were very determined to sign me and it didn’t take a long time. I spoke with Lukasz Zaluska and Maciej Zurawski and they said only positive things about the club. So when I heard there was an offer from Celtic I wanted to go straight away.
“They said the fans are fantastic here, the top organisation of the club, and the great name the club has in the world. It’s all happened very quickly. It was a really nice surprise because it’s a big club and a big name in Europe.
“It’s a very nice city and a great place to play football. And there is a very good manager and coach. The team is very good and there are excellent training facilities.
“I knew before I signed about the club’s history, and the kind of pressure to win every game and the championship, so the history, the fans and the team and the determination of the club to bring me here were all reasons why I came.
“It’s also important that we have won so many games in the last couple of months and there are also plenty of chances to score. But I don’t like to speak about myself. I would rather show what I can do on the park and will try to do the best I can for the club.”