You’re victim of a costly refereeing failure, what do you do? Celtic wrote to the SFA for clarification. There was no demand for censure of the officials or a ban for the Inverness player.
In 2011, when the SFA were victim of a costly refereeing error against Czech Republic, Association president, Campbell Ogilvie, took it upon himself to write to Uefa demanding the referee who failed to correctly interpret a penalty incident, be marked down, and that the player who dived is excluded from the remainder of the competition. The Daily Record glowingly reported the actions here.
The SFA set a precedent: after being hard done by, demand action against the referee. Don’t just let supervisory processes take their course. This is the standard set by Campbell Ogilvie.
“An SFA spokesman” also made it his business to brief a grateful media on the actions of Mr Ogilvie. This was a coordinated campaign by the SFA against a match official, as well as an attempt to circumvent process.
Is this fair enough? Well, I don’t remember an outcry at the time. A referee made a bad mistake in an important game. Standards should have been higher. The SFA would have been within their rights to say so, although they had no business trying to influence referee supervisory processes. If only we had a competent administrator who would realise this.
Celtic are within their rights to say standards should be higher now and instead of trying to mislead by suggesting no one in the ground was convinced Celtic should have had a penalty, the SFA should acknowledge that standards can and must improve.
Saying that would shut Celtic up and give them nothing to MORE complain about. Instead of being concerned by the actions of SFA referee chief Fleming.
What you will note is the utter contempt shown for your club by many for writing a letter asking for clarification, even from those who lauded Campbell Ogilvie for demanding a referee is demoted. Celtic are the last superpower standing after the Long Cold War, but we’ll always be the enemy to some. We may well win the next 30 league titles, but as long as Campbell ‘What school did you go to?’ Ogilvie is in charge at Hampden, you’ll know what we’re up against.
Great three points last night. Particularly delighted for Gary Mackay-Steven. He, and Stuart Armstrong, are still finding their feet at Celtic. It will be next season before we see the best of them (think Stefan Johansen circa April 2014), but the early signs are encouraging.
Big Virgil had a better record from free kicks than we had from penalties a couple of seasons ago!
Thanks to everyone who registered for the Foundation’s Ben Nevis climb yesterday, trying to get as many confirmed before tomorrow as possible. It’s on 13 June. Last year participants raised £45k, which fed the hungry, sheltered the homeless and aided others in need. Sign up here.
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Tom..Wee candle lit for your Mum in St Josephs R.I.P.
Tom McLaughlin
Very sorry to hear of your loss. Will say a wee prayer for your mum.
So it’s all Celtic’s fault for not meekly accepting cheating? Very good.
It wasn’t the fault of the player who handled the ball. Or the referee who made a “mistake”. Nope, it was Celtic.
Poor Keith. Maybe a bit upset that there’s still no sign of glibby’s £30m.
Tom McLaughlin
Condolences on the loss of your mother.
God Bless her, may she Rest in Peace
south of tunis
BGX, will just ask you for proof, trust me your flogging a dead horse there mate.
Condolences to Tom on his bereavement.
it’s a sair yin, to lose your mum.
Tom McLaughlin
Please accept my condolences on the loss of your mother
gordon_j backing neil lennon
Actually it was PL fault, according to jingle Jackson.
Tom
Sad news, may your Mum Rest in Peace.
TRBH– I expect I’ll be in Tennants, around tea time.
Having a ristretto in a Montalbano land bar.
Tv news that Call Me Dave is sending a helicopter ship and some helicopters to help out in the Sicilian Canal.
2 old codgers at the bar .1 said to the other –
” Hope it is like 43 and they bring us cigarettes , canned meat and American tit mags ”
Warm and sunny – way down south.
Try this Keith –
Don’t mention the billionaire. I did it once and I didn’t get away with it!
DBBIA.
Enjoy the day.!
Tom McLaughlin
So sorry for your loss, may she rest in peace and happiness.
Tom Mc Laughlin
Deepest sympathies for you your Dad , family and her friends.
HH
I notice that the Bothwell Tracksuit Bar Brawler “fergeshun) chipped in his tuppence worth this morning too, there are plenty of bungs flying about this week eh?
Good morning from a sun soaked Nordrhein Westfalen.
What’s the difference between Glasgow and Munich?
Ps that’s the Mayor on the stage!
Tom McLaughlin,
Sad news. Thoughts are with you and yours this morning.
Tom McLaughlin condolences on the loss of your mother
My own mam is going through the same thing
65th wedding anniversary yesterday .remembers that fine but not what happened ten minutes ago Rip
Tom McLaughlin
Sincere condolences on your sad loss. May your mum rest in peace.
Tom,
My thoughts are with you and yours at this sad time.
Ronnie
Tom McLaughlin
Sorry to hear about your mother. Condolences to you and your family.
Tom,
May your mother’s soul Rest in Peace, along with the souls of all the Faithful departed.
Oglach 9.07
And Celtic won the league.
Tom
Condolences to all the family. Look after dad.
Tom sorry to hear your sad news, ktf Hail Hail Hebcelt
Tom McLaughlin
May your Mam Rest In Peace,and may you and your da be granted whatever you need to comfort you at this time.
Gearoid
Cheers pal. Easy paper round! :))
My condolence to you and yours Tom.
May your Mum Rest in Peace.
DBBIA,
Congrats to your Bhoy and his bride tomorrow.
Have a good day and keep your speech short and sweet.
The guests will all love you for it!!
James
Thanks. Image saved.
Nobody does bipolar / black or white / up or down stuff like the Italian fitba media.
Having spent years peddling a it’s the end of the world/ going down the plug / we’re rotten line , they are now trumpeting a we’re back, 3 Italian teams in the Euro semis, 4 Italian Managers in the Euro semis.Better than the English etc / etc.
The only dissenting voices are the realists that know that one swallow doesnt mean it’s summer and the anti Rube media peddling a lucky to be there and going to get humped line.
Sent this email just now –
A guy that lives down the road from me broke into my house last night and stole my new 50 inch TV
I thought I heard something at the front of the house and I ran downstairs. When I looked out the window I saw the back of his van disappearing as he drove off with my TV.
My CCTV intruder detection system caught the whole thing on video and you can see his face clearly as he is putting my TV into his van. I thought about calling the police and showing them the video but since I didn’t catch him at the time I don’t think it’s fair for him to be punished retrospectively. Now that he thinks he has got away with it I don’t want him to suffer the disappointment of having to face up to the consequences of his actions.
I was a bit annoyed though when I saw that he had posted a picture of himself on Facebook along with his mate and they are both smiling and holding up my TV. So I sent him an email asking for an explanation for why he stole my TV.
Unfortunately Graeme, my next door neighbour found out that I had sent the email. Graeme knows the guy quite well and says that this is probably the only chance he will ever get to own a 50 inch TV. Graeme has told me to “stop bleating and just get over it.”
Graeme seems really bitter about something. He mentioned that I had a real stroke of luck when I got five numbers up on the lottery last year and I need to learn to take the rough with the smooth.
Tom, my other next door neighbour, agrees with Graeme. In his soft Irish lilt he said that I need to “stop playing the victim”. Tom reckons that things get lost or stolen all the time and “most people don’t make such a fuss about it.”
Andrew who lives across the road has told me that I am “deranged” for even thinking that the guy might have some sort of grudge against me. He says that I make him want to throw up.
Tom and Graeme have both said that I should just wish the guy all the best and tell him that I hope he enjoys watching my new TV.
Pretty much sums it up,
Lifted from KDS originally
Tom McLaughlin
Sincerest condolences to you and family on your sad loss.
Sorry to hear your sad news Tom.
Ktf.
Tom McLaughlin, very sorry to read about the death of your Mother. My condolences to you and your family on this very sad loss. May Perpetual Light shine upon her.
Tom McLaughlin sorry to hear about your Mum passing. May she rest in peace. Take care of yersel and your family.