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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CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 36 results (18th Apr)
Not a single winner last week… so no changes at the top of the table
TheBarcaMole is again the one to catch !
+£46.00 TheBarcaMole (6)
+£32.25 Eurochamps67 (13)
+£31.38 twists n turns (8)
+£25.83 leftclicktic (9)
+£ 7.33 Burgas Hoops (8)
+£ 7.25 Raymac (7)
+£ 5.33 Gweedore Celt (7)
+£ 4.75 Zihuatanejo (4)
+£ 0.50 Bada Bing (6)
-£ 1.00 21-5-79 (3)
-£ 1.13 voguepunter (4)
-£ 1.25 som mes que un club (3)
-£ 3.80 Nye Beavans rebel soldier (5)
-£ 5.13 PFayr (6)
-£ 6.00 tommytwiststommyturns (2)
-£ 6.75 16 roads (4)
-£ 8.00 Hotel de Paris (3)
-£ 8.75 fleagle1888 (4)
-£10.00 BULL67 (5)
-£10.18 Rockon (6)
-£11.00 BMCUWP (3)
-£12.50 Cosy Corner Bhoy (3)
-£13.09 green T (8)
-£15.17 hashadenough (4)
-£18.40 Jobo Baldie (5)
-£18.52 What is the Stars (4)
-£30.50 Cathal (1)
*No selection posted (wk 35) : green T
*No selection posted (wk 36) : 21-5-79, hashadenough,
Cheers, fleagle1888
(Bangalore CSC)
VICS CANVAS 3.50 Sandown
Best of luck
EC67
Ripon 15:25
Searchlight
HH.
Gabrial’s Kaka 2.20 Haydock.
Good luck all.
Lads,
it’s heart ruling the head today… and it’s all about one man… the greatest jumps jockey I’ve seen in my lifetime… Anthony Peter (AP) McCoy !
I really hope he goes out with a big bang…
BOX OFFICE (Sandown 4.25)
Cheers, fleagle1888
You’re fired 2:50 Ripon
Pipers Note
1525 Ripon
All the best
Unioniste, 3.50 Sandown.
Home Farm 2.35 Sandown
Good luck everyone!
Grand Gesture 3.50 Sandown
Guess Again 3.50 Sandown
Cretins marching outside my front window. Saddest bit though is/are the pavement pirates supporting this affront to civilised society.Two weeks and I am out of here
Thank God.
Preferred choice a non runner…
Going with MODERN TUTOR 3:05 Leicester.
Bon Chance.
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Ripon 2:50
You’re fired
Can’t get beat. House on it.
Selection Links Drive lady Leicester 230 non runner
Instead going for Southfield Vic at Sandown 535.
Paint The Clouds 3:50 Sandown.
Eternitys gate 7.15 wolv
Wonderful Charm in the 3:50 at Sandown.
Farewell to a true sporting legend today….a genuine Champ!
T4
It didn’t get very far last week but going in again on unioniste in the 350 at sandown…
16:20 @ Limerick – Roheryn – NAP!
Good luck everybody.
FLEAGLE1888
COSYCORNERBHOY is sunning himself and picks a number in the big race.
Today he went for a magnificent seven.
So,
LE REVE 350 Sandown.
Paper favourite,yet he tells me has no timternet there…
Fixthelist in the 3;10 at Limerick
Hail Hail
Testing 1,2,3…
CQN Saturday Naps Competition : WEEK 37 results (25th Apr)
Well done to Som mes que un club who’s on a roll since the Grand National – napping Pipers Note @ 9/1.
Other winners: hashadenough & leftclicktic with You’re Fired @7/1, which “fired” leftclicktic into 2nd place in the Naps table !
+£45.00 TheBarcaMole (6)
+£32.83 leftclicktic (10)
+£31.25 Eurochamps67 (13)
+£30.38 twists n turns (8)
+£ 7.75 som mes que un club (4)
+£ 6.33 Burgas Hoops (8)
+£ 6.25 Raymac (7)
+£ 4.33 Gweedore Celt (7)
+£ 3.75 Zihuatanejo (4)
-£ 0.50 Bada Bing (6)
-£ 2.00 21-5-79 (3)
-£ 2.13 voguepunter (4)
-£ 4.80 Nye Beavans rebel soldier (5)
-£ 6.13 PFayr (6)
-£ 7.00 tommytwiststommyturns (2)
-£ 7.75 16 roads (4)
-£ 8.17 hashadenough (5)
-£ 9.00 Hotel de Paris (3)
-£ 9.75 fleagle1888 (4)
-£11.00 BULL67 (5)
-£11.18 Rockon (6)
-£12.00 BMCUWP (3)
-£13.50 Cosy Corner Bhoy (3)
-£14.09 green T (8)
-£19.40 Jobo Baldie (5)
-£19.52 What is the Stars (4)
-£31.50 Cathal (1)
*No selection posted (wk 37) : Burgas Hoops
Cheers, fleagle1888
(Bangalore CSC)