Our old friend Cognitive Dissonance was at play again last night. Hearts manager, Paolo Sergio, seemed to accept Stephen Elliot’s second minute attempt was cleared so quickly officials might not have had a chance to ascertain if it crossed the line, but he tried to reconcile his frustration at this reality by publicly adopting a position which, on reflection, he should accept is in contravention to the rules of the game.
Elliot’s attempt struck Joe Ledley, who was standing on the line with his arms stationary and by his side, before being cleared by Fraser Forster.
Sergio said, “If you don’t see the ball over the line then you should see the handball which is a penalty and a red card.”
It’s scarcely credible that the Hearts manager is unaware of the rules of the game which clearly establish that for a handball offence to be committed the player needs to deliberately use a hand or arm to play the ball, not have the ball played against his stationary hand or arm.
No one had much of a clue whether the ball had crossed the line or not until after watching multiple TV replays and even then, while I can understand the attacking team claiming a goal, TV evidence does not provide conclusive proof that the whole of the ball crossed the line.
This will no doubt be the source of Sergio’s frustration; his team could have taken the lead but didn’t. Armed with this frustration he then created a false scenario which allowed him to reconcile his feelings of grievance.
What a shower. Struggling to operate in the SPL and pay tax, disorganised team structure and afflicted by football’s Cognitive Dissonance epidemic.
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VP-Its all good stuff just now mate.Enjoy it while it lasts.
good evening cqn
Kilbowie Celt
Went to St Columbas with Mick Mcginley did he not work at Singer station once.
do you no where he is now
Good morning friends.
I’m H-A-P-P-Y, I’m H-A-P-P-Y…….
Jobo
BT-I smell shoi..
I’m liking 2012 so far…
Good caller on Clyde now.
Go on Michael..
brendan-behan says:
9 February, 2012 at 18:07
hamiltontim says:
9 February, 2012 at 18:11
hamiltontim, you are correct, I collected tickets from Celtic for the Hearts game…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Dodgy agent willie mckay from earlier.
Via @celticresearch
Bada Bing
finished dinner so I can type ans spell worse with 2 hands now..
where was Chris Patton when we complained about the cup final…
This is the man who brought the pope to Scotland 2 years ago yet he panders to a bigot leader of a bigoted country..
he said he has to justify the BBC cost…
MWD etc cet get an email to him…
chill BT…. chill..
Willie McKay interview in full
http://soundcloud.com/celticresearch/willie-mckay/s-MfURV
I suspect micheal on clyde was actually taking the piss
Hey guys
Just a quickie, if anyones interested a YouTube vid is showing the whole game from last night! They mustn’t have picked up on it yet, just type hearts 0-4 Celtic into YouTube search – happy days!
HH
‘Last player I got for rangers wun rangers the title, el taj diouff’
Can someone delete that dodgy agent willie mckay post I posted, I should have listened to it first.
Did WGS not once state about Willie McKay something along the lines of good guy willie but can stretch the truth?
Lennons Passion
I take exception to what you write, big time and no that’s not a hun like statement either.
Name calling is all very infantile. I have been a CELTIC supporter for many years and if you have a brain then get in gear will you and read what I said. I said we should be giving the team ALL the full support we can which for the lame of brain means go to the games and fill the stadium. Thats’ all
Good night and I love you all , even you.
KINGLuBO
Tommy suggests McKay’s tongue was not in his cheek bu somewhere else LoL
DeniaBhoy:
Yeah funny wasn’t it? Lol.
A bit of contempt for the numpties on that show.
Lubo says:
9 February, 2012 at 16:04
Haha superb,sorry I upset the wee poor soul. If that offended anyone jee whizz how do you get through your life,if that easy upset. Wouldn’t like to be in the trenches with you lot,go and write a nice wee letter to someone and debate the life out of it.
lionroars67 19:06
Id agree. He sounded like somebody doon the Barras trying to sell a well used couch.
No one comes put with provocative statements about the huns like he did there unless theres other huns backing him up. He is siding with the ‘whyte out’ brigade and has been their pimp for tonight.
EN
Bzzzzzzzzzzttt
Can you believe the absolute twaddle that clown on Clyde has just pouted regarding EBT’s
My dog is better informed
Well done Craig Broon-youve went up in my estimation-honesty
saves hearing sh*** from the radio c panel -who would have
vainly tried to justify the award-and used the word paranoia
as a baseball bat to batter the best fans in scotland-HH
Desparado…
.
Are We Allowed to Listen to Clyde Now.. ffs.. I’ve No been Listening to it for Years because You Lot told Me Not too..
That’s it.. I’m starting to Read the Bellshill Speaker Again..
Summa ft KYJelly&IcedCiderCSC
From The Record
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Mervan Celik might take time to find his feet at Rangers but he will succeed, says Alejandro Bedoya
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Looks like the famous Ibrox medical team have cocked up again!
Lubo?
Who votes for the SPL Manager of the month title?
rangerstaxcase Rangers Tax-Case
my God- ignorance on SSB, both panel and callers is breath-taking.
Shurley thut’s goat tae be a deal done..
we wurra peepul for france sake..
Estadio Nacional says:
9 February, 2012 at 19:12
Its a dirty civil war taking place at Rankers
The tabloid hacks are revelling in the muck for sensational headlines in a tabloid war
In all civil wars there is opportunities for carpetbaggers like willie mckay
I know all the bhoys on this page..
wht the Bzzzzzzzzz
oh…… it must be me….
Is there no HMRC Wikileaks?
rangerstaxcase Rangers Tax-Case
RFC are not innocent until proven guilty. FTT is an “appeal”. Burden of proof is on Rangers to prove the legality of their tax strategy.
Is there anyone at Ibrokes including fans who are willing to stand up and say yes we were in the wrong with this that and the other, theres a monumental culture in apportioning blame at that club. Whether its Manchester with Chelsea fans or David murray and the MIM Group fault
Latest numpty on Clyde wants to know if they can sue the advisors who gave them advise on EBT case
Man up …. Stop blamin everyone else ! And take yer medicine when it arrives
blantyretim says:
9 February, 2012 at 19:17
BT you a hun, shurley no!!!
Swindonboy Greetings and all good things to you. Hope you help wee De Canio out when you can.
All the best and you havn’t been called a hun yet- – is this some kind of record?
Look forward to your posts
Hail Hail
KINGLuBO
Theres a buzzz aboot the place.HH.;}