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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Lennybhoy…Supporting Neil Lennon and CFC until I die says:
9 February, 2012 at 22:13
Thanks
It refers to a brilliant picture of Bertie Auld and me face to face with each other, laughing like drains after he ripped the p**s clean out of me.
“Rangers’ stakeholders are now demanding full transparency.”
These goat worriers want transparency, a bit odd for them. I thought they liked keeping things ‘secret’
Moonbeams.
Where are you meeting up before the jury’s,hope it’s somewhere near the Abode.
Beginning to feel for wee Craigy boy(well as
much as you can for a hun) hope he has a bunker
to hide in ,in swizzland.
Wee 10.30 and Me says:
9 February, 2012 at 22:09
……………..
De nada amigo!
I hope you’re on here to enjoy a magical treble from Lenny’s Lions.
And onwards to Europe next season oh oh oh oh!
V
Was at the gents tonight in a local establishment and there was a crowd of scots in there laughing + joking. I was minding my own business as they spoke of the Walter Smith Night and I inquired what, when + where? Watties coming to Abu Dhabi to give us a talk said one of them, but as another noted that I was wearing a green shirt and couldn’t be one of them conversation changed quickly. The brotherhood are looking after their own. I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall at that ‘talk’. Interestingly, Derek Whyte is appearing at the same event…
I posted a few days ago that I thought a small bill for the hun would be a good thing.
Very few agreed, but they would be hamstrung for years.
A newhunco would leave them debt free, they would have their income streams back, ie their cattering their merchandising etc. they would have fresh investment, they no doubt would have a good credit line with a bank due to the fresh investment.
The SFA/SPL would bend over backwards to get them back in, all for the good of the game of course.
No, thinking about it long and hard, and realisticly, a slow painfull death over a number of years would be my preferred solution, they will die anyway, but shirly a slow, torturese, agonising, humiliating death would be preferable.
Wee 10.30 and me
You are obviously a Hun
What has four legs and more money than Ranjurs?
Harry Rednapp’s dog!
In the spirit of partying and fun which is very much a part of support just now could I suggest a little song (with apologies to the Drifters’ original) to add to our repertoire?
Come on over to Parkhead
Hey Bhoys, we’re having a party
We’ll be swinging, dancing and singing
Eating our jelly ice cream
We won’t get tired of dancing
We won’t get tired of singing
We’ll have fun, laughing at the Hun
Watching the Bhoys all day .. so
Come on over to Parkhead
Hey Bhoys, we’re having a party
We’ll be swinging, dancing and singing
Eating our jelly ice cream
Wee 10.30 and Me says:
9 February, 2012 at 22:16
Not like wee Bertie to do that…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
What is the Stars says:
9 February, 2012 at 22:22
Obviously and thank you for the warmest of welcomes ;)
Oldtim
How you doing pal,still growing old disgracfully I hope
whats to stop a wealthy tim getting in first and setting up a club to apply to the spl
Wee 10.30 and me
You think I’m bad wait til Grumpy ole Canamalar gets his teeth into ya
THE EXILED TIM says:
9 February, 2012 at 22:19
‘A newhunco would leave them debt free’
There would be fairly substantial set up costs, particularly if they were to own a stadium.
Lisbonbhoy
Cheers for link to interview.
Neil Lennon – an absolute honour for us to have such a strong, articulate and committed manager. I hope this season brings the success he deserves.
Hail Hail
Paddy Power latest,
To win League – Celtic 1/8 Huns 9/2
To win Treble- Celts 11/10
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When I was Home in the Summer.. Someone I know was Borrowed 250,000k by A Big Player @ iPox ( You Know the One no One speaks About).. To become a Football Agent.. For Mostly Hun Players or Wannabe Players..(Part of the Deal)..
I Wondered about the ‘Gift’ at the Time..
Listening to W McKay tonight I think I worked it all Out Now..
Hmmm..
Summa ft DodgyAgent/InvestersCSC
Dubaibhoy says:
9 February, 2012 at 22:19
Dubaibhoy, I have a cousin who is a member of the Dubai Hoops, haven’t seen him in over 20 years. Apparently known in the club as
Paul the Scott, do you know of him by any chance?
You’re kicking my head in and gettin me down
With your bang and your thump and your brow-furrowed frown
In your hate-soiled march in this dirty ould town
As Merula flies on to the next one
A very fine win last night; power, pace, and confidence…. we’ve seen a lot of false dawns, but I’m beginning to dream. Its all about consistency now.
They want transparency? They are 15 years too late. They loved having lies peddled to them. They were fed a diet of half truths, untruths and downright falsehoods. If they’d looked at what they were being told by Celtic supporters and indeed by one or two who broke from within their own ranks they might have been able to do something.
But they were beating Celtic regularly, they didn’t care. Even when MOn and Wee GS were tearing them a new one they didn’t want to know the truth. Even when they were pumped out of europe and millions of pounds appeared from nowhere they didn’t ask where it had come from. They loved it. They had a chance to bail the club out through a share issue. Instead Murray bailed them all out with a dodgy deal and got Rangers so far entangled with his parent company MIH that the simple matter of just paying the bank their cash back became impossible such was the reliance of Rangers on MIH and the reliance of MIH on Rangers once the property bubble burst and the steel markets collapsed leaving MIH and RFC rookit – and this is all before the tax issue is out in the open.
So, the Bears can cry all they want – they had chances to act but they didn’t. They could have saved the club. They didn’t. Now they must decide whether to keep her on life support by buying season books and merchandise – oh, no, of course, that belongs to JJB! – or pull the plug by refusing to pay in to the Whyte Shysters retirement fund. In chess it’s called Check mate.
They believed the hype and the lies about Whyte when he came in and they didn’t ask the questions that were asked among those on the outside – how can it be possible that someone wants to buy this toxic asset before the tax case is settled? It didn’t make sense at the time. It seems like utter madness now – unless there is money to be made in a liquidated club. Unless you are a patsy or a fall guy who is hired to take the club over the abyss so that others can keep their reputations.
Alan Johnstone, Greig and all the others can point the finger at Whyte all they like but had they not passed the hot potato on to him last spring where would Rangers be now anyway? Still saddled with massive debts, still facing a doing from the tax man – still on the precipice of the end. They wrecked their own club and now they snipe from the sidelines as the damage they caused takes its toll and sinks the ship.
To hell with them all.
Stupid gets what stupid deserves.
Bhoys,repeat question,
can minty or any other former directors at ibrox become directors of any newco
formed once the huns go into administration/liquidation?
ernie
You have mention a few possible backers in the past, who have substancial funds.
They could get St Mirren for a couple of mill, they could even get the likes of Cowdenbeath for a couple of hundred K, one season in the 1st div, if they wanted to go down that route.
I would bet my last cent that Hampden would cost them a fraction of what we were charged, all for the good of the game, untill such times that the bigot dome became avaiable at a greatly reduced price.
A slow lingering death as oposed to a new start.
I don’t think Hector would agree with super-agent Willie McKay that under SDM things got done.
Things maybe but tax returns?
No, dont think SDM bothered with such trivia.
Derek Reid Dollar has been in the Hotline Phone in the D R non stop for the last 4 weeks spillin his concerns abt his beloved ragers. I posted the other day that I thought he was on the edge. He’s not in it today maybe last nights result has pushed him over. Ah the pain!!!
gordybhoy64
Not if they are found guilty in the tax case.
gordybhoy64 says:
9 February, 2012 at 22:31
Not sure mate but with my limited knowledge not necessarily…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
feedthebhear says:
9 February, 2012 at 22:26
Can u point me to the interview link as I missed it last night
DUBIABHOY Are there many tims out there.
WITS
I have ran “wee 10.30 and me” through my SASH checker programme (Spot A Stinking Hun) and he comes up pretty clean at 93/100. (That’s 93% for any lurking silly billy’s). 93% clean is a good score.
Wee 10.30, you must have a relative from the darkside. If you ditch them (hopefully it’s not your missus – that could be messy) you can gain that 100% perfect score.
If it is your missus/ girlfriend/partner – and you opt for divorce proceedings – I’ll put you in touch with PF Ayr our resident tim lawyer. He can help you get to that elusive 100% and will give you a discount.
Welcome btw.
…meaningless ‘red-tape’ for bumptious blow-hards…..
Vogue, ye have that wrang auld Bhoy, Craigy Whyte is doing good work and folk like you don’t appreciate where he’s coming from, are you an armc….. Ach never mind
CWCSC
V
Night all in celtic land, must watch the right wing rubbish on question time.
What’s that coming over the hill, is it the tax man!!!!!!
TET/Lennybhoy,
cheers for the replies,talking to a hun today who is convinced that minty
will come back once the tax case is lost and the MBB does a runner
twists n turns
Thanks for the welcome, was going to say your programme needs calibrated but just before hitting send it occured to me that yes, yes and thrice yes, you are almost correct. I have 60+ cousins and one of them married into the dark side and promptly ditched the force of good for the evil empire and all its trappings. He’s now ditched.
FF in absolute meltdown at the moment…..they are actually praying for administration now with Suck trying to lead the way but coming across as someone who dosnt quite know what hes talking about but having a stab in the dark anyway.. is it posible he has been briefed to get the message out there?
Ok Wee 10.30 it looks like you are a not a hun if Twists has given you a 93% clean on his SASH checker
Several possible reasons why you didnt get the 100%.
It may be that you once had a proddy girl friend in your teens (we all did silly things when we were young and in fairness some of them proddy gals are quite charming in a peculiar sort of a way)
Even eating orange lollipos can lose a few percentage points and of course missing mass or watching too much Antiques Road Show or Last night at the Proms or other quintisentially british programmes on TV
Anyway,welcome aboard
Gordon_J
Brilliant stuff from Alastair Johnston (no relation – honest).
“I was chairman of a company and I think something really dodgy went on. Couuld someone have a look into it for me please?”
I think you may be forgetting the role AJ played in the takeover, and the constraints he and the Independent Board were under.
Johnston’s claim on the Daly Doc (1st one) was that when he and the board interviewed Whyte, they tried to get answers from him regarding Liberty Capital (alleged source of his wealth), but the MBB could only give vague, unsatisfactory replies.
The IC then commissioned a private investigation into Craig Whyte, which was so thorough it failed to uncover the fact that he had been disqualified as a director or any alleged criminal history! What it did do was indicate that Whyte was not a man of any great wealth.
Ultimately, however, the decision to sell was David Murray’s, who told the protesting Johnston that it was “too late” to back down from any deal, while Lloyds threatened to pull the plug if the deal did not go through.
How much you choose to believe of Johnston’s account is up to you, but what is true is that the decision to sell to Whyte was David Murray’s, and we also know that Murray was by then a lame duck owner, beholden to the bank.