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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Baked would be better
Interesting to note that as soon as Ally started talking about Cousins a couple of days ago he was saying Rangers would be asking for referees to provide him protection while simultaneously saying he was a big physical player who would give them more presence.
So, in a snapshot, he’s an ageing battering ram with a suspect temperament brought in for his physical presence but needs protection in case he’s picked on. Echoes of Diouf anyone?
THE EXILED TIM says:
10 February, 2012 at 08:16
Spoke to my mate who works for Birmingham FC in the finance dept, and he has not heard anything about Cousin being offered a deal with them, he has worked there for more than 25 years and would hear things.
I believe him.
The scottish media wouldn’t be telling porkies would it……..
According to honest Willie McKay its all true, wullie fits in with the anti Craig Whyte agenda on a promise of better things no doubt
Craig Whyte is in a bad place having to do deals with an agent who has publicly trashed you, Alastair Johnstone escalating hostilities with his media pals at the BBC in the war of the bears, lets hope we Craigy plans to leave AJ as big as mess as possible
Sorry if covered but hearing that the Cousin deal can never happen as he played in African Nations and their rules stipulate you MUST BE registered with a club to participate.
So how is he a free?
HH
DeniaBhoy@07:41
Why haven’t the Laptop Loyal contacted Chris Hughton to gauge his dissapointment at ‘missing’ out on Cousin?
Eh, because Birmingham weren’t interested in him whatsoever. You have seen the size of him recently yeh? He looks at least 2 stone overweight
Oor Willie has stitched Rangers up like a kipper
Paul, interesting concept this cognative dissonance.
In the run up to the TFOD going tits up, I think that many in the rangers support are going through a Belief Disconfirmation Paradigm event, waiting for another mug to arrive out of the ether with a huge bundle of cash; then of course nothing happens, and the mob might take this as a sign reconfirming a timmy conspiracy and then reenforcing their nahaviours in all other aspects of their life, particularily around marchin season.
After the insolvency event look out for The Free-Choice Paradigm, in fact by all accounts some are hearing this already. “Ach Scottish football is rubbish, I was goanny stoap goin”. Also the free choice bit sounds a bit like free will, so fits in nicely with the bigger dissonance for many in being athiest non-church-going religious zelots.
Cultsbhoy
I don’t drink in Rangers pubs.
MWD
Morning lhads.
Just watched the BBC highlights of the Hearts game.
Celtic 4 goals and 4 attempts shown.
Hearts 4 times in our half shown.
It was like they were in the game according to the BBC.
Still don’t think their “goal” was one.
Canny wait for tomorrow.
EC67
Morning CQNer’s.
I was hearing from some huns at work about, Celtic fans breaking seats at swinecastle on wednesday!
If news of this has already been posted then, I apologise for bringing it up again.
The thing is….a fellow Tim from work told me his brother was there the other night and, he seen guy’s a couple of rows in front of him, breaking seats!
Another thing that might be connected to this….on the CSA website on the day of the game, there was a warning posted about, ‘certain individuals who would be infiltrating the support on wed ?”
Btw, the huns from work said, they seen the alleged vandalism on the net!
Away to read back the blog.
Hail! Hail!
MWD
Is Cultsbhoy in yer Pop quiz Team?
TMWTL- Willie McKay will be fitter than Daniel Cousin.
This goal line technology thing, going to be a real pain for the clubs to dismantle it from the Celtic goal at halftime and rebuild it on the other goal. Can they do this in 15mins?
Can I just say
Willie MacKay is a big Fat Liar of proportions only pinnochio could compete with
alledgedly!
MWD
Cousin could have had £20K a week at Birmingham apparently. He has accepted £7.5K a week at rangers instead. £7.5K they can not guarantee to be able to pay every week until the end of the season.
Someone is telling lies.
Looking forward to him trying to rag doll our own Daniel. Bit of a different outcome this time round eh?
lionroars67
The whole saga gets better by the day.
Personally I think CW was a willing patsy in the begining and he eventually sussed out that they were willing to throw him to the lions, hence what is happening.
He is doing a good job of destroying them.
The hun will end up like Doncaster, full of players nobody else wants, bring it on I say.
Good Morning CQN! Greetings from Hong Kong! Posted before the Hearts game that I hoped Celtic were out of sight before I got on my flight so I could relax!
Managed to watch the first half in the BA lounge at Heathrow, thoroughly enjoyed myself, even with no sound on!
Obviously one or two Huns in the lounge who were miffed at my cheering in the goals but who gives a……. about that!
Even got the Hooper goal update on the plane before we took off, half expected to get a five or six goal update when we arrived in Hong Kong but very happy with four nil.
Paul67 if you see this and get some time… Cannot download the magazine to an iPad from the link, no “button” to do so. On a PC no problem?
Will try and catch the game tomorrow in Hong Kong but no CSC anymore? Cannot access Celtic Bars from my iToys as they need flash, anybody know of a bar showing the game?
Hail Hail!
RobinBhoy
SOAL
He’d come in handy for the Roy Orbison Penny Arcade Q. But alas. No!
MWD
MWD
BT ‘s choice… Long time since I was last there..25 years ago when I was a young Student living opposite in Baird Halls…was a favourite pub with a few Celtic players in those days. I actually witnessed Mark McGhee’s stag do in there.. He was a very decent guy chatted away bought the beers for folk who happened to be in the pub..
Told BT I will be wearing blue rose reading copy of Follow Follow..he’s dressing up as a social worker… I think it fits… :>)
greenmaestro 10 February, 2012 at 08:34:
Once upon a time there was a rangers supporting fox that spied a juicy grape growing on a vine just out of reach.
With his mouth watering, he tried and tried to reach the grape but nothing he could do could get his jaws arond that juicy grape.
After giving up on the attempt to eat that juicy grape he was heard uttering “Ach I don’t want no green feenyun grape anyway, it would have tasted boggin” as he walked away.
And they all lived miserably ever after……until the rainjurs died and the Celtic supporters put that juicy grape in their jelly and ice cream and had a party.
Unsure quite why Dermot was meeting with Whytey and the Rangers supporters groups yesterday but given this clip of dermot’s opening speech
I think there are a few timfiltrators in the audience. Hope the link is audible
Ten Men – he was wearing extra layers to fool us all. Ally can tell the difference though, he knows his fats.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16974695
Interesting article on the FBI in the land of the free
During the era of legendary FBI director J Edgar Hoover, “you could find a reason to open a file on anyone”, says Steve Rosswurm, a historian at Lake Forest College in Illinois and author of a book about the FBI’s dealings with the Catholic church.
Didnt!
BJmac/Cultsbhoy
BT is the underwear inspector.
MWD
I trust everyone knows to take care in these weather conditions,and follows the advice given.
If,on the other hand,you find yourself at the head of a queue of traffic doing 25 in a 60 stretch,or maybe 15 around the clear streets in town due to a few snowflakes still being visible on the pavements,my advice is this…..
HAUN IN YER LICENCE AND GTF!!!!!!!!!!!
Mornin’ all from a misty twisty, moisty coisty D and G.
What further calamity will befall the NoPopePaupers the day?
Maybe we should announce that we’re bringing back ole Bobo from his recent stint at the African Cup of Nations?
That could help Cousin sort out his priorities.
CultsBhoy,
Baird Hall . . That takes me back, many a drunken night in Glasgow kipping on floors in students rooms, my brother and mate were students at the time there.
Said mate never left! Now Vice Dean of the University!
Happy memories!
Hail Hail!
RobinBhoy
kdsidyllwild idyllwild
by celticrumours
@bobby__peru @celticrumours Article 5, sec 1. Player must be registered at a club to play organised football. fifa.com/mm/document/af
kdsidyllwild idyllwild
by celticrumours
@bobby__peru @celticrumours That last tweet was re: Cousin being under contract in Feb to play at the African Nations.
9 hours ago
REST ASSURED MR REGAN, WE WILL BE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THE SFA HAVE CROSSED THEIR T’S AND DOTTED THEIR I’S ON THIS ONE
herculepoirotcsc
Not to worry – I have the live video – even better
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crARnAJv1EM
The Honest Mistake loves being first says:
10 February, 2012 at 08:46
The CQN is certainly educational. I’ll be trying to drop “cognative dissonance” into work discussions for the next few weeks.
Of course being Friday, I’m looking forward to displaying some cognative dissonance of my own later when I indulge in some binge drinking and over indulging on the jelly and ice cream.
Yesterday, in regards to his desire that Daniel Cousin return to Rangers, McCoist told the press: “I would hope Daniel would be able to hit the ground running if he signed. He’s obviously match fit, having played with Gabon all the way to the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.”
This got me wondering: Exactly how did Cousin do at the ACoN?
Gabon, one of the host nations of the tournament (thus, essentially playing its matches as home games) won all three of its group matches before losing out in the quarterfinals to Mali on penalties.
Cousin wasn’t even in the starting eleven of Gabon’s first two group matches. In the first, he came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute; in the second, he came on as a substitute in the 46th minute. Cousin started the third match and played the whole game, but in the quarter-final match, while he started the game, he was the first Gabonese player substituted, coming off in the 69th minute which meant he wasn’t on the field for either the 30 minutes of extra time or the penalty shoot-out (which Gabon lost 5-4).
So, of the approximately 390 minutes of football that Gabon played at the tournament, Cousin only played about 211 minutes—a little over half.
The Gabonese, of course, are hardly world beaters; their team is ranked #91 in FIFA’s world rankings. I dare any CQNer to name a single other player in the Gabonese squad—or, for that matter, any other player who has ever pulled on the Gabonese jersey. (If you can, congratulations, you are a bona fide football nutter!)
The fact that Rangers are flogging Cousin as their savior—and that Rangers fans are lapping it up (as evidenced by the fact that many of the most-read Rangers-related stories on NewsNow yesterday concerned Cousin)—shows how utterly desperate they are. I know there are already a million bits of evidence to show their level of desperation, but let me just add that their savior is a 35-year-old who is not even a first choice player for the 91st ranked national team and whose most recent activity at the club level was playing for a Gabonese outfit that’s never even won the Gabonese league. Call it bit of evidence #1,000,001.
What’s even better: though Rangers want him badly, Cousin will ultimately end up signing elsewhere as Rangers won’t be able to match his wage request!
SWINDONBHOY
If you’re around,I hear you work with security at ASDA?
Is that West Swindon,or the Orbital/WALMART?
Just asking,I doubt I know you,but you may well have met some of my friends….
DBBIA
I do not like to be sandwiched between misty, moisty and coisty. (or do I ??) Take coisty away pls and I’ll be happy.
twisty
Hartson’s Comb- combative midfielder Zsa Zsa Gabon?
SuperSutton
What did the Christians do when the Colosseum shut & the gladiators were no more?
Hartsons Comb says:
10 February, 2012 at 08:54
Cousins saviour of rangers = cognative dissonance.
Twisty- how Man City doin’ these days ?;/)
Are you takin’ your default glory hunter position to the ole Quiz?
Couldn’t help post this. Guess where from :
Re: Alistair Johnston requests Insolvency Service investigation into Whyte’s RFC take
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CM Punk
Very good question mate.
I don’t think AJ would be doing this if he thought we could be saved in our current form
Saved,saved from what CW has a plan and it will work perfectly,AJ talking to Timmy when he could get the same coverage speaking to Leggo??
Didn’t Baldrick have a plan?
BREAKING NEWS …
Officials at Tottenham Hotspur have dismissed claims that Harry Redknapp’s dog, Rosie, has offered to help bail out beleaguered Rangers boss Craig Whyte with a much-needed injection of cash.
Sources close to the club described the rumour as ‘barking’.
The dog herself said she had already been offered £20k per week by Birmingham City but had taken pity on the Glasgow club due to its traditional links with the animal kingdom.