SPFL chief executive, Neil Doncaster, is clear on the subject of offensive singing at football games: “It remains the SPFL’s position that if it can be established that clubs have done everything required in overall management of the event pre-match, during the game and post-match then they have no case to answer”.
This may be the case, but if clubs fail to communicate appropriate instructions to fans after one transgression, which is quickly followed by a second transgression, Doncaster’s defence is moot. The club has failed to do “everything required” pre-match and post-match, and is guilty under the rules, if applied.
Doncaster has employed a rhetorical technique. When faced with a difficult scenario, make a statement which is in itself true, but the parameters of which do not match the scenario.
The chief executive of the Scottish Professional Football League’s comments this morning appear like an attempt to protect a member club from the League’s own rules. He is paid to ensure rules are applied, not negated.
It is no business of his to defer responsibility to the police, or the Justice Ministry, which concocted this inept Offensive Behaviour Act in order to “equalise” criminality, where it didn’t exist, but will not lift a finger on this issue.
What do you know about Andy McAtee? He signed for Celtic from Mossend Hibs in 1910 and left in 1924, having played 438 games on the right wing, scoring 75 goals. He won six league titles and four Scottish Cups and was one of the earliest Celtic heroes. During the Great War he fought in the Alps, and in Haig’s bloody field in the Somme.
When he, and other members of our first genuinely great team, retired, Celtic found it impossible to replace them. We didn’t win another six titles until Inter manager, Helenio Herrera, watched our title win in May 1967.
The Celtic Graves Society mark his final resting place at Kilsyth Cemetery (G5 0TA) at 12:00 on Saturday 28 February. After a graveside blessing, there will be a Q&A with Jim Craig, Tom Boyd and Pat McCluskey, at The Curling Stone pub, High Craigends, Kilsyth. If you can make it along and support the great work of the Society, get there.
846 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- ...
- 23
- »
Dixon is dire but thank goodness Townsend isn’t there. I recall that bloated buffoon making stupid remarks about the unemployed.
The prawn sandwiches must be good at Man City. Judging by the atmosphere at least….
City are falling apart faster than the Green Party. Hopefully gnasher will get his third.
Dundee Utd seem to be imploding …nice timing when we’ve to play them three times soon
Better start City, winning corner but Fernando misses chance of shot on goal.
http://fb.me/3DhHXydOz
No suprise there then
Corner no.2
Dzeko heads just wide.
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
20:46 on
24 February, 2015
Dundee Utd seem to be imploding …nice timing when we’ve to play them three times soon
I wasn’t sure if we would come out of the 3 games v utd unscathed but not now.
Think we may have ripped the heart out of them, thankfully
What is the Stars
20:30 on
24 February, 2015
Full back runs the length of the pitch and almost chips the keeper, reminds me of my own playing days
============
I didn’t know you had been a goalie.
Corner 3.
Good half time talk from Pelligrini.
Dzeko misses sitter.
If Guidetti was in that City team it would be 2-2 by now.
Dreadful – free header!
Iki
It was the chips bit that reminded me of my playing days. After the match, plenty of salt and vinegar, yum yum
Exslaemuirbhoy
I don’t think Jackie knows his nest team after loading his best players
They are also in the midst of a keeping crisis……both their keepers are way off form ….
Happy days
Great play Aguero, but shoots just wide.
Hope the bhoys in the Upper Enclosure are sober
>>>>>>>>>>>
001 Bhoy..
19:34 on
24 February, 2015
.
This might be of Interest to Some..
91 years ago today, Celtic beat an Irish Free State side 3-0 in Dublin. Silent match footage from that day here
Title: “A RECORD CROWD – witness Glasgow Celtic v. Irish Free State match at Dallymount”..
ARCHIVE British Pathé
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABpXpn_Hjb8
001
Nest……best team …FFS
It’s going to take uefa to hammer the huns for racist chanting, so that’ll be a long time coming. The Scottish authorities have virtually admitted they cannot punish ‘one of their own’.
Always been that way. Free to operate an open policy of apartheid for 90 years?
Tells the whole story, and as the cherished establishment club go through continual disaster and disgrace, the more entrenched the powers seem to become. It’s as if there is nothing can be done without alerting those outside Scotland, to the secret shame that has festered and poisoned this country for decades.
So it’s head in the sand again, get the msm well briefed, you know the drill.
One club and it’s culture still dragging the country backwards.
Great run again from Messi.
Corner cleared.
If the racists in the Paris metro can be found and banned then surely it would not be difficult to find those guilty of chanting sectarian sentiments.
The problem cannor be addressed due to the fact that the SPFL was setup to protect Sevco and ensure their long term viability.
We can hardly cry about it now. All part if the rouse to keep us all interested.
I wonder what needs to happen before the Celtic faithful catch on to it.
HH
City seem to have a serious inability to play football directly in front of their back 4!
…At hampden ….end of first paragraph should read
Now corner City.
FK about 25 yards out, header from De Michelis saved.
Lovin’ Iniesta’s boots!
MonTheHoops!CSC
Marrakech express
Not can’t …won’t
Depressing
Sorry but it is two clubs.
Tonev got much more publicity than amy Sevco shenaniigans.
HH
MTH
Iniesta is my favourite player on the planet.
Love they boots too! :)
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
20:49 on
24 February, 2015
http://fb.me/3DhHXydOz
No suprise there then
=========
“If people want parades up and down the streets it is entirely up to them. I don’t think that the taxpayer in these austere times should be asked to pay for it.” said Jim Sheridan M.P.
Yes, this very same Jim Sheridan
The Daily Telegraph can reveal details of how Mr Sheridan, the MP for Paisley and Renfrewshire North, benefited from the second homes allowance that Mr Martin vigorously defended.
Mr Sheridan previously rented a flat in London’s Dolphin Square, designating the property as his second home, and reclaiming the rent of about £3,400 every quarter.
In the 2005/06 financial year, he used his second homes allowance to pay a £991.95 bill for a Memory foam mattress and “ivory leather bed”. A further £500 spent on furniture and household accessories that year was also claimed on his expenses.
Awe naw
Collymore was subjected to 90 mins of racist chants….Tonev made a single statement ( at worst) …..compare and contrast the public MSM driven outcry
End to end now.
Another corner City after a great Piquet interception prevents a City goal.
Pfayr
Why bring Collymore into it. My sources tell me that Celtic should never have been cited after the semi final.
No body stimulates and popularise the one is as bad as the other than our own board.
HH
Bony on for Dzeko.
Tom Mc laughing@19.18
The point that the poster was making was a perfectly valid one. He stated that songs , propaganda from the press , radio broadcasts etc were used to dehumanised the Jews and that this was a path which ultimately led to the death camps.
Good goal Citeh
Aguerooooooo!
Lovely goal and game on!
Some finish by Aguero. Citeh back in the game. Back o’ the net.
1-2 Citeh score!
The only guy in the City side that might get a game for them scores!