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.
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twgm
I wd hope so.
Cheers Bada Bing.
gearoid1998
22:52 on 24 February, 2015
Up in 4 hrs. Plane 7.30. Go on the hoooops.
Bheaver if ur lurking, enjoy work.
Oiche mhaith Timdom
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Enjoy.
HH.
Time for a San Siro win.
Castleboy
If you get my email address fro Paul then I can help you out re September in Malta. Very nice time of year,not too hot. Prices reasonable, too, though standard of football not great. A very few Celtic fans, mostly Juve, Liverpool or Man u.
HH
JGK_alltheway
Thanks, I reckon we’ll get tickets for the stadium, but would prefer to be in with our own crowd. We’ll play it by ear.
Gearoid
Bon Voyage!
Bring back the spoils of victory.
Ta for ur birthday wishes to Josh. Told him abt it and he says ta too!!
Petec
Hh brother.
Definitely off to sleep now.
ChildlikechristmasexcitementCSC
Jude
Happy Birthday to Josh.
Hope his team get a win on Thursday to celebrate. :)
DD
Need one of your special ciggies lol.
Right def off to sleep.
Madrarua
In the mon last 16 ac game me and mate had home tickets but when got to the San Siri we were searched 3 times but no-one looked tickets before we knew it we were in with the the good guys
gerrybhoy
22:54 on 24 February, 2015
Jungle Jim Hot Smoked
22:19 on 24 February, 2015
Sipsini
Anglified?
Good night all.
Anglicised even?
Gerry
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HaHa, nice one. HH
marrakesh express
Great story.If the older guys took him at that age it would have been fantastic memories for someone that age.HH.
Did you go to school with Sipsini or are you from Castlemilk also.HH.
Bada
Hard to fathom what’s going on with Warburton – get the feeling that half a story is being told.
Lewis McLeod hasn’t even made the bench for Brentford since signing. Official story is a hamstring injury – but who knows.
No one from (The) rangers have ever saisd that the songs are wrong. just that the fans should be careful where they sing them as they may be arrested. They were given oppotunities to decry them but they all , including McCoist, never did so.
bigshuggy
How are you.Seen your post to Castlebhoy earlier regarding coming to Malta in September.
Are you living in Malta.HH
Nothing can stop us now
Ronny, Oh Ronny Ronny.
I’d love to hear our Capitano Broonie singing this because it is obvious that Ronny is improving him by the Passing week, likewise a few others.
Ronny wants his players to feel Safe so they can become what they Truly should become.
Neil Lennon and a few players were sent Bombs and Bullets. WTF?
The Control is never going to be relinquished, even if Scotland became Independent.
TCR, Thank You for the Spiritual things you sent me, you didn’t need to do that but you did, I’m humbled that you put so much thought in to the gifts you sent. I owe you a good few beers, Thanks D.
I was thinking a 1-2 scoreline on Thursday but it is mair likely to be 2-3. ;))
Hopefully the bhoy Armstrong will do the business, hehe, I know you ain’t seen much of him, I trust DD’s assessment.
He hasn’t been as good as he has been made out to be but he looks Very Promising. ;)
eddieinkirkmichael
Cheers, hope things have got back to a bit of normality for you and the family
gearoid1998
stay safe and enjoy
see you Sunday
HH
JGK_alltheway
Now there’s a plan !
Was at that game, good thing about being in with the bad guys was we were released early from the stadium and were on our third pint when the comrades found us ensconced in a shop/bar owned by an ancient Chinese guy who sold more beer from his one tap that night then he had in the previous two years, what a night we had !
sipsini @ 22:08,
“Englished = Englishised….if that’s a word :)”
Tis now, I’m going to use it on all those who call me Scotch.
Hail Hail
Tim M -thanks for reply.HH
onev gets a 7 match ban with no evidence of guilt provided.
Se\/co fans have been called out by TV company’s, match officials, SPFL/SFA over their whole existence for racist, sectarian, and bigoted chants……..no punishment…………go figure?
Night bhoys and ghirls HH
Latest single from the boys from Leith. About bigotry and sectarianism “what school did you go to? ”
http://youtu.be/eeCkyrzofV
Hail! Hail!
Zico-Maltese Bhoy
Enjoy the game in Milan buddy ! Remember a decent pressie for Mrs Zico :-)
We can compare notes when I come over end March
Good night timdom.
Shall we awake tomorrow to find Rifkind as new CEO of SPFL?
Or indeed perhaps sevco’s 3rd manager in the illustrious-less history?
Whatever, I shall retire a Tim, awake a Tim, expire a Tim. Though hopefully the latter 2 won’t happen too soon.
I’ll be in belfast at an awards ceremony on thus night. Poor planning. If we win or draw 4-4 or higher I may need a tip for an all night party!!
HH jamesgang
Madraua
Most secure game ever according to the rags!
You were lucky, we got out well after midnight went to some mental social club down the road got some mad illegal taxi driver who looked like he was taking us to the country to shoot us!
Neverbeensogladtogettohotelcsc
Best of luck – maybe bump into you.
4 of us going.
Might stand out -all be wearing green an white :)
Mon the hoops
Phils got a donate in his last braw read…..always glad to contribute to a Hunskelper and seeker of the truth ……..yes Mamm ………
braw
the onlooker,
Just read back and saw your post, it must have been horrific times to be a Catholic during those times.
Hopefully things are getting better and your kids will have a more peaceful life than you had to experiance.
Off to my kip, it’ll be a a morose day in work tomorrow, it’s the naming time of those getting made redundant…. Luckily I’m not in the equation. HH
embramike
Hi Mate,how are you keeping.
Yes hopefully will have a good time Mrs Zico MB is going also.
She is not going to game,she has been to the San Siro/Guiseppe Meazza stadium before and she is not playing.
We are are staying in Bergamo for 3 days,should be a good trip.Hope you are well.See you when the good weather comes to Malta in March.HH
Goodnight all….Thursday is creeping towards us….3-0 the Celtic ……
braw
Jamesgang good luck at your awards ceremony hope its worth it:-)))
for all you bhoys heading to Milan stay safe
Goodnight Timland
HH
Dena
I cannae lose. Cos I’m just a guest!
Good night my Dote!
HH jamesgang
Sipsini
Cheers mate
I’ve been in deepest darkest west lothian for thirty years.
North Belfast quite integrated in comparison. :)
jamesgang
23:40 on
24 February, 2015
Dena
I cannae lose. Cos I’m just a guest!
Good night my Dote!
HH jamesgang
Hope you get to see the game …a wee quick run over to robinsons might be needed :-)))
HH
D D
Perfect prezzy eh???
Had to buy a new bed today. As the water bed we had was causing our marriage to drift apart.