As a consequence of items relating to lies told by former referee Dougie McDonald’s no longer being found by searches through Google’s UK portal, while reaming available on the US portal, a suspicion arose that McDonald has used recent EU ruling to have these items expunged from the search engine.
During a Dundee United-Celtic game in 2010 McDonald awarded Celtic a penalty, then quickly changed his mind. He lied to Neil Lennon after the game, and to the SFA supervisor about the circumstances which caused him to change his mind. Celtic Quick News published an excerpt from the supervisor’s report, which was based on information McDonald subsequently admitted was false.
Having admitted to a lie, and under pressure from Celtic, McDonald resigned later in the year, but the greater stench was that of cover-up. Having set the chain of events in motion, McDonald realised his error and admitted what he did to the SFA on the day of the game.
Having lied, he quickly came clean, but the actions of the SFA were far more serious. With knowledge of the lie, the SFA were now in ownership of it. They should have told McDonald to apologise to Neil Lennon and the referee supervisor. Instead, they publicly reaffirmed the lie.
Even after the cover-up came to light, the SFA continued to close ranks on Celtic, faces were set to stone. If Celtic didn’t know their place when it came to the dark arts of the SFA, they became acutely aware of it then. Nothing could ever be the same again.
I have sympathy for McDonald. He made a mistake but quickly did the right thing. His name is tarnished largely as a consequence of the actions of his superiors. If he called Neil Lennon the next day to extend the apology he gave to the SFA, the matter may have ended there and then. He was not an innocent victim of an SFA cover-up, but he was a kind of victim.
The fight to change the SFA goes on. Peter Lawwell is now on the board and some of the faces have moved on, but it is not a healthy body. The vast majority of the 93 member clubs are not conspiratorial in nature and have no ill towards Celtic or any other club, but overhauling the labyrinth of committees, with vested interests which have been decades in the making, will look like pushing water uphill to anyone committed to reform.
Our interests are best served leaving the SFA behind, and we’re not alone in that.
Excitement builds as the 10-in-a-row CQN Charity Golf Day takes place tomorrow in Aberdour, with Frank McGarvey and Len Murray!
This year we are raising money for Glasgow the Caring City and The Cookiejar Foundation. We have two copies of this magnificent canvas, signed by Billy McNeill, one is available to the highest bidder on ebay here.
The other is available for raffle. Every donor to this JustGiving page gets an entry in the raffle. The minimum donation is £1, which we can all afford to participate in, although you can donate as much as you want. Our thanks to @BarryMcGonigle for the image on the canvas and OPG Graphics for creating the work.
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thomthethim for oscar ok
18:59 on 3 July, 2014
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Bet you leave when Celtic are winning 1-0 at home 10 mins. Ti go ;)
Tallybhoy
Rolando Ugolini.
Remember seeing him playing for Dundee United v Celtic .
I had a mate at Yooni who supported Boro . He really rated Ugolini.
Scorchio -way down south .
Two Krasnodar players crunch into one another with studs up.
We get the foul.
Not a Dallas clone ref.
Leigh Griffiths is playing as a winger.
10 mins to go and this team, basically U20s with Matthews, Kayal, Griffiths and Pukki, have looked solid at the back and looking for opportunities up front.
Notice they have a fair few South Americans playing – not a market we tap into?
Kayal booked. He seems as relaxed and contented with life as ever
Beram Kayal gives daft free kick away on the edge of the box. Fasan saves the shot.
Kayal booked for poor tackle edge of box and lucky as his hand came through and hit ref ! Fasan saves comfortably.
Young GK excellent
Fasan looks good enough to be no. 1 keeper.
Ahh Dallas has clearly contacted the ref.
He books Kayal for objecting to having his face pushed by the palm of an opponent.
When Beram pushed the hand away, it smacked the ref in the kisser.
Beram had fouled the Brazilian.
Beram playing as he did last season.
Tontine Tim
Thanks for the Charlie Gallacher info. A great player.
Fasan saves again one on one.
Good save Fasan again – another 1-on-1 and then scooped over the bar.
A bit deep now.
Thon Pukki fella looks a player.
I hope LG and Stokes kept the receipt for the hair transplant
79caps
19:14 on 3 July, 2014
Fasan looks good enough to be no. 1 keeper.
Don’t tell PL that :-)))
Hamilton Tim
Thanks for kind words re Seville book, glad you enjoyed it and indeed contributed to it.
Not seen any of the game but would like Tony Watt to man up and become a Celtic player this season.
Great clearance off the Celtic line
What a clearance from the bhoy Finlay.
Brilliant goal line clearance by Stuart Findlay in last minute !
Curiously in this half it is the senior players who have not looked as comfortable with the new style of play.
Kayal and Matthews.
FT. A real work out – and a win. Can’t be summer without a Celtic cracked crest
FT 3-1
Thought Pukki looked good but the goalie was a revelation. How old is he?
Well played Celtic..
Mon the Young Team…
3-1 Celtic ……… Good performance by both our teams ……..
Good brave performance but we will get a few heart attacks playing out from the back like that.
One pre-season win does not augur anything great for the season anymore than last year’s defeats augured anything either.
I think we may concede more goals than last year but, with a wee kick on, we might score more too. On to the Vienna game next.
FT 3-1
Plenty of positives for Ronny and John from this first game.
Two different teams in each half and many good performances to take into the next game plus 3 good goals and splendid defending / goalkeeping particularly in the second half.
Good to reverse the usual early season form in pre season,even though the scoreline flattered us a wee bit.
Fasan was outstanding.
Now that he has plenty of hair on the way, we may even see Stoksey revive the DA hairstyle.
Hoopy Day.
Winning a pre-season game eh? will be nowt for some folks to complain about. Well done RD on your first (I hope) of many wins.
HH
Good to see Ronny and John get off to a winning start.
Absolutely loved it. Brilliant attitude particularly 2nd half team. Two stand out things for me, the young Keeper, tremendous game. Good saves, brave, calm and immediate accurate resumption of play. Callum McGregor a most impressive display, I know its a bounce game and I have seen Momo Sylla having a blinder in bounce games, but I was really impressed with McGregor. Happyasapiginshytecsc.
PJBhoynyc
Are you in Scotland yet?
tonydonnelly67
19:04 on
3 July, 2014
thomthethim for oscar ok
18:59 on 3 July, 2014
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Bet you leave when Celtic are winning 1-0 at home 10 mins. Ti go ;)
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You know, it’s something I’ve never done. Always waited for the final whistle.
If I missed the start of a match, I never felt that I ever caught up with the game until the second half.
I would rather be an hour early, than a minute late for a kick off.
Enjoyed that game tonight. If that is a sample of the energy required, then we will need a super fit squad of boys.
I though the team were more cohesive in the second half, when all the young lads came on.
It was as if the have been playing that style in the youth teams.