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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Hamiltontim
11:49 on 4 July, 2014
Just on and haven’t read back.
I made a comment about some of the CQN posters last night which I regret. It came out of frustration at recent disagreements on here and a couple of anniversaries coming up which resulted in me being a tad emotional!!
I apologise sincerely.
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Respect, don’t be so hard on yourself though as you were well cool with macjay1.
TonyD
Sorry but I’m not sure what you mean Tony.
Hamiltontim
Fair play mate.
I admire a man who can hold his hands up. We all get carried away at times.
LB
hamiltontim
12:01 on 4 July, 2014
TonyD
Sorry but I’m not sure what you mean Tony
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Many have been there before you.
Fox Sports covering 4 golf tournaments during July. Hope cameras are at Aberdour. If not have a great day and hope there plenty of “curlers” in the morning.
Enjoy the day
HAMILTON TIM
Peace be with you,bud-we’re a forgiving lot on here.
As it should be.
TD67
It pleases me all the more that a wee Green Hun like you is annoyed at a good tim like me not buying a season book. now go do one and master-debate with someone who cares about your itchy arse!
MWD says AYE.
Hamiltontim
We all enjoy your posts – when you are on form your passion for Celtic is a joy to behold!
Moonbeams
Your a Hun on a Celtic blog.
Rupert Murdoch is evil scum – he does more to damage Celtic in one season than Peter Lawwell could manage in a lifetime.
That said, damaging Celtic is probably pretty low down the pecking order of evil perpetrated by the Murdoch empire…
ht,
Apology accepted, dont do it again at least till the next time you do it :)
“A good Tim like me not buying a season book”
Hahahahahahaha, I must be missing some thing, you don’t do irony do you?
I’ve never seen an Aqua Black outfit worn before.
TSD – we are not to trust anyone, ole Lizzie as we go Global may well be the Best of a bad lot.
Yeshua?
The Tower of Babel?
HT
I understand you buddy. the anniversary of meeting the Minx would drive anyone to distraction.
;-)
MWD says AYE
See how magnanimous I can be :oD)))
Thanks Bhoys.
Anyways, what about that Celtic mob last night!! :-)
Exciting times on the park.
TD67
I irony’d my shirt this morning. How’s that my favourite Green Hun?
MWD says AYE
Moonbeams
You on the bong early today?
Canamalar
When are you next home?
End of month hopefully
TD67
you getting off the bog today?
MWD says AYE
Canamalar
Maybe we’ll get a pint this time.
Sheesh, that it? Light weight.;)
Well if you are going to be on the bog all day you defo are gonna end up a light weight!
MWD says AYE
TD
It might be term time :-)
HT
he probably needs his he’d flushed doon the lavy just like those teachers used to do to his failed attempts at teacher petery evry Friday.
Poor man really has an affliction!
If only they’d bring back pension books and post office queues for Green tim old Firm fans to moan in again.
MWD says AYE
Hamiltontim
12:16 on
4 July, 2014
Apparently you`re a teacher.
You`re also an example.
That`s the best kind of teacher.
No blushing now.:-)
True I forgot the schools are on holiday ;)
it ain’t half hot bhoy
07:17 on 4 July, 2014
Made the mistake of coming a day early for the golf.
Spent a quality evening with Hutchybhoy and friends and woke up this morning feeling as if I’ve been fired out of a cannon.
Breakfast, curler and bring on the CQN Open ;-)
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My experience is that you don’t take Hutchybhoy on a night out. A Hutchybhoy night out takes you out!!
Sitting in a beachfront cabin on last day of the turkey holiday. Feels pretty wrong getting served whatever food and drink you want by a poor guy fasting for Ramadan. Not quite the same as serving chocolate in thonton’s to Muslim customers during Lent is it…. Amazed also at the manners and forbearance of the staff as they deal with pure hunners, thousands of guests, many of whom leave their manners at home before travelling.
I have my own version of an all over tan where the numerous red blotchy mozzie bites have just about got to point of covering my whole bod.
Happy golfing and pooling Timdom. Cr&p at both so won’t miss them but hope the craic is out as a box set soon!!!
Say in reading back we’d lost another of our own. Prayers said.
HH jamesgang
Poor man really has an affliction!
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You def. don’t do irony ;)
Good luck to all the golfers and pool players on this long weekend.
In fact good luck to all participants in the whole range of Fat Boy Sports and Leisure Pastimes. I will still be participating in the aerobic sport of 5 a sides (ok 6s actually) tomorrow morning at 9am. I intend to wait a few years yet before taking up the Retirement Home “Sports” and beating you all with my superior fitness.
Golf – how difficult can it be?
The ball never moves, it waits to be hit. They even plant a big flag to show you where the hole is. And still the duffers and fat boys cannot get anywhere near it. Cricket may be a twee, right wing, colonial pastime but, at least, they make them run occasionally.
Pool- again, the ball stands still and waits to be hit. They provide numbers and colours so you know what one to go for, provided you are possessed of basic numeracy and are not colour blind. And, best of all, in deference to duffers, they give you 6 pockets to choose to sink your ball in. Personally, I think the rule makers are patronising you.
Golf, snooker, pool, skittles, shuffleboard and darts are just ways of delaying a walk to a bar. The next step is to take up dominoes, mah-jong, and 3 card brag and get waitress service.
So, while all you fat boys with your fat boy pastimes will be walking in the Fife Sunshine or drinking yourself clueless and cueless as a bunch of Pool Hall Richards, I will be dragging my carcass around a 5s pitch totally sober, sweating buckets and playing a proper sport.
Ask yourself this.
Which one of us is being a mug here? :-
Told you I irony’d my shirt this morning!
MWD says AYE
MWD
I’ll tell you a wee story one day about the weans in a school peeing into the glass brick wall :-)
WC/Macjay
I really appreciated your posts as I know we’ve had our differences on here.
That’s us Tims for ye :-)
Right! Bck to summer camp. Plastercine class this afternoon.
Enjopy the pensioners alzhiemer club for Green Huns – it’ perfecting master-debating skills with toys today TD67. I believe you will be good at that.
MWD says AYE
lol only if your in a bad mood.
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=735448523180233&id=100001452767598
So Alzhiemers is a fun thing for you, I see, I get you now.
SFTB
Very amusing! I believe I’m a participant in both 5s and pool tomorrow.
Taking a moving ball round you is easier than sinking the black :-)
Ps keep yer elbows in!
TD67
you tell me.
MWD says AYE