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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Thanks.
Hail Hail
stpatricksbhoy. Yep its advertised as Live Game.
Celtic 1-0 down :(
Correction
Celik 1-0 down
Champions league qualifiers quick news :)
Think Tony Watt will score tonight, after coming on as a sub.
That’s my prediction!
HH!!
Oldtim
Try this supplier, it would be equal to 8.10 quid a bottle, prob cheaper if you buy a few.
HH
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Philbhoy
I am good thanks, and so am I >}
HH
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Auldheid
She is happy enough in a scary sort of way >}
When you back over ?
HH
Oldtim
Sorry it’s not 8 a bottle, it’s a fraction over 7 a bottle, that would be 3 quid cheaper that the brit supplier.
HH
Greetings timverse,
I would wish you good luck for the new season ahead of 2014/2015 but as you may not yet be aware, in October 2014 your global economy finally collapses, resulting in chaos and the cancellation of all football worldwide.
Thankfully though your board heeds my warnings and converts Barrowfield into one of the best potato cultivation banks in the world, just in time for the new food based economy. Resulting, you may be glad to know in CelticFc becoming the new powerhouse in world football when competitions recommence in 2017.
To Infinity and backwards!
j titor
I suspect this has been asked before but why the hell are we playing Rapid Vienna in any friendly??
Friendly???
I wish that team every misfortune.
I know it’s all about performance in these games
but I’d love it if we also pumped every one of them………
I realise I know nowt about fitba’ but the morale building aspect of an enjoyable team horsing expedition shouldn’t be ignored either, Shirley?
THE EXILED TIM.
I’ve sent them a mail asking if they ship to Scotland waiting a reply.I’ll buy a case if they ship here.
Tallybhoy
On the pitch or in an Austrian nightclub? ;))
Glad to see the Hoops back playing tonight even though it’s just a bounce game really, hope for a resounding victory start for our new management team though
Is the game being shown on TV?
Aw naw
From earlier – one point that I should have made clearer perhaps is the fact that our board is made up of people who are very successful in their particular fields – that means their time is probably limited. That means we don’t have people who can give up a lot of their time to serve on the various committees that make up the SFA and make contacts with people in other clubs who might be open to the idea of reform but are out off by the image of our club always seeking to leave Scottish football!
HH
Oldtim you’re a case x
Good luck to all the sclaffballers this weekend as well “FOAR” :)
4-3-3 and 6 strikers on the bench – interesting !
CTV ready to go for another season – HH
Let The People Sing…
TET
End of September.
Proudbhoy…………
Hyatt Grand central is ecxellent location, catch subway shuttle to Times Square and catch connx to just about anywhere in NYC, also loads of Irish Bars around the corner, also if you like a good steak and don’t mind paying for it Mortons is just a block or two away with an Irish pub next to it..??
TGCW
Totally agree re Rapid Vienna.
YNWA on the CTV feed – getting close – getting excited.
Just needing the live pictures now ….
Depending on all you guys for updates.HH
Live feed from ‘sunny Austria’
looks just like Caribbean Embra
The sound is brutal, good pic tho
whitedoghunch.
17:19 on
3 July, 2014
Oldtim you’re a case x.
Aye a heed case.
Well it was <{
First goal of the season…Anto…
Wow, what a move, super chip finish from Anto
HH
Stokes scores in first minute !
Great passing move with great through ball from ML
Goal!!!!!
1-0 stoksey
70 seconds on the clock…1-0 Celtic, ball over the top from Lustig anti chips the goalie..
Some goal Stokes!!!!
My stream is very stop start. Looks a lovely evening. So, it was Stokes who put it away.
dd
I hope young Tony knuckles down and disnae upset Ronny n Johnny!
Otherwise his bum’s oot the windae!
The bhoy’s a talent, we all know that.
Time will tell.
HH!!
Anyone find a stream, i would appreciate it if you could email it to cqnclunks@gmail.com