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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BlantyreKev spotted hitting a few balls 17th at Aberdour… I’m reliably informed….
I’m in Hamilton running payroll before anyone suggests it was me that spotted the wee charlatan ;)
hh
bjmac
Scratch that am sorted!
that goal was coming a mile away
we had been all over them ;-)
Ronny Ronny gie’s a wave, Ronny gie’s a wave…
I’m watching it on wizwig.Seems ok so far although I missed the goal but it was my fault.
Pressing the ball big time
Here we go, 10-in-a-row….
Derk makes an impact……yellow card
Boerigter booked
Our keeper has certainly bought into the total football concept.
Playing the ball short when possible.
Auldheid 16.10.
It is sad that we live in an era where , if you tell a lie often enough,it becomes the truth. ‘Dougiegate’ is a classic example of this. The fact is, as the English referee says, IT WAS A CLEAR PENALTY. The Dundee United goalkeeper tripped Hooper and he is not exonerated, just because he touched the ball. The PANTOMIME which followed could have been avoided if only Dougie had stuck by his original and correct decision. Sadly he didn’t and his ingrained bias took over and was supported all the way to the top by bigots like Dallas. Now that this shameful incident has been resurrected, all those who have the best interests of Scottish football at heart ,are entitled to hear THE WHOLE TRUTH.. Perhaps the only good thing to emerge from this was that the farcical referees’strike gave us the best referee we had that season -a big fellow from Luxemburg, who never put a foot wrong and was cheered off the park.
P.S. Am I right in thinking that there is not one Scottish referee officiating at the World Cup? That says it all!
Just clocked a guy at the bar, back covered in tattoos dedicated to the club in liquidation. 5 big stars with all the history inked inside them, IBROX tattooed in red,white n blue and bouncy bouncy below all that. There’s no space left for the new clubs details, he’s bigger than me so just I just smiled :-)
HH
1-1
Charlie sold the jerseys.
1-1 strolled thru middle of defence
Dreadful short pass back – 1-1
Disaster, its 1:1.
Some long term absentees will be sharpening their tongues.
Deila Out
Mistakes happen
God!! they should have had another.
Cut wide open – their centre misses easy 1-on-1
Sack ra lot a thum!!!!!
Anyone care about the score? Just avoid any injuries please.
Twardzik is a player.
Not watching the game but it sounds like ‘the return of the sieve!’
Come back Efe!
HH!!
Charlie saved the jerseys.
Cut open again. The Russkies should be ahead.
Ryamair switching Dublin Poland and Stansted flights to Glasgow from Prestwick in October
Caught out again by long through ball down wing. Luckily chance blazed over
Tallybhoy
the bhoys are finding thier feet etc
Krasnodar have a Borg which is causing problems
I know our new nickname “The CutUp Bhoys”
Thinks we needs to play a little deeper.
Stokes has put a few pounds on over the close season. A wee but chubby through his hoops!
save son.
Another 1-on-1 missed by them. Good save by LZ with ML off the park
They could be 3 or 4 ahead
Who’s injured?
A young courting couple on a park bench make up the bulk of the crowd.
2-1 Johansen