Don’t want to divert attention from the imminent coronation at Celtic Park but a bit of respect is due to the (old media) Sunday Times for their opus yesterday on the corruption at Fifa surrounding the World Cup 2022 bids. Work like this can only be undertaken by a well-resourced publication, which remains the exclusive domain of the major newspapers and broadcasters.
Qatar 2022 has been subject to considerable concern over the human rights of immigrant workers for some time, with Nepal in particular expressing concern at the mortality rates of their nationals working in the Gulf state. Our own Jim Murphy MP has written extensively on the subject, before and after his visit to Qatar two months ago.
Hosting the World Cup has the potential to add a spotlight on human rights issues and in recent weeks the Qatari government have introduced limited reforms to controversial kafala sponsorship system, which bonds workers to their employers.
Football authorities in Europe and beyond are distraught at the prospect of being asked to change their leagues, and the Champions League, to allow the World Cup to take place in January and February, to avoid hosting the tournament during the Qatar summer.
Human rights concerns and football schedules were always unlikely to effect change with billions of pounds of investment already spent, but corruption is different. If the bidding process was subject to votes for Qatar being bought Fifa lawyers should have sufficient evidence to void the original vote and declare a re-run.
Football us sufficiently corrupt that no one has any confidence that Fifa will act properly. The entire structure has been subject to corruption for decades and, unfortunately, many of those who will decide on what action to take, and liable to be implicated in the years of graft.
I’m of the view that the decision to host the World Cup in Qatar, honestly decided or otherwise, could have brought reform to the country, but standing firm against corruption will do the greater good.
Let me know if you would like to attend the CQN Question and Answer evening at the Manor Club, Wimbledon, on 21 June, with a confirmed line-up of Lisbon Lion, John Hughes, and our own Brogan Rogan and Auldheid, celticquicknews@gmail.com
Visit the CQN Bookstore to get Tommy Gemmell to sign your personal copy of his tome, All the Best.
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Sky saying Dalglish recommended Clarke to DD
Dan Petrescu and Steve Clarke?!
HH!!
Pele son 33 years for drugs and money laundering
Oh dear
67ECW
Which rumour / report should I take as Gospel?
Heads or tails?
Irish Independent would have their finger on the pulse re: ROI news.
Coronation…?
KoK’s anyone?
Manager confusion reigns lol
Its like a game of guess who
Keane? Clarke? Mackay? Colonel Mustard? lol
http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/exclusive-roy-keane-to-stay-with-republic-of-ireland-30322137.html
Unlike Super Swally
Keane does do walking away?
Bada bing
SC now 6/4….RK marginal fav at 13/10
RK was 1/12 with some bookies last night
So now Keane will be the best choice.
Aye ok.
Mon hame Stevie bhoy.
PFayr
So was Owen Coyle.
What a tangled web is the appointment of a Celtic manager.
Jangle jangle about due to tweet along with Chris McG of the bbc it may not be Keane exclusives.:)))
Ah Jaysus Roy. And after all the grief I’ve taken for standing beside you too !
Ah well, who’s next ?
Do I finally get my continental ?
Ficklefans csc
If Sevco 5088 has been saved from the funeral pyre because they may still have claims over Sevconian assets, doesn’t this also mean that any attempts to sell MP will be similarly blocked?
If reports are true and Keane not taking the job, will be disappointed. Really thought he could attract players to our otherwise extremely unglamorous league.
PFayr- DD wouldn’t float the RK option to try and sell ST’s…..would he?
Its Henrik, nailed on, how big a clue di ye want?
bournesouprecipe
13:16 on 2 June, 2014
I’ll be quite happy if Roy Keane gets a bigger budget than the budget we don’t know that NFL didn’t get.
……..
Aye
Please don’t go for Owen Coyle now, Celtic. Try someone from the continent.
Well at least the RoI’s preparation for the world cups finals will not be disrupted if RK is staying in post.
I was concerned about that.
Keano has two jobs ..neither very taxing
Managing CFC on a strict budget with high expectations from the fans ….not to mention the wretched MSM….very taxing
Maybe RK isn`t as much of a CFC fan as has been suggested …IMO RK always appeared to be an RK fan first and foremost
So was Machiavelli right after all?
Perhaps Keane loast oot tae a Bettah Guy…
Simple.
Mals Sense tae Me.
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
Steve Clarke into 6/4 joint fav. 16s yesterday!
Ok it COULD be Henrik!
…with Steve Clarke?!
Still confused.
HH!!
Ricky Lambert joins Liverpool for 4 million.
Had two years left on his Southampton contract.
Seems cheap for a current international striker even if he is 32.
Bullet. Dodged.
Timing is everything 0:-)
JJ @ SmugCSC
Steve Clarke for me.
Anybody phoned Brian McClair yet ?
Paul67
Your leader talks about the Wimbledon do and I’m wondering why the Greenock CSC/ Lisbon Lions do next Friday isn’t getting a mention, is it a sell out? Just wondering.
V
I’d better drag this out again for a wee airing, in case PL forgets how we feel.
ABC
Rumours Larsson met CFC at the weekend in Sweden
So everyone happy noo, no RK..!
Ayrshire is Green and White
iki
There was something quite amusing about England’s attempt to take the moral high ground after the 2018 vote.
Essentially saying, “we’re not happy about you accepting Russia’s bribes so we’re withdrawing our bribe offers”
The Qatar situation is a mess. Even if the competition is moved elsewhere, many lives have been lost. The poor construction workers (more like slaves) are the ones who have suffered.
KevJungle-who misses,MURDO’s,battling,ball-winning,hun-skelping,4:2Ten men-Title-winning-screamers fom 30yds-who was a perfect foil for the Maestro and was cheered to the echo from the JUNGLE.
10:54 on 2 June, 2014
NatKnow
10:46 on 2 June, 2014
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Gordon dropped Aiden who, at ‘that’ time was our best player – for a player who had been out injured all season?
Gordon suffered from – wee man syndrome. imho
If, as you say – Gordon ‘got’ Celtic….why was the stadium starting to ‘empty’ under his watch?
Did he get Celtic cos he cried when TB(RIP) passed away?
Did he get Celtic cos he was the start of the DD/PL managerial puppet show?
Theres some more bonkers for ye to chew over – Hail hail
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I see you have opted to post more bonkers rather than attempt to answer my question, so here it is again :
Why do you believe a single dropping Aiden suggests WGS doesn’t understand what Celtic are all about?
BTW your comment about WGS displaying emotion when burying Tommy Burns are distasteful in the extreme.