It all seems a bit cloak and dagger to suggest that pyrotechnics are smuggled into football grounds inside flags and banners. I’d always assumed the ‘stick it up your jumper’ technique would have been the delivery mechanism, not that I’ve any experience of the subject.
Flares have been an increasing menace at football games across the UK in recent years, including earlier this season at a Europa League qualifying game at McDiarmid Park, which passed off without mention in the media, but police have previously limited their interventions to lectures and the occasional arrest.
Football clubs are dependent on Police Scotland for safety licenses for games, and in their wisdom, the police have determined this action will remove one method of entering a stadium with pyrotechnics and discharging them without detection. The ‘stick it up your jumper’ technique remains, as does ‘light it while pretending to tie your laces’. Jumpers and tie-up shoes are the real enemy here.
This is an arbitrary over-reaction to the criticism Police Scotland came under for failing to properly police the vandalism at Fir Park, it will not prevent anyone intent on letting off flares inside a football ground from doing so. Over-reacting after under-policing is a well-known phenomenon. Going after flags and banners feels provocative. Coincidence?
You’re likely to find out if you’re in a provocative mood on Thursday; Police Scotland will know that provoking a crowd seldom quietens things down. The reaction to Fir Park made me hopeful that we’d seen the last flare from the Celtic support, now who knows? We’re deep in muscle flexing territory here.
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HT – what did I tell you about not peeking at the presents under the tree?
My friends in Celtic,
A few thoughts before a mad Christmas rush.
Our young are the lifeblood for the future of our club, I repeat I do not condone any blatant vandalism or hooliganism and never will. But in general they are all being treated with suspicion,in a disproportionate manner and in many cases deemed guilty prior to any happening.
There are many good, dedicated policemen and women, there is no doubting that. However I believe the concept of Police Scotland was a political act and nothing else. The aspirations of its political masters is control and accountability to them. Fair, local policing is in danger of being a thing of the past. Be vigilant, be law-abiding, be courteous but know your rights. Having to say that is in itself truly regrettable.
Yes our club needs to engage more with the fans representatives, and hopefully this is now happening, but IMO many if not most of the unflinching PL and Board haters are the same people that disgracefully booed Fergus McCann and would no doubt pillar any custodians of our club in the future no matter what they achieved.
May I ask all on this great site to spare a thought for those not as fortunate as ourselves and I wish you all a very happy Christmas.
HH, Always in Celtic. .
new article posted.
Mullet and Co:
An Edinburgh Jury, the OB Act, No flags,
I suppose it is how you define bigotry.
That’s 17 minutes in John Lewis looking for the exit.
leftclick Together we will get justice for the Dam 5
12:32 on
24 December, 2013
iki
12:07 on 24 December, 2013
Is he saying that having more money creates a sporting advantage ?
Not according to Lord Nimmo Smith.
:)) BOOOOOOOM
Seemingly snottery on the radio last night was feeling sorry for the sleekits trying to challenge us ,basically saying it was not fair on the sleekitest of the sleekits sally forgetting thats what every other team is the league has to do every season.
Till we meet again all :))
Nae falling ooooooooooooooot
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In relation to the Rangers wage bill here is a post from tsfm that tells you why Sally is worried.
.I never got around to updating the business case based on the IPO figures and earlier accounts because whilst the detail changed, the end result was pretty much the same predicting RIFC go into the red before the end of this season.
However for fun, and to maybe help Mr Wallace, I reduced the player weekly wage to a point were if all else were much the same, the business model would be sustainable.
So an individual weekly wage for this and next season of £935 should do it and, if they get into the SPFL top division the season after next and raise ticket prices and get extra TV income etc they could pay £2550 a week.
Still better than most SPFL clubs I suppose but not enough to qualify for Europe – Europa or CL
Anyone want to contribute to a wee Christmas card for the Focus office, with a view to arranging a wee 11 a side tomorrow?
This comment is purely facetious and should be regarded as such. They’d only arrest our first goal scorer and win by a dodgy penalty.