Hamilton manager, Brian Rice, has received lots of supportive comments since yesterday’s statement admitting to a gambling addiction, as well as breaking rules for betting on football over the last five seasons. The SFA have a duty to discipline him in line with previous offenders when their disciplinary panel meet later this month, but there should be some nervous shuffling in the room, as much of the game’s finances in Scotland are underpinned by the gambling industry. Do as we say, not as we write commercial agreements.
For me, gambling amounts to losing money on every race at my once a year visit to Hamilton Park Racecourse, a sensation that has never once returned an endorphin kick, so will never be addictive, but I go along and bet every year, so I cannot be snooty about others who earn from it.
Football’s rules on the matter are nothing to do with welfare; those who work in the game are subject to a flow of insider information and influence, which could compromise the game. One player was recently disciplined for betting on his own team to lose (they won and he scored). However, the issue has welfare consequence, both for high-earning players and the ordinary punter.
Brian Rice will hopefully overcome his demons, he will certainly have the best of support towards this end. By speaking out so frankly, he has given the game an opening. What can football and the gambling industry do to help the addicted fan? Football has access to people the way few outreach programmes could ever hope for. It has a job here.
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Hopefully Lennon gives Shved a run out on the wing,that system v Thistle was dire,also Arazani should start,also put Frimpong on as a winger,Bauer to start at right back ,
TBB @ 3.02
4 – 4 – 2 narrow diamond
Frimpong and Taylor in advanced wing roles to provide width, Rogic did some twinkle toed
stuff of old, Ntcham was pretty anonymous .
Was a December like performance in January except we had two up top, to be continued tomorrow if it doesn’t work out we’ve Arzani and Klimala waiting in the wings, Ajer back and Forrest back at the weekend, El Hamed and now Bitton out injured.
Hope you enjoyed your much deserved holiday break.
I’d like to see us play Griff and Edouard. So if we go back to the 4-2-3-1 I’d play Eddy out left and Griff in the centre.
If Forrest isn’t ready then I think we’ll stick with the midfield diamond and two upfront.
Kante does a Gerrard
no quality at all in the Chelsea Arsenal game
BSR, Ta (thumbs up thingummyjig)
Hail Hail
What happened to the MCNUT money?
One more sleep. Now ;-)
Excellent (free) match at Dumbarton earlier. Celtic Young Team 4, Clyde 1 in the Glasgow Cup. Luca Connell man of the match by a mile. Totally commanding in midfield. Effort, vision and skills all top class – he’s a player! The usual excellent contributions from Dembele and (for the last half-hour) Oko-Flex on the wings plus good performances throughout from the well-disciplined team. We have fantastic talent in this squad.
Why can’t they be entered into the lowest league to play every week without the chance to win promotion? Isn’t that a win-win for everybody? Why not?
Have we signed that fella Soro yet? Looks like he’s absolutely desperate to play for us.
https://thecelticstar.com/memories-few-26-july-2012-neil-doncaster-emails-the-5-way-agreement-to-celtic-ceo-peter-lawwell/
Is this the silver bullet….
Ray Donovan………wow…..even YNWA got an airing…
bada
was it ten episodes.
TH- yes mate,I just checked, as there was a lot of open ends at the end of Episode 10.
!!BADA BING!! on 21ST JANUARY 2020 11:40 PM
https://thecelticstar.com/memories-few-26-july-2012-neil-doncaster-emails-the-5-way-agreement-to-celtic-ceo-peter-lawwell/
Is this the silver bullet….
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How do they know about the email and is there a copy of it?
I hope lawell is caught out for lying tory scumbag he is but it proves those in at cfc are all scumbags and luv auld firm, feel sorry for those who have been chasing this for years now, for once in your life celtic show you have the balls for a fight.
Wed 23rd Jan 2019
League Games
Celtic 4-0 St Mirren
Kilmarnock 2-1 The Rangers
The delight for the Celtic Supporters
at Celtic Park with the news of the result
at Rugby Park was doubled when the name
of the Kilmarnock winning goal scorer
Was revealed as Jordan Jones who had
Recently signed a Pre-Contract to join
The Rangers in the Summer
With his goal Jones all but ended The Rangers
Title challenge for season 2018-19
One League game into the second half of the season
Following the winter break
Not even Celtic losing their Manager Brendan Rodgers
In February who left and joined Leicester City
Could help galvanize the team playing out of Ibrox
Celtic go to play Kilmarnock at Rugby Park
This evening Kilmarnock are on to their third manager
since the above result
Don’t let history repeat its self in reverse Celtic .
I don’t gamble.
Celtic shirt sponsor Dafabet
Treble winners
Scottish league sponsored by William Hill
Scottish cup sponsored by William Hill
Scottish league cup sponsored by Betfred
Nearly as many bookypods as toilets in CP
The faux empathy for Brian Rice makes me sick.
Our game is riddled with this cancer,and it is a cancer.
The drug addict you will know to see
The alcoholic you will see,
The gambler is just as devious,just as sleekit,just as destructive than the above 2
But you’ll not tell
Any blog writing about gambling can only do so if we are serious about tackling the disease,but in tackling the disease we have to change who we allow to sponsor our game.
Gambling companies imo should be barred from any form of advertising.thatll mean less money in the game.i would go with that.
HH
League sponsored by Ladbrokes.
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IF PL knew about the 5WA as alleged in a recent article it means that he wilfully mislead shareholders at an AGM. This is grounds for immediate dismissal. There are also legal implications that could lead to prosecution should the allegations be true.
Good morning CQN from a dark, dry but mild Garngad
WTF is happening with Sorro??
Tonight’s game will be a tough one, what with the injuries we have, plastic pitch, compliant to the Sevco cause referees and a Kilmasonic team that will kick everything that moves.
Lets just get a victory Celtic, 3-1 to the Leather belts.
HH
D. :)
Oglach – Peter Lawell knows about the 5 way agreement of that there is no doubt.
D. :)
DAVID66
i thought as soon as he denied seeing it at the AGM it would come back to haunt him ,
keep the lights on Peter ,looks like you may get a tap on the shoulder soon
BOOCSC
So Sorro has not signed.. Yet.. We have 1 addition to our squad as I type.
What happened to the 3 first team ready additions, come on Celtic “failing to prepare is preparing to fail” we still need at least 2 more additions.
D. :)
AN TEARMANN on 22ND JANUARY 2020 1:14 AM
Hard hitting .
Completely justified imho .
Revisiting sponsorship deals may well be under consideration .
And should be.
AT
Class post my big friend.
Macjay, I’d love you to be correct about the prospect of us taking a stand on this. But I fear not.
As soon as the half time draw is announced at CP, they go on to tell us about what odds are still available for second half scorers.
HH jg
Good morning from a misty North Staffordshire – COYBIG
AN TEARMANN on 22ND JANUARY 2020 1:14 AM
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Utter pish, nobody apart from yourself makes you gamble or drink!
21-5-79 🍀 on 22ND JANUARY 2020 8:27 AM
Absolutely right.
But what you don`t need is blatant encouragement to gamble or a free bar .
Incidentally , there is thought to be a genetic component to alcoholism .
So we’ll shut all the bookies & pubs, all these eejits don’t go running to the papers when they’re winning or gettin blootered every weekend, Merson is a prime example, I used to see him in the pub regularly, next thing ye know he’s on the telly greetin aboot it, Gascoinge, another clown.
Anywie, Witherspoons opens @ 8am where a live, so am gonnae go fur a swally, then pop intae ladbrokes and put a both tae score oan fur the matches later, no the Celtic match obviously…😉
We don’t need sponsorship!
We’ve got 50 million in the bank!
Gambling addiction—also known as pathological gambling, compulsive gambling or gambling disorder—is an impulse-control disorder. If you’re a compulsive gambler, you can’t control the impulse to gamble, even when it has negative consequences for you or your loved ones. You’ll gamble whether you’re up or down, broke or flush, and you’ll keep gambling regardless of the consequences—even when you know that the odds are against you or you can’t afford to lose.
Myth: Having a gambling problem is just a case of being weak-willed, irresponsible, or unintelligent.
Fact: Gambling problems affect people of all levels of intelligence and all backgrounds. Previously responsible and strong-willed people are just as likely to develop a gambling problem as anyone else.
Whit happened tae the Dafabet, Magners, Mr Green Casino, money?
Did minimum pricing of alcohol in Scotland reduce sales to casual/serious drinkers?
JAMESGANG on 22ND JANUARY 2020 8:08 AM
Macjay, I’d love you to be correct about the prospect of us taking a stand on this. But I fear not.
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You`re probably right.
I`m sorry to say.
The infiltration of the gambling industry into every facet of life is insidious and alarming .
21-5-79 🍀 on 22ND JANUARY 2020 8:27 AM
AN TEARMANN on 22ND JANUARY 2020 1:14 AM
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Utter pish, nobody apart from yourself makes you gamble or drink!
Thank you for your reply
No need for sponsorship then,from the booky
No need for any multi billion £ advertising from the booki
So it is down to the individual? Nothing to do with those benevolent and charitable not for profit booky companies?
I stay on the outskirts of one of Europe’s social inclusion areas.The amount of wealth that is transferred from POOR to RICH in those areas is in the millions,the resultant debt problems,family break up are all covered by addiction spending in areas already blighted by drugs and alcohol,och let’s have unregulated gambling were an 18 y.o on zero hours looks on gambling as a way to bolster
their miserly already income.
William Hill in this area had the highest turnover of any boomy until after years of asking another 2 were hollowed out of shops in days,opening up to record sales.
The dream of escaping poverty is just that,a dream.the reality is debt,more debt and debt,there is always suicide which I know of on 4 instances.Thats 9 weans with no da
And 3 with no mam due to “click syndrome”
on the mouse,in chat bingo.no house was the end of it and with all 4 families smashed,all because an individual chose(unaffected by advertising) to gamble.
Meantime the bookys prosper,dodgy bastard then,dodgy bastard now,dodgy bastard forevever.take the money and run dodgy bastard,always have been always will be.
No man stands alone and certainly he or she don’t stand a chance in front of advertising by the billion.
Good day
HH
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