We’ve had a few free kick experts in modern times. Lubo was first. He could hit them, and score with them, with either foot. The man was a menace to opponents on many levels. He also taught us that hitting the ball as hard as possible into an opponent’s body, standard fare for Celtic in the 80s and early 90s, was a poor return from a dead ball situation.
Lubo clearly influenced Shaun but it wasn’t until Naka arrived that Shaun really found his grove. With right footed Maloney and left footed Nakamura lining up behind the ball keepers were forced to leave a vulnerable space at any centrally-located free kick.
I don’t remember any player scoring with three consecutive free kicks, an absolutely exceptional feat. John Guidetti is proving to be an exceptional player. From what I hear he’s also enjoying being a Celtic player, there’s been a meeting of minds on what is expected and what’s on offer.
This is a young player who has already learned a few lessons on football clubs and career management. He has the makings of a Celtic legend.
Those of you who weren’t there last night, make sure you see the goals. Four of them were exceptional.
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Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world, but……… things are improving. 93% of your money raised is getting to the projects on the ground, Mary’s Meals are now feeding hundreds of thousands of kids there each day, over 2000 of them in kitchens CQN readers have already built.
Kids who are fed at school there are able to attend instead of having to work for food – primary school attendance is up 30% after Mary’s Meals build a kitchen. As a result they all get a basic education, some of them are set on a road to a higher education and all have better chances in life.
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Southside
Not a ghost of a chance that they will believe it !
ACGR – CW games income came inn after 30th June. It’ll be in next years accounts. First mention will be in the six months interim report around February.
Eh does anyone actually know what is alleged to have been said at all?
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Oscar Knox, MacKenzie Furniss and anyone else who fights Neuroblastoma
‘Get your hands off me you black c**t
Just sitting here ruminating for a minute and a thought has occured to me could it be a case of payback for the golden child dallas being forced to leave over the e-mails
Greeninbingley @ 20.24hrs.
Apologies for the late reply.
“In the Ferdinand case there was no dispute about the words he used, they were published by him. He never denied saying what he said”
In Tonev’s case he denies using the words he is alleged to have used. Very different case”
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With respect I think you have missed the point regarding Rio Ferdinand. Yes Rio admitted guilt for a racist issue.
But has he been treated differently fom others. Did it damage his footballing career.? Did it damage his media work ? Has he been ostracised ?
Indeed he was welcomed to Parkhead with open arms for a charity game.
Equality is everything. Consistency is everything. I feel that the players status in the game has determined his treatment.
I still maintain ” All players are equal, but it seems some are more equal than others.”
If Tonev has indeed disgraced the hoops, appropriate punishment should follow, but that punishment should be consistent for all, not on how importent or valuable the player is.
HH.
dessybhoy:
I believe it could be payback of a sort, assuming Tonev is guiltless (innocent until proven guilty as opposed ‘branded’ guilty without substantial proof ((whatever happened to the transperancy promise?)) but I don’t think Celtic had anything at all to do with the departure of Dallas.
How much time did Bougherra get for manhandling the referee? I know the ref said he didn’t feel threatened but to me that is not the point, it the act that merited an appropriate punishment not the fact that an individual ref didn’t feel threatened, does that ref speak for all refs?
Gerrybhoy, I was not having a dig at you and I hope you don’t think I was.
The allegation was made instantly by Logan and for this reason I believe him, he had no reason whatsoever to lie. Although without audio or visual evidence his allegation cannot be substantiated, therefore the SFA’s decision is beyond a joke.
Thought at the time that it would have been a good idea for Celtic to have been proactive and to have invited Logan and McInnes for clear the air talks immediately after the game. Doubtful this happened but perhaps all that has now followed could have been avoided at the time of this unfortunate incident.
Kitalba
“Dougie Dougie” and his comments on Radio clyde you sure Celtic had nothing to do with his departure, anyway need to go
Quick point before I head for the pub to make sure the Guinness is ready for BOGNORBHOY tomorrow-the things I do to stop him getting a podium!
So far this season we have seen one of our players banned for being fouled in the area and winning a penalty,and another hit with a draconian sentence on little more than circumstantial evidence of how another player reacted.
Add to that the fact that our players-Izzy two weeks ago,for instance-are regularly kicked black and blue without sanction,and I can see word getting around to avoid signing for us.
Time to put a halt to this,Celtic. We will not be treated differently.
Funny -this morning at 7.30 the shortbread radio sportsnews led with the Tonev racisim story -but – there was nothing on the 8.30 sports news.
In ither scoddish news……………
The Herlad – all things Celtic, bad……………
Laughable puff piece on the The Krays and interesting description of the hun assault on Geogre Square – when’s a an assault a “stand-off”?
…a touch of the Ashton Lanes about that perspective.
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Oscar Knox, MacKenzie Furniss and anyone else who fights Neuroblastoma
07:55 on 31 October, 2014
Logan alleges that Tonev called him a ‘black c**t’.
Tonev denies it.
Logan’s contemporaneous reaction at the time presumably supplies any necessary corroboration, or at least is enough on a balance of probability to sway the balance towards a guilty verdict.
We’d probably see things more clearly if it was any other Club than our own.
Ellboy – I’m sure Logan thinks he heard racist abuse. That doesn’t mean it was actually said.
Get your hands off me you black c**t
I’ve taught English as a foreign language and this is not a normal phrase someone with only a year or two speaking English would be able to say. Whilst he might know how to say “you black c**t” I doubt he is a master of the imperative nor phrasal verbs. If he did say something along those lines it’d more likely be ” Don’t touch me, black c**t”, “Don’t touch, black c**t”, “You not touch me, black c**t”.
Anybody know if Mr. Tonev got top marks in his use of phrasal verbs test?
Anyway, if there is any doubt as to what was said then the case needs thrown out and those who saw fit to issue a 7 game ban should be removed from these SFA panels.
and as for the SFA and Racism……..
Dont make me laugh.
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‘contemporaneous reaction at the time’
Apologies for the tautology.
And we also used to do Chinese whispers in classes. Inevitably every student managed to change or mishear what was said.
Morning all.
Dreich and warm(ish) down here.
Shame about the Scots ladies losing out to the Dutch. Anybody watch the game? Was it entertaining?
Anybody any better informed as to the yesterday’s proceedings against our player? Celtic seem to be sure of their ground so it sounds like a real kangaroo court. Is there any way we can take action if an injustice has been perpetrated?
dessybhoy:
appreciated – but with regards e-mails and Dallas, I’m pretty sure Celtic had nothing to say on the matter.
dr ramesh and the love potion
08:44 on 31 October, 2014
‘I’ve taught English as a foreign language and this is not a normal phrase someone with only a year or two speaking English would be able to say.’
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Yeah, but would you have predicted that the first English phrase Big Shuggie learnt to say was ‘For f**k sake, Anton’?
Tautology is a form of communication when the vocal
cords tighten and the neurology of the brain doesn’t align
resulting in tautology.
Mikipedia.com
H.H Mick
Kitalba
Did I see you saying you were coming up the road for a wee drink before you head back to Australia?
southside
07:53 on 31 October, 2014Shamelessly re-posted from TSFM.“The only way Celtic can meet rangers is through a seance”Feel free to use liberally in the workplace.
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Magic:))
Parkheadcumsalford
I saw 15mins of the second half with the score at 1-0 . It was entertaining with good football and the scots ladies pressing and creating some chances. I think womens football will grow in popularity.
macjay1 for neil lennon
04:37 on 31 October, 2014
Oh god,Ronny.How naive can you be?
Let`s make excuses for the innocent ?
This is something we will need to assess,” said Deila. “I really believe in him. It’s important to understand that people make mistakes.
“Everyone makes mistakes – I’m now talking generally. We have to assess it from there. Of course we have no support for racism – that’s clear. We will have nothing about that.
“Sometimes as a young player stupid things happen all the time with smaller issues. This is something we will need to assess but I really believe in Aleksandar. I’m sure that he hasn’t said that towards the player.”
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Maybe you could try saying all that in Norwegian……!
Ayrshire is Green and White
…and now the black arts practitioners of spin have managed to get everyone imagining what may or may not have been said.
Perhaps Shortie lent wee jack and darryl their sonar microphones or there was a handy lip-reader with binoculars on hand………
The point of all this is to put Celtic and Racism together in the same sentence – preferably headline and sub-head.
The SFA and racism………..don’t make me laugh.
Hamiltontim:
Friday the 14th Nov. if you, and the better half, are going to be around that would be great. I’ll need to book BT and Ol’tim too.
ernie lynch
Fair enough but that is an easy phrase! It’s a set phrase that he had probably heard many times. What Tonev was alleged to have said is far more difficult as it requires a certain level of language skill. It is unlikely that it’s something he’d heard in training or other games.
ERNIE LYNCH 0843
The player’s reaction is nowhere near the standard of proof required,especially for such a serious allegation.
It does not allow the possibility of a misunderstanding,for starters.
Bearing in mind your regular disdain for ‘the easily offended’ on here,I didn’t expect such a weak reaction from you.
Tonev’s entire career,particularly in The UK,is at risk over this.
Professionally and personally,this could ruin him.
A far higher standard of proof is needed. As,in fact,is a far higher standard of adjudicator than an SFA panel.
And of course anybody else who has nothing better to do with their time on a Friday (of a weekend without a Celtic game – I think) than have a couple of beers and a laugh.
No Cliques ‘r’ me CSC.
Young Mr Logan on being racially abused appears to know the correct procedure of dealing with such, approach said referee thereafter his team captain and finally his manager, all during a football match. A measured approach from the young man, did he chin Tonev, like square up to him and challenge his remarks….
Just another way of looking at it, as I said previously, people tell lies….. someone is..
Just because of someone’s colour and history of racial prejudice against said race doesn’t mean that every account is true..
Ayrshire is Green and White
If what Shay Logan thinks he heard was “Get your hands off me you black c**t”, is it not possible Aleksandar Tonev actually said “Get your hands off my back c**t”?
Kitalba
I’m having plenty of couple of beers and laughing
at all the thesaurusphobes trying to sound impressive.
Micktionary.com
H.H Mick
a ceiler gonof rust
00:07 on 31 October, 2014
MickTT, we don’t need lodges, we’ve got Coais.
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You booked in tomorrow? I may join you if so…. could be a regular occurrence..?
HH
MickTT
09:18 on 31 October, 2014
And why would Logan do that?
Does he have a history of such behaviour?
NOTHING WITHOUT FANS
Personally I would expect a response in such circumstances to consist of no more than four or five syllables.
Maybe six. Depends on the sweary.
My experience only,of course. We don’t bandy words much where I come from when emotions are high.
Burgas Hoops
I posted about a personal event and circumstances surrounding it.
Go back and read it before stating that my personal experience is nonsense. Get context at least.