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Jingoistic lunatics grabbing the stage

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Football has been tribal and jingoistic for over a century. Where it succeed in penetrating beyond the scope of a mere sport, it is inherently primitive. This can be a healthy way for people to remain in contact with all that is important in life but it’s often not.

Writing in today’s Sun, former Celtic player (good grief) , Ian ‘Wrighty’ Wright said: “The next young player who says he does not want to play for England should be ordered to ring the parents of a soldier who has died serving his country in Afghanistan and tell them his reasons”.

To invoke the memory of those who have sacrificed their lives in order to rebuke reluctant footballers is beyond primitive, it is debased and ugly. Bereaved parents would surely be sickened at attempts to equate their sacrifice with a football game. Football and our media have lost their way. Wright should be ashamed, but he won’t be, it’s nonsense like this which newspapers pay for. His media value will have increased.

Harry Redknapp’s ill-made comments about Spurs players not wanting to travel for England games are also a nonsense. There’s not a top-flgiht manager in the game who’s yet to experience players reluctant to fly to Tbilisi, or some other distant destination, for a friendly instead of resting at home with his family. If you are a top pro, these games hold little excitement or value and come at a fitness cost, to pretend otherwise is being duplicitous.

Players with imposing club demands can see these games far enough. Those involved in European football often have two games per week for months, depleting resources and adding strains to muscles. A flight to the back of beyond before a thankless task of a game is simply not an attractive offer. Most players go, but let’s be honest, almost all will choose times to back out occasionally.

England are hurting after an awful World Cup but it will be counter-productive to hand the stage over to jingoistic lunatics. And ‘Wrighty’, if anyone asks you to pull the Paradise Windfall one day, don’t feel obliged to pitch up.

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  2. The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie on

    My Dear Kojo….

     

     

    Ah Hope Oor MegaWattie Is Keeping A Close Eye On Luis Suarez…

     

     

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    Ain’t That A Cryin’ Shame…Lil’ Audrey!

  3. Bawsman on

    FrankMarker

     

    14:47 on

     

    sun 1st jan 2006

     

    league

     

    hearts………………………….2-3…celtic

     

    edgaras janauskas-6min……….Stephen pearson-55min

     

    steven pressley…….8min……….Stephen McManus-87..90mins

     

    hail hail

     

    Best New Years day I have had in my 56 years on the Planet, I will NEVER drink a bottle of whisky and 12 stella again EVER. EVER.EVER.

  4. gordybhoy64 on

    Tallybhoy,

     

    with regards to one of your posts from yesterday,

     

    I for one am looking forward to seeing Miss Giorgi at the old Wimbers

  5. Living_in_the_Love_of_the_Commons_People on

    gordybhoy64

     

     

    17:30 on 24 June, 2014

     

     

    Miss Giorgi versus Miss Maria matchup for me.

  9. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Tallybhoy, Im with you. Got Italy and Argentina in the office sweep. Mon Ballotallies.

  10. SonsOfErin on

    Lifeless start from Uruguay. Italy doing the minimum required to slow the game down, which isn’t much.

     

     

    Have to say England gave the Italians more of a game that the Uruguayans so far.

     

     

    Uruguayans just momentarily upped the pace for an attack, hope they keep it up.

  13. gordybhoy64 on

    Living In etc

     

    aye that would do me even better if it followed a wee

     

    Ivanovic v Kirilenko knockabout

  14. Auldheid on

    HamiltonTim

     

     

    Did I say anyone fell out?

     

     

    Why did Celtic decide to walk away?

     

     

    I’m not picking sides I’m suggesting all parties look back to see if, with the benefit of hindsight, they might have gone about it differently.

     

     

    You are reading something into what I said that I neither said nor meant.

  16. Sandman on

    The Italians showing Englandshire just how to nullify the Uruguayan threat.

     

     

    Not pretty, but it’s admirable in its professionalism.

  18. borgo67 on

    Although like everyone on here I love wonderful attacking football , especially when it’s Celtic,, but also really enjoy great defensive play even when dark arts are used .

  19. lionroars67 on

    eddieinkirkmichael

     

    17:40 on

     

    24 June, 2014

     

     

    Must be the same scout who located Amido Balde

  20. Hamiltontim on

    Auldheid

     

     

    From your post at 16:18

     

     

    “HamiltonTim.

     

    The real question is was there anything that stopped the above approach on either side? I find in life that when folk fall out that looking back both sides can see how things could have been done differently.”

     

     

    I’d say that implies/infers that you said people fell out.

     

     

    Or have I read that wrong?

     

     

    I’m not attempting to misrepresent you at all, I just have a different interpretation of events and opinion from you on this that’s all.

  21. Tallybhoy on

    Poor game so far.

     

     

    Is Camila Giorgi on at Wimbers?

     

     

    Might turn over.

     

     

    HH!!

  22. JimmyQuinnsBits on

    Paul67,

     

     

    You’re givin a bad name to lunatics there, and we’re agin it

     

     

    I was workin outside a lunatic asylum one day

     

    In the act of breakin stones

     

    Along came a lunatic and says to me “well good morning Mr Jones”

     

    “How much a week do you get for doin that?”

     

    “Thirty Bob” I sighed

     

    He looked at me with a twinkle in his eye, and this is what he cried.

     

     

    Come inside ya silly bugger, come inside

     

    Ah ye want to have a bit more sense

     

    Workin for a livin, take my tip

     

    Act a little silly and become a lunatic

     

    Ah ye get yer meals quite regular

     

    And two new suits besides

     

    Thirty bob a week, a wife an kids to keep?

     

    Come inside ya silly bugger, come inside

     

     

    Mon the tally’s btw

  24. Auldheid on

    Hamilton Tim

     

    Apologies. Looking back I did say fall out but I was using the term as in failed to agree not throwing dummies out the pram.

     

     

    I can see how you read what I did not mean into what I said but my original point stands, how do both parties reach a reasonable and reasoned agreement next time that is acceptable to the support.

  31. Kojo on

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    the Kid.

     

     

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    Roll Thur Ain!

     

     

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    Still,Laughin’

  32. Tontine Tim on

    FrankMarker

     

     

     

     

    16:53 on

     

     

    24 June, 2014

     

     

     

     

    18th oct 1965

     

    league cup semi final-replay

     

    ibrox park

     

    celtic………………………..4-0…hibernian

     

    joe McBride……17min

     

    john hughes……21min

     

    bobby lennox…..69min

     

    bobby Murdoch-83min

     

     

    *Big John McNamee was sent off in this game for a dreadful lunge on the Bear. Both us and Hibs complained about this venue citing among other things the poorness of the floodlights. 5 days letter Yogi converted 2 penalties in what this wee mhan rates the catalyst for the Big Cup and the honest NIAR.

  36. borgo67 on

    This is the sort of game we should all watch so that when teams like juve come to Celtic Park the fans won’t be surprised and the players better able to cope with it.

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