Scottish clubs, including (original) Rangers, opposed the imposition of Strict Liability on clubs for offenses by their fans as long as the club concerned had undertaken all reasonable precautions to discourage and prevent those offenses.
In other words, if a club warn fans what is unacceptable behaviour, and confirm they will be banned from your stadium if they indulge, the club will not incur any punishment. As we know, it’s different in European competition, where clubs are held responsible for fans’ transgressions.
This is all fine and well, but it’s a moot debate after the Scottish Cup Final riot. Hibs and (Newco) Rangers may well have taken all reasonable precautions ahead of the game, but that changed for Newco immediately thereafter.
The statement defending the Newco fans taking the law into their own hands on the Hampden pitch that day is the opposite of undertaking all reasonable precautions. In fact, it was incendiary. I have little doubt it contributed to the actions of Newco fans in the first few months of this season, who appear to wandering around Premiership grounds ready to settle perceived scores.
Justification by Statement has continued. It’s now a pattern. The question for the SFA disciplinary panel, is whether they condone clubs encouraging fans taking the law into their own hands, as consistent with reasonable precautions, when deciding on actions by visiting fans at Celtic Park and Pittodrie.
It’s not. In fact, it’s dangerous and will lead to increasingly alarming situations until those setting the fires are brought to account. What happened at Celtic Park and Pittodrie was bad enough but far more serious consequences could lie ahead if this clarion call for Direct Action isn’t faced.
The players will still be buzzing from Wednesday night when they take to the field at Dens tomorrow lunchtime. We could blow Dundee away in a wave of effervescent football, or we could struggle to get heads out of the clouds. We’ve witnessed both scenarios before.
Jimmy Johnstone
You’re in for a treat tonight, the Jimmy Johnstone documentary is on BBC Alba at 9:30, on what would have been his 72nd birthday. It’s a brilliant journey into the life and family of an extraordinary-ordinary person. I thought I’d known all there was to know about the Jinky story, but I didn’t realise he was decades ahead of the game in terms of fitness and training techniques.
Brain injury
We have a special article out today, written by SunnyJim, on brain injury in the game (and a whole lot more). We re-examine a blow to the head taken early in the 6-2 game by Fernando Ricksen, who like Jinky, was struck by Motor Neurone Disease.
The game has a responsibility to its players, which means we all need to become educated in some of the risks. Read the article, you’ll learn something significant about an incident you are very familiar with.
The Celtic Foundation has had a great boost already from all those who are doing the Great Scottish Run on Sunday on its behalf. Dozens of Celtic fans have been sponsored by hundreds of fans, raising thousands of pounds.
This will be the last you hear from me on the subject before the off; if you can help, here’s the place.
Thank you, and thanks to everyone who has already contributed.
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ROY CROPPIE on 30TH SEPTEMBER 2016 9:45 PM
Really appreciate the work you do to bring these images back to us.
Thanks ,mate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBecM3CQVD8
Sympathy for the Devil
The Rolling Stones
Smiths
http://youtu.be/d0TZZZcC9l4
MACJAY
Thank you sir.
HH
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtOvuupXEAA9mVf.jpg
Creaney and Brady
CoatbridgemeetsIrelandnotunusualCSC
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtOd8uWWEAAMwJr.jpg
Jock and family leaving Ibrox
YNWA
Midnight Cowboy
http://youtu.be/ZGORPUzLxtU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifAtvI48R_0
The Communards
Don’t Leave Me this way
HH
Scream
http://youtu.be/KGO67lWI36Q
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ctnnzr6XEAA1ldx.jpg
jinky
OurMessiCSC
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtnlU3iWAAAvXU8.jpg
Frankie and Davie
HH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oKOtzIo-uYw
The Fugees
Killing Me Softly
HH
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ctls6dOXYAAZcLy.jpg
Viewpark Bhoy
HH
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ctga7t4WgAAnhaM.jpg
and so it begins…
HH
Spacemen 3
http://youtu.be/6V_0RfG6h3Q
Roy Croppie: thank you for the pictures. I was at very few of the occasions but here is one I was at:
https://www.google.ie/search?q=heffo%27s+army&rlz=1C9BKJA_enIE590ES594&hl=en-GB&prmd=imvn&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjMoJqN_rfPAhUkJcAKHRP5CIUQ_AUIBygB&biw=1024&bih=653#imgrc=KxLFzSh4oclmbM%3A
Up the Dubs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwtdhWltSIg
REM
Losing my religion
YNWA
Green Floyd – Us and Thems
http://youtu.be/GKiLEgAzFDQ
Almore
Nice one. Enjoy the match glad you secured a ticket.
UTLR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnpwuRlXbhk
Killing Joke
Love Like Blood
HH
If twitter is to be believed, the telegraph is about to name 6 English / Welsh managers.
We shall see. All allegedly of course.
HH.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWz0JC7afNQ
Echo and the Bunnymen
Killing Moon
HH
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCOSPtyZAPA
The Cult
She Sells Sanctuary
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtlbRe6WcAAe-3w.jpg
Jimmy Johnstone
HH
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CtlM6oCXgAEPD9i.jpg
CELTIC
HH
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CteREGoWAAAObpC.jpg
Noel loves the CELTIC and City
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrARl0dzd-0
RollwithitCSC
Black Angels
http://youtu.be/jFCl8-Y3PGg
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CteMp5gWgAQLZZL.jpg
It’s Such a Joy For Us to See…
YNWA
Molly Malone:
https://youtu.be/pXKLkLcdtjI
Up the Dubs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cX8szNPgrEs
Manic Street Preachers
If you tolerate this…
HH
For Butsybhoy:
https://youtu.be/cmN9XV3O3Pc
Up the Dubs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4z2DtNW79sQ
The Boss
Streets of Philadelphia
HH
A modern Dublin classic:
https://youtu.be/MMhWll_mfGk
Up the Dubs!
Stranglers
http://youtu.be/CHnK7m2PNVI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7eOLuEDzlv8
Irish Post
Saw Doctors
Almore/BMCUW,
only just in bhoys,just started reading back,
are the tickets going to be in Glasgow tomorrow?,
i am working but will try to get DD in the morning to give him money.
thanks again for everything
Working class Dubs in 1913:
https://youtu.be/1FthczKlST0
Up the Dubs!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iUEwB4ME3I
Christy and Shane
Spancil Hill
HH