When you normalise violence, for example, by telling a broadcaster you cannot guarantee the safety of one of their commentators, or when you refuse to act swiftly when a coach headbutts an opponent on live TV after a game, you invite society’s worst demons into your domain.
Like most of the world, the majority of football clubs do their best to rid themselves of the casually violent. The game’s reputation was taken into the sewer 50 years ago, before slowly and expensively brought back into the mainstream.
Flirting with violence only encourages the mindless to take it one step further. The cost takes time to manifest, but decent fans want no part of it, their attachments weaken, leaving the tub thumpers ownership of the narrative. It is also a glaring sign of decline and weakness.
Well done to Steve Clarke, Callum McGregor and the rest of the Scotland team on collecting six points from their opening two European Championship games. A win in Norway in June would set the national team up for a classic Scotland capitulation against Georgia and Cyprus.
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17:16
Apologies – so uninspiring. Wheres Seal?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=to90047YXac
Mate has messaged me to say Joe Hart was in the Aspire Lounge (Departures) at Edinburgh Airport.
Strange time to be travelling when we have a game this weekend.
AN TEARMANN on 29TH MARCH 2023 2:25 PM
…did you ever meet a heidy there called Murray?
………………….
Miles Murray was tye heidie at St Thomas Aquinas (aka St Tam’s) in the early 80s. He came from somewhere in Lanarkshire and was there when the school celebrated its 25th anniversary in 1983. It was common gossip that he wore a wig, which was possibly confirmed at the feeshul do for the 25th, where Archbishop Winning, making the official speech, mentioned that when he and Miles were at school together, he seemed to have less hair than did now…
I would advise Every young family to go a Skiing Holiday before a wan in the Sun.
Philbhoy 5.20
You have a mate? 🤔
WEEBOBBY, re. the Murdochs.
You are right that Jimmy was at Holy Cross as a pupil – the lucky bhoy was even in my year and some classes so that would be about ’62/63?
Shortly after leaving for Uni I was playing for Hamilton Avondale (whose most famous ex-player wisnae me, but one ,very young, Davy Cooper) and who turned up against us one Saturday but Jimmy, playing for Glasgow Amateurs I think. You are right about his similarity to Bobby, a dead ringer in fact at that time, and he could also play a bit like him. Nice guy.
So 3 Celtic employees have been attacked while going about their business.
Neil Lennon: Manager of Celtic attacked at Tynecastle
Fran Alonso: Manager of Celtic Ladies attacked by oppositon
(Rangers) assistant coach.
Daniel Friel: Celtic Physio injured by bottle thrown by rangers fan.
2 ex Celtic employees ( Neil Lennon, Chris Sutton) unable to do their job as Sky Sports pundits because “Rangers’ could not gaurantee their safety while working at their stadium.
720 Celtic fans inable to attend game at ibrox stadium because Celtic are worried about their safety.
Celtic, SPFL and Police Scotland have to get together before someone is killed by the hoards from Ibrox. They (rangers) cannot control their employees so not much chance with drunken followers
Haven’t even mentioned poor wee Geoge Square
“Close the ground for 2 matches”
or forever
Fran Alonso: Manager of Celtic Ladies attacked by oppositon
(Rangers) assistant coach.
Daniel Friel: Celtic Physio injured by bottle thrown by rangers fan.
Emeraldbee…yes, I left summer ’63 and I think James arrived January that year…
Fess19
Reckless abandon at or around football matches is very much on the increase across Europe
I don’t believe that is down to the bevvy; recreational drugs are the culprit IMO
Antwerp port is letting massive amounts through, despite huge seizures
There are certain Celtic pubs I don’t like to go into due to the wired to the moon lads. They are constantly on edge even when talking Celtic, a common cause
The smell of hash on the way to games at least makes me feel they are trying to mellow out!
Cheap charlie is a curse
100% convinced that Corporate Seat/Good Job bottle hurler had done a few lines
I think we’re nearing the end of a realistic window for Sevco to publicly say anything about the assault of a Celtic coach by one of their employees (?).
(The above assumes of course the women operate under the same legal structure as the rest of Sevco. You never can tell with them).
Strangely, Women’s Football stories have appeared aplenty today on BBC Football website.
For those unaware, unless specifically promoted and held as prominent headline pieces by editors, the articles are presented in date order.
So, if you want something from two days ago OFF the front page?
Simple – find six new stories from anywhere and report them today.
Ta da !
Second tactic, promotion of story from Women’s Football Home page to Main Football Home page.
The assault was not promoted.
Strangely, the prospect of a 17-year old Sevco women playing for Scotland has been. 🤔
My conclusion from the above?
(in absence of many facts admittedly).
Sevco HAVE responded to the assault.
Their response has been to get their toadies at Pacific Quay to bury the story.
B2B
The story was on BBC News front page originally and on Sport and trickle down to Scot Foot obviously
I was pleasantly surprised at that so can’t see conspiracy here……this time 😎
Coneybhoy
Doesn’t matter if it’s drugs or drink
I wish I had skiied earlier.
What a buzz.
Think about it.
Fess19
I agree, but i think the cocaine makes it more likely; they have the bevvy on board as well
Petec
I had a great laugh on my first go on a ski lift.
Then someone said ‘it’s all downhill from here’
Sorry
Coneybhoy
Doesn’t matter if it’s drugs or drink you need to control your fans/workforce. Mr Bealer was “assistant” at Ibrox when he went for John Kennedy maybe it goes with job descriptiom.
We cannot legislate for Europe but surely we can try for Scotland.
I don’t go to football here in Indonesia as a lot is town against town and lots of trouble. Over one hundred killed last year when police fired teargas into crowd after invasion onto park.
Under 20 world cup here in June and maybe try a game (not Indonesia)
Just ban the currants after we beat them in the cup
HH
The Newco are gonnae be endangering Every Celtic player.
Cowardice is that Club.
Team for Sunday
I’ll let you know when Ange finishes his pie n peas in the Laurieston. Be rude to interrupt the fellas meal.
I also met two skiers arguing about whether you ‘zig, zag’ or ‘zag zig’ on a slalom
They agreed to ask the first person they met at the bottom to settle it
One skier asked the first guy they met ‘ is it zig/zag or zag/zig?’
He says ‘ I don’t know, I’m a tobogganist’
‘Fair enough, I’ll have 20 Benson & Hedges’
😎
Aw ffs 🙄
Bottle thrower should get a lifetime ban from the Bigotdome – no holding your breath at the back.
Fess19
Fair dos (or blonde pigeons as my faither used to say)
Markiebhoy
Free hospitality season book.
Coneybhoy on 29th March 2023 6:45 pm
Petec
I had a great laugh on my first go on a ski lift.
Then someone said ‘it’s all downhill from here’
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The last time I was @ Jouvencelles….. I couldnae Believe, as I was going up there was a Girl going down in a Bikini…. Apparently thats the easy slope…… the dude filming was skiiled. at Skiing.
My Older Sisters said I shouldnae drink before going.
The Pub in the Mountain.
Was Heaven sent.
BelmontBrian will be on soon. Him and Coneybhoy, the double act from hell.😳
PETEC
When I started skiing we were taught to “snowplough” skis pointing together. Now it’s the “Pizza” ffs.
Nite nite 01:00 hrs here
bigrailroadblues,
The hermit is so slowly coming oot to Davie Hay.
bigrailroadblues
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKtAjVPsgxs
Petec
Did you take out a loan to pay for drinks at the summit?😎
Pete
Aye indeed. 👍
BRRB
You forgot Schnorbitz again
Naw, he just took aff his semmit. 👋
I’m trying to forget him.
WEEBOBBYCOLLINS 4:51
“The last time I saw Matt was coming out of the stadium in Lisbon after the game”
WBC,
See if you get a min,would you put down your experiences of Lisbon and the final for us to read? I was there 2017 with around 5,000 Celtic folk,chaos and craic,whatever it must have been like as you bhoys turned the place green and White in search of being champs
:-)
HH
BRRB
😂
Fess19 on 29th March 2023 7:04 pm
I went for wan Lesson @ Braehead.
Aidan didnae go for any and he was nailing Reds.
It’s that Fearlous young spirit because Jay, his amazing older Cousin is still relatively young, they were pushing each other on.
You need to dae it wae no fear.
You cannae believe how fast you go, so quickly.
FranzKlammer.csc
Got a email from Celtic about the hun game at CP
“We hope you are looking forward to your next visit to Celtic Park for our match against Rangers on Saturday, April 8.
For this game, as we have done previously, we will be providing all Season Ticket holders in the Rail Seating area with a specific match ticket.”
I’m not away of this happening before they say its to avoid unauthorised movement into standing area, anyone know what this is about?