When Tony Mowbray was in charge of Celtic the club wrote to the SFA regarding the standard of refereeing in Scotland almost on a weekly basis. The outcome of this correspondence was not constructive, if anything, some at the Association hardened their stance.
A lot has subsequently happened.
Yesterday’s Sunday Mail referred back to Celtic’s dialogue with the SFA during Mowbray’s tenure, which I found interesting. Soon after, when a referee was found to have lied to Neil Lennon (and his supervisor), the association were vulnerable. Wounds opened at that time which have not healed.
The ‘paper suggested Peter Lawwell is “Driven, obsessively controlling, politically statute, manipulative. A master of the dark arts. There’s nothing he won’t do to get Celtic what they want. No-one he won’t attempt to control to get it”.
Quite a character assassination. I wonder what they’re worried about?
We are also told that our chief exec has “An over-arching influence on every facet of the Scottish game. He could have had a crack at sorting it for everyone. But no. That wouldn’t have sold any season tickets, would it?”
Those of you who bought a season ticket on the back of Peter Lawwell’s letter must feel the club went to extraordinary lengths to win your business. The article shared the fantasy many football fans have that Peter Lawwell being on the SFA board means Peter Lawwell controls the SFA. He doesn’t, but he is a formidable advocate of reform.
So what are they worried about? From my perspective, pretty much everything. The old ways were liquidated, we’re living in times with only one Super Power. The old ways are gone and they are never coming back.
Calls for Peter Lawwell to resign from the SFA board because he “wouldn’t recognise the greater good” are laughable. Those who interpret subtext will know this reads ‘Lawwell is an animated asker of difficult questions’.
What started five years ago with DVDs arriving at Hampden showing Robbie Keane yards onside has gotten a whole lot more serious, and personal, judging by the sustained attack on our CEO. If you think this is about Celtic writing a letter about a referee decision a week ago you couldn’t be further from the truth.
Never try to manipulate a master of the dark arts.
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Bournemouth Chairman live on Sky’ i f#$@#n love these guys…’
Cowiebhoy
on the JG story
Seen this on twitter hours ago,
“Interesting, just informed by a colleague that the Guidetti hearing rescheduled to coincide with king’s clearance, JG not charged”.
We’ll seeCSC :)))
Right Ernie might auld pal, so you reckon we should live in the Garden of Eden and all speak Esperanto?!?
That would be logical conclusion to your line of argument old Bhoy!!!
Or are some nation states more equal and legitimate than others?
UNmeetsAnimalFarmCSC
Night
HH jamesgang
Bada
Been in great form since he went over to them.
hope it works out for him as I sometimes need excuses for watching that league.
Coneybhoy
I once questioned a chap who jumped the taxi rank queue in Kilmarnock. 2am Sunday morning. Guy had a knife. Nae polis tae be seen. Kept ma smooth shut in that locale ever since.
I’ve had so many run ins in Killie. Zero in Glasgow. Wee toon syndrome mibbe.
Smooth = mooth.
Easyist thing in the world is to be Neganon/sorry Negative…I Really Hope BRTH AULDHEID ECT give it to The Powers That Be…These Guys, and i dont know and may i add have no wish to know any of thing deserve our plaudits,…Envy is a horrible Thing..some of the Posts regarding these guys work, just smacks of Rampant Jealousy…Hun like..
IMO…
Just putting this out there.
Celtic get voted down on the 5 way agreement. What DD us saying publically is not what hus minions are doing privately. A few weeks later Peter Lawwell along with Doncaster is renegotiating a TV deal that is to the rest of Scottish footballs benefit except ours.
Why ?
HH
Henke
Sounds depressingly familiar. Killie always had a violent vibe. Apart from the pre curfew days in Glasgow(circa 91) I always felt safe.
Leftclicktic
That wouldn’t surprise me
Sure something else will break on Thurs, they need to pay players, do they have the money ?
A decision on Glib is due by end of month, you know him that avoided 82 years in Jail by paying 42m, oh and SARS are challenging that decision :-)
Josiebee you can tell them nothing
Collectively they haven’t a breeze
As long as some spiv shyster Arthur Daley type is in charge they’ll swallow all the bull they come out with
As long as the ‘we are the establishment club ‘mantra is being trotted out they’re happy with that
Thedebtwascomingdownchicyoungcsc
!!Bada Bing!!
21:52 on
27 April, 2015
HT-A couple of mates there last night,Denayer non committal on coming back next season.
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As I understand it he cannot make a definitive statement as he is a Man City employee and to do so would be to prompt a reaction.Lets wait and see.
Mike in Toronto,
Firstly, Toronto is a great city , watched a few Celtic games there when Wim Jansen stopped deidco in their tracks.
The balance you provide regarding Lawwell and Celtic representing the supporters views is important. Celtic/Lawwell have not publicly represented the community who supports the club with the same enthusiasm the supporters have for the club. Now the message is out that Lawwell is under attack and we all must man the barricades. I don’t buy that story.
If the SFA want to play hardball with Celtic, bring it on. Let’s see Pedro earn his corn. If I was Pedro and they took me out , not one Celtic player would play in Dublin in June. If Celtic is the only superpower in town , start acting like it.
When we start listening to a journo from the Sunday Mail with a drink problem it’s a sad day. I have a feeling Pedro is playing with us all. Too smart by far.
!!Bada Bing!!
I’m pretty sure the boy doesn’t know if he’s coming back till he does back to City and sees what’s what?
They could have a new manager etc etc..
He seems a level headed boy and might know another season for us could be good for him and us, he’s already been capped, I hope so, great football player:))
Captain Beefheart
How did the politics, wealth ownership and overall wellbeing of Ireland change post independence?
Change of flag, same old corruption in my view of course.
I agree with Ernie, nationalism is emotion which needs to have a counterpoint of reason
If I had not been disenfranchised , I would have been a no
Nationalism changes a flag
Revolution changes everything
Can’t see the latter in Scotland, if it id the former; welcome to my Irish tax rate
Denayer would be a terrific signing for next year. In my opinion, he is better than VVD. How to replace JD?
one post from ernie and there’s a reaction.
A couple of pages worth of the quonno/BGX Alliance boring the pants of us with tales of how history has come to a stop and not one Yesser calls it out as usual.
A wee song for those buying the pig in the poke.
Tomorrow Belongs to the Big Rock Candy Mountaineers
Evening Coney.
Despite being surrounded by powerful nationalism, I tend to agree with Ernie and yourself.
I don’t agree about revolution. Best leave that to student types and RussellBrand.
Ginger. Aye deluded doesn’t come close.
latchford
Cheers. I agree.
If at the end of the day, when all is said and done, PL is shown to have done a good job, I will be the first to shake his hand and thank him.
But until we see results, then it is incumbent on all of us to not become complacent … in any respect. We only have to look at the Graveyard in Govan to see what such complacency can bring.
Bada Bing
Sorry for the late reply just back in.
Doing ok should have been for a check up last September at the Monklands but I’ve been lost in the system !!!
HH
This SNP whitewash carry on is really getting to the huns. Poor bassas.
I think Denayer has had a good enough season to fancy his chances that he will have a chance at Man City. He has to get bye the regularly injured Kompany and the one paced and cynical Demichelis, Mangala who has not settled and the rarely used Boyata.
Mind you a very good Nastasic had to leave to get his chance with Schalke.
Latchford
What alternative do you have?
Are you suggesting Lawwell and SFA are in cahoots?
I’m having trouble with that idea.
Just popped in.
awe naw, wtf is wrong wi you? Have you joined the masons, or sumfing? A real tim wasted. Sad.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
The Two Edinburgh Woman Come out, Tell The Powers..No way we Aint Playing at the Same Time, Falkirk manager(Falkirk being Hun Central) ..Come out on tv..Says…Well, we were playing till rankets scored…When has this Ever Happened….Never…So what do the Establishment do…Playbook1…Attack Celtic…But things Have Changed…No one buys it anymore..no why?…Its Obvs…The Huns Aint Coming Back in any shape to worry About…and Scottish Football Knows it…Thats Why They can be questioned now….Its over For the Huns…And Scottish Football knows it…
Cowiebhoy
I have a mental picture of the 3bears writing out another bookie line for £1:5million like a desperate punter chasing trying to win his wages back,
1st line 800k EACH investment in shares ,doooooooh pipped by delisting on the line,
2nd line 500k EACH for wages ,tailed off
3rd line do they go another 500k EACH to pay wages in the hope that the “GLIB AND SHAMELESS LIAR” will give them it back out of his own pocket(no laughing at the back) or season ticket money.
Q.How do you make a small fortune
Answer. start with a big fortune and invest in a footballclub,holding company thingumy :))))
£1:3 million EACH the 3 bears are down ,will they place the 3rd line.
We’ll see
it’s only another 500k EACH :)))) to stay in the game
Sftb
Sorry Dad!
Didn’t realise I had to ask your permission to speak!!
Smiley thing. Jovial tickle in ribs in non threatening manner thing. Night!
HH jamesgang
Captain Beefheart
21:49 on 27 April, 2015
‘Ernie,
Of course, Irish nationalism is ok isn’t it? Not in the least bit primitive?’
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This might surprise you, but you’re not the first person to have made that point on here.
So, once again.
Nationalism, when it is aligned with an anti colonial or anti imperialist movement can be a progressive thing. Otherwise it’s reactionary and divisive.
I won’t insult your intelligence by pointing out that Ireland was colonised and Scotland isn’t.
BGX I have had many insults on this site. It comes with the territory. However your rather childish put down is neither witty, nor clever, nor apt.
Your zealotry when it comes to nationalism is what defines you. A blind partrotic hatred of your opponents. A refusal to accept democracy comes with it.
I presume you are accusing me of envy of Auldheid and the others.mi have no idea where you get that from. I have always been supportive of their work (if a little impatient).
Finally you accuse me of being a hun.
Well you aren’t the first. I guess you won’t be the last.
But you are certainly the most hun like to do so BGX.
awe naw
Don’t bother responding buddy, I’m away to my bed. Night.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
thetimreaper
22:13 on 27 April, 2015
‘This SNP whitewash carry on is really getting to the huns.’
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Jim McCall, the Monaco based economic adviser to Nicola Sturgeon, seems happy enough.
Captain beefheart
Spot on! We don’t need revolution, just a sense of pride in our country and culture.
I love the energy the young SNP lot have; we had it on the 80s in s negative anti Tory,English way.
The new fellas are more positive but I’d love them to be Labour. Might take a kicking for my lot to make them take the long view.
Good night all
LIVE & LET LIVE CSC
nae fallin oooooooot
bonan nokton Ernie!
HH jamesgang
NegAnon2
Show us the evidence. Or give Celtic the same consideration that you wish to be shown to you (us).
HH
Josiebee
Well they can’t say they weren’t warned what would happen ,bunch of lemmings
Denayer has done well but is not yet good enough to play first team regularly for City. Next step for him should be a good continental team, PSV/Schalke/Benfica or similar. From a selfish point of view would like to keep him but can’t see it happening.