There comes a time during any endeavour when you have to ask, is this worth all the hassle? News revealed by Phil MacGiollabhain last week and swiftly picked up by the newspapers today that an SFA executive has had his life threatened for what some regard as holding a firm line on application of the game’s rules, are one of these occasions.
This is sport, it is not the struggle against apartheid. It really, really, isn’t worth putting your life on the line for.
The SFA executive who received the threat has not been named but he will hopefully find a degree of fortitude in the face of such intimidation. We have called for resignations from the SFA but not under these circumstances. If the recipient of the threat continues to work as normal they should be commended for their bravery.
It is becoming increasingly difficult to put football back on solid ground but whatever our game looks like in future, it must take on a different face. Ordinary football fans want their sport back, a sport where honesty and endeavour can be rewarded by success on the field.
That will have consequences for us. Celtic are far too powerful for any other club in Scotland to genuinely compete. 35 of our 41 clubs figured out they can do without Rangers and 34 of them know they can do without Celtic too.
They should remind Sevco rules are there for a reason and tell Celtic to stop mumbling about finding another league to play in and go do something about it. I could not be more convinced that every other club in Scotland would be better off if Celtic Park and Ibrox didn’t exist.
Question is, do the rest of the clubs have the balls to do something about it? Is the ‘Arab Spring in Scottish football’ over, or does it still have another chapter?
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Ten Men Won The League.
I’ll be quite happy if no sanctions are taken against Sevco for the sins of old Rangers.If this is the outcome then Sevco must be recorded as a completely new company(we all know they are) and any future trophies must be seen in the honours lists,not just with the fans,as the beginning of a history.Any failure to agree means they are liable for previous transgressions and must pay.
DBBIA – ever seen Kim and Fat Sally in the same room?
Jonny the Tim on 25 July, 2012 at 20:16 said:
Oh nooooo!!! I wish that had happened in London instead….
Is that the reason for the delay?
North Korea team announced to crowd by what sounds like the Hearts PA (probably not him). Still no teams out.
Announcer announces names of invisible Korean team.
… or perhaps the North Koreans’ Columbian opponents see this as the end of their playing korea …
Ouch CFC
Stairheedrammy on 25 July, 2012 at 20:11 said:
Plean is only a couple of miles from where I live, it is not somewhere I visit.
In fact I can only think of two Tims from there, one posts on here.
Southampton are funny….. and stupid.
Nearly as stupid as………….
The stupid stupid stupid ex huns
Some traditionalists start a slow hand-clap, quickly replaced by the so-much easier ‘boooo’.
Is the sun causing problems at Hampden. I can report from nearby Rutherglen-sur-mer that the weather is a balmy 21 degrees.
Koreanewco?
Just sign there darling n we’ll sort the Visa’s n that.
Can they not just put up a Chinese flag and get started?
Maybe the Koreans have been given some,eh gifts,
from the Colombians when all they asked for was a soft drink
Scotland gets a wee bit of Olympics.
Majic
North korea’s woman’s side are refusing to play until “Capitalist Pigs”,Sevco,get what’s coming to them.
any truth fat sally tryin to sign the Korean team
South Korea flag displayed on the big screen, North Korea refusing to come out.
Sack the SFA.
I do so hope that the SFA are responsible for the flag faux pas.
Heads will roll, starting wi CO
Weefra HH
Helpful BBC commentator explained that the North and South Koreans are not the best of pals.
Ally demands to know the name of those in charge of flags at hampden
Wrong graphics against team names indeed. See that North Korean captain … I would just banner ! My interest is flagging anyway …
morebeerneeded csc
That must be the biggest blunder in the history of the Olympics. HaHa. Only the SFA could mess up like that. No…. Wait!!!
Weefra HH
What a total and complete embarrassment for the Scottish nation.
Still, naebdy’s fault.
Kerry oan.
‘Teams now warming up’ – it’s Glasgow, this could take some time.
SFA DON’T MAKE MISTAKES!!!!
What are you daft? How can you question our great imperial majesty’s?
Alex Thomson in the C4 newsroom-
“See,what did I tell you about the place!”
ASonOfDan on 25 July, 2012 at 12:14 said:
I see that after consulting the Scottish public of which 64% stated they did not agree with Gay marriage the SNP decided they would go ahead with it anyway. They have now announced another consultation regarding religion in schools. Looks like the SNP are having their own ‘Arab Spring’ against Catholicism in Scotland…
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For accuracy, 64% of those responding to the consultation opposed the legislation. It’s unlikely that this would be representative of the Scottish public, as it is generally the case that such consultations are responded to disproportionately by people with a particular interest in the subject. The opinion polls generally suggest a majority of Scots support equality in marriage for all. Even supposing they didn’t, the democratically elected government of Scotland is entitled to take a lead. If folk don’t like it they can vote them out, vote for candidates or parties who support their view, or indeed stand for election on an anti-gay marriage ticket.
I fail to understand how allowing gay men and women to marry is in any way anti-Catholic; even presuming all Catholics will be offended by this legislation (which is clearly not the case – there is plenty of evidence to suggest that Scottish Catholics are a lot less concerned about this than the Church hierarchy) it would still be a huge leap to suggest that this legislation is anti-Catholic, as opposed to anti-Presbyterian or anti-Muslim.
This legislation is not, in my view, anti-anything. It’s pro-equality and I support it unequivocally, as do many Catholics I know.
I’ve never watched a diplomatic incident live on TV before. It’s about as interesting as a Celtic pre season game.
North Korean Quick News giving final score as 20-0 to the Flower of Korean Maidenhood. Kim Jong Un named MOTM.
Anyone think we should bid to hold the World Cup or Euro’s I think the S.F.A would do a spectacular job and show the world how it should be done, none of this crappy Olympics stuff.
Was it not revealed earlier to the population of North Korea that Kim Jong-Un, leader of North Korea’s leading Boy Band, RedLife, had wed in secret?
The DPRK Women’s team obviously thought that was the prize for the first goalscorer.
we really need the season to start if you are all watching a woman’s game that isn’t even happening…………….paint dry anyone!!!
Stairheedrammy on 25 July, 2012 at 20:11
Plean? Never having heard of the place I Google’d it.
A small island in the Gulf of Thailand is one helluva way to go for a puppy.
Good work fellah. Bet your missus/bairns think you’re a real hero !!
:-)
In Australia Israeli team stood to attention while P/A played German national anthem.
Them’s the breaks…
When will they let the crowd in?
Percy Vere on 25 July, 2012 at 20:30
Who said it was anti Catholic?
North Korean crowd settles down into Facebook for 45 mins.