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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theglasgowcelticway on 25 July, 2012 at 21:28 said:
Percy Vere
I hope you’re not inferring the Catholic church incites hatred of gays and lesbians?
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I wasn’t inferring anything. I was simply trying to point out that religious freedom cannot be unfettered; many people justify discrimination and bigotry with reference to their religious beliefs and I don’t believe that is acceptable.
Since you make reference to the Catholic Church, I happen to believe that any religion that condemns adults for indulging in consensual homosexual acts within committed relationships, whilst denying them the right to marry, is de facto discriminatory. I believe the Catholic Church’s teachings place it in that category.
HH
PV
Bookies Pen for a Button on a Blazer on 25 July, 2012 at 21:39 said:
!!Bada Bing!! on 25 July, 2012 at 21:33 said:
Was NL not over watching HJK?
Books
I think he was last night mate,Kayal 33 posted Huddersfield v Killie is tonight HH.
pggtips2-I think Phil The Greek will be amused.
Gordon,
ever since you told me who MrJohnsdon nutmegged, I have been a fan. Only met a couple like you and thankfully they still retain the capacity to rhyme it off.
Got one the other night, one of the longest serving Celtic football players, maybe the longest, was an orangeman :o)
RTC…relax on title stripping. i am very confident tht RFC will b found to hav acted illegally. so long as SFA/SPL follow through, all is ok
John Terry says Korean flag fiasco an easy mistake to make as they all look the same those chinese
jackie mac on 25 July, 2012 at 21:52 said:
i can’t get on me laptop for love nor money now as me son has discovered Minecraft, but got on tonight, God i miss the blog , so effin funny
Get him an Xbox my boy has been playin that Minecraft for about three yrs now. He does come out of his room now n again for food n stuff. Tell him to design a new Celtic Park and you might see him in a year or so.
Stairheedrammy
Good for the wee puppy!
Every cloud………
PV
The Catholic church believes the sexual act must be open to the possibility of conception.This is why it opposes artificial contraception and the homosexual act.Do you think that’s discriminatory?
‘Clear eyes, full hearts, can’t lose’
Off topic lads.
I found a Season card after the game last night –
Master Hamill 13-16
North Stand Lower
Turnstile 45 – 47
Area 112
Row JJ
Seat ?
If anyone knows who owns it , I forward it on
if you can tell me the seat number.
If no reply by friday I’ll post to ticket office.
Cheers
OK
so the two organisations who today, agreed to drop investigations, were only kidding, even RTC is getting a bit confused, innit geez
ticgaz
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ticgaz,
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Di Stefanos latest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoU1cNirnEs&feature=channel&list=UL
Some on DEADCLUB media think this man is going to get them back into the SPL & solvent:)))))
WORDS FAIL ME :))))))))))
GOOD NIGHT ALL MAY YOUR DAYS BE BLESSED
HAIL HAIL
ticgaz,
03,
um a gettin warm
Is it true that the SFA thought it was New Korea and just assumed they should use old Korea’s flag?
Had anyone noticed Scottish cup final is the day after the Champions league final, surely there would need to be a postponement of the Scottish cup Final to allow us to compete in both?
Maybe the reserved could contest the Scottish cup final!
Livibhoy , been waiting for news all day, any sign of young Henrick yet?
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 25 July, 2012 at 21:49 said:
i think our club should big up the game send out positives about our future etc…, allowing lies to be printed about our club and about scottish football feeds into the myth that we all need rangers. our board should be telling everyone whose listening/ reading etc… that we are as strong as ever, that scottish fooltball with thrive that we are going to get better etc… if you were a car sales man and talked down the cars you sold, would you be surprised if no one bought them. if anything celtic have got stronger this season given that we have secured fraser foster on a per long-term deal whats wrong with that message, we dont have to sell anyone, we plan to play in europe this season, season ticket sales are up, people want to watch our team and scottish football, its a broadcasters dream because almost every club in the spl has larger season ticket numbers, scottish footballs moving forward aother teams are ready to challenge, newco are attempting to move through the divisions etc… when we negotiate deals with t.v companies its no wonder we get crap deals, our reps must go into the meetings saying our crowds are dropping, one of our biggest clubs is dead, no club can spend money on quality players, its a one team league etc… by the time we leave the meetings we have talked our value down
the t.v deals is piss poor and we simply roll over all the time, even when we know we’re getting robbed blind. so yes celtic have a responsibility to tell everybody who listens reads than we know our value we are massive our league is good, well attended and wants respect. the media are damaging our business and scottish football
Reserved, should have said reserves
DJBEE
I have seen the future, you beauty.
Reclaim the blog
theglasgowcelticway on 25 July, 2012 at 22:05 said:
PV
The Catholic church believes the sexual act must be open to the possibility of conception.This is why it opposes artificial contraception and the homosexual act.Do you think that’s discriminatory?
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Yes. Not to mention ludicrous, although I thought it had loosened up a bit on the aul’ onanism.
HH
PV
PS, there’s more than one homosexual act ;)
stephbhoy,
so we we should just dance to the misic, and forget whose paying the FIDDLER :o)
p.s but guesss what, we’ll be told in 4 years time that the spl is not that bad, that we have two of the biggest clubs in the world, huge fan base the world over etc…
no, lets talk up the game now and lets get our game on track, we have an opportunity to make scottish football a better and fairer football environment where competition thrives as well as young talent
Dinamo Zagreb were on their way out of CL on away goals but scored in 90+8 mins to sneak through 3-2 on the night.
On the question of Giovani Di Stefano being a criminal (alledgedly)on DEADCLUBmedia.
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In 1986, Di Stefano was tried for conspiracy to obtain property by deception and fraudulent trading, and was convicted after a 78-day trial, jailed for five years, and !!!!prohibited from being a company director for 10 years!!!!!
who does that last bit remind you of?
RESPONSE AND I KID YOU NOT AS I TYPE THROGH THE TEARS OF LAUGHTER :)))))
Maybe that is exactly what we need, someone that knows how a criminals mind works. Thats the sort of brain that would be able to see exactly what Craig Whyte was doing.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 25 July, 2012 at 22:18 said:
what do you mean?
PV
If you think these beliefs incite hatred and are discriminatory,do you then think that to express them should be illegal?Surely it should be illegal to incite hatred or to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation?
Percy Vere,
if marriage is just a word, why not just secularise the communion of two people as a union, rather than homogenise the word
http://www.flickr.com/photos/54516565@N04/5451388711/
and Giovanni
seperated at birth,dont know who makes most sense
RTC poster (sorry can’t recall who but copyright acknowledged) saying that if it is correct that agreement has been reached as reported, ie that Sevco shall not be liable for the EBT/dual registration breaches, then that clearly establishes two distinct entities, namely Rangers (IA) – very soon to be Rangers (IL) – and Sevco.
As such, Sevco MUST be shown as a matter of record that it has no trophies and cannot therefore claim as its own those trophies which belong to the Club formerly known as Rankers and therefore cannot now claim as its own the history of Rangers (IA/IL). Their history will die with them.
When the FTT eventually goes public with its findings against Rangers (IA) …soon to be IL…..and the SPL independent inquiry follows that lead and finds against Rangers (IA) soon to be (IL) re the EBT/dual registration, the punishments will of course be against the deadco – like kicking a corpse if you will.
Wonder what Sally and Bomber makes of this compromise and how Jabba and Chicko will spin their way out of this one?
A polite request.
I know Paul doesn’t like folk sharing illegal feeds on the blog, however does anyone know which channel is showing the opening ceremony for the Ramsden’s Cup?
Thanks in advance,
The Village Green
TQM,
yep got that, problem is, they are getting a license which is currently compromised
VGPSCSC -it’s on North Korean TV, before CSI Pyongyang and the People’s Democratic Next Top Model.
stephbhoy,
I mean
my first comment was about your panic about sale prices about our players, you could only get on themsm, and how the club should respond.
During the transfere window we would be silly to respond to press speculation.
When is a license not a license?
Can an actual real life Football club refuse to play a club without an actual license, or without full affiliation to an association, could an actual Football Club refuse to play in case they me be held responsible for breaking erm.. rules.
theglasgowcelticway on 25 July, 2012 at 22:05 said:
I will regret entering this debate, of that I am sure, but if the church believes the sexual act must be open to the possibility of conception does it then also frown upon sterile couples having sex? Or those past the reproductive age?
Percy Vere.
Are you a Catholic, practising or otherwise?