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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DBBIA
Yep strange how that’s always the way in ole Scotland!!
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on 25 July, 2012 at 22:54 said:
Magnificent7
I think your on to something there. If your thinking of starting up a religion remember and drop me a pamphelet ;-)
HH
not sure I would be allowed into any religion let alone start one of my own…..however if I did the rules would be quite relaxed ;-)
What has CQN become….
SFTB on wummins volleyball
Dick Byrne at wummins fitba
What next Minx giving DIY tips….
TTTT giving horse tips…oh he does that just not good ones…
SFTB dont think I never saw your post about a real mans sport being the real thing… thats a good conversation in BB’s this season
Paradise near DBBIA vantage last night
T4
If you’re hard up (or not!) my neighbour sells them for 4 squid a pop :-)
Haven’t been able to even lurk today, haven’t read to far back, but I see we have been debating a few topics tonight …… The one that most interests me is the sevco registration, where different ‘reliable sources’ have polar views on whether sevco have, or have not, been able to negotiate a deal……
WHAT A LOAD OF OLD COBBLERS……..THEY SHOULDN’T EVEN BE ALLOWED TO NEGOTIATE ……..they should be the recipients of a final decision, once the SFA have applied the rules…… Pathetic in the extreme..
Night all…..!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/scottish-third-division/table
theglasgowcelticway on 25 July, 2012 at 22:20 said:
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?
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If you read back, you’ll see that I didn’t say that I thought such beliefs incited hatred. I do think that the Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality is discriminatory, but this only necessarily affects those who choose to follow those teachings. I just think it’s tragic that Catholic homosexuals, if they follow their Church’s teachings are condemned to a life without a meaningful sexual relationship.
And as far as I’m aware it is illegal to incite hatred or to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation. I don’t think you can, or should, legislate against people’s religious beliefs; if those beliefs lead someone to discriminate against an individual in, say, the workplace then that’s a different matter.
I ask this ‘cos I’m a bit out of the loop these days, but does Catholic teaching say that any sexual activity that does not involve vaginal penetration is sinful?
HH
PV
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 25 July, 2012 at 22:55 said:
Well I’m sorry but I genuinely have missed it. I didn’t think there was anything different in what you said other than that wording.
It’s too late at night for me to get embroiled in this, Maybe tomorrow.
GL2 – eh, I think you’ll find that the horsey tips were from T3! Beat again, but I’m saying nowt!
How was the holiday and what books did you go through this time?
T4
Dontbrattbakkinanger
Agree with what you are saying, the other faiths all seem to be hiding behind the sofa.
Dontbrattbakkinanger on 25 July, 2012 at 22:56
Great point and you are 100% correct. The Catholic Church has problems like every religion but it takes the full force of the secularists in whatever guise they are.
The net, the worldwide web, is run by the US Army/CIA/DHS – they set up Google and Wikipedia and all these other websites so that information can be controlled, not liberated.
And meantime they make it easy for Des O’Connor and Michael Douglas and all these millions of other guys to get the wee blue pills to keep them happy and distracted and not looking at what’s really going on with the planet.
Ask yourselves this -when did you last see a hairy caterpillar you could keep in a matchbox?
Emdae notice how much boob flesh women are showing of late?? Its hard to look a women in the eye just now!! 0 0
Percy
I think your entering Paul67 langauge discrimination territory. ;-)
HH
North Korea left the pitch to the PA playing ‘Somewhere only we know’.
No irony.
religeon tends to be a little superstitious about life, both in the creation and disposal, they generally look to support creation and denounce termination. Marriage is the promotion of procreation, the word is being corrupted, its that simple.
If all the good gay people are so reasonable, why must they insist on corruption.
What about the goat–lovers…or lovers of any beast.
Can they petition for equal rights too then….?
Where does it end……….?
Im gonnie put the paddle in annaw.
I dont care what church preaches what, as long as it doesnt harm – physically nor emotionally – people.
Consider this, if you love your child, and they turn out to be homosexual, do you deny them a loving relationship because of dogma – and dogma dictated by whom?
canamalar
Cause Steve wants his big day in his white dress…?
Bundoran Bhoy- tried to email you a pic I took last night- didn’t work, will try again- iPhone quality and detail not great but got all 3 statues in (no, not Daryl Murphy).
Also took a great pic of the sun shining over Ailsa Craig at Turnberry today.
ht @ 23:01 – nah I’m alright mate, but it does explain why you’re normally on the blog until about 4 in the morning?!
FFS, Canamalar must be eating them like Smarties….!
T4
The bould b`hoys….. Tá ár lá anois..!!! on 25 July, 2012 at 23:07 said:
What about the goat–lovers…or lovers of any beast.
Can they petition for equal rights too then….?
Where does it end……….?
are you really comparing that to two people of the same sex in a loving relationship!!!!!!
This time last year ole Daryl Murphy played at Celtic Park in a friendly
Plus ca change
Pretty serious faux pas at Hampden tonight right enough.
I suppose its akin to the Tricolour being displayed for the N.Ireland team. An act which would have sent the hun hordes of Belfast on a wrecking spree. Well they smashed up Manchester coz a telly broke didnt they?
hh
Is a friendly better or worser than a bounce game?
Percy Vere on 25 July, 2012 at 23:02 said:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhvtYMsTAcw
DJBEE on 25 July, 2012 at 22:35 said:
When is a license not a license?
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Ach, I might as well have a shot at it.
Is it when it is a LICENCE ?
Did you hear about the gay Catholic?
He couldn’t decide if the Pope was fabulous or simply divine ?
HH
Guys n Gals
Why not just let every human being live the life of their choice? If they are not harming anyone, , insulting anyone or organisation, breaking any laws of that country or upsetting the establishment, let them get on with it. When any type of thingy starts costing me money, THEN you’ll hear me.
liveandletlivecfc
Weefra HH
Wee blue pills and women showing more flesh
red alert
A young gay man calls up his mother to tell her that he is giving up being gay as he has met the woman who, he believes, is his soul mate. In fact he says, “We are so much in love that we plan to get married next month! That’s why I called you. I’m sure you will be happy to know that I have turned my back on the gay lifestyle.”
“I am very happy indeed,” says his mother. “But would it be too much to ask if she is also Jewish ?”
The man says, “Mother, not only is she Jewish, she comes from a wealthy Beverly Hills family.”
“That is wonderful news!” The mother then asks, “Tell me, what is the name of my future daughter-in-law?”
The man says, “Monica Lewinsky.”
There was a long moment of silence on the other end – so long that the man is alarmed. Fearing that she may have fainted or worse, he says, “Mother, are you still there?”
“I’m still here,” says the mother. “Now whatever happened to that nice Catholic boy you were dating last year?”
HH
Percy Vere on 25 July, 2012 at 23:02said:
theglasgowcelticway on 25 July, 2012 at 22:20 said:
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?
If you read back, you’ll see that I didn’t say that I thought such beliefs incited hatred. I do think that the Catholic Church’s teaching on homosexuality is discriminatory, but this only necessarily affects those who choose to follow those teachings. I just think it’s tragic that Catholic homosexuals, if they follow their Church’s teachings are condemned to a life without a meaningful sexual relationship.
And as far as I’m aware it is illegal to incite hatred or to discriminate on grounds of sexual orientation. I don’t think you can, or should, legislate against people’s religious beliefs; if those beliefs lead someone to discriminate against an individual in, say, the workplace then that’s a different matter.
I ask this ‘cos I’m a bit out of the loop these days, but does Catholic teaching say that any sexual activity that does not involve vaginal penetration is sinful?
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No.
Magnificent…..,
are you scared of the beard
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on 25 July, 2012 at 23:15 said:
Magnificent…..,
are you scared of the beard
what!! the goatie
So you agree with the church that discrimination is wrong.Since marriage has now been redefined,do you now think that polygamy,group marriage,polandry and other forms of relationships should be made equal?Should the only prerequisite to marriage now be consent?
Oneliner hrd in a gay bar. Can I push ur stool in?
Magnificent 7
Who’s to say, ones as valid as the other, just like the gay man feels it’s his in his nature..?
To me homosexuality is just as perverse….I admit that I don’t understand it. But each to their own. I don’t agree that the Church should be forced to teach anything other than what it believes to be right though.