It’s all politics. Not actual politics, in the strict definition of the word, but clubs’ dealings with the SPFL and SFA is mostly about politically manoeuvring in the direction to win your argument.
Experienced political operators will tell you not to fight the same people on too many points; pick the important areas to win and take a few defeats on the chin. Box the SPFL into a corner by not charging season ticket holders for entry into play-off matches, and you’re onto a sure win. But all SPFL clubs are members of the SFA.
They all like being given their place. If I wanted something important from the SFA, like exemption from the rule prohibiting directors of a liquidated club from subsequently becoming a club director, I’d concentrate on that and ask politely for permission to let season ticket holders into games.
But I realise there are different types of political animal. The consensus political animal is effective in certain times, then there are those who have a self-righteous tone to rules. It’s their way or the highway. To paraphrase Bob Shankly, pure, athletic, Thatcherism. Britain wasn’t ready for Thatcherism 30 years ago. She won in 1979 and lost lots of votes second time around in ’83, but the Labour vote split. The 80s were lean. For some.
Scottish football is in for a period where a self-righteous entity will muster its forces. The media coverage will reflect what we saw in politics in the 80s. The consensus operators must stand firm and unite.
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Parallel world csc. Whoohoo.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
not been on since the electioneering started, made a mistake tonight came on and caught an Ernie post, probably the most desperate thin I have read during the last few weeks ………………….be back after the election when Ernie has gone back in his box
Butsybhoy
Glad you enjoyed your stay
The town is starting to buzz again
Austerity me arse
Night timdom
1 more sleep.
HH jamesgang
I think Milliband sounded the death knell for his Party tonight with his ridiculous statement about him rather not being in power than coming to an agreement with another party, notably the SNP.
Well if the Tories get re-elected it will be payback time for Scotland, for our perceived treachery in “trying to break up the union.” A union that only matters when it is to Westminster’s benefit.
So all you No voters can look forward to harder times in Scotland with the remaining 45% of us. I’ve been a socialist all of my life, which is more than I can say for the Labour Party, a Party who was always guaranteed my vote but not anymore.
Don’t normally get bogged down in politics ………I love Celtic too much and my family ……but two points …….
Thought Miliband sneaked it tonight …….
Remember he is now trying to win in England as Scotland seems to have deserted them …
My cousin in Liverpool phoned me earlier…….. couldn’t believe the SNP love in with the sun !!!
His exact words were ……….I thought Nicola sturgeon was OK ……he thought she came over sound in leaders debate ………now he thinks she’s a little bitch !!!!!!!
Oh well …..
Irish economy grew 4.8 last year .. Compared to Osborne’s 0.3 ..
Smaller economies are far better at reducing deficits and boosting growth ..
Something the rule britannia mob will always be in denial about..
Definitely … Offski ..
Feels weird there’s a game on tomorrow ..
Mon the hoops! :)
Careful with your tax Moonbeams
“Sturgeon, doesn’t give a toss about his backing .”
And the Band played Believe it if you will.
Sturgeon hails Sun backing
The Childrens Crusade are able to make themselves believe anything.
On more important matters…..
I will be done celebrating, I hope, before next Thursday ever enters into my horizon as important. Let’s have a league party this weekend. C’mon Dundee United
I think this blog shows how horribly divided scotland has become.
To deny that voting the SNP would reduce the chances of a labour govt in the UK is just hilarious.
But here we are….
Mag 7
He’s just a Goodwin who slates anyone who doesn’t see it his way as an idiot
In sure he will tell us that to our faces at CQN corner tonight :)))
By pulling up and sanctioning Guidetti for comments in an interview, surely the SFA have confirmed that Sevco are indeed “The Huns”………..Naw?
neganon2
I think you’ll find it’s called democracy. Ed made an absolute mess of it tonight. Hopefully, someone will stand in his place after next week. Imo of course. Hope yer well kiddo. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Night Night Timland. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
tbj
Hopefully meet you there buddy, again. Lol. KTF. Cot now. :-)))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
acgr
Should have gone to specsavers. Hahaha. How the devil are you buddy, the sooner yer hame, the better. :-))))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
I think it was Robert duval in Apocalypse Now who said “Ah, there’s nothing I like better than the smell of the Scottish Labour Party burning in the morning”, but don’t quote me on it.
Might be the wrong fillum.
I really need to hit the cot, shattered. KTF all of you.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Weefra, I’m good pal. In Spain and have had a great week. Met my Pal TET and his lovely Mrs on Tuesday. We done sclaffbaw. Who cares what they did:-)
Great to catch up with him again.
Hope to see you on the 24th.
HH Bruv
P.S. You heard from my bruv……..Pedro?
N, BTW, Anabelle is a very sensual lady, as is yon wee ex labour wan. My fantasy mud wrestling combo. Alas, it was not to be. Hey ho. Life is like that.
I think someone mentioned earlier about how pointless it is mentioning politics on a place like this where people are very aware. Ernie kinda ruined that for me. No more 1984 Labour.
ernie lynch
19:34 on 30 April, 2015
Here’s a wee song by a guy who once spent time in a cell in Kilmainham Gaol.
In a better world it would be played over the Tannoy at Celtic Park as a response to the SFA.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wveW9Tw2JKE
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Bravo, Ernie !
ACGR, you’re surely not talking Wendy Alexander here…are you?
I’ve lost all the English speaking channels on my TV in Spain. Don’t know what’s happened. Anyway, I’m watching a Spanish programme that includes lots of great looking young Spanish speaking lassies and lads on what looks like a tropical island. They seem to be arguing with each other about who gets the wood and who does the cooking…………………..
My Spanish isn’t great. If anyone’s seen this one before, please text or email me and let me know I’m wasting my time hoping this is going to develop into some great porno.
Fanx
acgr
Nope huvnae seen yer bruv. Was at the killie game (h) the foodbank game, in fact the last home game. Going tomorrow night and maybe meet the ole pistol there. Will keep you posted. You take care bro and see you on your return. Have a ball wi the ole TET. Give him and his family, all my best. KTF
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
Defo cot NOW.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
ACGR…
She would be a wee tiger. You will be glad you’re back, then again are you in Spain just now?
Will Celtic accept this JG pish from the SFA without responding? Probably yes.
Will Celtic accept King when he is anointed? Probably yes.
Will Celtic ever stand up to the cheating? Probably no.
Will Celtic ever move on resolution 12? Probably no.
Will Celtic ever stand up for their support against oppression? Probably no.
Will Celtic welcome the new club hun into our league? Probably yes.
Will thousands of Celtic supporters get sick of Celtic’s inaction? Probably yes. Me for one.
Goodnight Celtic Mena and Wummin.
ACGR…
Get to your kip will I. ;))
Twitter Patter
#SFAdontruleout informing a minority party how to ignore public opinion and rule in favour of those who feel entitled.
Captain Beefheart
22:58 on
30 April, 2015
Evening everybody. Spent the day stuffing myself with Russian/Ukrainian food.
Good to see a few Lynchian blasts as well as Macjay and Alfie Noakes.
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Very nice of you to say so.
starry plough 17:45 on 30 April, 2015
So how did the SFA decide this was offensive, what was their criteria?
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Starr’
In many ways we have ourselves and the victim culture to blame for that.
Racial motivated crime is a subjective offence – entirely in the opinion of the victim. If he/she considers the attack/crime was racially motivated then that element engages.
The same applies to sectarian motivated crime as far as I can determine, hence the RST today complaining that the term “hun” is a derogatory term for a protestant, even though they, we, the police and the SFA know that this is not the case. Never was and never will be, never could be.
We had our own moment when the Famine song was quite correctly determined to be racist, and the term “fenian” was also determined to be sectarian, again quite correctly in my opinion.
The precedent was set though, and even though the term has never, ever been used to describe all protestants, and many protestants would never be so described, IF the intended target assesses it as sectarian then, as I understand it, the offence is complete.
The SFA charge is more loosely based on what some plonker (copyright David Jason) decides has caused offence. I imagine that one such complaint was enough to trigger the SFA Enforcement investigation.
It is the other side of the double edged sword that we think only has one edge.
Maybe some legal brains on the blog can correct all my musings on this.
Hun, as someone on the blog, apologies for my failure to recall, was first coined n 1961 after the hordes did to Wolverhampton what they did to Manchester in 2008. The term was coined by a local newspaper journalist the morning after the horrible night before, after THEM had drawn with Wolves. He refered to them as Atilla’s huns, apparently.
We simply adopted it as a suitable sobriquet for their supporters, protestant, muslim, hindu Sikh or catholic – who chose to behave as such.
HH
embramike says “the Huns are Deid”
17:40 on
30 April, 2015
For those who missed my earlier post – for tomorrow night’s game …
♫There’s only one John Guidetti
He puts the ball in the nettie
He’s our big Swede and “THE HUNS ARE DEID”
Walking in Guidetti wonderland ♫
Sing it loud and clear – and over and over again …
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Bumpin on embramike’s exhortation.
HH
Been driving all day from Marietta, Georgia ( Jawajah as the natives pronounce it) to Jacksonville, Florida.
Glass of Pinot Grigio and a Thai green curry soon ironed out the wrinkles in my erchie.
Night all.
The huns are deid and they don’t know it.
HH
Gave up reading political jousting hours ago.?
Celtic areAying Forfar or someone tonight and I’m gonna be there .
Far too drink to elucidar
I’ll shut up
Spanish teams losing the right to negotiate their own TV rights
Spain approves new law on the sale of TV rights
Real Madrid and Barcelona are being stopped from negotiating their own lucrative television rights deals under a new Spanish law.
New rules, coming into force in 2016, will see rights to show La Liga pooled and sold collectively, bringing it more in line with the Premier League.
The deal, which could see a sharp price increase for broadcasters, will benefit the big clubs but to a lesser extent.
A ministry spokesman said the changes allow Spain to “adapt to modern times”.
The ruling will regulate the rights to transmit games in the Spanish first and second divisions as well as the Copa del Rey and Super Cup competitions.
Of total revenues from the sale of the rights, 90% will got to all of the clubs in La Liga – half of that money will be shared equally between the 20 clubs, with the other half divided up according to criteria including recent performance and size.
The other 10% will go to second division clubs, with 70% of that money being divided equally.
Sport ministry spokesman Miguel Cardenal added: “You just have to see that last year the club that came last in the Premier League earned more than [current Spanish champions] Atletico Madrid,” Cardenal said.
In February, the Premier League sold television rights to its games for three seasons from 2016-17 for a record £5.136bn.
Good morning CQN, I think tonight is a wee taster for summer football, Celtic Park under the floodlights is magical but on a nice sunny evening could be just as good, if this was near the start of the season and not near the end come July qualifiers we would be flying, probably just a dream with the dinosaurs that run our game, anyway for all going tonight hope you enjoy a pleasant evening and another 3pts towards Ronny’s 1st title and 2nd honour, enjoy & Hail Hail
https://youtu.be/jLmEy8D9t2k
New Ronny Deila song…..being performed live before tonight’s match.
HH
Good morning, just going out to work before the game tonight… I can’t seem to get the John Guidetti song out of my head for some reason.