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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Tom McLaughlin
09:03 on
1 May, 2015
Greetings from the ould country.
Our thoughts are with you and yours.
Tom McLaughlin
08:52 on 1 May, 2015
BT –
I accept that, but surely there is a huge difference between ordinary supporters singing the songs or using the word Hun and players using it. I don’t think Celtic players should be calling them Huns, especially on TV.
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Tom – I canny do the link-thing but, maybe sumdy on here could as to the Celtic-Team after winning the League in the Centenary Year singing that atrocious line in the Celtic Song…”We don’t care what the ‘animals’ say….what the hell do we care…”
Hail Hail fella…I hope things go ok for ye today pal.
Looks like Bournemouth are after Charlie Mulgrew.
LB
Crank up the volume:))))
Willie Maley
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H28HyPAF57w
is it time yet, is it time yet CSC
leftclicktic
09:37 on 1 May, 2015
Tom McG
I will think of you & yours during the WALK ON tonight.
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Fella – That’s Grand….absolutely Grand.
Hail Hail
Much ado about nothing. What the hell do we care?
Hurting Huns!
Looking forward to tonight. Friday night Fitbaw does it for me. Let’s get fired into the Dundee huns and Super Guidetti hat-trick. ALLEZ.
LIVIBHOY
Bournemouth?
Local jobs for local donkeys!
Just poking my head round the door to see if the politicos are still chuntering away like yesterday. Was doing my nut in, so threw a one man 24 hour flounce.
Looks like they’re all back in their boxes today. Good.
Bring on Dundee, sod the SFA and the huns in the media and somebody get John Guidetti a lawyer, any lawyer, to take the SFA apart. Would take 10 minutes to utterly annihilate them.Ridiculous situation if John or the club don’t go to town on these clowns.
timeforaction csc
If Muldidni leaves…that’ll be just – Commons – Izzy – Stokes – that are remaining from the Lennon-clique.
Big game tonight,folks. Another three points please,gets us nearer the finishing line.
Hartley has Dundee well-organised,every player knows what they are there for. So not a formality,but still three points.
MONTHEHOOOOOOOOOPS!!!!!
Muldini even
livibhoy.
Viviani .
Today’s unsubstantiated stuff.
Torino have cooled their interest – they allegedly think 7 million euros is way too much..
Empoli have joined Palermo and Sassuolo in expressing an interest.
Living in the north of Ireland does not allow me to vote for Labour. They will not stand here against their sister party the SDLP.
Strangely enough their is a Tory candidate standing in my constituency, even stranger there’s a UKIP candidate.
I dread to think what another term of Tory rule will do for this part of the world. If the SNP hurt Labour so bad, then it’s a possibility.
I’m not blaming the SNP, and nothing would please me more than to see the beginning of the end of the union. If the SNP win hands down though and the Tories are in power, I hope to see the dismantling of the union which will inevitably help us help ourselves.
Otherwise it will be a further continuation of having a Tory led Govt impose hardship on all of us, while we and indeed Scotland and Wales have never voted them in.
Árd Macha
The board have made a real mess of the kids season tickets haven’t they…… Full price ticket if TRFC come up, can’t gaurantee getting your own seat, is it 19, is it 21, kids sitting away from families, could be a Ratner moment if not rectified
Agent Green
09:59 on 1 May, 2015
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Yeah….time for action….but
there will be ‘no’ action unless…the board are…’made’ to act.
To do that…a financial-gun must be held to the boards heid…it’s the ‘only’ stuff that they understand and are, driven by…’your’ money….’make’ them work for it.
Quonno
My point exactly. They are not genuinely hurt by the word. They just say they are in order to get it up us. Postured Outrage I think its called.
Anyway, it’s game day. COYBIG.
Dear SFA,
Following the ridiculous decision in the John Guidetti case we would like some clarification on what terms we can apply to the former Rangers Football Club without fear of offending the poor souls who had the misfortune to follow the liquidated club.
Tax dodgers? Financial dopers? Cheats? Dark side? Zombies? Very naughty boys?
We look forward to your detailed reply.
Love,
Celtic (1888 – )
Scottish Champions
It would be some stuff if, we stumbled across some unknown player called ‘Hun’ who was a diamond-in-the-rough-type….thousands of Celtic fans going aboot the place with the hoops on and…’HUN’…on the back of it.
Lurking Huns / Animals GIRFUY’s
TonnyDonnelly67 – CSC
Agent Green,
Sorry, I usually scroll past myself. However, I just wanted to post this as a one off.
Off my chest CSC.
Árd Macha
phone-call…….oot.
Dear Gordon J,
Rangers Football Club supporters will be referred to as ” The People”.
WATP
Campbell Ogilvie
I think Celtic will Hammer dundee tonight …im going 5-0,….
SoT
Boy looks out of our price range unless we can convince them of a loan.
Cheers for the update.
LB
Hear what you’re saying Kev. I’m sick of the inaction in the face of sustained attacks.
Enough is enough. This JG nonsense is a puerile farce which must be slapped down.
Coming round to your way of thinking! :)
needaliedoon csc
latchford,
Is that People or Peepul?
tom mclaughlin
09:03 on 1 May, 2015
Hope your dad enjoys watching the game with his sons, hope everything goes as well as it can tomorrow, sometimes relief follows the sadness, my pals to this day say that my mums funeral was an amazing day in so many ways, looking back I know exactly what they mean, take care & Hail Hail
livibhoy.
At the moment it is mostly speculation..
His agent has claimed that there is interest from Serie A / The EPL and Germany .His agent has claimed that Viviani would prefer to stay at Roma but is unwilling to go on loan again.
The Daily Fitba Pink has stated that his future will be decided within the next two weeks..
Fitba media are speculating that Roma will need to sell before they buy and that Viviani will be punted . Palermo are described as front runners and money will not be a problem for them when they sell the fabulous Dybala ( if you believe the hype , he will go for @ 60 million euros )
We will see !.
Ard macha
It’s been 23 years since a majority Conservative government was elected in the UK.
If the polls are right, that’s going to extend to 28 years.
At least.
beatbhoy,
Depressing.
Well if we’re attached to something where we are effectively disenfranchised, then self-determination is the correct philosophy.
End Partition CSC.
Árd Macha
Any word on this witch hunt from the head of the players union in Scotland?
He should at the very least be asking for clarification for his members many of whom appear on a weekly basis both in Scotland and abroad.
cv
“On TV”
Any poster or lurker who may be around Derry today at lunchtime I’d love to get them a beer.
Ard Macha
Depressing?
An anti-Tory majority has kept them from outright power for 23 years, heading probably for 28.
So people don’t always get landed with a government they don’t want, as is the accepted wisdom in many parts.
Árd Macha
10:30 on 1 May, 2015
As I understand it SF have accepted that Ireland will only be reunited when a majority of people in the north vote for it.
It seems that people over there now regard it as a self evident truth that if Scotland leaves the UK that will somehow inevitably result in reunification.
I just don’t see how that would happen. Why would an Ulster Unionist, possibly an Ulster Scot vote to end partition just because Scotland had left the UK? That makes no sense to me whatsoever and I’ve never seen anyone even attempt to explain why it would happen.
Have a lovely day folks.
So Aberdeen Under 20s have won the league, the first time since the 1980s. Very disappointed for our young bhoys.
Aberdeen’s success is in no small part to the contribution from two young players that we should keep an eye on. Lawrence Shankland has scored over 30 goals this season and Cammy Smith makes the team tick in a young Lubo sort of way.
beatbhoy,
Sorry the last 5 years have been a Tory led govt. I’m not aware of any of their policies that they haven’t imposed because they didn’t have an overall majority.
By the way, none of the anti-majority you speak of, stand for election here. therefore we do get landed with a Govt we don’t want.
Árd Macha