There’s a news management thing happens during the international break. Football news generally goes quiet, internationals do not really bring the same number of readers as the club game.
Games and results drive the football media business, with transfer ‘information’ dominating times in the calendar. If you are in the business of writing about football, as these breaks approach, you will maybe stick a piece up your sleeve, to bring out during the fortnight. You will spot everywhere, including here.
This week, UK football outlets have gorged on EPL referee, David Coote. Who seems to have a lassez-faire approach to actions and consequences. Two videos were made public this week.
In the first, from three years ago, he appears ‘tired and emotional’ to use the old euphemism, when making derogatory comments about Liverpool and Jurgen Klopp. The second, taken during this year’s Euros (where he was officiating), shows him snorting a white powder. As far as news management goes, someone has knocked it out the park this week.
It’s unlikely we will ever learn who was behind the leaks, although David Coote will surely know. Nor are we likely to learn what went before, and there has surely been some actions before this.
Football referees are as prone to weaknesses as the rest of us. If some are so weak they sniff white powder without checking for cameras, football has a problem. This week will end Coote’s career, with financial consequences for the rest of his life. How compromised was he?
It may be that he was only weak when it came to some videoed comments on superficial racism and illegal substances, while he remained beyond reproach to threats of ending his career if he did not bend to an extortion demand. Let’s hope.
Betting is huge business and the majority of betting on UK games takes place beyond these borders. Money is placed on more than just the result, too. A compromised referee is worth a fortune in the wrong hands.
David Coote is no longer vulnerable to exploitation and maybe the release of these videos is a consequence of him declining to participate in a wider criminal act. Any other referee who has been subject to the videoing of inappropriate acts has a lesson on what can happen. If referees are no different from the rest of society, some may take drugs, gamble themselves into debt and indulge in other nefarious activity.
The wages in England are huge and in Scotland are big enough to accommodate some intrusion. Credit checks, bank statement inspections and background checks would be a reasonable response to an outed human fraility.
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Good morning from a damp and cloudy North Staffs.
That was an easy read back.
Good luck to the Ghirls today, will be tough after the exertions against chelski.
On stadium upgrades, I assume Celtic are good for a 25-year mortgage? Not like 100 million (or whatever the figure is to improve the stadium) has to be paid upfront. Paying back 5 million a year is hardly going to stretch us from a balance sheet perspective or threaten our transfer dealings.
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“The match ball from the game where I got six against Partick Thistle is one of my favourite mementos from my playing days. I didn’t know anything about records or anything that day and when I found out that I had actually broken the post-war record for goals in a game, I was actually quite annoyed, because I had missed three or four good chances that day!
http://celticunderground.net/his-greatest-game-dixie-deans-1973-celtic-7-0-partick/
Was over in Hiroshima recently.
The Japanese have built a cracking stadium that houses around 30000 for £130m
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Wonder if they are interested in a wee overseas stadium project ?🤔👍
https://english.kyodonews.net/news/2024/02/8f858e8a70c5-football-sanfrecce-hope-new-stadium-can-draw-visitors-year-round.html
If you’re looking for a game to watch, Celtic Ladies v Rangers Ladies will start shortly on SKY football.
Usual poor start by the women.I find them very poor at the basics.No idea what they do every day.No improvement.
Hayes goal
Good afternoon all from the Victoria Bar. Another beautiful Sunday in downtown Govanhill.
1.1 HAYES
Kneecpa the movie is a good watch
ooops kneecap
Maestro on 17th November 2024 11:23 am
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Many thanks for posting this.
Their absolute angst that we may actually overtake their trophy haul (despite them dying in 2012) is absolutely beautiful.
I sincerely hope that the powers that be at Celtic do not go down the same “we are the people” route by claiming to be the most successful club in the cosmos when we do (in the eyes of the MSM) overtake them…..
Turkeybhoy on 17th November 2024 12:09 pm
100%…hurts the eyes to watch…
onenightinlisbon – it’s a made up award they’ve warded themselves – dire shite.
awarded ffs
jackiemac on 17th November 2024 12:58 pm
onenightinlisbon – it’s a made up award they’ve warded themselves – dire shite.
Yes and they know it. Plays totally into their superior mindset though.
Although I’m sure most Celtic supporters could not give a toss about it, it’s lovely that they do …….
Ridiculous decision
Enjoyed that link to follow follow.
One or two reasonable types but I would love it if someone just said, we weren’t thrown down the leagues we went into administration after our largest creditor refused a CVA, we were then placed into liquidation and due to the five way agreement allowed to start again as a new club in the bottom division. The winding up order was finalised on 31st October 2024.
It would be carnage.
Did I miss out anything?
borgo67 on 17th November 2024 1:21 pm
They play the victim so well. Allows the continuation lie to go on…
Even the commentator says its a foul to Celtic!
Red card against Celtic manager now ….
ONIL
Deep down they must know the truth, they must.
What a goal
Celtic equalise with a great free kick 2:2 now- that didn’t hurt the eyes
Go on Ghirls!
My, all sports hating, daughter was at the Celtic – Chelsea game midweek.
She loved it!
borgo67 on 17th November 2024 1:24 pm
ONIL
Deep down they must know the truth, they must.
Of course they do. But we arrra peeeeeeeepullllllllll
Even the girls team getting cheated
Dodgy pen and another howler from the Celtic keeper caused the loss, referee, well lets say I hope he doesn’t get PL games, horrible club even at women’s level.
Celtic keeper is 1.74M
Cheating Ref.Two fantastic goals.Draw would have been fair.
Celtic,as I said,no idea what their tactics are,no idea why some of them are professional ,never mind in the team.Cant pass,can’t control,can’t look up.Caitlin Hayes apart.No real excuse,been pros for 2 years now.No idea what they do all week.They ain’t improving.
Celtic keeper is terrific.Bad kick out,could blame the surface maybe,but she is best in the league.
Yes she is good but howler today and howler against Chelsea, narrow defeats, she’s a good shot stopper, the whole team Hayes Lawton apart lack pace and kicking power, many names have disappeared so they must be injured