I’m not taking the SPFL- face recognition plan too seriously but that’s not to say the politics behind the suggestion should be ignored. Scottish football has no hooligan problems, compared England or the Continent our game is orderly and sedate. Until recent years there was no such thing as a flare problem, and offensive signing was a thing of the past.
All that changed when the SNP government got involved in 2011. Two managers shouted at each other after a game, three Rangers players were ordered off, and First Minister, Alex Salmond decided a summit was necessary to reign in the game’s wilder elements. What utter tosh.
Three weeks later, Justice Minister, Kenny MacAskill congratulated fans on creating a great atmosphere at the League Cup Final, which was notable for the re-emergence of the previously eradicated Billy Boys song. At an instant MacAskill rebased what was acceptable behaviour at Scottish football.
Since then the game has been trying to put the genie back in the bottle. The arguments were rehearsed in the CQN comments pages and elsewhere, “They are congratulated by the Government for singing The Billy Boys and we can’t sing about nationalist politics”, or words to that effect. Songs which had disappeared from the Celtic support lexicon were soon back and remain. Incalculable damage done by two incompetent clowns.
Since then the Scottish Government and a very small number (very small indeed) of senior officers at Police Scotland decided to subject football fans to the kind of surveillance that would make a military junta of a banana republic blush.
It’s a mess. Officers on the ground readily complain in private, all other political parties pledge to repeal the Offensive Behaviour’ Act, while sheriffs line up to mock cases arising from the Act. Football has been left to pick up the pieces left from a Scottish Government created problem. The Government refuse to accept any liability, will not repeal the Act and having celebrated a new, low, standard for spectator behaviour, seem quite happy with the situation.
Scottish football was doing very well before the Government decided to rebase what is acceptable behaviour. No football authority will succeed in any endeavour if the government is working against it. What the SPFL did was make a clear, if clumsy, attempt to return the problem to sender – the newly disinterested in football Scottish Government.
When one becomes six
I’ve scoured the internet today but cannot see any complaints about Celtic’s alleged “one up front” tactics. This season hasn’t gone to plan, but we’re making an incredible number of chances and scoring a remarkable number of goals.
One up front leaves space for, what is in effect, two wingers on each flank, and an attacking mid able to work inside the box.
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HT you ok pal?
I had a flounce last night but decided that if the blog is still good enough for good people like you and even BT that I really should stay.
So you are stuck with me and our wee Saint.
Hail Hail
BT…
I just post what I think is right at the time.
To be honest too much going on just now, if things work out, good, if they don’t, I’ll just get on with it.
I wish some would lighten up on here, it’s banter, Celtic banter…the lines are drawn for all to see.
Delaney’s , if you are about, you will love the name of the Hutchison Vale Lothian Thistle number 5 playing against EKFC tonight .
His surname is Joint.
Has anyone watched limitless the tv series. Any good ?
You know you’re living in the twenty-first century when…
1. You accidentally enter your password on the microwave.
2. You haven’t played solitaire with real cards in years.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of 3.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don’t have e-mail addresses.
6. You go home after a long day at work and you still answer the phone in a business manner.
7. You make phone calls from home, you accidentally dial “9” to get an outside line.
8. You’ve sat at the same desk for four years and worked for three different companies.
10. You learn about your job redundancy on the 11 o’clock news.
11. Your boss doesn’t have the ability to do your job.
12. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home.
13. Every commercial on television has a website at the bottom of the screen.
14. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn’t have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go home and get it.
15. You get up in the morning and go online before getting your coffee.
16. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. :-)
17. You’re reading this and nodding and laughing.
18. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
19. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
20. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn’t a #9 on this list.
AND NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.
BT
Are you doing appeals and sanctions in here.
Full time job.
Good luck pal.
Tories have changed Welfare Rights to fire fighting knowing the good guys like you will never keep up.
My day it was about take up of benefits. Informing people of their rights.
Googybhoy
Yes I noticed you back, then gone, then back again :-)
I’m very busy these days so often find I’m playing catch up on here and have realised that sadly it’s often not worth reading back.
How are things ma wee friend :-)
LP
Aberdeen tickets up mate.
Seems there’s a pattern emerging here.
tonydonnelly67 on 20th January 2016 7:24 pm – See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/return-to-snp-sender-when-one-becomes-six/comment-page-7/#comments
Sips
Cqn to me is a release
Googybhoy, suicides are real and a daily occurrence , cqn party politics mean nothing to people who have no option
HT
I am great.
Too many good guys have left or are lurking.
Oor wee Saint would stood up to his 4ft 6in.
Hail Hail
Googybhoy
How are you my friend. I’m never far away:o) Good to see you back.
Florida Bhoy, maybe got that wrong was on last night. Think he was SDS Tim? and maybe lived in Holland a few years back.
We’re maybe in a tribute blog era with the old timers getting back together again. Hmmmm there’s asong there:o)
Anyway there seems to be an appetite for a change of mood here these days and that’s for the good.
Hope a few more posters from the early days decide to return.
HAMILTONTIM on 20TH JANUARY 2016 9:18 PM
Thankfully I’ve got it sorted this time mate.
SFTB
Was that you with the steamed up glasses last night?
JJ
Just watched Billy Connolly there, he doesn’t look to good, hope he’s ok.
lennon’s passion – my brother rates It, I’ve yet to watch it. Might wait till it gets to 2nd or 3rd series.
Googybhoy, suicides are real and a daily occurrence , cqn party politics mean nothing to people who have no option – See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/return-to-snp-sender-when-one-becomes-six/comment-page-9/#comment-2758338
Proper perspective
For all those Off to Dublin in March.
The guy in front of me at Celtic Park was complaining that you are not going on the weekend anniversary of the actual Rising.
JJ
PS He was not being too serious 0:-)
Another day another boycott
http://linkis.com/heraldscotland.com/NaQEv
What terrible news about Lulu ….. so sad to hear she has a new album coming out
My mistake Sheik. I don’t think current EK game on tv. I was jumping the gun. The next round v Us is on BBC.
Googybhoy
I still remember that day. CQN was down and I was bored and somehow ended up on a daily Saints site! And by sheer luck the Saint for that particular day was oor wee pal John!
Memories :-)
JJ
I have a retort for people who try and ridicule me for my ashes on Ash Wednesday
If that’s how you feel work good Friday and Easter Monday :-)
When you first look at this score (as it is shown on the BBC site)
East Kilbride 1 Lothian 0
………………………..Hutchinson
………………………..Vale
………………………..Thistle
it looks like EK are 1-3 down !
2-0 EK
Bt
Sadly too many good eejits don’t post any longer.
Anyway, mrs wants her I pad back so I’ll need to catch up later.
BB
Yippee!!
ElDiegoBhoy
I am great.
How are you and the kids?
Been up a few times but for funerals unfortunately.
Aunts and Uncles.
My Mam is still alive and kicking on Lomond Rd.
Catch you next time for a beer.
…..and it is a good night from me.
JJ
JJ…
He’s right mate, my daughter is going to the official one in Belfast the following week.
LP
Good stuff we got 2 out of 3.
Vanguards Bears.Sevco First Follow Follow call for a boycott of West Ham
http://www.indcatholicnews.com/news.php?viewStory=29258
New 1916 exhibition on internet reaches out to diaspora
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/easter-rising/new-1916-exhibition-on-internet-reaches-out-to-diaspora-34380578.html
QUONNO on 20TH JANUARY 2016 8:17 PM
Very interesting and thought provoking observations.
EDDIEINKIRKMICHAEL on 20TH JANUARY 2016 9:27 PM
Thanks maybe will hold off. I jumped in with peaky blinders.
EK through game to be played at New Douglas Park.
On Sunday 7th February.
HAMILTONTIM on 20TH JANUARY 2016 9:18 PM
LP
Aberdeen tickets up mate.
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HT in case you have not yet got Aberdeen tickets picking mine up the TO advised they only had Sections P and Q which are to the extreme right and barely covered,yet online I was allocated R which is more central.
Apparently I could only get R if I had applied online but if picking up allocation was less favourable.
Another daft system .