Fifa is unfit for purpose, investigations abound but we’ve not seen convictions yet. The president has not been arrested, but, well, he has president over this enormous shambles, yet he refuses to resign. His resignation is needed to relieve the reputation of Fifa, the reputation of football itself. We all know this, but SFA chef exec, Stewart Regan said as much.
The SFA is Blatter’s role model. Regan conceded SFA president Campbell Ogilvie was horribly conflicted, as the Association dealt with the consequences of the biggest directorial negation of duty in Scottish football history – by Ogilvie, who was director and company secretary of the dysfunctional board.
Ogilvie never resigned. Ogilvie has still not resigned. Regan said nothing. Ogilvie’s supporters in the game rallied round, just as Blatter’s have today.
This is how human nature works. Ogilvie has been in enough committee meetings, pressed enough flesh, to ensure that despite the slaying he took at the hands of Lord Nimmo Smith’s SPL inquiry, he could brass it out. Accountability at the SFA does not exist. I get it. But, the SFA cannot have the audacity to make moralistic statements about the corporate accountability of others.
It is a depressing feature of Scottish life that we don’t have a culture of accountability, that the media are not sufficiently plural that such hypocrisy is exposed for what it is, that there isn’t a single elected representative prepared to disengage with the Scottish establishment on this today.
The new media are not there yet. We don’t have the authority of a broadcaster or politician to demand, and get, accountability. That’ll change in time.
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MT
Good luck to you in court today
Congratulations to all having a birthday or anniversary today
HH
So is that us in for yet another year of “The Scottish Premiership needs Rangers”.
Here’s hoping Hibs finish on top and we have to go through another dramatic series of play-offs.
Mohammed Salim played 2 trial games for Celtic in the mid 30s .My old man often talks of him and those games – Hamilton ? Galston?.My old man’ s version is that Celtic wanted him to sign but Salim refused
KevJ –
I am actually beginning to take pity on Neganon now, knowing you are his only pal.
God love him.
A wee hun, a tall skinny gun and a big fat hun walked into a gym all looking glum.
I was there wearing my new NB green trainers, my fighting Irish t shirt and a huge grin.
They quickly left.
The end!
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha..
Oh it was funny!
HH
/Bishop B (still laffin!)
South Of Tunis
10:24 on 29 May, 2015
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Are ye talking about the guy who played without boots?
HH
SoT –
ABDUL Salim.
South Of Tunis
75% required …………………………….NO chance imho.
Tom McLaughlin
10:26 on 29 May, 2015
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Ha……well, I wont be speaking for NegAnon2…I trail in his shadow:)
But, seriously…we both know that he’s more than capable of skelping you up and down the blog on his own, dont we? :)
HH
Watched BBC news this morning and saw the FC United of Manchester stadium. They spoke to the fans and the shareholders who are owners of a proper club of the people.
It was all very grand and inspiring. I thought fair play to you.
The shareholders were all Man United die hards who chucked it when the Glazers came in at Old Trafford.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32926506
Link above should cover what I seen this morning.
I thought to myself this is what Kev Jungle needs. A few other like minded people and he can create a club in the image of the past and create a new Jungle for FC Celtic of Glasgow.
Builditandtheywillcome CSC
LB
The convicted terrorist Jabril Rajoub is head honcho of the Palestinian Football (soccer) Association.
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/the-offshore-loyal/
phils latest
Good morning all.
Acgr/cowiebhoy/jamesgang from last night. Changed ma shower gel. Hahahahahahahaha.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
KEVJ
That you hitching NEGANON to your wagon,is it?
Yer not fit to lace his boots,mate. It’s not that long ago you were singing the praises of THE SINGING DICK.
And frankly you wurnae capable of lacing his boots either.
kev jungle .
Without boots / feet wrapped in bandages.
tom mclaughlin – Thanks !
burgas hoops.
Heard some ” experts ” debating the 75 % thing this morning – usual deliberately obscure fitba rules. Some claim that the vote requires a simple majority but the result then has to be ratified by 75 %. A left of centre Italian journo has opined that Blatter might have horsetraded Israel for save ass votes.
WEEFRATHETIM
Lesley says thanks for your kind regards yesterday.
Thanks,mate.
She also says thanks to everyone else who did the same and now knows she’s lying when she says she’s only 41 and a few months.
Which is true,if a few months is a hundred…
Sunday, Monday, Happy Days,
Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days,
Thursday, Friday, Happy Days,
The weekend comes, the PSYCHO HUNS
Ready to greet to you
These days are ours
Happy and free. (Oh Happy Days)
These days are ours
Share them with me.(Oh baby)
Goodbye grey sky, GOODBYE BLUES!!
there’s nothing can STOP me when I LAUGH at you.
feels so right you can’t be wrong,
rockin’ and rollin’ all week long.
C’mon Well finish the job on Sunday
B-)
Mighty Tim
Very best wishes to yer bhoy today.
HH!!
Morning Timland from a warm hun free mountain valley.
Listen to the hun commentator on this, oh their hurt is feckin magic.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8ITagEDUEU&feature=youtu.be
HH
BMCUW
Nae worries buddy. I couldnae remember whether it was Lorna or Leslie that had their birthday yesterday so I just put yer wee skin and blister. :-)))
Blether later.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
WEEFRATHETIM
Alarm set.
South Of Tunis
Anything is possible with that lot. I find it weird that the arabs are going down this road, most of their top arab players play in the Israeli league.
LiviBhoy
10:32 on 29 May, 2015
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Haha…..:)
That was brilliant – thanks for sharing.
Now, what would the club be called?
Would need to get a beer and curry with yer grand ole self, so that ‘you’ could lay the foundations for a Jungle FC with a Jungle as well…maybe even design the club crest with, the Jungle and Mr Steins League flags on the top?
Jungle-Juice-Jones could be the new – junior-Capo
The team would play in green & white hooped jersey / green shorts / green & white hooped socks
The ‘singers’ would be the Jungle-Brigade
A S-B would be called a Jungle-Book.
Jorge the Jungle-hound would be the club mascot.
The club website would be called – Jungle-Quick-News.
I would have to run all of these proposals past such a merlin-mind as yer good self.
Food for thought – CSC
Hail Hail
Zbyszek
From the Celtic Wiki (http://www.thecelticwiki.com/page/Salim,+Mohammed)
Mohammed Salim – by Mihir Bose (Daily Telegraph; UK):
Celtic were not only the first British club to win the European Cup, they were also the first European club to play an Indian and, what is more, he performed in bare feet. The extraordinary story of how Mohammed Salim, an Indian from Calcutta, came to play for Celtic in the 1936-37 season has been unearthed by a Rhodes scholar. Boria Majumdar, deputy editor of the International Journal of the History of Sport says: “It shows how in the days of the Empire Celtic broke barriers, living up to the ideal of he civilising mission and how this Indian in bare feet enchanted one half of Glasgow.”
Salim was born in colonial Calcutta in 1904. Majumdar says: “At that time, with Indian nationalists fighting for independence from British colonial rule, many Indians took to football to answer British jibes that Indians were not manly enough to rule themselves. The Indians played in bare feet and despite this they defeated English men in boots which was seen as evidence that Indians were not inferior to the British.”
By the mid-1930s Salim, a winger, was an essential member of Calcutta’s Mohammedan Sporting Club side, and helped them to claim five successive Calcutta League titles. After the title win of 1936, Salim was invited to play two friendlies against the Chinese Olympic side. A cousin called Hasheem who lived in England, and was then visiting Calcutta, witnessed the first match. Having seen Salim’s exceptional display, Hasheem urged Salim to try his hand at European football.
KevJungle
Hahahahahaha
Beer and a curry? Just a beer be fine pal.
Glad you still have your sense of humour mate.
Get back to Paradise. I think you might enjoy it.
LB
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
10:38 on 29 May, 2015
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Go on…Boabyio…tell me that wisny a bite….go on…
LiviBhoy
10:56 on 29 May, 2015
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Aye….I think that I better get back soon before it’s too late
…laters – Hail Hail
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
Congratulations to you and the good lady,
I will ask lennybhoys Mrs to post her on a medal :))))
Mightytim
I said a wee prayer for yer bhoy this morning that things work out right for him.
In preperation to the wee mhan starting primary school in August,He has to attend School dinners today with someone
I pulled rank :))))
Caramel cake and custard please miss CSC
Just a thought, but what’s Stuart McCall’s record in Motherwell matches at Ibrox?
Can’t imagine it’s particularly improved after last night.
He may yet have plenty of time to mullet over.
celticforever
10:33 on 29 May, 2015
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/the-offshore-loyal/
phils latest
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So if they stay down they’re gubbed.
And if they come up they’re gubbed.
Option A please.
HH jamesgang
Ha ha ha ah AHA HA HAHA HA HA HA HA
HAHA ha ha ha aha hah hah hah HAAA HAAAA HAAAAAAA
Got to give my supporters credit last nights.
They sang their hearts out to their BITTER end.
Football Ball a working mans sport. not anymore. being run by chancers.spivs tax cheats.etc.These people make a very good living .but the losers are the ordinary fans who have been getting a raw deal for a long time.if you are a wealthy fan you get the 5 star treatment. best seats in the house and all the corporate that’s available to.no standing outside the stadium on cold winters night.Joe Blogs hasn’t got that luxury. same old stuff lousy kiosks. and food.no shelter.unless you can afford to go to the Kerrydale Suite or the few boozers
around Celtic Park.or the Superstore which is to small No the ordinary punter who puts plenty into our club.isn’t that well looked after at Celtic.Seep Blatter.I there is a few in our Club.
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
If ye get out tae buy a card ,a wee tip I learned on here
Buy 2 or 3 just for emergencies mind:))))))))))))))))))))))
burgas hoops.
Blatter has created a Vote Blatter empire based on rampant clientism.- eg – The North Mariana Islands have as much voting power as eg Brazil.
KEVJ
No,Kev. It wasn’t a bite. It was a simple fact.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Did ye get Bognorbhoy ?
LEFTCLICKTIC
I congratulated him yesterday on getting his bus pass. Then I found out that he’s driving today?!
Strange lad.
I mailed him yesterday. I’ll text him shortly.
BMCW
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I spoke in admiring tones about a poster and, you accuse me of trying to get hitched…or whatever paranoid p#sh ye spouted.
Know what your problem is…..yer a control freak.
Ye canny get yer hook into me – although you’d love to – so, you have no sense of control-connection-ownership of me…..and, ye never will.