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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Sutton could be a good super-sub , if they are chasing a goal…. I’m sure his bro would of been on the blower to him today. Getting him psyched up
It’s the ‘hope’ that kills ye in the end , eh!?
badabing
One of them is he?
Would rather give bhoys like Paul McMullan and Luke Donnelly a chance.
HH!!
Paul 67
Good article and obviously I totally agree .
My disappointment is that what have our club , the biggest in the land done to voice our dissatisfaction?
Hee haw sadly
canamalar
You can apply to extradite anyone to face criminal charges but it is more compelling if it is one of your own citizens. Some countries will not extradite their own citizens so we may a dash for their own countries by some of the gang of seven (or is it nine) if they get bail.
The USA could of course just bundle you onto an unmarked plane and that would be an extraordinary rendition or illegal extradition :o)
Been aff oot so just catching up.
ruggygman-i would have started Sutton, huns weak from high balls, specially their GK.
Geordie, didn’t even gogle it. Read it somewhere earlier today. Is that cheating?
OK, confession time.
My name is Jobo…….and I’m excited about tonight’s game.
For all the wrong reasons probably, but no point in trying to hide just how absolutely deliriously happy I could be 3 hours from now if I’ve just watched the generally useless Motherwell come away with a victory.
itsthehopethatkillsmeCSC
arranmorebhoylxv11
12:59 on 28 May, 2015
HH
re the great renew ST debate..
Please,if you can renew in some way..
Share a ticket, drop a ticket ie 1 instead of 2..
I am the BIGGEST cynic,critic of the Sevco ,SFA, SMSM,Minty, King Glib saga..
I’m WORN OUT by it if truth be told..
I know one thing though..by giving up,the bad guys WILL win…
They want us to give up..
We must not EVER give up..
It’s about our role at this point,in our clubs history..
So keep doing what you can,in a positive manner..
Expose the cheats every day of your life.. But above all keep supporting Celtic FC
BE nice to people on this blog..
HH
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ARRANMORE
I couldn’t put it better myself,mate. Yes,I agree with anyone who is p’d off at the huns still being around,but hurting Celtic will only help the huns.
I know there are principles involved for those not renewing,but I vowed never to return after one particular episode,and bit the bullet by returning first chance I got. Quite open about it too.
Voice your opposition from Celtic Park,you’ll be in good company!
bankiebhoy1 at 18:53
;-) ;-) ;-)
Kingsnake,
You gotit!
Bankiebhoy,
Lol :)
HH
Wee Joe,
It was a polite request.
I’d be a hypocrite if I stopped anyone ;)
The new club to win for me
Pearson is still a player tho
Mon well
An Tearmann
18:31 on 28 May, 2015
ACGR/Corkcelt
i just love this wee link :-)
http://itsanewclub.blogspot.co.uk/
hail hail
I love that link
Magic post dude
The focus on tonight’s game, along with JVOH’s resurfacing, brought back memories of April 16, 2008.
The chest-down from Sammi, a lofted ball by Caldwell, Skippy’s looping header, Vengoor of Hesslink’s crashing finish, and the loudest noise I’ve ever experienced at Celtic Park.
More than 7 years ago. I hate time.
Even as Brother Madden dons the apron in preparation for the evenings ritual, something tells me that Skippy and Co may just edge it tonight. That of course will leave Brother Thomson with a task to do.
Good Evening Timland.
I’ve always believed we would have the hun back
next season,but I live in hope,anyways who’s watching?
up_over_goal: Speaking of Sammi, if you missed it earlier today, his 2014-15 highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79pfeeadvQ8 :-)
To be honest if Sevco do come through the tie and survive the summer I am now resigned to the fact that they will have earned their way to the top league. We will then face them 3-4 times in league matches and I will attend Celtic Park to support our team against them.
They will remain a new club in my eyes and I will treat games against them as such. If they do source funding and begin to mount a challenge then they may in time rival Abrdeen as best of the rest adding spice to our fixtures.
SFA announce they will vote against Blatter tomorrow. Oh, the irony …
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
19:03 on
28 May, 2015
Good Evening Timland.
I’ve always believed we would have the hun back
next season,but I live in hope,anyways who’s watching?
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Not a chance of me watching that mob(even if i could)
I’m gonna stick my Lubo dvd in the PC sit back and be entertained (again)
Anybody else got their mortgage on Big Mick red card tonight…?
ACGR
At the time of Rangers demise it was being widely reported as such in the press.
Why would Celtic want to add anything to what was being widely reported AND accepted by everyone.
The holding company snash did not occur on RFC entering liquidation when CV rejected, it started to appear as hunguffery in the weeks following.
It is guffery of such unthinking hunnishness that only a clairvoyant in the Nostradamus class could have anticipated it taking hold to the degree that it has, all for commercial reasons.
Remember too that hard as it is to accept, for Ranger supporters the death of their club was a deep deep wound, so deep they continue to deny it, but for Celtic to throw salt on it by declaring what you suggest would have been dangerous for Celtic supporters and viewed as unthinking crassness by the footballing world.
Apart from which it would have made no difference at all to what TRFC supporters think and continue to claim.
Embdae speak Emmerdale? Can maybe translate when the Mullet gets interviewed…..
Isn’t it amazing that Hugh Keevins gets the opportunity to interview Kris Commons, and all he wants to do, is pose questions on the two most negative agenda’s concerned.
I.e Sevco, and I.C.T cup semi…
Tremendous stuff Hugh… At least you are consistent
Kingsnake,
Earlier i thought it was a joke video when you claimed it was his 14/15 highlights.
Glad I clicked on it now
HH
blantyretim
Congratulations.
How many years or have you stopped counting?
:o)
Nicky Quark playin’ for the huns……….?
He must be new………………………………………..
Burgas Hoops…….yer a better mhan than me,I’ll rubber
neck just in case.
Is McCuwwoch a sub?
Bankiebhoy,
He’s stylish in the ol head department :)
kingsnake
Sammi in full flow was a joy to behold – pity he didn’t get the chance too often against the sardine formation of so many SPL sides.
Hope he gets the chance at West Brom to prove himself, although his form had taken a slight descent in his last year with us.
No joke, though admittedly they were few & far between the past 12 months … :-)
Look can we try to get this right…
It’s Bladder – The voice of (a) football.
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
19:17 on
28 May, 2015
Burgas Hoops…….yer a better mhan than me,I’ll rubber
neck just in case.
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I’ll have a wee peek in here to see if McDonald has scored the 1st goal -))
While I am well aware of Motherwell’s dreadful record in the 21st century against clubs playing out of Ibrox, and while I don’t hold out much hope of that record changing any time soon, anyone who believes that Motherwell as a team or any of their individual players would lie down to or not try against another team in a play-off final that determines whether they stay up in the top division or drop down to the second tier, has lost all grip of reality and knows sod all about football.
up_over_goal: Aye. :-)
West Brom farmed him out to Al-Hilal back in January. He started well — that’s most of the highlights — but got injured, and has become unsettled. Rumor is he might be headed to Sporting Lisbon, which would be awesome asthey also wear Green Hoops, plus, on account of that wee trophy back in ’67 … ;-)
Tom
You are spot on. They will give it all and in Barraclough have a manager with no establishment links who is putting out a team to fight for his reputation and possibly his job.
http://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/32916695 … if anyone can stand to read the BBC cheerleading …