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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Who was there on Sunday when the redtop showed it’s bloomers?
The “underpants” shoved in front of Ronny at the sign for the Celtic Way?
Hope the manky snapper was wearing them over his head when he left.
Shirley there can be no Celtic fan buying that sad comic.
HH
Tom McLaughlin
19:20 on 28 May, 2015
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Well said
No way there no up 4 it
The officals have been ok in the play offs never seen the Easter road game tho
Will they favour every 50/50 for sevco
Could be a factor
have a good night Celts
am away oot for a walk :-)
hail hail
Having said that, I expect Motherwell to drop down to the Championship, but it won’t be because they didn’t try to win.
RWE
21 years
17 more than livibhoy
Craig Brewster got a special mention from my best man(Glendaly in Cqn) as he scored against dead mob in cup final the week previously
Tom
Firmly in that camp tae
Hope were both wrong
An Tearmann
Out walking? Best place to be when “them” are playing.
Forgive my shocking memory, but was it you that sent me the David Simon interview about Baltimore?
HH
BT
Craig Brewster, if ever there was face to be the next Marlboro man then his was it.
Have a lovely evening. Key to the door then :o)
We are on 42 years and it is scary when I type that number in.
It does not count as the key to the door twice apparently.
:o)
Any advance on 42 years married (to the same wummin)?
Wee Scott on offer @15/2 wae WH for the first goal,
a Hail Mary fiver bet placed.
The missus is watching recordings of My Kitchen Rules Australia and she asked me what time the game starts and her face lit up when I told her to carry on as I wasn’t interested in watching no stinking game.
Brownie points are us.
:-)
RWE
Tohg and my mum are 53 years passed in March
Scuse me…or man
Inclusive CSC
Out walking? Best place to be when “them” are playing.
Reminds me of the Denis law story of him playing golf during the 1966 World Cup final.
RWE it was indeed
have ye lost it? just in case :-)
https://www.themarshallproject.org/2015/04/29/david-simon-on-baltimore-s-anguish?utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share-tools&utm_source=facebook&utm_content=post-top.
a good read my friend about a complex situation.
right am out o here now
have a good night:-)
hail hail
I’ll be back on later to share the love.
Enjoy the ride….
Sevco v Motherwell live updates on new thread.
Keep punching guys, will down the bastards for a count out. Hh
Only joking bhoys
Tom …
I would like to think you are right, and the financial aspect may make this game a bit different from the last what 35 games or so since they have last won at the Govan Graveyard. (I’m assuming 2 games a year for, what, 18 years since they last won there?)
But, I am concerned ….
That Motherwell team under McCall might as well have shown up and played in blue jerseys given the amount of effort most of them put in in many games (which is to say, none).
Chris Sutton is not the only person to think many teams in Scotland have rolled over for them. We have all seen it time and time again. All by ‘good professionals’…
And as for referees…. in Scotland, they aren’t punished for bad performances involving Zombies … they get rewarded! Advancements and lucrative engagements on the dinner circuit!
For me, if any pro is prepared to roll over, that player is lacking in integrity and self-respect. And nothing can be put past a player or person who is truly lacking in self-respect.
So, I dont think we can rule out a serious lack of professional integrity in some (not all, but some… and it only takes on bad apple….) of the Mother players …..
and if we are having to rely upon on the greed (the desire not to lose SPFL wages) as a spur to finally get them to actually try in a game against the zombies, then that is a terrible indictment of scottish football…
in spite of that, I still have a feeling that there are enough good guys (Skippy, Pearson, etc.) that they might just pull this off ……
BT
53 is the new gold standard..
What a wonderful story they can tell.
Here’s a wee choon for them from Neil and Tim Finn (Crowded House)
“Won’t Give In”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxJGlg3txdQ
“Everyone I love is here…”
My favourite line.
HH
Watching the pre match build up.
Why’d BT get the guy fae The Goonies to help with the punditry? ;-))
Busy week at work – been trying to find time to post some thoughts since Sunday.
Firstly, what a great day at Celtic Park. You could feel the warmth and togetherness before, during and after the game. Probably the biggest turnout yet at the corner, with the highlight being Jamesgang’s beanie tribute to Ronny.
I renewed my season ticket on Saturday. For many years work commitments on a Saturday made me an irregular attender at Celtic Park, usually able to attend midweek fixtures but rarely on a Saturday.
In 2010 I decided to learn to delegate a bit more at work and made the commitment to invest in a season ticket. At the same time I discovered CQN. I can’t underestimate how much pleasure both have given me ever since.
I have enjoyed so many aspects of our progress this season and look forward to the new season with confidence. There are so many positives. I admit to some worries after the Hamilton defeat, but that was really the turning point of the season. Since we established Broony and Nir Bitton as a partnership we haven’t looked back. Love the way Nir controls a game. I’ve noticed he sometimes seems to take 10- 15 minutes at the start of a match to get into that metronomic rhythm, but he then rarely misplaces a pass and seems to have so much time on the ball. Some of his touches against Inverness on Sunday were exceptional. Scott Brown has had by far his best season playing alongside him.
We thought big Fraser would be hard to replace. Instead we ended up with probably the best free transfer ever in Craig Gordon. Not only a shot stopper, I can’t remember any of our keepers who came anywhere near his distribution.
It’s been a pleasure watching Virgil and Jason – love the way they play football from the back. I think Jason is returning to Man City as a much improved player, which will surely stand us in good stead.
None of us knew anything about him when he turned up last August. We know plenty now, and he returns to City as a Belgian internationalist.
How does Izzy keep up that work rate game after game?
From my seat in 108 I get a close up view of his attacking skills. He seems to be involved in so many of our moves which lead to goals. I would be happy if he stayed with us for the rest of his career, although I agree that a back-up wouldn’t go amiss.
Our two January signings from Dundee United gave us a boost and I think both will hit the ground running next season. Stuart Armstrong could be a mainstay of the team for many years.
Stefan Johansen became the player we thought we had signed 16 months ago and is a tireless example to others. Leigh Griffiths has buckled down and improved so much as a team player, and no longer gets caught offside umpteen times in each match. I think Liam Henderson is a tremendous prospect.
So we face a couple of barren months, but the anticipation of next season will keep me going.
If that mob are promoted I will be disappointed, but they offer no threat to us. I have enjoyed attending games without their bile. I didn’t attend the semi-final and I won’t attend any games against them if they do come up. I would be happy if we never played them again. However that is now out of our hands. I cannot see them as a force again.
Sunday showed what Celtic Park can be and we have much to look forward to.
Go Ronny go.
Oh, its Alex Rae.
Auldheid, when our rivals of over 100 years passed into the afterlife, a statement from Celtic would have sealed the coffin lid. It could have been appropriately worded aknowledging their demise while leaving sufficient room in welcoming back a new version.
I know you, like me are sick of their continued history lies and those lies are slowly becoming the accepted trurh to all but a few on blogs like this.
Celtic let us down by doing and saying nothing.
Simply The (3rd) Best blasting out
pfffttt
Tom McLaughlin
Tom, I hope to God you are right: Skippy, Mick and Pears, though past their best, might just make the difference over 2 legs.
Here’s hoping!!!
Mike in Toronto –
I have no doubt whatsoever that some teams have at different times “lay down” to Rangers, but only when they have nothing to lose except the game.
Motherwell have a tremendous amount to lose from this tie.
Dim Sam 19:44
Good post.
would love a pearson driving run into the box to slot home from 12 yards!! hoping the sharpness of SPL team will show tonight!
Acgr @ 19.45
Spot on bro.
Alex Rae.
A k a Nosferatu.
HH!!
Full house at Ibrox tonight. Must be fancy dress at Ibrox cos lots of people dressed as blue seats.
Or perhaps Scotland has just taken to completely lying about everything.
Oh wait……
ACGR –
Are you seriously suggesting that all Celtic had to do was say The Rangers are a new club and every Gers fan would have simply accepted it, or that the great lie would never have got off the ground?
You seriously believe that?
5 mins gone 0-0,but Murderwell look beaten already.
Dim Sam
Cracking post.
LB
Although these two lines make my heart ache
“What does it mean when you belong to someone
When you carry his name and you carry it on.”
Neil Mullane Finn and Brian Timothy Finn
:o)
On early evidence….don’t be putting ur mortgage on Motherwell….could be a dangerous thing
Auldheid I’ve just read back. So you buy into the social unrest theory for celtics silence.
So let me get this right, the whole country is so scared of rangers fans that we will completely lie as a nation to appease them?