Neil Lennon decided to accept his two game touchline ban for comments made after Celtic were not awarded a penalty in the closing minutes of the League Cup final against Kilmarnock when Anthony Stokes, clean through on goal, was tripped.
This was a hugely frustrating incident which had a critical bearing on the final. The SFA found Neil in breach of rule 68: “Making comments in an interview which criticise the performance of a match official in such a way as to indicate bias or incompetence.” It’s worth pointing out that Neil suggested the referee’s decision was “criminal”, not biased or incompetent.
The other matter the Celtic manager was there to face was charges in relation to his conduct at Ibrox last month, when he was sent to the stand at half time for allegedly breaching rule 203: “No member of Team Staff shall commit Misconduct at a match, including but not limited to committing acts of the kind described in the Schedule of Offences in Annex C.”
After the game Neil Lennon said, “[The referees] are saying one thing; I’ve got witnesses to say another.”
On reviewing the evidence the SFA decided against applying a punishment while issuing a truly memorable statement, saying the will impose: “no further sanction on the basis that the half-game served out-with the technical area was sufficient”.
By the sound of it Neil was not bluffing when he said he had witnesses to counter evidence from the referee and fourth official. Under the circumstances any reasonable man could postulate his persecution was personal.
Perhaps the Scottish justice secretary should consider adding a fourth option for juries in burglary trials: guilty, not guilty, not proven and already punished as he had to hand the goods back.
More later on some truly remarkable Celtic supporters and the other matter as the crescendo builds.
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Never mind the e-mails – I understand that if Duff & Duffer don’t name their preferred bidder by close of play today then Wee Wullie Bluenose is going to write a strongly worded song over the weekend.
Cannae find it.
A shameless re post ….
Robert Florence
@robertflorence
Glasgow was known for its shop What Every Woman Wants. Now it’s known for its football club What Naebody Wants.
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Ha ha!
Anyways, I’m sick of all this Hillbilly nonsense,what I really want to know is- will Mo Bangura be fit to face the Mothers?
To paraphrase John Lennon….
An Internet Bampot is something to be. :0)
pigalle
ALL the bidders have been full of duNg…por cierto
Amoruso paying it a visit?
Good to see how far we have progressed…..shocking!!
Dontbrattbakkinanger on 20 April, 2012 at 13:01 said:
Shucks!
weeminger on 20 April, 2012 at 12:43 said:
traderbhoy on 20 April, 2012 at 12:33 said:
Just to be clear. I don’t have any secret info on that. I’m just suggesting that when he wakes up and finds out he’s the last man standing on deadline day, he’ll gie it a bodyswerve. Which is what I believe CW and D&P want.
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I think you’re calling it correctly weeminger. My view is that he is going to be very uncomfortable when he realises it is put up or shut up(walk away) time. Roll on the day, more fun to come I hope.
Sally on SSN there looking and sounding more like smeato with every interview.
DBBIA
What page are the add9 chords on?
Just nippin down for some mint sauce to go with my succulent lamb am having later on. <0) )
The daily Hun will find many RIA spectators who will remember me from many soccerball events
Could someone remind me if I have a bid at the moment or have I walked away
The Pantaloon Duck – If you were a hun you’d be duck a l’orange. (thumbsup)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RWVhdEQBupY
A wee song for the Antipodean Tims.
Auld Neil Lennon heid on 20 April, 2012 at 12:53 said:
James Edward McGrory 408 goals in 408 league games on 20 April, 2012 at 12:24 said:
Paul/Anyone,
When are UEFA are due to decide if the scum can play in Europe next season or are UEFA also waiting on Fluff & Whelks to make a decision on who the preferred liquidator will be?
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They already have, Platini said “non”
Cheers,
I must have completely missed him saying it, is there a link to him saying it do you know?
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Fergieshun on SSN trying to back ashley young for his diving the last few weeks.
He then goes on to ask how many pens Giggs has won in 20years.
Seemingly only 5, because he keeps his balance so good and never goes down.
All that whisky must have made fergieshun forget his shocking dive against us a few years back.
Stupid Hurtin Huns
Well they hit you on the home page,
And they hurt you on google.
They hate you if your IT literate,
And they despise a troll.
Til you’re so blooming crazy,
You use the copy paste tools.
Hugo Sneevins Wilting Crass Hero c. 2012
Fat Sally on SSN.
Has not had any update from D&P moaning about he and players need to know what is happening.
Asked now Ng is out this only leaves Miller as sole bidder. Spoke to him but has had no contact from him for 10 days!
Hmmm… sounds like he has walked as well.
philvisreturns on 20 April, 2012 at 13:09 said:
And I wouldn’t do waddling away.
I think it’s time for the secret bid from Germany to come out into the open……. Where’s St Pauli at?
Twistsandturns
‘see to be honest, this is a total mess’
Cheers for that mate, comedy gold. Laughed out loud in an empty house!
After Bill Ng’s criticism of the way D&D have handled the Preferred Status the huns are really turning up the heat on the Administrators. Luckily for D&D it’s the hun keyboards that are feeling the pain.
Something tells me that if it was us in their situation (God forbid) then there would be 5,000 fans protesting outside the gates this afternoon.
Do they not do protests ?
Urgent message from Duff and Phelps:
Would the person who made the bid of four empty Irn Bru bottles please contact us? You are now the highest bidder and we would like to enter detailed negotiations.
“A Hard Day’s Night” is immediately identifiable before the vocals even begin, thanks to George Harrison’s unmistakable Rickenbacker 360/12 12-string guitar’s “mighty opening chord’. According to George Martin, “We knew it would open both the film and the soundtrack LP, so we wanted a particularly strong and effective beginning. The strident guitar chord was the perfect launch,’ having what Ian MacDonald calls, “a significance in Beatles lore matched only by the concluding E major of “A Day in the Life”, the two opening and closing the group’s middle period of peak creativity. “That sound you just associate with those early 1960s Beatles records’.
Analysis of the chord has been the subject of considerable debate, with it being described as G7add9sus4,G7sus4, or G11sus4 and others below.
The exact chord is an Fadd9 confirmed by Harrison during an online chat on 15 February 2001.
Q: Mr Harrison, what is the opening chord you used for “A Hard Day’s Night”?
A: It is F with a G on top, but you’ll have to ask Paul about the bass note to get the proper story.
According to Walter Everett, the opening chord has an introductory dominant function because McCartney plays D in the bass; Harrison and Martin play F A C G in twelve string guitar and piano, over the bass D, giving the chord a mixture-coloured neighbour, F; two diatonic neighbours, A and C; plus an anticipation of the tonic, G — the major subtonic as played on guitar being a borrowed chord commonly used by The Beatles, first in “P.S. I Love You” (see mode mixture), and later in “Every Little Thing”, “Tomorrow Never Knows” and “Got to Get You into My Life” (in the latter two against a tonic pedal).
In contrast, Alan W. Pollack interprets the chord as a surrogate dominant (surrogate V, the dominant preparing or leading to the tonic chord), in G major the dominant being D, with the G being an anticipation that resolves in the G major chord that opens the verse. He also suggests it is a mixture of d minor, F major, and G major (missing the B).Tony Bacon calls it a Dm7sus4 (D F G A C),which is the minor seventh chord (plus the fourth, G). (For more information regarding chord functions see diatonic function.)
Everett points out that the chord relates to The Beatles’ interest in pandiatonic harmony.
Dominic Pedler has also provided an interpretation of the famous chord, with The Beatles and George Martin playing the following:
George Harrison: Fadd9 in 1st position on Rickenbacker 360/12 12-string electric guitar
John Lennon: Fadd9 in 1st position on a Gibson J-160E 6-string acoustic guitar
Paul McCartney: high D played on the D-string, 12th fret on Hofner 500/1 electric bass
George Martin: D2-G2-D3 played on a Steinway Grand Piano
Ringo Starr: Subtle snare drum and ride cymbal
This gives the notes: G-B-D-F-A-C (the B is a harmonic). One of the interesting things about this chord (as described by Pedler) is how McCartney’s high bass note reverberates inside the soundbox of Lennon’s acoustic guitar and begins to be picked up on Lennon’s microphone or pick-up during the sounding of the chord. This gives the chord its special “wavy” and unstable quality. Pedler describes the effect as a “virtual pull-off”.
-it maks sense tae me, and it maks sense tae Mo
reilly1926 – Do they not do protests ?
Mainly in the marching season. (thumbsup)
yorkbhoy @ 13:07 – last I heard I think you had taken a step back.
With every comment thats been made about Rankers over the last year…..this one makes most sense…….. The Battered Bunnet on 20 April, 2012 at 12:07 said:
On the Ng Nang Nong
Where the Bids go Bong!
and the journos all say BOO!
There’s a Nong Nang Ng
Where the papers go Png!
And the Editor’s jibber jabber joo
All so very very true
SSN…Bill Miller
Now making his bid open for all to judge.
Now time for all parties to put up or shut up.
We’re running out of time.
He has refused to talk to CW ( could be a slight problem )
Looking for a CVA not the big L.
It is his intention to pay his 500,000 by Monday and if no other bidder has put up their money then he will be the man to save the huns.
Did Ng wok away? (thumbsup)
Just as I post Miller issues statement.
He is putting up the money… but not until Monday to give anyone else that wants to do so a chance!!!!
So I putting a bid in and here is my £500K which I will not send just yet in case someone else puts up.
Paul67 needs to fathom that one out.
DBBIA @ 13:14 – I think you’ll find it’s not quite as simple as that.
Looks like another fun day on CQN but I think it would only be fair to recognise the contributions from FF, I believe that their hilarious additions today could be some of the most rib tickling ever from that site.
Occupy Ibrox. HAHAHA They still dont realise.
Stoopid Huns
Folks openly speaking about the big L, But you have all forgotten one thing, rangers are an institution and as such cannot fail. At least so it was claimed a few months back by the MSM and the highest politicos in the land.
Additionally the SPL apparently need a bunch of morally and financially bankrupt bigots for some reason,
I wonder how many times the newco2012 would need to visit Tynecastle at 30 quid a head to repay the 800 grand that hearts are currently owed? Maybe 6 visits or 3 years?
Anyway doncha know that the huns also have a war chest and a billionaire owner.
Aye ready? Aye right!
Fortunes Favour Mibbes on 20 April, 2012 at 12:50 said:
Aye, some huns are threatening to set fire to Google on November 5th if something isn’t done soon.
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Is that so they can delete their history?
Why would anyone pay D&P £500,000 when the business is going to be liquidated?
DBBIA
I’ve asked James MacMillan to translate that into Tab.
DBBIA
Brilliant post .
more please or at least the source from where you read it.
Thanks
Hail Hail