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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you’d think they would have the sense to learn from their mistakes. what a bunch of rank amateurs.
they’re going to hammer him now for the cup semi
philvisreturns on 20 April, 2012 at 13:28 said:
Revolution ! I like it !
Hopefully there will be no blood spilled on the holy marble staircase.
The warring factions: Millerites, Blue Nighties, Ngrates & Dead Kennedies.
Preferred dobber ?
Ha, today is a fine day so it is.
pigalle
Is Bill Miller a magnet or a typhoo? (thumbsup)
Anyone care to support me in a peaceful demonstration outside the local corner shop. The cheeky gets are STILL making me pay for my shopping.
new article posted.
Now appears Miller’s bid is
1.No liquidation
2.Is conditional on ‘Rangers playing in SPL without any penalties next year’!!!
3.He has spoken to SPL to assure this
4.He would set up an ‘incubator club’ to hold titles etc and then merge it with new club at a later date (erm… how does that work with point 1)
Obviously a bid that is off the radar or from someone off their rocker!
pigalle – The warring factions: Millerites, Blue Nighties, Ngrates & Dead Kennedies.
The implausible in pursuit of the irreclaimable.
A veritable Ship of Fools more deranged than HMS Crazytown. (thumbsup)
So Bill Miller really wants to buy the huns … unless anyone else comes in with a bid. And he might put up some cash … if he really has to.
But he won’t deal with Ticketus. Oh no. And he won’t even talk to Craig Whyte. No chance of that.
Can anyone make a guess as to how this might end? Or is it just too bloody obvious to bother making the effort?
Jobo Baldie on 20 April, 2012 at 13:34 said:
greenmaestro on 20 April, 2012 at 13:28 said:
Dontbrattbakkinanger on 20 April, 2012 at 13:14 said:
No Ring goes like a Ringo goes!
More a Mel Bay Guitar Method Man, which just made me think of the John Irivine book The Water Method Man.
DJBEE on 20 April, 2012 at 13:31 said:
Can you be referred to as a preferred bidder if you are the only bidder?
If you defer your preferred bid from the preferred deadline date?
Are you really a deferred preferred bidder.
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…or if you indicate that you may bid later, are you an inferred, deferred, preferred bidder?
The Battered Bunnet on 20 April, 2012 at 13:37 said:
Is Bill Miller the Inferred Bidder?
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I’m always lagging behind. Slow reader.
I didn’t copy you, honest.
Sneddoni on 20 April, 2012 at 13:35 said:
I think when Neil went onto the park on Sunday to question the ref, he done so knowing that the camera’s were on him and there were plenty of witnesses.
If he had waited until in the tunnel, as some Celtic fans on here thought was best, then the chance of a stitch-up been the officials was higher.Like at ibrokes.
The live pictures on Sunday showed Neil that although angry he never swore or touched the ref at any point.So there was no chance of the officials fabricating a story against him.Remember on Sunday Neil already knew what had happened at ibrokes, so imho covered himself so that it wouldn’t happen again.
AweNaw
Please tell me you wrote Bill Millers statement!
From RTC
BILL MILLER IS APPARENTLY A SCIENTOLOGIST.
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But is he a protestant scientologist?
Made me chuckle :))))
Not been on for oh about 4 pages…. This work thing is a bind innit?
TBB where is Cadizzy, he should be enjoying the craic …. Cracked crest.
V
Well,well,well so NL didn’t do anything wrong in talking to scumbag Murray at half time at Ibrokes. Congrats to NL for the 2 game ban – 17 games my arse. Looks like he was right to oppose the cheating refs. Maybe all those “fans” who said to “confront a referee at anytime during a game was against the law, and NL isn’t allowed to break the law” can now hang their heads in shame and finally get 100% behind our manager. You know who you are.
Paul67
Does this mean Celtic are letting these 2 liars off? Brines & Murray conspired to get Neil sent off and put in a room in the bowels of smell dome. These 2 should be booted out of football for ever!!
Part
Does that mean he can boil waattter and turn it into steam?