Strict liability when playing to gallery

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Being responsible is not always easy, especially when it comes to running a football club, where playing to the gallery offers vastly better short-term returns, and no doubt a rush of endorphins.

If your fans are engaged in an activity which regularly brings them to the attention of the courts, and your club into disrepute, it doesn’t matter what you think of the apparent offense.  You may chant an offending song in the shower every morning month, but your only public comment on the matter can be to chastise and urge fans to desist.

Clubs in Scotland voted against what is known as strict liability.  This means they are not held responsible for transgressions by their fans – and who wants to be held responsible for the actions of others who protected from personal liability by hiding in a crowd.

Part of the deal on not having strict liability is that clubs must demonstrate that they take all steps necessary to dissuade and educate their fans from carrying out criminal or regulatory offenses.  It’s simply not possible for club to tell fans their illegal actions were justified, as this would place the club itself in the firing line.

The nonsense following the Scottish Cup final is all background noise as far as we are concerned, but be aware the contagion will spread beyond those you could consider highly dysfunctional operators.

Solving Kids Cancer in memory of Oscar Knox

Our own Bundoran Bhoy will run the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday on behalf of Solving Kids Cancer.  He has put in an enormous amount of work ahead of the event, for a cause which you are only too familiar with.

26 miles is a long way to run.  You can give him some encouragement on his Just Giving page.

Good luck, Tommy.

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  1. Gerryfaethebrig on

    David1958

     

     

    A big welcome from a five in a row going for 6 Coatbridge

     

     

    If you love the hoops, this is the place to be, fellow Celtic fan

  2. DAVID1958…

     

     

    Welcome mate, you picked some time to log on, we’ve got Clunks away to watch a porn channel and ACGR running about with a stauner with a onesie on.

     

     

    Anyways, enjoy posting mate as it took me a long time to break the ice and come on here. HH

  3. ACGR

     

     

    Dont worry about it mate. Its Friday and we have had very little to complain about this week.

     

     

    Funny miscommunication made even funnier with my repeated mentions of your stauner………..

  4. SIPSINI on 28TH MAY 2016 1:17 AM

     

    DAVID1958…

     

     

     

    Welcome mate, you picked some time to log on, we’ve got Clunks away to watch a porn channel and ACGR running about with a stauner with a onesie on.

     

     

     

    Anyways, enjoy posting mate as it took me a long time to break the ice and come on here. HH

     

     

     

     

    Friday night on CQN has always been a lively affair!

     

     

    Sure those that once posted here but are no longer able to look down from above and remember fridays as they once were.

     

     

    Hail Hail to our departed friends.

     

     

    Stauners, porn and onesies to those that are still here!

  5. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Roy C

     

     

    Leaves the blog (for now)

     

     

    Petec

     

     

    Enters

     

     

    Sean south to Freedom

     

     

    Who knows

     

     

    Let the people sing

  6. Questions for Mr Robertson:

     

     

    1. Why sing BB song at all?

     

    2. What purpose does it serve?

     

    3. Apart from possibly Hearts, would the supporters of any other club have invaded the pitch in response to the Hibs fans?

  7. Love clunks see David hasn’t responded yet me I have a feeling he’s a current

  8. Macjay

     

     

    Recent reports of rankers fans fighting with police tostop them getting back into hampden bring back memories of this

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbSMnlZvr50

     

     

    Rangers fans charged over attack on police at 2008 Uefa Cup final in Manchester

     

     

    These f@ckers have very short memories its seems

  9. Gerryfaethebrig on

    MacJay

     

     

    Hope you and the whole family are well……

     

     

    In our virtual boozer are you happy with BR ?

  10. Has the directr questioning the fines recently been appointed to another club? #sunderland

  11. macjay1,

     

     

    Just watched that video. Last weekend was absolutely magic. It was Tremendous that Hibs broke that long barren spell against the Overwhelming Favourites, on that day.

     

     

    No No No, theres no limits.

     

     

    There is no way I’m posting a 2unlimited track :)

     

     

    A wee track for the plucky Newco.

     

     

    Bros

     

     

    They are Nothing, Nothing at all.

  12. Gerryfaethebrig on

    Petec

     

     

    2unlimited…..am afraid you you have gave your inverts snobbery rights up,.. “Well long ago, man”

  13. Saint Stivs says SACK THE BOARD on

    its an awful jump but everytime i watch finbar, i think of TRAVELLERBHOY,

     

     

    a keep it lit. magnificent contributor to this fine blog.

     

     

    Finbar Furey – Online exclusive performance at The Imelda May Show

     

    RTÉ – IRELAND’S NATIONAL PUBLIC SERVICE MEDIA

     

    RT

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9K-5NCGTVPc

  14. Gerryfaethebrig on 28th May 2016 1:27 am

     

     

    Roy C

     

     

    Leaves the blog (for now)

     

     

    Petec

     

     

    Enters

     

     

    Sean south to Freedom

     

     

    Who knows

     

     

    Let the people sing

     

    ……………………………………………………………….

     

     

    It’s obvious RC is the Good guy. ;))

  15. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    CLUNKS on 28TH MAY 2016 1:29 AM

     

     

    Must say , mate.

     

    I celebrate every example of their warped distorted mentality.

     

     

    I see an analogy with the poor white trash of the Southern States who only had African Americans to look down on.

     

    Hence the K.K.K. , an organisation now virtually defunct because of the general acceptance that it was founded on naked racism .

     

     

    I hope that this will be the non future of the Orange bigots.

     

    To call them an ” Order ” just suggests that the are a religious Order.

     

    Nothing could be further from the truth.

  16. Neil Lennon & McCartney on

    Welcome to Celtic, Glen Driscoll.

     

     

    I hope these words of wisdom will encourage Tom Rogic in deciding where his future lies……..

     

     

    “Motivation is everything.

     

     

    It doesn’t matter how fast you are or how far you can run, if you don’t switch that on, it’s not relevant.

     

     

    The importance of switching the right muscles on at the right time in order to enable you to perform in context to a game is vital.”

     

     

    read more here: http://videocelts.com/2016/05/blogs/latest-news/glen-driscoll-q-and-a?

  17. Macjay

     

     

    We are many years behind the ridicule of the KKK.

     

     

    But we are, without a doubt, on a path to have that organisation thrown out of societies thinking

  18. NEIL LENNON & MCCARTNEY on 28TH MAY 2016 1:56 AM

     

     

    I read that interview earlier.

     

     

    We have really took a step up in class with our recent appointments.

  19. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 28TH MAY 2016 1:30 AM

     

    MacJay

     

     

     

    Hope you and the whole family are well……

     

     

     

    In our virtual boozer are you happy with BR ?

     

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    Thank you for your good wishes . All great.

     

     

    Absolutely delighted , mate.

     

    After the debacle of the semi , and the negativity surrounding our representatives ,both in the dugout and the Boardroom (whether it was justified or not ) , I revel in the new found optimism and what appears to be UNITY.

     

     

    By and large, :-)

     

     

    Hail Hail , Gerry.

  20. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    PETEC on 28TH MAY 2016 1:38 AM

     

     

    Good to hear from you , pal.

     

    It really has been a rollercoaster ride of emotions these last few weeks.

     

     

    A new page turning.

     

    With any luck , a new book.

     

    Hope all is good with you.

  21. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    CLUNKS on 28TH MAY 2016 1:57 AM

     

    Macjay

     

     

     

    We are many years behind the ridicule of the KKK.

     

     

     

    But we are, without a doubt, on a path to have that organisation thrown out of societies thinking.

     

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    Re. the dobs. and their choons.

     

     

    You`re liable to have the police arrest you for it in Ibrox. ( Mebbe )

     

     

    You`re liable to have the police protect you for it on the streets of Glasgow.

     

     

    Injustice writ large.

  22. Gerryfaethebrig on 28th May 2016 1:44 am

     

     

    The Tide it is indeed turning

     

     

    Catholic Education has kept people humble. We can argue about certain things, and all sorts of things, one thing I thank the Almighty Lord for is my upbringing. I have been incredibly Lucky there.

     

     

    I love reading eddies stuff because it is happening before us. Leave The Almighty oooot, not Great.

     

     

    I know Mrs O’Hara was praying for me All the Time, I can’t explain that. I never even met the old Lady.

     

     

    That is Powerful.

     

     

    I was hoping the newco would start being Humble. Obviously not.

  23. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    NEIL LENNON & MCCARTNEY on 28TH MAY 2016 1:56 AM

     

    Welcome to Celtic, Glen Driscoll.

     

     

     

    I hope these words of wisdom will encourage Tom Rogic in deciding where his future lies……..

     

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    If Tom decides to head off , I would be seriously put out .

     

     

    We have accorded him years of care to get over his long standing injury problems.

     

     

    I can think of another fellow who saw his future elsewhere under similar circumstances .

     

    I think Karma caught up with him.

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