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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HH
GERRYFAETHEBRIG on 28TH MAY 2016 11:16 PM
Understood , mate.
BigShuggy
No kind words just the truth from me, young Aidan was inspirational to me, he said one day over the lochs when going through the kemo I love you scoring goals, I felt about a foot tall, always in my thoughts, and congratulations on the 3rd grandkid, when I see wee Aidan his uncle is never far away from my thoughts
God Bless
Brendan Rodger’s Green and White Army…repeat…REPEAT…louder
ExcitedCSC
Sevco write a ‘new statement……….:))
Watch at your peril. You have been warned!!!
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Celebrate Good TIMES
HH
Atletico scored the only legitimate goal in the 90 minutes- I bear them no ill will for 74- it was a different time and different people. We might as well still hold modern Germans responsible for 1933-45.
Oh! and I like olives.
If I had my choice of corrupt countries to invade, I might see Switzerland, Leichtenstein, the Cayman Islands, Monaco and Jersey first in the firing line. Not sure if they grow olives in any of those places.
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Looking for Linda
HUE AND CRY
HH
DaughterNo.1 thanks all who wished her happy birthday. We will ALL be in the Crown Creighton before all home games next year. No more 2 out of 3!!
The Lurkin Tim 11.22
I dint even understand massif :-)
Macjay
I read WCs post at 1.53 but it was nearly 12hrs ago, because it got pulled the 1.53 Brigada are just keeping it going (but it was ecplosive) :-)
Going to see this lot live at The Oran Mor in November
Lake Street Dive
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IronyCSC
HH
See all yous tins who waaaaant tae have some sort of rapprochement, tae rehabilililittttttate yon shower o’ cheatin’ Athletico Madrid cheaters? Well all I can say is, you are no unrepentant Frnian bassas.
The mad Fenian Rodgers Celtic Army.
I am always happy to compromise.
BigShuggy
Aye, I know they are as bent as it gets, but the bug is inside, tis a curse for sure.
The older I get the more I think about the money and why we actually need it, it sure is a problem.
What I would like is for enlightenment to take over the planet and we all awake with the same goals where we all want to help each other and we all end up equal, and yip, then I woke up.
HH
Incredible to think that if you describe a subjective border such as an Olive Line that you could be construed as racist?
Incredible to think that the accusers wouldn’t be able to point to such a border on a map.
SFTB
My last post was specifically addressed to you and one or two others :-)) whom I may or may not have stood beside in The Jungle that night. However, I remember they broke my 19 year old heart.
Dehumanise them? I’m sure the survivors of Belzec,Chelmno;Treblinka;Sobibor;Majdanek and Auschwitz 2 must be in sympathy with Newco. Disgusting.
RUDICANTFAIL on 28TH MAY 2016 11:42 PM
Incredible to think that if you describe a subjective border such as an Olive Line that you could be construed as racist?
Incredible to think that the accusers wouldn’t be able to point to such a border on a map.
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Why did you use the term then? Perhaps you should explain what the Olive Line is and tell us more about those who live south of it.
Turkeybhoy
How are you my fellow happy clapper hope life is treating you well and Mr Rodgers is too your satisfaction, not be fm on while you have been fighting fires but you have an ally here in ML5
Rudi~Rye
So you are defending the white supremisist racists, as has been said to you, you really are on the wrong blog.
I live well below the Olive Line and they are poor here, very poor, the majority have little time for things like debating racist pish, they spend most of their time wondering how they are going to feed themselfs.
Oh, and they are struggling to pay tax right enough, cos you white theivin scum have stolen all their money from them.
ROY CROPPIE on 28TH MAY 2016 11:29 PM
Brendan Rodger’s Green and White Army…repeat…REPEAT…louder
ExcitedCSC
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That sounds good to me. COYBIG!
Golden State Warriors @ Oaklahoma City Thunder live on BT Sports 02:00.
HH.
3 questions
Has Warburton signed his bumper new contract yet ?
Has he even been seen since Saturday ?
How did that cheating runt Pepe not get a red card tonight ?
Surely the single best signal that uefa could send would be to take gat medal away from him. Disgrace !
‘Fenian Army’ is an exclusive term. It excludes Celtic fans who aren’t Fenian, such as Brendan’s own mum for example. Green and white army it is.
For years to come people will remember what they were doing at
the time of Winning Captains famous 1.53 post :-)
TET…
I have never stolen a thin dime from anyone in my life…..
I am white though…..no apologies for my skin colour or color….I am what I am….born with it!!
Are you racist?
I’m certainly not that way inclined.
Athletico Madrid are My Fav Team( Celtic not included)..A Mans Team.CR7..is The Best Player ive Ever Seen..only Maradona Could maybe Match him..I Dont Care about Orange Walks..let them walk,its a free Country…I Aint offended when they sing the billy boys, How could i be offended by anything a hun says or sings… #Different…. Seems So…
TOSB
I have never ever forgiven the 1974 Atletico.
My favourite non-Celtic player is big Georg Schwarzenbeck- I have never ever cheered a goal more loudly.
I just don’t recognise the modern club as belonging to that.
I admire Godin and Juanfran more than Pepe (and Bale came a close 2nd in the simulation stakes).
I’ll claim the term Fenian- I never thought it was a non-inclusive term at CP.
Which of us are not fenians?
THE NO13 SHORTS
Although I agree with your sentiment try selling that to the Green Brigade.
Burnley78
They are pretty pointless questions
Leave the Sevcoians to worry about Warbo and if Pepe get your knickers in a twist I think you might be on the wrong blog
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BAKER STREET
ForDenaCSC
All Celtic supporters are Fenians in my opinion.
It’s just a rebel thing.
Green & white army definitely the best song to sing.
HH.
Rudicanfail
Like 100% Celtic fans I know are you happy with Brendan being our manager ? Yes/no suffices
Rye
You are making a grand job of not portraying yersel as a racist then.
As for mi, aye, am a racist, I hate white shite :-)
16 ROADS
Agree.
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16roads don’t come into the blog giving it fenian this and fenian that just because you kicked many a fenian ass in Fleagles Fenian (open to all losers) competition ya fenian bam