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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No wait!
Sun coming out.
HH!!
SOUTH OF TUNIS
Thunder and lightning here in the Toblerone Zone outside the house, King Tubby shaking up the fixtures inside:))
Keep on lounging:)
Grass Roots CSC
Last night proves that managers of limited experience can be carried by great players.
Di Matteo won the CL with Chelsea.
Now Zidane with Real Madrid.
No mater how great the manager is ,he must have good players.
We are wrong to expect huge improvements from Brendan Rodgers with last seasons playing staff.
There may be some improvement ,but we need some better players also.
Let’s hope he is the judge of a good player.
TT
FOURGREENFIELDS on 28TH MAY 2016 7:33 PM
Just a quick visit to wish my wee brother Bundoran Bhoy all the best for the marathon tomorrow in aid of Solving Kids Cancer and in memory of Wee Oscar.
Very proud of you T.
HH
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Gaun yersel’,bud. Proud of you too.
Is the blog broke?
No ;-)
My friends in Celtic,
Still on a high, this managerial wake up call has given us back focus and Pride. And a ball has not even been kicked yet.
Don’t think I’ve been so excited to be a Celtic supporter since Seville. Inclusive and United .
Our greatest ever manager is immortalised outside Paradise., any songs about Celtic managers should be all inclusive , respectful and transferable. In my opinion of course.
Hail, Hail. To all.
Wild and noisy night in Alicante. Did not realise there were so many Real Madrid fans in this part of Spain. 29 degrees now. Day for the beach.
HH
Proud grandad about to head off to St Mary’s in Stirling for my grandsons first communion. One of the best feelings in the world. Read back about ElDiego Bhoy and KevJ. All the prayers at Mass for you two this morning. EDB……get my email from Twists or the blog and drop me a line.
30 degrees out on my top terrace.Aegean like glass.Samos has dissapeared in a heat haze
Green piñata
I couldn’t agree more.
What is wrong with Brendan Rodgers Celtic Army instead of Fenian Army?
BUT.
It’s too late .
The dye has been cast.
TT
That should be die.
TT
DD,
Have you mastered the art of the knotted hanky yet??? Reminds me to get our Hoops towels back.
Sand, Sea and ———-singing.
Enjoy and spread the word.
HH.
Somethings going on, absolutely nothing on thems in any madia form, this AM, I’m thinking level5 are on lockdown, they normally put up some BS just to keep them in the headlines, the silence is deafening.
Raymac 10.48
Hope you and all the family have a great day, sun shining for the wee man on this fine day
Masty! Brazen Krazy Karaoke today?
BT
I’ve mailed you with Raymac e mail address . Could you put him in touch with EDB please .
Thanks
John
Gerrard to don the Hoops, go on Brendan go get him ….
Stevie Gee v Joey Bampot
Then again? Never saw this coming :))
http://videocelts.com/2016/05/blogs/latest-news/sevco-chief-issues-cash-warning
Bundoran Bhoy – good luck with the run
HH
Greenpinata
Celtic skip bunnet more my beach look. :)
Raymac
Congratulations to the young man and your family. Proud day indeed.
Memorial mass this morning for victims of the Hampden Massacre.
Feeling a deep spititual connection with the selfless and brave Zombies who gave their all to defend their faith against overwhelming odds.
#HelpForHunMonkeyHeroes
Morning all from lourdes
-just been to the international mass with 5000+ pilgrims -unbelievable
Thoughts and prayers for all and will pray for edb at the grotto
Allen less verts alley less less blancs
did you miss this Tony ?
the best admission “we dont work to a budget”.
good, deid before the end of the season then,
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Rangers chief Stewart Robertson laughs off suggestions Celtic hired Brendan Rodgers after cup celebrations
05:00, 29 MAY 2016 UPDATED 07:48, 29 MAY 2016
BY GARY RALSTON
A NEWSPAPER article said Dermot Desmond moved for the former Liverpool boss after witnessing “over-the-top” celebrations from the Ibrox board following last month’s Scottish Cup final.
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Rangers managing director Stewart Robertson
STEWART Robertson has laughed off claims Rangers are responsible for the appointment of Brendan Rodgers at Celtic.
A newspaper article said Dermot Desmond moved for the former Liverpool boss after witnessing “over-the-top” celebrations from the Ibrox board following last month’s Scottish Cup semi-final win for Gers .
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Robertson has dismissed suggestions of gloating from his fellow directors – and it’s believed Irish tycoon Desmond had left Hampden before the penalty shoot-out that confirmed victory.
The reports claimed the behaviour of the Ibrox board was more akin ‘to the Rangers end’ but managing director Robertson has defended the reaction of his fellow directors after recent years of strife and financial turmoil.
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Rangers MD Stewart Robertson helps launch Club 1872
He said: “I did see those reports. The Rangers directors were ecstatic at winning.
“However, you have to remember it was a release of four or five years of hard graft trying to get the club out of the hands of the guys who had it.
“We jumped up and cheered to celebrate a goal, we jumped up and cheered when the shoot-out was finished. I defy anybody, in any directors’ box in the world, not to get out of their seats in that situation.
“It was definitely not grand-standing. Yes, we celebrated, absolutely, we’re only human. It was exuberant celebration, to use the word of the day.”
Rangers lost the final to Hibs and Robertson admits it was a reminder of how far the club still have to travel.
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Rangers Mark Warburton encourages his team from the sidelinesRangers Mark Warburton encourages his team from the sidelines
Mark Warburton has bolstered his squad with the addition of Joey Barton, Jordan Rossiter, Matt Crooks and Josh Windass and there will be more arrivals soon.
But Robertson is adamant Rangers will not jeopardise their financial recovery, even as they prepare to over-invest in the short term.
He added: “We didn’t win the final and maybe that was a reality check as to where we are in terms of our progress.
“If we want to try to win the league next season we have to bring in a decent standard of player and Joey Barton is a fantastic player.
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Celtic owner Dermot Desmond (centre) with chairman Ian Bankier (right) and chief executive Peter Lawwell
“We don’t work with a budget. We very much work on the manager bringing us a player and we look at the value. We work on a case-by-case basis. There is no set budget.
“Cash wise, we are just about breaking even – or maybe just a wee bit below that. You may say a loss but I’d say there is investment needed to be made in the club.”
Warburton is in the process of building a squad but the club will also look to sell in time if the deal is right.
Robertson added: “In due course, some of them will be sold and will create a value. Transfer fees are an income stream this club has not had for a number of years.”
St Johnstone’s Tommy Wright wins manager of the season award http://spont.ly/1Rh3eZf #stjohnstone
Why?
Reckon I must’ve seen a different game from the media last night. Apparently Ronaldo won the cup for Real. The game I watched he was mince!
SAINT STIVS SAYS SACK THE BOARD
No I posted it just before you mate, it just came up. :)
TWISTS N TURNS on 29TH MAY 2016 11:02 AM
RAYMAC:
Forgive me for jumping in, Eldiegobhoy ‘s e-mail addy:
el_diego_bhoy@hotmail.co.uk
I also have his Moby No. if you e-mail me I’ll give you it lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Couple of thoughts.
Stephen Gerrard no. I wouldn’t want that diving,lying guttering thug anywhere near Celtic.
As for songs for Brendan Rodgers why not see how the upcoming season goes?
Finally that hun statement is a cracker. The best bit is “you may say a loss, we say investment needed.”. That is like describing an airplane crash as an “unforeseen air to ground interaction” or death as a “non temporary life interruption”
Guttering = Guttersnipe
Robertson skips around the real issue here, it was the singing of certain songs from certain people connected to Sevco that the problem was here, and seemingly? The Raj got upset and allegedly said, I’ll sort those B @$€¥!?s out, as I said allegedly, but my source is not a BS merchant, so that’s the word on the street, notice they never asked anyone from CFC?
Rangers MD Stewart Robertson:
“We don’t work with a budget. We very much work on the manager bringing us a player and we look at the value. We work on a case-by-case basis. There is no set budget.
“Cash wise, we are just about breaking even – or maybe just a wee bit below that. You may say a loss but I’d say there is investment needed to be made in the club.”
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Google Translate:
‘We’ve no idea what we’re doing. We just punt a lot of cash on players to shut the Orcs up – like Joey Barton’s ever going to see any of what he thinks he’s been promised. We do have a budgie, though – in the trophy room; it’s cage occupies the space we’ve had reserved for the European Cup for fifty years. We may develop it into a linen cupboard.
We’re rookit – ma Vanquis card and Dave’s Capital One card are maxed oot. Arnold’s selling his Morris Minor to pay the Janny. We owe the paperboy a tenner and the milkman’s cut us to one pint a day until we levvy up. We need investment- can you sub us a fiver for the leccy meter?’
Owen,
So that’s a definite maybe then on Stevie G?
John Terry, Joe Allen, Zlatan!
There’s your new spine.
Eurochamps67
MaybetoomuchvinowithmylunchCSC
Eurochamps ….
vino with lunch is fine, when it’s with breakfast that is when you should worry
I would have JT & Stevie Gee in a heartbeat
EUROCHAMPS67
:-)
Tony
Brazen’S an aye for me
John Terry signed a new contract at Chelsea last week..one year..