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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WINNING CAPTAINS on 27TH MAY 2016 6:56 PM
We’ve had them on the run since 14th February 2012, tell us something new.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Has Warbo been found alive??
A running bunny….was that no the bonnie lass fae Ayr….
Pixeledbrustwartzencfc
Braw
Yiv left us hanging. Am pure Ragin so ah um.
“Clunk-click, every tic! “
Sevco. Bringing an entirely new meaning to Brexit.
WC – aye, but only if they’re the same club. Oh, wait…
Will I sing yeas a braw wee song whilst we wait????
Braw
I think it was just a motoring safety announcement? Pretty good advice as it happens…
WC spill the beans
The Tufty Club… Emdy remember that? Was Tufty himself not a squirrel? I was made to go actually.
The hun are anti everything ….no just European…..but I suggest they have had to bite the bullet they made for them selves……
Stupid stupid huns….
Never mind though I am concerned about their escaped goat…
Braw
Very rarely bet on, or indeed watch, friendlies but as I’m at a loose end I’ve made 3 small in vestments in the Engerland v Tom Rogic’s Australie game that’s on ITV tonight. Tom to score anytime (13/2), Australia to win (9/1), Tom to score first and Australia to win (70/1). Jobo to lose £3 – odds on certainty!
Is there a wee EUFA lawyer with a goatee beard ….bearing doon on theme???
Braw
Goats don’t have seatbelts…maybe escape goats do…
Got to say, I cannot think of a recent time when I have been so positive about my Celtic, really.
All the appointments reek of quality and professionalism, a big change from the mediocrity of the last few years. I know we are all on to something very good and positive, just wish geography would let be a season ticket holder again, but the fans who have renewed theirs will be on the cusp of something big!!
Once again, well done to all at Celtic for getting this to happen, and I do mean everyone.
Hail Hail
KINGLuBO
‘Aye every incha the road you’re gaun KevinBhoy. It’ll save you fae gettin’ knocked doon’! Wee blast fae the past for yous there.
Hail Hail,
KevinBhoy.
WC
………….Ibroxit?
BLANTYRETIM.
I renewed last week,
Oldtim
Good man
See you soon hopefully
The Deeds show us ra Deeds……
Braw
I renewed my season ticket yesterday. Just sayin, like
In the last week the cup final has been shown constantly here in the US on the Spanish footie channels BEINSports and GOLTV.
Whits a scapegoat in Spanish?
BANKIEBHOY1 on 27TH MAY 2016 7:21 PM
WC
………….Ibroxit?
Huns banned from Europe for 4 years due to being new club ? Ibroxited :))
Wildguesses csc
I wonder if the Magic Hat will be giving us his respectful opinion of his team’s opposition after the Betfred Cup draw tonight ?
Yesterday’s keith Jackson ‘double his salary’ was an all time high in Sevco pr spin.
Not long back from my first chemo treatment at the Beatson. Truly wonderful and dedicated staff there.
Renewed my ST earlier in the week no matter who tells me I shouldn’t.
……….ENTER……….. ra Bommur????
*oh please*
JOBO BALDIE……..where are you getting that 13/2
for TR too score any time?…..9/2 with the black’n’tan
bookie.
ELDIEGOBHOY…….God bless pal,see you in the queue
next season.
ELDIEGOBHOY…….
YNWA……
Braw.
Embdy any idea which Ludge that escaped goat escaped fae?
I heard it’s now safely in a goat refuge for abused goats.
EDB
Hope to see you soon also
KTF
Burnley………….
I’d imagine he’s just gonna wait to see what comes ooot
the hat……………….!
;)
I think its only fair oor European friends should get the chance to hump the hun as weel…….
Braw
EDB
good bhoy
my wee mum with her broken back drove herself to all her chemo and never missed a game.
Even the ones against them which I never attend..
ring me anytime you want spoiled for lunch.
Rogic playing, that gives me a bit of of interest in the game now….shop window…mmm
England and both teams to score 21/10 with Betway
In less than a week the huns have issued statements to beat the band, statements that in any normal society are an incitement to violence, they have justified the singing of illegal songs, they have justified their supporters fighting, they have told the sfa in no uncertain terms that they are not to blame for anything, the sfa have appologised to the huns for the treatment they have been on the receiving end of from the Hibs supporters.
They have lied through their teeth again and again yet no one has taken them to task over the lies.
This has happened in less then a week and we are expecting them to have something happen that will be detrimental to them.
Believe it if you like, more fool you.
In the same time span we have appointed a proper coach/manager, he has installed a couple of trusted collegues in position, we have intimated that we will weigh in with a few bob for our new coach.
Our season book sales seem to be doing rather well.
All is good, why should we be bothered with false flags over at the bigot dome, if any news emerges from there and it’s bad, great.