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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The Doors – Runnin Blue
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTm8epbfG7c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPrk-WU7cKQ
Yardbirds
https://youtu.be/NuuZ-1Nb-fI
https://youtu.be/ZGORPUzLxtU
And g’nite from me fholks.Always a pleasure.
FOREVERANDEVER!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J74ttSR8lEg
The Byrds
Eight Miles High
HH
Jack Aitchison buries a hat trick in 15 minutes to tank Hamilton in a League decider.
Oh Yes Young lad..
Runnin Blue………
Dedicated to Warbiola.
The Byrds
Eight Miles High
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My favourite Band :-)
Nice Yin
Roy, Matt was the photographer who told Choccy that Albert Kidd had scored for Dundee in Scotsport’s highlights of that memorable game.
Matt made the Souness sent off t shirts after Souness walked after his assault on George McLuskey a few months later at Easter Road.
Good night all ans sleep well
Team for next season.. ;-)
Gordon
Janko Sviatchenko Duffy Tierney
Ajer Nolan Christie.
Roberts Griffiths Grigg.
Champions League here we come…
the doors – spanish caravan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKmkOIlHbok
ROY CROPPIE: Indeed,indeed it was a grand weekend ( or in the case of BMCUWP and myself 6 days; thanks again to ClogherCelt ) and was there not some grand singing and drinking taking place those days not to mention taxi drivers who tell us ‘ I’m not from Dublin you know!!!) Let me tell you… There are some grand hostelries in Dublin!!
Jackson Browne – For A Dancer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ig6X3-9wxlI
Warren Zevon – The Hula Hula Boys
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqviDAkNo48
Warren Zevon – Desperados Under The Eaves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NFDgl8TnUE
Anybody that calls me a Fenian Bassa…better be a Fenian Bassa…
Kikinthenakas explaining stuff tae Huns UTLR
The Waterboys – And a Bang on the Ear
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmyPHfu9c0c
THE WATERBOYS – HOW LONG WILL I LOVE YOU……. (CELTIC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkVJlafj7W8
COSYCORNERBHOY
Aye,not from Dublin!
Bugger onl told us that after he’d driven us a coupla miles in the wrong direction…
Tommy Gemmell wrote in his book that Jock Stein paid £50 ‘cash in hand’ every time a Celtic player pulled out of a Scotland squad,in minor internationals, with a sudden injury.
The match fee at the time was £50 but subject to tax and National insurance, this became £36 after deductions.
hmmmmmmm……….
If a Kelly is in a glass house he shouldn’t throw bricks……particularly if he says there are only 40000 people in that glass house and there are actually 60000
rudicantfail on 30th May 2016 1:25 am
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Ye furgoat tay hit the Winning Captains dissapear
in 10secs button :-)
Me and Wee BGFC watching Jesus of Nazareth on an all-nighter (the ladies are in New York for the weekend).
Sitting here tears streaming down my face – powerful stuff from Robert Powell.
HH
BGFC
We’re here ;-))
Tale of the prodigal son – shames many of us.
James 1955….
Revisionism just doesn’t feel the same these days lol
…or maybe just me
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on 30th May 2016 1:34 am
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Yep. Got the DVD. Robert Powell was brilliant in it.
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on 30th May 2016 1:36 am
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Talking of Prodigal Sons…….wonder how many season tickets are
sold now. Full house hopefully next season.
True story…..
Jesus of Nazareth with Robert Powell
Huns were playing Cologne in European Cup QF March 1979…..
Cologne scored at Ibrox……Jesus on the Cross trailer got flashed up immediately afterwards
Big Tim got sacked from STV that night…..he didn’t care at all…..went on to do bigger stuff
rudicantfail on 30th May 2016 1:25 am
Tommy Gemmell wrote in his book that Jock Stein paid £50 ‘cash in hand’ every time a Celtic player pulled out of a Scotland squad,in minor internationals, with a sudden injury.
The match fee at the time was £50 but subject to tax and National insurance, this became £36 after deductions.
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Ye mean Celtic Managers should pay tax twice…..????
Indeed. Need to stop having a low opinion of the ‘fair weather’ part timers.
Welcome back all Tims.
HH
BGFC
rudicantfail on 30th May 2016 1:41 am
True story…..
Jesus of Nazareth with Robert Powell
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Howzat…..R.Powell a Kafflik.
RUDICANTFAIL
If the story of the £50 is true,then it would have been a lot less than£36 after deductions.
Tax alone was a minimum 33% in those days. No that I’m suggesting you made it up of course.
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on 30th May 2016 1:43 am
Indeed. Need to stop having a low opinion of the ‘fair weather’ part timers.
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Billy Urquhart played for Rainjurz in a European Cup Quarter Final …..seriously
BMCUWP…..
The figure that BigShot quoted in his book….thats all
Why would I make it up?
Strange guy
Didn’t happen…..
Jesus yes…..son of God no ;-))
Annoyed CSC
FTSFA
H.H.
rudicantfail on 30th May 2016 1:41 am
True story…..
Jesus of Nazareth with Robert Powell
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I believe it is Rudi.
rudicantfail on 30th May 2016 1:50 am
Billy Urquhart played for Rainjurz in a European Cup Quarter Final …..seriously
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I met Emmylou Harris, James Burton, Glen D Hardin etc, in a wee London
restaurant around ’76. Emmylou wasnt an ugly Hun :-)