Strict liability: if football fans misbehave in a stadium, their club is held liable.
This is the Uefa way and is how most European national associations conduct their business. Not in Scotland. In Scotland there is a belief that some problems are so entrenched, it would be unfair to penalise clubs, who do whatever they can to discourage fans from, for example, setting off flares. Here, a club which does everything it can to stop an errant act is not held liable.
It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say some clubs fear strict liability. Celtic cannot stop people setting off flares, they take steps to discourage it, so, the argument goes, why fine or otherwise punish Celtic?
It’s a cop out. I’d hate to see points deducted, leagues decided, because a club was proxy for a strict liability offender, but everything else is on the table. Clubs are poor at policing their own, there are in-built inhibitors which make doing so difficult. Strict liability takes the issue out of their hands. Stands will be shut, ticket allocations withdrawn, but almost certainly only once.
Flare carriers are the most difficult to police as they are the act of a small number of individuals, who are able to protect themselves [although not their club]by hiding in a crowd, but strict liability would end offensive chanting by thousands overnight.
For that, it’s worth it.
Only caught last night’s Motherwell game in highlights. Newco looked like the Rangers I remember from the early 80s. Despite being a mid-table mediocre outfit, Rangers were, and played like, a big team back then. They attacked with all they had, but John Greig was often out-thought by the manager of a small club, who could organise a defence and break with purpose.
Football tactic students will be captivated by the second leg. Do Newco go on the attack, and risk the same outcome, or do they learn to live within their limitations, hoping to tempt Motherwell beyond theirs? The team which gets it wrong could lose by three goals. It’s a good job Newco didn’t screw around with the ticket allocation, they’ll need that away end packed and energetic.
Thanks for all the feedback on the new issue of CQN Magazine, lots of great reading.
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Tamrabam
Penny Arcade is the only one I can think of.
Don’t know if they corrupt the words though?
001 Bhoy
They are worse than a nuisance and putting me right off.
I am not on very often now.
Shame!
Take care.
Hoooooopy Birthday TBJ.
Only 60?
Never!
001 bhoy/Philbhoy – I have pop-up blocker active on IE, yet that ad seems to wilfully circumvent it, which is basically an insidious act.
I have a simple rule with websites, if they manage to negate my IE preferences then I don’t trust them. I’ve dropped my CQN viewing significantly since that pop-up, if it was any other site I’d never come back.
Is it just a coincidence that league reconstruction is discussed at length when The Huns are not in the top division ?
Sipsini & Doc
Pair of wind up merchants! :)))
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
After three managers, five loan players and untold millions of other peoples money spent on wages, it’s only fair that they get a wee leg up:))
I will literally pash myself today when they are condemned to another season in the wurrralds most competitive league ever ever ever..
Enjoy the journey you lurking’ huns…
Jobo
Best price you can get on Motherwell to win the tie is 1/8. Some are going 1/10.
Sevco are shortest with Hill at 9/2, longest with Ladbrokes at 6/1.
Starry
It’s outrageous ….it’s the brazen nature of the whole thing that irritates me
Oh the joy and delight this wee guy gave me brought a tear to my eye there, what a player.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=Bm6-pf5Fhtk
What a night of boxing last night
Great fights ….blood and guts mixed with top drawer ability
Big AJ… Omg ….
PF – agreed.
Bear faced chicanery. Had we been in the same position they would have been enshrining the currant set up and making the play – offs like something out of Japans “Endurance”.
Bet on the huns?!
I’d rather poke my eyes out with a knitting needle.
Birthday wishes to TBJ.
HH!!
Tallybhoy
Quite …a man must have some standards
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
It’s the unwavering delusion of the follow followers that never ceases to amaze me…
The tactics were clear: The Rangers were expected to ease their way to the top flight. But given the managerial genius shown by the Head Gardener it was decided a safety net was needed. So play offs were introduced for this season. Now that might fail, so even more help will be laid on to ensure promotion next time around. For the good of the game you know.
Mind you. I’m a little nervous about this afternoon. Three behind and it was over. Only two is a different story. An early goal and it’s only one in it. A dubious decision is al it would take to turn the tie on its head.
But a goal for Motherwell would kill it.
STARRY PLOUGH
For delusion,substitute entitlement.
As PF AYR says,brazen.
Starry
Their sense of entitlement is matched only by the desire of the SFA to accommodate them
Paddy Power 13/5 for a penalty to be awarded ….
PFAyr
The Craig Gordon incident in the semi final worked for Inverness.
What odds on sevco penalty and red card for Motherwell’s keeper?
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Would you be deluded to think you were entitled to something that you really do not deserve:)))
Fear doing plenty talking on here yet again.
Who will get post 1967?
GM
I admit I am feeling paranoid today neebs. :(
Pfayr
Don’t forget their arrogance, which is almost palpable. It fits in with the Rule Britannia DNA thang. The worst of their traits in my opinion and much of the bile, hatred and violence stems from it.
Ibrox and whatever club plays there, provides the hub.
DD
7/2 for red card
Not sure that they’ll allow the double tho
me
PFAyr
Officials denied our treble! :))
me surley
I watched the Motherwell match on Thursday night, and thought Stephen McManus provided a splendid impression of the archetypal bomb scare centre half. In terms of chances created, the chap was the opposition’s most creative player.
Anyone thinking Motherwell are home and hosed, despite what the bookies make of it, is failing to recognise how fragile they are at the back.
That, and the small matter of what “Scottish football needs”.
heroes are forever,
Good luck to Elizabeth,
HH
Geordie
By whom ?
TBB
Agreed….thankfully Sevco are just are just as poor in defence
Delaneys Dunky
Congratulations on post 1967
I coulda been me
Sorry a duplicate commentCSC :)))))))))))))))
Leftclick
Better than a podium! :)
DD,
Ha! You’ll not relax till its over. :)
I’ll be having another full shift in the garden today if yer looking for something to take yer mind of it? ;)
HH
Pfayr,
Huns.