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 Stands will be shut, ticket allocations withdrawn, but almost certainly only once.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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Right going to watch some gaa
Watching thems is like a safari
Most free kicks awarded to Sevco will be in the Motherwell half.
Most free kicks awarded to Motherwell will be in there too!
It’s what BrotherThomsom does.
McAllister calls Boyd “a tentative prod”
Hoofball already from the silky Sevco. Everybody else in Scotland has moved forward football wise but not this lot. Dark ages stuff.
martybhoy59…
Spot on mate.
Gerry…
My bhoy passed the same comment on W Carson, feck knows how he knew that.
High ball – fall down – free kick – punt into the box
Repeat and repeat
Well goalie got a lovely top on
Wallace is a durty bass.
Well keeper will need to watch looked outside his area when he kicked that out
Gordon J
Belter
Lee Wallace 35 minutes late in the tackle. No card.
No card for that, hunbelievable
Oh well, no advantage getting played for motherwell today as leftclick posted earlier.
The SFA referees always have, and always will, favour the huns.
Wasted corner
sipsini
15:09 on 31 May, 2015
I should be worried about the good lady knowing that but thankfully her father was a horsey fan so knew that’s where it came from
Does Foster pluck his eyebrows?
Certainly looks like it.
Richie
Sensible comment like that will lead to rebuke
Lasley trying to get sent off
Gordon J
I heard that comment.
I wonder on what aspect of doctrine he is expressing doubts.
Do Presbyterians have to give up Monster Munch for Lent?
Or is their a prohibition on hitting a coo’s arse wi a banjo?
Motherwell starting as slowly as they did the other night.
“Boyd always gets a goal” Dalzell
Motherwell are playing too deep.
Got to push up a bit.
Hoofball in its purest form from the hun.
Foster MOTM???
Don’t remember Kenny Miller moaning to officials as much when he played for us.
Is it something they’re trained to do?
McManus whose experience should be a calming influence panics with a clearance
I watched the Barca game last night and so far this looks a different sport that’s being played.
See ewes later
If in doubt give Rangers a FK.
Every time.
new article posted.
This is hard going. I’ve seen more football played in a schools game
Well creating their own problems
How rank rotten are Rangers?
Fckn animals!
C T” ok OK??
any one agree Bro Thompson having a decent game – so far!! H H Hebcelt
Talksport in the first half- ‘rangers’ lucky not to have a man redcarded – ya don’t say