I’m not about to give you a character reference for Aleksandar Tonev, he may be prone to racist outburst, for all I know. Society, and therefore football, still has a racism problem, just read how coolly Luis Suarez played addressing an opponent as “negro”. The game has to react firmly when presented with racist banners, which regularly appear in Eastern Europe.
On the balance of probabilities, would a born-and-bred Scottish international be judged to have made a racist remark during a game against an opponent he doesn’t share a common tongue with?
If Kenny Miller was similarly accused and claimed to be misquoted, how would you feel? Scottish footballers just don’t have a history of this kind of remark; I’d be inclined to believe Miller. So, I expect, would Scottish football.
Tonev comes from one of those Eastern European countries. Scottish football acknowledged it had no evidence to act on but found him guilty.
Based in just as little evidence, could you please decide if Scottish football is guilty of racist generalisation in its handling of this matter? I know you don’t have enough evidence to come to a proper decision, but that’s the point.
Maybe if Aleks was at Ibrox on Tuesday making flute band gestures to TV cameras at halftime, the like of which Scottish Government minster Roseanna Cunningham once insisted was unacceptable and illegal, we’d all realise he didn’t mean any harm. Or was it just the Sign of the Cross, Ms Cunningham?
But Tonev’s not “one of us”, so who cares?
The auction for two debenture hospitality seats, which started our bid to build a fourth school kitchen in Malawi for Mary’s Meals ended a few minutes ago. Thanks to everyone who bid, the winner paid £295, a fantastic gesture. Thanks also to Celtic sponsor, Magners, for pulling things together for us and making it happen.
We have a couple of slightly less-illustrious premium seats for tomorrow in the Jock Stein stand from Magners, which you can win by answering the following question:
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Good news Barrach..
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Just back from the barbers, had a wee look at the papers,
God their shameless, meanwhile on here Donald Findlay
is a great guy and we are well rid of Kevj according to some
of our much loved and well respected poster’s?…….go figure!!!
MWD off his trolley and on his bike in memory of Wee Oscar
https://www.justgiving.com/DannyGarryCyclingSanta
HH
CRC
hopefully BT mate. We’re still on the Afghani authorities case about it though. The scary thing is an “honour” killing would have received a sentence “not exceeding two years”. The law is an ass.
HH
ps Hoopy Birthday
Mug punters bet alert
Mr Commons @33s Santa Anita 23.40
They are dead and they know it. We just have to keep reminding them.
Pay the face painters ya bassas.
HH the famous Glasgow Celtic
A story av never told, buried here ;-))
Me n mates coming bak from a game, wer in
the Jungle, passin Barrowlands wen this wee baldy nyaff asks us how game went, we gave it lallday The Tic wer excellent etc. L8ters, we realised it wiz Jinky ffs, arseholes we
H H
shameonusCSC
Festa di Tutti i Santi ——-way down south —– sunny and a nice 22 at noon .
Big porcupine in the garden last night . A big boy -maybe 30 kilos.
Brock, my mad mental dachshund ,decided to wind it up. Big boy porcupine responded by forcibly stamping its feet , turning its arse towards Brock and raising its quills. Cue Brock departing the scene in real quick time.
Auldheed.
A interesting read. Thank you for your reply. Let’s hope something positive come from this.
Happy Birthday Blantyre Tim
HH
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Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Hoopy Birthday blantyretim, you never said when we were on the phone.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Greenpin……….
………………………the point is, that lot and the rest of scoddland listen to thum…….
For the significantly challenged amung thum,
it’ll only be really real when Chico, Wishart an’ co impart the bad news…
Tonalt is only a start.
HH.
hamiltontim
That’s the end of that – if you know what I mean.
BT a nother birthday?
Jist like the Queen, hoopy birthday auld yin ;-))
H H
Hoopy Birthday BT!!!
Hope we have a big win today to help you celebrate.
HH
Gerry
Happy birthday Blantyre Tim….
And we’re on the road again, looking forward to the game and hopefully a Celtic victory, another dawning..
Ayrshire is Green and White
BT
Breitla Shona duit
Mr Z- thanks for reply, I never inferred that Fojut was involved, but was in the area at the time, as was Mark Wilson and Jim Goodwin.Also heard JG was looking for the guy who done a runner.It will all come out in the wash as they say.HH amigo
SoT
Young Alex is making her way down to Naples next week, last night it was mussell harvesting,shoe making then Rome before the village her grandfather came from…
Think a wee mini free mini break to italy is zround the corner for me..
Went to see Billy Connolly last nigh, he was excellent.
Turned up, went to get in, tickets didn’t work. Guy said you been in already, no says me. Then he looks at tickets again, you should have been here last night. Go to Box Office says he, duels did. Guy makes a call, your in luck, good tickets. Now our tickets for Thursday were front circle row D. Guy gave us two tickets for row E in Stalls, dead centre, result.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Top of the morning to you all from sunny Fife.
Heading for the game today with my grandson for the first time.
Will let him take the bag of groceries to the GB foodbank collection point and explain how these boys and girls are carrying on the noble traditions of the founder.
H.H.
Jobo ,
How were the Morton’s ?
Too much drink at the them beatles gig last night ( in Airdrie town hall ) meant a late rise for me today .
No way my wee local will have any left at this time .
Lennybhoy mate can you email again as I’ve mislaid yours, There’s some details I want to pass on.
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blantyretim .
Buon compleanno !
Auguri !
Hoopy birthday to BT, does your bus pass photo look like you
Happy Birthday, Blantyretim. Many blessings from God.
Delaney’s, sorry for not replying sooner. I’ve just checked back.
Player with the attitude Marcus has, are missing from our current squad. We need a few players playing who would go through a brick wall for us and can play a bit.
I’m hoping the cruciate injury Marcus suffered will not hinder his career with us.
Junglejim
Yes I had a laugh at the Daily North Korean this morning, could they be any more anti celtic, lol, and I listened to JIm DialaHUN last night on the Clyde phone in, he must me sitting in there with his black cap on every time someone try’s to put him straight on the Tonev situation, he is just having none of it, no conversation what so ever, mind you the celtic fans who called in where not prepared enough to put up a good point and I’m sure the screeners know that, no disrespect to the tim callers, but they did fall at the first hurdle, DialaHUNt is cleaver in one way, and one way only, he controls the button, so you’ve no chance to be honest.
Oh! And a very happy B-Day to BT.
South of Tunis
I read interesting interview with Capello. I think he might be back on route from Russia to Italy. He did not receive wages for five months and the atmosphere around him is heavy there.
Hamiltontim
10:17 on
1 November, 2014
Sorry about the late reply, running about like a daftie.
I’ll answer yer question wae a question have you ever had
yer ego massaged on here?
God forbid I’ve offended you,that’s not allowed on here, lot’s
of outrage,meanwhile lets kick the sh#te oot of Kevin,that’s
perfectly acceptable.
Nye Bevans
If you’ve got the secret to soul massage, spill ;-))
Happy Birthday BT, have a good one.
Bada Bing
As I said I did not talk about you. It was another poster who wrote few posts, searching for sensation with the Poles doing main role.
On another topic.
I find pathetic those comments where people talk about evidences in Tonev case. As I understand, the SFA made verdict on balance of probability. Word from the English player against word from the Bulgarian player who does not speak English.
Go figure. There is only one evidence. Celtic heard the player and backed his appeal. Why don’t you do the same…Celtic supporters?
BT
Many happy returns auld yin!
HH!!
Play Tonev on the right today ;-))
H H
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