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:
Which team do Celtic play tomorrow?
This competition is only open for an hour, closes at 2:0, so those who enter have an excellent chance. Keep an eye on your inbox this afteroon. If you’d like to donate £1 to the kitchen fund in tandem with your entry, you can do so here.
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Oh….and thanks for the updates later everyone.
HT
Going to the game?
Newcastle too big at 14/5 ?
corkcelt
I’m new but I don’t think it’s related… corkcelt but actually from Tipp? Always a blow in?
Food collections
Malorbhoy
drop off points for foodbank
https://twitter.com/moo_ted/status/528279987691220992
Bcw
Yes.
Senór Pablo Diablo
Very generous of u, but got commitments this afternoon, am sure it’ll b snapped up…….do they hav 2 sit nxt 2 u ;-))
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Hamiltontim
I never said you kicked the sh#te oot of Kevin.
Not got time for this just now,pre-match pint’s and all
that………love and big squeezy hug’s tae yerself and Minx.
Winning Captain
Yes I received an email to that effect. There was no need on my account but I appreciate the reasons and sentiment behind the action, sincerely.
nye bevans’ rebel soldier
Enjoy your day and Hail Hail.
Happy birthday BT, my pressie to you is a £5.00….3-0 win cyber bet…:)
cork celtic. CQN has a revolving door the number of posters who have left over the years and some have returned.However,CQN goes on. H.H.
Good afternoon all.
Have the CQN football tip been posted??
Lucky 7…..
HH
McPhail Bhoy,
u is a liar, bet u used a scientific calculator;-))
H H
Cork celt, wait for it I LOVE RONNY,
….only joking
Ronny out
TheLurkinTim
Being able to next to me is a bonus!
‘You can buy assets, but you can’t buy history. You can’t buy tradition. History and tradition are in the heart and in the mind. You can’t buy that.’
HT
Yes, mate, I’ll try and get round to the corner pre-match.
I’d posted to you and Minx after the game on Wednesday, to thank you and apologise for turning up so near kick off and why.
McPhail Bhoy, Just for the record, I’m from Cork, I have family records going back to 1790 and every one of my family back to that date are from Cork. Cork & Celtic are the 2 passions in my life hence my poster name. I have worked and lived outside Cork since 1967 but each time my wife (who is also from Cork) was expecting, she went back to Cork to give birth, so all my children are from Cork, Anyone is free to say anything they like about me but let no one question my Cork (or Celtic) credentials.
Dallas
The injury Marcus suffered has set him back. It has not got him down though. Hope to see you pre match.
BT
Many Happy Returns young man.
BT, Hoooooooopy Birthday Auld Fhella.
TheLurkin Tim
sussed me!
Corkcelt
no offence I got the Cork Tipp thing mixed up, a proud Cork man but living in Tipp then? If this is wrong apologies again!
Very Happy Birthday BT, How come it didn’t come up on Facebook?
BT
Lá Bréithe Shona Duit!
big-cup-winners
I only saw it after you made a later ref to it and I did reply.
Hopefully catch you for a quick chat before the game. If not keep your head up big man.
Yep McPhail, You’ve got it right now. I’m retired but all my kids and grandkids live in Clonmel, so we settled here as well. Its just an hour to Cork City so its no problem. Last of the brood got married last week. I’ll give you one guess where she got married. Hail Hail pal, No apologies needed. UTLR.
A convincin Celtic win 2day, 4-0, will keep me on-side ;-)) Scepovic 2, Denayer 1, Guidetti 1 thanx god ;-))
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celticbeatstheathiestinmeCSC
corkcelt
Ha ha, Kerry? Cork no doubt! HH
Time for me to go bhoys, chat later, c’mon the Hoops, 3-1!
TBB
who says?
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nailonheadCSC
Just heard that my wee grand niece will be among the mascots leading the Bhoys out today
Go on yourself Aoife!
CorkCelt
My Mothers people were from Waterfod/Kilkenny does that mean we are enemies (in the football Hurling sense) now?:-)
macanbheatha Oscar Abú
You must be Pwoud, Very Pwoud,just leaving for the game.
Awerabest PJ C,mon you Bhoys In Green.
Corkcelt. Does that make you happy? I think a few of us are feeling the futility of protesting against celtics self imposed demise.
Cqn is diminishing alongside that.
What chance another John Guidetti hat trick today.
Lets hope the opposition keep eleven men on the park though for Fat boys sake.
Hamiltontim
Thanks.
I’m a lot happier and after the initial shock I’ve started to look into the permutations.
The “devil is in the detail”, sorta thing and it may even work for me.
Is it a Fergus, ” battered bunnet ” apt quote ;-))
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plagiarismCSC
A Very Hoopy B’day to BT although we’ve never met.
If the first ever meeting between ourselves and sevco is marketed by our club as the return of the old firm (and i fully expect it will be, after all this is what PL is waiting for) then there can be only one solution.
Make no mistake, the whole world will be watching this game and a full house will not show the truth to the world.
If you get a ticket, selling it on and donating the money to charity is commendable but will not achieve anything. your ticket must go in the bin resulting in an empty seat.
A half empty stadium, with huge banners across these empty seats is the ONLY way to get the message across. Bring back the 4 horseman banner and display it along side ‘there is no old firm’ banners etc etc
a full stadium will only let the lie continue, we must not let it happen