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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BCW
I you fancy a pint or a coffee just say. Right offsk.
Hail Hail
NegAnon, No, I hate to see genuine Celtic Supporters leave the site. I certainly believe Kojo & Kev J are genuine, not sure about the other 2.
Again bhoys
thanks for the birthday wishes, mini away with her contribution to the food collection…
normanstreet49 at 12:26
Here you go –
CQN Coupon this week:
AWATR: Portsmouth
BT: Bournemouth
GL2: Everton
Jobo: Hamilton
LB: Middlesbrough
PF: Watford
POG:Southampton
TTT: Notts County
Keep the Faith!
(copied from Lennybhoy’s earlier post)
macanbheatha, Kilkenny are certainly enemies in the hurling sense but I have a great Grá for Waterford. Lived in Co. Waterford for 10 years or more and loved it. If there was a County in Ireland apart from Cork that I would love to see win the All Ireland it would be Waterford.
just got a citation through the post for Glasgow Sheriff Court this morning,
wonder what it’s for, singing rebel songs p@shed in the street? fighting with the deady bears? walking through the or@nge walk?… what’s that mrs moonlight? It’s not for things that I’VE done.
poacherturnedgamekeeperCSC
HH
Captainmoonlight
did you go last night? Good night?
What are you saying captain.? Mrs. captain moonlighting, never.
Proud to be part of the Celtic family
I thawt it had been established that Aberdeen v Dundee Utd wer the old new Firm & that Celtic v the new Rangers wer the new old firm ;-))
H H
happytobecorrectedCSC
HAPPY HOOPY BIRTHDAY
to
BLANTYRE TIM,the absent hootenannier.
I’ve no doubt he will make up for lost time eventually.
Enjoy yer day,bud. Give it laldy in Larky.
was gonnae bud, but didnae leave wishaw until after 7 waiting on a driver coming back, so decided to rest and not go back oot., gettin’ auld mate.
HH
US commentary saying Mike Ashley had cut the catering in the press box. Moving the pies north?
corkcelt,
jury citation bud
donaldfindlayacceptsitsanewclubCSC
Captainmoonlight
was it for callin ure good self a captain ;-))
H H
deludedCSC
CAPTAINMOONLIGHT
I do so hope that it is for a case in which you may have a wee-undeclared-interest.
THELURKINTIM
If they find out the origin of his moniker,he won’t be called!
Bt
happy birthday bud !!
btw ,
if you go back to the games , who’s going to put on the games for the minions lol ;))
BMCUW
Ahhhh……..moonlighter……..;-))
H H
Marspapa
your Kelly. … 8)))
Tell K I’m still waiting on her text….
BMCUW
hope so mate
HH
Meanwhile at the BBC they are on take 4 of the pre-recorded cup draw – doing it as many times as necessary – till they get it right
*extraordinaire;-))
H H
The SFA and Racism?
Don’t make me laugh.
:)))))))))))))))))))
Charles Kickham
Wat, has he got leprosy……..keep the hot & cold balls apart FFS
H H
SimplesCSC
Is the semi final draw on TV ? H.H.
Jobo
Cheers for the teams.
Nearies last week.
If anyone into the odds on.
Chelsea
Arsenal
Southampton
Ipswich
Bristol C
Chesterfield
Peterborough
A tenner gets you 368 with ladbrokes.
Swap Arsenal for Everyon and a tenner gets you 516.
Bet carefully
“Grimmond, git the hoat Ball o’ Struth riddy!”
Gazeeboites,
I think the next few weeks could be a time for unity and strength in number so for that reason please gravitate about 30 years to the west today and I’ll see you at CQN Corner (which, curiously, isn’t a corner at all) around 2.30-ish.
Jobo
Just spoke to my dad at the park, the buses with the kids from Ireland have just arrived.
Doing the guard of honour today, hope its not the roll of honour or they will get lifted and jailed..
Jobo
Youll be in yer 20’s again if you move 30 years…8))
normanstreet49
…or 80 pennies on the accumulator and 7 X 20 pennies on the 6-folds for about £55 ;-)
betonlywhatyoucanaffordto,oseCSC
BT happy birthday. Hope you are mobile enough to enjoy.
Time to head off to The Park to see The Champions play.
Celtic by a couple today will do just fine.
Jobo
No Craig Gordon today. WTF
Has everybody flounced?
Podium at CQN corner ;)
corkcelt
No CG where did you see that??