Ask anyone at Celtic Park or Pittodrie what the consequences are when players at Scottish clubs are and they will tell you: games cancelled for two weeks by the Scottish Government, a “yellow card” issued by the First Minister herself.
At the time, Ms Sturgeon said, “We can’t have privileged football players just deciding that they are not going to bother. This can’t go on.”
There was, however, no grandstanding from Sturgeon yesterday when two Newco players were caught by police breaking Covid rules. Instead, the Scottish Government slipped out a statement COMMENDING Newco:
“Players maintain the sporting bubble by not compromising any of these things when away from the heavy regulated training or match environment, and we expect clubs and their staff and players to fulfil their responsibilities and apply all of these measures rigorously.
“We commend Rangers for taking such swift and decisive action in this instance, to protect the rest of their squad and wider public.”
One club is commended for doing that two others were punished for. I know how things work in Scotland. The SNP is far from popular among supporters at Ibrox, which remains an important political constituency, but turning a blind eye when the First Minister grabbed the opportunity to jump on Celtic is unworthy of the office.
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and still tonight in Scotland our community, the CQN, cant tell me of an individual example of them being discriminated against because your a Catholic.
come on, Scotland is sectarian, you must have not been given a job , or allowed on the bus tonight ?
must have happened somewhere ?
Instead of that , think of where we are in life. Better than the previous atagomist.
Read some Tom Divine
How did he get away up there, and say the same things with all that bigotory today, Being a Catholic, from Motherwell.
Have some faith in your kids, there is no orange anti catholic trap door to independence
Whatever minority they are, they hate Celtic winning, thewy hate Ireland,
But Niall McGinn at Aberdeen is just a footballer. At Celtic he got bullets in the post.
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:22 PM
Care to offer an explanation for the SNP government releasing a statement praising the huns?
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:22 PM
What did Christine Grahame mean when she referred to evening up the score?
Evening Ernie,
I wouldnt have any view on what they said, Have not a scooby.
Unless they were outside a Catholic church spitting at the congregation, or holding the fleg on a procession,
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:22 PM
Remind us who it was had this to say after hearing the huns belt out their sectarian bile for two hours.
“This was the showpiece final everyone wanted to see, and it was a great advert for Scottish football.
Both teams were passionate, committed and it was end to end stuff from kick off to the final whistle.
“The players, management and fans contributed to a memorable occasion, and I urge that their positive example inside the ground is replicated outside it over the course of the evening and beyond.”
RNIE LYNCH on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:39 PM
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:22 PM
Remind us who it was had this to say after hearing the huns belt out their sectarian bile for two hours.
He was an arsehole. A million miles from my own feelings,
as I sat 2 seats away from J
I was sitting next to Jim murphy eho came out next day disgusted ………..
or maybe he didnt
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:41 PM
Was that arsehole praising people who were espousing anti Catholic views?
ERNIE LYNCH on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:45 PM
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:41 PM
Was that arsehole praising people who were espousing anti Catholic views
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he did, aye.
did that form government policy ?
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:46 PM
And does that arsehole who was praising people who were esposing anti Catholic views have the same ambitions as you for thr future constitutional arrangements for Scotland?
every now and again, i think , what it the benchmark, what is the high water mark
I think finally Erine is Muphy
checkmatch
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:50 PM
And I think you’ve lost the argument.
saint stivs
I will tell you one that was, in particular by her own Party, and that was Margaret Ferrier, an elected Member in the Westminster Parliament. Made mistakes no question, but the reaction of the the SNP, Sturgeon and Blackford in particular, was both extreme and hypocritical in the circumstances. The Met could not find a reason to prosecute her, but despite that Police Scotland, an SNP creation, is looking for one that can.
ERNIE LYNCH on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:53 PM
SAINT STIVS on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:50 PM
And I think you’ve lost the argument.
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hahhahaha
arguing with who ?
the man in the sky ?
jim murphy in a denim jaiket ?
i lost that right enough.
Saint Stivs: You chose your nom-de-plume wisely. The Orange Order parades routinely in the West of Scotland, their tenets are anti-Catholic. Were they anti anything else the walks would be banned.
There endeth the lesson.
Ernie,
You still pushing this.My God man,you have more stamina than Joe Biden.
I applaud your indefatigueability.
I have already ordered your Cravat for Xmas.
COSY CORNER BHOY on 3RD NOVEMBER 2020 11:58 PM
Saint Stivs: You chose your nom-de-plume wisely. The Orange Order parades routinely in the West of Scotland, their tenets are anti-Catholic. Were they anti anything else the walks would be banned.
There endeth the lesson.
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I know they march,,
have they lost you a job or discriminated against you today, ?
they are about ar revelvent today, in the modern world as the flat earthers
Indiana, neo Nazi scum.
ps so is Kentucky.
God bless Vermont.
Ave Ave
Rangers winning the American election is a game changer
Rockythecat csc
The neo Nazi scum from Latin America that climbed over Trumps wall to keep them out may seal him victory in Florida.
Ernie,
“Prods/prodies”
Remembering that this blog has people who follow various religions, or none at all, and the team that we are all on here discussing are “open to all”, I think these comments are grim – a trip down a regressed memory lane.
I’m sure if there is a god, it’ll be delighted that it’s soldiers are spreading it’s word in such a noble way.
Rust Belt States turn their back on Fascism? Neo Nazi Mike Graham greetin live on air.
jim murphy in denim
made me laugh.
:-)
Morning Celts – Mild Autumnal Day In The Chilterns…
SFtBs @ 10:24 PM et al,
Thank you for your comments, not in a position to reply at the moment – apologies.
Haven’t read The Gombeen Man’s comments on SC yet and thanks for the compliment but no, I’m not the Gombeen Man, I only ever use one moniker whereever I post.
Have a good one… till later…
Hail Hail
Big Jimmy
You know how to get people talking about Rocky!
I thought being a follower of Mr McGinn of the Carlton you would have called your cat Cooking Fat
“When my dad came home and saw the mess the cat had made he shouted ” Get that Cooking Fat oot of here”
Hope Rocky’s ok
Good morning CQN where ever you are in the world from a rather mild Autumnal morning in the Garngad
Now the autumn leaves are falling and the tourists have all gone home
And the children they have all gone back to school……
To early for a wee chant.
Hail Hail to everyone in the Csltic family.
Bring on the Sparta.
D :)
Celtic family even, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, Happy clappers, moon howlers basically if you are a Tic supporter.
I could not care less if you are a green 1 eyed alien as long as you hold our Celtic values.
Now have a good day 1 and all.
D :)
Looks like one nightmare i will not wake up from.
“We will be going to the US supreme court. We want all voting to stop,” Trump said.
Fascism is alive and well in the USA.
X
FESS19 on 4TH NOVEMBER 2020 6:32 AM
Big Jimmy
You know how to get people talking about Rocky!
I thought being a follower of Mr McGinn of the Carlton you would have called your cat Cooking Fat
“When my dad came home and saw the mess the cat had made he shouted ” Get that Cooking Fat oot of here”
Hope Rocky’s ok
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In my youth, that joke began with line, “Why do you call your cat Trex”
I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion. Seems mine was wrong when I thought there wouldn’t be enough dumb Americans to get Trump re-elected.
Scary stuff this morning — DT got his vote out by hook or by crook.
The down ballot stuff is probably even more difficult to deal with.
DT and his acolytes have managed to turn the death of black Americans at the hands of a trigger happy / racist / semi literate police service into electoral gold — too many don’t register the deaths they just see the rioting porn on the TV and vote accordingly.
The law n’ order facebook campaign seems to have worked plus shout Marxist enough times at your opponents in the US and people will support you no matter what.
Scary times ahead.
Florida / 2016 — 9.4mill votes cast.
Florida / 2020 — 11.0mill votes cast.
DT ups his share of the vote — the issue of vote harvesting needs to be looked at.
He demonised mail in voting — all the while his state apparatus is working hard to prep the ground.
Not a SNP supporter , not surprised by the statement from the SNP commending the rangers . Not surprised sticking the boot into us and Aberdeen either . Our hierarchy should be contacting the SNP to ask questions , as should the dons . What I never heard was that the press sat on the bolingoli story until after the killie game solely to get celtic into trouble . Can I ask how much longer are celtic going to allow theses people to go unchallenged with there anti celtic ,pro the rangers agenda . Celtic are thee big fish up here ,we have media outlets of our own ,when in the name of god are we going to use them , why are we allowing theses joke hacks to sit on stories to hurt us . This is not sport this is sectarianism .