I don’t know if Scotland have ever worn a poppy but I suspect the SFA have been landed in this issue against their will by association with the FA in England. Fifa have indicated it is a political symbol and prohibited its attachment to football shirts. The FA and SFA plan to disregard that ruling and wear the poppy anyway.
Deliberately defying the rules is laced with Moral Hazard for the SFA, which will not be lost on the decision makers at Hampden. For years to come this act will be cited as evidence of double standards. It provides evidence for those who object to its very recent inclusion in football ceremony on the basis that politics should have no place in football.
Of course, declining to follow the FA’s lead would be a political act in itself, but one which fell within the rules.
I’m firmly of the belief that politics (as opposed to values) should have no place in football. I know this is a utopian aspiration, as sport and politics are inextricably linked, but only because trumpets continually insist on making them so.
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Thalassocracy /ˌθæləˈsɒkrəsɪ/
noun
1. the government of a nation having dominion over large expanses of the seas
Word Origin
C19: from Attic Greek thalassocratia, from thalassa sea + -cracy
KTF
BT – happy days that’s exactly how it should be!
Good morning CQN back in Glasgow after my German adventure. Looking forward to tomorrow’s game and my youngest bhoy’s birthday (22). He’ll be at the game with me and his mate who is visiting from Germany – another Tim in the making.
BT you’re one of the good guys, but we know that anyway. I hope you had a nice 50th Birthday.
Hail! Hail! PMTYH
Happy Birthday Dena have a wonderful day.
Gooooood Morning CQN
A Very Hoooooopy Birthday Dena
Will give you a Hug tomorrow :-)
Happy Birthday Dena yer a good yin!
Hmmmmmm?
http://etims.net/?p=10314
B.T. 7.36.
Regards.
Congrats to the Birthday Bhoys & Girls
3 points against ICT as a present.
Happy Birthday Dena
Well, I see Bono is Glamour’s Woman of the Year. I knew things were going wrong direction after The Joshua Tree.
Hearsay is hearsay
Gossip is gossip
Rumour is rumour
Bullshit is bullshit
Lies are lies
Innuendo is innuendo
Fantasy is fantasy
tittle-tattle is tittle-tattle
waffle is waffle
crap smells….
Employing any of the above to big up yourself in the eyes of others just labels you a Captain Dick.
Aye aye Captain.
The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth…
And no Celtic Supporter can ever question the legitimacy of the 5-way-agreement unless he has the decency to acknowledge Celtic PLC’s part in the implementation of it.
To do otherwise is to borrow a page from the Hun book of deflection.
The Huns are the huns because we put a strike through ‘DO NOT RESUSCITATE’ and we did it for coin.
To think otherwise and blow our trumpets of triumph whilst every OTHER club in Scotland screamed collusion… well it begs the question.
HOW MUCH DID CELTIC PLC BUY INTO AND ENDORSE THE 5-WAY-AGREEMENT???
Good morning CQN
Happy Birthday Dena have a great day
Hail Hail
Mt
Celtic Supporters bleating about the 5-way-agreement and our innocence… spare me.
Spare me the vile and repugnant hypocrisy.
Dena, the happiest returns, loads of ’em.
Happy birthday Dena who ever he/she is? And many more of them.
It would help if I posted the article a suppose :)
http://www.scotzine.com/2016/11/i-wont-splash-the-cash-rodgers/
What is the Stars on 3rd November 2016 11:37 pm
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/poppy-symbol-of-racism-never-worn-one-never-will-robert-fisk-remembrance-day-first-world-war-second-a7394976.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-do-those-who-flaunt-the-poppy-on-their-lapels-know-that-they-mock-the-war-dead-6257416.html
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Two excellent pieces; I have a son who is currently serving as a Lance-Corporal in the army and another son who is a Major in the TA. Out of respect for them and my father and uncles who were serving soldiers I have previously worn a poppy. This has always caused some difficulty because both my grandfathers were Irish and had to leave in the early 20C.
However, these articles have certainly provoked me to consider the fact that the real meaning of the poppy has now been lost in commercialisation and fashion; much like Christmas in fact! Not commemorated for any other reason than being seen to do so!
discomfiture CSC
Ernie lynch
You post what you like, I’ll post what I like, or is it the attention of the brown shirts your looking for,
I’ll have you know my brothers been an alcoholic for over 30 years, and I’m proud of him for that, and him and I talk light hearted about it many, many times,
I wish no harm to anyone but Bomder Brown, if Iv upset any alkies in here? Believe me it was not my intention and I wholeheartedly appoigise.
Ernie Lynch! Sorry I posted late today, and kept you waiting, but hey ho, you got your post, but you REALY need to GFY and get a life, there’s more to life than tonydonnelly67s posts, trust me.
Good Morning Bhoys from a dry grey Central Scotland.H.H.
TONYDONNELLY67 on 4TH NOVEMBER 2016 9:33 AM
In any case, is Brown not off the drink?
TONYDONNELLY67 on 4TH NOVEMBER 2016 9:05 AM
I read the DR article there with bomber, that’s a Hun a day they’ve been dragging in talking complete an utter pesh, they must have dragged him out the Louden after a session wi the up ti yer knees mob yesterday, I wonder what pish stained, dreg drinking alkie they’ll drag out tomorrow, deluded doesent cover it.
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Love your turn of phrase , mate.
4TH NOVEMBER 2016 9:39 AM
TONYDONNELLY67 on 4TH NOVEMBER 2016 9:33 AM
In any case, is Brown not off the drink?
Don’t know? Hard to tell with him, all I know is he’s a Hun bassa, an he’s been up to his knees in my blood many many times, he’s a Hun hanger on, and a knuckle dragging gimp, prob. Why they love him over there?
tonydonnelly67 on 4th November 2016 9:33 am
Tony, one thing you are is entertaining! I don’t need to agree with you to enjoy some of your posts!
KTF
TONYDONNELLY67 on 4TH NOVEMBER 2016 9:57 AM
‘Why they love him over there?’
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Because they (or an element of them) can identify with him. And he seems to tell it like he sees it so he’s not self serving like McCoist or most of the others.
VFR800
If we all agreed, there’d be no blog mate, that’s what makes it a good blog,
Although some of the language is a wee bit OTT :)
EARNY LYNCH
He was telling it like it was, he saw the deeds, he saw this an that, Charles of Normandy said this and that, he got a job at the crumbledome, and that all went away, shut up money they call it, he’s no different from McCoist IMO.
tonydonnelly67 on 4th November 2016 10:09 am
VFR800
If we all agreed, there’d be no blog mate, that’s what makes it a good blog,
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I disagree! :D
Whatever happened to Ajer?
We really need an upgrade at central midfield.
timaloy29
I think Ajer will just be in the Development squad for the season. Hopefully see more of him once league is won.
TIMALOY29
Hey! What you doin’ barging in here wi’ yer Football Talk?
;)
DAVIDOPOULOS
I thought Ajer was already 6′ 7″.
Whadda y’mean? There’s more of him?
i’ve high hopes for Kristoffer Ajer also.
Only 18 so time is on his side, next season ……..maybe?
Happy Birthday Dena, have a great day:))
Best fae the Green Valley Tims..
Hunderbirds are Gone
He is sadly only 1.96m tall. We just need to wait and see what height he comes out of the incubatror at.
ATTENTION ALL HIPSTERS.
Raul Meireles is still without a club. Please write to Brendan Rodgers urging him to sign this player in order to restore Celtic’s hipster credentials which were sorely damaged when Jo Inge Berget was shamefully allowed to leave.
DAVIDOPOULOS
Digging out my hipster beard and hairdo as we speak:))
DAVIDOPOULOS on 4TH NOVEMBER 2016 10:32 AM
ATTENTION ALL HIPSTERS.
Raul Meireles is still without a club. Please write to Brendan Rodgers urging him to sign this player in order to restore Celtic’s hipster credentials which were sorely damaged when Jo Inge Berget was shamefully allowed to leave.
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Was a good programme on hipsters on BBC4 last night – you see it?