Last night’s France-Spain game will surely be marked as one of the most influential friendlies in history. A Fifa sanctioned trial of video refereeing saw a goal for the hosts by Griezmann ruled offside by the video ref, while Spain’s second goal, scored by Deulofeu, was incorrectly flagged by the assistant as offside, only to be ruled a goal after a 40-second consultation with the video ref.
Watching it happen was a lightbulb moment. It’s this easy to get difficult decisions right?
We can moan endlessly about the standard of refereeing in Scotland – and pretty much every other country does the same, but we saw the future last night. Video technology has been used in rugby for years and will soon be an everyday part of football.
The video ref turned what would have been a 1-1 draw into a 0-2 win for Spain, correctly reflecting the goals scored. It’s hard to think of anything that could benefit the game as much. Generations of Celtic fans have dreamed of such oversight and accountability in refereeing.
If only we could have it for Hampden in the semi-final………
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Belated
HAPPY HOOOOPY BIRTHDAY to
LEFTCLICKTIC!!!!!!
HH
BMCUW
Reading back. TGM read you wrong today.
Hope you are well M.
No long till we chew the fat in Lisbon. :)
DELANEYS DUNKY
I see what you mean about Jim Duffy.
:-)
http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/competitions/championship/neil-lennon-accuses-morton-player-of-trying-to-break-leg-1-4407133
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/spfl/15190535.Craig_Brown_says_he_would_prefer_Scott_Brown_not_to_pick_and_choose_when_he_plays_for_Scotland/
Kristoffer Ajer
I was just wondering if anyone had seen or heard how the young Norwegian is doing in his loan spell at Kilmarnock.
He looked a good prospect when he made a couple of appearances pre season.
I’d like to know if he is getting regular games at Killie and how he is coping with SPFL football.
I saw him as a future lynchpin in our defence with the potential and versatility to step into midfield.
Someone to don the George Connelly mantle?
Jesus didn’t do cliques……
I wonder what he makes of all the duplicity ?
Hmmmmm……?
Anyway,…..
Thoughts and Prayers for all
Supporters of Glasgow Celtic
……..off-oot.
Were the Apostles not in a clique?
Started off with a few glasses of vino at a wedding in Canna’s Blane Valley, and ended up traveling across the Mediterranean on wee jollies.
Lá Breithe Sona mo chara Pádraig.
GoogleTranslateCSC.
:)
KTF Legend.
Good morning CQN from a dull, damp, grey but relatively mild East Devon.
Good morning friends from a damp and breezy East Kilbride.
Goals for Shay 2 – entries accepted until 11:59:59 on Saturday morning cqnpredictor@gmail.com
GG at 2.10am.
A Killie fan I work with has been well impressed with Ajer , who has been playing at centre back for them.
The Killie fan hopes they get hom back on loan next season.
Delaney’s , I agree about the Scotland’s shame banner. A very simple and truthful description of the ‘quintessential British ‘ fans.
Jim Duffy was Charlie Nich’s unofficial minder when they were younger. A guy I know from Cadder knows Duffy
And told me he is not a man to be messed with as Jim is a real hard man who can look after himself.
Word of The Day
Implacable /ɪmˈplækəbəl/
adjective
1. not to be appeased, mollified, or pacified; inexorable
2. incapable of being placated or pacified; unappeasable
3. inflexible; intractable
Derived Forms
implacability, implacableness, noun
implacably, adverb
Word Origin and History for implacable Expand
adj.
early 15c., from Old French implacable, from Latin implacabilis “unappeasable,” from assimilated form of in- “not, opposite of” (see in- (1)) + placabilis “easily appeased” (see placate ). Related: Implacably.
KTF
VFR
Not so easy appeasie for you to say.
MWD
Just watched the Lenny v Duffy stand off.
I expect a national summit to be called.
MWD
I expect the demonetisation of Lenny will go into overdrive
following the handbags at Easter Rd last night.
There is Summit about this
@alirv5: Neil Lennon v Jim Duffy has a touch of “Hold me back, hold me back” about it
https://t.co/SnoZVjl9Ms
MWD
MOONBEAMSWD……truly shocking scenes,kinda puts the stooshie
aboot brexit into prospective!!!!
MWD
Lemon squeezy!
KTF
Is anybody feeling less European today?
Nye Bevans
The war rooms are open and the Secret Bunker is full.
MWD
SFTB
Naw. We are still in Europe.
MWD
Aye, but we’re one day nearer to not being in it.
Tha Lennon / Duffy spat last night? What was the official level?
Was it a melee?
A Fracas?
Or a full blown Stramash?
SFTB……I’m feeling less democratic,Scotland voted to stay in Europe,
the Scottish parliament will not be having a vote on the final deal,all
this at the behest of a British prime minister who was never elected.
For those interested here is the full copy of Maggie May’s article 50 letter.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/03/29/article-50-brexit-letter-read-full/
MWD
Morning all, mild and dull in darkest Lancashire this morning. One day nearer to being champions is how I look at things today, hoping to be back up the road tonight.
Legs are a bit sore after my first 5k , for a long time, on the road last night. Quite pleasant running in a very warm but persistent drizzle, I suppose I may have to get used to it.
Enjoy your day everyone. HH
SFTB
Aye but we are still in it for another 700+ days.
So naw. I’m still Scottish and European. I’ve never felt British but that is an enforced status bestowed upon me due to some greedy muppets in the 1707.
MWD
This Brexit will keep our politicians busy for a few years, which means the economy will run more smoothly in the background….
MWD
“I’m still Scottish and European.”
If our debts build up to a Communist- Capitalist country, you can be Chinese too.
Me, I am considering my Irish passport application.
SFTB
Lucky you. My generation of Scots Irish will not be afforded that luxury.
MWD
67 heaven
Apart from their failure to police it, I don’t think the politicians were responsible for the sub-prime crisis.
As is usual before a world wide crash, and will become the norm again shortly after everyone forgets about the causes, the banks will be deregulated and free from government interference (China & Russia excepted).
67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar…… Ipox belongs to the creditors on 30th March 2017 8:45 am
It has already been keeping the Scottish Parliament very busy; they haven’t passed any legislation in just over a year!
KTF
36 goals.
26 games.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/other_football/15191626.NOW_YOU_KNOW__Joe_McBride_was_Jock_Stein__39_s_first_signing_for_Celtic/
MWD
If you don’t have an Irish grandparent, you would have to get yourself adopted by an Irish CQNr.
There’s always a way.
So suddenly it’s people who respect the results of referenda who are ‘undemocratic’.
Must be a generational thing. (that’s only 4 years in Scotland, mind!).
Here is a piece on Clintons contribution to creating the conditions for the sub prime crisis..
President Clinton’s tenure was characterized by economic prosperity and financial deregulation, which in many ways set the stage for the excesses of recent years. Among his biggest strokes of free-wheeling capitalism was the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which repealed the Glass-Steagall Act, a cornerstone of Depression-era regulation. He also signed the Commodity Futures Modernization Act, which exempted credit-default swaps from regulation. In 1995 Clinton loosened housing rules by rewriting the Community Reinvestment Act, which put added pressure on banks to lend in low-income neighborhoods. It is the subject of heated political and scholarly debate whether any of these moves are to blame for our troubles, but they certainly played a role in creating a permissive lending environment.
http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1877351_1877350_1877322,00.html
Has Lenny been arrested yet?
SFTB @ 8 54 .
” sub prime ” –
You might have seen this – but if you haven’t – you might want to see this –
The Big Short — a fine movie ( IMO ).
Lots of people made big money from knowing that Jenga towers tend to collapse .