Even when Celtic are no longer involved in a cup competition, I usually have a commercial concern for the tournament and the game in general. If we are not at a final (and Newco seldom are), who will buy the all tickets? Even Aberdeen could not sell their allocation of tickets against Celtic in recent finals.
In this respect, it is a good time for the Scottish Cup semis and final to be behind closed doors. The SFA will lose no more money than if Celtic were there for a fifth successive triumph.
You have to feel for St Johnstone fans, already denied attendance at their second major trophy win, they could also miss their third. They were dragged into a sectarian scandal when their players were abused at the behind closed doors quarterfinal. Carried out on the SFA’s watch by staff permitted to be pitch side, how the Association deal with the matter will tell you lots about how our game/country/media is run.
If only the abuser was from a different club, or better still, if he was Czech, the frenzy would ensure such attitudes were not tolerated in Scotland in 2021. But you know there are. Feeling a bit less interested in the SFA’s financial well-being, to be honest.
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ernie
I am assuming that statement was made many years ago . If so,abhorrent as it is, I feel it is almost irrelevant today….unless the SNP still flout such blatant racism. Do they?
PS I have no time for the SNP.
HOT SMOKED on 27TH APRIL 2021 3:52 PM
ernie
I am assuming that statement was made many years ago . If so,abhorrent as it is, I feel it is almost irrelevant today….unless the SNP still flout such blatant racism. Do they?
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The Kirk have acknowledged and apologised for their historic anti Irish Catholic racism.
The SNP haven’t.
Draw your own conclusions.
ernie lynch on 27th April 2021 3:56 pm
Yawn.
LIONROARS67 on 27TH APRIL 2021 3:28 PM
I read your post with interest. There has been open sectarian behaviour on our streets for over one hundred years, as you say. My parents, both from Govan, told us vivid stories of the Orange Order marching belligerently through the streets unchecked & chaperoned by the Glasgow Police, creating havoc, attacking people & churches.
Let’s go forward to the unlikely situation of an independent Scotland. What do you think the hundreds of thousands, maybe millions, who either practice, or, support this ‘cancer” that eats away at Scotland, will do? Will they simply melt away?
Isn’t more than likely that organisations such as the Orange Order & their vast number of ‘camp followers’ will look to underpin & protect their ‘culture’ by entering the political arena in Scotland, in the same way they do in Ulster. If they do, they will be much bigger fish in a smaller pool.
We are very much the minority in Scotland and abuse, similar to what went on at Ibrox, is viewed as ‘par for the course’ and conveniently ignored by the majority. We have ‘friends’ in the UK that easily outnumber the total population of Scotland. Why would we walk away from millions of these like-minded people to be totally isolated & surrounded in a bigoted little country?
relax bhoys, we’ve got this
Celtic de Glasgow. Final de la Copa de Europa, frente al Inter de Milán. Lisboa. 1967.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzxMkN6WUAkXzW8?format=jpg&name=900×900
Mike and Bernie Winters are back I see.
Aw Naw There’s Two O Them CSC (allegedly)
A la Jobo:
Four days and twenty hours until we get the chance to shut up all this `invincible` nonsense.
Cheerio for now.
GSU, eff al tae dae with Doncaster, this was an official scottish freemason association event.
Anyway nothing will happen as it’s been deemed in some quarters as being inaudible, now if the offender had covered his mouth. Different story.
My Eddie Howe video has disappeared as fast as it came. Is it an omen? Still hope it is Martinez and Maloney. Now wouldn’t that be a shot in the arm?
So the treatment for cancer is to ignore it in case it gets worse?
squire danaher on 27th April 2021 4:08 pm
Mike and Bernie Winters are back I see.
Aw Naw There’s Two O Them CSC (allegedly)
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Does two equal a cult?
Struggled to hear the sectarian shout but if it did indeed come from the bench area then Bell would seem to be the odds on favourite.
McAllister a possible though I think that unlikely – many of his friends and acquaintances (including the large Liverpool FC catholic/Irish support) would be very offended.
Unless big Bomber or Goram were sitting on the bench as , of course, all you need to do that is a Hugh Jarse.
AN TEARMANN on 27TH APRIL 2021 3:12 PM
GENE on 27TH APRIL 2021 2:22 PM
The United Kingdom did not exist in the 12th century
correct Gene but England did
and that is the racism first exhibited to the irish.The concept of “othering”(dehumanizing in words/today its racism) took of.
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Yes, racism has its roots in economic relations and material conditions.
The endogenous anti Irish Catholic racism in Scotland, which is referred to in the article, is one such example.
SCULLYBHOY on 27TH APRIL 2021 4:15 PM
Yes, but they’d quickly find something to fall out about.
squire danaher on 27th April 2021 4:24 pm
SCULLYBHOY on 27TH APRIL 2021 4:15 PM
Yes, but they’d quickly find something to fall out about.
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Who would win a fight between JHB and Ernie?
Celticcult CSC
Who would win in a fight between a nearly missed penalty and a perfectly taken penalty?
Pablo – re your final sentence ….
“Feeling a bit less interested in the SFA’s financial well-being, to be honest”
Is there bad financial news coming down the pike that not even a funny handshake can mitigate?
🤔
Hail hail
Keep The Faith
We’re Not Half of Anything
TT,
merely stating that it gets ignored all season long in the SPFL with mouthpieces at Ibrokes. The SFA as you quite rightly mention, because it’s their competition, should be looking into it. Both orgs. cut from the same cloth.
Maybe someone should send it to UEFA/FIFA, but as has been mentioned it will probably get the blinkers treatment too
Appreciate the comment,
HH
GSU
As someone pointed out earlier, it didn’t take Bayern long to appoint a new manager for next season. That’s a well-run club. Still, we’ve got a new marketing man (CEO).
We had an opportunity to nail the SFA on res12 …..you know the rest
bournesouprecipe on 27th April 2021 4:34 pm
Who would win in a fight between a nearly missed penalty and a perfectly taken penalty?
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Surely it depends on whether or not the perfectly taken penalty was saved, then again, if it was saved it wasn’t perfectly taken? Then again, a perfectly taken penalty could be perfectly saved, or could it?
So the answer is…………..
79caps
Unlike us Bayern knew their manager was leaving and had identified candidates in advance.
TongueincheekCSC
LIONROARS67- said Scott not work for Oldco, when he left the cops?
SCULLYBHOY
If it was Rainjurz and it was scored it would be ‘the perfectly taken penalty’ I think they said on Sunday, – Jermain Defoe’s was the perfectly taken penalty. In my eyes however he very clearly, very near missed.
Henrik Larsson was regularly ” on the edge of offside ” in SMSM commentary, which is their way of saying he was onside.
Ho Hum CSC
Hello, Bada Bing, hope you are well big chap.
!!BADA BING!! on 27TH APRIL 2021 4:59 PM
LIONROARS67- said Scott not work for Oldco, when he left the cops?
He was well-connected indeed……………. hands across Rangers, SFA, and the Police
Kenny Scott – Director – Sports Safety Solutions
United Kingdom · Director · Sports Safety Solutions
View Kenny Scott’s profile on LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional community. Kenny has 3 jobs listed … Rangers Football Club Graphic … Chief Superintendent. Strathclyde … Head of Stadium Operations at Scottish Football Association.
People think it’s bad now…………………. Deary me
Nostalgia Futbolera ®
@nostalgiafutbo1
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20 Apr
El capitán del Celtic de Glasgow, Billy Mcneill, con la Copa de Europa. Lisboa, 1967.
https://twitter.com/nostalgiafutbo1/status/1384515807447769088/photo/1
Celtic Trust@TheCelticTrust
A reminder that The Celtic Trust AGM is taking place at 7pm tonight. The meeting agenda and link to join has been sent out to members.
Come along and get involved.
We hope to see you there!
A wee reminder for any CT members AGM tonight
aff oot
I like that, the cult of Winters, Mike and Bernie :-)
Look out the big bad proddies are behind you!!! Our friends in England who voted to leave the EU, just like JHB. So he really means his political allies rather than friends of Scotland.
Scare mongering garbage as usual.
Anyone seen Snorbitz? Apologies for the spelling.
I am ” On the VERGE” of finally having many Beers in a Pubs Beer Garden, but it may have to wait until Thursday as I may have to stay in at home for another day or so to accept certain deliveries.
Henrik was perfect in anything he did.
HH.
So wan troll, many monikers and different “tones”…………..?
Now THAT is funny!
Desperately funny………..
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HHH.
Mardyke Arena , Cork, Irlanda, durante un Irlanda /Hungria. 1939.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzQ33P0UUAcdgr2?format=jpg&name=medium
GENE
Would it not have been prudent for Celtic to identify possible candidates when the wheels started to come off last August? Lawwell could at least have peeked at previous applications stuffed carelessly in his file drawer.
The 6.57 crew.
Los jugadores del Porstmouth, abandonan Fratton Park, 1910.
https://twitter.com/nostalgiafutbo1/status/1376650829286019072/photo/1
FAVOURITE UNCLE on 27th April 2021 1:32 pm
CELTIC to announce EDDIE HOWE next week .Jist been telt.
I heard Dermot D is about to shed his golf sweater, golf clubs and hurley stick, don a track suit and MANAGE CELTIC HIMSELF.
I’ve just refreshed the front page and the video of Eddie Howe’s profile is till there, maybe he is coming.
We have a new manager.Eddie Howe.What’s the panic ?.
Ernie
amazinh you can give us insights into one of the founders of the snp yet offer nothing in how the first betrayer ramsey macdonald had the foundet of the british union of fascists enrolled in his party.
any idea how many orangeman are in your labour party?
any concept(far from it) of how the new betrayer is apologizing for the murder of how many.
it allows honest george ro sell out his working class roots by forming a new party “social conservative” party and still be thought of as left wing…alongside the worlds first fascist organisatio.the oo! suppose its better than “commies” like jeremy corbyn.
an absolute joke of a description from someone once old labour then noo labour now a brexit supporter of the biggest act of self harm the place has known.
you and labour and whoever george is hiring his slight intellect will never be in poer in england its why your i deep with the butchers apron.ultimately you fear democracy
hh
mazzy………….your doubts about Garry McAllister being the culprit i imagine is correct. He was ever present in the Irish camp when the Republic played in the World cup finals in either Italy or the U.S.