A journalist, banned by Celtic, attacked the club in the Daily Record today, suggesting the SFA chief exec Stuart Regan should have told Peter Lawwell to ‘wind his neck in’ and ‘remind him of his duty to the game’ after he wrote asking for clarification after Sunday’s game.
The hyperbole was raised to the extent the notion “Lawwell dragged our game back into a very dark place – somewhere dangerously close to disrepute” was put into hundreds of thousands of hands today.
A dark place, close to disrepute? For writing a letter asking for clarification? Sounds to me like the know the trouble Peter Lawwell is causing to the vested interests at Hampden and they want him stopped.
By remarkable coincidence, this happens to be the same journo who wrote the puff piece for SFA president, Campbell ‘What school did you go to?’ Ogilvie for writing to Uefa demanding a referee was demoted (while circumventing due process) and asking for a player to be banned.
No mention of winding a neck in or duty to the game for a vastly farther reaching letter.
The same paper gives a platform to Barry ‘EBT’ Ferguson to level wholly inaccurate accusations against Celtic:
“By questioning the reasoning behind [the failure to award a penalty]in the name of their supporters, they were nodding towards all manner of hoary old conspiracy theories.”
Conspiracy you say, Barry? Who mentioned conspiracy? An explanation that the standard of refereeing is not good enough and that having 6 officials at Hampden hindered good decision making didn’t occur to you?
Some people are quick to deny conspiracies when a far less controversial response is available.
A concerted campaign has run for days now to ensure that Celtic cannot ask questions without being demonised. When the media demonise those who question authority we are in a very dark place indeed.
This is intolerable. It would not happen in England, where the breadth of media is wide enough to escape narrow seams of authority. It doesn’t matter if it is the government, the Church, the police, big business or sport, if media collaborate with power, you have problems.
Some of it comes from people perhaps bitter that Celtic called them out and banned them, some from those unable to find perspective or consistency between writing about a Campbell Ogilvie letter and a Peter Lawwell letter. All of them are time-served opinion formers who make money from Celtic’s actions.
We are the last superpower in the game, survivors in the battle of the ages. This antagonism isn’t going away. Not until their grandchildren are in place, anyway.
Clubs need to write letters when improvement is needed. I hear estimates that income to Celtic from winning the Scottish Cup would have been in the region of £1m. Football is big business and processes and resources need to as good as they possibly can be. If they are not, the very least you can do is ask for improvement.
On Meekings appeal yesterday….
The player’s appeal was right to be upheld, the case should never have been put before the SFA panel in the first place. The referee Steven McLean saw the incident. That was not disputed. He asked his assistant for his opinion. That was not disputed either.
Meekings representatives pointed out at the hearing that officials are not allowed to re-referee a game after watching TV. This is a central tenant of the game and was accepted by the judicial panel.
Retrospective action is only allowed for incidents which referees did not see. It is not permitted for referees to reconsider an incident he saw. It is blindingly embarrassing to our game that the SFA didn’t know the rules well enough before taking this action. I hear there was incredulity at Celtic when they heard Meekings was banned in the first place.
…… and you wonder why Celtic write letters.
Last call for the Ben Nevis Huddle……..
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67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar…… Ipox belongs to the creditors
18:00 on 24 April, 2015
weeminger
17:52 on 24 April, 2015
Where did you hear that sevco will be refused ISDX ?
It’s A rumour on one of the zombie sites sir
Can a player who dives and wins a penalty be retrospectively punished?
Herbo,
JPT did what he is employed to do.
He responded to a Celtic supporters’/my request for information. ( I had provided him with enough evidence, client number, ST seat number etc to show authenticity).
He clearly articulates the position taken by Celtic FC.
What would help the club, IMO, is that all supporters use factual evidence, e.g. Auldheid’s brilliant forensic analysis, rather postulating upon what possible motives one may have.
Celtic FC’s position is extremely difficult. That is why Resolution12 is so important. It is also why Celtic have to be very sure of their ground before they proceed with challenges on the authorities.
It is very easy to attack the board.
Is it altogether more difficult to actually do something positive, e.g. like Auldheid.
JP Taylor did what he is employed to do.
IMO, Celtic supporters could do a wee bit more.
Maybe being actively involved rather than just discussing on a (very good) blog.
EC67
theglasgowcelticway
Did that not happen to fleeting hun Sone Aluko?
!!bada bing!!
17:40 on 24 April, 2015
jamesgang-the only evidence of contact between the officials during the incident,is the slow motion clip of Muir shouting something,it needs to be examined fully.The rest we know is a cover up.
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Agree Sir. 100%
HH jamesgang
Hamiltontim
You can spend too much time with DD……..according to DD!!!!
HH jamesgang
Eurochamps67
I do a wee bit here and there other than posting on a blog.
You’re absolutely right though, it is very easy to attack the board. They have made many blunders and are completely detached from my Celtic supporting circles.
I doubt JP is on anywhere near Pedros salary.
Surely JPT has told us how Celtic see the situation with the deid team and I am happy with the statement.Of course on CQN there will be those who wont accept that is the clubs position and want to pick it to bits but me im happy to accept it. H.H.
Herbo
I’m sure you’re aware mate that the ️CT have a proposal that JP’s remit should be reviewed. It’s still under discussion.
Herbo
Derk Boerrigter was cited and banned for an incident the referee seen and got wrong.
The sfa now have set a precedent that means in the future he would not be cited !
The are making it up as they go along to cover something up !
tom mclaughlin
Sincere condolences Tom on the passing of your Mum
you’d need eyes in the back of yer heid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zsVTaGTENE
shooie.
Agree, they’re creating more problems with their attempt to hide things.
shooie…
The more I read about it the angrier I get. I didn’t make the game as I work on a Sunday. It still cost me 46 bangers for my kids, plus the cheer up drinks in the pub after the game.
Celtic in a final that would be a treble due to nothing else than an agenda turns my stomach.
Blatant cheating that the board should persue until the masonic hun heads role.
HT
Yes mate. I’m all for it for the reasons I’ve mentioned. JP is a good guy. Give him more PR duties instead of board statements.
Eurochamps67
Although I’ve heard his beans on toast are rank rotten I can confirm that Herbo has been involved in quite a few things related to Celtic and Celtic supporters.
I’m sitting pishin’ masel at this Dalziel character on Clyde.
He’d get a job as a painter wae his big tin a white paint,I wonder if he’s sittin’ wae overalls on in the studio.
Everything’s Celtic’s fault,whitewash everything else.
give oil
Shooie
You’re preaching to the converted here. I don’t trust any of them whatsoever.
Just because Yer paranoid doesn’t mean . . Etc
HT
With a Parmesan crust and a side Ah beef crisps. On yersel
Herbo
I’d be inclined to give JP the PR job full stop.
He’s a Tim.
He gets the club.
He follows the team home and away.
He has knowledge of what our support are up against these days.
Hell, I’d make him President!!
We saw the handball incident.
But we didn’t see the handball……
Lambert did not get sent off when Albertz knocked his teeth out at Ibrokes because I remember hearing reports of wee Dick spending the whole of half time in the referee room telling the referee that Lambert should have been shown red!
LB
Hamiltontim
Good shout…
i’vehadtochangemyname
It’s an absolute howler but I can accept that one.Yes he’s got it totally wrong but we get ones like that too.
Last Sunday is different though.The officials didn’t have to determine if a player had been fouled or who fouled who. All the three officials who were perfectly placed, had to do was see the incident and the rules would take care of the rest.
Lies snowballing.
And if they saw the incident. And if the ref spoke to his assistant. Even if a penalty wasn’t awarded, SURELY this would go into the match report?
Sipsini
Not sue this incident will be the one that opens this all up, I doubt it as we have seen so many over the years.
I get referees make mistakes that effect all clubs, but how many at major cup finals/semi finals, in very recent memory, ICT, Hearts and Kilmarnock !
As I said I doubt the club have the desire to follow up this latest sfa decision and ask the obvious question !
As a fan I refuse to go away and will celebrate this title victory letting them all hear me, me and the celtic family will not bow down.
HT
But he Disnay know all the verses to “Glorious Hearts”
Tom McLaughlin,
Just read about your Mother.
Very sorry for your loss.
Thoughts and prayers to the family.
Evening hoop-troops, someone mentioned earlier that NOT making the SC final will cost the club somewhere in the region of a million bangers. I’d be interested to see the breakdown of that figure. But even if it’s close that is a ridiculous sum to be cheated out of.
Surely the club does have a right to pursue the SFA and question the ‘non-decision’ of its employees…even if it was a rather limp letter. The board have a duty to its shareholders (1st haha) and it’s support.
Thunder Road- I’m running out of Stella…cheeky wee pint for me thanks! :-)
Aswell as the usual daily Celtic news pieces we have a feature on Andy Lynch today at http://www.cqnmagazine.com
Please have a look.
till later bhoys heading to Lurgan Celtic club to watch the play
Road to Lisbon
should be a fun night
play nice
HH
Wee cueball head Dott coming out to Penny Arcade
Felt embarased for him
Why do the Zombies sing that song?
Its paish
theglasgowcityway
love it. there’s something different about this one.
‘All the three officials who were perfectly placed, had to do was see’
so much said in that simple sentence.
bhoylo83
We got in a taxi on the Falls Rd last Friday and that’s what the driver was playing!!
It’s time CFC barred the DR ….they are responsible for what their journos write
Hunt them them all until they come into line
Tom McLaughlin
Condolences to you, yours and your wider family for the loss of your Mother.
Thoughts and best wishes.
winning captains..
I misplaced or while shredding I’ve been over enthusiastic and can’t find the ticket for the carvier in the Walfrid.
If it’s any problem it’s ok, if not is there a chance you could send a replacement.HH