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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Lennon MJallby
Bring it down! The whole masonic corrupt SFA.
Time to shine the fenian light on the cheats.
Jimmy Quinn mibbies?
Deja Blues
Hail Hail.
One of my favourites, if it was the green grass the hun monkeys wouldn’t watch it….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgRJVlPJKQs
Breaking Bad and better call Saul are fantastic, so good i bought the t-shirt, can’t wait for season two.
Hail Hail.
Fred c dobbs
Think it’s the late John Cushley.
Sipsini, my daughter of six loves that tune, and Laurel and Hardy. As well as Kiss and Chicken Foot.
Hail Hail.
beatbhoy,
That’s what my brother thought…cheers.
Hail Hail.
Marspapa
Got Robert Nesta my aspiration thanks.
Hope you can join me next Friday afternoon up the toon. Booked a half day. Will be with Sipsini, Dena and Kitalba, by the grace of God.
Fred c
Cush?
OGWT on BBC4 is just brilliant if you’re a golden oldie like me. Ma jaw dropped one night when Dr Feelgood walked into the Talisman in Balgrayhill circa ’78……Patti Smith noo ! ….curly toes
Sipsini,
my fav Laurel and Hardy
https://youtu.be/1YbISI0kQtU
garygillespieshamstring,
Cheers…I thought Quinn, my brother thought Cush.
Think I lose :o(.
Hail Hail.
Just off last train.heard a burd on h her phone saying “it was an honest mistake”
Surprised to hear a pished lassie talking about fitba
Liberty is our favourite, they built the scaffolding on top of a building 20 foot high on the roof, with a safety net at about 10, it didn’t look safe, when asked the director said it would be fine and proved it by jumping off, he only broke a few bones. So they made the film.
Hail Hail.
Fred c
Jock Stein testimonial?
Stevie Chalmers looks fit to play!
Interestingly, when I type Stevie on my kindle, the letter c causes Chalmers to appear from predictive text
Sipsini
Huns are very colourist. They become confused when I wear my Ard Macha shirt in Partick. Lovely orange. ;)
Hi ghuys
No been on for ages
A missed the aftermath o the sfa trying to physically enter each other’s arseholes
Hail Hail
I used to have an orange Ibanez guitar, before Satch copied it. Now I have a blue one.
Hail Hail.
Delaneys
Easy mistake. Driving to. Crossmaglen, I saw orange flags on display and thought I had taken a turn to. The wrong side of the tracks. Wasn’t until we saw the super signs at camlough I knew we were. Ok.
Travellerbhoy
Hail Hail Amigo! Hope you, your lovely lady and family are well. Miss you posting. Has Jr chucked posting?
We need to share a few ales and blether soon.
Should be sniper
its about the bass
https://youtu.be/FuYzsrYSQx4
Bevvy fingers!
GGH
I thank the Lord that my mind is open.
Imagine you were a closed mind hun?
Living Hell!
Gordy
Paolo Simonen Bravo Bass Guitarist.
Delaney
I could live with close minded.
Hun is a step too far!
Delaneys,
trying to get an early finish on Friday but looks like 4 is the best I can do,
will try and catch you in town,
but if not certainly at the end of the month
Ooh Campbell
Is that David
Or you
Well how does it feel
If it’s smooth
It’s me
If it’s rough its Campbell
If it’s shitsorm
Just blame Celtic
Gordy
I have a feeling that we will win the league next Friday.
GGH
Haha. Every man has a limit.
Well mo fos. Liquor has drunkened me. The most awesome Friday night I’ve had in forever. Nothing to do with Celtic… But where’s the first place I visit when I get home?
CQN…..
Go figure….
Good night comrades.
Love. Peace. Decency.
Robert
Welcome hame tae yer Celtic family. ;)
Dd – that’s what it is. Blessed to be part of it….
Faith
Family
Fitba
Three constants in my life. The last one should be Celtic. But it Disney begin with F…..
Night night
Robert
Always here for each other. The Celtic Family. Magical. :)
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern
Hail Hail.