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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Ref: Pauls headline
Aye
Indeed.
Lord Jenner
ISIS
Putin
Et al…..
Then the SFA….
Same as it ever was…
http://youtu.be/cBJPJKU7kuk
Quadrofenians – Fk The S.F.A: https://youtu.be/JXahiSbmHhE
HH
Vespacide
02:09 on
25 April, 201
Loved that. Thank you. Delightful.
Lymmbhoy
FTSFA!
Come the revolution, Campbell is first against the wall. Many masonic friends to follow.
Vespacide
Whit are you doing up? You’ve been on here for hours…. :o)
Semolina and Prunes at school dinners.
I hated that. Could only be a worse day if it was preceded by something/anything with mashed potato and beetroot.
Now mince and tatties followed by dumpling and custard – different class.
Were you a 4/8 bhoy like me?
How’s that rash?
HH
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Your very welcome PJBhoyNYC.
Hail Hail.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrKjjlghIwk
For those who like a nice choon or even like Paul Carrack.
nytol
RWE, I am always on, reading everything, including this I have been since it started.
Hail Hail.
lymmbhoy
02:19 on
25 April, 2015
Tansplanted to my headphones…
Cheers mate.
New….
But so True.
Kick it off our backs.
They are making us part of ‘The Product’.
It needs to stop.
Vespacide
Cannae take the pace masel – pinot grigioitis
I’m off to bawbaws so keep your parka dry.
Quadraphenia CSC
geordie munro
00:35 on 25 April, 2015
Nothing wasted, I have heard and read a lot about the programme, just never had the time to watch it, we have now watched the first two episodes and going to keep with it
Beatbhoy & Marsapa, cheers would never go out my way to watch much but everybody seems to enjoy it
FGF… Cheers for the link, never heard Luke Kelly singing it, but you canny beat “A Town I Loved So Well”
maidin mhaith CQN
Off to see this band tomorrow night…
This reminds me of a conversation between a Tim and SMSM journo sometime in the not too distant future…
http://youtu.be/8TON3PORRDQ
Look at me. I’m Sandra Dee.
https://youtu.be/rt7SPm7N6D8
In the home
It was Xmas
People came
He sat down
He put his hand out
I tried to shake it
He pulled it away
He wanted to feel
He went
Over
And did
He was in the council
He had adornments
He came to the home
A lot
Me an Charlie
An 2 girls
Were mucking aboot
On waste ground
As you do
The horneys came
Arms up ma back
A punched puss
In the car
Name
Address
Oh the home
Do you smoke
Take this
A shame about your black eye
Yeah we come in for tea
On our beat
We caught him with fags
And a sore face
Behave you
See you soon
Absolutely gutted with the sfa’ s blatant cheating
I’m in favour of a boycott of sfa cups
We love and need to support our team
But no in circumstances different to every other team
FTSFA
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Travellerbhoy
05:11 on 25 April, 2015
Absolutely gutted with the sfa’ s blatant cheating
I’m in favour of a boycott of sfa cups
We love and need to support our team
But no in circumstances different to every other team
FTSFA
……………………
Well put.
HH
Morning All
A very happy birthday to our very own Greenlion2 have a great day pal!
Just saw the story about ISDX hammering another nail into the Rangers coffin lid.
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BigNan,
SFA cheating will continue unabated as long as SFA President is at the helm. He administered the “what school did you go to ” policy at Ibrox for year. He was involved in the EBT scheme and took one. He has overseen the most blatant cheating from referees in the history of a Scottish football. We are in the 21st century however the SFA and the refereeing fraternity is still stuck a time warp protected by their committees.
Why should the rank and file of the SFA clean up their act when their President administered bigotry and participated in tax evasion.
Its good the FIFA members did not elect him as the home nations replacement for Jim Boyce as he would be competing with Blatter for the most despised person in Football.
His SFA Presidency must be due for reelection soon ; I would hope that the SPFL clubs put forward their own candidate with someone who will do his / her best for all clubs on a fair basis. Campbell OGilvie is not that person and nobody can take the SFA seriously when he is at the helm.
latchford, you are preaching to the converted re R.C. Ogilvie.
You forgot to mention the fact that while at Hearts and in office at the SFA he had an interest in two clubs as he was still a shareholder at Rangers; something he now charges Mike Ashley with.
As long as there is an R.C. in office at Hampden the refs will run riot because they take their lead from that man as you rightly point out.
The attacks in the press by Jackson et al on Regan are the work of R. C. Ogilvie IMHO. That is his style.
Good morning CQN, looks like the water is getting a bit hot in the SFA pan, hopefully the frogs won’t notice till they are well cooked :)
Greenlion2
Hoopy birthday!
HH jamesgang
Big nan,
agree, the attacks on Regan are coming from Ogilvie esp as it’s coming from his personal media poodle Jackson. The question is why now. The next big topic on the SFA agenda is Dave Kings Fit and Proper person ruling. Regan is trying to do this in a fair way following the rules which means King fails on 2 counts. Ogilvie uses the media to put Regan in the corner even sanctioning calls for his dismissal. I don’t see the media coming after Ogilvie and all the corruption and cheating he has presided over or allegedly participated in.
the SFA have become a laughing stock that nobody can take seriously. Unfortunately they “run” the game in our country. celtic now need to explore again every possibility to escape from this footballing backwater.
canamalar
Oh I hope you’re right.
LikeFrogsHateSFAcsc
HH jamesgang
Canalamar, where do you see this?
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Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
The sports reporters in Scotland are mainly gossip mongers and gnerally Huns with laptops.
I see no point in Celtic or our fans having anything to do with the written media.
Good morning friends from a damp, drizzly, grey and breezy East Kilbride.
eightmorepointsCSC
Just found out that a gig by Charlie and the Bhoys had to be moved from the Cambuslang institute due to threats being made to the band and staff members of the Institute.. Tolerant place I live in.
Long hair..
You not been reading Phil’s blog recently, a few inaccuracies but things have moved along significantly on the Res 12 front :)
Massive gym session planned for 9am to prepare for massive intake of good food and wine in Rome in days ahead. Got a steer from some good people on here for places for our games, so all should be good..
Cheers
Greenlion2
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Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Greenlion2,
Many happy returns, have a great day
Allgreen
Anna Godbersen
“Gossip is just a tool to distract people who have nothing better to do from feeling jealous of those few of us still remaining with noble hearts.”
― Anna Godbersen, Splendor
I noticed big Sutton told Hun loving Calderwood, to go and take a run and f… To himself this morning, ….well said that man.