I had very little interest in what former Rangers player Kirk Broadfoot did or said in a match against Wigan recently, I didn’t even know he was still in the game. What makes him newsworthy (to some) today is a 10 match ban, handed down by The FA in England, for what was reportedly sectarian abuse.
What I found galling is how Mirror Group Newspapers reported this story. The Mirror wrote:
“Kirk Broadfoot has been handed a staggering 10-game ban for a sectarian tirade against James McClean.
The Rotherham and former Scotland defender will have to serve what is believed to be the longest ban for verbal abuse in English football history.”
Its Scottish sister paper the Daily Record reproduced the same text with one edit:
“Kirk Broadfoot has been handed a staggering 10-game ban for launching a verbal tirade against James McClean.
The former Scotland and Rangers defender will have to serve what is believed to be the longest ban for verbal abuse in English football history.”
The italics are mine. For reasons which don’t surprise me, the biggest selling Scottish newspaper decided it was unwise to report that a former Rangers player received a huge ban for sectarian abuse. In 2015.
When Celtic Quick News started 11 years ago a couple of newspapers and radio stations pretty much controlled the news, politics and sports reporting in Scotland. The journos all worked together; this was a real cabal. If they wanted to blacken the name of a Fergus McCann, or his like, droves of people quickly turned away from him.
CQN started because reporting like this was rife and unchecked. I know the value of the new “citizen” media, but I also know its limits. We need newspapers, we need people to continue to buy them and we need them to find a viable business model. Without them, reporting which requires considerable resource, experience and, occasionally, money, will not happen.
Most of all, we need them to stop cutting their own throat.
I’m off to Aberdour today, for the 12th CQN Golf Charity Open, not that I’m a golfer, of course. See you there.
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jimbo67,
We need good guys like yourself to stay on, otherwise the blog will become full of the guys that you speak of, keep with it, lurk at least and jump in when you know you must.
maestro,
No matter how many times I see those goals, I feel that I can watch them all again, he was, is and always will be the King of Khings!
AR
Anyone here think, like me, that Hibs will shit in the nest again today?
Pangur Ban
10:12 on 25 July, 2015
Hi can anyone help, I’m in cala millor in Majorca, looking Irish, Celtic bar that shows Celtic games can’t find anything as full of German pubs. I blame my partner for booking so late on as missing wed and especially next sat…………………….
Used to watch the games in a Celtic shop just down the road in Sa Coma. Don’t remember the name of the Pub though………
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Captain Beefheart
09:27 on
25 July, 2015
Macjay,
Most likely students and middle class lefties. They also tried to silence Farage. Hunnish behaviour.
>>>>
love the ‘hunnish behaviour’ line, after defending farage’s right to spread his racist bile.
Jimbo
I share your frustrations. The number of deliberately antagonist posters and posts is increasing almost on a daily basis and not all of it from the easily recognisable trolls.
I won’t ask you to stay, I think that would be futile, but I do hope you enjoy your break and come back in time.
Yours in Celtic.
Jimbo67
I respet your wishes but hope you return sooner rather than later ,
You are a bhoy of the highest order whom I have had the Honour to listen to recalling memories of Celtic only matched by Dallas Dallas IMHO.
I will never watch this without thinking of you yer Da & yer Uncle who I never met but you painted such a picture for me I felt as though I was with you that day.
Celtic Scottish Cup Winners 1995
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNchOPtWY5c
Stay well and strong and may your days be blessed my friend.
Hail; Hail & Y.N.W.A.
I find that the people who post rubbish are amongst those who post most frequently.
Seems I’ve upset the clique again.
Police in Scotland
Police Scotland officers don’t have to give statements or their pocketbooks to the PIRC who is tasked with investigating the death in police custody of Sheku Bayoh in Kirkcaldy on Sunday May 3.
The Police Investigations and Review Commissioner is independent but totally without any powers to compel police officers to supply information to allow them to do their job.
Laughably, the PIRC can only compel an officer to give evidence if Stephen House orders him to do so. Stephen House has not required any of the 11 officers involved to do so.
When Mr Bayoh was delivered to the hospital by the police, after he had asphyxiated in their custody, he was still in handcuffs and leg restraints.
Initially police told the family that he was found lying in the street by a passerby, after being assaulted by unknown assailants.
He was actually “restrained”, CS gassed, pepper sprayed, assaulted and batonned by up to nine officers on the ground, in a vehicle and in Kirkcaldy Police Station.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jun/10/sheku-bayoh-death-police-scotland-rules
Cover up and Whitewash CSC
LP
What clique?
murdochauldandhay & wee oscar
11:47 on 25 July, 2015
Sevos unsettling a player before a game seems to have been successful as Scott Allen is on the bench for Hibs today which is being shown on BBC Alba 12.20pm
₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩₩
That was the least that was going to happen. Huns knew exactly what they were doing
Ayrshire is Green and White
`Mon you Edinburgh boys in green.
Hamiltontim
12:28 on 25 July, 2015
LP
What clique?
Drrrrrrrat beat me to it just as I was about to post :))))))))))
Right off to the Game
Leftclicktic
Enjoy mate. Hail Hail
Gollum in as ref for crappy wee Petrofac Cup game. Good luck with that, Hibs.
rwe,
Wow
AOW you’ve got mail H H Hebcelt
In the long camera shots – i.e. most of them – it’s very difficult to distinguish between a Hibs or Rangers strip.
The Paradox of Freewill.
A lifetime of happiness is a life time of slavery; a lifetime of slavery is a lifetime of freedom;
a lifetime of freedom is a lifetime of selfless control.
RealityIsUnforgivingCSC
Penultimate day in the Our De France and 90k remaining and some on here still canny help tuning in to the Petrofac Cup dear oh dear
Ps if you are having a problem distinguishing their strips try switching on smellovision
1-0 Hibs, Sam Stanton
Some goal there bai
Shocking goalkeeping from the new Manual Neuer!!
The Sevco revolution begins ..
Ha ha !!
Stoatin`
Right in the middle of their wee tune.
That goal made the Irish commentator happy ! Can’t believe this is live on Fox in the States!
Silly Hibs! Celebrating a goal so much, it’s only a pre season friendly don’t you know!?!
We can’t get the UCL qualifiers! but they show the prophylactic Cup.
Whittttttt ??????????
Nae Celtic players in BT Sports new advert trumpeting about their coverage of the Champions League
Shocked
I hear the Sectarian Hymn sheet is echoing loud clear around the Edinburgh Stadium so early on in the game. At this rate, they’ll be outta (sugar) Puff (teeth) come half-time.
Sorry to se Jimbo take a break, had to take a double check on being in amongst his good guys, I bet a few did :) thanks for the wee chuckle Jimbo haste yae back.
Petrofac is gaelic for ‘Wee Diddy Cup’
EnchantingLanguages csc
BSR,
Ulster Scots Shirley :)
Canamalar
“pretty informative and intelligent”
I had to read it twice as well ☺️
BSR,
He got the first word right :)
At least my mammy thinks so :)
Sevco have now conceded more goals in competitive matches than any other team in Britain this season
World records csc
Afternoon Timland from a seriously hot hun free mountain valley.
Jimbo
I too share your frustrations, hence i don’t post nearly as much these days, reckon I would be banned attempting to square up to the increasing amount of trolls and right wing posters who are tending to dominate the blog.
Tis a shame, cos a short time back, you could get a right good debate going without the personal attacks, sadly it’s the way things are.
Take care and god bless you.
HH
KTF