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Judicial Review Aye, Naw, Well….

Patrick J Macht, who first introduced me to the Resolution 12 lads, ponders the prospect of a judicial review, and why its neccessary…
Asked to write a piece, I thought me. Well……

Thought about it, was like WTAF can I bring to the table? I then thought I can only be as bad as meatbaws. Well….

Well, It’s not a piece where every sentence ends in…..aye well….

A Judicial Review is most likely going to happen. The fact it has come to this is probably understandable. Why has it had to be this route and not an independent review as asked by the SPFL?
Simple logic has it that the SFA are hiding, excuse the phrase, a shitload of unfathomable decisions namely to serve one new club when their office is to look after all member clubs.

I digress slightly as my understanding is this is not a Celtic v a Rangers* issue, no it’s one of governance and that is the CRUX of the matter.

Neither was #Resolution12

I have a good friend, one would call him a buddie he get’s it, he knows it’s governance, he knows that all anyone has asked for is a proper game, a proper governance and he himself saw his club nearly shafted. They moved on but at a cost which they may get out of if current form continues.

To return to the main point, a Judicial Review why required? Who funds it? Whats it for?

3 questions

Why Required?

Simple – Ongoing issues mean it is necessary from the SFA and SPFL(SPL) handling of Rangers 1872 implosion (dying), the #Res12 issue and also what measures are in place to ensure such a scenario doesn’t happen again (It is currently) mean it’s a needed NOW before we are looking at dare I say ahem cough, don’t laugh Armageddon 2. To be fair the first one wasn’t sore, the second could be worse.

Who Funds it?

Well….. and I’m off again lol. So far it’s been in the hands I’m told of capable folk with whisper it rumoured wealthy Aberdeen fans helping along the way! But but it’s a Celtic v a Rangers* thing! Nope it’s not. Many fans of other clubs have indicated to me they would support such a Review.

Personally I believe not only should we as fans contribute but I honestly believe that Celtic should by way of a donation contribute (anonymously if they want) if they want to be seen as being shoulder to shoulder with the support. I appreciate this may not be to everyone’s liking but again, excuse lingo, feck them!

What’s it for?

A fair game, something I have from experience only witnessed in the years prior to Murray buying the old dead RFC, a time that Scottish football was vibrant with yes Hearts, Aberdeen and Dundee United challenging and the Murray used other peoples’ money ie the banks. And secondly when TRFC were starting as new and the premiership had all teams living within their means. Now we have a new club spending money they don’t have and if it were not for a new stand, I’m sure Hearts would have had a wee complaint!

We cannot allow everyone to “move on “, at the very least we need to know who did what and when so that we know exactly what we are moving on from.

And a wee bit oif accountability wouldn’t hurt either.

There ya go 1st time stuff hope it’s not a well…..shite
Well…….

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6 years ago

Billys No Well,Keep Them On A Short Leash.To be honest we,d need eyes in the back of our heads with our So called (Cough Cough,Fartttt)Football Authorities.All we have heard basically is!!!!NOTHING TO SEE HERE,Time to MOVE ON!!!!

IRISHGUY
6 years ago

Why Required?

Transparency, Honesty and most of all accountability for those who bent & broke their own rules and possibly the laws of the land for the benefit of 1 clunb only and to the detriment df all others.

Who funds it?

Hopefully every supporter that has been paying in to a rigged game for the last 20 years and every supporter who does not want that to continue for the next 20.

What’s it for?

It is for the good of Scottish football and a fair shake for all member clubs to be treated as equals. It is for having a Governing body that Clubs & Fans can trust and support.

It is for the future.

mike
6 years ago

There is a Celtic AGM on the horizon, why can we not appoint an official spokesman, one of the Res.12 bhoys to ask all the pertinent questions and get some answers about where the board is and what they are going to do about same questions or if they will donate funds for a judicial review.
A judicial Review…Aye the whole game’s future depends on getting to the truth about who did what and why for openness and accountability.
If as we believe the same circumstances exit and the same peepil are still involved in the governess of the game as well as the same miscreants still involved at the same club and UEFA.
If we do not have the right answers to these questions then the governess of Scottish fitba. will continue in its skewed state and who wants that, not me, so yes I would wish to donate.

Auldheid
6 years ago

An Honest Game Honestly Governed is the title of the SFM blog at https://www.sfm.scot/scottish-football-an-honest-game-honestly-governed/comment-page-1/#comments

Note the date. Feb 2014. Plenty of time to absorb and correct the LNS Decision using the information sent to Harper McLeod.

A JR is necessary to find out why SPFL and SFA just ignored the info provided as the SFA have done on Res12 since mid 2014.

charlie
6 years ago

aint judicial reviews grand

Cartvale88
6 years ago

It is a sad wee country we live in, for cheats prosper and honest people suffer. Shit I forgot the Tories are in Westminster, buddy pals with the great unwashed, look at their MSPs.
A judicial review is a necessity to ensure the past is never repeated, Celtic should do everything in their power to ensure it is done.

FredCDobbs
6 years ago
Reply to  Cartvale88

what have the tories got to do with it?

corbyn is a fucking idiot. The only good thing about him is he is unelectable

Level 5 plant
6 years ago

Well said Ralph, I have a few quid ready to contribute.HH

CarllJungleBhoy
6 years ago

Good stuff. As the saying goes, persistence beats RESI2stance!

rebus67
6 years ago

I am in favour of a JR and also would contribute to the funding of it. However, I’d like to know more about the process for making it come about and who would be moving it forward. Without giving it much thought, I believe that it should be moved by a broad based supporters organisation, rather than, say the Res12 guys. This is not a slight to the latter but the action should not be seen as purely a Celtic initiative. Now, failing the emergence of a broad based organisation, then I would be happy to support a Celtic only initiative.

Basically, let’s look at the nuts and bolts of the process before we jump in.

Rebus

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