{"id":6680,"date":"2015-02-28T10:38:16","date_gmt":"2015-02-28T10:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6680"},"modified":"2015-02-28T10:38:16","modified_gmt":"2015-02-28T10:38:16","slug":"celtic-diary-saturday-february-28-flares-time-for-the-cracked-crest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=6680","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Saturday February 28: Flares ? Time For The Cracked Crest."},"content":{"rendered":"

Theres been a couple of repercussions for Celtic from the Inter game the other night. UEFA. much to the delight of certain sections of the media, who tend to harp on about this sort of thing more than they do, say about racism, financial doping, cheating, fraud and on the pitch violence.<\/p>\n

Roddy ” silent P ” Forsyth wrote in the Telegraph;<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Celtic face the prospect of a heavy Uefa fine – and perhaps even partial stadium closure – after fans threw flares at their\u00a0Europa League<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0tie against Inter Milan in the San Siro on Thursday.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Fans threw flares ? Really ? I was of the impression one fan lit one flare ( still one too many ) and it got caught by the eagle eyed hacks who are the guardians of the game when it comes to bad behaviour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The club are now on a sixth Uefa disciplinary charge in three years and the governing body of European football is likely to regard the latest incident all the more seriously because it occurred 34 hours after a \u00a310,000 fine was imposed for a similar occurrence when Celtic met Dynamo Zagreb in Croatia in December.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

He does have a point, however, supporters know that the club will be hammered for using pyrotechnics, so its beyond me why anyone should feel the need to do it.<\/p>\n

Frankly, theres no excuse.<\/p>\n

I’m a little less comfortable with the social media driven witch-hunt to find the guy who did it. his picture has been sent around the world, with demands for him to pay any fine. That would be justice, but a little harsh.<\/p>\n

Maybe just a confession, public apology and a wee bit of charity work would be better.<\/p>\n

Another charge sheet will be dropping through the letter box as Celtic have been charged with Improper Conduct, a catch all offence when a team collects five bookings during a match. The club are contesting the charge.<\/p>\n

A spokesman said;<\/p>\n

“UEFA rules state that they are able to open disciplinary proceedings against any club that receives five or more bookings.<\/em><\/p>\n

“Celtic can confirm that this is a charge the club will be contesting.”<\/em><\/p>\n

\u00a0It is not known whether referees are awarded a bonus for reaching the five booking target, however there are suspicions that any cash payments are usually made the night before, in the hotel room, delivered by aspiring actresses and models who are only doing this while they study law.<\/p>\n

Again , the Scottish media have picked up on this. A little too gleefully.<\/p>\n

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What they didn’t pick up on, and its certainly relevant, was this;<\/p>\n

Feb 26, 2015, 3:49p<\/span><\/p>\n

Inter Milan face sanctions for violating FFP\u00a0regulations\u00a0<\/em><\/h2>\n

Inter have long been under the microscope when it comes to being penalized under Financial Fair Play regulations, and it seems that the club may soon be fined due to their inability\u00a0to meet the break-even parameters imposed by the\u00a0FFP system. Thohir visited Milan yesterday where there were\u00a0UEFA\u00a0<\/b>agents waiting to talk with him about the financial situation of the club.<\/em><\/p>\n

Currently,\u00a0Inter Milan<\/b>\u00a0have a \u20ac180 million deficit in their balance over the last 3 years, which is \u20ac135 million over the limit imposed by\u00a0UEFA<\/b>. In the following days the club’s management will have to travel to\u00a0Nyon<\/b>, Switzerland (UEFA HQ) to discuss the situation and negotiate with the organization in order to try to avoid the worst. At this point,\u00a0there are three possible situations for Inter now: they may be imposed with\u00a0a lock on future transfer markets<\/b>, they may see their cash\u00a0prizes earned by qualification to European competitions withheld<\/b>, or face a\u00a0\u20ac7 Million fine<\/b>\u00a0(which seems like the most likely outcome currently).<\/em><\/p>\n

Erick Thohir<\/b>, who was already aware months ago of this eventuality, instituted a new company\u00a0called\u00a0Inter Media and Communication<\/b>, which is projected to increase the club’s earnings from \u20ac73 Million to \u20ac89 Million by 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n

But Inter are not the only club facing disciplinary actions for failing to comply with FFP regulations. Other top European teams involved in these investigations are:\u00a0Monaco, Besiktas, Krasnodar, Liverpool, Sporting Club de Portugal, and\u00a0Roma<\/b>.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

But then, the MSM have always struggled with the financial rules that surround the game.<\/p>\n

As was pointed out by Huddleboard poster Bobby Murdoch in refreshingly simple terms;<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Kind of puts the occasional flare into perspective.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Police Scotland said ahead of tomorrows Aberdeen game that they will take very seriously indeed anyone who enters the ground in possession of flares.<\/p>\n

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Tomorrows game !<\/p>\n

Celtic face Aberdeen at Celtic Park, with a 12 noon kick off. The Lennon CSC were going to run a bus to this game, but that would have meant setting out around fourish, paying a full weekends hire on the vehicle, and turning the trip into a long, long day. With no recovery time before the working week starts again on Monday. Instead, a few will go in the car, which is quicker and more economical. Some will have to miss out though.<\/p>\n

Bit rough if you paid for a season book, and can’t make it.<\/p>\n

Fair enough, Sky have control of the kick off time here, but can’t we just ring them and say that because of safety issues we have to start at 3pm ?<\/p>\n

You can put anything down to safety issues, sometimes even safety.<\/p>\n

That contract needs to be cancelled, even if it means finding a clause somewhere that gets us out of it. Such as commentators failing to promote the product, or even bringing it into disrepute.<\/p>\n

See, McCann , Neil, every time he opens his mouth. Or David Tanner, who, uniquely, can make a viewers eyes and ears vomit simultaneously.<\/p>\n

Ronny Deila agrees about the kick off time, and had a pop at Sky;<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cIt should get prime time. This game deserves more respect. I don\u2019t think there will be 50,000 at Norwich. It\u2019s a huge game at Celtic Park, the support is unbelievable. Noon is not good.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Are we going to play at 10 o\u2019clock soon?”\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

“We have to start thinking of the fans.At 3 o\u2019clock more people come and it would be a bigger game.”\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Again, this isn’t the clubs fault. Its Sky. All the club can do is try to make sure we get a better deal next time.<\/p>\n

Remember, TV is supposed to benfit the game, not the other way round.<\/p>\n

Theres been a bit of a war of words ahead of the game between Dons boss Derek MacInnes, who has been at it all week, we just didn’t notice because our minds were elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Aberdeens players have been talking themselves up as well, which is fantastic as it helps to build up anticipation for the game.<\/p>\n

They reckon they will win, and the league title is theirs of they want it , and so on, whilst Ronny Deila , turning his attention to the match, was unflappable;<\/p>\n

“I don”t think it’s a cup final for us – I think it’s a cup final for Aberdeen. But we want to win and we know what’s in it if we win this game.<\/em><\/p>\n

“It’s not over, but we would have put ourselves in a very very good situation. Then it’s going to be tough to reach us and take us back.”\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Thats right. It won’t be over, but it will certainly put the sheep back in their pen.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Celtic should be confident, Aberden have been beaten a couple of times this season, but despite that, they keep on hanging on, and full credit has to go to them. The hoops should be too strong for the men from the north, but they tend to win the other games, which keeps it interesting.<\/p>\n

\u00a0And anyway, even if they do win, we’ll just buy their best players at the end of the season, and then they’ll get relegated.<\/p>\n

So there.<\/p>\n

\u00a0Scottish football is on the up, theres an enthusiasm for the game that needs to be put out front. we should be selling the game at every opportunity. It could well be a classsic tomorrow, aberdeen will be up fo it, they’ll be fresh. Celtic could be caught cold on the back of a disappointing European exit.<\/p>\n

\u00a0For other teams to even talk about winning the league is a massive improvement on the way things were under the old two horse first past the post system.<\/p>\n

\u00a0In fact, even the minnows can dream of glory;<\/p>\n

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Its Saturday, and that means its time for a caption competition! ( Since when ?-Ed )<\/p>\n

This picture was taken last night at the Falkirk -Second Rangers game, and it appears that one or two of the supporters are less than happy, despite the plucky, cash strapped minnows earning a credible draw against the Bairns.<\/p>\n

\u00a0What constructive criticism could be on offer here ?<\/p>\n

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