{"id":9086,"date":"2016-05-07T08:57:00","date_gmt":"2016-05-07T07:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9086"},"modified":"2016-05-07T08:57:00","modified_gmt":"2016-05-07T07:57:00","slug":"celtic-diary-saturday-may-7-super-injunction-or-spineless-goons","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9086","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Diary Saturday May 7; Super Injunction ? Or Spineless Goons ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After the Offshore Game report hit the interweb yesterday there seemed no hiding place for the SFA.<\/p>\n

They have to say something, surely ?<\/p>\n

The doors of Hamden will be creaking under the pressure from the media demanding answers, forcing a response….<\/p>\n

It’s time to get this thing out into the open and finally get people talkng about it \u00a0who know what went on behind closed doors.<\/p>\n

So was there a response from the SFA ?<\/p>\n

No.<\/p>\n

Don’t worry, the media can’t miss this time. all they have to do is ask for comments…<\/p>\n

Did any of the sports media pounce on the story and demand answers ?<\/p>\n

No. In fact there wasn’t a single comment from a single Scottish sports -or other -journalist.<\/p>\n

They just ignored it.<\/p>\n

As though it never happened.<\/p>\n

Leaving aside whether or not you believe anything improper went on at the SFA, or is still going on, or whatever, the accusations are out there, and they must be dealt with.<\/p>\n

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So why would the hacks north of the border steadfastly and staunchly refuse to ask questions, to pry or \u00a0to poke, to stir things around a bit, but above all at least acknowledge there is a story here ?<\/p>\n

There has to be a reason, and the only one that makes any sense is some kind of injunction or super injunction that prevents the media in Scotland from talking about it.<\/p>\n

On what grounds a super injunction could be granted is a little more uncertain, and of course the masonic cabal could never be certain of securing a decision through the courts, as they cannot and would not bribe or attempt to influence any lawlord.<\/p>\n

Although there may be one or two who wouldn’t need influencing…<\/p>\n

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Maybe no-one is allowed to talk about it, or allowed to talk about why they can’t talk about it.<\/p>\n

Except they can’t tell the common man not to talk about it, because that would mean they’ve talked about it. And they can’t tell all of us not to talk about it, because we’d want to know what we can’t talk about, and they can’t tell us, so they have to pretend nothing is happening.<\/p>\n

And if no-one tells you not to talk about it because they can’t talk about it, how am i to know that by talking about it , I’m breaching a rule that says I can’t talk about it.<\/p>\n

Ridiculous.<\/p>\n

Look, either there is an injunction of some kind in place or the media in Scotland are spineless goons who have betrayed the trust of their readers, viewers and listeners by not reporting a major story.<\/p>\n

Actually, it doesn’t matter what they are afraid of, but whatever it is it’s got the whole lot of them hiding under their beds hoping it’ll go away.<\/p>\n

Which it won’t, and the longer they ignore it, the more they are looking like they , as with the SFA, are also unfit for purpose.<\/p>\n

In the meantime, maybe we could ask Ladbrokes and William hill how they feel about their name being seen side by side with alleged corruption ?<\/p>\n

Won’t they demand answers ?<\/p>\n

David Williams at Ladbrokes is their head of media.<\/p>\n

\u00a0(<\/span>david.williams@ladbrokes.co.uk<\/a>) \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Over at William hill, who are the Scottish Cup sponsors, you could ask them \u00a0if they are concerned about allegations of corruption and cheating ahead of their showpiece match.<\/p>\n

Jon Ivan-Duke is your man there.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/span>jivan-duke@williamhill.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

Well, if the press aren’t doing it, we’ll have to do it ourselves.<\/p>\n

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Of late, the press are not covering themselves in glory, and the main offender is the Daily Record, once the biggest selling paper in the country, proudly independent of southern interference and concentrating on Scottish issues.<\/p>\n

It’s losing readers at a rate which can only be considered as gross negligence, and it hasn’t helped itself this week.<\/p>\n

If you thought the paper had an agenda against all things Celtic, you would probably have found enough in the last two days or so to build a pretty strong case.<\/p>\n

Remember this ?<\/p>\n

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Compare it with this, from Thursday…<\/p>\n

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Then there was the story about an insensitive Celtic, and Peter Lawwell, and safe standing… which contained out of date quotes, and implied that Celtic should not have made an announcement on the new safe standing area, as the timing , so close to the Hillsborough verdict was somehow “crass and insensitive ” .<\/p>\n

Celtic, as we know , have been working on the safe standing area for quite some time, and it was only due to season book renewals , with the new stadium map outlining the area, that anyone noticed.<\/p>\n

Of course, though, some people will only see what they want to see.<\/p>\n

The story first appeared in the Telegraph, and was picked up and jazzed up by the Record, forcing their editor, Murray Foote, to apologise.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u201cAn article which appeared on our website on Thursday May 5 headlined \u201cCeltic safe standing announcement branded \u2018insensitive\u2019 by Hillsborough campaigner\u201d stated that the club\u2019s chief executive, Peter Lawwell, had announced plans for safe standing at Celtic Park the previous day.<\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

!We would like to make clear that Celtic had announced in June 2015 that a safe standing section would be introduced at Celtic Park and that Peter Lawwell did not make any announcement regarding safe standing on 4 May as we had reported.<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cWe apologise for this error and are happy to set the record straight.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

There is no reason for any of us to buy the paper anymore, and it should be allowed to ease its way towards oblivion.<\/p>\n

It appears that it’s main rival, The Sun, has spotted a gap in the market.<\/p>\n

Remember the couple of fell good stories earlier in the week ? Celtic feel good stories ?<\/p>\n

Well, how about this today ?<\/p>\n

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Theres no point in buying these papers for their news output, but, and I may be way off the mark here, there appears to be a polarisation in editorial policy \u00a0starting to take shape. Thats if we accept there may be some sort of policy driving these brands forward.<\/p>\n

Is one paper pandering to the green half of town, having decided that the other lot aren’t worth the effort ?<\/p>\n

I wouldn’t say go out and buy these rags, but it could be funny to watch this develop.<\/p>\n

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Congratulations go to the u-20 development squad, who completed their season yesterday with a 2-1 win over Motherwell.<\/p>\n

U20 champions Celtic completed their Development League fixtures unbeaten with a 2-1 win over Motherwell on Friday.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Tommy McIntyre’s side, who clinched the title in early April, won 28 and drew four of their 32 matches, scoring 71 goals and conceding just 15.<\/em><\/p>\n

Hamilton Accies were second in the table, with last season’s winners Aberdeen in third place and St Johnstone fourth.<\/em><\/p>\n

Celtic will be presented with the U20 trophy at Sunday’s first-team game against Aberdeen at Celtic Park, which is live on Sky Sports with a 12.30pm kick-off.<\/em><\/p>\n


\n<\/span>Theres a lot going on before kick off tomorrow, so get in early.<\/p>\n

1.\u00a0<\/strong>At\u00a010:30am\u00a0<\/strong>join Lisbon Lion, Jim Craig, the Celtic Graves Society and Celtic Historian, Terry Dick for the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the original Celtic Park off Janefield Street East.<\/em><\/p>\n

2.<\/strong>\u00a0There\u2019ll be a carnival atmosphere on the Celtic Way from11:00am<\/strong>, where balloon artists, stilt walkers and juggling hoppers will be providing pre-match entertainment and even a classic Hillman Imp (a car synonymous with 1967) will be making an appearance.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

3.\u00a0<\/strong>Joining the entertainers on the Celtic Way will be our Celtic Academy coaches who\u2019ll be hosting\u00a0free street soccer coaching sessions<\/strong>\u00a0for fans of all ages to pick up some new skills.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

4.<\/strong>\u00a0We\u2019re delighted to welcome\u00a0members of the Hillsborough Justice Campaign<\/strong>\u00a0to Celtic Park on Sunday, you can show your support at\u00a012:15pm<\/strong>\u00a0as we welcome them on the pitch to reinforce the solidarity shown between Celtic and Liverpool supporters.<\/em><\/p>\n

5.<\/strong>\u00a0As always we advise that you allow enough time when travelling to the match.\u00a0London Road is currently closed to Westbound traffic<\/strong>\u00a0and a single lane heading East could cause delays on approach to the stadium. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

And the Green Brigade will be celebrating their first ten years…<\/p>\n

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Run sammy run’s satirical gem lifted the caption competition yesterday…<\/p>\n

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Here’s a picture to make you laugh, and add a comment to if you like…<\/p>\n

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The caption competition is here, a picture taken when a Scottish newspaper editor asked his staff who fancied covering the SFA cheating \u00a0story.<\/p>\n

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