Celtic Banter Archive February 09 2015

09 Feb 2015 22:06:50
Evening Ed & all, seen highlights of the sevco game, that is TWO weeks in a row on live TV that McGregor has elbowed AND stamped on an opponent involving THREE different players!

An ex player commentating on the match said " that's nasty"! (hinting it was intentional on Griffiths)

The last old firm game 3 years ago you could see Mulgrew motion @ him at full time about his "usage" of the elbow

Am being serious here how is he getting away with it? are the authorities letting him away with it because every day there a worse headline for them, given recent history/current situ are they scared of getting accused of "picking" on them or having an agenda/bias against them?

I don't think its a case of the authorities running scared of the Newco, Sevco or what ever name they have . Because of their traditional close ties where it is a Rangers man yesterday and tomorrow it's a Senior figure in the running of Scotland's football. It is more a case of running hand in hand to maintain their old odium, what is good for the Govan club is good for Scottish Football and vice versae what is good for Scottish Football is good for the Govan club.

09 Feb 2015 22:58:00
I can't believe he has got away with it so many times. What he is doing is dangerous and could result in someone getting there neck broken. The authorities need to sort it out now.

That's right ac & stamping on people ffs! only a matter of time till someone gets hurt

It was mcculloch

Sorry a meant McCulloch

What about the flying kick on the hearts player by the livi player, and not even a booking, what kind of training do these refs get?

He undoubtedly will be put out to pasture come next year or promoted to coaching newoco or killie . cringe. Better off at the UFC academy were his skill set would be legal and of use!
Same old story of elbows being protected and his victims and I mean victims left bruised or worse. He is finished any road and the pitches of Scotland will be a safer and better place when he goes

Aindoh. We know the type of training Scottish referees get and more important we know that they all use the same methods of refereeing to get to the top of their profession. A pro person bias along with an anti Celtic bias and you are on the way to the top.

10 Feb 2015 02:06:50
The issue with Scottish referees is two fold the training and the recruitment. I was a referee and I also played football for years before trying my hand at refereeing. I genuinely believe there is no bias in about 90% of referees in Scotland but their training is abysmal it focus' completely on fitness with very little interpretation work the referee test for Scotland has a fitness test 25% greater than the rest of Europe. The issue is most of the guys who become referees have no real on field experience. Most of them are pretty crap at football and may love watching it on the telly but never played at a decent level so can't really read a game or a player. Recruitment is an utter joke they want Young boys leaving school they can mould into robots if you start refereeing over the age of 25 you have no real prospect of becoming a grade 1 referee. Ridiculous as surely you need the experience of being I that field. Oh and finally the biggest problem is making your decision convincing and professional. They would rather a wrong decision looked good than a correct decision was messy. Hene the Dougie MacDonald issue a few years ago the issue was the mess it the decision. All he was trying to do was sell the decision the way the association want. And believe me the referee association is not the SFA totally independent and controlled independently. I loved refereeing and thought I was rather good sadly in injured now but used to love doing the Sunday league and a bit of junior

Hope you get back to it Thommobhoy

Thommobhoy . Nobody is doubting you that there is no bias within 90% of the referees in Scotland . I would go as far as saying that their isn't a bias bone in their body or a bias thought in the minds of the 90% who referee in Scotland . They all do their best to referee as honest and as capable as they can . Unfortunately it is the 10% some of whom have flourished and have got to Grade 1 referees by been biased and partial. It is from within this 10% that the referees are appointed to referee Rangers/newco games, many even in the bottom division . Their performance as biased towards the Govan club has got promotion to International and UEFA level. The bias amongst the 10% of referee towards Newco is replicated by their anti Celtic bias .

09 Feb 2015 17:36:02
I don't like talk about the treble. Our manager shouldn't be talking about it. Johansen shouldn't be talking about it, at least not publicly anyway.
It doesn't bode well when people talk about this stuff as if its definitely going to happen. Talk about it freely when we have the league cup and the league title won and we're 3-0 up in the final of the Scottish cup with 2 minutes to play.
Until then: "ssssshhhh please"

Exactly, it's way too dodgy to be talking about it just now. A tricky away tie in the Scottish Cup and a final at hampden still to be played. Entirely focused on those games just now, please and thanks.

C'mon guys, none of them has said we will win it just we want/ can do it! Surely nothing wrong with that?

My thinking is that's its good to think positive and there's nothing wrong in being ambitious in wanting the treble.with the pool of players we have even without the two ex Dundee utd bhoys the celtic players are capable of delivering it and if they do given the draws they've had in the cup it would be thoroughly deserved.

Yes GJ, I know what you're saying. The talk, especially when coming from the manager/player just talks it up a bit too much for my liking because it gets everyone saying it.

The way I see it is if manager and players are comfortable talking about it, it shows the confidence within the team which is all good. I enjoy talk of the treble, just a good feeling knowing that there is still a lot to play for this season.

We had serious complaints about the previous management not paying enough attention to domestic cup competitions . Now when our manager and some of our players are talking up the importance of the three domestic competitions we have people unhappy . Why?
Can the management win, surely by talking up the importance of the treble we have a better chance of winning it.

09 Feb 2015 15:12:36
The Scottish Cup draw is more fixed than WWE.
Drawn away again! The odds on this happening every single time must be higher than winning the lotto?
The revenue lost is also a factor.

Just watched the draw on S(evco)TV sport and if you check the guy's face he definitely knew it was Celtic in the ball.

As we have been drawn away again, does anyone know say in the last 5 seasons this has happened.killy.

Jungle I didn't see the draw mate but the way it's in print I'm assuming celtic were the last team out so the guy wouldve know it was celtic. I maybe wrong as I didn't see the draw just guessing. Or do you already know that and your just at the wind up to add to the old conspiracy theory. Ha ha.

Aye Scotland's own dart champion was warned not to lift the hot ball at the top " double tops" until the last or the heat may have affected his throwing action .
Nothing sinister of course .