Leggat - SFA Accuse Of Lennon Verdict Stitch Up

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SCOTTISH FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION lawyer, Vincent Lunny and Neil Lennonâ??s Queenâ??s Counsel, Derek Ogg have been accused of coming to a private agreement over the charges the Celtic manager faced for being red carded at Ibrox.

 

 

And the amazing allegations being aimed at a senior and highly respected member of the Bar, Ogg QC and the SFAâ??s lawyer Lunny, is that they cut a deal over the Lennon charges.

 

 

That these two extremely senior legal figures, did not allow the evidence of the offences Lennon was charged with committing during the last Old Firm game, to be put before the SFAâ??s Judicial Panel.

 

 

If these outrageous claims can be proven to be true, then any such alleged stitch up entered into by lawyer Lunny may be seen by some to have been done by him in order to get Lennon a lighter sentence.

 

 

As it was, there was an astonishing precedent created when the SFA Judicial Panel ruled that being sent from the technical area â?? the managerial and coaching equivalent of a red card, - warranted NO punishment.

 

 

That not being able to take part in the second half of the match was punishment enough for Neil Lennon.

 

 

And according to what is claimed, the Judicial Panel were NOT allowed hear from the witnesses, referee Calum Murray, the two linesmen, though fourth official, Iain Brines, who is a senior police officer and well used to giving evidence under oath, did give evidence.

 

I believe the phrase he used to describe what Lennon said was, industrial language, which I believe translates as swearing.

 

 

If true, it throws into confusion the whole raft of new disciplinary procedures put in place by the SFA of Stewart Regan and his pal and fellow Hampden boardroom member, Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell, on the advice of Celtic and Lennonâ??s former QC, the late Paul McBride.

 

 

So who is making these allegations? Who is it who appears to have questioned the integrity of the Scottish Football Associationâ??s Compliance Officer, Vincent Lunny.

 

 

Who is it who appears to be defaming the late Paul McBride QCâ??s close friend and colleague, a man who has spent the last few weeks at the centre of a major murder trial, Derek Ogg QC?

 

 

Who is it who is claiming the whole thing has been a major result for Neil Lennon?

 

 

Step forward our old friendâ?¦.

 

 

MATT McGLONE!

 

 

Yesterday, when I mentioned McGloneâ??s name in connection with Alex Thomson, the prancing poltroon of a poseur from Channel Four News, I promised there would be more on him.

 

 

SOON!

 

 

Well here it is.

 

 

And it proves just how well connected Matt McGlone, publisher of the Celtic fanzine, the Alternative View â?? headquarters Mail Box 491, 355, Byres Rd, Glasgow, G12, 8QZ â?? actually is.

 

 

The question though is, where is he so well connected to be able to claim he knows what went on at Neil Lennonâ??s hearing before the Scottish Football Associationâ??s anonymous three-man Judicial Panel?

 

 

Is he well connected inside Parkhead?

 

 

Or is Matt McGlone well connected inside Hampden? Inside the Scottish Football Association of Stewart Regan and his boardroom pal, Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell?

 

 

McGlone certainly responded quickly to any inside info he was leaked about what went on when Neil Lennon faced the SFA court. In fact, McGlone, who took to Twitter to relay what he claimed was his exclusive news, was even moved to boast how he had bested all other media outlets in terms of speed and detail.

 

 

And it was the detail which was astonishing.

 

 

To start with Matt McGlone Tweeted :�The verdict was a major result for Neil. No sentence on the Ibrox tunnel incident, a petty two game ban handed down for Cup Final comments.�

 

 

Minutes later McGlone Tweeted again, this time claiming: â??Vincent Lunny, the SFA man, took Lennyâ??s QC Derek Ogg outside of the bodyâ??s hearing to sort it out, such was the mess about to break for the SFA.â?

 

 

A few minutes later and McGlone could contain himself no longer, Tweeting: â??Vincent Lunny avoided a major embarrassment for the SFA, coming to a deal with Derek Ogg, avoiding a bigger crisis. A major result for Neil.â?

 

 

Whether or not the Scottish Football Association lawyer, Vincent Lunny believes he has been defamed by Matt McGlone is a matter he is better qualified to judge than I. And Derek Ogg QC is possibly even more able to form a view on that matter.

 

 

As for referee, Calum Murray? As for his two linesmen? As for the fourth official, Iain Brines, himself a police officer?

 

 

If the allegations Matt McGlone has made are true then the officials are left believing the man who is meant to prosecute the offender â?? in this case Neil Lennon â?? on their behalf, SFA lawyer Lunny, has no faith in their evidence.

 

 

If that is the case then the whole system is on the brink of collapse with many people perhaps taking the view lawyer Lunny, acting on behalf of his paymaster, Celtic chief executive, Peter Lawwell, who is also an SFA Director who sits in the Hampden boardroom with his good chum, SFA chief executive, Stewart Regan, is compromised if Matt McGloneâ??s allegations have any foundation in fact.

 

 

Of course, if what McGlone alleges is mere Tommy Rot, then no doubt lawyer Lunny and Ogg QC will seek to defend their professional integrity and reputation by demanding he prove it.

 

 

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AND.......

 

 

Tomorrow.......

 

 

How Stewart Regan and his Scottish Football Association have KILLED Scottish football.