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6 hours ago, Bluedell said:

Of course they would get away with it. Celtic fans have had hun banners with no action taken.

You make a very good and convincing point BD! I think my optimism is misplaced on this subject?

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9 hours ago, cooponthewing said:

You make a very good and convincing point BD! I think my optimism is misplaced on this subject?

To say that we'd be the only club targeted by SL is over-egging the pudding.

 

As it stands, clubs don't want it and that includes both sides of the OF. 

A watered down version is as far as the footballing governing bodies would go (unless, perhaps there was a serious incident with serious consequences).

Generally, if CCTV is improved and offending individuals are dealt with by the CJS then that is as much as can be done regards the recent object throwing (which incidentally is nothing new).

 

PQ know this but keeping it at the top of the show is probably as much aimed at the politicians as the football authorities.

 

IMO the main reason it's being heavily pushed by PQ because they want to see Rangers targeted and materially punished for sectarian singing.

 

If you listen to what Michael Stewart says on the Monday night Sportsound about 'tens of thousands of fans/sectarian singing' in connection with SL*  and also a clip of Chris McLaughlin interviewing a Dutch journalist (on his twitter feed) where the message is 'punish the clubs' **........I think you get an idea where PQ want this debate/focus to go.

 

Thereafter you'd have another debate on what is sectarian or not and guess how that discussion would go.

 

Note that the debate on PQ and the constant use of sectarian  opposed to offensive.

 

 

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https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p075wpps

 

 

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11 hours ago, Tannochsidebear said:

The biggest difference between strict liability and the recently repealed offensive behaviour act is that the one they didn’t like was the law and the courts & PF generally didn’t discriminate. Strict liability will be run by the scum for the scum within football, so can be as biased as the compliance officer is and only see/hear/scrutinise what Radio Scotland/Sportscene/Daily Rhebel push for punishment, and ignore anything done by green brigade and the like.

Correct. Absolutely spot on. 

 

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Oh, and the Motherwell fan who lobbed the cigarette lighter at Tavenier was wearing a Rangers' bunnet. 

Somewhat confusing for Strict Liability, in the real world. In Scottish  Fitba'.....Rangers responsible for possibly bi-polar fan's behaviour. 

 

Motherwell, to be fair to it, has fingered the cretin as one of theirs. 

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59 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

Oh, and the Motherwell fan who lobbed the cigarette lighter at Tavenier was wearing a Rangers' bunnet. 

Somewhat confusing for Strict Liability, in the real world. In Scottish  Fitba'.....Rangers responsible for possibly bi-polar fan's behaviour. 

 

Motherwell, to be fair to it, has fingered the cretin as one of theirs. 

Motherwell's quick action has shown the direction that clubs need to be going.

Quick and decisive action is more than enough.

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PQ Jottings.

 

1.

 

The PQ Gang Hut has been the usual hive of self interested activity this last month. It should not go unremarked.

 

The new Beeb Scotland second TV channel has launched and after the initial come on such as Tutti Frutti, it is settling down to a regular schedule. DrStu' was a heavy promoter of the then upcoming channel, praising the talent it was attracting(DrStu' thought the new News Editor, James Cook was worthy of particular praise) and, enthusiastically anticipating the outlook to be provided by the new news coverage. All to be expected of a new, modern Scotland.

 

Another staple of the second channel is football. We are provided with live coverage of a Championship match each Friday evening. During Rangers four seasons in the lower divisions, DrStu' was a loud and constant complainer of PQ providing any coverage. He opined as to the national broadcaster devoting any time or energy to a lower league club, the focus should remain on the top tier.

 

DrStu' has changed his tune, he tells of how much he enjoys the exposure being awarded to teams, "in Scotland's most competitive league". Let's be honest, the presentation has had teething problems, at best it's shambolic. You would expect the uber professional that is DrStu' to inject some objective reality; ah mean he never stops telling us of the many important decisions he had to take whilst managing aspects of Channel 4. Last week's match was Ross County against Dundee United, a dozen minutes of the 15 minute half-time break was taken up by broadcasting a mini-documentary on Victorian Scots pioneers taking football to South America. What new modern Scotland expects and what it receives was right there in those dozen minutes. The Presenter was 67 year old DrStu', stone facedly narrating over a dozen black and white photos. I wonder if the production company was connected to DrStu'?

 

There you have it, dearly held principles can be flipped if the constantly grasping aspirational DrStu' is assured he can dip another finger into another revenue stream emanating from the PQ Gang Hut.

 

 2.

 

As discussed above, Sunday was a Dandy Don/Yahoo sound fest on Radio Shortbread. At the beginning of the second half, Liam McLeod was bemoaning the plight of his favourites missing Graeme Shinnie through suspension. It was a theme he returned to on a few occasions as the second period progressed. He explained it was unfair on Aberdeen. They were having to field a teenage midfield pairing of Dean Campbell and Lewis Ferguson because Aberdeen had had to play five matches over three rounds. Replays against Stenny and Rangers had done for the Dandies. He concluded the SFA must look at this and change the sanctions for teams in Aberdeen's position in future. Pat Bonner agreed.

 

There is another self interest theme developing, Liam's fellow Big Dandy, Big Dick was broadcasting similar thoughts from inside the PQ Gang Hut on the evening of the Rangers - Aberdeen Scottish Cup quarter-final. Big Dick was apoplectic that the referee had cautioned eight Dandies that night. Again, a theme he returned to on a number of occasions. It morphed into, "eight Aberdeen players booked, then the ref' relented and booked three Rangers players". When speaking to Wullie Miller after the game he concluded, "surprised eight Aberdeen players have been booked, Graeme Shinnie is out of the semi-final; on another night with another ref, that would have seen three or four of those players not booked"? Wullie agreed.

 

As a BBC License fee paying Rangers supporter, can I add? Rangers had also played five matches over three rounds, and I did not hear anyone at Beeb Scotland asking the SFA to change the rules, particularly reference Alfredo Morelos. Further, on another evening from a Rangers supporters' point of view, the Referee should have sent off at least two Aberdeen players. But then, neither Pat or Wullie would agree with me; the Gang Hut would not allow it.

 

3.

 

Just a query?

 

Michael Stewart or DrStu', which one goes for the fullest full throated consummation of Humza Yousaf's cheesy cock?

 

In a week where Humza is demanding clubs show him their plans to deal with continuing fans' misbehaviour, both Michael and DrStu' say nothing; well in Michael's case, nothing of substance. Everybody else would retort with demanding Humza show us a valid car insurance certificate, and not accept any misogynistic excuse blaming the ex-wife. DrStu' or Michael, who will get up off their knees first?

 

 

 

 

 

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