Pacific Quay Musings?

[BlackSocksRedTops 3,473]

I was busy yesterday so I watched most of the game but also had to listen to the game via BBC Scotland whilst in the car doing errands. Willie Miller was keen to promote the narrative of "Will Stevie G be happy with how slow Rangers have been?" Eh? Little did he mention the time wasting, fouls and general niggly play from Aberdeen to deliberately slow the game down to their level. They were bloody awful

[buster. 4,808]

Sportsound Podcast from Monday night show

 

Last week they simply omitted to talk about our win in Edinburgh and the new approach from SG&Co.

 

This week

Our performance level : not mentioned

Two penalty decisions : Main focus

Incorrect Offside : not mentioned

 

#editorial_Joke

 

 

 

 

[Gaffer 1,665]

@26th of foot puts himself through the torture of watching/listening to that nonsense so we don't have to.  I really appreciate those who take the time to watch and then record the level of bias against our club, but at what point do we just stop?  Given all the available and reliable online materials relating to our club, why put yourself through the suffering?  I appreciate some of us pay our licence fee and deserve better, but the BBC does offer a program like Line of Duty so I don't get too upset about the value I receive. ?

 

Our own little localised cancerous and insular sub division (BBC Scotland) is an irrelevance to me and that feeling is shared with thousands of others these days.  The current crop of youngsters don't recognise the BBC as being of any significance and it'll die off fairly soon.  The younger generation will have no need for it and it'll become a key political topic soon.  Then it'll require alternative funding, and it'll subsequently die off thankfully.

[pete 2,499]

2 hours ago, buster. said:

Sportsound Podcast from Monday night show

 

Last week they simply omitted to talk about our win in Edinburgh and the new approach from SG&Co.

 

This week

Our performance level : not mentioned

Two penalty decisions : Main focus

Incorrect Offside : not mentioned

 

#editorial_Joke

 

 

 

 

I am not buying the offside decision. every linesman in the world would have given it. If we are basing their bias on that decision then it is a very thin case.

[buster. 4,808]

3 hours ago, pete said:

I am not buying the offside decision. every linesman in the world would have given it. If we are basing their bias on that decision then it is a very thin case.

Fair enough Pete but that isn't really the point  (perhaps I should have used debatable offside).

 

The point being they didn't even mention it. In this case, a decision that determines goal or no goal opposed to what they did talk about, which was two penalties.

 

To be complete they did harp on about second yellow (red) to Considine, apparently it wasn't....

and Defoe's clash with Keeper which surprisingly Mr.Bio Mechanic judged not to be worthy of a citacion.

 

Given that a rumour I heard on ra grapevine alleged that Claire Whyte was actually Michael Stewart in drag , that probably means JD is ok for the Hibs game, hamstring permitting.

 

Edited April 30, 2019 by buster.

[StuGers 477]

22 hours ago, pete said:

I am not buying the offside decision. every linesman in the world would have given it. If we are basing their bias on that decision then it is a very thin case.

But it was a decision that was clearly wrong? If it was the other way round, and Aberdeen had scored, do you think it would have received the lack of interest.

[der Berliner 3,234]

... that, and methinks in the first half Ball also was hit by the ball on the arm in the area, which I have seen given. Interestzing to ee how often the SPFL repeats certain incidents, the missed chance by Defoe 1.20 mins in for example, where you see that the ball comes off an Aberdeen player rather early.

 

BTW, while they miss out on certain things, the SPFL highlights usually are rather balanced, perhaps pending on the editor of the day.

 

 

[buster. 4,808]

 

 

Worth clicking on the long conversation that follows this tweet.

Edited May 2, 2019 by buster.

[26th of foot 5,827]

Comparisons?

 

Remember the day Steven Gerrard was revealed as the next Rangers Manager? BBC Scotland's Chief Sports Correspondent, Chris McLaughlin remembers it well, he stood on the grassy knoll at the edge of the Hinshelwood waste ground, as the national media passed him by. The club had withdrawn his press privileges three years previously, after he broadcast a match report of a 2-6 Rangers victory at Easter Road in the Petrofac Cup, leading with, "Police have arrested four supporters from the away section and charged them with alleged sectarian chanting". Chris did social media then, and he justified his leading and including this fact in a match report, by stating he always spoke to the Match Commander before broadcasting.

 

There is a direct comparison because a few weeks later, Christopher's favourite football team was playing at Pittodrie. Those watching endured the usual IRA karaoke, and waited on Chris to provide his match report on national radio. It contained no mention of sectarian chanting and no arrests. Bears engaged with Chris on social media, reminding him of his claim he always spoke to the Match Commander. Chris assured all he had spoken to the appropriate police officer, and their were no arrests for sectarian chanting. Imagine our surprise when the Aberdeen Press and Journal revealed the next morning, that six supporters from the away section had been arrested for alleged sectarian chanting?

 

Back to the grassy knoll, Chris determined to get an angle on Gerrard's signing that other media sources had not pursued. He found someone who played at Rangers and shared the pitch with Gerrard as a teammate. He passed the interview on to Phil Goodlad and the Shetlander addressed Charlie Adam. It was pre-recorded and hail-hailed by the usual PQ Gang Hut suspects as a must listen. Charlie concluded Gerrard had made decent signings and had enough man management skills to secure second, comfortably. The occupants of the Gang Hut did NOT agree with that particular conclusion. Big Dick, Wullie Miller, Tom English, and Allan Preston were having none of it. A comfortable cooing ensued as Tom English pronounced, "the Scottish game has changed since Charlie left, he is out of touch, his conclusion is arrogant". Wullie Miller delivered the coup de gras, "Rangers have always been arrogant".

 

The season progressed and the first half was a blur of games. Our league and league cup fixtures were regularly interspersed with a 14 game Europa Cup run. PQ's focus was our defeat to Aberdeen in the semi-final of the league cup, Umar Sadiq produced much hilarity and we were reminded he was a Gerrard signing. The league cup final had Liam McLeod purring that normal service had been resumed as Scotland's best two teams in the last several seasons, were once again contesting the trophy.

 

The end of March saw the last rites being administered to Strict Liability, as Dolly sectarianly abused Gerrard at Ibrox. Songs about the Ibrox Disaster and the engraving in two foot high letters, 'HaHa 66' on the Rangers team coach in an Aberdeen Hotel car park; ran contrary to Wullie Miller's Sunday newspaper empathetic claim, like Steve Clarke he was happy to leave Glasgow as a teenager, "there is no bile in Aberdeen". Now, the Gang Hut will NOT discuss bilious Aberdeen, but they realised an interference must be run on strong claims for strict liability.

 

The beginning of April  saw a return to that question, 'has Gerrard improved Rangers'? The spectrum of answers from the Gang Hut was narrow, some reckoned on a marginal improvement, others offered Gerrard's Rangers were not challenging for the title and would be fortunate to finish ahead of both the Dons and Killie. Fairs fair, and I must mention Billy Dodds EBT and Stephen Thompson EBT. Both mentioned our 14 game Europa Cup run compared to last season's two game calamity against Progres. Obviously, it was a three line whip across PQ, because even the very new, 'View from the Terrace' on BBC Scotland's second channel discussed it and Craig Fowler supported the preferred conclusion.

 

Last Sunday, Big Dick, Liam McLeod, Wullie Miller, and Neil McCann gather inside the Gang Hut to watch Sky's coverage of the Rangers v Aberdeen league fixture. There has been six sports desks leading up to the game. They are unremitting in their presentation on every hour, "Celtic can secure their eighth consecutive league title today if Rangers sill any points in today's match. Aberdeen have already defeated Rangers on each of their three visits to Glasgow". I presume the PQ take is that Rangers supporters do not have aspirations? All season, it is never what we could win, always what we can lose.

 

Reporting on the game was more of the same, Both penalties were dubious, Tav's offside/on side not discussed, and Big Dick wanted Defoe cited. Sportscene's Michael Stewart found the penalties laughable and Katic should be embarrassed. They showed Tav' on side but did not discuss it. You won't be surprised to hear, the Sportsound question had changed, 'has Neil improved Celtic'? Big Dick read out the comparing stats, and the panel concluded Neil had bettered Brendan. Just for the record, it appears Charlie Adam's view was legitimate; but Big Dick did not consult the league tables to provide the necessary comparison.

 

This Saturday, the cloth eared Chris McLaughlin will be at Pittodrie and will reveal in a bilious manner, what kit Derek prefers when playing away! Charlie Adam can get tae fcuk.

[craig 5,195]

I hope the consensus at Parkhead is that Lennon has improved Celtic - I hope they keep him as I believe SG will have his number next year if it is Lennon vs Gerrard in the dugout.