cooponthewing 1,139 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Ian does a great job in trawling the print tabloids for their guff but whenever I see someone with a paper now I just sigh. They look like a historical artefact who belong in a musesm. Print journalism is dead and they don’t give a monkeys anymore. Anyone can print anything that is controversial or derogatory towards us and get well paid for it. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 17 hours ago, 917 said: Seems to me a clear conflict of interest though, and one the wider non-Rangers supporting public won’t be aware of. People in positions of authority have to not just be clean, but be seen to be clean, ie. there should be no question of any conflict of interest. Now if I was in that position, I would be wary of penalising Celtic because if Lawwell pulled the plug on their contract, well I wouldn’t be too popular with my bosses.. It is only a conflict of interest if she is working on the Celtic account. If she isn't working on their account then there is no conflict of interest. If we had conflicts of interest everytime an employee of a company worked on something else then we would hardly ever have any volunteer workforce. To me, she has no conflict of interest. Simply working for the lawyers of one club is not a conflict of interest - she would have to be working on the Celtic account for that to be the case. We have a better chance of proving conflict of interest if we scour her background for Celtic affiliations.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 13 hours ago, ian1964 said: ABOUT TIME Aberdeen hero Shearer is delighted that Rangers keeper McGregor got banned DUNCAN SHEARER is delighted Allan McGregor got banned for his straight-leg lunge on Aberdeen kid Lewis Ferguson. Former Aberdeen and Scotland striker Shearer believes keepers can be as out of order as any outfield player — and get away with it too often. Shearer watched last week’s bad-tempered Aberdeen v Rangers clash, and he feared top prospect Ferguson had suffered a horror leg injury following McGregor’s tackle. Shearer was left outraged by McGregor’s challenge. He said: “I saw the incident and McGregor came out at Ferguson straight-legged. “No keeper ever came out like that with me in my career. Goalies always come out side-on. My opinion is McGregor knew exactly what he was doing. “Andy Walker called it like that too on Sky Sports, and I immediately agreed with him. “Players who have been around, and have been involved in things like that, can see such situations and instinctively realise what’s happened. “McGregor got away with a couple before, particularly the incident with Kristoffer Ajer at Parkhead. Maybe the beaks are getting a bit fed-up with it. “I also think there’s a weariness over constant appeals. "Now they have acted decisively by banning McGregor, and I think they are 100 per-cent correct with this one. “Ferguson’s lucky he was wearing shinpads. Otherwise it could have been really serious for him. “It makes you wonder how bad it would have been if the boy’s leg had been planted on the ground when McGregor came through him. “I watched Gary McAllister talk about the incident later, and I sympathised with him in terms of it being difficult to be critical of a Rangers player. “I know Gary and respect him. But he can’t tell me that wasn’t a straight-legged tackle halfway up Ferguson’s leg. “McGregor knew what he was doing, I’m in no doubt about that. Any good young footballers watching, now they definitely realise why you wear shinpads. “I thought it was a nasty challenge straight away. I know soon after it Ferguson left a bit on McGregor. “I appreciate that isn’t on, because goalies do need some protection. They are often diving at opponents’ feet, and putting their head into dangerous areas. “Few people can forget what happened to Jim Leighton minutes into the Scottish Cup Final back in 2000. “But there was real irony watching McGregor complaining about Ferguson’s late challenge. I was amazed he was whingeing. “He was screaming and moaning about it — yet just minutes before he was more than happy to dish it out? "I’m old school with the opinion that if you give it out then you have got to take it back. “Look at Scott Brown at Celtic. He gives it out and gets it back — and he gets on with it. “In my playing days I got whacked plenty of times by keepers coming out for the ball. “Sometimes they would use a high ball as an excuse to punch you on the back of the head, claiming later they had simply misjudged their effort to clear. “There were also countless times for me I would get a knee in the back at a cross. “In a way it’s all part of the game. If I went up for a ball there were moments when you braced yourself to get hit. “But there are other moments when a line is definitely crossed, and that’s how I saw McGregor’s challenge on Ferguson. “McGregor’s got what he deserved. "He’s a brilliant keeper for Rangers and Scotland, but NO player should be allowed to get away with that kind of nasty challenge. “Keepers can be as sly as anyone else on the pitch. Why should they be treated any differently when it comes to disciplinary matters? “Peter Schmeichel at Manchester United was the biggest bawler and moaner. “I think a lot of it with him was about trying to intimidate strikers in particular — make them wary about coming anywhere near him. “I never wanted to go in for a challenge with a keeper with my studs raised. “I wasn’t an angel on the pitch, I stuck up for myself like any player should. But I wasn’t in the business of trying to hurt anyone. “Keepers can be over-protected at times. It’s a physical game, and they should expect to be challenged within reason.” https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/sport/football/3875744/aberdeen-duncan-shearer-rangers-allan-mcgregor-banned/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1550097238 Did Duncan Shearer opine on the subsequent stamp in the groin to Mcgregor that Ferguson made ? Is he OK with that ? Biased wanker. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 13 hours ago, MacK1950 said: All I can say regarding this is that I hope ALL keepers will be punished in same manner should they transgress and that McGregor is not made the scapegoat. Don't hold your breath 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,217 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, craig said: It is only a conflict of interest if she is working on the Celtic account. If she isn't working on their account then there is no conflict of interest. If we had conflicts of interest everytime an employee of a company worked on something else then we would hardly ever have any volunteer workforce. To me, she has no conflict of interest. Simply working for the lawyers of one club is not a conflict of interest - she would have to be working on the Celtic account for that to be the case. We have a better chance of proving conflict of interest if we scour her background for Celtic affiliations.... It does defy belief though that despite pretty clear evidence, one club seemingly escapes punishment while we get such - at least contentious - decisions not in our favour - with no more or less better evidence at hand. If you look at the stats with regard to the punishments given to us and others, how come that one club with serial offenders like Brown always goes Scot-free? Not least with the facts at hand. Going "sectarian", how come all three COs are RCs in a country that has an average of 19% Catholics? How come that they come from a background that is in one way or another Celtic-related? That in itself should at least raise some concerns. Edited February 14, 2019 by der Berliner 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 I wonder what support Aberdeen fans will give to Lewis Ferguson when he signs for Rangers? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,226 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Just now, Bill said: I wonder what support Aberdeen fans will give to Lewis Ferguson when he signs for Rangers? He's not that good. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 minutes ago, MacK1950 said: He's not that good. We'll see ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacK1950 2,226 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, Bill said: We'll see ? Who would he replace McCrorie,Arfield,Jack,Dorrans,etc. I think not. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,195 Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 1 hour ago, der Berliner said: It does defy belief though that despite pretty clear evidence, one club seemingly escapes punishment while we get such - at least contentious - decisions not in our favour - with no more or less better evidence at hand. If you look at the stats with regard to the punishments given to us and others, how come that one club with serial offenders like Brown always goes Scot-free? Not least with the facts at hand. Going "sectarian", how come all three COs are RCs in a country that has an average of 19% Catholics? How come that they come from a background that is in one way or another Celtic-related? That in itself should at least raise some concerns. None of the above proves conflict of interest. I'm not disagreeing with what you say - but none of it shows conflict of interest. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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