Andy Walker - an extraordinary hypocrite?

[26th of foot 5,859]

Yesterday, I am sitting in the Dentists, waiting for one of my bi-annual check-ups, and am tempted by a pile of days old Daily Mails lying on the table. I pick the toppermost, it's a different time, last Tuesday and Brendan remains manager of ra Sellik. There are several back pages dedicated to fume and rage. Before Brendan was condemned to always a fraud status, he had strongly criticised Motherwell, Stephen Robinson, and young player, James Scott. They say a week is a long time in politics, doesn't compare with the hectic lives of ra Sellik supporting glitterati. They have all piled in, the usual suspects are in full synchronised fulmination mode. Where Brendan leads, they goosestep slavishly towards the reflected light from those whitened teeth.

 

Growing up in a family of Liberal Party ,members, the Daily Mail was verboten. The paper's owner, Lord Rothermere was a friend of both Benito and Adolf, and most sympathetic to Oswald Mosely. It's heartening to see my conditioning confirmed, Peter Lawwell's man in print is Stephen McGowan and he enthusiastically whips the umbrage. When the diminutive leader speaks, jump into those fully segged jackboots.

 

Andy Walker accused Motherwell of taking cheating to a different level. The incident began when James Scott played on from a throw-in after the ball had been put out of play to allow treatment for Ryan Christie. Ariyibi put the ball in the net and Brendan decreed it against the ethics of the game. Andy Walker was nonplussed, "I know that cheating happens every week in the game but this is taking it to a different level. It was extraordinary to hear such reaction from Stephen Robinson". The 'Well manager had defended his young player. Andy continued, "we've seen this once or twice in England in the last number of years in the lower leagues. I seem to remember Stevie Crawford did it for Plymouth some years ago when there was a bit of controversy in a game. Cheating has always been a part of the game, but that took it to a different level on Sunday".

 

Here is Jimmy Nicholl's memory of a Sellik v Raith Rovers League Cup tie in August'95. The game was tied at 1-1 going into time added on at the end of extra-time, penalties were on the cards. Peter Grant was down injured, the Raith keeper put the ball out of play. Sellik took the throw-in and Pierre van Hooljdonk, instead of allowing Raith to regain possession, knocked the ball down into the corner and waived his team-mates forward. Sellik pressed forward, regained the ball and Andy Walker shot towards goal, the parried ball was netted by Simon Donnelly. Raith were out and it was Andy Walker that took cheating to a different level before it had been taken to a different level. Extraordinary!

 

This week, we've had Chris Sutton being reminded of doing similar for Blackburn Rovers against Arsenal, we all remember the 1989 Scottish Cup final, when Aitken took our throw-in, and two touches later, Sellik had won the cup, and Paul McStay shoving a bottle up his jersey, after it had struck a Rapid player, ...... etc. It is truly amazing that Walker cannot recall taking cheating to a different level in a green'n'grey hooped horror of a jersey. Again, extraordinary!

[Uilleam 5,498]

My advice is to read something calming in the dentist's waiting room, not The Daily Bedlam; and certainly not the contributions of its sellik- minded sports' writers. 

 

 

[buster. 4,808]

8 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

My advice is to read something calming in the dentist's waiting room, not The Daily Bedlam; and certainly not the contributions of its sellik- minded sports' writers. 

I don't know.......is it possible that Scottish Fitbaw Hacks could generate enough hypocritical and one eyed Colin Nish to induce a rage that acts as and replaces a dental anesthectic ?

[compo 6,222]

James Sanderson was the last decent sports journalist to play his trade in Scotland. 

[Uilleam 5,498]

57 minutes ago, buster. said:

I don't know.......is it possible that Scottish Fitbaw Hacks could generate enough hypocritical and one eyed Colin Nish to induce a rage that acts as and replaces a dental anesthectic ?

Perhaps; but only in the sense that smashing one's toes with a coal hammer will divert one's attention from the toothache. (And that is touch and go, in my view.)

[buster. 4,808]

7 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

Perhaps; but only in the sense that smashing one's toes with a coal hammer will divert one's attention from the toothache. (And that is touch and go, in my view.)

What about the Hacks output driving folk to the bottle and swirling copious amounts of Whisky around their mouths 

[Uilleam 5,498]

2 minutes ago, buster. said:

What about the Hacks output driving folk to the bottle and swirling copious amounts of Whisky around their mouths 

Who need to read rasellik-minded hacks for that?

[MacK1950 2,250]

2 hours ago, 26th of foot said:

after the ball had been put out of play to allow treatment for Ryan Christie.

The same Ryan Christie got his injury,hobbled off the park and then mysteriously re-appeared on the the park for treatment,surely that is not allowed and he cheated as well.

[pete 2,499]

Look at this picture and you can clearly see the Aberdeen supporters have been photoshopped as the same people are in every part of the photo. Why? Just to put the Rangers supporter in a bad light?

 

[Scott7 5,242]

I disagree that Walker is an extraordinary hypocrite. There plenty the same as he.