In life, you have to appreciate when lady luck smiles on you.
Therefore, I can only imagine the sense of relief that senior functionaries at Ibrox experienced when they heard that the basket of assets was only being charged on fireworks for the recent Feyenoord match.
A well-placed source reached out to me yesterday to tell me that in the immediate aftermath of the game in Rotterdam the Sevco High Command were feeling rather crushed.
The unrestrained nature of the klan karaoke that night in De Kuip meant that the chaps from the Blue Room thought that a serious sanction from UEFA was inevitable.
Moreover, I learned today that the travelling Sevco security team were well aware that the traditional song sheet had been referenced throughout the game by their fans.
This issue then appears to be one of difficulty with evidence gathering.
Firstly, the UEFA match delegate was from Bulgaria.
Therefore, his grasp of the klan repertoire was probably non-existent.
I understand that a FARE delegate was also at the match.
Consequently, the only reasonable explanation for this lucky escape is that the ambient noise within De Kuip during the match did the basket of assets a real solid.
Smartphones do not have directional microphones.
Of course, the Ibrox klanbase believe that they have a birthright to indulge in their preferred variety of racist abuse.
So, Sevco were undoubtedly lucky in Rotterdam.
However, while the klan remains unreconstructed the basket of assets will have to be lucky always.
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The Bible doesn’t actually mention the Catholic Church but Christ obviously wished it to be universal (catholic with a small c) when he told Peter (first Pope, if you like) that he would be the rock on which to build His Church.
It’s not all that difficult to work out.
By the way, I totally respect everyone’s belief . Whether it is fairies, ghosts or throwing flowers into the Yangtse river. I also admire organisations like the Salvation Army and give regularly to their food banks, etc.,
And so, I ask you, please respect my beliefs without any sarcasm or anger.
I don’t get myself into a temper if someone claims to be an atheist, humanist or even a silent farter.
I just let them get on with it but try to remember to steer clear of the latter.
Aye, oh dear right enough!
It doesn’t matter how many “oh dears”, it doesn’t alter the fact that Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus is, as some would say, non-negotiable. 😇
Celtic played their got out of jail card last night. A poor display but 3 points nevertheless.
Hopefully back to full strength on Sunday and a resounding victory would see a badly wounded Rangers in full retreat to Govan.
Can we invite FARE to Hampden on Sunday? Or are they only concerned with Europa matches?
BBC1 News at Ten tonight had the head of UEFA on interview proclaiming racism was becoming worse at football matches not better.
I found the zero charges on racism/sectarianism against Rangers II by UEFA as surprising to say the least.
UEFA smacks of duplicity and favouritism.
So KLAN luck ran out tonight with the ref denying them their courtesy penalty. Wee coco at IN is wanting his glorious manager bagged . This wee guy is something else .
Completely off topic, but back top thanks to captain marvel. The tribute act now have to play four other top six sides, three away from home, in their remaining league fixtures before the split. If we can win ALL our games in the same period the wheels could start coming off their bus very quickly. It could be a sad, cold Christmas down Govan direction.
A nice buffer of 5-6 points before Christmas (and the 29th) would make for a very jolly time in this household.
I think those on the continent don’t have a grasp of the tunes(sic)in de orks repertoire, but those in hampden park certainly do, probably word for word, but choose to sit on their hands..
…And hum along and tap their feet
You forgot that bit!
Hope the guy in question takes Botany Boys advice!!
It’s embarrassing that UEFA never followed through with the closure of the stadium. But it’s even more embarrassing that the SFA have sat back and watched and listened to their songs and totally ignore it all . So as long as UEFA and the SFA go hand in hand on this the KLAN and the BENNY’S will continue spew their hatred at us and probably escalate it more by singing and displaying offensive banners .
What does bennys stand for?
Cant figure it out.
It’s after a stupid thick character from the TV soap opera,”Crossroads”.
Is it supposed to be funny ?
Tell Scudger, Steven, Stevie that his patter is boring, rank rotten, and spoils Phils articles….
Phil, I m sure you redcarded him months ago…
I’m not being funny Tony but you seem to have took the nip you sound like a hun with your bitterness . Phil uses the word KLAN to describe them nothing is said on this when describing sevco .Is it ok with you to call them sevco I dont want to upset you . At the end of the day Tony I only want to be your friend . And remember a stranger is only a friend that I have never met before .
Red-carded who??…
He was the guy that was a wee bit slow on the uptake of things in a TV series called Crossroads hence sevco fans with chancer after chancer taking over their club promising them the moon and they believe it . They have a chairman there who has run up debts of almost 50 million quid which was not there before he took over and they continue to praise him and his board . Are they dense or what .
They are not Bennys. They’re huns
the thing about relying on luck is that luck always run out eventually.
Hard not to wonder if UEFA didn’t have it suggested to them that they would not want to be the organisation that killed Rangers II. Paranoid? History has taught us…..
They’re obviously LUCKY as well that no one in any position of power in UEFA, with any grasp of English, managed to catch ten minutes of the game on television.
Any ten minutes of it.
Phil, would you know…
Formally
Is the UEFA disciplinary process completed ‘in isolation’ of the accused club’s national F.A.?
i.e. is any punishment purely based on the evidence provided by match officials/observers?
Informally
Would an accused club’s national F.A. be entertained at all – if they wanted to make an intervention and provide ‘supplementary information’ before a club punishment is decided?
Asking for a friend… 🙂
Could the clown waving the big yellow flag with The Pope’s XI emblazoned on it, seen most recently at the Rennes and Ross County matches, please leave it a home. Celtic have fans of all religions and we neither need nor want this sectarian nonsense.
Just how is this sectarian?
Appreciate entirely where you are coming from Botany Boy…but to say its ‘sectarian’???…Incorrect. Also, “Clown”, needless insult
Possibly? But whilst we are on the subject of need perhaps you can explain why a fan ‘needs’ to bring such a banner to a game?
Truth be told, Barcelona are actually the Popes XI as the Vatican maintains a membership at the Nou Camp
Personally I think “clown” is being kind to him. How about “moron”!
Effarr please show where in the bible it mention the catholic church or even the pope ?
I don’t think the Jew, Muslims or Protestants in our team would consider themselves part of a Pope’s eleven. That banner has no place at a truly inclusive club.
Christianity is a religion – catholicism, presbyterianism, etc are “sects” of the Christian faith.
I really don’l see how this relates in any way to the banner. We should NOT be flying flags that refer, either positively or negatively, in any way to any religion, or any sect of any religion if we are to call ourselves an inclusive club.
Catholicism is the only true religion. Instituted by Christ himself.
And before someone accuses me! no, it is not a sectarian rant, only fact.
Oh dear…
Seriously?