"Every Circus Needs a Clown, Step Forward Dougie"
Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:19 pm
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]Every circus needs a clown, step forward Dougie Mc Donald, you are the unanimous choice of the Celtic supporters, and if there is an appropriate venue for him to show us what he’s made of then it’s at the home of Scotland’s Shame. [/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]Where do we go from here? I haven’t a clue!!! We have tried different tactics to try and solve this problem with referees but are no further forward, I wonder what the Great Jock Stein would have made of the present referees, I know we had similar problems in Big Jock’s time but refereeing has moved on to a new level technically since his time but we still have the same bias against us, is it just honest mistakes? There would appear to be too many to support that argument..[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]The sending off of Scott Brown was just another example of cheating as far as I’m concerned, and the most worrying thing for the establishment is that Dougie Mc Donald doesn’t have the brains to be a referee at the highest level, all he had to do to cover himself was first of all to consult his assistant, then show a yellow card to Lafferty for his part in the incident, but not Dougie, he couldn’t wait to get the red card out for Scott, just what Lafferty has over them I don’t know, but this Muppet has been involved in incidents every time he plays against us, (did I say plays there?), his tackle on Andy Hinkel at Celtic park was as bad as I’ve seen, but the real story is his hatred of everything Celtic, and it shows on his face every time you see him, it was very evident yesterday.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]Mc Donald’s lenient treatment of Bougherra was also baffling, he got booked early doors for going through the back of Robbie Keane then makes exactly the same tackle about another five times, his little wink told it’s own story, he was involved in the tackle on Kamara that should have been a penalty, but then that would have meant an ordering off as well.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]What is the answer we might ask ourselves? we have tried taking it on the chin, failure, we have now tried highlighting it before the match, again failure, we have tried to get out by applying to join the English League, again failure, so where do we go to get a fair deal? Join the League of Ireland !!! refereeing standards this season have been worse than usual if that’s possible, even the Supervisor Hugh Dallas has remarked on it as has SFA Chief Gordon Smith, but when Celtic comment, it brings a rebuke from another half-wit George Peat. We don’t want a referee to favour Celtic, we just want an honest one, which has proved impossible up to now.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]I think the time is right for Celtic FC to state their position quite unambiguously, and by that I mean John Reid, Peter Lawwell and Tony Mowbray making an official statement on the bias been shown by officials against Celtic FC, there is plenty of evidence to support that claim, I think it should be out in the open so that the fans know that we will not take this treatment any longer, not some cosy meeting at Hampden with tea and coffee on offer but no justice.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]There are serious times ahead for us from now until the end of the season, I haven’t given up just yet, but it would take a turnaround of the quantum variety for us to win the League. I don’t count the Scottish Cup as a meaningful trophy, its only worth winning if you have already won the League. Numbers attending matches will drop even more, and that means both home and away, how many do we expect to turn up at Kilmarnock for the Scottish Cup Tie? Celtic are going to lose big time here, the people in the commercial department must be having nightmares with two new strips due out this year, and what about season book sales for next season, we should be looking for a significant discount, but I would suggest we’ll get another freeze on the price.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]Everyone has to ask themselves are we doing the best we can? I think only the fans can honestly answer yes to that question, there will be a natural depression amongst the fans, so we need the people who can influence the situation to do so, we need to rise above what happened at the circus that is snake mountain and start improving on all fronts, we have been in worse situations in the past and came through the other side. Keep the Faith. [/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]Where do we go from here? I haven’t a clue!!! We have tried different tactics to try and solve this problem with referees but are no further forward, I wonder what the Great Jock Stein would have made of the present referees, I know we had similar problems in Big Jock’s time but refereeing has moved on to a new level technically since his time but we still have the same bias against us, is it just honest mistakes? There would appear to be too many to support that argument..[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]The sending off of Scott Brown was just another example of cheating as far as I’m concerned, and the most worrying thing for the establishment is that Dougie Mc Donald doesn’t have the brains to be a referee at the highest level, all he had to do to cover himself was first of all to consult his assistant, then show a yellow card to Lafferty for his part in the incident, but not Dougie, he couldn’t wait to get the red card out for Scott, just what Lafferty has over them I don’t know, but this Muppet has been involved in incidents every time he plays against us, (did I say plays there?), his tackle on Andy Hinkel at Celtic park was as bad as I’ve seen, but the real story is his hatred of everything Celtic, and it shows on his face every time you see him, it was very evident yesterday.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]Mc Donald’s lenient treatment of Bougherra was also baffling, he got booked early doors for going through the back of Robbie Keane then makes exactly the same tackle about another five times, his little wink told it’s own story, he was involved in the tackle on Kamara that should have been a penalty, but then that would have meant an ordering off as well.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]What is the answer we might ask ourselves? we have tried taking it on the chin, failure, we have now tried highlighting it before the match, again failure, we have tried to get out by applying to join the English League, again failure, so where do we go to get a fair deal? Join the League of Ireland !!! refereeing standards this season have been worse than usual if that’s possible, even the Supervisor Hugh Dallas has remarked on it as has SFA Chief Gordon Smith, but when Celtic comment, it brings a rebuke from another half-wit George Peat. We don’t want a referee to favour Celtic, we just want an honest one, which has proved impossible up to now.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]I think the time is right for Celtic FC to state their position quite unambiguously, and by that I mean John Reid, Peter Lawwell and Tony Mowbray making an official statement on the bias been shown by officials against Celtic FC, there is plenty of evidence to support that claim, I think it should be out in the open so that the fans know that we will not take this treatment any longer, not some cosy meeting at Hampden with tea and coffee on offer but no justice.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]There are serious times ahead for us from now until the end of the season, I haven’t given up just yet, but it would take a turnaround of the quantum variety for us to win the League. I don’t count the Scottish Cup as a meaningful trophy, its only worth winning if you have already won the League. Numbers attending matches will drop even more, and that means both home and away, how many do we expect to turn up at Kilmarnock for the Scottish Cup Tie? Celtic are going to lose big time here, the people in the commercial department must be having nightmares with two new strips due out this year, and what about season book sales for next season, we should be looking for a significant discount, but I would suggest we’ll get another freeze on the price.[/SIZE:1ab73476]
[SIZE=3:1ab73476]Everyone has to ask themselves are we doing the best we can? I think only the fans can honestly answer yes to that question, there will be a natural depression amongst the fans, so we need the people who can influence the situation to do so, we need to rise above what happened at the circus that is snake mountain and start improving on all fronts, we have been in worse situations in the past and came through the other side. Keep the Faith. [/SIZE:1ab73476]