This flashing of red cards will now have to stop. Good to have it rescinded but a fucking almighty slap in the face to have it done after it's undoubtedly cost us 2 points (again). I think with the gravitas and publicity SG now brings to the game here, refs will be getting seriously stern warnings of jumping into decisions like Sunday and thus making the game look even more foolish, and potentially corrupt, than it already is... SG played a blinder with his comments after the Dons game.
Indeed.
Think D'arts piece article was good, but reference to the sandcastles would have cemented it (pun intended).
Joking aside, and getting thread back on track, my only complaint D'art is that articles like this only reinforce the need for you to write more regularly. Excellent job.
So they confiscate the flag of Northern Ireland, but are more than happy to allow the flag of the republic to fly anywhere in Scotland including flea ridden middens like the Barras, Royston and the peado dome, what a cunt of a country we've become.
Excellent post @D'Artagnan
The lack of accountability at Police Scotland with regards to the cup final and more recent events is due partly to a lack of political pressure from the Scottish government and all the political parties in Scotland looking the other way when we rightly point to failings and inconsistencies in policing.
Put simply we are fair game and those who wrong us do so with impunity in Scotland and have been for years.
Rangers fans could be forgiven their wry smiles on hearing the motto of the Scottish Police Service, Semper Vigilo – Always Vigilant. One could point to the massive banners depicting them as “H** Scum”, somehow smuggled past the “vigilant” officers or perhaps the inflatable effigies which were then hung from the rafters of celtic Park, an action which again managed to escape the gaze of Scotland’s finest. Meanwhile Northern Irish Rangers supporters, carrying the flag of their country, find them being seized by Police Officers as they attempt to enter Ibrox, on the pretext of them being “sectarian”. The fact that the latter has happened on more than one occasion, accompanied by a subsequent apology from Police Scotland, suggests someone, somewhere is not paying attention.
The job of the Police is difficult and challenging, particularly at football matches, exacerbated by a recent increase in whataboutery and individuals being faux offended, much of which is played out across social media platforms.
Warwick University, WBS Research Projects offers the following explanation on Public Confidence:
“For any police force to be effective in safeguarding the public, retaining public confidence is critical. This is because the public are a key source of information, and their trust and cooperation are often key to law enforcement.”
But that trust has to be earned and two significant incidents which pertain to public safety, and which rise above the simply annoying or exasperating examples cited in the opening paragraph, have significantly eroded the confidence and trust of Rangers supporters with regard to Police Scotland.
The aftermath of the 2016 William Hill Scottish Cup Final still rankles with many Rangers supporters. As someone who was there, and who witnessed first hand the events which unfolded, I sill find it particularly difficult, that 30 seconds after the final whistle standing in the traditional Rangers end at Hampden, I was faced with a Hibs fan standing not 50 yards from me in the six yard box challenging and goading myself and other Rangers supporters to fight. This individual’s course of conduct had nothing to do with joy, celebration nor overexuberance and any attempts to explain it or rationalise it as such are quite simply erroneous.
But its events off the pitch which served to undermine confidence in the Police. As Rangers supporters raised questions about the preparation, speed and deployment strategy of the Police, they found themselves in the eye of a storm as accusations were levelled that Rangers fans had used their own children as barricades to hinder and impede officers reacting to the ongoing situation at Hampden. The author of the story, Jane Hamilton from the Scottish Daily Record, appeared to receive corroborative assistance from Callum Steele of the Scottish Police Federation, who tweeted that this version of events was consistent with reports he had received from officers on duty that day.
The Independent Press Standard Organisation (IPSO) ruling following a complaint regarding the story can be read in full here:
https://www.ipso.co.uk/rulings-and-resolution-statements/ruling/?id=03188-16
Both Jane Hamilton and Callum Steele remain in post.
The SFA ordered an independent Commission into the disorder which was chaired by Sheriff Principal Edward F Bowen CBE QC. Regretfully, I am unable to guide you to an unabridged version of his findings, as the SFA, for reasons best known to themselves, have decided to no longer promulgate his report.
https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/documents/scottishcupfinal2016report/scottish cup final 2016 commission of enquiry - report of sp bowen.pdf
Since publication, Rangers have contested the findings of the report and official statements from the club reflected that.
"We can state however that we will be seeking an urgent meeting with the author of the report, Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen, the Scottish FA’s Chief Executive Stewart Regan and his Compliance Officer, Tony McGlennan.
It is imperative that we gain insight into the underlying basis for the findings in the report given that we consider it contains a number of factual inaccuracies and contradictions.
It is right that the club gives the author and requisitioner of the report the opportunity to comment on our concerns prior to making a conclusive statement.”
Such concerns were not without foundation.
Although not widely reported by the press, who focussed on the report’s main findings namely:
· Police and steward numbers were appropriate
· Neither club to blame for crowd trouble
· Call for debate on criminalising pitch invasions
· Physical interaction between players and fans to be discouraged
· Retractable tunnel could improve player safety
· Pitch invasion sparked by Hibs fans' high excitement
· Overwhelming majority of Rangers fans behaved properly
there was also remarks in the report regarding intelligence prior to the match itself.
In the absence of the complete report I will refer to this exert from the Edinburgh Evening News dated 5th August, 2016.
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/report-concludes-hampden-pitch-invasion-down-to-high-excitement-1-4195707
In particular, I would draw your attention to this paragraph:
“Mr Bowen said he was satisfied both clubs and the Scottish Football Association took reasonable precautions to minimise the possibility of a pitch invasion. He concluded there was no evidence to suggest the pitch invasion was planned, that the Hibs support had not been infiltrated by individuals holding some form of malicious intent, and that while some supporters were affected by alcohol, both male and female, that hadn’t played a significant part in what happened.”
On the Monday following the Cup Final, BBC Radio Scotland hastily scheduled a phone in hosted by Kaye Adams, to discuss the events and the aftermath. It consisted of both Hibs and Rangers fans phoning in to offer their own versions on events. I mention this programme because some of the Hibs supporters phoning in made reference to the fact it was all over social media, that in the event of a Hibs victory there would be a pitch invasion.
Given the vast galaxy which is social media it is not unreasonable to accept that those responsible for either Policing pre-match intelligence may have missed this, but for the subsequent investigation and report into the aftermath to either miss or totally discount testimony which has been aired by the country’s national publicly funded broadcaster?
Rangers supporters are more than familiar with the failings and selective nature of “low-level intelligence gathering”
Fast forwarding to last week and the reputation and confidence in Police Scotland suffered further erosion following the Rangers vs Osijek tie at Ibrox, which was marred by violent disorder prior to the match. Concerningly for Police Scotland, criticism of policing arrangements came not only from Rangers supporters but also from Paul Goodwin, former head of Supporters Direct and co-founder of the Scottish Football Supporters Association, who accused the Police of being blindsided and failing to take into account the violent reputation of Croatian fans.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/16398308.police-scotland-deemed-Rangers-match-which-saw-two-stabbed-to-be-low-risk/
Whilst I appreciate I do not have access to the resources, expertise and research facilities of analysts at Police Scotland, my somewhat crude google searches tend to suggest Mr Goodwin may have a point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6dKP4tpzNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR7WATnpigY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r9DAclKcGY
It is perhaps worthy of note that the violence involving Osijek fans in Switzerland was only last year, which makes Chief Inspector Bowater’s assertion that there was “no intelligence” to suggest extra policing was required, particularly difficult to fathom.
Warwick University Research Projects, previously mentioned, goes further in its examination of Public Confidence in the Police, citing the various array of measurements used by the Police to gauge and determine such confidence, including customer satisfaction surveys.
Of course in order to ensure favourable feedback, Police Scotland could tailor their customer satisfaction phone calls to 3pm every other Saturday when Rangers supporters are likely to be elsewhere, or alternatively, they could afford Rangers supporters the same level of commitment, transparency, protection and treatment which everyone in Scotland is entitled to expect from them.
The difference in dealing with Scottish clubs and foreign clubs is massive, no fucking about, no shite in the papers just pen on paper and there you go. A solid defender
Welcome to Rangers son!
I think subconsciously a lot of people around Scottish football still see us as a club that should be punished for something - refs included. I think this is leaking into their on park judgement. On top of that, some of them simply arent very good. Combine the two and we have what we see on a regular basis - a mixture of bad decisions and subconscious bias.
Easter road 1986, opening game of the season, we have a midfield legend in charge, a number of players come from South of the border, a new era begins,
We lost that game but won the double this season, because that team had fight, heart, determination, steel, all the attributes wanted by our boss and needed for success
Yesterday reminded me of that day, and for some reason i have a feeling the season will turn out like it did back then
It's more than coincidence.
It's more than inept.
I'd accept it's not conspiratorial with refs sitting huddled (pun intended) working out how to punish us more weekly. But whether it's subconscious or whatever there's bias.
So vendetta probably best matches my views from the options listed.
That performance today has me feeling really positive about our side for the season ahead.
We clearly have a far better shape with players willing to gives their all.
Genuinely believe if there hadn't been the red card we'd have won that easily.
Gerrard needs to nip this in the bud straight away after the match at the post match presser.
We need to get on the front foot regardless of the outcome of this match, against the corruption in the Scottish game.
With Gerrard as manager, we need to be applying as much pressure as possible, get all of Gerrards pals from down south applying pressure too.
Ian Wright has already been on Twitter saying it was never a red card, and I’m sure many more will follow.
We all knew that this season would continue from where last season left off, with appalling decisions that couldn’t be classed as anything other than blatant cheating.
As this is posted, a penalty is given, yet no red card, even when there was no attempt made to win the ball whatsoever, yet another show of incompetence.
Too many people on here feel 'entitled'. Think we should be going out and smashing teams by 5 or 6.
It's way off the mark. Will take us years to get back to that level. I'll sacrifice playing a good style of football in return for winning football matches for now.
OP now that you're back with us in 2018, Michael Jackson died 9 years ago, England have somehow jammied through to a world cup semi-final tonight v Croatia and celtic are still scummy stinking filthy racist terrorist supporting bastards
The taig empire will collapse in on itself due to it being built on lies, deceit, chicanery and hypocrisy. Those virtues are failures and will eventually be their downfall.
We desperately need to get rid of the snp, they have given the tarrier fuckers in this great country a free reign. Vote them out ppl, vote them the fuck out or live with a taig boot upon your neck.
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