Gordon Smith

[16BlueSherbert90 19,287]

Having his say....

https://www.sundaypost.com/fp/gordon-smith-the-season-is-ending-as-it-started-in-a-shambles/

 

Gordon Smith: The season is ending as it started – in a shambles

by Gordon Smith

 May 20, 2019, 12:01 am

 

I was shocked by the SFA’s decision to overturn Jon Flanagan’s two-game ban.

The retrospective punishment they had issued earlier in the week was spot on.

Television evidence clearly showed the Rangers defender elbowing Scott Brown in the face during the Old Firm derby.

It was a red card all day long.

Making the SFA appear ever more shambolic in the eyes of the public is the lack of transparency surrounding the U-turn.

That has to change.

celtic issued a statement labelling the entire scenario “a huge embarrassment for Scottish football”.

You can’t help but agree.

What’s more, it will continue to be a problem because clubs will surely now be queuing up to appeal against all manner of sanctions.

The season started with a bad, bad decision by the SFA in rescinding the red card shown to Alfredo Morelos for taking a boot at Scott McKenna at Pittodrie.

It is ending the same way.

Across the game, what everyone is looking for is consistency of decision-making.

It is infuriating to see one of your players or officials treated quite differently to a rival.

I am sure many fans will wonder why the incident involving Jozo Simunovic and Jermain Defoe was not highlighted on the BBC’s Sportscene programme, which tends to take the lead on these issues.

They made plenty of Flanagan flattening Brown, but the clash that Rangers made much of after their player had been cited was not even mentioned by the Beeb.

In the current climate, these are the kinds of aberrations that fuel conspiracy theories.

It lends weight to the argument that the SFA compliance officer will only act on the referee errors that TV picks up.

The furore over missed red cards was just one element to another compelling Old Firm showdown.

Of course, there was the sectarian singing.

I have spoken several times in this column about the need for strict liability to deal with such breaches, and that remains my view.

Rangers, as a club, reacted appropriately to the deaths of Lisbon Lions Billy McNeill and Stevie Chalmers. So they will have felt let down by a sizeable section of their support last Sunday.

On the park, where in the last Old Firm game at Ibrox celtic were just inept, here they were outplayed.

Tom Rogic, a matchwinner for his team on so many big occasions under Brendan Rodgers’ charge, was cramped for time and space.

By contrast, Steven Gerrard’s side produced some terrific football, full of pace, precision and positive intent.

They did so too for the most part without top scorer Alfredo Morelos, who played only 11 minutes off the subs’ bench.

Rangers play with more fluidity when he is not involved, and this was proof positive.

If the club receive a big bid for the Colombian in the summer, they should take it and use part of the funds to strengthen their squad.

Not that there is much remedial work to be done based on this display.

As a combination, the midfield three of Steven Davis, Ryan Jack and Glen Kamara is greater than the sum of the parts.

Kamara really caught the eye. For £50,000 from Dundee, he has to be the signing of the season, while Scott Arfield delivered another all-action display.

Overall, it was a great advert for Gerrard’s efforts to convince potential summer signing targets they can come north and be part of a group which has a chance at ending celtic’s bid to make it nine-in-a-row.

The flip side is that this result will have served as a wake-up call to the celtic Board.

They will now be all the more determined to ensure they have the right manager in charge, and to supply him with the funds required to ensure continued domestic dominance.

[Paulbrian11 433]

Is the Sunday post still going?!  Jings, crivvens and help ma boab!

[16BlueSherbert90 19,287]

12 minutes ago, Paulbrian11 said:

Is the Sunday post still going?!  Jings, crivvens and help ma boab!

I have to admit I was shocked when I saw it pop up in my Rangers News feed. 

[Creampuff 22,628]

The hearing did not “overturn” a 2 match ban. There was never a 2 match ban in place.

The hearing upheld the decision of the referee, which is exactly what they’re bound to do unless there is clear evidence as to why they should intervene. It sounds nit-picky, but it is important in situations like these.

[thehost 11,061]

reads like a rabid tarrier on speed

[ready1873 3,902]

Always thought Smith was a true blue but changed my mind after seeing his interview with Simon Ferry. Basically admitted of he knew celtc were in for him when he joined us he would liked to have worked with Stein. Said another few questionable things during it too. 

[Zulu 981]

Another fukin nobody mouthing off

[eejay the dj 31,964]

53 minutes ago, thehost said:

reads like a rabid tarrier on speed

Like you yesterday 😂

Sounds like a ghost writer did this piece for him

.Who would probably be a taig bastard  using Smiths name to get the point across without being your typical taig

Or Smith is just like Barry Ferguson .Now a rent a quote for our bitter enemies

Both make me sick that they were once lauded as Rangers players 

[thehost 11,061]

4 minutes ago, eejay the dj said:

Like you yesterday 😂

Sounds like a ghost writer did this piece for him

.Who would probably be a taig bastard  using Smiths name to get the point across without being your typical taig

Or Smith is just like Barry Ferguson .Now a rent a quote for our bitter enemies

Both make me sick that they were once lauded as Rangers players 

me yesterday, my arse.... you want to jettison our only talented player for less than half he is worth without a plan on how to replace his 30 goals... and no I wasn't pissed, I was sober

I doubt many tarriers would want to retain a 30 goal attacker 

[eejay the dj 31,964]

Just now, thehost said:

me yesterday, my arse.... you want to jettison our only talented player for less than half he is worth without a plan on how to replace his 30 goals... and no I wasn't pissed, I was sober

I doubt many tarriers would want to retain a 30 goal attacker 

You still going on about that you mamary gland 

[chris182 6,367]

It wasn't an elbow 😂

[Redwhiteandblue 3,330]

That is piss poor from Gordon Smith. To think that he actually used to work for the SFA and is an ex-Ranger just doesn't give this piece any credibility. 

He's either skint and looking for a job in a more prominent place in the mainstream Scottish media or that wasn't him who wrote that. Surely, given that he used to work for the SFA he would know the rule that the refs decision is final (if they seen it)? 

There's something seriously wrong about his thinking there. 

[Straight-Edge-Loyal 6,697]

28 minutes ago, Redwhiteandblue said:

That is piss poor from Gordon Smith. To think that he actually used to work for the SFA and is an ex-Ranger just doesn't give this piece any credibility. 

He's either skint and looking for a job in a more prominent place in the mainstream Scottish media or that wasn't him who wrote that. Surely, given that he used to work for the SFA he would know the rule that the refs decision is final (if they seen it)? 

There's something seriously wrong about his thinking there. 

He did go bankrupt but that stinks of a taig ghost writer with a serious agenda. 

[KeyserSoze 14,701]

Never trust a man who dyes his hair 

 

FACT. 

[Laudrup1984 25,100]

It amazes me that even today people are still claiming to have watched the incident and are still saying it was an elbow. To the face.

Stop lying.

[Brackley 1,402]

I know Brown's got a brass neck but he must also have a brass face as if I had to elbow him in the face during a game there would be blood and snotters everywhere. 

[Courtyard Bear 41,357]

Another ex player spewing hatred. 😂😂

[Tiger Shaw 30,830]

3 hours ago, Sweettartangirl said:

.Of course, there was the sectarian singing.

I have spoken several times in this column about the need for strict liability to deal with such breaches, and that remains my view.

Rangers, as a club, reacted appropriately to the deaths of Lisbon Lions Billy McNeill and Stevie Chalmers. So they will have felt let down by a sizeable section of their support last Sunday.

 

Not as let down as we are with ex players always putting the boot into their own.

Lisbon lions song sectarian now? 🤣

[LegendofCoop 17,487]

Usually pretty level headed and fair when talking about us.

Acting and sounding a right cunt there though!!

[surfsup2 1,542]

Seems to be a lot of stories about Flanagan’s card.

Deflects from other clubs problems 😉😂

[bluedart1952 1,378]

2 hours ago, Redwhiteandblue said:

That is piss poor from Gordon Smith. To think that he actually used to work for the SFA and is an ex-Ranger just doesn't give this piece any credibility. 

He's either skint and looking for a job in a more prominent place in the mainstream Scottish media or that wasn't him who wrote that. Surely, given that he used to work for the SFA he would know the rule that the refs decision is final (if they seen it)? 

There's something seriously wrong about his thinking there. 

He will still be skint1 A couple of years ago I put a post up where he blamed Rangers FC in the SP for him going bankrupt and he has had quite a few sly digs at us over the last 7 to 8 years. I had a bit of respect for him but not anymore, he's just another one on the list of ex Rangers players with dirty hands back slapping the scum.

[ritchieshearercaldow 22,242]

Stopped reading when he said “elbow to the face”

It wasn’t his face, it was his upper chest.

[16BlueSherbert90 19,287]

1 hour ago, Tiger Shaw said:

Not as let down as we are with ex players always putting the boot into their own.

Lisbon lions song sectarian now? 🤣

Definitely time for me to get some sleep, when you quoted me there, I thought, when in hell did I say any of that!!! Then I realised you were quoting his article *squirm*

So many ex players are a let down....then there are others who would agree with this pile of nonsense. Mind boggling. 

[Malvern 11,329]

4 hours ago, Redwhiteandblue said:

That is piss poor from Gordon Smith. To think that he actually used to work for the SFA and is an ex-Ranger just doesn't give this piece any credibility. 

He's either skint and looking for a job in a more prominent place in the mainstream Scottish media or that wasn't him who wrote that. Surely, given that he used to work for the SFA he would know the rule that the refs decision is final (if they seen it)? 

There's something seriously wrong about his thinking there. 

The Scottish Fenian Association will tell us what the rules are when they need to be applied to fuck our players over.

[mountaineer 452]

i met him a few yrs ago ,we asked him to do something ,his response was" I have a mortgage to pay and need all the media work i can get ." sums him up right there.