Sweetheart 8,458 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 15 hours ago, the cry was no said: Good news troops, John Kennedy has cleared up any confusion. They're being victimised with a false narrative. It's not easy being victimised all the time you know. The full article c&p'd with maybe a little added in bold.............. you really, really couldn't make this shit up John Kennedy rails against 'false' celtic in Dubai narrative but assistant coach admits to 'slip ups' The Premiership champions came under fire for jetting out to the Middle East in the midst of a pandemic. By Gabriel McKay 15:11, 9 JAN 2021 celtic assistant manager John Kennedy admits there have been "slip-ups" with coronavirus protocols but insists the narrative around the trip to Dubai is a false one. The Premiership champions jetted out to the Middle East following Saturday's defeat to Rangers, something they are permitted to do as elite athletes. However celtic came under fire for the optics of the situation, especially after images emerged of the squad in Dubai enjoying beers beside the pool. Kilmarnock were forced to forfeit a match after players sat too close together on the team bus and at a pre-match meal and, as Record Sport revealed, the Ayrshire club intend to use celtic's trip in their appeal. But Neil Lennon's assistant is adamant everything was above board, despite admitting there may have been slips. Kennedy insisted: "You guys back here probably got a snapshot of one of two pictures that might kick around from local people or people who are on holiday. "It paints a picture which is probably a bit false. "The whole week we had a lot of work put into the trip itself, we had a lot of people who spent a lot of time and effort travelling out there before we arrived to make sure everything was ready for us. "In terms of the protocols in Dubai the hotel worked very hard with us in terms of giving us our own areas, we had our own meeting places and pretty much left through our own entrances and exits, the only exceptions being when we didn't obviously. "So at no point did we really have to go into the main part of the building we were kind of kept aside and that was just to try and follow the protocols. Well apart from the times we were in the bar area in a group that wasn't socially distancing or sitting round the pool drinking with other guests less than 2 metres away - but that's a false narrative. "Before we went there we took advice from the usual advisors, we made sure we were following all the protocols we had to. You might think that because we are only supposed to stay in a hotel if it is ESSENTIAL (even in Scotland) would mean travelling abroad to train when we have our own training facilities here would not be seen as ESSENTIAL, but that would be a false narrative too. "That allowed us to train well. "In terms of the facility itself, the training sessions we got out there, the work we got done - we couldn't have replicated it here. There's two reasons for this. Firstly there was NO winter break this year and secondly the weather wasn't too good. "We wanted to give ourselves the best opportunity for the second half of the season and it's always worked for us in the past so here's hoping that can be the same. So although there was NO winter break this year we decided to create one for ourselves and got our friends at the SPFL to ok it and they even moved a wee game to help. Some people might see this as preferential treatment and an unfair advantage but, guess what, thats just another false narrative" It was then put to Kennedy that some of the photos appeared to show the squad not obeying the two metre distancing rule. He replied: "Listen, there have been slip-ups. Minor things which if you get a snapshot you can criticise and jump on it. Just because several players and officials were less than 2m apart might make it seem as if they've not followed the protocols but that would also be a false narrative - just don't ask me to explain why lol "We, as much as we possibly can, speak to the players in terms of the protocols they must adhere to because everyone wants football to continue. "We want to abide by all the rules and if there's any error in that we try to eradicate it or fix it and that's what we did. "The picture maybe paints a bleak picture but we've got to move on from that. Move along guys, there's nothing to see here "The government and the SFA have said there's not really a case to answer, we've submitted what we need to and they're content with that. Well the government are still a bit concerned and that wee tit Jason is still banging on about it but we told the SFA to tell them to piss off and they did so it's all good, so to speak "So we just have to concentrate on moving forward now. "There's been contact asking the question when we were over there but we've submitted what we did every day, the protocols we put in place while we were there to mitigate any sort of risk and they seem quite content with that. Except maybe the times where we breached the protocols but we've told them that's fuck all to do with them - it's just a false narrative and there's nothing to worry about. celtic returned to Scotland on Friday and are now awaiting the results of their tests ahead of Monday's Hibs game. "We were tested on arrival last night, there's usually a 24 hour turnaround time for that so we should recieve that in the next day or so. They'll all be negative because we do our own testing and the only time we've had any positive tests has been when someone else, like a national team, have tested our players. So again a kind of false narrative But Kennedy insists whatever risks there may have been will be outweighed by the rewards. He said: "From our perspective in terms of the football side it was a really good trip. "We got a lot of work done which would have been difficult here considering the weather and the circumstances we've got here, like NO winter break "Really good weather, really good sessions, and hopefully that sets us up well for the remainder of the season. "We made the decision two months ago, we looked into the options in terms of was it an option to get away? "At that time things were looking better, there was light at the end of the tunnel. "We were talking about bringing fans back to the stadiums and everything else, so at that time we sat down and spoke about it. "We went through all the right channels with the government, with the Joint Response Group, and made the decision back then to ignore the fact that there was NO winter break and crack on regardless I hope and others calling them out on this can get some clarification of what is meant by 'pretty much' and 'Kind of' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackAlex93 11,207 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Magnificent bastard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,613 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 No fucking about from Boydy today. Told it straight 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM63 2,175 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 After they tried to silence him earlier in the season, he has doubled down on them and the others, not one fuck or quarter given. Unlike some other former players and “super fans”. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlm 408 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Boydy Pulls no punches as per. Like "Aberdeen are where they are" straight up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
real boydie9 17,571 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 hours ago, JackAlex93 said: Magnificent bastard Big man's wearing my parka 😊 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
real boydie9 17,571 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Kris Boyd - Take a bow. Ally Mccoist - Get tae fuck. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDB14 2,760 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonTheGers 207 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 28 minutes ago, real boydie9 said: Kris Boyd - Take a bow. Ally Mccoist - Get tae fuck. It’s McCoist 👍 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDB14 2,760 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Don't get all the hate for Super Ally, thought he was fine today. Very complimentary of Morelos finishes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
real boydie9 17,571 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 24 minutes ago, MonTheGers said: It’s McCoist 👍 Sorry Ally 😀 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonTheGers 207 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 14 minutes ago, real boydie9 said: Sorry Ally 😀 It was more that he didn’t say anything wrong mate. I’m not Ally, wish I was! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fergie_6 1,078 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 26 minutes ago, RDB14 said: Don't get all the hate for Super Ally, thought he was fine today. Very complimentary of Morelos finishes. He been annoying for a few games now, just his general talk, a do like him but not just now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
real boydie9 17,571 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 12 minutes ago, MonTheGers said: It was more that he didn’t say anything wrong mate. I’m not Ally, wish I was! Loved him to bits as a player mate but I've went off him now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,248 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
VanVeenRangers 2,529 Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 3 hours ago, real boydie9 said: Kris Boyd - Take a bow. Ally Mccoist - Get tae fuck. The last 5 words warped me back into 2014 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakes Pal 5,568 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 Super Ally brought us so much joy over the years of his playing career that i cannot agree with the OP. Any other Bear who was lucky enough to wtiness his outrageous winner against Hibs at the Piggery is just one example of many of his right to be regarded as a true Rangers Legend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heshootshescores 1,904 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Breath of fresh air to finally have an ex Gers player with a pair of balls in the media. We have suffered pussies like Derek Ferguson, Billy Dodds and Gordon Smith before them menstruating their apologist views for way too long. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolongawake 1,205 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 4 hours ago, Heshootshescores said: Breath of fresh air to finally have an ex Gers player with a pair of balls in the media. We have suffered pussies like Derek Ferguson, Billy Dodds and Gordon Smith before them menstruating their apologist views for way too long. I'd genuinely forgotten all about him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacky Bear 863 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 He is on fire again tonight Walker is nearly greating and Alan Tubs still winking😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy1984 6,314 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gman 211 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Did you see his wee disdain when the music started blurting out before the match? - subtle but yet very obvious 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sergi1980 311 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Come on Boydy don't let us down. Please get torn in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brackley Bluenose 4,479 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 Sounds trivial but having Boyd doing what he’s doing and rubbing it in at every opportunity adds even more to my sheer happiness in all of this! I feel like we’ve never had anyone do this for us where as they’ve always had the likes of Sutton, Hartson, Walker etc. If Carlsberg did seasons.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernLights 2,526 Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 I like Ally. Think he’s a good commentator. Wish he was a bit more biased than he is but what can you do? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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