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Scottish football

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larbert toffee said:
In which case would rather see retrospective punishment and both clubs hammered, just can't see them revisiting that one.
They've made a rod for their own back in not punishing Celtic when the opportunity was presented.
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Yes I'd rather that (both punished) but am realistic enough to know that's not happening. Agree that precedent being set makes it difficult to argue subsequent transgressions should be treated differently. You may get away with it if it was a small poorly supported club and noone kicked up a fuss, but their city rivals?

You don't have to be Einstein to work out that you can't use one set of rules for one and another for the other and expect to get away with it. Sadly they've shot themselves in the foot and given themselves little room to act responsibly in the future.

Toughen the rules in the close season so they're fit for purpose next season and apply to everyone.
 
larbert toffee said:
They should take their punishment, that's the trouble with the Old Firm it's the whatabouttery that's stopping both clubs move into the 21st century and you've just shown a perfect example, I actually thought you were biggerr than that, Celtic should have been punished in some way, shape or form, nobody can sensibly argue otherwise but 2 wrongs don't make a right.
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Don't think highlighting the SFA's inconsistencies is being unreasonable, especially with obvious examples being somehow swept under the carpet recently.
I haven't got a problem with the punishments but the authorities have to be seen to be fair and equitable and Rangers are rightly exposing the SFA's failure to do this.
 
Chris O'Connor said:
Yes I'd rather that (both punished) but am realistic enough to know that's not happening. Agree that precedent being set makes it difficult to argue subsequent transgressions should be treated differently. You may get away with it if it was a small poorly supported club and noone kicked up a fuss, but their city rivals?

You don't have to be Einstein to work out that you can't use one set of rules for one and another for the other and expect to get away with it. Sadly they've shot themselves in the foot and given themselves little room to act responsibly in the future.

Toughen the rules in the close season so they're fit for purpose next season and apply to everyone.
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Completely agree with everthing you have said on this issue, but the biggest question in all of this is WHY didn't they punish celtic?
 
laudo9 said:
Don't think highlighting the SFA's inconsistencies is being unreasonable, especially with obvious examples being somehow swept under the carpet recently.
I haven't got a problem with the punishments but the authorities have to be seen to be fair and equitable and Rangers are rightly exposing the SFA's failure to do this.
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Still think they're peeing in the wind with an appeal but of it's upheld I will revisit it, also think it's too late for retrospective punishment and agree with you in why wasn't something done at the time.
 
Interesting cup draw, the heated ball mechanism must've failed.

Scottish Cup fifth round draw:

The Rangers/Cove Rangers/Celtic v St Johnstone/Clyde

Kilmarnock/Montrose v St Mirren/Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Aberdeen/Livingston v Forfar Athletic/Dundee United

Stranraer/Queen of the South/Hibs v Motherwell/Greenock Morton
 

Mikey_Fitzgerald said:
All due respect intended, but that comment reeks of someone who never watches the league

Plenty of people have gone up there with assorted pundits saying they'll "destroy the league" and whatnot, and it's not happened

Warburton has had success in England as a manager for instance and he absolutely defecated the bed as Rangers manager

He might do well, he might not, but it's by no means the dead cert you're presenting it as
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But, but, he's got a magic hat...
 
laudo9 said:
What was your opinion on the Dubai trip, the covid bubble rule breaches by multiple players and staff, the fact that they then brought covid back to the country with them and the decision by the football authorities to issue zero punishments?
Just wondering?
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What punishment have TRIFC received for their players fist pumping fans who turned up in their thousands at The Crestfallen Stadion a couple of weeks ago, and caused a spike in Covid cases, and, iirc, forced 30 police officers to self isolate?

Kinda puts that whole drinking beer by the pool thing into perspective....
 
laudo9 said:
Don't think highlighting the SFA's inconsistencies is being unreasonable, especially with obvious examples being somehow swept under the carpet recently.
I haven't got a problem with the punishments but the authorities have to be seen to be fair and equitable and Rangers are rightly exposing the SFA's failure to do this.
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I don't remember many supporters of TRIFC being upset at SFA inconsistencies when it came to treating the plucky newco differently from Airdrie United and Gretna 2008... :coffee:
 


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