So today we got the news we were expecting on the cup final referee; it’s going to be Beaton. Well of course it was. Was there the slightest doubt in the minds of even one person that we’d be getting our old pal Honest John?
He represents everything that stinks in the way our game operates. A know Ibrox fan in charge of one of the most important games in their recent history? It’s the one, after all, which will knock The Survival Lie out and thereby render this whole continuation business redundant. They needed the right guy in charge as they go all-in to prevent that and today they got their man into the right place at the right time.
The decision to appoint him is as outrageous as it was predictable. This is the best we’ve got in Scotland? No wonder we’re in bother if he is. This man is, to use a familiar phrase from other there, “conflicted” which is the nice way to put it. Everyone knows what he is. Everyone knows this is a joke.
The real joke is on us. We take enormous risks in not reforming this stuff, and this site and others have been saying it over and over until we’re red in the face. People inside the club rll their eyes at appointments like this, but what do we actually do about it? We work behind the scenes? Maybe we do, but is it working?
Let’s be clear; it doesn’t matter if Beaton runs the game fair and square. It does not mater if he has a perfect game – and I know that notion is making people laugh. The point is that he shouldn’t be in charge of it anyway.
Nobody can answer the core question as to why this should be one of the only leagues which does not require officials to declare their allegiances and be isolated from games which involve their favourite clubs. Notice that nobody in the media ever denies the central charge here. Beaton himself does not deny it. The SFA has never uttered a word to defend him from the accusation. It maintains its stony silence.
It’s not even an open secret what Beaton is. It’s just open and that’s what makes this all the worse. The game should not permit this and it is shameful that it does. We have some game here where this is so normalised that no-one even makes a fuss about it anymore, and it would not surprise me if it costs us big time at some point. It would not surprise me if this game was at the centre of a major corruption case either.
I’m just so glad that Brendan called him out after The Hearts fraud in March…
He knew he was under a watching then and acted accordingly much to the rage of The Sevco Hun Hoards…
But a bit of time has elapsed since then – And him and his sidekicks on the lines and in The VAR room will be primed and dangerous for sure…
This is absolutely MASSIVE, MASSIVE, MASSIVE for Sevco and their Hoards…
Celtic were ahead of ‘Rangers’ as they were then before they died in ignominy but not in my lifetime although we came close once again to leading in The early 80’s
Now Celtic supporters and supporters of every other club in Scotland know that it’s Celtic 118 v Sevco 3 in the trophy count…
But they at Sevco and The Scummy’s of The Scummy Scottish Football Media will never look at it or report it that way… Not now – Not ever – So we most DEFINITELY need to belt them up for once and for fuckin eternity…
As it turns out despite me knowing the score this is also MASSIVE, MASSIVE, MASSIVE to myself as well to win this one…
Will we be allowed to win it naturally – ABSOLUTELY NOT A SNOWBALLS CHANCE IN HELL…
Can we win it naturally – Over to yer selves Brendan and The Bhoys…
But tread carefully lads – Youse know Full Fuckin Well Youse will need to !
Would it not be better to start with your strongest team in every game and then bring on the five subs to give players a rest?
Defence today was too easily breached and too many changes disrupts the flow of our play.
When was the last time a Celtic goalkeeper was mom in a home league game?
Unreal today, how open we were at the back that 1st half. It was alarmin. Better football team aye, tho we allowed Hibs far too much room tae create those chances. We were caught out too often and big Casper bailed us out. And we’re definitely not as secure at the back, when CCV’s out the team, thats obvious. Anyway, the results the most important thing and ahm sure BR will have taken notice.
We all know that Maeda works really hard for the team but he lacks technique and was poor again today.
Yang looked far better when he came on.
Him and Forest took fullbacks on to the byline which was sadly missing.