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Damien, sorry mate but you are wrong, l was told by my family who are mad on Celtic, that they are the richest club in the world, and that the chairman wont spend any money.

No matter what league they are in, its down to the club to invest the money they have into new players and a new manager.

I am a Spurs fan but supported Celtic for many years, but you need a Manager that will bring in players that will play for the shirt, l remember the best player that Celtic had in Johnstone, he was a wizard on the ball and made them tick. Celtic don't have that, and that's what they need.

Lennon is just not tough enough and he will not go to the board and say l need players.

It doesn't matter how much Tv money they get, if the club have money then they should spend it. and they have to bring in players.

Tonight they were outplayed totally by a giant in football, l said before the game that they would get slaughtered - and they did - sorry Celtic fans

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Hellish record Neil has got:

*Overall record: P-130 W-95 (73%) D-16 (12%) L-19 (15%) F-275 (2.12 goals scored per game) A-93 (0.72 goals conceded per game) GD +182

*70 clean sheets in 130 games (54%)

*Celtic Park record: P-59 W-48 (81%) D-8 (14%) L-3 (5%)

*Away record: P-63 W-43 (68%) D-8 (13%) L-12 (19%)

*Hampden record: P-8 W-4 (50%) D-0 (0%) L-4 (50%)

*Record against the recently deceased: P-12 W-6 (50%) D-2 (17%) L-4 (33%)

*Overall SPL record: P-92 W-72 (78%) D-10 (11%) L-10 (11%) 226/276 points (82%)

*Overall European record: P-18 W-8 (44%) D-5 (28%) L-5 (28%)

*Overall Scottish Cup record: P-11 W-8 (73%) D-1 (9%) L-2 (18%)

*Overall CIS Cup record: P-9 W-7 (78%) D-0 (0%) L-2 (22%)


How's that big adventure with Swally McCoist going Deek?

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I was told by my mate that Arsenal are after Messi and have signed an agreement to bring him in during the summer.

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Celtic's accounts are available on the web. They live, only just!, within their means.

I'm sure if you google bankrupt clubs you will find many examples of irresponsible football club management.

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Not reading the posts from the usual bitter idiots who have nothing to shout about or look forward to. We really really didn't deserve that tonight, we more than held our own, two shocking mistakes. Ah well will take champions and last 16 every year. What have you deluded gloaters got to look forward to? ;) Everything very positive about Celtic, never been in better shape, fact.

Advise some people to check out the tweets from Michael Owen and Balotteli about tonight's game and Celtic and refs performance.

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Henke I'm hurting with you but remember what the Celtic way is. Jock Stein had the Lisbon Lions beleieving that they had to play against 12 men, the 12th being the referee.

We don't have to face the familiar. domestic ..... erm honest mistakes ;), in UEFA competitions, but the players should have that mentality.
Young team, expect mistakes... much to look forward to.

Hail Hail

We don't care if we win, lose or draw,
Darn the hell do we care,
For we only know that there's going to be a show,
And the Glasgow Celtic will be there;)

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Not down at all mate :) Been a great season. Didn't expect to get this far or to get through the tie, very angry about Juve's antics though, which ref exacerbated. Thought we played well for 70 mins and deserved a draw.

Hail Hail mate!

In saying that I am down about the fact it's snowing and I'm heading to work in 10 mins :(

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Celtc FC. Always cheated. Never defeated since 1888, err 1887, err whenever. :D

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London Road, Well l was told differenty to that, I was told that along with Celtic they are on par financially with Man Utd.

Dont get me wrong the whole system on Scottish football is wrong, clubs will not be able to survive without the TV money, only Celtic and Rangers would survive, I cannot beleive for one minute that Celtic could not go out and buy a decent player tomorrow.

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Celtic Not entirely conclusive to a massive spending spree on new players (unless you get 'Arry in as a new boss);)

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Former Juve striker Gianluca Vialli quoted as saying Celtic were unfortunate not to have been awarded penalties last night. We would not have got through this tie but that was the worst I've ever seen at a football match.

Will be over it tomorrow, maybe:(

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I think most open and honest football fans would agree that the antics of some Juve players at set pieces was shocking. The ref was not strong enough at all. If the ref doesn't step in, the players certainly won't stop what they are doing.

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Atletico Madrid, EC Semi Final, Celtic Park, 1974. Juve aren't in the same Cheating spectrum as the Spaniards were that night.

They came to kick and maim and kick and maim they did. At least the referee eventually found the red card in his pocket.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDElMvVdOK4

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Not old enough for that one mate :D

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Lucky git ;)

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Celtic v Dundee Utd game was an absolute joy today. Great attacking football, controversy, incident etc. Best domestic game of the season, could've ended 12-4 so many chances. Just what the doctor ordered after Tuesday's disappointing fiasco.

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Yes at least you are guaranteed one trophy this season Henke.:)

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They were always guaranteed one trophy.

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Think it's good for the game though that it will be at the most two. Was gutted when we lost the league cup semi, but can appreciate that it's a positive for the game in general.

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SportsDirect@Ibrox stadium!

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I hear Dundee Utd are going to send a DVD of the game to the SPL and SFA asking for clarification of certain decisions... :angel: :D ;)

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Deeek you maybe want to change your public profile given the article below. Wouldn't want u getting into trouble, note u also have the phrase highlighted as your occupation. Tut Tut.

A SPECIALIST footie cop who monitors Celtic fans has been pulled off his duties — amid claims he described his job as “pest control�.
Top brass are probing anti-hooliganism officer Tommy McCrindle after the jibe reportedly appeared on his Facebook site.
Under the “Works At� category on his profile page, the officer appeared to have written: “Fume-a -Pest & Termite Control�.
And following a complaint from the club, Strathclyde Police hauled the married dad-of-two off frontline Hoops duties.
Last night Scottish Tory chief whip John Lamont said: “It is wrong for an officer to refer to anyone they are responsible for policing in these terms.�
And a Celtic spokesman revealed: “We have raised the matter with the police and believe it will be addressed.�
PC McCrindle, 37, from Kilmarnock, serves in the Football Co-ordination Unit for Scotland — set up by the SNP to police hooliganism and bigotry laws brought in last year.
He was assigned this season to watch the Green Brigade, a controversial section of hardline fans who were described by Celts gaffer Neil Lennon as “an important part of the club.�
But the supporters say PC McCrindle is among a group of “bullying� officers who follow them “week in, week out�.
The officer has posted Facebook snaps of himself working at Barcelona’s Nou Camp stadium during Celtic’s Champions League tie last year and was at the side’s Euro clash with Swedish side Helsingborgs in August.
In a statement the Green Brigade claim he “goaded� supporters at Parkhead on Saturday.
Celtic said they’re looking into the allegations, adding: “We will not tolerate any unjust or inappropriate treatment of our supporters.�
Strathclyde Police said: “A Facebook page allegedly belonging to an officer has come to our attention after claims of offensive postings.
“The officer will have no direct contact with the Celtic support during the inquiry.�
PC McCrindle was unavailable for comment and the Facebook page has been deleted.
chris.musson@the-sun.co.uk

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Why are Sevco paying £100,000 less than they owe cash strapped Hearts? Surely a club that lead us to believe they've just trousered £20 million in investment and are playing to world record crowds should pay their full debt amount in a lump sum? Looks like the charlatan doesn't fall far from the tax dodger;) Or are these claims from the Teltleytwit just a touch fanciful:)

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It could be a judgement call from the Jambos. They're due £500k in the Summer but accept £400k just now?

I wonder if all the desperate signals from Sports Direct North (Govan Branch) have made the Jambos realise that they're better taking the £400k than wait in line with the rest of the creditors when admin 2 happens?

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Agree fully but surely the Zombies with so much alledged wealth would be capable of paying the full amount and distancing themselves from the old club's legacy of not paying their debts?

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Celtic Park today :ghugs: game against club 12 who've brought in werzradeeds as interim manager :rofl: Hope it's Hooper and Stokes up front.

And we'll done Ray Stubbs for doing what Nevin, McLean, Burley etc were too scared to do, and what Keevins, Johnstone, Dalziel, McCall, Wishart et all don't want to and never would do.

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Commission results to be published tomorrow

The written decision of the Commission appointed in relation to RFC 2012 Plc (now in liquidation) and Rangers FC and chaired by Lord Nimmo Smith will be published on Thursday 28 February at 12.00 noon.

http://www.scotprem.com/content/defa...2&newsid=12123

I was wondering why Chuckles the clown had been so quiet recently;)

The dead club will no doubt escape punishment.

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I thought that was happening a few weeks ago? Surely not another fanciful claim from celtic fans who would rather talk about Rangers than talking about (or going to watch) their own team.

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Well he has been out the country.

Lets see if Nimmo Smith goes with the punishment already decided by the SPL or listens to the evidence and finds that Rangers did nothing wrong. A guilty verdict will probably end up with the SPL on the losing end of a court case (again) and a not guilty will end up with the diddy teams moaning as they slowly go to the wall.

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£250000 fine, but no title stripping.


Linkage

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So the SPL set up an 'independent' panel using celtics lawyers, set the terms of the enquiry up as per the instructions of celtic and widely promote Rangers guilt to anyone who will listen and all they can find is a couple of minor admin errors, which should have been picked up by the SFA/SPL anyway, and impose a meaningless fine.

Good call SPL. You really are the most incompetent halfwits ever assembled in one place.

On the other hand if you wanted to make Rangers fans wet themselves with laughter, make the rhabids foam at the mouth in anger and ensure the 'celtic minded' idiot bloggers cry into their laptops then mission accomplished.

54 and counting! :D

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54...and counting what...you aren't in the top league

unless counting nothing counts :)

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Dreadful performance from Celtic today. St Mirren deserved a draw, would have got it bar a great save from "the wall". Still we're in the semis, double would be great. Juve next :erm: bit worried about that one lol.

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Yes, pretty poor. Italy on their mind I suspect.

Having said that, my big mate is an accies fan and I went with him to see their game against Falkirk. It made me appreciate that the standard of the SPL is so much higher than the lower leagues.

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:D:D:D Looks like the Tetleytwit's £12 a game loyal is as expected a myth, thousands of these given away every home game.

The media can trumpet the fast track of the zombies all they like, the fans of every other club won't have it:) Huge losses already, insignificant and on life support already, keep yer heads buried in the sand, you won't hear the implosion as it blows yer asses goodbye, you won't be missed. Remember deny, deflect and say it wisnae us.

Ross County on BBC Alba better look out my Gaelic handbook. Think we'll struggle:(

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Indeed


https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/03/72.jpg

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World Record for free tickets handed out.;)

World Record losses for a new club ;)

New club- same lack of support.The support at Ibroke for the games that could have had meaning, i.e. cup games, have been below 30000 yet they bleat about the 45000 for meaningless games against part time plumbers and van drivers. Most of them have left before half time so they're not even buying the pies :D

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Noticed the Scottish media clamouring for Lenny to take a job in England:D Sad to watch these zombies wi laptops trying to run down our game and undermine our and every other club bar The Tonight Matthews. The fans have spoken before and they will continue to. Phone ins are hilarious up here"eh ma names eh Billy eh ah mean Sean, eh ah miss ra ranjurs an that, wit dae yooz hink"? Ha ha not met one Celtic fan that wants the new plague anywhere near us and they never will be

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Aren't these corporate tickets that they give away to sponsors? The Club Deck is always full of suits on match day who haven't paid a penny.

Is there a clearer version of that picture doing the rounds?

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A rather better attempt at photoshopping tickets than the previous one that was doing the rounds a few months back.

Rangers have a bigger actual support than the part time 'fans' in the East end. Their laughable attendance figures that get sheepishly announced well after the game is finished in no way reflect the actual attendances at the piggery.

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Oh yeah Scottish football is booming. All the fans that said they would attend in droves without Rangers are really working out well for a bunch of clubs. :rolleyes:

I'd love Lennon to get a job out with Scotland because he would be found out in record time. He's was handed one (tainted) title on a plate and is trying hard to make winning a second (tainted) title seem interesting with his comedy selections and tactics.

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Let's move away from the Old Firm for a minute. Lsitening to radio Scotland, things are looking very grim for Dunfermline. Does anyone know how close they really are to administration / liquidation?

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Very. Within the end of the year even with the authorities bending over backward to help them by advancing money to them.

Hearts aren't much better. The rugs about to be pulled from under them now mad Vlad has lost control of his bank.

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:(

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Both might end up doing a rangers...which is disappointing for anyone they owe money to.

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I agree.

If both do go into liquidation, and Scottish football is restructured, the bottom divison will be interesting with Rangers, Hearts and Dunfermline going for the title. It would help bring even more money into the lower levels of the game.

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Doubtful. I don't think either have the fan base to make a successful comeback and their grounds are far more likely to be turned into flats or a tesco than Ibrox ever would. ;)

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rather negative statement, but typical of a gers fan.

On that basis, no team would make it into the premier league.

You need to remember, most fans in Scotland are content not to have rangers in the premier league...despite rangers bleating

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Negative but honest. Most fans are happy, so happy they can't be bothered going to support their local teams. :dozey:

Still no Glasgow derby next year, no Edinburgh derby. I'm sure sky will be throwing money at the Scottish game to broadcast it. :dunce:

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Nothing to worry about. The standard has been set.

It's the companies that running the clubs that are in trouble. The clubs go on forever. ..... and on, and on, Annan, Annan, Annan :D

With those 5 billion knuckle draggin Sevco supporters worldwide hoping for Scottish football to collapse we haven't got a chance. It's armageddon, armagannan, I tell you.

Are you seriously telling us that a PC in strathclyde polis isn't aware of the free tickets being handed out in his own patch when the rest of the country is. Back to tec school for you Deek. :D

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Gutted today, hard game midweek and 5 or 6 missing today but still shouldn't be losing to the second bottom team in Scotland, that is truly truly embarrassing, oh wait it was the second top team in Scotland we lost to, pffft second bottom in the whole of Scotland imagine lol :rolleyes:

On Hearts and Dunfermline, think fans of other clubs would like to see them pull through and would support in any way they could. The difference between them and Ranjurs RIP is that their fans haven't blamed everyone else for what they've done or verbally threatened every other side in Scotland on the back of it. Celtic will bounce back from a defeat. Hope Hearts and Dunfermline bounce back too. The tonight Matthews are a spent laughing stock already

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Not getting at you...just the attitude that life doesn't go on without rangers..it does

Scottish football has been going downhill for 20 odd years. Partly I blame the silly salaries (includes the bung loans at rangers), partly I blame the coaching system..where if you can run for 90 minutes..you get a game...regardless of your skill level.

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And would be better without them. When a national broadcaster has to apologise on air repeatedly as their "fans" sing of hate and paedophelia with gusto and their manager says he didn't hear it, when the former club screwed tens of millions from the country, do we want that? No it's absolutely shameful. Remorse? No Threats? Yes. The Rangers RIP and zombie way. Derek in fairness doesn't know any better the majority of their fans are the same.

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I'm more aware than you know about the goings on in football clubs across the west of Scotland. Yes Rangers hand out freebies, guess what? so do celtic, so do St Mirren, so do every other professional team in Scotland.

What I find puzzling is why celtic fans seem to be hell bent on making it seem like Rangers are the only team who do this to the extent of photoshopping tickets to 'prove' they are freebies.

Maybe if they were more concerned with talking about their own teams their manager wouldn't have to beg for them to renew their season tickets?

Yes we have some halfwits amongst our support. Guess what? Every team does.

A man has been arrested accused of racially abusing two former Rangers players.
Police hunt football fans who chanted sectarian songs on train home from two SPL games
A HEARTS fan was arrested after making "offensive" gestures to Spurs fans earlier this season.

I do find it quite surprising that the BBC removed any reference to the IRA supporting songs being sung openly in Italy midweek when any comment bringing attention to them were placed on their website.

I find it quite refreshing that the Rangers management try to address the problem rather than pretending it doesn't exist. Remind me again how celtic are getting on in finding and banning the supporters responsible for the misspelt anti-remembrance day banner a few years back?

Making up figures again. Your own manger uses tax avoidance strategies. Rangers didn't pay the taxes when Whyte was in charge, everything else was above board.

Remember Rangers were not the only team in Scotland to use EBT's. Another team did and tried to hide the fact. Still waiting for the witchhunt against them to begin.

It does. It doesn't seem to be going particularly well for some teams.
St. Mirren had 3,394 fans today against Dundee Utd. For a town of 80,000 or so thats utterly pathetic. The claims of a lively league without the old firm dominating everything making attendances, the money coming in and standards of football improve have been utterly false.

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:D:D laughing at you Derek, laughing at you, deny, deflect, delude;)

Everything above board? Side contracts £50 million? Guilty, the list goes on, maybe only £250,000 fine (the biggest in history up here) maybe scared to do more, remember your clubs "fans" penchant for deaths threats, even to the aged chairmen of Raith? Despicable. Some half wits? Thousands singing sick sick bile. You got 30,000 or so paying average £13? No actual evidence of share issue money? Take The Tetleytwit's word for it :) :) Stadium falling apart. Management dealing with it??? Mmm? FatPaulLeGuen's " I didn't hear anything" pathetic

EBT's ? Celtic paid one Juninho, contacted the tax office and paid in full. Imagine eh paying your bills? Think you should maybe look closer for Turin police's opinion and Juve as a clubs opinion of Celtic fans. Look for Barca's opinion of us and Ranjurs RIP fans, mayor said to your mob, dont come back, Manchester? You just making it up Deek, sad



Notice you weren't at the game today? Do you go?

Deny, deflect, delude, threaten,

Laughing at you Derek and your tribute act small small, but very noisy football team

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So all these fans turn up at the bigotdome for league games but 20000 miss the more important cup games? Sure Deek sure. You don't sound deluded at all.

It's concerning that somebody of your standing in the community would rather use the defence of whitabootery rather than condemn the offensive chants of your fellow supporters.

I love your comparison from "a few years back". I've never witnessed anything so offensive as the jingoistic neo-nazi display that Ibrokes hosted under the guise of remembrance day last year

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As someone who works with the military I can assure you that they were appalled that this was allowed to happen. The Army will not allow it to happen again, official.

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Apologies to any Motherwell fans. Ross County :mad::mad::mad: are 3rd:D

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Tut Tut.

Media Boy will be banning you from the coming soon threads :D

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ouch...that was over the line by a mile

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Who 2nd?

Ross County is the new Rangers.:D

I always look for the Ross County result every week as they are my 'wee team' as I want to caravan park beside the Ross County Park some years ago.

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Well done to Ross County for beating Celtic, l was speaking with my brother in laws who are ardent Celts fans and he was saying that Rangers and Celtic should be playing in the English Conference League.

I cannot see those clubs agreeing to that happening with all the aggro that there fans bring with them.

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Thats the worst disallowed goal I've ever seen. Maybe 'clarification' should be asked for. :erm:

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What clarification is required?

The ball was clearly over the line. By the rules of the game a goal should have been awarded. The officials made a mistake.

Clarification is only required when officials seem to interpret the 17 laws of association football in a different way than those in the UEFA issued guidelines.

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Ha ha ha ha jog on. Celtic fans causing trouble on their travels eh nah.Benfica, Man Utd, Milan, Juventus, Barcelona, Spartak Moscow and many others when was the last time a conference side beat them eh ? All beaten by Celtic in recent seasons, two of them this season.Brother in law? Aye right. Your a troll who knows nothing and just spouts rubbish:) The zombies u may have a point with though, not sure they're good enough for that level

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Erm u sure Deeek? Think u may want to try again, not guilty, u sure, really wow and u uphold the law and you can't tell the difference;) noticed you dodged every other point.

Hurting, deny, deflect, delude.

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More threats, more boycotts from the Tonight Matthews
https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2013/03/56.jpg

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I'm not convinced about Friday night football but I enjoyed the Well v Hibees game tonight. James McFadden showing that he's still got it in short bursts.

I wonder if BT Sport will continue with Friday night SPL next season.?

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Making friends all the time in their adventure.:D

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Would love a Friday night game at Celtic Park

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Today's game is why we go to football. 3-1 down midway through second half. 3-2 with 10 or so to go and a 4-3 win in the end, including a last minute Sammy overhead kick:ghugs:

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I missed the first goal, running late because youngest daughter had a dance thing on. Missed last 2 goals because eldest daughter, 11yo, needed the toilet :(

I did feel sorry for her. She was at a very cross legged stage before she had to go. She's usually the one who wants to stay to the very end.

Looking forward to the highlights now.

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People have hit the right point regarding Scottish football on BT Vision.

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I'm not sure about Friday night football. It wouldn't suit a lot of people. Quite a few people I know are in the same position as myself in that they go with their children. There are quite a few kids clubs on Friday nights and Saturday mornings.

Most of the boys have football on a Saturday morning as do some girls, others have dancing, drama or swimming lessons etc

The last Sunday game at Celtic Park coincided with my daughter's confirmation. I reckon there were at least 26 season tickets (parent and child) that I knew about from the 2 classes. It's rare that we miss a home game but Friday night fixtures would be far more problematic.

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Goallllll Hearts :D

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Delighted for the Saints, fully deserved, great scenes at the end.

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Enjoyed the final today.

Good crowd, good atmosphere, good goals made for an exciting game up to the very end. If this is what armageddon brings then bring it on :D

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Source: The Daily Record

"DUNFERMLINE have been given a week to pay their debt to the taxman or the 128-year-old club faces the prospect of liquidation.

The Pars owe £134,000 in unpaid tax arrears and HMRC published a public notice yesterday of the winding-up order they have served on the club.

That means the Fifers have until March 27 to settle their debt.

Dunfermline also understood to owe around £8million to directors past and present and have repeatedly failed to pay their players on time this season.

It was confirmed earlier this month that Jefferies' squad and other staff received just 20 per cent of their wages."

Even if someone can pay HMRC Dunfermline seem to be carrying a lot of debt for a first division club. I think we are getting closer to another liquidation.

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Really hope Dunfermline survive.

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I work beside 2 Dunfermline fans. Both have suggested all the club are trying to do, by raising the funds for HMRC, is paper over some very big cracks. Surprisingly both have suggested that liquidation may be the best long term solution for their club.

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City centre already filling with kilted mad men, will be doh a deer within the hour :erm:

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It was never likely to be a happy ending as soon as Gavin Masterton got involved. It could be argued that his business practices were responsible for the death of Rangers and the Bank of Scotland. He's had his fingers in quite a few pies that involved David Murray. It's not a link that's too well publicised by the Scottish Media. ;)

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You only need to worry if they are Mad kilted men :)

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Another grim performance from the Scots.

5 games played now and only 2 points on the board.

There are not too many teams in a worse position than Scotland at the moment:

Malta - 0 points (4 games played)
Faroe Islands - 0 points (4 games played)
Andorra - 0 points (4 games played)
San Marino - 0 points (5 games played)
Liechtenstein - 1 point (5 games played)
Kazakhstan - 1 point (5 games played)

Looking at Scotland remaining fixtures, it's really hard to see where further points will come from:

Serbia - Away
Croatia - Away
Belgium - Home
Macedonia - Away
Croatia - Home

Not only are we facing finishing bottom in the group, it's possible we could finish with the least points of any European team in their qualifying section.

It's not going to be long until we are in the same pot as San Marino and the Faroe Islands. Scottish football is dead. A total embarrassment. We've only been able to beat Lithuania and Liechtenstein in just short of 4 years worth of competative qualifiers.

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Not looking good for Dunfermline today at all

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Oops. Looks like the SPL might need to check down the back of the sofa for some loose change if this goes against them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotlan...-west-21924420

Tomorrow is D Day for Dunfermline. Can't say I hold out much hope for them.

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Personally, not overly concerned. I have always thought clubs should be allowed to go to the wall. Football needs to get their act together. Any other business would have been shut long ago, and better regulated. This has been going on for years.

The only people I feel sorry for is the companies owed money

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I think there has been a fair bit of jigger pokery and financial shennanigans over the years in Scottish Football and it's now coming home to roost. The same names keep cropping up as those that had a significant hand in killing Rangers; Murray, Masterton, Stadia and Bank of Scotland. Any other country would have an inquiry into how these individuals and organisations were allowed to operate as they did.

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And that's them applying to go into administration.

They can't afford the administrators fees so fans are putting up the cash. Still not guaranteed admin will be accepted, might well be curtains for them.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/21936883

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http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scot...istration.html

"PKF's expert trouble-shooter Bryan Jackson has admitted that the Pars situation is the worst he has ever encountered in football.

Dundee were dealt with a 25-point deduction when they entered administration in 2010, while Gretna and Livingston were both relegated two divisions when they suffered similar cash problems.

Jackson has pleaded with SFL chiefs to go easy on Dunfermline, in fear that a harsh punishment could hurt his chances of finding a suitable buyer for the club."

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Chance to wrap up the league tomorrow. Need to rely on St Mirren and do the job at Celtic Park too. Could be a great day. Can't wait. London Road you up for this one? Have a great day if you are :)

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Good luck tomorrow Henke.

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Cheers Den

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Looking forward to it. I'm off work on Monday so I hope the Paisley buddies do us a favour as it would be a good weekend to clinch it for me :D

I've only been at Parkhead once when the hoops have clinched the title so it would be a rare one for me.

C'mon the hoops.

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Off Monday and Tuesday :D Enjoy mate

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Fantastic today

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The only reason why Celtic will win the title again - is that there is no longer any competition for them in Scotland. So each term just Celtic the title before the season starts.

If they played in the EPL or Championship, they would get slaughtered every week as the pace in English football is much faster than Scotland.

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If Celtic had access to the Sky money that other EPL clubs have they would be challenging for the title. By any other criteria Glasgow Celtic football Club are a far larger Club than the majority of those currently in the EPL ; including those perennial bottlers Tottenham ;)

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He's a troll London Road, always bangin on about how bad Celtic are despite being a "neutral" and the evidence of us beating European top sides and indeed English sides in UEFA competitions in recent times. Ignore facility is your friend.

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Celtic used to be a great side, and yes l used to cheer for them. But they will only be second raters in Scottish football, you can blame the Scottish FA for the downfall of Scottish Football for getting ride of Rangers and the old firm games.

Thats it have a dig at Tottenham, at least we sre doing well.

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But have they won anything since 2007-08?

Last time they won the League was over 50 years ago....

My apologies, Arthur - apparently Spurs won the Asia Cup (China) 2009, beating Hull City 3-0.

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And with 3000 celtic fans in one place crime plummeted across the rest of the city. :D

On a serious note a lot of the pictures of the protest had SNP banners in the crowd. What were they doing there if the protest was against a piece of SNP legislation?

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This old boy should explain the use of the SNP logo

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Actually have to praise your colleagues for yesterday Derek. The understated presence of the police went well with what was a peaceful protest.

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Ah that probably explains it. It was a zoomed out shot and you couldn't make out the logo.