Boli Bolingoli And Celtic Breaching COVID Rules - Sturgeon “Celtic and Aberdeen not expected to play for at least next week”

There is absolutely no way his test will be allowed to be positive, the manipulation of that given it is Celtic carrying out the test through a private supplier, is inevitable.
100%. NHS testing should be required. There is zero chance any test they pay for is going to declare positive and risk their CL qualifier
 
The guy is an absolute idiot. As people have said, if that was Morelos and McGregor and not 2 of their mob then the papers and social media would be crucifying us.

On top of dropped points and a potential game behind (if the Aberdeen game is postponed) it's negative stories and a little bit of pressure right from the start.
Lennon isn't exactly slow in throwing players under the bus when the pressure is on.
 
100%. NHS testing should be required. There is zero chance any test they pay for is going to declaim positive and risk their CL qualifier
I love a good conspiracy theory and with that lot there are plenty but they can’t get away with dodging a requirement for a global pandemic.
 
Hopefully this wakes up some of the mutants who support irrelevant diddies like Aberdeen.

When our unders team played in a match, we were accused of flouting the rules and putting the game at risk (even though it was the SPFL testing guidelines that were ineffective) it was the club that was to blame.

when the sheep’s players went on the piss it was the sheep that got chastised.

when Griffiths and Boli broke the rules it was individual players to blame and not Celtic.

funny that, almost as if everyone else is being held to different standards.
 
If he is incubating and is tested positive at any stage in the next week then I think they are stuffed for UEFA match.

On subject of disciplinary I cant find any up to date SFA regulations. Still looking.

An SPFL update on 14th May stated it was a thread being worked on.

‘Application of SFA disciplinary rules in light of COVID-19’

Shouldn't these kind of scenarios have been one of the first things the SFA Covid committee worked on, so that clear processes were in place for the start of the season?
 
There is absolutely no way his test will be allowed to be positive, the manipulation of that given it is Celtic carrying out the test through a private supplier, is inevitable.

A couple of weeks back on here, I raised the possibility of a club or an individual manipulating the result of a COVID test to suit an outcome, and was laughed and the thread chopped pretty quickly.

Whichever way you administer this, there is the risk of either a false negative being declared (such as the above scenario) or a false positive (to rule a given player or players out of an important match) if someone involved in the testing has a motive to do so - bribery, rivarly, gambling, etc.
 
The guy is an absolute idiot. As people have said, if that was Morelos and McGregor and not 2 of their mob then the papers and social media would be crucifying us.

If that was us the headlines would be "Rangers cause the league to be stopped".
 
This is the most serious breach and I’m amazed that the club didn’t know. The Aberdeen 8 and thunbheid you can put down as irresponsible but to book flights and leave the country is ridiculous. Other people on the flight or the airport must’ve recognised him so there’s no way he was getting away with it. After sturgeons rant last week the spfl have to take strong action against them
 
I love a good conspiracy theory and with that lot there are plenty but they can’t get away with dodging a requirement for a global pandemic.

If the testing is done internally though?

if It’s positive -team quarantined for a fortnight and potentially ruins Europe . Costing them millions.

or

hide the fact it is positive - but send bolingoli home for a fortnight and report it as an injury ?
 
Its a potentially massive sequence of events given that whats happened here is way beyond the traditional things you search google for relating to covid.

Hes gone abroad and could still be incubating regardless of negative test.

He has broken government level quarantine regulations and returned to his place of work.

What then happens to both him as an ‘unknown’ and those he has now been in contact with ? Are they now ‘unknown’ until such times as he is fully clear ?

What are the government level regulations when a quarantine breach and return to work has been proven to have happened ?

Its beyond football. But could seriously impact Celtic and more widely see SNP jiggery pokery to ‘shut it down’ rather than have the SFA penalise them. Fortunately such jiggery pokery wont be possible with UEFA as UEFA have clear covid rules.

Still no sign of SFA Disciplinary 2020/21 regulations, just a broken 19/20 link.
 
He should be absolutely hammered for this , same for the club , and If this was Rangers I’d be wanting to know why a first team player in the squad for the weekend was allowed 4 days off before it. Seems mental.
 
Shouldn't these kind of scenarios have been one of the first things the SFA Covid committee worked on, so that clear processes were in place for the start of the season?

Try finding them.

There is an annex on SPFL about how covid procedures work at every level. Its on the assumption of ‘the bubble’ actually being adhered to.

Nothing, anywhere about someone breaking government quarantine and playing.
 
Surely celtc know the movement of their players so they are advising them properly? It’s almost as if they know they can do what they want.
 
Their champions league tie must now be forfeited, 14 days these players need to self isolate for. It’s the law
Perhaps we should be advising their opposition of the legal situation in Scotland and clarification fc requirements to isolate
 
worst case scenario is the entire games on hold
best case scenario, is next few tim and sheep games postponed til later in season
 
Its a potentially massive sequence of events given that whats happened here is way beyond the traditional things you search google for relating to covid.

Hes gone abroad and could still be incubating regardless of negative test.

He has broken government level quarantine regulations and returned to his place of work.

What then happens to both him as an ‘unknown’ and those he has now been in contact with ? Are they now ‘unknown’ until such times as he is fully clear ?

What are the government level regulations when a quarantine breach and return to work has been proven to have happened ?

Its beyond football. But could seriously impact Celtic and more widely see SNP jiggery pokery to ‘shut it down’ rather than have the SFA penalise them. Fortunately such jiggery pokery wont be possible with UEFA as UEFA have clear covid rules.

Still no sign of SFA Disciplinary 2020/21 regulations, just a broken 19/20 link.

Private positive tests have to be followed up by an NHS test.
 
The government guidelines say that if someone returning from a quarantined country comes into contact with others, they too must self isolate for 14 days.
You got a link for this mate?

I can only see if you’ve been tested positive then everyone you’ve been in contact with needs to self isolate.
 
Fcuk all will happen to the mentally challengeds it’s another sweep sweep, the club should be coming out and putting pressure on these scum but I doubt you will hear a thing.
 
Try finding them.

There is an annex on SPFL about how covid procedures work at every level. Its on the assumption of ‘the bubble’ actually being adhered to.

Nothing, anywhere about someone breaking government quarantine and playing.


Amazing. Call me a cynic here, but this reeks of holding off on formulating the rules (or at least making them public) until finding out which club breached them first...
 
They think they are above the law ..... lets see who has the balls to call them out.

The law is 100% clear. There can be no exception here, if they are let away with this then anarchy will ensue.

Sturgeon and the Scottish Government were all over the Cummings fiasco (as they should have been), so if the same severity isn't shown here you have to seriously question why.
 
Chief Mammy & Chief Wiggam (Leitch) will not get much sleep tonight,
Fair enough Sturgeon, but Leitch is just doing his job mate. Hes been doing that job very well for years before he was known to the public. Not a political figure, just your average NHS long serving employee
 
Courtesy of Sevilla FC

UEFA Regulations

UEFA has announced the protocol to be followed because of Covid-19 for next season, which will see Sevilla FC's return to Europe's elite competition.

In both the Champions League and the Europa League, the European body has indicated, first of all, that if there is one positive or more, but there are 13 players available, the match would be played unless quarantine is required for the rest of the players. Thus, if there are less than 13, the match will be postponed and names can be added to List A. In addition, it also makes it clear that if the club could not play the match in any way, they would forfeit the match and lose 3-0.

On a different note, UEFA states that if a club fails to report restrictions affecting play in their country two days in advance, they will forfeit the match 3-0. If they do so, they must propose an alternative venue or UEFA will decide. Finally, it refers to the fact that if both are responsible or refuse to play, they will be excluded from the competition.
 
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