BlueNoseBlueblood
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Cheers mate, focussing on the Cons
How have celtic and Aberdeen been punished
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I'm sure ally mccoist thought the same when we were 12 points in front with a game in hand or 15 in front played a game more in his first season
Kingging
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That's the way SPFL will spin it certainly but I'm not sure how the law is something clubs or the SPFL can ignore. He was not self isolating as required. He was breaking the law. The club played him in the game during the isolation period. It's semantics to say there's nothing in SPFL rules that renders him ineligible. The law says he shouldn't have been there and the SPFL shouldn't be ignoring the law in their rules nor think their rules are above the law.
Or put another way, just because there is nothing specific in SPFL rules doesn't mean he wasn't ineligible. Or at least that's the common sense spin.
Danger Zone
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The minute Celtic were dragged into it Aberdeen would have been rubbing their hands knowing there was no way the scum would face any punishment and therefore neither could they.
TN8
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Nobody's even sure if the SPFL have a rule about this that would allow them to dish out a punishment. Surely if there was one then journalists would be quoting it etc. Would anybody be surprised if the SPFL were so incompetent that this was yet another thing they hadn't bothered their arse writing a rule for?
Danger Zone
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You’d think there’d have to be given the seriousness of the situation, after all this goes well beyond football and to government level. It’s a matter of life and death for some.
But one thing I can say, if this was one of our players they’d very quickly devise a punishment, write the and change the rules accordingly akin to 2012 (especially after us asking for their ‘leader’s’ suspension). It’s just amusing that there were rumours of us having broken some sort of protocol for a friendly a few weeks ago and the media knives were already being sharpened, now this happens and the media are right in there forcing the “punish the player, leave the club alone” mantra.
AnglianBear
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Cheers mate, focussing on the Cons
I would be pretty disgusted if they do end up playing
A) The game in front of fans and
B) With new players
The thing is, Ive yet to see a set of rules that says they can't.
So the answer to OPs question really is a big fat no.
The only rule they could be bothered pursuing was the rule to allow the Board to take all decisions during COVID. Utter sham of an organisation who have spent the last few months covering their arses.
Sam English
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There's no chance of the mentally challengeds and Dolly being punished.
With the SPFL being the total shambles that they are, I doubt if there's even any rules in place to punish them.
With the SPFL being the total shambles that they are, I doubt if there's even any rules in place to punish them.
Stuart_WATP
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They haven't, if anything the tims are happy they get a break and get more signings in. It's worked out better for them.
All we can do is crank up the pressure with wins and make them chase us
All we can do is crank up the pressure with wins and make them chase us
kensington blue nose
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Just your hunch? Where are you getting this from?
The fact the club did not know (or so they say) that he went to Spain is also irrelevant. If he was taking performance enhancing drugs which the club did not know about, there would be a case for a 0-3. It’s a very similar situation. The SFA and SPFL must have made a commitment to the SG to follow COVID rules. They must have!
Exactly this. Check the dates for the euro ties, cup games for this year and last, international games mixed with the games that will be called off through bad weather. There is very little chance Celtic will be able to catch up on games for months.
