Ronnie Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Here we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djchapsticks Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 9 minutes ago, Ronnie said: Here we go. Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted January 10, 2021 Report Share Posted January 10, 2021 Just saw that biggest can of worms in Scottish football for years about to open up going by reaction to that elsewhere. Just watched Scottish news there and Celtic & Joint response team will have a meeting tomorrow to decide if anyone has to self isolate due to close contact with the positive case which from the outside seems like the whole planeful of Celtic staff should be. Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Decision within an hour on if Celtic will need to isolate, personally I would be very disappointed if they get away with this. I have generally supported Scotgov on their approach throughout pandemic but it would be a very poor message. If the decision is "crack on" then to me, they have bent over backwards to help Celtic after an R&R bevy holiday while millions the country over can't even see their families. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanb Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) Leagues 1 and 2 suspended for 3 weeks. An interesting few days ahead with all that Scottish cup interaction of untested players at the weekend and ties postponed from the weekend due to be played this week. Edited January 11, 2021 by alanb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanb Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Well then.... and no time or dates to reschedule postponments in SPFL ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shull Posted January 11, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Well, IT'S THE SEASON OF INFLUENZA TRA LA LA LA LA LA ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truesaint Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 https://celtsarehere.com/celtic-have-blew-it-13-players-and-3-coaches-to-isolate/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 1 hour ago, truesaint said: https://celtsarehere.com/celtic-have-blew-it-13-players-and-3-coaches-to-isolate/ Stretching it a bit classing Lennon as a coach surely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bazil85 Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Seen some chat that everyone has been tested again, no word on those results, if Julien has had the virus during that trip, every chance he has passed it on and there's been three more days for people to test positive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 What really gets me is the arrogance as they continue to defend the decision.It was "non essential" travel.They say it was necessary as it is elite training.The player who has tested positive is out injured for four months!What kind of elite training was he undertaking that made his journey essential? [emoji2959][emoji2959][emoji2959] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanb Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Just now, BuddieinEK said: What really gets me is the arrogance as they continue to defend the decision. It was "non essential" travel. They say it was necessary as it is elite training. The player who has tested positive is out injured for four months! What kind of elite training was he undertaking that made his journey essential? Cocktail making Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truesaint Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 It is a pity that livingston have back to back games against them when they will be players down and not us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antrin Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, alanb said: Cocktail making Is that a euphemism that you youngsters use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 What really gets me is the arrogance as they continue to defend the decision.It was "non essential" travel.They say it was necessary as it is elite training.The player who has tested positive is out injured for four months!What kind of elite training was he undertaking that made his journey essential? [emoji2959][emoji2959][emoji2959]Quick question???I got mostly positives but a few negatives when asked this on St Mirren Facebook pages.Was Graham Alexander travelling 300 miles to watch Aberdeen v Rangers "essential travel too"??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBud Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 4 minutes ago, Ronnie said: Quick question??? I got mostly positives but a few negatives when asked this on St Mirren Facebook pages. Was Graham Alexander travelling 300 miles to watch Aberdeen v Rangers "essential travel too"??? I would think that observing and analysing opponents is an essential part of his role. I don't think that this can be done by TV either as you don't really see the game as effectively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alanb Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 30 minutes ago, antrin said: Is that a euphemism that you youngsters use? Dunno , just happy you thinking me a youngster 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie Monster Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Quick question???I got mostly positives but a few negatives when asked this on St Mirren Facebook pages.Was Graham Alexander travelling 300 miles to watch Aberdeen v Rangers "essential travel too"???Were the negative replies, the ones that quoted the actual rules/regulations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuddieinEK Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Quick question???I got mostly positives but a few negatives when asked this on St Mirren Facebook pages.Was Graham Alexander travelling 300 miles to watch Aberdeen v Rangers "essential travel too"???In my personal opinion, absolutely not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Were the negative replies, the ones that quoted the actual rules/regulations?Only 1 person quoted a regulation that club scouts are allowed to travel to other clubs matches no mention of other managers being allowed. Imo his travelling isn't essentiall and all the talk since last week from both UK & Scottish governments (reiterated by NS today) that unnecessary travelling is spreading the virus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 Were the negative replies, the ones that quoted the actual rules/regulations?Rules here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBud Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, Ronnie said: Rules here. So Graham Alexander would have been 1 of the allowed 4 scouts from the teams next two opponents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 So Graham Alexander would have been 1 of the allowed 4 scouts from the teams next two opponents.Technically he isn't a scout. Again nonessential travel is apparently spreading the virus quicker than anything else is. The thing that pis#ed me off the most about the St Mirren sanction was journalists,pundits, fans etc jumped on the bandwagon about our players car sharing. 4 players sharing a car for 2 journeys for maybe 20 minutes each way is less dangerous than forcing them to travel by public transport which would take in excess of 60 minutes each way but that seemed to be the main point they used to find us guilty therefore club managers travelling 300 miles round trip to watch future opponents is just as bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBud Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 (edited) 37 minutes ago, Ronnie said: Technically he isn't a scout. Again nonessential travel is apparently spreading the virus quicker than anything else is. The thing that pis#ed me off the most about the St Mirren sanction was journalists,pundits, fans etc jumped on the bandwagon about our players car sharing. 4 players sharing a car for 2 journeys for maybe 20 minutes each way is less dangerous than forcing them to travel by public transport which would take in excess of 60 minutes each way but that seemed to be the main point they used to find us guilty therefore club managers travelling 300 miles round trip to watch future opponents is just as bad. The rights and wrongs of our case are separate to Graham Alexander being at Pittodrie, he was there scouting the opposition and therefore would qualify for one of the four scouting slots (technically he is a scout in this instance). For what it's worth I thought the SPFL were at best clumsy in their handling of Kilmarnock and our situations and saw it as an opportunity to come down hard on a couple of the smaller teams, in light of this week's goings on they may well rue that approach. Edited January 11, 2021 by WeeBud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardBuddie Posted January 11, 2021 Report Share Posted January 11, 2021 I wonder who approved the trip from a Celtic perspective, you’ve got to wonder why a senior advisor or club director wouldn’t intervene and at least challenge whether the right thing is being done here!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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