Will an AGM really change the SFA?
Bearing in mind that as I write this as Celtic fan, you will understand my reticence to embrace these new sweeping changes just yet and my reluctance to go out and celebrate with a few pints just yet.
What I have read so far doesn’t really tell me much , so it would be churlish of me to criticise just for the sake of it so I won’t. However, in the not too distant future ,hopefully, we will have a clearer picture of where these changes have taken us and what they will mean to the game at large and to Celtic in particular- my cynical mate says that the new disciplinary system will have Celtic players banned from games much quicker than before.
I will, however, remind you of why I am suspicious about anything concerning the SFA , given it’s deplorable track record with regards to matters concerning Celtic and it’s obvious leanings towards the other Glasgow Club- for any Partick Thistle or Clyde supporters reading this it’s not you
From recent examples of imbalance, Neil Lennon’s punishments versus those of Mr. McCoist and Madjid Bougherra’s fine for man-handling a referee this is an organisation which has shown an open dislike of Celtic.
An organisation which made sure that the brotherhood would be in charge and openly conducted a campaign in 1952 to try and remove Celtic from membership of the SFA or, in other words, shut the club down for good. At the head of this ‘campaign’ was Secretary George Graham who demanded that the Irish tricolour be taken down at Celtic Park and never flown again.
History shows that Bob Kelly staunchly defended Celtic’s position on the matter and was instrumental in securing a ONE VOTE victory- yes that’s how close it came.
Since then we’ve had many instances of anti-Celtic decisions balanced only by pro-Ranger’s ones- too numerous to mention.
Perhaps, however, the biggest single shock-wave came in 1999 when Chief Executive Jim Farry was sacked for gross misconduct regarding his deliberate mishandling of the Jorge Cadette registration back in 1996- thanks to the tenacity of Fergus McCann who refused to accept the answers he was getting .
If nothing else, this incident proved just how Scottish football was run for the benefit of one club and to the detriment of another. My personal regret is that the Club didn’t take this further and try and expose a bigger can of worms but for whatever reason it didn’t.
Since then we’ve had people like Gordon Smith (Rangers fan) and George Peat (Rangers fan) in charge proving once again how the establishment works.
However, in the new man, we appear to have someone who is not steeped in pro- Rangers attitudes and does not seem to dislike us all that much (I’ll now put my tin hat on) and so it’s over to you Mr.Regan, here is your opportunity to show , not only the Celtic community, but the world at large , just what you’re made of.
Remember, we are not looking for favours or seeking preferential treatment, all we seek is fairness and equality and if you achieve that you will have turned history on it’s head.
Good luck to you- I will be watching.
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