Tam McManus is incredibly sad that Scottish football fans, and Celtic supporters in particular, can’t move on.
The BBC Scotland pundit is a huge fan of Alex McLeish who gave him his breakthrough at Hibs.
Moving on is the phrase used by those apologists who’d like to turn a blind eye to a decade of industrial scale cheating in the Scottish game.
??????????? I support Scotland and want to see us succeed desperately. So whoever is/was the manager is irrelevant to me as long as they get us qualified. Until then I will give McLeish the chance to do the job. I’m not slipping into any ‘category’. Unfortunately you are here. https://t.co/v7EZoDbxdz
— Tam McManus (@The_Tman10) March 24, 2018
Because it’s true. Large majority of Celtic fans who are also Scotland fans/born in Scotland would rather Scotland/McLeish failed than him get us qualified for a major tournament simply because he is an ex Rangers manager and EBT’s. I find that incredibly sad to be honest. https://t.co/EJoH2dEod7
— Tam McManus (@The_Tman10) March 24, 2018
If it was all dealt with properly there would be more chance of an understanding present day.
But it wasn’t, and there isn’t.The fact McLeish’s position now is tied up with the SFA is symbolic of the issue.
It was a poor decision to appoint him on so many levels.— Jaq (@chernychai) March 24, 2018
This is the first reason why I & a lot of the Celtic support will not be supporting at this present time. RFC(IL) were found guilty of tax evasion! They cheated other teams in Scotland & Europe out of milllions. The SFA conspired & colluded with them.The SFA CO report is overdue! pic.twitter.com/iLb0yktgaR
— Themis (@Themis1888) March 24, 2018
By watching Scotland not only are the fans of all clubs who were ripped off by paying to watch a rigged game during the EBT years, they are potentially paying the looming Tax bill that the Manager will be landed with very soon! So please do not simplify your “Old Firm” rubbish!
— Themis (@Themis1888) March 24, 2018
Both the Huns, SFA & SMSM have spent the last 6-7 years lying on an industrial scale, getting caught lying then carrying on lying to every single Scottish Football fan. This is not a Celtic Rangers issue! Your attitude is exactly what the cabal wants!
— Themis (@Themis1888) March 24, 2018
That cheating- paying players and managers through ‘tax free’ offshore accounts not declared to the SFA and SPL- has never been addressed or punished with many of the biggest culprits working their way back into the centre of the Scottish game.
McLeish picked up £1.7m in EBT payments and admitted to the BBC that the scheme used to recruit players was needed to compete with Celtic.
A proper investigation leading to the removal of titles won by ineligible players would be enough for most fans.
Celtic fans are split in half over whether they deserve the titles or whether an asterisk in the record books would be more effective to highlight the ‘successes’ of McLeish, Dave Murray and others.