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What the SFA did by sentencing Brendan Rodgers to a suspended sentence for calling “incompetent” officials fit to restore the structure of a theme park for conspiracy theorists.
Work began through their co-architects, SPFL, when they rearranged Rangers’ postponed match against Dundee for Wednesday after the Old Firm derby next weekend. Celtic fans claimed the move was based on prejudice and was aimed at keeping Rangers players new during the clash at Ibrox.
Rangers enthusiasts, now Celtic manager, were lenient during his disciplinary hearing to ensure he would be on the bench against Philippe Clement for next weekend’s all-important derby. The SFA opted for a compromise with Rodgers. Old Firm enthusiasts perceive only conflict. This came about with the appointment of referee Don Robertson to assess Celtic’s play at Livingston this afternoon, three days after Rodgers was put on trial for suggesting the referee was incompetent when Celtic lost at Tynecastle on March 3.
Some would say it’s a natural coincidence. Most Celtic enthusiasts will find this provocative. Now, the only way to make the scenario worse would be to appoint John Beaton to referee next Sunday’s match between the clubs. A poisonous tone has been set for the remainder of the season in which the two major prizes, the league title and the Scottish Cup, will go through the matches between Celtic and Rangers.
It’s a bad and unattractive atmosphere, but at the same time it’s unavoidable. The SFA and SPFL have flattered the paranoid with their decisions, while Old Firm enthusiasts look at life with caution and with the company’s goal of trusting no one. At least it brought them back to life. Celtic and Rangers enthusiasts see the disruption of the league season by away games as a source of undue irritation.
I know this from personal experience, having heard so many radio announcers express their disbelief that the race for the name could be stopped by something as trivial and meaningless as the games involving Scotland. The SFA and FBCL have resumed general service giving everyone an excuse. complaining about everything and everyone.
Rodgers, however, has more to focus on in the unnamed field now that Tony Macaroni has ended his sponsorship deal with Livingston. Livi could best be described as a periodic devastating Celtic after six draws between them, as well as two defeats for the champions. , in their Premiership history. Her manager David Martindale, I’m told, is in complex talks about making her life less of a book.
After all, it’s not a lack of material. But what kind of blockbuster could it be offering today?Livi, as I told Martindale to his face, is on his way to the Championship and faces a long dubious journey due to difficulties outside the club that are beyond his control.
They may still inflict potentially fatal damage to Celtic’s hopes if they put on a belligerent front today. And Celtic’s season has been characterised by the arrival of things they didn’t see coming, such as problems left behind at times in unforeseen places. Did you say that opposites attract, but they also divert attention?Today it will be played on an artificial surface and not on grass. The ground will be packed with Celtic supporters, but there won’t be any at Ibrox next Sunday due to a lingering case. of mutual hatred.
And Rodgers’ team will face a team that sits at the bottom, not the top, of the standings. The only constants will be the lunchtime kickoff, live TV politics, and outdoor enthusiasts’ inherent distrust of in-form referees.
It’s never going to go away. When Rodgers played his first league game against Celtic, against Hearts at Tynecastle, on 7 August 2016, the referee awarded a highly debatable penalty to the home side. Eight years later, the bitter relationship between the referee and the Celtic manager is still making headlines.
So it is at the theme park.