SENTINELCELTS

I’m glad Bobby covered that Diarra case rather myself, because I haven’t a Scooby what to make of the judgement or it’s wider implications. It’s clear to anyone though, there is a lot of money on the line if a player just hand in their notice and leave for free, and I just cannot this being allowed because it would cause mayhem and probably put clubs out business.

For clubs already struggling, this is the last thing they need. Any club struggling would bite their hand off for  addition revenue. When one considers Scottish clubs in particular, the biggest percentage of attendees per capita in Europe, one would imagine that,,,

Given there’s an immediate and instant tax resource on hand, steps would be taken to ensure this continues. And infact a smart mind might ask how we increase this continual supply of government funds? Reasonable enough question, with a simple answer.

The Alcohol at football proposal recently emerged again. A proposal that would undoubtedly increase most clubs revenue via the profits to be made, it would also have helped clubs like ICT survive, and while the government is gaining tax from the prematch/after game pints and shorts, it’s certainly not gaining as much tax from football grounds all across the nation if the fans in the ground first of all can’t have a few pints during the game and secondly wait for the outside fish and chips van rather than an overpriced pie. Times can be considered hard with your pound/Euro/dollar going a lot less these days, but a few at the game, even at an inflated pricetag and served in plastic, would be popular and probably help any said grounds atmosphere.

BUT, he said no. This bloke.

His reasoning,,,Scotlands relationship with alcohol. He was opting not to help cement that relationship by saying no pints at football. Not no pints at mads gatherings, just football gatherings. Rugby, Festivals, WWE, Boxing, Concerts,,,all other large gatherings bar a football game may have a ‘liquor license’ but not the national sport? As he joins The Tartan Army with a pre match ritual for many. Did he get out of hand that night? No, and there-in lies the hypocrisy.

If our Scottish cousins, kin, and friends cannot  handle their bevvy at the match then what the f@#k are you doing drinking with them? Either call them out there and then IF they step out of line or STFU. How come there was only 40 arrests at Transmit within a crowd of 120k if ‘a problem with alcohol’ is true?

I’m well aware of the Kerrydale Bar that doesn’t technically stretch into the inner stadium confines, but offers a pre-game libation at hefty prices, and I’m 200 percent positive all tax due the echequer through any purchase will be paid by our  financially diligent PLC. Those ‘pints’ caused nothing troublesome, but rather helped club revenue. As I type ICT are undergoing some serious financial troubles, one cannot tell me extra revenue via a new revenue stream wouldn’t aid their fight for existence.

Now of course the First Minister would have heard the arguments for and against, I mean which politician turns down extra revenue to look successful? It’s clear, to me at least, that the Police had a major say in this decision. And it’s clear, to me at least, that there’s a ‘problem child’ in that regard,,you don’t need me to spell out which set of supporters that is. Angry, self-entitled, volatile,,,the Españolification of Glasgow is not going down well with others, which brings the coppers problems on occasion. So they say no, then Mac Swinney says no. And everybody turns a blind eye, for when was the last time Celtic fans, Aberdeen fans, ICT fans ‘went on the rampage?’. But everybody losses out (apart from the cops) because of one clubs inability to behave correctly says the guy who will swig with his fellow Tartan Army fans prematch? Eff off. I don’t care that much about my refreshments during that 90 odd minutes, but to throw this charge upon the nation as a whole whilst granted other licenses left, right, and center, is just a bit rich sorry. And it shouldn’t be left to one man alone, but rather a commission of much varied viewpoints.

By Mahe sentinelcelts@gmail.com