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5 hours ago, Scotty said:

However, knowing the player was going to get a red it may have been more sportsmanlike to say to the ref - 'i did catch him, but it was an accident' but lets face it, no player is going to do that these days. none. regardless of the strip they are wearing.

 

 

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Apologies if someone has already suggested this but if Keatings does not get to play couldn't we all take big (like the size of cards we were given for the Scottish cup) red cards stating "show SFA the red card - Justice for Keatings" to the final. Name them and shame them. I'd be happy to chip in towards the costs.

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2 hours ago, CaleyHedgehog said:

Apologies if someone has already suggested this but if Keatings does not get to play couldn't we all take big (like the size of cards we were given for the Scottish cup) red cards stating "show SFA the red card - Justice for Keatings" to the final. Name them and shame them. I'd be happy to chip in towards the costs.

Yeah banners for the tv cameras and a pre match display a card on every seat.

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7 hours ago, CaleyHedgehog said:

Apologies if someone has already suggested this but if Keatings does not get to play couldn't we all take big (like the size of cards we were given for the Scottish cup) red cards stating "show SFA the red card - Justice for Keatings" to the final. Name them and shame them. I'd be happy to chip in towards the costs.

Indicating 'Did not go to Specsavers'

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1 hour ago, RiG said:

Arrogance beyond belief

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I still cant believe that the ban hasn't been overturned by now, surely the Panel and the ref are the only people in the Scottish football heirarchy who believe the ban was justified. Someone must have the power and guts to speak up and do something about it............or are they all to ashamed they have let this happen.

EDIT that should be too ashamed, ............ sorry I admit my mistakes

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50 minutes ago, bughtmaster said:

Someone must have the power and guts to speak up and do something about it......

If money was not a problem and the club's standing with the SFA was not at stake, then I am sure that there would be an interesting legal case about an anonymous disciplinary panel denying a professional the opportunity to practise his profession, especially in a national final.

I don't see how it would be permitted under current good practice for employment, or even law.  In fact, there could even be a human rights case there.

It won't happen, though.  Too much for ICT to lose, moneywise and in terms of relations with the SFA.   The SFA would fight it with everything that they have, which is more than ICT has, sadly, because if they lost, then it would be open season on them - it would be anarchy.

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Quality piece. A few bits that would be laugh out loud sarcasm if it wasn't so sad e.g. 

"The reaction from across Scottish football when the farcical ruling then landed said it all. It takes a lot to unite the polarised factions of our game, but hats off to the SFA. At times, they can bring the country together as a homogenous, scornful brotherhood."

https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18251477.graeme-mcgarry-dogs-street-can-see-sfa-reform-needed-james-keatings-farce/

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54 minutes ago, snorbens_caleyman said:

If money was not a problem and the club's standing with the SFA was not at stake, then I am sure that there would be an interesting legal case about an anonymous disciplinary panel denying a professional the opportunity to practise his profession, especially in a national final.

I don't see how it would be permitted under current good practice for employment, or even law.  In fact, there could even be a human rights case there.

It won't happen, though.  Too much for ICT to lose, moneywise and in terms of relations with the SFA.   The SFA would fight it with everything that they have, which is more than ICT has, sadly, because if they lost, then it would be open season on them - it would be anarchy.

Are we not sponsored by a law firm? Surely this would be good PR for them seeing to be fighting an injustice.

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8 minutes ago, MorayJaggie said:

Are we not sponsored by a law firm? Surely this would be good PR for them seeing to be fighting an injustice.

It will be interesting to see what line the club takes after legal advice from a key sponsor. James has in effect been called a simulator by the referee and endorsed by the SFA (I await seeing the definition of simulation used by the Tribunal for judgement). So potentially there is a right to a legal remedy given no further right of appeal within the SFA 'rules' which are of course, not statute.

Imagine the referee putting his case to a judge 'From where I stood in the gales and pouring rain, James dived into the penalty box without any contact from an opposing player which the SFA define as simulation and for which they require me to issue a yellow card. '

Judge 'Can I see the definition please?'

SFA we use the word 8 times in our disciplinary protocol. We do not have a definition  because everyone knows what it means.

Imagine the counter case - Rangers player cited as a witness 'I attempted to obstruct James but in so doing in effect body checked him.' James then shows the judge the videos.  Who in their right mind would accept the argument of the SFA ? Technically James might have a case for damages to his reputation. So far no one has brought such a case to my knowledge, but then none of us had heard of Jean Marc Bosman until his amazing legal breakthrough.  I will leave that to the legal advisers.  

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For my mind, common sense needs to prevail.

  • They need to reverse this farcical decision. Everyone can see it was wrong but the referee and these anonymous appeal 'judges' persist with the charade. Thats all about ego and having the strength to admit your mistakes!
     
  • They need to make these tribunals transparent. If you are going to make a decision on someone's career, even if only for a game or two then they should have the stones to be visible and defend or explain their decision.  IT should not be some anonymous conference call as has been alluded to. 
     
  • They need to be consistent and unbiased and apply the same logic to each case regardless of the teams involved. If there is a conflict of interest, or a pre-existing knowledge of a panel member's personal leanings they need to be excluded from the panel for that case to preserve their own, and the system's integrity.   

 

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I think they Should sue to SFA for defamation as they have implied he's cheated to gain an advantage. If you are accused of simulating a foul then that can be construed to mean you tried to gain an advantage by deception and or cheating and that is not what keatings has done. It would be easy to get a physio or specialist in bio mechanics to analyse the video and prove from an expert medical point of view how the body reacts when it's hit at speed. Then go after them for the character assassination. The SFA really have opened up a can of worms over this and surely tunnocks are not liking the bad PR as it's their name in most of the stories.

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A bit in the Courier today said the club aren't planning on going to CAS just yet, leaving it as a last ditch effort if they can't get anything done about it, however, it would be preferable if we do, cos we're not the only team who's been screwed over by dodgy refereeing, but we're the ones who've made the most noise about it...

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