gripnrip

Silent guardian & watchful protector

[adidas Scotland @adidasUK]

CHOOSE SCOTLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏆

@ScotlandNT @LewisCapaldi

[20 Minute Tims @20MinuteTims]

These people have no vision for our football club.

[ceern @NotoriousBAG_]

I know a guy

[Scottish FA @ScottishFA]

Scottish FA Statement | Celtic v Heart of Midlothian

[Anthony Joseph @AnthonyRJoseph]

The SFA have released the audio from Celtic v Hearts which shows referee Don Robertson tell the VAR room that #HMFC are “happy” for the game to finish.

The ref then ended the match on 98mins and 7secs - over the additional 8mins of added time.
https://t.co/2T2gqvhwpL

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

@JamTarts @RBairner Professional time wasters complain that time might have been wasted
... 😂

[Lint @Zeshankenzo]

Warmth and happiness as they sing the praises of Martin O’Neill and the job he has done at Celtic to win the title.

Try finding similar content in Scotland.

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

@grahamruthven @RBairner A very articulate counter argument - I stand corrected.

I'm kidding, it just validates the opinion that the media outlets and journalists in Scotland are a big part of the overall problem here

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

@RBairner @grahamruthven This a journalist thing? Do you think stating unrelated facts disproves someones valid point?

You all did nothing meaningful when it only seemed to disadvantage (or benefit) Celtic or Rangers - now media darlings Hearts are affected, you are all up in arms 😂

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

@grahamruthven @RBairner I am right, but your follow up sentence post hyphen is either you trying to be smart and failing or you trolling - there has been plenty discussion, nobody said otherwise, but no agreement/condemnation or demand for change has come from anyone but Celtic or ironically Rangers.

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

@grahamruthven @RBairner For years the rest of the league stood by and did nothing when we highlighted inconsistency and failure from the SFA appointed officials - and nobody seemed to care other than Rangers tbh - so now Hearts have to suffer too, and so will anyone else able to compete 🤷🏻‍♂️

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

@grahamruthven @RBairner If you want to pretend to have principles you need to apply them consistently.

Celtic have highlighted how appalling the SFA officials are at making decision over a period we have absolutely dominated - and we've been treated like paranoid lunatics 😂

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

"Good for Scottish football"

An absolute embarrassment those hammer throwing time waters 😂

We'll decide what's best for Scottish football 🍀💚 #celtic

[Read Celtic and The Trinity Tims @ReadCeltic]

Spent £40+ million quid to finish 3rd in the league

On a run of 4 straight defeats ( 3 at home )

Knocked out both cups by Celtic

Finished 32nd in Europa League

Fans turning against manager and new owners

Hall of fame captain walks out in a huff

Where’s all the crisis headlines?

But hey, a Celtic penalty is what matters most in Scotland.

Priorities and all that.🙄

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

@colinfawkes @Nomadicscotsman Fwiw the ball definitely hit his hand but it's not a penalty - the footballing authorities have made a mess of handball - it was fine before and should have stayed the way it was

[gripnrip @gripnrip]

@colinfawkes @Nomadicscotsman The referees in Scotland are awful but we can't have a sensible debate without tribalism kicking in.

The media is also awful.

Meada being wiped out by the goalkeeper earlier was a clearer penalty and waved on - not even mentioned by anyone 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[Chris @Nomadicscotsman]

I understand the emotion around a huge penalty decision in a massive game. Football does that to people.

But at some point emotion has to give way to evidence. When freeze frames, angles and clear contact are sitting right in front of us, denying it because it doesn’t suit your team or narrative just kills any honest debate.

What’s even worse is when professionals and pundits, who know the game inside out, deliberately drive a narrative to suit an agenda rather than analyse what’s actually in front of them. That only fuels tribalism and misinformation.

You can debate consistency. You can debate interpretation. But you can’t just ignore unrefutable evidence because it’s inconvenient. Football discussion is far better when honesty matters more than point scoring.

[Rikos @Rikos67_]

No wonder Rangers cheated for years this feels class

[Michelle O’Neill @moneillsf]

I have contacted SNP leader John Swinney and Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth to congratulate them on their enormous mandates.

For the first time ever, there could be three pro-independence First Ministers across these islands.

More and more people are looking towards a future beyond the constraints of the Union.

I look forward to continuing to build the friendship between the people of our nations, and to working closely with both John and Rhun in the time ahead.