Playing Fair Doesn’t Always Matter

I was listening to the radio this morning and the topic of conversation was cricket. What’s that got to do with Celtic?

Bare with me.

Apparently the Engurland cricketer Andrew Flintoff got pissed at the weekend and missed the bus to go on some jolly with the rest of the Engurland players to Belgium.

He’s been warned not to do it again…..for the fourth time. It appears this guy is an idiot.

But the actions of the Engurland captain Andrew Strauss in defending his wayward colleague reminded me of a few incidents in Scottish Football last season.

First there was the Aiden-WGS bust up. McGeady was properly disciplined by the club, fine two weeks wages and missed two important games.

Rules are rules and he stepped over the line. And in fairness to Aiden he eventually accepted his punishment and got on with it.

Cross the city to the Dark Side and we have a totally different outlook. To a place where they say one thing, and do the other.

Kris Boydichenko shows his displeasure at only being named as sub against Hamilton while lying stretched out on the treatment table in Legoland. This got up Wattie’s nose and he was reprimanded.

The Hun stance was ‘he will miss the Co-operative Cup Final’ because of his misdemeanor. But did he? Well no, he didn’t. He came on as sub in the Hoops’ 2-0 win.

Fast forward to ‘Boozegate.’

Bazza and McGregor totally disgrace the Huns, if that’s possible, and Scotland with their antics at Loch L0mond and then at Hampden.

According to the bold Walter he has “never been so angry in his life.” He duly strips Baz of the captaincy and puts both players on the transfer list, withe the words never to wear a Rangers jersey again.

Is that so? Well, it didn’t happen that way did it.

Both played towards the end of the season and no doubt with play in the new season.

You see, talking about dignity and showing it is two different things.

Ghordon Strachan walked the walk, Wattie Smith doesn’t.