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WEIR’S WEEK – 6TH DECEMBER 2013

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Falkirk Stadium’s artificial pitch

Saturday
The Falkirk – Rangers Scottish Cup tie is marred by a flare throwing incident that scars the home club’s recently laid plastic pitch.

I don’t like flares; I think they are dangerous and have no place in football. Rather like the morons that cheered the efforts of the Falkirk ground staff who attempted to kill the fire. I would say they won’t be laughing if Rangers were to be fined for their actions, or pay for the damage done. But that’s not true either. Those fans think their club has money to burn – especially when it comes to paying for their stupidity.

Sunday

Tynecastle  Hearts destroyed by Celtic

Tynecastle
Hearts destroyed by Celtic

Vladimir Romanov, November 2005: “Hearts will be champions of Europe in 10 years’ time, They will never lose 5-0 to Barcelona or Chelsea or any other club.”

December 2013: Hearts 0 Celtic 7 …

Either Mr Romanov was talking tripe, or the next two years will be the most exciting spell any club, anywhere in the world, has ever enjoyed. I think we’ve guessed the answer a while back!

Monday
I’m left shocked, stunned, surprised, even bewildered. No, not that Tom Daley decides the time is right for him to ‘come out.’ I just never saw John Hughes as the man to replace Terry Butcher as manager at Inverness Caley Thistle …

Tuesday

Hampden Park Questions have been asked

Hampden Park
Questions have been asked

Hindsight is always 20/20, never more in sport. When Hampden was being rebuilt in the late 90’s, I asked an extremely high-ranking official involved in sports administration why no consideration was made to include an athletics track around what was being labelled a ‘National Stadium.’

On seeing the bulldozers move into Hampden to begin the refurbishment and transformation of the said venue for the Commonwealth Games, I decided to see if there was a story to be had from the same individual. Sadly, there was none, entirely due to having the phone put down on me after they had blurted ‘no comment.’ Is this what they mean by ‘legacy’?

Wednesday
Not a good night for Manchester United manager David Moyes, losing to his former club Everton at Old Trafford. One can only imagine how Moyes, who never actually achieved that particular feat during his tenure at Everton, must have been feeling afterwards.

Still, it was a really thoughtful gesture from those producing the ITN News At Ten to at least try and make him feel a bit better!!

Thursday

Michel Platini likes the idea of 'sin bins' (Pic: Creative Commons)

Michel Platini likes the idea of ‘sin bins’
(Pic: Creative Commons)

And UEFA supremo Michel Platini has called for yellow cards to be replaced by a sin-bin. Another innovation from UEFA, which given the erratic nature of some referees, is likely to be as much of a success as using six match officials. Still, an interesting concept, although I’m not sure how some fans would react to paying thirty or forty quid just to watch a five-a-side game …

Friday
The draw for the World Cup takes place in Brazil and I like every other football fan on the planet will be full of anticipation just to see what FIFA’s convoluted draw procedure throws up. That said, regardless of who is doing the introductions, the draw, or the commentary, I know that as a Scots, somewhere in the back of my head, Jim Bowen will be saying ‘now let’s see what you could have won …’

Still, while seeing who England get, who Spain begin their defence against, and when we need to set the planner to watch Brazil, I’ll also be thinking about Scotland’s improved world ranking.

Aye right!

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