By Ste Carter – 7 January 2022
All the leaves have gone (all the leaves have gone)
And the Sky is shite (and the sky is shite)
Tell me why the hell (tell me why the hell)
It’s always fucking night (it’s always fucking night)
I’d be safe and warm (I’d be safe and warm)
If I was in Tenerife (if I was in Tenerife)
January dreaming (Janaury dreaming )
Just a load of fucking grief (just a load of grief)
I was brought up on a NW council estate in the ‘60s.
My Mum’s side were all Athlone Catholic’s. Fierce hard talkin’, drinkin’ swearin’ and fightin Aunties abounded. Parties as you can imagine were fucking great.
More of the above with the odd rebel LP banged on at the end of the night.
So you might think me a natural sympathiser to the republican cause and by proxy Celtic football club. Actually, nothing could be further from the truth.
I’d made my way over to you by way of my hard thought out political beliefs, and not by any sectarian ones.
See, I’m a socialist first and foremost.
I see life simply as a struggle between big capital, those who have, and Labour, those who don’t have.
Life is a battle, between the two competing interests.
It’s Them and us. It’s a simple as that.
If that is your basic starting block then there is no place there for monarchy within that frame of reference, and therefore sympathy for Irish, or indeed any, Republicanism is a natural precursor.
As far as football goes, I’ve no interest in ‘sectarianism’ in any form, but I vehemently oppose the idea that one of my friends has that the Glasgow Derby is ‘two cheeks of the same arse’?
Republicanism and Celtic FC represents to me anti fascism, anti racism and socialism ideals.
The sad fact is that the other side represents Unionism, at times blatant racism, and that hideous willingness to be subservient to unelected powers like the monarchy.
So They are a world apart.
It’s why I despise Gerrard.
Not because he’s a Kopite, but because, if we scousers, and I’m a poor one at that, stand for anything, it’s everything that he has seemingly rejected.
Peace.
HWS hooked up with Bev Thompson (Aquascutum Girl) once again. We wanted to converse over the film “Beverley” which is now viewable to watch. Also, her social upbringing, being a Rude Girl during the two-tone scene and moving onto being a casual girl in Leicester City’s Baby Squad. The racial tension growing up in Leicester and the political mix from Rude Girl to Casual. This is the life of a mixed-race teen in the ‘80s.
Red Casual, Angela and Paul connected with her through Skype.
She is one cool lady and perfect for our subculture section.
How’s things? Thanks for talking to us again. We see the film Beverley can now be watched by everyone rather than just the film festivals. This has raised more interest again with a lot of new viewers. For the new readers what is the film about and what was it trying to convey to the audience? The film was based on my childhood growing up in Leicester in 1980. Highfields was an inner-city multi-cultural community. When I was 11 years-old we moved to the outskirts, suburban life was a big culture shock. I was used to the sound of Reggae, the smell of Ganja (Cannabis) and playing –outside. I had no idea that some-one’s skin –colour was an issue, until I moved to a white conservative area. In the film, Bev makes friends with the local kids – due to their shared love of two-tone. Two-Tone music was ‘protest music’ made in the U.K. it was the rage against the machine and stood-up against racism and inequality. Thatcherism neo-liberalism was killing socialist ideals and dissipating working-class communities. It was a dark time for every-one. Two-Tone was a music and fashion genre, a re-mix of Jamaican Ska and the sharp Black and White clothes worn by Rude Boys in 1960s Jamaican. This style was imported and influenced 1960’s MOD Culture, (1960’s my Dad came here a Jamaican rude-boy and met my British mum who was a Mod).
Paul: How did you get involved in it?
Cass Pennant, Alex and myself were travelling by train to make the football fashion documentary ‘Casuals’ I told them about me being a Rude-Girl and moving from one culture to another. I am mixed-race, and I guess the face of ‘1980s multi-culture Britain. Cass loved two-tone and the concept, that’s how the idea for the film got started.
The film was made in 2014 at the peak of Austerity. The Tories were back in power and immigration back on the agenda, the far-right were becoming popular again, the rise of Islamophobia meant the Muslim community were being targeted. Hate-crime against refugees and EU citizens from Eastern Europe were also increasing.
The protest music was now Grime.
It was the right time to make a film.
Paul: How well was the film received over the last few years?
The short film couldn’t have done any better. We had stars like Vicky McClure, Neville Staples and the late Rankin Roger involved plus support from the two-tone community. Sennia Nenua, who played my younger sister, went on to have a lead role in the Hollywood blockbuster ‘The girl with all the Gifts’
We won every award possible including making it to the last five films to be nominated for the short-film Oscar, the eventual winner had edited our film!
This is an Exclusive I have never talked about this publicly … Unfortunately the feature-film deal came along – I pulled out. The script had reverted back to the old stereotypes were good and all the BAME characters bad. I won’t do a feature-length version unless it is authentic.
There has been a floodgate of films dealing with Black British Identity and Black cinema is killing it. Queen and Slim was amazing, an independent, low budget, protest film.
Angela: I transitioned from Celtic supporter to Casual by becoming friends with boys and girls of the same age around 1984. How did your transition come about?
I was 15 years-old I hung out with a group of lads on a Saturday afternoon, we started joining in with the football- hooligan skirmishes. As the token-female, I made sure I was one step ahead with my clothes. My mum had a good eye too – before Casuals I wore Benetton and other designer labels. My Dad wore Gabicci – we were a sharp-dressing family. So, I easily morphed into Aquascutum Girl.
Angela: Some of the guys didn’t like us girls, others respected us. We would act as lookout and “pretend” girlfriend to whomever in our mob were under the watchful eye of the police. What was your experience?
I always preffered hanging out with the lads – I could boss them around – lol. Boys went on adventures, which I loved! Football on a Saturday was a build up of anticipation, a fierce battle, and then the euphoric after-glow. It taught me self-respect, that I should be proud of whom I am and that a strong team of good mates is priceless, I am still close friends with most the lads from those days.
Angela: I am now 49 and still feel that my years with CSC and beyond are still grounding, keeps me strong as a mother and daughter. The sense of camaraderie speaks for itself. I wouldn’t change it for the world!
Those lessons I’ve passed on to my children – if you’re going to pick a tribe pick a loyal one.
In the Casual’s documentary you mention it become easier to became a casual due to Leicester’s multi-racial crew whereas Skinhead seem to get highjacked by the far-right would you agree?
The Casuals movement or being a Trendy, as I called it, meant wearing trendy clothes-expensive name brands, specifically ‘casual’ sportswear like tracksuits and trainers. Until then ‘sportswear’ was only worn if you were playing a sport! The favourite brands were Fila, Kappa, Tachini, Lacoste and Adidas.
The Skinheads still wore shirts, drainpipe jeans and Doc Martens – a style stolen from the original Rude Boys in Jamaica. But now their divisive views seemed out-dated. Leicester was the multi-cultural capital of the U.K. Our football firm’s head-boy was a Black Guy.
The racist skinhead had to modernise or slipped back into the shadows. We had Whites, Blacks and Asian Hooligans, the full-works, all-standing side by side, against the common enemies – rival fans and the police. The police were vicious. The worse violence was dished out by the boys-in-blue, her majesty hooligan squad.
Laya Lewis plays the part well would you agree?
Laya Lewis played me in the film – brilliant casting. Laya had been in Skins a TV drama based in Bristol, so had lots of experience. She also resembled, the young me, so she was perfect. I wouldn’t have wanted anyone else to play me.
The Stone Foundation are an interesting band with a mix of ska, R&B and soul they do the theme tune Beverley for the film – an outstanding track. How does that feel to have a song dedicated to you?
The film’s theme song by Stone Foundation was inspired after meeting the guys at one of their Gigs. Cass was a fan and converted me. The song is timeless, and I never get tired of listening to it. I feel honoured to have a song based on me but ultimately, it’s about all of us, in an image conscious world – we’re all judged on our appearance, but some more than others?
(see below)
https://www.stonefoundation.co.uk/beverley/
Here we go, can you give us your five favourite terrace labels 1985 onwards?
Aquascutum – Classic British Clothing – every-one needs to buy one thing from this label it will last a lifetime.
Benetton – Their advertising campaign was years ahead of its time and I love that poster, showing a global community. Their Brand has always been in style.
Fila and Lacoste who doesn’t love their logo – and flannel trackies – I just think ‘sexy beast’.
If I was buying a Trendy Label today Burberry and Pringle have got some mouth –watering garments. They’ve up-dated their brand but stayed loyal to the original patterns. Although I don’t know what Burberry was trying with its ‘noose’ jumper, which was disturbing!
Your favourite albums?
Musically – I want to big up Skinny man album ‘Council Estate of the Mind’ – a lyrical opera. He opened the door to the Grime genre but has never got the credit he deserved, from the mainstream music industry.
I probably know all the words, to all the songs on Bob Marley’s Catch a Fire album
I love ‘Jungle’ music and a Rave is a good place to let your hair down and dance like no-one’s watching
Music – all depends on my mood – but let’s say anything I can stamp my feet too haha! Music that literally moves me!
I believe Celtic is your team up here, what did you think to our support for Palestine display?
Yes. I also remember reading how Celtic had been fined by UEFA but managed to crowd-fund 20 times that amount. I love it when principles and action overcome threats and intimidation, but to do it for such a political hot potato as Palestine true courage and integrity.
The people of Palestine live in worse conditions then the blacks in South Africa under Apartheid, yet the world turns a blind eye – why? Celtic are keeping the voice of the Palestine alive and that is the best use of football I’ve ever seen! Never give up, Never!
”you have to be some-one” — Bob Marley is this still your inspirational quote?
Yeah, I am an all or nothing kinda girl – that will never change.
Thanks for talking to us Bev.
My pleasure.
*Beverley the short movie can now be seen on youtube: BEVERLEY Award Winning Short Ska Film
The big rumour about this song is that it was written about David Bowie’s wife, Angela. She once wrote in her autobiography that she once walked in on Bowie and Mick Jagger “in bed together” – a story Jagger denies. Apparently the song was wrote to appease her! Keith Richards wrote the title. He said ‘Angie’ it was to do with his daughter. She’s called Angela. Jagger wrote the rest of it.
Don’t believe all you read in the media ……
Angelos Postecoglou is a Greek Australian football manager and former player, who is the our current manager; he was also Australia’s most successful and decorated manager.
When he became our manager as a virtual unknown on 10 June 2021; following the departure of Neil Lennon and a season that saw us lose the coveted “10 in a row” to Sevco. Expectations were high.
The signings followed (latest at the top)
20 Cameron Carter-Vickers, (loan) from Tottenham Hotspur, Aug 2021
17 Jota, (loan) from Benfica, Aug 2021
07 Giorgos Giakoumakis, £2.5m from VVV-Venlo, Aug 2021
05 Liam Scales, £500,000 from Shamrock Rovers, Aug 2021
88 Josip Juranovic, £2.5m from Legia Warsaw, Aug 2021
15 Joe Hart, £1m from Tottenham Hotspur, Aug 2021
16 James McCarthy, free from Crystal Palace, Aug 2021
04 Carl Starfelt, £4m from Rubin Kazan, Jul 2021
08 Kyogo Furuhashi, £4.6m from Vissel Kobe, Jul 2021
11 Liel Abada, £3.4m from Maccabi Petah Tikva, Jul 2021
50 Bosun Lawal, £120,000 from Watford, Jul 2021
26 Osaze Urhoghide, £200,000 from Sheffield Wednesday, Jul 2021
30 Liam Shaw, £300,000 from Sheffield Wednesday, Jul 2021
44 Joey Dawson, free from Scunthorpe United, Jun 2021
After winning the Glen’s vodka Scottish Premiership Manager of the Month award for October, Ange Postecoglou was quick to share the recognition with the rest of his staff and squad. An undefeated month, with crucial wins away at Aberdeen, Motherwell and Hibernian, helped the manager pick up his first accolade as Hoops boss.
Most notably has been the new signing Kyogo Furuhashi who has made an instant impact with 16 goals and a has earned himself a tribute from the fans.
We’ve got Abada, he’s on the wing,
We’ve got Kyogo, he’s doing his thing,
Ange is the leader,
We’ll follow the Celtic all over the world.
Within Ange’s short tenure saw the death of beloved Lisbon Lion Bertie Auld. His death was marked at the Celtic vs Aberdeen game on 28 November 2021. That meant that former captain Scott Brown and current captain Callum McGregor carried a wreath to the centre circle. Ange was clearly moved.
This led to the start of the famous ’67 minute song (enhanced by 50,000 lighters in unison around Paradise).
Sixty Seven,
In the heat of Lisbon,
The fans came in their thousands,
To See the Bhoys Become Champ-i-ons
Ange’s first silverware was on 19 December 2021 when we won the Cup Final against Hibernian with Kyogo scoring twice, earning him Man of the Match. The results followed and we are now sitting 10 games unbeaten. Good luck Ange Postecoglu (from Angie at HWS)!
Ange make the clouds all disappear …….
The Bowling Club bar has white decor and a wine colour carpet, along with a trophy cabinet and pictures of teams from bygone years. It is very classy to look at; unlike the little gammon clique sitting in the corner. Arch Thomson and “Whisky Nose” Mculloch are like a theme tune to the depression of this miserable Scottish Sunday night, with horizontal rain rattling off the window outside.
The gammons are, however, triumphant whilst tanking their McEwan’s lager and whisky chasers. Being the 25th October 1987, Rangers have defeated Aberdeen on penalties after a 3-3 draw in the league cup final. Normally the four of us at the bar would take umbrage to the songs that were aimed our way, such as “up tae our knees in fenian blood” and “no pope of Rome” not tonight though.
For some unknown reason “Whisky Nose” assumes he has the run of the Bowling Club due to his life-long membership and Arch Thomson (his sidekick and closet bigot) would hand out the threats, they felt equally important. However, all of a sudden, the joke really seems to reverse with how ridiculous they appear, like triumphant in some false sense of superiority
“Billy don’t be a hero” by Paper Lace blared from the jukebox. Billy, don’t be a hero, don’t be a fool with your life.
The barman Raymond, is responding with a “now now gentleman” or the odd shake of the head and smile as if to imply they were young rascals. Incidentally, I am the only Celtic supporter here, the others are basically neutral or side with Hibs – at a push. John Paul is of course a target due to his namesake of the present pontiff.
By some unexpected coincidence, John Paul has a small cake he purchased at the local garage labelled “cinnamon bun”. We all have a wry smile as he places it on the bar. We consider it would be a decent idea to present the gammons with this nice cake. John Paul places it on their table amongst their drinks as if it some kind of award. “A cake if ye want it” he informs them.
Whisky nose replies “cheers Pope John Paul” as they all cackle away in unison with a smokers laugh.
It must have taken about an hour for someone to point out the backhanded joke. “Ahhh so they’re wise cracks eh!” I hear Arch Thomson realising the cake had a double meaning.
Not the expected reference to the “5 Current Huns” nursery rhyme from the 80s, that included such greats as Richard Gough, Ally Dawson and Derek Johnstone and so on …
As predicted he’s approaching us with the macho posturing, resembling the pushing of an invisible wheelbarrow. He must have loved the sound of his clever rhyming ranting threat, “right! one … two … three … four … out the door” as he points at us individually then gives a reverse thumb.
Raymond the barman has stepped in and without a clue to what the issue is, reminds us that “we cannot be disrespectful to senior members of the club”. John Paul is offering Arch outside for a barney!
Arch ultimately accepted the offer of an altercation citing “this is for the honour of the Queen’s 11” before being knocked out with one punch and John Paul without getting a mark on his Pope John Paul II 1982 ‘Bella’ commemorative T-shirt marked.
To be continued …
The revolution will not be televised!
The return of the Kinning Park Circus
Stevie “Don’t Ask Me Silly Questions” Gerrard
Black jumper, blue breeks combo
Gold Star broon sauce
Workin on yer inner peace
Home made soup at meetings
Kyogo’s hair
Last Christmas I gave ye ma heart songs
Dark chocolate Bounty’s
Plenty of sauce n salad on yer kebab
Chinos
Adidas Earlham
Gettin yer swagger back
Pitta Gyros
The wonderful Paul Gallagher
Twitter pals
Other IN’s
A Roll with fritters and brown sauce
SEVCONIAN Meltdowns
Ye all-time greats
Having auld freends cawed Muriel
Building a chist ‘o’ drawers
Showing yer chist on top of a chist ‘o’ drawers
Charlton and the wheelies and the magic roundabout wallpaper
Adidas kick kicking
Having a chat fest with yer cat
’70s moving with a grooving
Return of roller skate discos at the Barras in yer 50’s
Iceland’s range of Barrett’s auld school range of ice lollies
The marvellous James Gemmell
Grown men wi cardboard cut oots
Bernard Higgins
COP26 nonsense
Tesco’s sandwich game
Dippin chips in ice cream
Squid game
99p Wispa Gold hazelnut
Broon noses
HP broon sauce
The black dug
The price of fuel
Lack of supermarket crisps
Tory bastards
“Tommy” not getting his chicken wings
Adverts popping up on articles you try to read online
Crocks
“Tommy’s” beard
Manson attitudes to life
Whisky Nose McCulloch
Being stuck on a train with squaddies, rugger buggers or sevconian’s.
Thinking you are “Guru”
Gathering up football lads then not turning up.
West Ham becoming more West Gammon
Sunday football
Boring Oasis reunion opinions
Turn everything aff at night … Mirror signal manoTurneuvre and off ye go. ❤️
Any complaints speak to Angie or Paul Kealy.
Holywell Street offices are located at 110 Holywell Street next to Celtic park. Come along and see us.
Getting people to believe Shadrach from Emmerdale was also the Lion in the Wizard of Oz
Being on first name terms with the guy that delivers yer kebabs.
The intro to Rasputin by Boney M. Oi oi oi oi oi
Chucking the booze
Pete Chan’s Bag ‘o’ Chips group thing. Good man.
Rubbing noses with yer dog and calling him an arsehole.
Weatherall’s tribute in McChuills Bar
MacGregors Bar – Hillwood Terrace free pies on the bar.
Cameron Diaz popping
Smashing fellies — all-time greats
Holywell Street office parties
Harry Lauder — ickle ickle ickleing
Stuffing mash get smashed into your Mums shoes
Tripping up men with man buns
Asking folk if they want a beer or a thick ear
Debating the best chippie in Rosyth and Inverkeithing.
Tennants at the Ladywell Pub through the secret pipe if yer back on the booze.
OC cartoon range
The bloke that drives the Brannigan Crisps lorry
Having auld friends called Elspeth
Nicola Sturgeon eating a sturgeon, whilst being operated on by a dodgy surgeon.
Having middle aged friends called Sebastian
Remembering ‘how it used to be’
Varnishing a chist ‘o’ drawers
Still having a crush on Elsie Tanner from Corrie
Smokey Robinson eating smokey bacon crisps
Cheesecake addictions
Kermit’s cousin Robin’s song “Halfway up the Stairs”
Jim ‘Nic Nic’ Davidson racist twat, funny as toothache
Getting anxious in the chippy queue
Being ‘slightly’ racist
Shorts and desert boots combo’s
Boomerang beer fear and hangsxiety after a sesh
Alex Rae
Depressing electric and gas prices.
Depressing electric and gas competitive prices when it all comes out the same fuckin pipe!
Scottish winters and horizontal sleet
Petit Bourgeois attitude to life
Ran2ers and the Daily Record Morelos sales
Mental Health stigma — socks up psychiatry
Hipster earlobe piercing
Going on and on and on and on and on and on and on and fucking on….and on
That song from the mid-‘80s “wohhh oh wohhhh oh wohh ohhh building a bridge to your heart” on the golden hour.
Selling your soul on ebay
“having bantz” quote
COVID grass on yer neighbour attitude to life.
Different Rules for the elite
Cancer, depression, anxiety
COVID Mental Health
Mistaking baldy people for each other.
The sinister emergence of hooligan darts crews.
Twiglets
Re-runs of Emmerdale
Nigel Fash-lite Farage
COP26 fakers
The excitable “Whoop whoop” cry
IN:
The dance to the dance floor
Necking a whole box of Go Ahead Bars coz it says so.
Being a whopper!
Pilfering from M&S food hall and giving it to the homeless
All the Celtic Adidas gear
Adidas ZX600 trainers rerelease in January if that’s yer thang
Wigan Pies
Reading the Morning Star on the morning commuter train.
Selling a chest ‘o’ drawers
Hot Wigan pie – Nikki Provan
Sonnie Queensdale
Bertie Auld — great man great life
Liam doing Knenworth
Blondie and Johnny Marr gigs
Believing yer John Lennon
Getting into Gabicci in later life
No more Manson mendacity
Having auld friends called Murial
The marvellous Tilly MacGregor
Cakes by Kim Galashiels
Debating the best chippie in Dunfermline
Zipping up yer Boots!
Big Boots Big Toots!
Bowie – Starman full blast on iTunes.
Asking ‘s’appenin?’ on a Conference Call.
Saying ‘Cheers now’ after a Conference Call.
Pulling all yer wheelie bins out so you get the right one
Chucking any rubbish in the nearest wheelie bin
Stuffing rubbish in the neighbors wheelie bin (fuckin Aldo)
Socks for fish
Belting out the Steve Gerrard (fell on his arse) song
OUT:
Programs like Homes under the Hammer and “we’ve only got £400,000 to play with” type of quotes.
Nom Nom
Skinny jeans on fat hipsters
Any song by Meat Loaf
“So I turned around and I said” back-to-back conversations
“It is what it is”
“Wowzers”
Those Twiglets
“He/she will be up there having a party” comment at a funeral wake
Alex Rae and other SEVCO cranks
The neighbour calling me Aldo
Getting texts telling you you’ve won a Diet Coke if you … sign up to …’
Getting a leaflet through the door every two days for Dominos Pizza!
Anxiety stigma ‘why don’t you just set yourself a 30 minutes worry period a day’
The ‘price of a pint’ attitude ae life
Toady from neighbours
Taking quizzes seriously
Blokes that would shag the barbers floor
Blowies for beak type lassie’s
SEVCO and dodgy decisions
“The accident you were in” call
Saying “honestly,” before telling a blatant lie.
That’s it for this week. Switch everything aff at night … Mirror signal manoeuvre and off ye go. ❤️
We have had the International week and for some this can be a drag but you can always rely on the lap top loyal to run stories of fantasy.
The rumour that refuses to go away consists of SEVCO manager Gerrard to Newcastle. Now as they saying goes, say it enough times and well you know the rest. Just keep talking it up.
So, Newcastle about to be the richest football club in the world seems to trust their hunderds of millions of pounds worth of transfer kitty to a guy that has, by and large, spent every single pound of his current club had on one trophy?
That’s One trophy in nine after a Celtic team totally collapsed last season. Sevco fans can dress it up as much as they want but spending over £40m borrowed money and one trophy, in Scotland is a scandal.
Callum Davidson at St Johnstone has won two in one season, when it took Gerrard three to bank one.
Now the funds and borrowing has stopped after the desperation of stopping 10-in-a-row, there is no millions left in the kitty and Gerrard isn’t happy.
Gerrard’s assistant manager Gary McAllister: “The thing is, since we have been here there has been speculation and links to several clubs. That’s part and parcel of being a high profile manager. A high profile manager that’s done pretty well here.
“Winning the league last season was decent.”
So that’s “pretty well here?” One trophy in three years? £40m for one trophy?
Done “pretty well” for a Rangers manager? Why is no one in the Scottish media challenging this dross?
Take Ronny Delia for example who won two trophies in his first season and was denied the opportunity of a treble by a poor officiating display, yet he was hounded by the media hacks!
When the Scottish main stream media cannot even be bothered to do their jobs correctly is it any wonder fans turn to fan media or bloggers in this day and age?
The shocking standard of officiating in Scotland became exposed yesterday. Celtic fans have been left absolutely incensed. Our fans have been accused of only complaining about refereeing standards when we lose or draw a game. Yesterday that trend has been bucked and rightly so.
At a time when VAR is being looked at as a potential future option for the Scottish game, the hoops fans have witnessed two of the most atrocious displays of refereeing this season in yesterday’s games.
First up was Mr Madden who took charge of Celtic’s 2-1 win over Aberdeen yesterday.
Celtic had 62% of the possession yesterday, yet Madden managed to give 27 fouls against the Hoops.
It seemed every touch on an Aberdeen player was a foul. Every 50-50 was another free kick. It felt as though the Celtic attack in particular couldn’t play a high press game because any touch was blown up.
The other side of the coin rests on the fact that Aberdeen only committed 10 fouls. Could you honestly watch that game yesterday and say we were a lot more physical than the Dons? Of course not.
Then again, there was something even more scandalous to come at Ibrox a few hours later.
Hibernian were cruising in Govan after an early goal from Kevin Nisbet. But just when it looked as though they were taking something? Up steps, Walsh to send off Ryan Porteous to win the most ridiculous refereeing decision of the campaign.
Was it even a booking? But eyebrows will now rightly be raised as to why Walsh was so quick to get the red card out. It left you seriously inquisitive as to whether the same outcome would have been decided up the other end of the park.
This is a season in which a treasure trove is up for stake given the winners of the league will automatically qualify for the Champions League. Yet we have officials making game-changing decisions like this and getting them openly erroneous.
Incidentally, Walsh has sent off six players in the last seven SEVCO games he has refereed; I don’t need to tell you that none of them was SEVCO players
So now as we leave project stop the 10 and enter into project pay off their bills we are seeing the two-faced application of the laws of the game.
Holywell Street 