craigkillie Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, bennett said: It deflects away from any talk of celtic playing an ineligible player and any possible punishments. He was a lot of things, but ineligible is not one of them. The football eligibility rules relate only to registrations and suspensions, not to government-imposed quarantines. It may have been illegal (or at least against guidance) for him to have been at Rugby Park in terms of the laws of Scotland, but there was nothing wrong with it in terms of the SPFL rules. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, gannonball said: That really is a stretch. The club followed the testing rules and regulations, you can’t mitigate against twats like Boli blatantly lying. You basically are making up new rules here regarding punishment. It's a stretch but not that much. Bolingoli shouldn't have been playing or anywhere near Kilmarnock, by law. Club will probably get away with pleading ignorance on this occasion but going forward I think that needs to change. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, C4mmy31 said: You realise thats a UK Government decision not SG? Opening the borders is a risk the government is willing to take why should anybody be punished? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, ropy said: All clubs need to be ramming the rules and restrictions down the players throats. Presumably Celtic did and this is a breach of their code of conduct. Celtic need to be seen to be dealing with this, not a quiet word. I’ve already said he should be sacked. Hopefully that also keeps the Scottish Government onside also. The more I think about punishment though Its a tricky situation make really harsh and you will still get fannies breaking the rules and then not disclosing where they have been etc. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, Dons_1988 said: Bolingoli shouldn't have been playing Agreed, regardless of covid breaches. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, gannonball said: That really is a stretch. The club followed the testing rules and regulations, you can’t mitigate against twats like Boli blatantly lying. You basically are making up new rules here regarding punishment. He should have been isolating for 2 weeks, the UK and Scottish governments have been clear about this. He should not have been anywhere near a football pitch, he wasn't eligible to play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 15 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: The fact that his name is Boli Bollingoli Mbombo and he was splattered all over the press when Celtic paid £3m for him. And there was talk of him growing up and playing football with Pogba as if that was going to make him some sort of superstar by association. He is just another typical old firm signing that has an over inflated reputation given to them by the media. If it wasn’t for the money on offer to him from Celtic he could easily get a start at the likes of Cluj or Bate who are similar sides that also make the champions league each season, win the odd game there but ultimately get pumped against any real opponents. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, bennett said: He should have been isolating for 2 weeks, the UK and Scottish governments have been clear about this. He should not have been anywhere near a football pitch, he wasn't eligible to play. Again, this is nothing to with ‘eligibility’ in terms of football registration/suspension. Keep stretching but its not going to fit, 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowrising Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, bennett said: He should have been isolating for 2 weeks, the UK and Scottish governments have been clear about this. He should not have been anywhere near a football pitch, he wasn't eligible to play. I think it comes under the SFA regulation of being 'imperfectly eligible' (the Sandy Bryson rule I believe) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 12 minutes ago, gannonball said: No Thankfully due to Boli having no positional awareness he didn't get within 2m of a Killie player. You could've said the Killie players couldn't get near him because he was that good. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 1 minute ago, gannonball said: Again, this is nothing to with ‘eligibility’ in terms of football registration/suspension. Keep stretching but its not going to fit, He was ineligible to play end of, unless the isolation rules don't apply to celtic players. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Flash Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 19 minutes ago, ropy said: Presumably Celtic’s game tomorrow gets postponed, Sky will be loving this. Wouldn’t be surprising if they had some sort of penalty in the contract to cover this, especially in August when they don’t have much other live football. In a normal season, they might just take postponements on the chin but would expect them to have different provisions in the latest contract. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wastecoatwilly Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 8 minutes ago, bennett said: He should have been isolating for 2 weeks, the UK and Scottish governments have been clear about this. He should not have been anywhere near a football pitch, he wasn't eligible to play. Maybe you should take it to the court of arbitration zippy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gannonball Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 3 minutes ago, bennett said: He was ineligible to play end of, unless the isolation rules don't apply to player registration. FTFY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 11 minutes ago, bennett said: He should have been isolating for 2 weeks, the UK and Scottish governments have been clear about this. He should not have been anywhere near a football pitch, he wasn't eligible to play. I got different answers when I looked up the fine but he should be on the end of a £480 bill. Chicken feed but symbolic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Moonster Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Not really followed this but when did Celtic become aware that Bolingoli had travelled abroad? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 46 minutes ago, Mr. Alli said: The fact that his name is Boli Bollingoli Mbombo and he was splattered all over the press when Celtic paid £3m for him. I did a survey across my mam, my wife and my son, no-one had heard of him 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyDD Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Do we know when he he went to Spain and when he returned? How is it at all feasible that not one member of staff, not one player in the dressing room, knew he was on holiday, or just back a holiday? He was on the bench for their opening fixture vs Hamilton. So was this a midweek trip, or was he away during preseason? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spring Onion Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I don't understand how a football player thinks that they will get away with this kind of crap. I wouldn't know him if I tripped over him but I'm sure some people would recognise him. Is he so stupid that he didn't see the fallout from what happened in Aberdeen. How many other players are now shitting themselves and trying to hide their idiotic behaviour. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden Gordon Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, AndyDD said: Do we know when he he went to Spain and when he returned? How is it at all feasible that not one member of staff, not one player in the dressing room, knew he was on holiday, or just back a holiday? He was on the bench for their opening fixture vs Hamilton. So was this a midweek trip, or was he away during preseason? Celtic need a strong Lee Wallace. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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