AS I was saying just yesterday, it's a total lack of discipline which is one of the biggest things wrong with Scottish football today. Instgead of whining about "trial by television", it would, I feel, better help managers such as Messrs Fenlon and McCall, if they instilled some discipline into their players.
If they, the players, didn't make obscene gestures to fans, then they wouldn't bring themselves to the attention of the SFA's Compliance Officer. Simples - like the players.
That said, there is perhaps an element of "trial by television" coming into play. I do not hold TV and radio journalists in high regard - they deal in the instant reaction and immediate opinion, those of us who work in the print or online media - we can take a wee bit of time, reflect on what we pen and (hopefully) give a more-measured response to an incident, or take a more in-depth view of an issue than can our broadcasting bretheren, who must rect immediately.
OK, with modrn technology, their boobs can come back to haunt them, as surely as cuttings services can dig-up our written faux pas years later. But, if our carefully-crafted words end still end up as fish and chip wrappers, theirs dissolve into hot air - not a lot of difference.
As regards "trial by television" - this ought to level the playing field, since, given their greater exposure to the cameras, the Old Firm players' misdemeanours "should" become more apparent than those of the guys who play with the "diddy" teams - unless, of course, some technician forgets to remove the lens cap at half-time.
But, to be fair, the SPL should have an official camera recording every game, same level of coverage for each, and only that camera should be used to determine if, the referee having perhaps missed it, post-match punishment awaits a player. Anything else is unfair - and as the clubs have been saying, but not demanding, for years - all we want is a level playing field.
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