[FONT=Arial, Helvetica]Anyone remember Jorge Cadete's? If not look him up
There is bias in Scottish football anyone thinking otherwise need look at the facts.
Why can the ban not start immediately?
6 matches is a joke, so if we didnt appeal we would have got away with an offense worth 5/6 matches. Or did we just get an extra 4 because we tried to challenge the SFA's authority? This should have been dealt with months ago!
The SFA couldnt control a under 14's 5-a-side league, there are a disgrace to football
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This is the sort of post that gives Celtic the reputation for being paranoid.
You show Jorge Cadete's example, but Farry was relieved of his duties immediately afterwards. One corrupt SFA member does not mean they are all anti-Celtic, Rangers-loving people.
He deserved the initial ban, his conduct was unacceptable and he deserved to be punished. 2 games is the standard ban for such offences, and many managers have been given bans similar to his. Then he appealed, for reasons unknown to man, because it was the equivalent of a stonewall penalty - there was no basis for an appeal. So it's fair enough the SFA extend the ban, even if it's purely to punish Lennon for wasting their time.
One point I do agree on is the bizarre decision to delay the ban. The only possible reason is that by appealing, he was available to be on the touchline for important fixtures (don't quote me on this, I'm not 100% sure of the games he was available to attend after appealing), including an Old Firm game. So maybe it starts on that date so he misses some of the games he would have missed if he hadn't appealed.