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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 10:01 18 May 2026
Again I don't condone for a second people being on the pitch, especially those who goaded Hearts players which there's absolutely no need for. Those celebrating shouldn't be there either but even we get a bit of that sometimes at QPR (despite little cause for celebration most of the time!).
I didn't see anyone lay a hand on a Hearts player. I could be wrong but have seen no evidence of it yet. I have however seen a Hearts player stamp on someone's phone and Shankland lash out at a fan. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 08:50 18 May 2026
Yes I agree with that, but some of the nonsense being peddled online afterwards was ridiculous. Claims of assaults on Hearts players, Shankland having a broken nose and other stuff. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 00:48 18 May 2026
Wasn't it the VAR check for the pen and the time it took to then get it taken? Would have been a bit of time for Hearts celebrating their goal too. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 00:45 18 May 2026
Yeah nobody is scoring twice in 30 seconds.
A few idiots got in the faces of Hearts players which was bang out of order. However the claims of assaults I've not seen any evidence of yet. I have seen a Hearts player knock a phone out of a guy's hand and stamp on it and also Shankland lashed out at a guy that, while he was being a d1ck and taunting him, didn't actually touch him. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 00:19 18 May 2026
Replied to wrong post [Post edited 18 May 0:23]
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 00:17 18 May 2026
Hearts going so close created more interest than ever so I'd imagine the SPL would want this as more interest means more TV money etc.
And yes, no chance Celtic would have won it without O'Neill. He's done an incredible job and is masterful at dealing with the intense media up there. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 06:34 17 May 2026
You'd want it given if it was QPR, and I assume Hearts. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 06:33 17 May 2026
Yes they would, because it was blatant if also a bit unlucky. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 06:32 17 May 2026
Don't agree with this at all and even the huge anti Celtic media aren't making much of it. He wasn't affecting play, then got back onside (watch it again, he deliberately checks back therefore no advantage to having been offside earlier) and scored from a cut back. Not offside.
I know everyone wanted Hearts to win and I totally get that. If I didn't support Celtic I'd be the same. Hearts were so nearly there. The pen was unlucky but definitely a pen and terribly timed for them. Keeper should have saved it too. Celtic were absolutely dreadful first half and if Hearts went in 1-0 up I think they'd have got the result.
If you follow Celtic you know this season has been a mess, the squad is the worst in many years, key players have been injured for extended periods and the job Martin O'Neill has done to turn it around is quite incredible. Even yesterday when they didn't ever look like scoring he made the right changes second half to improve it. One thing Celtic did have despite all the flaws is an elite mentality and that's what ultimately got them to an unlikely title. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 06:25 17 May 2026
yet we have a multi page thread about it |
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Reply | Saints charged with spying
at 01:24 15 May 2026
Also stuffs/delays the squad building activity of whoever goes up, putting them at an even bigger disadvantage next season than the already have. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 09:21 14 May 2026
The close up of that clearly shows his hand between his head and the ball. There's also an elbow involved in the challenge.
Look I hate VAR, especially the fingernail offsides and also the change in rules where accidental handball results in so many penalties. But by those laws I actually think it was the correct call (don't worry I'm prepared for the negs). He goes up with his hand over his head which is risky to say the least. Celtic were probably never going to score and have been handed a much better chance of winning the league than they otherwise would have had.
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 03:44 14 May 2026
I will have no complaints if Hearts win it and Celtic are both bang average (worst squad in many years) and very lucky to not need to win by 3 at the weekend. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 03:41 14 May 2026
I think you'll find Rangers are much closer to Chelsea, in many ways. |
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Reply | Sweaty socks
at 22:21 13 May 2026
I'll reserve judgement as I haven't seen the penalty incident yet but it's changed from having to beat Hearts by 3 to simply having to beat them. That won't be easy though as they've been mentally tough all season. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread 25/26
at 01:01 12 May 2026
This is an issue up there and certain refs always seemed to award soft decisions, especially penalties, to certain teams. To an extent the introduction of VAR has reduced this because it was pretty blatant before. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread 25/26
at 00:56 12 May 2026
Hull do everything they can to bottle it and hand another Netflix special to Disney FC and then end up in the final after beating in form Milllllllll.
Funny old game. |
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Reply | Rest of the Championship thread 25/26
at 09:22 11 May 2026
As a Celtic fan I of course want them to win it but will tip my hat to Hearts if they get it done. Outstanding season from them.
Lovely to see Celtic beat Rangers again last night and despite Rangers' big spending this year they've bottled the business end of the season again. Lost 3 from 3 since the split and now resigned to 3rd place.
Celtic have been pretty awful for a lot of this season but despite the obvious squad weakness (and the disastrous appointment of Nancy as manager) have stayed in it and have the experience to cope with the big games.
If Celtic get a result at Motherwell (which will not be easy) I think they'll win it on the last day. Entirely possible that Hearts could be champs on Wednesday though. [Post edited 11 May 12:10]
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