Kyle Lafferty
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phunboy
Winger
The context was it's a song sang by rangers fans and northern Ireland fans about a player we have signed. A bit like Woll Griggs on fire. The mistake he made was not knowing the historical context which while unfortunate not the end of the world.
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Moneyball
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I’m well aware of the context and the flute connotations. As was the poster.
Will Griggs song hasn’t got sectarian links or any negative links so isn’t a good analogy. And as I said if the poster didn’t know he should have research it...google would have solved the issue it seconds!
As a supposed professional at a multi million pound business he should be better prepared, more thorough and if he can’t be (like this) he should relieved of duties.
He would in any other industry.
AscotMackem
Central Defender
People just spouting outrage, subtle virtue signalling. It's pathetic. Give the twitter account to me for a day and I'll have them screaming with pitchforks outside the stadium.
FML19711
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Can someone not make a mistake these days? pretty sure the lad did this didn’t have a clue that the tweet would trigger this response. All sides of that shite argument love to play the victim-
The Shepherd
Winger
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riffraff
Striker
We got there in the end.The bloke who runs our social media accounts is a bit of an idiot. He's always posting zany bantz. I'm glad this has bitten him on the arse.
It's like a competition at the moment, 'Who can embarrass the club with the thickest quote?!'
Errrrrhhhh THAT is the whole point man. It’s not the lad getting slagged off as much as the fact that SAFC are now so threadbare behind the scenes that it’s social media is ran by someone without the necessary worldliness required to do so.
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M
Moneyball
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Quite simply no. The excuse that he didn’t know isn’t good enough. And while I agree that the the blame culture of this world is wrong the truth of it in the most litigious period in our history is the fella would have gotten the bullet in most cases.
The very fact the he works in football and doesn’t know that that is not a situation to get involved in is ridiculous. He’s a tech guy that doesn’t use google to check facts if he does know the context?
Not saying I agree but the lad is very lucky to be in employment still.
Northumberland Rocks
Striker
It wasnt good like. SAFC shouldnt be getting involved in any bigotry...we should leave that to the experts in Glasgow.
However, its not the end of the world. Whoever allowed this to go out should get their backside kicked and we should move on. If i got sacked for every mistake I made at work I would have had a lot of jobs.
Pleased with the signing. I think Lafferty could have a big role to play.
Standards are certainly slipping riff....
There's an article on the BBC News website today about a girl from Texas, entitled...
"My boyfriend dumped me, but how do I tell my cat?"
M
Moneyball
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I think the bottom line in that I’d expect him to be more aware!
But Lafferty is a bit of a shithouse by all accounts on and off the pitch and a poor trainer. All I’m clinging on to is that he knows this is his last shot at a big club (yes I understand the irony) but it’s a great place to feed an ego if you do well. And he’s got an ego.
bedlington mackem
Striker
I agree with you about Lafferty. I think he could do well. It seems like ages since we had a forward who was a prolific goalscorer even though Maja left just a year ago. Lafferty could be that one
Edinburgh Black Cat
Striker
That's the point, that's what makes it a good analogy.
2 chants that are innocent on the face of it so unless you know then it's easy to fall into the trap.
How someone wouldn't know the connotations I don't know, but I'm probably biased given my location.
Scorer
Striker
I think he'll be effective but I'll be bloody amazed if he's prolific.
riffraff
Striker
Pics?
sheepman
Midfield
Steady on now
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