Stokes having a strop on Twitter

[Monts]

Looks like he has been suspended by Celtic for his tweets

[J-C]

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Looks like he has been suspended by Celtic for his tweets

2 weeks

[silverhibee]

What did he text that was so wrong.

[CentreLine]

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What did he text that was so wrong.

I think texting what a hardship it was to be paid a whopping wage to sit and watch a football match of a Sunday afternoon was a huge insult to the paying public who do so with their hard earned on a weekly bases all round the country. I think he exposed himself as a monumental fud.

[jacomo]

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What did he text that was so wrong.

Sarcastic tweets about having to travel to Inverness to sit in the stand.

Unprofessional and stupid from a representative of his club.

He won't be getting a game soon, either.

I imagine the penny's dropped that his contract is up and the end of the season and he needs to get himself in the shop window.

[Thecat23]

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Sarcastic tweets about having to travel to Inverness to sit in the stand.

Unprofessional and stupid from a representative of his club.

He won't be getting a game soon, either.

I imagine the penny's dropped that his contract is up and the end of the season and he needs to get himself in the shop window.

I'm sorry but the tweet itself was how he's feeling. Many players left out speak to fans, press, other players about being left out and that goes unpunished. Just because he tweeted it makes no difference to me.

Good on him for actually wanting to play each week and not sit on his arse like many are happy to do at Celtic. 2 week ban is laughable. About time Scottish football came out of the caveman days.

[Thecat23]

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What did he text that was so wrong.

Nothing, but the lets get offended by everything brigade have made a big deal of it.

[Kavinho]

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I'm sorry but the tweet itself was how he's feeling. Many players left out speak to fans, press, other players about being left out and that goes unpunished. Just because he tweeted it makes no difference to me.

Good on him for actually wanting to play each week and not sit on his arse like many are happy to do at Celtic. 2 week ban is laughable. About time Scottish football came out of the caveman days.

Of course there is a difference between a public and a private expression of dissatisfaction.

[Thecat23]

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Of course there is a difference between a public and a private expression of dissatisfaction.

There is nothing in that tweet that deserves a ban. If anyone feels offended by it they need a serious reality check.

[Kavinho]

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There is nothing in that tweet that deserves a ban. If anyone feels offended by it they need a serious reality check.

He's not directly having a go at anyone, but Deila was right that it's disrespectful to teammates who've had to do that all season, not to mention the subtle dig at the managers decision in the first place.


I can can come home and moan about my boss, workmates and working environment to the wife and that's fine. If I stand in the middle of the canteen and shout out about them, I'd sure expect some from of sanction for it....


But yeah, he's not in the managers plans, and is likely out at the end of the contract or earlier. He'd better get used to being dragged round the country to warm a seat in the stands. That tweet won't have done anything to improve his chances of getting back in ahead of Leigh.

[Kavinho]

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There is nothing in that tweet that deserves a ban. If anyone feels offended by it they need a serious reality check.

He's said something that undermines the manager, in public.... Expect ramifications.

Its not about offending anyone with the words in the tweet.. It's about respecting the decision made not to play him - which a 3-1 win proves was the right one

[greenlex]

He will be delighted. At least he won't have to travel around the country to sit in the stand for a fortnight.

[iwasthere1972]

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He will be delighted. At least he won't have to travel around the country to sit in the stand for a fortnight.

Without wages I would imagine.

[jacomo]

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He's said something that undermines the manager, in public.... Expect ramifications.

Its not about offending anyone with the words in the tweet.. It's about respecting the decision made not to play him - which a 3-1 win proves was the right one

Most employees have a basic duty to represent their company well - if I took to social media to criticise a decision made by my manager, I would expect serious consequences!

[silverhibee]

What punishment did Kris Commons get for being disrespectful to his players and management team when he was subbed and had a rant about being taken off, sure that was on live TV, surely disrespecting his manager by thinking he (Commons) knows better should have seen some kind of punishment.

[Thecat23]

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Most employees have a basic duty to represent their company well - if I took to social media to criticise a decision made by my manager, I would expect serious consequences!

Here is the tweet.. "Buzzing to be brought all the way up to inverness with the team to sit in the stands today, lovely weather for it too..."

Nothing in that says anything about the manager. He's expressed his disappointment at not playing. Not saying anything like the managers an arse or he has it wrong. His sarcastic tone is there yeah but if I was taken up there on a workshop with the rest of my office then told to sit in the car while it's over and typed that exact tweet I'd be very disappointed if I was given 2 weeks suspension.

If I mentioned the manager then yeah I'd rightly be banned.

[JimBHibees]

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There is nothing in that tweet that deserves a ban. If anyone feels offended by it they need a serious reality check.

It was done before the game though and was being mentioned on the tv so would have been something the manager had to deal with prior to the game he could have done without.

[Thecat23]

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What punishment did Kris Commons get for being disrespectful to his players and management team when he was subbed and had a rant about being taken off, sure that was on live TV, surely disrespecting his manager by thinking he (Commons) knows better should have seen some kind of punishment.

That was viewed for millions to see as well and as you rightly pointed out he was clearly disrespectful and said it directly to the management team.

Can't be one rule for one player and another rule for another player.

[Thecat23]

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It was done before the game though and was being mentioned on the tv so would have been something the manager had to deal with prior to the game he could have done without.

I don't think the manager would pull him before the game. He's to much to deal with Jim. That would have been done right after it!

[Kavinho]

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Here is the tweet.. "Buzzing to be brought all the way up to inverness with the team to sit in the stands today, lovely weather for it too..."

Nothing in that says anything about the manager. He's expressed his disappointment at not playing. Not saying anything like the managers an arse or he has it wrong. His sarcastic tone is there yeah but if I was taken up there on a workshop with the rest of my office then told to sit in the car while it's over and typed that exact tweet I'd be very disappointed if I was given 2 weeks suspension.

If I mentioned the manager then yeah I'd rightly be banned.

He he also apologised later did he not? An indication of acceptance of some level of guilt? No?

And as I said ..... a subtle dig at the manager for not selecting him

[scoopyboy]

After his nonsense when with us I have no sympathy for him, however I think he has been harshly dealt with.

Disrespectful to other players according to the manager, I don't see that as he was grumping that he wasn't being used in a match he expected to be stripped for. He didn't slag off any player that was playing, most players think they are better than they actually are and will tell you they should be in the team.

It may be the latest in a long line of "offences" and it may have been the straw that broke the camel's back. If it was a one off then too harsh a sentence IMO.

Certainly no worse than Commons in Norway.

[BroxburnHibee]

I thought his tweet was quite amusing and as usual far too much is being made of this.

[Baldy Foghorn]

Graham Spiers in the Herald calls him a "troubled Irish Republican"............Lot of baggage attached, can't recall if Mr Spiers reported the Goram incidents in the same way, in the interests of fairness?

[Baader]

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Graham Spiers in the Herald calls him a "troubled Irish Republican"............Lot of baggage attached, can't recall if Mr Spiers reported the Goram incidents in the same way, in the interests of fairness?

Poor stuff. 'Irishman' would suffice without the political swipe. I know it's Republic of Ireland but you wouldn't refer to someone from there as a 'Republican' unless alluding to more than nationality. Does he refer to Kyle Lafferty as a Northern Irish Unionist?

[Kavinho]

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Here is the tweet.. "Buzzing to be brought all the way up to inverness with the team to sit in the stands today, lovely weather for it too..."

Nothing in that says anything about the manager. He's expressed his disappointment at not playing. Not saying anything like the managers an arse or he has it wrong. His sarcastic tone is there yeah but if I was taken up there on a workshop with the rest of my office then told to sit in the car while it's over and typed that exact tweet I'd be very disappointed if I was given 2 weeks suspension.

If I mentioned the manager then yeah I'd rightly be banned.

Originally your point was that "just because it was tweeted makes no difference to me"
I merely pointed out out there is a difference. But in fairness I also read that very much as having a go at the decision not to play him, and the decision to make him travel when he probably wasn't going to get a game anyway. But is it not normal to bring a bigger squad to away games so that a bench is full in the event or warmup injuries?
You'll know better than I..

In fairness, if an isolated issue, it is harsh. My supposition is that it wasn't his first offence in Deilas eyes.

In any event I reckon he's as good as done as Celtc and personally, I wouldn't want him back at Easter Rd.

[Kavinho]

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Poor stuff. 'Irishman' would suffice without the political swipe. I know it's Republic of Ireland but you wouldn't refer to someone from there as a 'Republican' unless alluding to more than nationality. Does he refer to Kyle Lafferty as a Northern Irish Unionist?

Im fairly certain, that it was his Dad's pub in Dublin, where the massive banner was put up stating that The Queen was barred from the pub when she visited Ireland a few years back.


...Fairly certain.. I stand to be corrected...

edit yep John Stokes..
15 mar 2011 bbc article, that I can't link!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12745846

[Baldy Foghorn]

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Poor stuff. 'Irishman' would suffice without the political swipe. I know it's Republic of Ireland but you wouldn't refer to someone from there as a 'Republican' unless alluding to more than nationality. Does he refer to Kyle Lafferty as a Northern Irish Unionist?

His article mentions Stokes involvement with RIRA and IRA, in particular being at a party for a member who was killed.

[Baader]

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Im fairly certain, that it was his Dad's pub in Dublin, where the massive banner was put up stating that The Queen was barred from the pub when she visited Ireland a few years back.


...Fairly certain.. I stand to be corrected...

It was indeed. I just don't see the context of it in him posting disruptive tweets about sitting in the stand and why Spiers feels necessary to being his politics into it. Stirring it would seem. Certainly not unbiased journalism.

[Baldy Foghorn]

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Im fairly certain, that it was his Dad's pub in Dublin, where the massive banner was put up stating that The Queen was barred from the pub when she visited Ireland a few years back.


...Fairly certain.. I stand to be corrected...

edit yep John Stokes..
15 mar 2011 bbc article, that I can't link!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-12745846

That pub was also raided as they looked for weapons.

[Kavinho]

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That pub was also raided as they looked for weapons.

So all in probably fair for Speirs to label him as he did -for me.

Clearly coming from a politically engaged family..