Smacking debate

Steven Mckenzie

Classic negotiation tactic. Get Murrayfield interested to believe they are in with a chance which will force the owners of Hampden to buckle to the SFA’S demands. One part of me says well done for doing that but the other part says Hampden is an embarrassment of a national stadium and any investment in that stadium is money down the drain.

Richie Devaney

The SFA are a disgrace. I remember the days when Hampden was the sacred ground, full houses and nights to remember on cold winter nights under the floodlights. Since it has been rebuilt, it has become a nightmare, no qualification since it was completed and you need binoculars to see the action. There are stadiums far superior to this disgrace of a stadium. Even without Murrayfeild we would be okay. We need a complete change at the SFA – time for them to raise their hands and admit they have failed.

Alan Weir

Was always going to happen unfortunately. The dinosaurs would never leave Glasgow.

Nick Bartie

Out of touch. When we fail yet again to make a major tournament the suits should be shown the door..

Alan Inverarity Conservative MSP Gordon Lindhurst says that the Bill to ban smacking is deeply troubling and does not recognise the complexity of human relationships. Hitting your child to correct their behaviour isn’t right. It’s that simple. Haven’t we moved on? It’s not that long ago that smacking the missus was acceptable to bring her into line, as long as certain implements were within legally mandated parameters. It’s a sign of progress that we want to legislate against smacking children. Smack or spank is such a disingenuous word; it is striking, hitting, thwacking, walloping... At least call it what it is if you want to uphold your “right” to engage in it. It’s not reasonable to hit another person who won’t do what you want them to do, simply