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Where am I?
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Podium?
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2nd
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well done paddybhoy.
addin from the celtic official site.
"And it reinforces Celtic’s strategy of investing the money made from all of its commercial operations back into the football team.
Celtic’s Commercial Director David Thomson said: “The money the club makes from its numerous operations, including our hugely successful retail division, is invested back into the football team.
“Our supporters know that by buying direct from the club that the money remains with Celtic and they will see the benefits of that on the park.”
oh what a dig in the ribs, get in there.
win on sunday, its all over. get the party hats out, cos its gonna be a big rolling party till may this year.
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Paddybhoy,
I fear that in your excitement to be first you 'exploded' onto the scene (so to speak), go get yourself cleaned up (tissues anyone) and let's hear from you.
The jealous bhoy
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In the tour de France the Lanterne Rouge is the rider in last position
and maybe we should introduce something similar for those who post at the end of the previous thread only to find that Paul has posted a new article.
Anyways,any truth in the claim on BBC that comic legend John Cleese is a Bhoy?
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Good to see Mc Manus signed up, undoubtedly most improved player for the season and now we have to sign up wee Shaun
MartyBhoy
Following on from the last article you're right. If Arsenal win they would qualify automatically, and the 4th placed team drops into the Uefa Cup.
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Gold, Silver and Bronze all in a fortnight, my work is done
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Does anyone know what the deal is with the distribution of the Nike tops, certainly in England you don't see them that much, where as the Umbro ones were ubiquitous!
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It's petty, childish, immature....
But I SSOOO wanted to get one....just to say I did!!
Gerrr in there!!!
"Ahem....Ahem....I'd like to thank my mum, my dad....etc etc"
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ta lovejoy
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See Neil Lennons speach from last weeks csa rally
click here
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John M 2.19 last article
This usually happens when Paul is about to load a new article and is temporary. So, if this happens and you want to try for a first post keep you're finger on the trigger!
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If TFOD lose tomorrow to Kilhuns would anyone be happy if we lose to hibs?
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Me...
I know it's bad but I'd give points to Hibs AND (maybeeee) Hearts just to see Rangers not even have a chance of being in Europe!
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I would dumbhoy.
As much as I hate them I hate seeing us losing more. Even though it might mean them not qulaifying i would still prefer our victory. Also WGS needs victories,only 2 games lost out of 28 but still needs to win over a fair bit of our support. So a Victory for us is the only result for me!
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I'm certain WGS would be upset to hear those views and I'm 100% behind him. We must keep the momentum going, we haven't won anything yet!
Let Hearts and Hibs sort out winning their games without our help.We've only got another 3 or 4 games to win and we are Champions. After that we can bring on some of the young lads and if we happen to drop a few points in doing so, what does it matter. Lets have no more of that kind of talk.
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Wheres Pablo and Noel today?
I know Pablo was celebrating his new blog but they can't possibly still be on the swally, can they:-)
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lanterne rouge
In that case I´m claiming two red torches from the last two threads. Such is the appeal of CQN threads that there is getting to be quite a bit of merriment going on even after Paul has posted a new article, a bit like a virtual lock in!
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Maybe shooting myself in the foot here, but I don't like to see us lose points to anyone, at anytime.
Yes, I know it might be for the greater good, but still..........
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"Celtic, celtic that's the team for me - celtic, celtic, on to victory!"
3pts on Sunday please and then a cup final to look forward to!
M'on the hoops!
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Lets forget TFOD with regards Europe
If they get second spot then so be it.
Surely the only thing that matters is that we do our part and be happy that we are in such a strong position given the horrendous start we had.
Getting straight in to the CL qualifyers would be just perfect and let us do some serious planning during the summer and as a wee bonus allow us to give Naka, Artur and Majiec some extra time off after the World Cup
Whoever from Scotland is going in to the CL qualifyers is not our issue or concern.
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Sorry - but I have to say this...
Daily Record, just what the f*** are they on? "Day Two of our great series on the new boss at Ibrox, Paul Le Guen"
Have I been on Mars recently and missed it? Has he actually came and categorically confirmed he's actually signed on at Dignity FC, and I and no doubt the rest of the world missed it?
This is supposed to be a newspaper! They are supposed to print the news, but instead print this bulls*** based on pure speculation and conjecture! How stupid are they gonna look if, shock and horror, Le Guen gives the Hun the same treatment he's given half of Europe?
I know this ain't the place or the time, but not living in Scotland for a good seven years now, you kinda forget just how bad a "newspaper" (and I use the term newspaper loosely) can be... quite ridiculous. I check their online version very infrequently and come across this today. What a joke. Number One for Scottish Sport? If that's indeed true, I sincerely pity the newspaper buying publuc back home...
Here's to the Generation of Domination!
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Malc
You still buy the Record?????
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dumbhoy
Nah! 3 points for Celtic against my local team on Sunday for me. Hibs have a fairly easy run up to the split then will play Rangers at Easter Road after the split while Rangers still have to go to Tynecastle and Tannadice before the split.
Plenty of time for the Hibees to make up any points they (hopefully) lose this weekend.
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Not at all Lovejoy - I check the online version very infrequently. gOD knows why mind...
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Malc
We do not have a free press in this country... people go on about China, Germany, Iraq etc. not having the facts given to them - who actually believes we get fair reporting?
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Rioskorrie posted yesterday about Jimmy Johnstone but I've been unable to make the link work.
Anyone any idea what the Bhoy from Brazil wanted to know?
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rimtimtim
'A virtual lock in'
Har har har , love it m8 !
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Money rules in the end - as with everything!
Who said money doesn't buy happiness? It may not buy happiness but it can buy everything else, things that aid happiness!;)
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Malc
You are pardoned my child, you shant go to hell.
Hope you dont click the adds;-)
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Click if you want to hear Neil Lennon talk at the recent rally. The sound isn't the best mind you.
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There are many strident detractors of the laptops on this site - and I count mysef as one.
But part of the problem is the journalists (term used loosely) feediong off the negativity of the Celtic support. This season has been magnfied with the almost desire to see WGS fail compounded by the debacles in Bratislava and Cumbernauld.
However, surely on the back of some of the best footballing displays from the Tic and the continued implosion of our nearest and also our greatest rivals surely it is time for everybody to get behind the team and more particularly the manager.
We should never follow blindly but we should also always get behind the clause.
Would it not also be a nice touch after last year to have Brian Quinn receive the league trophy?
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Malone 19-
Money can't buy Roy Keane.
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Bobbishop,
NICE ONE ---- CELTIC TO THE CORE!
Hoping for a win on Sunday - but i`ll not be gutted with a draw.
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donbratt...
lifted this off another site. Anybody know the story behind this?
Football legend Jimmy Johnstone has been left "devastated" after being denied a new drug that could save his life.
The former Celtic and Scotland winger is suffering from motor neurone disease but was refused a treatment for "ethical reasons".Now Jinky is praying the decision by the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow will be overturned.
Johnstone, 61, was diagnosed as suffering from the killer condition in 2002.Since then the Parkhead great has worked to raise awareness of the disease.He recently discovered that a drug called Copaxone has been used successfully to treat sufferers in the USA.However, doctors here refused to prescribe it to him.
Close pal Ian Henderson said: "It's a well tolerated drug which has been used successfully to treat people with multiple sclerosis. We know the two illnesses aren't that closely related but they tried it on 30 patients with MND and it showed very positive results.
"We applied to the Southern General but they replied saying that they couldn't provide the drug "on ethical grounds" - which usually means money. Frustration doesn't come into it - Jimmy is devastated."
"However, we believe a large-scale trial is planned and so we have re-applied. We do appreciate that hospitals are concerned that drugs can have side-effects but Jimmy is prepared to sign any waiver they like."
"He's said he's quite happy to become a guinea pig because others might benefit even if he doesn't."
rio
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Must be an adverbial clause of time toohey.
Sorry for poor joke but your spelling mistake did make an L of a diffference.
Ouch!!
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Here's a question that will never get asked of Gordon at one of these press conferences:
David Murray is selling off more of the family silver to raise much needed cash and chasing a highly respected coach like Paul Le Guen.
Is it a clear indication of how well Celtic is being run and also a compliment to the job Gordon Strachan is doing with the Celtic players that David Murray has to take these measures in order to try to close the gap between the two clubs?
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FenCelt....just for you.....
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid. Aoccdrnig to rscheearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Such a cdonition is arppoiately cllaed Typoglycemia :)-
Amzanig huh? Yaeh and yuo awlyas thought slpeling was ipmorantt.
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rio-Copaxone has a licence in the UK for use in MS,in certain patients only[hospitals only].
It is given daily by injection,each injection costs approx.£20,so a months treatment would be £560,and to treat 10 patients for a year would be £56,000 in drug costs alone.
What is in the drugs'favour is if it prevents an acute relapse savings would be made in the costs of treating the relapse.
Unfortunately for Jinky he does not have MS but another neurological condition,which is steadily progressive rather than characterised by relapses/remissions.
MS patients with the progressive type of MS will not be getting Copaxone,either.
The Health board may say that an expensive,so far unproven treatmentfor MND[in the UK,anyway]should be reserved for those diseases[MS] in whom a definite benefit has been shown.
As previously mentioned in this thread money rules,especially in the NHS.
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uefa draws are up
here's hoping for a Juve v Barca final then?
thanks for the conference summary paul67
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Juve Barca would be an attractive final.
Should really support the Italians, but henrik would get my vote...
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Paul, as with some other posters on the blog, I am finding the refresh time span to be between 30-40 seconds irregardless of the length of thread. This has been prevalent for the last 24-36 hours !!!!!!!!! Don't know if you can, or would want to look into this?
I would urge ALL readers to take the time to listen to the Neil Lennon video............. He also fits the profile of one of the PRIVILEGED few............a fhan who wore the hoops.
I would hereby like to propose NEIL LENNON as the first recipient of a CQN KNIGHTHOOD. The man is a legend when all his problems on and off the park are taken into consideration................Lesser individuals would have walked a long time ago, no matter what their remuneration or love was, for the Club.............!
I would also like to make an impassioned plea to ALL posters on this blog…………….Please stop posting ANYTHING from the press, I’m not interested, I don’t read them…………………..and I don’t CARE what’s in them !!!!!!!!!!!!! It's like watching someone hitting their head off a wall and wondering why they keep getting headaches ????????? They know YOU read them. They know they piss you off !!!!!!!!????????? And that's why they try and stir up as much controversy as they can............ It pays their mortgage, it buys their beer !!!!!!!!!!! Would you buy ANY of them a drink in the pub ????????????? Put them all on the dole.
Please desist.
Pablphanque
No.1 This day in History
Tragedy. Bee Gees. 1979
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Thanks for that info JohnM. There are some changes going on in the background at the moment and we didn’t know that was causing problems. Our friend Martin is on the case.
You are very welcome lorcanWpg.
Pablophanque, thanks also for this feedback. Nothing has changed in the last 48 hours, but things will be changing quite a bit soon in the background. Let me know if you are still having problems next week, I can always post the articles out to you :-)
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just read BFDJ column in tonight's evening times it's hilarious he pathetic "Murray has delivered the goods" "has big money to spend ie £10 million"
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Looking for another win on Sunday. The title is only 6 wins away and hopefully less by Sunday afternoon.
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Pablophanque
What you are suggesting is that we all collectively blank the press and just talk amongst ourselves in total ignorance of what the press are saying. That will never work. Surely a large part of CQN is about opinions and debate and unfortunately what the press say is very much a part of that. Don’t get me wrong, I never buy the rags, but unsurprising have no problem with the guys that do and then come on here to tell us what's in them. Providing you don’t take any of it too seriously there absolutely no harm in that at all and you may just get the odd laugh along the way. Hail Hail.
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I honestly don't know why the press in Scotland employ people to write (and I use the word loosely) their articles.
Why not just cut out the middleman and get Davros to write everything?
The result could hardly be more fawning or unquestioning, could it?
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Awnaw....., I have a pathological hatred of ALL perpetrators of anti-Celtic lies. The truth I can handle. Lies, I have a leetle, ok, a big problem with............! Is there medication for this condition ??? Who knows............26 In-A-Row would go some way to helping, and as your asking............maybe a couple or three CL Cups ????????????
Oh, and Chick Young to be where he normaly is after D.M. has had 18 pints of Guiness and a Vindaloo...........oh, and a dodgy kebab............... ;o)
pablophanque
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Ps, Paul, I'll send you my e-mail address......... Or you could just leave it on my.... ahem..........shiny new blog ????????????
pablophanque
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Sir Paul,
Thought you may enjoy this little repast.
UEFA has set the table.
The Dessert shall be served FIRST.
ENJOY,M'BHOYS..........
In point of fact,this Little Chat,
Will surely Bright your Day!
Our measly Foe, of whom you know,
MUST SING ANOTHER WAY!
The End has come, not with a Bang,
But really with a Sob!
We'll Close 'em down....No more the CROWN, or FENIAN MEN, to mob!
Forget the Boyne,it's in the Past,
And with it,threats of MAYHEM,
But come what may, I'm sad to say,
WE STILL MUST GO, AND PLAY 'EM!!
Hibernians 0 Celtic 41.
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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Pardon my ignorance, but why are some people referring to Darth Murray as Davros????
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Sorry! Just Googled it. Very droll!
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Paul67,
the site is refreshing properly now - thanks!
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I have just read Derek Johnstone's Evening Times ass licking article on the great D Murray and the moonbeam. Tis a bit sickening, but....
I wonder whether we are all downplaying this a tad too much. The masterplan could work. Its true he has mortgaged yet another bit of the Ibrox business empire but he has raised cash that has been successful in enticing Le Guen to Ibrox and you have to admit that that is a major coup. Le Guen is a prize asset and we would all be over the moon if we had a vacancy - or a failing manager - and Celtic announced him as the replacement.
I for one hope his luck has run out but I know when I look in my heart that I'm just a bit scared he proves as hot as he was at Lyon. I pray they don't qualify for the CL so at least he'll only have one year at that (surely he will stay just two years then go on to a proper job).
If this throw of the dice works and we fall into the shadows then "we" will forget prudence and start to bitch coz it will hurt like hell.
Look at it from Murray's viewpoint. Facing the prospect of managing mediocrity and a downward spiralling club he has worked the numbers to fund one last chance. I agree it is not in the Huns longer term interests but....
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»»that has been successful in enticing Le Guen to Ibrox
not yet
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Awnawgubbed..
I believe Celtic Gordon Strachan was being bated today. Questions about Rangers “big spend” followed by a question about preferring Bosmans are loaded with all sorts of anti-Celtic sentiment.
Ignore them.
Kojo, loved the rhyme, a keeper.
I believe there will be a concerted effort to bring our good name into this particular disgrace. Scottish bodies have failed to take action on Rangers for years; they will not waste a moment jumping on Celtic the next time ONE MAN steps out of line.
Gedinte, next season’s European qualification form each country is not determined by this seasons coefficients. Only the coefficients from the five years before the immediate previous year counts.
No problem JohnM, thanks to Martin.
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I think everyone is giving Le Guen far too much credit. Look at what he has achieved - yes he won 2 leagues in a row and did well enough in Europe - but given Lyon's standing in the game and the players at his disposal it's what, if I was a Lyon supporter, would have expected.
The man is no God - no manager is!
Di Stefano said he one the European Cup 5 (maybe 6) times with different managers, it wasn't because of the manager that he won all those times it was down to the players. A manager can only work with what he has and quite frankly at Rangers that isn't much.
They hope Le Guen (if he signs!!!) will be a MON for them - honestly, who believes MON would have achieved anywhere near what he did without Larsson? Never mind Petrov Mjallby, Moravcik, Lambert, McNamara and others.
Of Rangers squad I think the decent players and ones who might improve under new management are Burke, Buffel (luxury player), Ferguson (although I never have seen him play well once! He must be decent seeing as he was sooo over-rated... instead of being a world-beater he's decent), Ricksen (but not when he's on the booze;) or Fergiehun is in the team) and the keepers.
... not much to start off with!
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Olderbhoy, there is always that chance. Murray is a gambler- he's down to his last fifty and he's putting it all on red. If it works, he'll be a hero...
LeGuen is a good manager I agree, but he has never had a job like the Rangers one. Previously, he inherited a good team, at an unfashionable club, had lots of cash, and made them better.
Now he has a terrible team, a bit of cash (although exactly how much remains to be seen), and is under pressure to win every game. And believe me, the crescendo will build to the first game of the season by which time BFDJ and the rest will have the Huns favourites for the CL.
Also, I expect he already has his eye on his next job.
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Sir Paul,
Nice wee, ode..
I would love to take the Full Credit.... you KNOW ME!!...
Howevvvvvvvvvvvaaaaaaaaaah!!!
Collie and The Pookah.... did most of the work.
Of course, that's Collie's Bag!
To add a little condiment, to our Victuals.....
The New PLAYMAKER, that Mr.Strachan, had identified....... is more or more Wrapped, Bound and TAGGED!
More on that...... LATAHHHHHHHHHHHH!
Hibernian 0 Celtic 44.
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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A couple of quick points on the latest TFOD money making scam, sorry eciting piece of financial engineering.
To me it suggests that DB is carrying out a clear up operation to aid his departure and provide some funds to whoever takes over from Eck. The big question is what structure will be put in place to replace the train wreck that is currently in existence.
Main issues:
What is the true TFOD T/O?
Counting merchandising as £20mill because you have a small scale clothing line attached to the club means that the headline figure is inflated into realms where the actual football expenditure would be outclassed.
Consently what is the true football budget / total football wages?
Given the debacle during the summer the gap between the two would be £1mill max.
Are they working to a total football wages of £20mill at the moment?
Looks like it to me although the figure could actually be lower.
Debt Repayment: 2005/06
CL money is up around £12mill net which is about £8-9mill higher than the net effect of the Boumsong sale so they should be generating about £6mill in cash this season.
Usual warnings apply - Merchandising implosion, GTF money, lack of any real SC/LC action.
JJB deal:
I go for the "needing money for new blood excuse" for the majority of this. CL cashflow and the short end of this inflow should take the debt below £10mill. This I think will keep the HBOS suits happy and allow the new owners a bit of lee-way in their first years.
So I would suggest that more than EURO15mill will be handed over to PLG to buy players for next season. The main issue here which makes a mockery of the optimist quoted in the Herald is that the JJB money is a one-off, in fact the annual payments will be less than the profit TFOD currently enjoy from their merchandising efforts.
PLG: Why get involved?
He is interested only because of the money on offer for his wages and pension. Also we have the argument put forward by Paul67 in the summer that a great coach will repay his big wages in terms of improved performances due to better coaching. Also it will the only way DM will be CL competitive, Top 10 wages for the coach as nothing else about the club will be Top 10. Cheap publicity.
MIM Balance Sheet:
Will take a hit when it comes time to re-value the ground. As noted by E-Tims this morning in the weeks best joke, Ibrox will be the only piece of property to be down valued in Govan over the past 3 years. While I think it will be sore for DM's ego i think it will be possible for the MIM balalnce sheet to cope with it. Another matter will be a write down of the broadcasting rights returned from NTL. I think this will take longer to unravel and may have to be passed over to the new owners.
TFOD Future:
There have been comments about a fan takeover/trust structure. I think this will be for the football club itself. I think the grounnd and MP will be floated off in a property company with a charge being levied from the football side of things to pay for the valuation/debt included in the new company. Variation on the Sale and Leaseback option.
Where any new investor would place his money is up for grabs:
Rabblerouser = Club for new players
Church elder/TH = Ground to get the thing up and running without hobbling the football side of things.
TFOD / Next season:
Hun version of 87/88 or 97/98? I think that if PLG takes over the money will be used to pump prime an asset management regime in Govan. AW style raids on quality 20-22 yr olds from France with a view to moving them on after 3-4 years. These cost money but don't yet consume big wages. Just what you need if you are surviving on a one-off cash injection. Couple of experienced Bosman's, I repeat experienced Bosman's not bargain basement duds to help get things bedded in and you could have a reasonable team.
Consequently it will be tough for WGS and PL's piggybank. However CL qualification and some real money and we should be able to stay ahead. A certain mr RK may come into his own next season, here's hoping.
TFOD Long term:
PLG = Offski the moment a better offer appears.
T/O = Low without any merchandising padding.
Structure = DM out of the way, re-floated with reduced debt but heavy outgoings to support the exit from MIM.
Future = Under pressure but a well run ship should be able to stay competitive. However they will now be demonstrably the underdogs of the O/F.
Can their egos survuve the huge change in fortunes?
Can the country survive the fact that the "tattie howkers / bead rattlers" are in the ascendency?
Ah well we have been able to handle the fact that the FM has CFC tendencies
Consequently we live in interesting times.
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Paul67, appreciate the Friday press conference report as usual...
Don't know if this has been raised before but, now that we're coming to the business enf of the season and CQN has been running very successfully for a good couple of seasons now - have you had any thoughts on creating an official CQN Player Of The Year award?
Don't know what criteria you could use for voting eligibility, but I'm sure you could come up with something apt.
Perhaps the winner could be invited to give you an interview, or post an article, or even give wee talk at your annual get together (although I guess most players are on international duty or holiday in July)?
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Hats off to Jim Spence on radio Scotland, ably supported by Britney, not shirking the issues on the UEFA bigotry scenario. Clyde etc. so far shunning it.
Rangers Supporters Trust guy refused to condemn people chanting "Dirty Fenian b....". Some Rangers fans glad UEFA has stepped in.
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Britney is getting tore into the Rangers Supporters Trust on their bigotry on 90 minutes, its great stuff
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Kojo......give us a taste of things to come, go on wet the appetite.
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Madmitch
Great thought provoking analysis and very thorough.
I can't agree with it all, yet, as I need to read it again, and again.
I also have a sneaking feeling the PLG announcement will be pushed back to take the sting out of the UEFA findings. This may give him time to rethink and choose another assignment which is easier than Mission Impossible.
'GG
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sorry bhoys but my caps lock is broken,
after we have SECURED the cis cup, ROMPED THE LEAGUE, recruited and off loaded WISELY in the summer. Our younger players playing with more confidence at the start of next season. A support that TRUSTS WGS more. Witnessed who we will be playing in our CL GROUP and GUBBED the new revamped RANGERS as we will. Can we put the laptop loyal agenda to bed once and for all on CQN
Hibs 0 Celtic 2
hail hail have a nice weekend
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I'm moving from this country ASAP! How can people actually go on national radio and say "up to your knees in fenian blood" is ok to sing?!?!
The guy should be arrested!
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Did anyone see the report on Reporting Scotland? They chatted about the reason behind it all, failed to discuss the bus incident but made sure that they got in the line about Rangers fans behaving well in general and making Spanish friends! The Rangers Supporters Trust guy was hilarious - something along the line of "I know we sing those songs, but the question is does it offend anyone? We only sing these songs in support of our team [therefore it's not offensive]." You couldn't make it up.
I'm glad this is happening, the SFA have sat on their hands for too long. However, if they're forced into action because of it, they'll also turn their attention to us, no doubts about it. The 'they're as bad as each other' argument is utter crap, but we also need to make sure we have our own house fully in order before laughing too loudly at them!
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to be honest this hullaballoo about rangers singing their songs shows uefa up in a very bad light imho. they are only concerned about their product. when the jamboes were booing the minutes silence for pope john paul ii that made world headlines uefa stated that it was a national associtaion issue. the sfa done nothing and subsequently uefa done nothing either. if they cannot bring one of their own affiliated associations to book for that particular discrimination then we should all be aware that nothing will happen and nothing will change its just uefa looking to be seeing to do something and rangers will get a scolding instead of being put in the klink
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Spiers is playing a absolute blinder on Radio Scotland just now.
Paul - just had a call from my mate who works with a recently downsized "broadsheet" regarding a report in an irish newspaper about Dermot's golfing buddies and an investment. Anything on the grapevine?
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Awe Naw.
The difference of course between the Hearts incident in UEFA's eyes is that it was a one-off. UEFA have stated that Rangers are being investigated for an ongoing problem.
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Listening to Radio Scotland too
Hats off to Graham Spiers,as Otto says he is playing a blinder.
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David Edgar is on Radio Scotland as well - What a f*@c** fa**y
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Why can't they see it like this...
If football supporters in Scotland or elsewhere were to sing: "We're up to our needs in Paki/Nigger/Jewish blood" (either race, religion or colour) they would all be thrown in jail.
Only anti-Catholicsm in accepted as not serious enough to worry about.
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Really good debate between Graham Speirs and the guy from the Trust.
The Trust guy would not condemn The Billy Boys song. A street gang song sung by racists and fascists in the 1930's was regarded by him as a traditional Rangers song and therefore OK.
Speirs was unrelenting and kept putting under pressure to answer whether singing up to your knees in fenian blood was offensive.
No use mentioning the offensive behaviour of Hearts fans at the semi final last year. At that game Celtic fans then indulged in sectarian and bigoted singing Oh it's good to be a Roman Catholic and "F*** John Knox", an ex-catholic prtiest.
Are we serious about challenging all sectarian behaviour including Celtic bigots?
What about the political sectraian behaviour from some at Celtic games?
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The Real TRUTH behind the JJB deal.
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Totally agree about Celtic fans singing about John Knox. It's pointless. What is " Political Sectarian" behavior?! Isn't Politics sectarian by definition?
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JUNGLE BHOYS 1 YEAR OLD
Support the Jungle Bhoys!
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OttoKaiser
Just heard it on the way home.
An Irish caller said the Coolmore Mafia are regrouping for a MAJOR investment in Celtic. The guy went on to say that the investment should happen a week after the cup final(as reported in the Irish press)
He stated that Strachan,Dermot,JP, and Maginer were all playing golf recently,and the group would make an attempt to take Celtic over.
Can any of the Irish Bhoys back this up with articles from the press?
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Hi all
This investigation by UEFA in to our rivals hooliganism and the singing of "discriminatory" songs could have major repercusions for them. IMO this is not before time and if we do have a problem the scale is much much less. You hardly here a song sung at Celtic Park and certainly not of the political or bigotted variety.
The SFA will retaliate [towards Celtic] but this should if carried out properly include Motherwell, Hearts and Kilmarnock to name just 3 of the worst culprits.
I believe the change when it comes will be harder for other clubs and fans to accept than it will the Celtic support.
It just makes you wonder what has the SFA been doing all these years.
God willing 3 points on Sunday ,my scoreline prediction Hibs 1 Celtic 3.
Zurawski 2, Maloney 1.
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My dear friend, Historyreader,
We do appreciate your Blow by Blowhard, nuggets.....
Keep posting....all of the Delicious Denials from the Trust Person........ He of the Proliferating Proboscis.......
Your further additions will be received with gratitude.
Hibernians 0 Celtic 50.
Hail! Hail!
Kojo.
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http://www.thinkspain.com/news-spain/10727
Rowdy Glasgow fans allowed home after paying fines
By: valencialife.net
Eight Glasgow Rangers fans appeared in a Benidorm court yesterday charged with disturbing the peace after they staged a considerable uproar in the calle Mallorca. After being led into court, faces downcast, the judge ordered that they pay a total of 16,529 Euros in fines before being allowed to leave the country. In order to ensure the fines were paid, the judge also ordered members of the National Police Force to accompany the fans to their rooms and ensure that the fines were paid.
Meanwhile another football fan was bound over to appear one week later in a Benidorm court after Ramon Martinez, the director of the Hotel President, lodged an official complaint. It would appear that the fans ripped out the taps of one of the bathrooms of the hotel, leading to the entire floor becoming awash, with water seeping to the floors below, causing around 45,000 Euros worth of damage.
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Today, Alex McLeish said:
"If we hadn't done as well in Europe, I have no doubts that we would be further up the league.
"We would certainly be closer to Celtic, if not above them, and still involved in the cup."
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Historyreader
Fantastic post.
Imagine the scenario of a local derby between an all-white South African club side playing an all-black South African club side at the home ground of the all-white ground with the fans singing
"...we're
