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Ghonk
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Well done Gordon
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Fergie, Fergie, shut yer mooth
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Paul -
For one I agree with you. The tactics gave a result, which while ultimately fruitless, gave me great pride in my team. As teams in the SPL showed this season against us - if you can keep it tight and restrict the classy team to only one goal, a result is not impossible to get. A wee break from the ref could have seen us through.
WG -
Why call Paul67 a ghonk?
MuppetBhoy -
Fit like? When you heading Turra way next?
Curly
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Curly -
he's been called worse.......
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I wonder if Ferguson is the last of that breed of manager, who sends out his team to play the same way ie attacking, no matter who they play. The other top managers at the sharp end of the CL tend to change their shape/team depending on the opposition. Even Rijkaard at Barca this season tried a 343 as they were being outnumbered in midfield. I think the days of purely attack minded teams winning are going to be fewer and fewer, Barca being the exception last season rather than the rule.
Having said that I thought the Roma manager, Spalletti, fell into that trap at OT in the last round, he played the same formation as always but without two key players in certain positions and then continued to attack leaving huge gaps at the back.
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He also got his MOTY title by default,as there were clearly no other candidates in the frame.
And Benfica away?
Copenhagen away?That was a potentially group winning tie.
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paul 67
excellent article i for one remember you saying for a while if we went for it against milan we could get humbled and wgs got his tactics right, the milan results against bayern and man u bear this out
i think also credit should go to our defence as while man u may claim injury crisis heinze still cost more than our entire defence as did vidic
the only team who looked like they might put milan out were us and those penalty claims strengthen the case, tho there is no guarantee we would of converted them of course. i think that boruc,mcmanus and naylor are a good base and my only thing is we need a quality player with pace to facilitate counter attacks when employing these tactics
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yesterday i put out the question would barton be a good signing to a mixed response
i might of known the next day the record would go for the lazy headline of us in for barton
how do u calm him down?
easy put him in a room with grav,artur and bobo!
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In the circumstances we face that's the most pragmatic approach Paul, set out your team to achieve the best result. I don't think that realistically we could have it any other way and I have nothing but admiration and respect for WGS for that.
The significance of timing is pretty poignant though when you think of what the Lions faced and overcame almost exactly 40 years ago. I've heard it said, and it's easy to agree as a Celtic fan, that in many ways the Lisbon Lions rescued football. The catanaccio(sp) defensive set up was strangling football and the Lions defeated it and set it back decades. Feyenoord and Ajax took up the mantle and Liverpool after them. Permeated throughout with Real Madrid teams that were full of footballers and entertainers.
Football is faster, players fitter and space in which to show flare is diminishing all the time. More and more games are like chess games.
The way I see it we are soon going to need someone to emulate the Lions, to again rescue the game. Sadly it won't be us as the playing field is no longer even. Finance and movement of football labour dictates that more than ever. In the meantime we're making the best of it and punching above our weight but we're playing the same game.
I'm still a happy clapper though and it's a sunshining champion day!
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Michael, there were 11 other candidates in the frame, 12 if you count Paul LeGuen. They all lost the league, every single one of them.
Your comment illustrates how clear his margin of victory was, but I bet you didn’t think it would be so easy when LeGeun was appointed.
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P67-you're right[gasp!shock!]I didn't think The Nameless would be so poor;I also thought Darth Walter would have minimal impact on them;so what do I know...
However,I do think that Mr Strachan lacks the tactical spark to take us to the next level.No doubt I am wrong about this also but we're not going to fall out over it;)
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antsman, agree. The players we have done as well as they could, also agree on the penalty kick conversion chances.
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Michael, what do you mean we are not going to fall out over it! I demand you find some indignation :-)
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A clip from soccer AM taken from CM who took it from HB.
the new strip
Also someone earlier on in the week said about 442 running a piece about the lions. I bought it last night. Interesting article most of what teh players say you will have read before but some of the fans stuff was good.
PS I think I have after all my years of following Celtic became a memeber of the prawn sandwich munching brigade... I hope the lioness does nto find out as she will think ive got more money!!!
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Paul on the MoTY IF (and its a big IF) Dunfermline stay up I think that their boss would have had a good shout for it as well if the voting was at the end of the season.
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P67-I'm saving all my indignation for PlatWAT-the guy whose ears are in worse condition than David Murray's legs.
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Paul,
This is a pathetic article. Whey do you praise players when you can criticise them
Lead the way Michael
Better than Martin
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michael / dbia -
can you drop me a line on my e-mail via my blog.
Ta
Curly
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whilst fergie did go with attacking tradition i don't think that means neglect basic defendings, against milan we done the basics right, thats the platform. then it takes the special players to get a goal or create something. i am not saying jiri is special but he done well to get that ball across for maldini to handle
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I don't think its altogether a matter of the tactics - I think its just a case of Milan being MUCH better on the night. And how many goals has Van der Saar conceded to his left side?
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clarence seedorf's middle name is clyde. apparentlie its because his parents went to glasgow on holiday from surinam. he has always had a strong desire to finish his playing days there as a result.
south africa president tabo mbeki's father is called govan archibald mbeki.
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I agree with you wholeheartedly Paul. This goes back to what I wrote yesterday. We are not far away but we do need improving. With the age of our team and their hunger and our need financially for CL football the mix is perfect. Patience with this sqaud and manager is the key. I do wonder whether WGS has us playing in a particular way against domestic opposition because the all out attack philosphy that we are used to doing domestically does not benefit us on the European scene. It easy looking back in retrospect but maybe away to FC Kopenhagen was the most important game of the season rather than being one that we could afford to lose. That poor performance meant we met Inter Milan not that beating FCK was a forgone conclusion they also beat Man U lets not forget. The sqaud was well stretched that night and was a game too much at the time.
I have to also state that I do believe that up until the Man U Milan tie that Milan were very fortuitous regarding officiating. The biggest problem that the pundits had this season was judging how good AC milan were due to their point deduction at the start of the season.
Forza Glasgow Celtic.
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I strongly believe that the absence of prawn sandwiches from the stadium food outlets goes against the Celtic Social Charter.
Here is my solution:
Celtic should immediately contract a quality sandwich company to supply a range of sandwiches, filled croissants, rolls and bagels, to be available for sale from all food outlets within the stadium. The ordinary fan should not have to put up with only the limited, traditional choices of pies, pizzas and hot dogs.
The new fare could be imaginatively named:-
"Chairman of the Board" - honey-roasted free-range chicken, avocado and mango in organic, ciabatta with sun-fried tomatoes.
"The Not So Negative Anon" - jeely piece (with extra jam tomorrow).
"The Negative Anon" - spam salad wholemeal roll (no mayonnaise).
"The P8ddy" - variable bold choices of fillings, frequently withdrawn from the menu.
"The Gravesen Prawn Sandwich" - Overpriced seafood, dressed up in an Andre-Flo sauce (tomato ketchup and salad cream).
Please feel free to add your own choices.
Chris
Suffering from high anxiety in restricted view, 410.
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I think that what ManU lacked last night was a leader on the park to gee them up. Lennon will be missed for the same reason
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We never lose 3 goals away from home in the CL !
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Watchow
Can Clyde FC afford his wages?
The Govan Mbeki story is correct. He was christened by a Pesbyterian minister from there. I don't think Thabo is a bluenose though.
But Tony Greig, South African born and raised former England cricket captain and now comical commentator in Australia, is from Darnel stock.
We do unfortunately attract them down here ...
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At the time I thought we were sensational in Milan and argued that we really did 'have a go'. I didn't need Milan to subsequently beat Munich and United to prove how good they were because I thought they were sensational at Celtic Park.
They have perhaps the perfect formation with two outstanding fullbacks, a midfield who know each other's every move, Kaka and well they need a centre forward! It goes back to the world cup last year where Italy played a very similar formation to outstanding effect - they looked every inch the winner after the group stages to me (I'm only saying that because I tipped them as the outstanding European squad a yer previous). I loved it!
AC Milan kept faith in their manager despite a number of less than succesful domestic seasons and cup final results. Carlo is up there with the very, very best and he benefited from patience.
CattenaccioCSC
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What about the "Paul67 Board Cola" with the extra small straw so you have to really suck up to get anything out of it.
Or "BlantyreKev celery sticks". Often tasteless and no value whatsoever.
Not sure of the uptake on "Winningemmell unsaltened, unsweetened popcorn". Millions of them in every potion but barely a tasty one in any serving.
BK
jeezihopetheyseethehumourCSC
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Milan were outstanding last night and I hope they go on to win the Final.
I may be accused of having my green and white tinted specs on but I thought Aiden was far more effective in his appearance at the San Siro than Ronaldo was last night. Although a lot of credit for Ronaldo's anonimity was down to Gattuso. Now if there's one ex-Rangers player I'd love to see in the Hoops.....
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patrick
shame about greig - i'm a fan of his work.
whats the story with the preparations for the world cup? the press here are building up to it not being ready on time and having to be moved, with suprise, suprise, england being the favourites to step into the breach
how about the big bad john - a sophisticated open sandwich consisting of a mars bar on fried white bread
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How about anything other than the gut rotting food that's sold at the moment ?
Jamie O'liver
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Funny how Milan are an experienced world class team all of a sudden, but an aging team that Celtic couldn't have met at a better time just a few weeks ago.
As for the African names, I met Lionel Ritchie in Bairds Bar at lunchtime and he was telling me about his African cousins, Mbosa and Mfeeta.......
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...not sure about the filling, but the "Noel90" would usually be first thing on the menu.
A "Coterie" could be a multipack with a whole range of different fillings (that all taste the same).
I blame the lack of reasonable debate. ;-)
Will our main transfer targets be signed up for in time for pre-season start?
Chris
from the cheap seats.
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Now that I've figured out how to blog again, some urgent business I've yet to post.
F.A.O. WHOEVER CHOOSES THE MUSIC CELTIC PARK.
Fans like to sing. Championees day is a very special day and is a time to let the fans sing classic songs.
Putting on APPALLING music like Queen's We Are The Champions ( i mean, c'mon - fans have NEVER EVER EVER spontaneously sung this crap ) is RUINING the atmosphere.
The easiest solution is to let it happen organically - let the people sing, don't force 'With a four-leafed cloever on my chist' on us - we don't sing it.
I've no doubt some idiot will play WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS again at Hampden if we win, but please please please please don't.
( Hanif slams the door and goes back to melting down old Queen records )
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Paul,
A very interesting article and one which i 'relatively' agree with you on.
Gordon Strachan does deserve praise for his European tactics. He was very fortunate at times ( Nakamura free kick and Boruc penalty save) but he gets the credit.
One thing I would like to add, is that our managers European tactics do not start on European games. They start in SPL games. Beating Kilmarnock 5-0 is of no use to us and never was. Holding the ball and playing possesion football when winning 2-0 is more important. This is what our manager has been doing. Preparing our team at all times for European football. This is where I bang my head telling people why we are sometimes 'boring'. Its Europe that counts. SPL is bread and butter.
With regards Sir Alex......his football is 100% Jock Stein football, and I found you very brave to criticise the greatest Scottish manager of all time. A little tongue in cheek perhaps my friend ;)
I am of the same age as you ( sometimes think i was at school with you ), and was always told our Jock attacked all the time....just like Sir Alex.
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Milan showed just how good they are last night. And for the record they would only be 3 points off Inter if u forget the 15 point deficit.
Some may argue that Inter have been off form, Ancelloti said from day 1 that as long as Milan get 4th then the Serie A doesnt matter this season.
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hooptastic
i think milans penalty was reduced to eight points. i might be wrong, though.
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Kev
It's Lazy Journalism, when the draw was made Milan were in the midst of their doldrums, brought on by being caught with their fingers in the till - so to speak. Between the draw being made, Milan spent £13m on Massimo Oddo and Ronaldo as well as winning 11 of 13 games in Seria A.
Of the teams we could have faced I think we proved that we had more chance of beating Milan than any other side - given their style of play, not their quality.
Big up to Graham Souness following his criticism of Neil Lennon's physique with 'this is an ordinary Milan team with no outstanding players, they won't go much further'.
He knows his stuff does the beast.
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better than martin, you have caught the mood of the moment.
Danny, :-)
martinobhoy, interesting point about Aiden v Ronaldo.
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I think AC are a team who can nullify the threat the opposition carry mainly down to pack dogs in the midfield like Gattuso and that is not in any way derisory, but essential to win matches.
Perhaps Man U thought that they could play their game even at the San Siro at this stage of the competition, they were very mistaken. Maybe this was due to a lack of respect, but anyway their players did not perform.
I was disappointed that when we beat Man U their manager was not complimentary towards us.
Celtic need to plan carefully to play matches in Europe and hope our big players on the night perform.
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ternar
How's this for controversial:
Jock Stein and Celtic underachieved in Europe during 9 in a row, we could and maybe should have won 4 times - in 1967, 1969, 1970 and 1974...Jock Stein's opinion, not mine!
Much like Alex Ferguson and Manchester United, 1 final in 13 years of success is a poor return.
Stein and Ferguson, first among equals!
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menu suggestions:
The PL Waffle
The PLC Jammy Dodger
CQN SOOR plums
BQ gobstoppers
all would be big sellers I reckon and make us a fortune :-)
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Re: Paradise Cuisine.
As long as we avoid the contentious choices like Green pepperami sticks and Eggs Bennedict, i'm sure we'll be fine ;-)
Has there been any confirmation as to the props/party theme for Saturdays visit to the zoo?
I'm going to be further North than Curly for this weekend, so will be finding a non-bitter Ross-Shire pub to commence the celebrations.
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green eggs and ham ?
Sam I am.
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thismancraig
two very good points. the first about the difference in Milan from when we played them to last night. I also think the conditions played their part last night also.
With regards Sir Alex and Big Jock, I like your thinking but i don't want to compare these 'equals' as you say.
MartinBhoy - Aiden McGeady and Ronaldo should not be mentioned in the same sentence. Apologies for just doing so.
Paul - can i ask a favour of you please ? At some point, could you post some info on our beloved board...how much money DD has invested etc.....the fact that BQ only takes 15k a year salary etc
I am fed up listening to folk in pub etc slag these great men.
any help on stats would be greatly appreciated.
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Ternar
Didn't mean the 'equals' as a debate starter, Ferguson is very close but there will only ever be one Jock Stein (the first person to say that would be Sir Alex). I'm a massive fan of his, despite his chat after we played them, and in a way I'm glad that his European Cup tally stays at 1.
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The big problem with a CQN Buffet would be spending all night slaving over a hot stove only to find some lurker's scoffed the lot.
Betterthan-there's so many MIcks on the blog but I'll take this bullet.Unjustified criticism is not helpful but neither is unjustified praise.El Gordo is clearly not a complete buffoon but he's not Brian Clough,either.
OK there is a big job in the EPL coming up[hypothetically].GS takes the big bucks-how well do you think he would do.Back to back titles?
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VILLA have announced mon will have a big transfer budget with view to competing at top of table and for CL spots. Boruc is of course an alleged target as much as i love him he must have a price everyone does, any thoughts on what we think the club would accept, £4m i don't believe we would but i reckon ifit gets to £6-7M mark the board may start wanting to take it
when does ambition stop and financial reality kick in? some would accuse selling him as a lack of ambition but even i think £6-7M we would have to seriously consider it
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SWALEX = DEFEATED DARNELIST
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Michael,
How much do we have to spend on this buffet?
Is our budget dependent on involvement in next years buffet, or have we perhaps overspent on previous buffets?
Some would surely be suspicious of the owners of the caterering company, and some wouldn't accept the banqueting manager despite the fact we would have the best buffet in Scotland again.
All we need is a couple of new dishes and we'll have the best buffet for three years in a row, for the first time in 40 years.
Are we still talking about food?
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ALLARLICE - FWEIND OF DEFEATED DARNELIST
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dbbia / michael -
got your mail and replied - thanks.
TLW -
Just remember not to be too cheerful this weekend, Ross County were relegated after last weeks defeat by Gretna. So don't mention how much you are looking forward to meeting Gretna in next years SPL!!
On the menu, my offering would naturally be the Curly Burger - guaranteed you will never find a hair in it!!
Curly
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Cristiano Ronaldo is nowhere near the best in the world.
He's not even the best player in Manchester.
Last night he was outplayed , outclassed and overpowered. Was glad to hear the Milanese roar and laugh when ronaldo got caught in possession. They know a pretender when they see one.
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big liam,
Did you notice the pass Ronaldo attempted after 20 SECS of play last night? An extravagant back-heel thingumy out to the wing?
It went straight to a Milan player. The crowd were furious as it seemed to indicate a degree of disrespect to them and their team. The noise level went up, and for the next 20 minutes the rossoneri were encamped in United's half.
I'm not sure if Ronaldo is the best player in Europe.
But he certainly ain't the brightest.
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Ternar, I know, we were told that Jock’s teams always attacked, but the shadow of Lisbon was long. Twice he took teams to Milan on European Cup business against Inter and Milan and kept clean sheets on both occasions.
Jock’s team knew how and when to defend.
BQ actually gets paid £30k p.a. and as you know, DD has put more money into Celtic than anyone in history. You would not believe the hassle I used to get for mentioning these facts.
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Eight(!) figure sum for Boruc (no decimal point), no less and I'm deadly serious. I also hope we get no bids at all.
The press touted Petrov at £3m to £4m for long enough and we got £8m.
Boruc has genuine world class potential. We know it and they know it. I reckon after the last few weeks you might find Swalex raises an interest.
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ternar - Apologies, it wont happen again. Forza Aiden!
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martinobhoy
no need to apologise to me my friend. i respect your opinions.
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I hope Arthur stays as he is the best keeper we have had in a very long time.
But if we do sell him I would be happy if we bought Craig Gordon for less thean we sell AB for, giving a profit to use elsewhere in the squad.
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gordon j
this is kinda my point when does it become best to sell eg would craig gordon and £4m be better than keeping artur.
when will the board/strachan start thinking like this at what price. i think at £6m+. of course artur may turn down a move anyway
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I'd never mention Swalex and. Jock Stein in the same sentence.
Give me a T - T
Give me an E - E
Give me an S - S
Give me anurra E - E
Give Me an R - R
what have you got ?
TESER
later amigos.
WG
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Craig Gordon is it:
As Hearts captain couldn't he have organised his players to applaud the champions onto the park last week? Or shake the hands of opposition players?
Outstanding potential, questionable character.
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Re Jock Stein knew how to play.......I remember back in the late'60s early '70s when Evan Williams was keeping goal. A pass back by 1 of our defenders resulted in Evan picking the ball up. (Perfectly allowable in those days of course) Evan proceeded to hump the ball up field. Where it went or who it ended up with I don't know. I was too busy watching Big Jock race out of the dug out and run down to Evans goal to give him the mother of all shirikings. You see, Big Jock did not believe in humping the ball, he wanted his goalie to throw it, (preferrebly underarm) to the nearest available player, and to then start passing the ball up to and in to the oppositions goal. His philosophy, If we pass rather than hump it is less likely that the oppostion can win which is inevitably a 50-50 ball.
Happy Days
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Evening Paul,fellow tims
Man,I missed all the handbags.
Drat,that is usually where I excel.
Neg,are you STILL gonnae demand a lead article?
BlantyreKev,your psychology post at the end of the last thread was genius.
Schoolteacher(Niallx?)you are trying to protect someone with a hide made of steel,from some perceived insult he may have received,when,if it came from any other poster on the blog,would have been followed by a quick bolding,and a putting down of an order which would have made even your children blush(if they had the nonse to understand the put down).
Please,there has been far more important reasons to interject on this blog,if you had been a "long time lurker".
P8ddy has survived a large barny with me,and come out the other side smiling.
Paul is a mere pussy.
To all the "happy clappers" and "mineshafters",let me say one thing.
We have all been in either camp,at least six different times a season.
We are only one or the other,when we disagree with each other's point of view.
Neganon,you have been coming on here since basically the same time as me.
Now I am not saying I make the most enlightened posts known to man,but your transfer spending mantra has become,in the first instance,tiresome,and in the second instance,contradictary,you say on one hand if we don't spend,a certain amount of money,then we are fooling the supporters,but on the other hand,you do not want us to waste it.
Tell me any job in the world,where you can marry both concepts,and keep everyone happy.
You are obviously operating at a level where what you post here would surely be seen as at best,contradicting yourself,and at worst,repetitive gibberish.
Don't get me wrong,I agree with a lot of your thoughts,and I have given you back up more times than I care to remember,but your "jam" nonsense would have made me(if I were Paul)put up the Leeds article,with a personal reference to you at the end.
Nae offence,just the way I think.
Shelbourne,you are doing the same thing,criticising Paul,for doing the same thing as you do in your own post.Criticise what he might write(as I believe you do yourself),but having a go at why he does this blog is a wee bit low.
NeilR,I am going to say something I find quite hard.
But I actually agree with most of what you have said in the last thread or so.
There, I said it.
Whoever it was(Neganon,I think,apologies if wrong),that said there was numerous studies that proved releasing pent up energies at football matches was a good thing.
There has also been numerous studies that have stated that wife beating and depression rises dramatically,dependant on match results and trophy presentations.
This does not make your argument any more reasonable.
In fact it makes it seem quite futile.
And let me repeat from earlier.
Isn't it good to see the "fallen Milan team",where it was supposedly the best time for us to meet them,(at the time I suggested the best time to meet them would be in a bar)seem to have the suddenly refound ability to beat the"best team in Europe by far"(copyright,any English publication)where players are "unleashed",not picked,and where players will "wreak havoc" instead of trying to win the ball.
I called that the final would be between Milan and Liverpool before the quarter finals.
I will put myself further out on a limb.
AC Milan will go 3 up against Liverpool again,but this time,they will remain so.
Once again proving that they are the finest team in Europe in modern times.
And that wee ginger loudmouth,managed to give them the hardest test that they received in this years's competition.
Happy clapper?
Me?
Damn right.
One cup down,one to go.
And we WILL beat Rangers on Saturday.
Time to rub their noses in it.
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TMC,
can you imagine Neil Lennon organising a "clapout" for some team coming to Parkhead as Champions?
Don't see that trait as a problem.
Good losers is NOT what what we want.
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After that big long long post, most of you will be happy to hear that this particular post is quite short
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This one is even shorter
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Shorter again
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Kano
Celtic Park is our stadium, last Sunday was our first game there since winning the league. There is precedent and 9 of the other 11 teams in the league would have applauded us onto the park. I don't expect there ever to be a time when an Old Firm team would be allowed to clap the other onto the park.
A small matter but from watching him closely in a Hearts jersey, I have no desire to see him in a Celtic one (neither does he have any desire to play for us or Rangers judging by his comments).
Strangely, he seems a completely different character in a Scotland strip - and a better goalkeeper.
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Kano,
Spot on with that post mate apart from the Liverpool v Milan result. I too had them both to be finalists and got 6-1 before the semis started. I do think Milan will win but not by 3 goals, it will be tighter this time.
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Craig Gordon, fine keeper, known to come forward at corners occasionally against one team in particular.
The gap between Inter and AC Milan stands at 28 points.
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31003 -
You and me must be about the only ones that Kano doesn't want to talk to.
Away in a sulk
Curly
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Kano - aye, like you know what you're talking about in your golf club in Wagawaga or wherever you are.
McGrainin...ahh
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If Steven Gerrard is fit to play then I could not call the result. Two great teams with some great individuals. If for some reason Steven Gerrard could not play I'd take Milan to win by at least two goals. Milan could win without any 1 of their star players, Liverpool could not win without Gerrard
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Couldn't agree more Paul,Gordon Srachan knows his stuff.
On paper AC Milan have one forward but when they attack they swarm forward from the midfield and work like trojans when they lose possession.
That formation shows that you dont need wingers/wide men,but what you do need is players that are happy to interchange roles and positions and your fullbacks need to be exceptional.
Fergie got done tactically,Ancellotti was right Man Utd are predictable at that level.
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TMC,I will go along with your pedantics about the stadium.
Myself I have always referred to our stadium as being Parkhead,maybe it is a Glasgow thing.
"Firhill for thrills" was always Maryhill,and "Ibrox" was always Govan.
I apologise if this offended you.
Well I don't really,but it sounds good.
And i disagree with your assertion that nine of the other eleven teams would have done so.
I have only witnessed this three times myself(I will stand corrected if i am wrong)but the first time I ever seen this happen was the centenary year(with Dunfermline,as it happens)and I can only recall it happening twice since then.
Now it may well be the case that the opportunity never arised,again i will stand corrected.
But how you can say we should not sign someone because he showed a fighting spirit,or dislike for someone he was playing against,is beyond me.
It is precisely the quality we should be looking for.
As I said,by your sort of reckoning,Neil Lennon should never have played for Celtic.Purely because he hated losing.
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Watchow
Blatter has come out and said he has no doubts about SA as a World Cup venue. Given the politics (Africa has more voting members than, say, South America), I can't see it not happening here.
The real concern is the construction of unnecessary stadia, when the upgrading of existing rugby stadia would suffice. Apart from Kaizer Chiefs, Orlando Pirates and Bloemfontein Celtic, none of the other clubs has substantial support, so the economics of all the extra stadia is wonky.
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Curly,I will talk to you
Hello.
See. There.
I have an issue talking to numbers but.
Tobi,I am sure Inter,would be more than happy to swap.
In fact I think they would be happy to swap,and fail to qualify for the tournament next year,which,incidentally,Milan have been succesful at,without having to win the thing,despite their points deductions(which I may remind you had nothing to do with their coaching staff or players).
Bambi,
I just get the feeling that 3-0 has a poetic ring to it.
And I also think that Milan,despite their failure to score against a rubbish Celtic team in 180 minutes,just have too much attacking nonse for Liverpool.
McGraininSpain,of course you know the deal.
We ain't there,we can't comment.
Sad.
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Kano.......are you a numberist?
Is there a problem with my name?
My mother didn't think so
Do you only ignore whole numbers?
I see you talk to part name/part numbers ie Paul67
Is it just my particular number that offends you?
Would you talk to a 5621 for example.
I'll have you know I am not a number....and...if you hold a mirror up against my number you might just see my actual name.
Cheers for nothing. Its true what some say......Clique? not me
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31003
You are not a number.
You are a free man
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Kano, many would argue that your long post of 15.41 should certainly not have been any longer, but I would argue that it was short of a 'cat' at a pretty crucial juncture!
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Kano
I wasn't being cheeky and correcting you on Celtic Park. Waaaay too many people call it Parkhead for me to launch a one man campaign to call it Celtic Park. Always remember though being an impressionable young teenager when Fergus corrected Radio Clyde / Scotland with 'First of all Parkhead is an area of Glasgow, I'm at Celtic Park'.
I dislike Craig Gordon and will pick up on any reason to get at him, before of course morphing into his biggest fan (like the happy clapper I am) if we sign him. Hence the caveat that he looks outstanding for Scotland...
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Okay EoolE,
no offence,but you have a funny name.
BlantyreKev,I thought I mentioned a cat.
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Kano.....all capitals young man...all capitals.....but you are forgiven.....now that will be 1 our father
3 hail marys
and a full rosary please
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Oh.....and by the way......your name is definetly not funny
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Plato
I thank you
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TMC,
caveats are great things.
Used to have a couple of tootal ones myself,wee burgundy numbers.
When I wore them,people used to say "Where is your monacle?"
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EoolE,
It isn't supposed to be,it is the mane I have gone by for the best part of 35 years.
You can pick your friends,and all that....
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Kano....you starting again?
My numbers a problem but burgundy numbers aren't?
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Kano....if you call me by my correct name....31003....I'll always call you by your correct name
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I'm just having the best bowl of Pea and ham soup you could imagine.
Do you still get Pea and Ham soup from a chicken in Scotland?
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31003,
och okay then,sorry.
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Kano...forgiven again...and as it was a small misdemeanor 1 glory be will suffice
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Paul
"You would not believe the hassle I used to get for mentioning these facts."
There you go again, defending the poor old board. No wonder you get hassle.
Wait a minute. This board needs defended?
What do their predecessors need that doesn't begin with a good whipping? Fergus and co. the honourable (spelled hon'bl in India) exceptions.
BlantyreKev, loved your beerglass post. Particularly timely for someone who has spent the last 30 months away from the cradle of humanity and needs to make some decisions soon. Well, one, really.
Prawn sandwiches? Once you've experienced the Bay of Bengal jumbo prawns in butter parotta at Fisherman's Cove, south of Chennai, anything else is as classy as a hauf V and a packet of Tayto at dinner time fae Ken's.
There might be some ex St Pat's fellows out there who know what I'm talking about. What do you mean, St. Pat's where?
31003, I admire your attempts to introduce some absurdist touches to the blog. It's not as if there's much of it about otherwise :)
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kano - the mane you have gone by for 35 years? You lion tae us
I'll get me (smokin') jaiket
mcgraneinspane
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McGrain,there used to be a lion called Onak,so I am lead to believe.
You won't be needing your jaikit for a while,Spring should be kicking in,should it not?
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Chennai,I demand to be known as an absurdist too!!!
What is this? favouritism?
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Can everybody stop knocking prawns?
They are excellent.
Wee bit of butter and lashings of Garlic or chilli.Some rice and 12 beers.
Cannae beat them
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Kano
Don't be absurd! You're too sensible.
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Nako - as you well know life is one big springtime for those of us flogclubs in the conolies (republican imperialists?)
ach enough of this ship - to the centro social me voy
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Kano
Hauf v ana packet o' Tayto, some rice and 12 beers.
In fact, scrub the rice.
Cannae beat them.
AbsurdistCSC
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McGrain,I have the gift of seeing the future(I am seven hours ahead).
I have been to said establishment,and i foretell posts of gibberish in roughly five hours.
Enjoy.
I already have.
Don't ever underestimate someone from the future!!
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I've said it before and I'll say it again....for a true feast take 1 cup of hot Bovril....plenty of pepper....and 1 Daim Bar (the bar formerly known as Dime). Take 1 bite of said bar...then ...before crunching or swallowing...1 slurp of Bovril. Swirl around in mouth for around 5 seconds then crunch and gargle away till hearts content.
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm....lovely
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31003
Where do the 12 beers come in....?
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chennaiseabird
apologies....said feast is breakfast.....beers come much later
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31003,
you obviously have a younger set of teeth than me.
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Kano
Probably.....got them through the post just last week
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Rangers fined 20,000SF for the osasuna debacle. About £8000
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=scNLfr1EP08
Nedtastic
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JohnH
What? No ban?
All those hours in chapel wasted
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Shug
Wasn't Ken famous for his fivepenny
slice? He was forever wiping his nose before he served you.
I never once ate in the dinner hall.
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No ban. Thats the lot.
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Knao - just so I'm clear, in your time-travelling world when will last week be?
And if you're teeth are older than 31003's, does that mean you got them after him?
I'm finding this fourth dimension a bit tricky.
Adiós already
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31003
How can you get Bovril for breakfast? The ground doesn't open until an hour and a half before the game. We don't have that many early kick offs.
Or do you just have a lot of long lie ins?
(PS, Don't tell him, but I see Kano's speaking to you.)
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How much was our fine for the "bottle incident" in Milan?
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Kano, agree, I think Milan are a stick on to score 3 goals and hold it against Liverpool.
I might click on one of those ads and bet Milan first half, Milan full time.
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Ah Jim, ah ken t ye wid know, if naebuddy else.
Ah couldnae afford the fivepenny slice. Ah eiye hud tae keep something fur spending in Delia's, where only the good boys were allowed.
Don't eat desserts tae this day. No' even at Fisherman's Cove.
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Channaisabird
I'm surprised at you...but anyway, here goes....Take 1 supermarket....take 1 condiments aisle....take 1 jar of Bovril...take home....leave in pantry until morning.....take 1 shower.....take ones clothes and put them on.....take 1 full kettle and switch on....have a wee cigarette while waiting to boil. DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES WATCH KETTLE BOIL AS IT NEVER WILL....take said jar of Bovril...take 1 teaspoon....enter jar with teaspoon and reverse teaspoon out of jar....put black/brown sticky stuff on teaspoon and enter cup....pour boiling water from UNWATCHED kettle into cup....voila 1 cup of steaming hot Bovril....oh s*"t.....forgot about the Daim bar
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Paul,I said I would stick my kneck out.
Don't recall mentioning anything about the contents of my wallet.
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KennyinMadeira,
poifictly clear
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Having witnessed only two months ago UEFA accepting Rangers excuse that the red hand salute performed in Tel Aviv was indeed a paramilitary salute and not a Di Canio fascist salute then this lenient fine should come as no surprise. No further action was deemed necessary and it opens up a rather poor precedent. One that must give BQ and PL nightmares with regards to our lunatic fringe.
Saturdays game should be a real litmus test with regards to gauging the Rangers fans behaviour at Ibrox. It always seems to be swept under the carpet which is a good thing. UEFA will yet again be made to look like the incompetent gansters that they really are, next season. Rangers do seem to be more influential in these matters than we are. We just meekly paid our 500e fine in the end instead of making a stance.
Rangers along with UEFA have been expert at casting themselves as the champions on the fight against sectarianism in Scotland. Does anyone in Scotland know how that makes Celtic appear in the european press ? yet a disabled Celtic fan cannot even enter Ibrox. And what has our board got to say on this matter ? NO COMMENT
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On the subject of football, kind of.
I see our shadow footballer of the year, M. Hemdani, has been putting the world to rights. The harbinger of the midsummer madness, I think.
There's no difference in quality between Celtic and Rangers. It's just that Rangers were inconsistent, and lost more games against the wee teams. Which is true. And important games against the big teams Brahmin, like ours in September.
Sadly he missed this other significant cliche. If only they'd scored one more goal in all of their drawn games, they'd have won them and had more points.
Fits in with Walter Smith as manager of the year. Part of the same (delusional) thought process. I welcome it.
Gaun yersel' Brahmin. Talk it up. I look forward, I really do, to starting our third season in a row as second favourites.
The ability to learn is central to success, public and private. As long term readers on this site may know, I always believed that Gordon Strachan was the right choice for us. But I agree with Paul and others, who say he has learned in his time with us.
While Gordon keeps learning, we'll keep growing. While they keep spouting platitudes, they'll stagnate.
And, was that Man U's downfall? The inability to learn at a crucial level?
Is that why Jose has failed? Too much success too early?
We are a learning football club just now. All of us.
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Jim, where ur ye?
Kin you explain tae 31003 why thae instructions he's gied me ur sa stressful?
Ah mean, supermarket, condiments, dae things wae a teaspoon an that, how ahm a ever gonna explain that tae the help?
It'll aw need tae wait till a get hame an ask the wife....
On the other haun, mibbe ah'll jist learn Tamil...
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31003
Chennai has ahem "servants" so you'll need to translate your instructions into something his cook would understand :o)
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And right now, while I'm in learning mode, I'm going to learn how to link my humble blog to Curly's and Pablo's and Noel's an a' that. And while I'm doing that I'll have a glass of nectar. Probably the 10 year old Talisker version, but who knows?
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NeilR,
From last thread;
There you go again putting words in my mouth, I stated in everything i said that i was expressing MY opinion, and to be perfectly honest you cannot prove I am wrong either, in much the same way you say I cannot prove I am right.
There is no witch hunt here as you pertain, I was simply making an observation and an opinion, time to read my posts and seeing what I acctually wrote rather than what you want to see and it may calm you down!
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Shug -
I look forward to it!
Make sure the links are completed before the whisky bottle is, otherwise people might be clicking on "Lurcy's Hoose" or Slobpa's Blag"!
Cyrul (who is on hte beer already)
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Deer Lyruc
The deed is dood, indeedly done.
The done is good in mood.
The mood is meet, as soon as cood.
The cood is when, in May?
You goin' tae the party? (Shhhh, the secret party.)
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Disgusting decision from UEFA.
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Shug
WHAT SECRET PARTY?
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PS
Highland Park, 16 Years. Only available in duty free apparently.
88 out of 100 according to Jim Murray in his Whisky Bible, and who am I to disagree?
Bit like Celtic this season. No finish. Hic.
(But look on the bright side. Always. I've still got the Talisker. Now there's a finish.....)
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Jim
Party?
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So Rangers get fined less for a second offence than they did the first time around, when they were warned that future bad conduct would be treated seriously? What sort of justice is this. Three strikes and we pay you??
Seems bizarre that the Spanish club is fined so much for not getting the segregation right. If Rangers fans could behave themselves then it wouldn't have been a problem. Our fans have been in with many opposition fans over the eyars and never caused a problem.
BTW did anyone else notice the selective quoting on the BBC site?
Rangers self-congratulatory statement reads:
"However, we believe that, in coming to their decision, Uefa has acknowledged the great efforts the club and our supporters have made in tackling sectarianism with measures including the fans' self-policing drive."
The BBC quote reads "Uefa has acknowledged the great efforts the club and our supporters have made in tackling sectarianism with measures including the fans' self-policing drive."
What a differene a few words can make!
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Shelbourne1916
As requested, I've read your posts of yesterday again, and they're just as personally insulting to Paul, and full of snide comments, as they were the last time I looked.
You're absolutely correct in saying I can't prove you're wrong in what you allege or imply about Paul's motives.
Luckily, I don't need to prove the self-evident truth that anyone who chooses to make defamatory public allegations about someone else without anything to back them up other than their sacred 'opinion' is lacking in both self-discipline and some fairly basic social skills.
I'll leave it to others to draw their own conclusions from your casual libelling of someone who spends so much time trying to make this a worthwhile place for us all to spend time together.
You already know what I think.
NeilR
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Paul,
Haven’t been posting much – but still trying to keep reading, some cracking articles recently especially the ones that brought a wee bit of equilibrium to those getting carried away with the doomongers – a bit of history, a dose of frankness and a bout of reality can go along way.
Congratulations to Gordon Strachan BEST MOTY by far, totally agree with your sentiments on our manager, it’s amazing some ghuys jist won’t give him a break - michael @ 12:44 ’I do think that Mr Strachan lacks the tactical spark to take us to the next level’, despite the fact that he has overcome and excelled in every challenge he's faced at Celtic Park
Noticed you're going for Milan for Champions - can't disagree BUT you’re a braver man than I to bet against this Liverpool side!!!!!
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Shug -
So it's anagrams you want?
Right.
Dear "canaries behind", thank you very much for linking me!
Cruly 8-)))
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There is absolutely nothing snide in my comments, I have said what I believe based on my observations and the difference in tone I have noticed over the past two years!
However, you are yourself doing exactly what your accusing me off by making snide remarks questioning my self discipline and social skills, which really says more about you than me when you need to resort to character assasination to provide an argument!
Your "self evident truth" is your perception and is by no means fact or an opinion I value.
Your tone is very aggressive which could make me question some of your own personal traits by I shall refrain!
I think we have said all we need to say to each other!
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Gordon.....poor compared to Artur...wouldn't touch him wi yours or a barge pole.....or any long thingy.....
Mon 'e Prawns.......
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There are times when reading this blog, that I get flashbacks to the crappy BBC forum....same schoolbags at 10 paces nonsense from some.
If I could only get some decent flashbacks of my youth.... ;-)
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Curly
Symmetry. Perfect. From such kabbalistic obervations have whole conspiracy theories been spawned. Or, more accurately, hatched.
Wish I had done it deliberately.
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In hindsight, did anyone really think the Objectionables would be hit hard for their latest celebration of culture.
As soon as the highly respected administrator, David Taylor, took up his post as Platini's right hand man, it looked ominous for truth and justice.
However, they are only postponing the inevitable as they really can't help themselves and as long as there is a Europe to conquer, Britannia's favourite sons will be in the van.
I hope that this blog will return to it's former status of respect and good manners and for those who can't abide by these rules, please find somewhere else to play.
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fly_mo
Don't be going and confusing this blog with Lost.
Lost is much more logical and easy to understand.
Speaking of which, can anyone help? I've just finished watching series 2 (10 ponds the set from a reliable supplier) and am now primed for series 3, Desmond the Tim and all. Where are we at in the UK? I'm back on 11 May.
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Every Euro final at Hampden has involved a German side.
Werder defeated 3 nil in Barcelona last week are already 1-0 ahead (4th min.).
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Dear Gush -
As an avid viewer of Lost, I have to tell you that we are well on with Series 3. I think we have had about 18 or 19 episodes now. I never miss an episode, recording it on the Sky+ box thingy. As soon as the series is available on dvd, I shall get that and watch it all over again! It is amazing how many things you miss first time round.
£10 for the set is an amazing price - about £40 here for a real one.
Ylruc
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Hugh -
You have mail
Curly
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fly_mo
gordon is a good keeper and young as well, the question i put initailly and relating to gordon would be
would gordon and £4M in the bank be better than keeping artur?
thing is gordon is reputedly on 18k a week he is not worth that
i seriously think if we were offered £6-7M for artur we would accept it
as for earlier point stan went for 8.5M was it not 6.5 plus potential, i stress potential, add ons?
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Curly
His man servant probably won't be in until the morning to open the mail. LOL
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Jim
Manservant?
You misunderstand.
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test
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Is anyone else worried about Big Joe?
He's not been around recently. Hope he's not caught up in this kidnapping carry on.
He's likely been kidnapped by Blogger or Google!
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antsman,
I think for our money there are better out there..Fabianski(sp) for one.
Gordon's mess ups this season against us even would make me nervous about having him in between the sticks..
Still proof is in the pudding!
Hail Hail
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Are we being a bit unfair on Mark Brown and David Marshall simply because they're Scottish lads?
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fly_mo
have u seen fabianski play?
back to the question if we could get say fabianski and still have a £4-5M profit if we sold artur would u take it?
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EDB & chennaiseabird -
LOL
EDB -
I had noticed that he has not been on here for a while, was going to ask the same question a couple of nights ago, but something else came up and it left my mind - not a difficult thing to happen! Still, nothing on the news about a rampant Tim being captured by the locals in the Niger delta - he would have them all converted to the Celtic way by now anyway.
The good looking auld n bald guy from Turra is heading down to where Turra's beautiful set hang out - the Crown Inn - for a wee Whitbread or 3. Later.
Curly
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antsman,
only seen the videos and of course the discussions from our Polish poster (Zysbek..pelling)
Seems very much like Artur and at under 2 million....
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EDB,
I don't really rate Marshall (despite his famous Barca nights) - I think he's average, Brown is a better keeper - still needs to get games to show it (with Celtic)
No harm in having competition for the Keeper.
Just look at the difference Artur has made to us for these two seasons.
Hail Hail
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well fly_mo, would u see fabianski and £4-5m from selling boruc as good business or would u say its a lack of ambition
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How good was Artur at David Marshall's age?
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Kevtic,
There was a Cup winners final in 1961 at Hampden. It was a 1-1 draw and the replay was held somewhere else. No German team but who played and where was the replay?
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Shelbourne
There's nothing snide in my post; forthright perhaps, but not snide. I'll leave the insinuations to you.
My tone is not intended to be aggressive, if it reads that way please be assured I don't mean it in that way. It is however intended to convey my low opinion of your decision to make serious criticisms of our host, and then refusing either to back up your statements with any sort of argument, or retract them.
I think in a public forum it's reasonable to expect people to back up their statements with some sort of argument or justification; the stronger and more controversial the statement, the stronger and more robust the arguments should be.
By contrast, you seem to believe it's fine to say whatever you want in front of a large audience, irrespective of how baseless or cantankerous it may be, or whether it is harmful or hurtful to others; and then justify your comments with a catch-all reference to everyone's right to an opinion.
Well: I guess you're entitled to that opinion too.
Don't forget to let Aiden know what you think of his next missed pass.
NeilR
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The replayed CWC Final was in 1962, not 1961.
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Excuse me! It was the 1962 final that was at Hampden.
(In 1961 Fiorentina had beaten Rangers 4-1 over two legs and the Italian flag was pulled from the flagpole at Ibrox :-))
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Helluva trouble with yhe blogger lately.............maybe just as well!
No to Craig Gordon.......have we not signed enough over rated Spl players (duds) lately??
The decision by UEFA did make me chuckle - for all the - we cant sing this we cant sing that brigade. It is now so obvious that UEFA are not one bit interested in so called sectarian singing..................they could not care one jot........a derisory fine for a second offence and video evidence included.
Really have to laugh when Celtic fans say...........dont sing that we might get banned from Europe!!!!!!!!!!!! aye right!!!
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fly_mo
Pan Boruc is an expensive Luxureee,
... an' in da summer, we may discover...
If we'll continue tae enjoy ,his fine companeeee!
He is too Guid fur oor League, which isnae exactly a Gem,
He is fated tae mix wit' da Creme del la Creme!
If it's TEN MILLION we hear.... Pierre, will snatch it, wi' baith haunds...
Although, his shrewd thinking, will nevah be unerstood by maist fans...
Fur maist fans don't get da picture, that is being painted the noo.
Wit' da kinda dough... we kin buy a Guid player or Two!
An' dinna ye worry or get awe upset, Fur da replacement fur Boruc
wull be nae bother tae get!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin',Awaggin'
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What? No ban for Rangers?
Ah weel, we'll jist huv tae nurse oor wrath, keep it warm.
Or we could jist be brothers, for a' that.
It has to start somewhere. If Not Now, When? If not us, who?
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how soon is now?
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Neil,
You really are now talking garbage, I have never slagged players off at celtic park, and hold aiden in high regard, I can only think of one player's ability i questioned on this blog but never at celtic park and later retracted as his performances improved, so again you are showing yourself to be a hyprocrite by accusing me of doing something in the same post as you actually do it.
I have already explained my findings to be based on my reading of earlier articles compared to those being posted now, it seems it wont be happy unless you receive blood.
To be honest this is going round in circles and I no longer desire to carry it on, you are starting to bore me!
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You can't get any sooner than now, can you?
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Well,
If Artur goes - I hope Marshall is not the answer neither is Gordon - we can do better. If Marshall was all that he'd be pushing Artur and hasn't. Whether is Fabianski or another - I don't care as long as they are capable of matching our ambition..
I still don't rate Gordon as a first choice for Celtic at any price.
Collie,
You're right if enough money comes calling....bye bye Artur....or any player that brings in a sizable offer for that matter. We can replace players, but the quality is the expensive factor.
Who had heard of Artur Borucs (here) before he made his way to Celtic....
Hail Hail
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i dont know. ask morrissey.
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chennaiseaboid
Da G.A. ur like da Rich... dat some people hiv quoted,
"DEY UR DIFFERENT FAE US".... an' it's high time ye noted!
Dey ur dey Darlin's o' da Establishment o' Scotland,
An' da Chiluhn o' da Crown....
So, tak yer ain advice... an' dinna let it get ye down!
But, while ah'm oan dis subject...
Hear wit' ah hiv tae say.....
Forgeet about the G.A.... an' let them gang thur way!
If ah hiv wan complaint tae mak, tae da subscribers o' this blog....
Thur's too much mention o' oor Rivals,gie it a break,gie it a dog!
Tak ma sound advice,an' hear me when Ah dae Declare...
Just IGNORE, DA MANKY MOB, an' Waash dem richt oot o' yer Braw Hair!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Tail's Awaggin'
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sevilla vs espanyol uefa cup final.
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Goalkeepers
They help you not to lose games. But they don't win them for you.
Rangers had the best goalkeeper in the world for a year or two. If the rest of the team had been up to it, they could have won something in Europe.
But they didn't, because they had the wrong agenda. Andy Goram may have inscribed his name on Tommy Burns' gravestone (long may it be before it's erected), but he didn't help Rangers to get their name inscribed where it matters in the big world.
Good defensive players help you to avoid defeat. Creative players win games. Lots of good teams have had iffy goalkeepers. I think.
If Artur stays I'll be happy. If he goes and we can sign Kaka as a consequence I'll be ecstatic. Well, maybe not ecstatic, because it is only football, but still....
Artur, why would you want to leave us anyway?
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Shelbourne
You've read CQN articles and have formed an opinion - and that constitutes "explaining your findings"?
I give in: stick to your guns if it makes you happy. These nasty digs reflect badly on only one person - and it's not Paul.
NeilR
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Kevtic,
the German connection continued because the 1962 replay was in Stuttgart where Athletico Madrid beat Fiorentina 3-0.
The Glasgow final will be Sevilla v Espanyol. Good wins for both teams.
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chennaiseabird
you said "andy goram." i'm about to sit down to my dinner.
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Ok, anyone in business will tell you that we should always try and improve ourselves, NO organisation is perfect;
with that in mind, name just ONCE when paul has found fault with the board on this blog in the last year and a half!
As I can name several times they have been praised, deservingly at times, but never critised!
The digs were not nasty, unlike yours, you are totally over reacting and seem like a dog with a bone, I would not even want to begin to contemplate what is going on in your head or what drives you!
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Chennaiseaboid
Noo yer Turkey talkin', as ye dae frae time tae time,
An ah hope ye dinnae resent da fact,
dat oan yer Bandwagon ... I'll noo climb!
Goalies, kin withoot a doubt, kin aften SAVE a Match,
But ye just wait... fur here it comes...
Thur always is a CATCH!
Fur, it always is in SCORIN' GOALS and CREATING GOALS..
that ENSURES... we wear da Crown!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin',Awaggin'
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Sevilla (old friends from 4 seasons ago) v Espanyol (compliant Francoistas and if Barca is mas que un club, then this lot is menos que un club).
Make your mind up.
Shel/Neil - I'll have the last word on this matter. Earwax.
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watchow
Sorry.
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UEFA CUP FINAL 2007 Shades of 2003
Sevilla fans in Glasgow v Espanyol sporting Porto strips!
Difference maybe 8,000 Spanards as opposed to 80,000 Celts.
Re: Tickets - I e-mailed the UEFA Cup ticket office yesterday. If you applied for a ticket and were unsuccessful they put you on a waiting list. UEFA are still going through the waiting list. So there is still a chance Scots fans will get more tickets.
ianinjesi - well done. Had to do some research for this one. From the official UEFA site:
Hampden was the venue for the 1961/62 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup final as Club Atlético de Madrid failed to take advantage of an early lead and drew 1-1 against ACF Fiorentina. Four months later the Spanish side won the replay 3-0 in Stuttgart.
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So Glasgow awaits a visit from Franco's followers in Barcelona. Maybe they could hold a saluting competition along Paisley Road.
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Shelbourne
At the risk of sooking up to Paul, he produced a long post pretty much replicating your opening paragraph criticising the appointment of Gordon Strachan - he may even have suggested an alternative...
tmc
That's Scotland decided, polls shut!
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chennaiseabird
thats ok, it was only the usual anyway - prawn sandwiches and shardonnay.
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Collie
Yer a clever dug, nae doot
An' yer Scots as weel, tae boot
So yeel ken that the wurds ah used
Wur frae Rabbie, wha wis much abused
In his time as a poet keen
But fae stock that hid nae sheen
A mason true was he, evenchuallee.
If ye read ma wurds wae care
An' unnerstaun fae whare
Ah'm cummin'
Ye'll know that ah'm wae you, that there's nae bummin'
If wur jist the best in the west fur that's no summin'
That wull get us up tae whare we dae belang.
Ah hoped that Rabbie's wurds just micht appeal
To the greater Scottish soul that cud jist heal
The great divide.
We are brothers a', for a' that. Ah luv ma brothers blue, ah do, as much as green.
The heid agrees, but the hert loves nuthin' mair than that
a right good stuffin o' the bears at Ibrox Park.
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Chairbhoy, aye, Liverpool should be no where near the final - in my early season opinion.
Sticking with Milan.
Shelbourne, I did not read your original comments about me, so apologies if I have picked the theme up incorrectly, but if you have suggested that the views I express here are insincere, and that I have an ulterior motive, you have made an incorrect and unfair accusation.
I happen to think that our board are doing an excellent job, however, that did not stop me disagreeing with the only major decision they have made since I started this blog. I speak my mind and, as such, I assume that everyone else does the same.
I note you have asked for evidence of when I have been critical of the board, though surely a lack of evidence would prove only that I believe the board are doing an excellent job (see above), not that I am dishonest.
As I said, apologies if I have misunderstood the nature of your comment, but if I understand correctly, you need to know that people who disagree with you are not dishonest, and that to suggest so does indeed say nothing about them.
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lads give over.
Cheer up. It could be worse..you could be getting excited about the build up to a game when you find out Jarosik is down the left instead of McGeady, Graveson is on the bench again and Beattie is on instead of Riordan. And then WGS comes on the radio to embarrass everyone with his snidy comments followed by 90 minutes of torture and "containment".
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watchow
Ah jist hope your breed wis up tae the right standard.
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chennaiseabird sorry mate but have you been on drugs tonight. Ive just signed on and reading my way back before posting BUT Andy Goram the best keeper in the world... in the wee while I have been on here thats the most overrated statement of a player ever. I could argue he was not even teh best 'scottish' keeper at the time as he could not even get a game in front of the best Scottish goalkeeper I have ever saw in Jim Leighton.
Goram was a great shot stopper who had always a great center back partnership in front of him to deal with crosses.. a bit like Leighton but he was not as good or as succesful I would argue.
Ed and I had this discussion before as well and if i remember correctly he agreed with me. I would say that Chris woods was even a better keeper than him.
Cast your mind back to when Johnny Gould looked good he had Marc Reiper in front of him. Stevie Wonder could have played in goal behing Marc.
Now I continue back the way.
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Cbird, are u really Keith jackson?
Rangers had the best keeper in the world?...please
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Steadward-
if you seriously think that watching a match at Celtic Park is "90 minutes of torture ...." then you are obviously in the wrong place on a saturday afternoon.
Try going shopping with Mrs 90 for the definition of "torture".
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Vinnie welcome back... How is your youngster coping and how are you and Mrs Dog coping more to the point?
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the 90's wernt so bad..best keeper in the world!
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Collie @21.38,
I completely agree with what you say.
If Celtic do not win the league next year, it will not be because of what our rivals do, but because we have not done our work properly.
This season Rangers were poor, they obviously did not do their work properly, we did and we won the league.
It is always so.
I remember during our downturn in the nineties Paul asked me when we would come back.
I told him when we were ready, when we did the proper team building, when we got the right coach, when we bought the right players.
And so it proved.
Look to ourselves first, second and last.
STAND UP FOR THE CHAMPIONS, and
NEXT SEASONS CHAMPIONS ELECT.
Martin
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All right, chutzpah.
But for a very short spell, in a team that invited shots, he was exceptional.
Without him in goal Leeds would have wiped the floor with them.
I did not see every goalkeeper in the world at that time, '93 or whenever. But I didn't see a better one.
And he broke my heart as well.
He had his time in the sun. He may not be a nice person, but to deny his ability is to rewrite history.
For what it's worth, I think that he was part of Rangers' great failure.
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Chennaiseaboid
Ah'm sae prood tae read dat ye feel da need,
Tae voice yer respect fur awe,
But, ah have noticed dat in da Woild, dat's Real,
Der ur some folks,who tae me simply hiv nae wan oonce o' appeal!
So forgie me Rabbie,but tae da men dat's named...Da Orange Folk...
Ah really hiv a Scunner!
An' when wan looks, as dey March Sae Condescendingly By.......
IS IT ANY BLOOMIN' WUNNER?
collie
Tail's Awaggin',Awaggin'
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Martin
You have mail.
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At 03/05/07 22:39, smelltheglove said…
the 90's wernt so bad..
So you have met noel and his missus then?
Lurcy
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I did say last year and a half!
I also think you should read the full argument from last thread and find your own conclusions on what has been said!
The point I am making is the board are not perfect and never will be so why do they only receive articles of praise on here?!
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Shelbourne1916
its my opinion that in the last year and a half the board have done as good a job as is possible.
it appears that paul is of the same opinion
praise where praise is due, the criticism will come fast enough when they get it wrong.
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Shelbourne, no need for me to read over what was said, if you tell me you did not allude that I was insincere in what I say, or that I have an ulterior motive, I will believe you - I have no reason to assume you will be dishonest with me.
Criticisms of the board over the last 18 months? That is tricky, as the board (specifically) actually make very few decisions, they appoint the manager (disagreed) and they set the budget (agreed), so if I can broaden the range to include non-football areas of the club; I criticised our preparations for the start of the season.
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So for example maloney being allowed to run down his contract was not a mistake?
This debate has been exhausted, i am off out
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Collie
Dangerous territory
Aboot who ye dae an' dae not approve.
We aw huv our thochts on that.
The marchers dinae mak it fur me
Whitever the banner.
Ah know the real world. Ah know it cud be better. Sumbuddy has tae try.
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To be honest, I think there is a tendency to look to criticise our board given what we went through in the early to mid '90s. I'm generally impressed by them, guess they're not perfect but I can find no fault with them that would make me yearn for a change. A major reason for that is my faith in Peter Lawwell who I think has been a great appointment for Celtic.
Having said that, I was corporate hospitality on Sunday so maybe there is a connection:
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It`s happening in Jesi.
The Palio di San Floriano started today and runs until Sunday. The Corteo Storico (historical procession)is on Sunday and hopefully they`ll get good weather. Two years ago it was delayed while AC Milan played Juventus.
Time to dress up as a medieval merchant, eat a leg of pork and have a fair amount of Castelli di Jesi wine.
www.paliodisanfloriano.com
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E D B,
Got it and reply away.
Cheers,
Martin.
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Right before I get back onto football matters and sit down to watch the results tonight. Heres my wee bit
This is like a wee house at times, on a Friday night it used to be like a wee pub (now a thursday afternoon with kano) with Noel, Pablo, watchow etc putting up music and chat sometimes we even got something good out of TTTT.
For all of the people who come on here and attack Paul personally would you do it in someones house. I have often disagreed with what Paul has put forward and had the debate on here with him about his points not about him. Some times he ignores me and a lot of times I ignore him.
Remember Paul puts up a topic which I would imagine at LEAST 10000 different people read and about 750 different people contribute to every week. Im guessing the figures. But I know plenty of pubs which would enjoy the figures.
What I would say is argue Pauls points but dont argue Pauls ethos unless you know him well.
Lion who hopes the SNP do well tonight except in Ghods towns local elections this new voting is murder
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Shelbourne, am I to assume you would rather not answer my question about whether you accused me of being insincere and having an ulterior motive?
Enough said indeed.
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I meant to say in earlier post, who is this
BETTER THAN MARTIN who posted @12.58,
DO I HAVE A SERIOUS RIVAL ON THIS HALLOWED SITE, IF SO SIR GIRD YOUR LOINS AND BE PREPARED FOR A DUEL TO THE DEATH.
Cheers,
Martin.
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At 03/05/07 12:15, BlantyreKev said…
FROM THE LAST THREAD
Weeron
Have you ever seen the film 'Gremlins'. There's a bit in it where the guy who takes the cute wee Mogwai home is warned "Whatever you do, do not feed it after midnight".
Well it's similar with tinytim. Have a great time but DO NOT let him drink brandy.
And give Kojo my regards.
Kev ,have you been talking to Marinello or Bobbishop?
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Rangers get fined 8,000 for sectarian chants and hooliganism.
Hearts get fined 25,000 for Romanov accusing glasgow clubs of buying referees.
Where is the justice??
Mad world indeed.
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Shelboune1916 I agree tah tteh board handled Shaun departure wrongly they also handled Lia mMiller and jackie macs wronly but they also handled Petrovs, wallace, and Shauns well.
In shauns case they made a mess of the build up but then when damage was done they then went for limitation. Shaun had the chance of being a hero but because of the way he was treated he left and will now have the chance to do it elsewhere.
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Martin
Dye ye no agree, dat sometimes, dat we.. ur so much,so much in Sync?.....
Oor thoughts are much da same,an nevah could be called lame... an'are aften sae Pinkety Pink!
It's sae uncanny, dat baith oor eyes, ur reflectin' in each ither's?
Ah'll need tae check up oan ma Roots.......
YE MAY BE A LONG LOAST BRITHER!
Ach! Ah'm only kiddin..' fur the fact it is clear,
It's only dat da ithers.. ur busy, drinkin' der Beer!
But neverdaless, or neverdamore, you an' I my guid freen,will be right tae da Fore....
When da order goes oot tae baith near an far....
STAND UP FUR DA CELTS!
Whit a Great Team dey Are!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin',Awaggin'
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shelbourne and gl2
i think they made the best of a bad job. the blame for me cant be placed at their door - i think there has to be a level of trust that what the player is telling them is true, and it looks to me like he lied about his intentions.
however
to get a mill for him with half a season left on his contract really was a good bit of business.
old ground maybe, but still, it was brought up.
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Paul,
Before i go, as you can read yourself i said you are careful not to bite the hand that feeds you with your articles, in the past you were not always so staunch in the defence of the board!
There have been plenty of positive non football related articles on this blog but few if any pointing out deficiencies!
I have a date with a few beers
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Watchow lets say it can....it was well documented on here at the time.
oooh just heard the labour spokesman saying he does not expect tobe in power...yes nless in ghods town
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Shelbourne1916
sorry mate, not fair. you're accusing paul of having an agenda now, an ulterior motive for his blog something that would change the feel of life on here, and then running off
for the amount of time and effort paul puts into this he deserves more than that.
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Shelbourne1916
I seem to recall there is a facility whereby you can email Paul and have your say on whatever troubles you without it becoming public on CQN.
I am pretty much sick and tired of tuning in to your outpourings. Of course you have a right to express your views but please leave the rest of us out of it.
Thank you.
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WGS murderwell looks like the forst result.... Is WG still in the Teser
Curly some of your chooksters cannae get their votes through for fog in the islands!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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martin, I think 'better than ...' might be referring to another Martin.
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gl2
it can be but not by me. i remember the debate on here at the time - i may have been involved under another name or my present one.
i may resort to illeism from now on. i would imagine referring to myself in the third person would go down particularly well on here.
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Watchow im missing something apologies. At the time of Shaun leaving it was well documented on here by both sides wha they thought.
The people who I believe think that we did not handle it well but we learned our lesson and signed up all our young players right away.
Who did you post as at that time? Are you Shaun?
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Tinytim,
How are you, I will mail you tomorrow re Avonbridge.
Cheers,
Martin.
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Martin are you Martin really old or are you a new Martin!!!
your young mate
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Martin.
I am well.Please do email me about the hotel.
I am staying in Glasgow at the marriot on Friday and Sat,with Mrs TT and Wee Miss TT.
On Friday we are going to see Justin Timberlake and Fergie.
On Sat ,Neil lennon and another Fergie.
Listen to your son.Better than Martin is refering to MON.
I hate it when people have to put down MON.
Some have very short memories.
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gl2
dont apologise, you're not missing anything, its just me being a bit of a joey barton.
i think i posted under watchow, although my name got changed by magic a few times so it might have been something else.
i dont have enough hair on my head, or my neck to be shaun maloney.
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The Scotsman is a truly religiously bigotted paper on a day when we are having an election result their front page is about a priest.
Yes they have even got worse than Artur blessing himself
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TT,
A young butcher I work with is also going to see Justin on Saturday night.
I will tell him to look out for you.
Enjoy your night and tell that darling daughter not to swoon too much.
I look forward to meeting your good lady next week.
Cheers,
Martin.
PS, I never got to meet your daughter, perhaps next season.
Paul and TT,
Alright then,
maybe it was MON that was being referred to, but you will not catch me putting him down.
Cheers,
Martin.
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We are now about to see a historic day in our life today, in that hopefully we will have a free vote on our country ever. The last one was a sham.
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Greenlion,
I am the 65 year old YOUNG Martin.
How are you and that Greenock lot?
Cheers,
Martin.
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Martin as I say to the pride always stand up and we had a major discussion tonight on propoganda, politics, thatcher and equal rights. Being je lion and finding out it was like listening to me years ago was frightening and brillian.
Just watching the report and that Edinburgh voting has been disturb by a guy with a baseball bat down here we usually use that to get them in.
I wish i was going through next Friday as I would imagine it would be a champion night and people would stand up
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Greenlion - Being West Edinburgh it was a golf club.
And I'm interested to know which vote you thought was a sham?
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Mistakes; JJ, PH, SP,KM,. Allowing SM to leave. Doumbe's wages
Achievments; £8 for Stan (We missed him badly this season)DR, Last 16 (Thanks to Naka & Artur certainly NOT WGS tactics)DO'D. Getting dosh for Pearo.
Celtic should NOT set out their stall to limit one player in a team 3rd from bottom from the SPL....EVER!!!
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dont know if anyone heard chick dung and scotland legend craig broon on radio scot tonight the prog was called around the world, a jorno was on talking about south african football when broon piped up that WEE had a player called jonny huberd from south africa who took 65 pens and scored 62 some achievement dont you think said broon ,only for the s.a jorno to reply 65 pens the refs in scotland must really love rangers silence in the studio i wonder why
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Is the blog broken, or is everyone watching the election coverage?
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VEGAS...who is going?
WEEron
TINYtim
Any big folk?
BlantyreKev, thanks for the advice. Brandy..........:)
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TheWeeMan :- You do have to admit though that it was a very impressive conversion rate. As far as Craig Brown goes his comment on "we had a player" is explained due to the fact that Mr Hubbard was still at Ibrox when Craig Brown signed for Rangers in 1958.
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Well, the comedy programme on BBC1 has finished. Night all.
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My First Friday penance is to come on CQN and defend Espanyol and an ex-Ranger. Holy mother of God, what is happening to me?
McGrain is correct to say Espanyol (the name was only Catalanised from Español in the 90s) attracted its fair-share right-of-centre voters in Barcelona, but I don't think that really holds too true any more. In fact, it was called Español because it was the first club in Spain to be founded by local people as opposed to English people.
Barcelona is a rapidly changing city, with a huge influx of people from other parts of Spain and, in fact, from all over the Spanish-speaking world.
If you went there and loved football, you'd be inclined to go to watch Barça. However, not speaking Catalán could be a real issue for you and you could find it hard to get jobs in the public and private sector through speaking only Castilian. I can understand why that would push some people, of whatever political hue, towards Espanyol.
It's also worth noting that Espanyol's squad probably has more speakers of Catalán than Barcelona's.
Johnny Hubbard worked hard to get young guys from all backgrounds into football and was, in many ways, ahead of his time. He was very good with young people and never once gave an inkling of caring what school anybody went to. He was a thoroughly nice man.
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May 4
The English Martyrs
ML2 all over the news thanks to My Friend Jack and the Wishy Wizard, the centre of the universe indeed.....
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Morning Fholks -
What a chump I am. I arranged to visit a friend in Sheffield this weekend, not knowing at the time that we were plying at the bigotdrome! Of course she doesn't have sultana tv, and anyway, has something planned for Saturday afternoon. Poop! (can I say that on here?)
Woe is me, will just have to watch the recording when I get home.
To make matters worse, she is coming up to Turra on the weekend of the Cup Final!
Well timed Curly Bhoy, well timed!
Curly
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Curly -
you must be tearing your hair oot
WG
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WarmGreetings-did we not have some discourse this time last year about the English martyrs?The year has just flown in.
Anyways,today is also the feast of St Florian,patron saint of chimney sweeps and firefighters.
Much excernment in ML2 with the snooker and young Higgins?
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ps Curly I'm at work[hah!]so have not had a chance to read your e-mail.
Will be in touch.
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Martin,i'm going to see Justin on Friday night.
As for my daughter .The season's not over yet.
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Collie,
If Boruc goes. My money is on Fabianski or Scott Carson to be the new No 1.
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And where did Scott Carson learn his trade?Playing for the mighty Cleator Moor Celtic.
Karma?
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Michael -
St Peregrine too I believe
ML2 is a buzzing hive of excitement, its like the Shankill on 11th night only different.None of your ballotbox gaffs in ML2 - a finely-tuned results-producing machine. A Higgo triumph coupled wi a Sellik victory at Megiddo could result in the mother of all festivities. Craigneuk will be the epicentre of frolic......again....scenes reminiscent of the Era Bar flats when TG returned fae Lisbon wi the Big One.
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Morning bhoys,
Just wanted to recommend this month's edition of FourFourTwo magazine - it contains a wonderful tribute to the Lisbon Lions which brought a tear to this Auld Haun's eyes.
Unfortunately the article doesn't appear to be on their website, although maybe it will be posted there at some point in the future. Anyway, the magazine is well worth £3.80 for the Lions tribute alone.
While I'm on - WG, did you see the Robyn Hitchcock documentary on BBC4 last weekend? I posted here to let you know it was on but you didn't seem to be about - I can only guess where you might have been. Does it start with a "T"?
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Happy Star Wars day folks
May the fourth be with you
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Dick Byrne -
sair point, Mrs WG also noted Robyn's appearance and duly taped said programme. However we stopped talking that very night and I'm sure she's either burned or hid the tape. Ahunting I shall go in her absence. However thanks for thinking of me. Was it the Sundance docu re the making of Ole Tarantula ?
WG - The Man Who Invented Himself
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new post on www.thelordofthewing.blogspot.com
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WattoGasgano
happy star wars day
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Would somebobdy please be so kind and repost the link for the online petition to allow our disabled fans access to Ibrox
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Paul67,
I hope the personal attacks that have been coming your way are on the wane (coming from a couple of wee weans, by the sounds of them). It baffles me that they presume to know your stance on particular issues, disagree with them and persist in attacking you for holding what they ascribe to you. Why don't they just start their own blog or go to another where they can spout their vitriol to their hearts content. Some of us have only regard for your efforts, Paul, whether we agree with your opinions or not.
Many happy returns when the Big 40 dawns.
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martin, tinytim, 'better than martin' is clearly referring to every player in the Celtic squad being better than Martin Hayes.
It is a hard argument to refute.
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WG at 9.27
yes it was.
G.
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georgiebhoy -
thanks
paul -
how dare you besmirch the Wizard of Walthamstow
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On the Jools Holland show tonight are Brazilian ensemble'Cansei de Ser Sexy'which is a translation of Beyonce's quote that she was'tired of being sexy'.
Obviously Samba la Bamba were unavailable for the gig..
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michael - I always thought it was Samba ya Bamba
/Bishop B
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I wonder if last week's 4-5-1 was actually in preparation for tomorrow.
We created a few chances in the first half but the main thing lacking was one of the three central midfielders pushing hard enough to support big Jan properly.
If big Jiri can play as well tomorrow I'd keep him in there and play Gravesen instead of Hartley. Other than that the same line up (although I imagine Caldwell will come in for JJPD). The insurance of Lennon and Jiri will allow the Grav to get forward (the best part of his game) without the worry for the rest of us of him leaving a train wreck of a midfield in his wake.
Howwwevvaaah....
Hartley has more positional sense than the Grav and if you play him as deep as he's been playing we could deploy Lennon as the attacking midfielder with the entire team given the instruction to create a tap in for Lenny. Now THAT, my friends, would be pureeeee BUTTAH!
Hail Hail!
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Parkheadcum.. many thanks for your kind words, I appreciate them. Blogging has been more personality focussed than I thought it would be.
Ce'st la vie, as I believe they say in the sumptuous lounges where prawns meet bread :-)
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http://www.petitiononline.com/lefty67/petition.html
found it
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Paul
Being so well connected at Board level you'll know that better than us mere mortals :o)
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BishMeister-an 'l 'of a difference,but sadly SamBam remain not my favourite halftime entertainment.
P67-Take some comfort from the fact that the one thing Bro Walfrid did after he left Glasgow was start a football team.Clearly once was enough..
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Clearly should read 'didn't do after'.
Campei de Ser Nonsensical
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michael
Brother Walfrid knew that once he had started the greatest club in the world there was no point in starting another.
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Not if he valued his sanity;)
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Don't usually feel obliged to share but have read a few good books this past wee while...
The Religion - Tim Willocks. The Hard Boiled writer who turned in Green River Rising and Bad City Blues returns with a peach of book based around the Siege of Malta in 1565. The central character Mattias Tannhauser is a great concoction. As it Willocks this is not a book for the faint hearted. Takes a wee while to get into the rythm and the period but is worth the journey.
The Winter of Frankie Machine - Don Winslow. Modern Crime's best kept secret - Until now methinks. Winslow's last book 'The Power of the Dog' is, for me, the best crime novel of this decade. I wondered how he would follow it up. And he does a modern mafia book but at a remove.
Frankie Machine is in his 60's, he runs a bait shop, he surfs. But all of a sudden a lot of people want frankie Machine dead.
De Niro snapped the rights for this and stars as Frankie. Although the book is only just out, the film will be with us this year.
The Descent Jeff Long - A great book but hard to categorise, as a lot of his books are. They seem to be, from the blurb, straight forward thriller fare. But they are far from that. This starts of with a gigantic network caves being found underground (Global labyrinthine) These caves are not empty and we are trespassing. So far so modern horror. But the book then journeys far into the notion and pursuit of an actual modern day Devil amongst us. What would he be and why. This book is a good bookend to his other novel Year Zero - about plague and the end of man and a possible cloned man who says he is Jesus.
And finally Lonely Planet's Scotland's Highlands and Islands. You could be sitting in your armchair one minute and speeding up Applecross or Torridon the next.
You guys got any reccommends?
U.
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ULYSSES-My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes,by Gary Imlach.
Not much to do with Celtic,but very interesting account of life for a pro footbaler during the maximum wage etc.Also illuminating on Scotland's adventures in Sweden in 1958.
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um
the power of the dog is one of the best novels of any genre i have read over the last ten years. i found another one of his - "california fire and life" but was a bit disappointed, i didnt even finish it. but i'll definitely give the new one a go
i'm reading "dirty havana trilogy" by pedro juan gutierrez at the moment. he's like a cuban bukowski. its a trilogy, its set in havana and its dirty - and very good.
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'Micheal Collins' by Tim Pat Coogan
A torturous slog of a book but fascinating insight into the man and real life experiences, like travelling on your own to meet the might of Lloyd George, Churchill et al in the most intimidating building in the world with a mandate for negotiating Ireland's future. The mind boggles for while then explodes.
That and last week's Celtic View.
Holiday reading, The Gringo Trail, Mark Mann.
Also, anything by p8ddy.
This is getting all very chatroom and I hate that.
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Seriously though, p8ddy's blog and Estadio's blogs.
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BinksKenobi
Happy Star Wars Day
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seriously though, the girlfriends grazia on the bog
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'all very chatroom'-CelticQuarrelsomeNews'how very dare you;>
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friday afternoon is bring your favourite toy time on cqn
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"Redemption Song": The Definitive Biography of Joe Strummer by Chris Salewicz
The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson by Douglas Lindsay
Culture Clash: Dread Meets Punk Rockers by Don Letts
My War Gone By, I Miss It So by Anthony Loyd
All pretty decent (IMO) books in their own right.
G.
BlantyreKev - Tim Pat? Why use one word when...
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interesting point the 4-5-1 might be preperation from tomorrow
i think that rangers will want this badly, and i expect us to as well
i think doumbe will be dropped for caldwell
i woyld like to see us go with lennon,grav and jiri in the middle if its 4-5-1 as that offers a decent goal threat.
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Cosa Nostra - A History of the Sicilian Mafia by John Dickie
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Antsman,
think they will get a major boost if they beat us tomorrow. I feel we missed a great chance at CP to take the wheels off the bandwagon when we lost 0-1.
I think the team will lift the performance tomorrow, especially Lenny.
G.
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This afternoon's U19 game is live on Ch 67. Just going to settle down and watch with beer in my paw.
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Antsman
Id play Doumbe tomorrow, Charlie Adam even when he has played well just looks like a centre mid, playing at left mid. Dont think he covers his full back or tracks back on overlapping fullbacks well at all. Id give doumbe a run, tell him to get at them every chance he gets. Particularly if we go with one up, Naylor and Doumbe could give us excellent support on the flanks allowing naka and mcgeady/riordan to drift infield into dangerous spaces...
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On the so far brief evidence of JJPD he looks more like a fullback than GC,just as JJ looks better in midfield than upfront,and Darren o'Dea looks a better centre half than SP.
However,expect tomorrow to bring yet another cunning plan from the Hand of Ghord
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Oh how could I forget
The Intruders Michael Marshall
Modern thrillers with genuinely creepy to horroric edges. This one is not what it seems. The guy writes books that i find compulsive yet quietly disconcerting. This book is great.
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Andycol
Please give us the most detailed updates you can of the U19s.
Thanks.
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Darnel - The Wilderness Years, Rangers In The New Millenium by Darnyll Narrowhand
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Is this guy a member of the Coterie?? We should be told ;0)
'Dominic Marrocco, a Las Vegas-based millionaire, said he was considering a bizarre £10 million survival package that would include installing Mike Tyson as fitness coach and producing an Elland Road reality TV show. Known as The Dom in Vegas circles and described by friends as "one hell of a party guy", Marrocco has become good friends with Tyson since buying his £2.5 million mansion' - The Times.
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weeron @2:10,
Can't make it to Vegas. Going to Denver with Mrs.CB though.
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Ulysses War in a time of peace by David Halberstam. Great book on the US foreign policy and how Vietnam messed them up.
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Paul Le Guen: L'Enigma by Graham Spiers, available on pre-order !!
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new article posted.
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