Really pleased the Scottish Professional Football League have awarded the League Cup Final to Scotland’s largest football stadium, Celtic Park. We are now hosting the League and Scottish Cup finals, as well as the head of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
So with the Commonwealth and Scottish Cup gigs going to Celtic, why didn’t Newco Rangers get the other final at their 50,000 capacity facility?
Back in the days such certification existed, Ibrox was a Uefa five star venue, whereas Celtic Park was four star, but maintaining those standards takes, well, maintenance, which has not been a priority in some parts. Celtic Park remains highly functional, and safe.
There is also the hazard of planning an event, even six weeks out, at a venue owned (cough) by a company which does not have bank credit facilities and who are broadcasting financial distress signals like some kind of insolvency Batman call.
These perfectly valid reasons are, of course, a mere distraction from the real reason, the Co-op Bank, which controls Glasgow City Council, is also able to manipulate league football in Scotland and decided to award the final to their partner organisation, while cutting their borrowing rate, by way of compensation.
Issue 19 of CQN Magazine is fresh off the press, 104 pages of great stuff from the CQN community. 10 men won the league, Dam Justice, the Celtic Foundation, and Brogan Rogan outs the difficult questions to Pat Nevin about his Cup Final comments.
The graphic below is just a taster, GO HERE to read properly, and for FREE!!
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doctor whatfor
12:46 on 5 February, 2014
theoriginalsadiesbhoy 12.39
Good luck with that.
How does that happen?
Ha Ha HA HA HA HO HO HO HO HO HEE HEE HEE HEE HEH HEH HEH
BA BA BA BOOM TISH
Booya
When does Philvis return?
Oops.
Timing.
shoots
top 10?
Is everything. Close, very close.
First
Dratted login :-((
He ssores again.
Scores even.
Damn, popped doon for me lunch. Cheers Paul
HH
Somebody stop me.
One more time!
From 0 to 16 in the click of a mouse.
WTF.csc!
HH
/Bishop B
misses by a long way and holds calf to intimate injury…
0-20 in 2 minutes – jeeze, what chance do you have?!?!
The Green Man
Regards your last post.
It’s an open forum. Get over it. And yourself.
Padlocks on the big house…
Wheres Craigy ????
Does anybody know If Leigh G is available for Sat.
HH
I think I will buy a ticket for the commonwealth games Rugby7s
Then write to the games committe stating that I hold them fully responsible for my saftey at such an event as there has been rumours of safety issues for over a year to my knowledge
I had sparks coming off my fingers but nowhere near ryecatchers NIAR :-((
31003.
See whit a writed a few knights ago aboot the big man visitng you if you takes his name in vane.
seen the news about CORK this mornin????
JJ
Yes I saw your post. I may be wrong about the religious trends but there has been a big evangelical push in South America.
I remember Edward Ursus pointed us in the direction of a Rangers blog (Fat Eck’s??) which had an article about the then-not-deid club’s emphasis on defnce which asserted that the Prods did not like to be penetrated while the Tims took a more cavalier approach to defensive seiveness.
If his thesis had any validity then we should be losing our next goal down our RC or heathen or agnostic RB position. I think its time for Fraser and the RBs to get Born Again.
Play the steaks in defence and the fishes in attack. Other religions and satanists can play midfield.
Spoiler alert, Tony D on no account read the CQN mag as there’s an interview with the Patron Saint of University Bhoys, Jeanette Findlay on page 43
Football insert from last night for the podium pack.
ROLL UP ROLL UP ROLL UP
An extra special treat for old and young Tims alike.
As part of the build up to the cup tie on Saturday I offer for your delectation and delight:
Highlights of the 1954 Scottish Cup Final.
Featuring Johnny Bonnar, Jock Stein, Willie Fernie, Charlie Tully and starring and scoring at Centre Forward the versatile Sean Fallon.
Savour
http://bps.britishpathe.com/hls-vod/flash/00000000/00029000/00029354.mp4.m3u8
I’ll repost it for the day shift when I finish shoveling snow
FAVOURITE UNCLE
No
And a second football insertion from the nightshirt.
And now for a special treat for the overnight moon howlers.
Goals from the U20s 4-0 victory over our derby rivals Partick Thistle.
Points to note:
The size of the Fridge. He’s humungous.
The goals of JOHN HERRON :-) and an assist.
It’s only a couple of minutes but there are some good prospects in this crop.
http://vimeo.com/85843983
Enjoy
From last blog:
setting free the bears supports res. 12 & oscar knox
13:02 on 5 February, 2014
JJ
Yes I saw your post. I may be wrong about the religious trends but there has been a big evangelical push in South America.
I remember Edward Ursus pointed us in the direction of a Rangers blog (Fat Eck’s??) which had an article about the then-not-deid club’s emphasis on defnce which asserted that the Prods did not like to be penetrated while the Tims took a more cavalier approach to defensive seiveness.
If his thesis had any validity then we should be losing our next goal down our RC or heathen or agnostic RB position. I think its time for Fraser and the RBs to get Born Again.
Play the steaks in defence and the fishes in attack. Other religions and satanists can play midfield.
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What I want to know is: Can any of our evangelical brethern in defence double as a 30 goal a season striker with ability to stick the ball in the net in the CL on a regular basis? If so let’s stick the bugger up front wi’ Big Amido.
Paul
Thankyou for giving me a laugh on what has otherwise been a poor day
TOSB
I think you will find that they like to say No to scoring. That’s why Sevco play Jon Daly up front.
QED
Scanned parts of Nevin’s interview – seemed nervous and uncomfortable re: the sectarian singing comments and, at least in part, seems to have been ‘dropped right in it’ by a hun at the BBC.
HH
BGFC
GG
The Celtic team in general look a lot bigger and stronger against the Thistle boys. Funny watching the Celtic centre back running out of defence with the ball and the wee Thistle No. 14 struggling to keep up with him
Co-Op – partner organisation – love it :-)
I hear the zombies are raging at cfc getting the league cup final gig.. even though they didn’t want it themselves. I see they took the 2 Scottish cup semi finals. . Even though they are anti sfa ( anti everyone actually)
The coop involvement will only ruffle raise their zombie blood levels even higher.
I almost feel sorry for the soulless swines .. almost ;)
As im away on holiday and cant get a hold of the new cqn mag with rat nevins interview. . Could anyone who might keep it for me use it as loo paper instead