Ten years ago this morning we were celebrating what appeared to be the importance of a Momo Sylla goal two minutes from time to give Celtic a 3-1 first leg lead against FC Basel in the Champions League play-off round.
The previous season Celtic defeated a formidable sounding Ajax team at the same stage so when they were drawn against the Swiss team confidence was high. Two weeks later our record of poor results away from home in Europe’s top competition was further cemented as Basel gained an away goal advantage.
That failure worked out well for Martin O’Neill’s team who dropped to the Uefa Cup and progressed all the way to the Seville final but Neil Lennon will be aware that Helsingborgs carry no less a reputational threat to Celtic than Basel did a decade ago. Basel were not a better team than Celtic but a slow start to both games, and a missed penalty, cost us entry to the Champions League. We will need to be better prepared next week.
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ItaliaBhoy 15:29 on 15 August, 2012:
“I am not saying the war was an ideological crusade on thatchers part. For her, it was simple defence of Falkland islanders and of uk sovereignty.
“It would have been a dereliction of duty in her part if she hadn’t responded.”
She neglected her duty by ignoring the warnings that Argentina were considering an invasion. Previous Prime Ministers acted responsibly when faced with the same situation.
Her decision to go to a war that could easily have been avoided led to unnecessary bloodshed.
The blood is on her hands as much as it is on Galtieri’s.
We have a link up with Santos Laguna from Mexico,their 6’2″ striker just scored 2 v Brazil in the Olympic Final……. what kind of player are we looking for again ? I wonder if they have any CBs that we won’t get either.
And finally I beg forgiveness for when I stand in contemplation and finally acknowledge her passing. – assuming I do last the longer – I’ll cheer and call down every calumny on her putrid spirit and memory.
I’m wrong I know. I am truly sorry. God forgive me for that……but it is now as much part of me as my DNA.
As news of her cremation filters through I will sing the following tribute (to the tune of Ruby – Kenny Rogers)
Hear those burners roar!
She’s planted in her box, embalmed, no more of golden hair
Maggie’s deid, she’s gone tae hell, tae share the devil’s lair
The door’s slammed shut, the gas turned up, the flames begin to soar
Oh Ma-aa-gie, can you hear those burners roar?
I seriously long for the day when I can find forgiveness and so forgive myself for the damnation I wish on her.
Hail Hail
Estadio
!!bada bing!!
15:23 on 15 August, 2012
Got my ticket today.
Jamiebaby
When did SEVCO5088 go into administration ?
HH
Thindimebhoy- I had reason to talk to Stephen Neil last year -first thing I did was apologise for making his life miserable all those years ago, he took it in good heart.
The school is council run now, mixed in terms of gender and faith[s], but still has a good reputation I think.
A pal of mine was at Bro Paul Peter’s funeral a couple of years ago- Bro Francis was there.
LP-Cheers,HH
Estadio :
Sci-Fi or dark prophecy…..only time will tell.
HH!
Nae fitba news then?
my mate just texted me he is inside the ticket office at ipox
(it guy) system cant cope no to updates not doe etc need comple scrub and reboot of it systems files missing or deleted ….
also says they are talking about 31000 ticket sales so far……….. no wonder chuckles is handing out free juice to the kids .looks like he has pulled the wool right over
Gregory Ioannidis @LawTop20
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still hearing the terrible takle from neil simpson on a ned, i recall a player called gregor stevens who used to play for a club back in the 70’s-80’s can’t quite remember their name now, rubbish they were anyway, but that man must have broke at least 3 legs a season, i must go and look up that team he played for, i know it had a H a S a T and an I in it.
Re Durrants injury.
I heard that Schnozzle wisny a bad fitba player either, although he did not suffer the injury his laddie did.
RANGERS Football club has today released the following statement.
Rangers Chief Executive Charles Green said: “As previously stated, Rangers Football Club can confirm it has paid all outstanding debts to Scottish football clubs, in addition to agreeing to waive all claims to unpaid fees accrued last season, as part of the Five Party Agreement which was a condition of SFA membership.
“A letter from the SPL to the Club – dated 18 May 2012 – stated ‘The Board decided to accede to the application of Dundee Utd and accordingly, the sum will be withheld from the next sum payable by the SPL Limited to Rangers and the sum will be paid by the SPL Limited to Dundee Utd.’
“Why the SPL have not paid Dundee Utd the outstanding sum as previously agreed is a question that they need to answer.
“We wrote to Dundee Utd on Monday explaining the SPL had previously confirmed they would pay it.
“I spoke to Stewart Regan and his solicitor this morning and provided them with copies of all relevant documentation.”
spl ………skint it looks like
Why would SPL pay a Scottish Cup debt. Why is he speaking to Stewart Regan and his solicitor this morning if the SPL are who he is fingering for the blame???
I smell a rat
The Scottish Cup comes under the jurisdiction of the SFA, not the SPL!
I smell s****!
HH!!
TheGreenManalishi(WithTheTwoProngedCrown)
15:59 on
15 August, 2012
Jamiebaby
When did SEVCO5088 go into administration ?
HH
…………..
They haven’t, BUT they claim they are not Sevco5088 but they actually are Rangers who legally are still in administration. So whats it to be?
Dontbrattbakkinanger 15:59 on 15 August, 2012
Yes I liked Stephen Neil he opened the door to some great reads and the English language I enjoyed his classes. I wish him no disrespect now Im all grown up of course I hope he is well.
Brother Francis was a really fair guy he would let us listen to ELP full blast sometimes on the old radiogram at the entrance to the mid dorm
I know about the school changes I went down there from Glasgow for a day last year to see the old place it brought back great memories of all the guys and brothers
Dontbrattbackinanger. 15.59
Sorry to learn that Br Paul Peter has passed away. He was my head for the last three years and I knew his nephew Peter well. Bro Francis was a kind individual, mainly because he was one that I never got the belt from and for some reason he give me a ‘good conduct prize, very strange!!
I see that on 26 Aug, the Celtic graves association are having a service at St Michaels Mount for Bro Walfrid
Does anyone know the CQN fantasy football code for this season? And is it still going to be the (poorer) head-head or a classic league?
Apparently they refused an offer to be ‘Twinned’ with ibrox.
The village of Shitterton in Dorset has topped a poll of Britain’s most embarrassing place names.
It beat nearby Scratchy Bottom and Aberdeenshire’s Brokenwind into second and third place respectively.
SANDAZA: I’M ONE OF YOU, HONEST.
The Ibrox side are favourites to comfortably cruise the Irn-Bru Third Division, despite dropping points to Ex-Highland League giants Peterhead in last weekends cracker of an opener.
True Blue Legned Ally McCoist’s men face Falkirk in the second round of the glamour Ramsdens Cup and Scottish Communities League Cup this month and will also compete in the William Hill Scottish Cup alongside other big guns like Alloa and Cowdenbeath.
Despite the club being vindictively banished into the bottom tier of Scottish football by an Incalcitrant and bigoted Scottish football clubs and authorities, new recruit Sandaza is convinced the quality is still strong enough within Rangers’ ranks to compete in all major tournaments, including the prestigious Ramsden Cup.
He said: “I’m really desperate to win the Ramsden cup…it has an allure all of its own- I have always loved their fish and chips. It must be our objective to win all the cups, go up to the Second Division, and even go as far as possible in Europe…oh s***! I forgot about that! Sorry. We might even get Celtic in the cup and with the players we are signing- and I don’t think I’m being unrealistic here…we could take seven or eight off them.
Even in the Third Division, everything is very professional, including the quality of the training. Ally’s organized the half-time pies and we have even been doing diving and cheating sessions on the training pitch and very soon I’ll be able as sneaky as the best of them.
“I’m fitting in well now. Durranty has took me out for a kebab and a fist fight. Charlie Green has popped in to give us a couple of Siege Mentality speeches and the boys really lapped it up. Jimmy Bell, the kitman, says I need to be like wee Nacho and he’s taught me the words to the Billy Boys already. Especially after crossing myself. Many people were angry about that and told me never to do that again. I might even get a five star tattoo like wee Nacho. Jimmy says I need to injure players, spit and snarl, stick my fingers up at other fans and even play to the lowest common denominator- he says that if I act like a thug then I’ll be a legend by Thursday.”
Sandaza is one of a number of world class SPL players signed by Rangers in recent weeks.
Former Hearts star spangled duo Ian Black and Kevin Kyle, as well as last season’s glittering jukebox of majestrium Scottish PFA player of the Year nominee Dean Shiels, have committed themselves to the mighty Glasgow giants.
Spaniard Sandaza was targeted by McCoist in January and says he declined to sign a pre-contract agreement at that time because of the financial uncertainty surrounding the club. He then looked around to see if anyone else wanted him but nobody did, so he decided to take the silly money on offer by Green at Ibrox.
Sandaza said: “I wanted to come in January and it didn’t happen. I didnae think I would score any more goals efter that purple patch a hid. In January, many people knew that they were going to have problems with the money. That’s why they couldn’t pay the fee to St Johnstone. It wasn’t that they were being tight with the money or that they were hoping to get me for nothing. They offered me the pre-contract but nothing was clear. By that time my purple patch hid finished n’ a stopped scoring goals. That’s when I decided to look around for something better, but it just wisnae happening- so here ah um.”
Sandaza was at Ibrox to meet fans at yesterday’s public sale of season tickets, with more than 250,000 season tickets already renewed and another million on the way. He said: “It’s a massive response and shows how big this club is…its actually bigger than some countries like Liechtenstein, San Marino and the Vatican City…oh sorry! That was on the list of the unmentionables! So as a said earlier we’re gonni win everything, a clean sweep, win the treble…just like wee Nacho used tae say every year efter the first game of the season.”
As told to Chico Young. .
Greenjedi,
there we have it, if SEVCO are a continuation of the old Rangers(IA) then as they are still in administration then why no further points deduction ?
Clearly the two entities are separate, therefore no argument.
HH
I missed Dexy’s on ITV4?
Darn it.
good afternoon fholks, i’ve been a long time lurker (and admirer) of CQN and decided that it was time to make an appearance and say hi!
CQN has (to me) been a great source of info re the cheating, tax dodging, no longer existing deid team that hopefully will cease to exist in their reincarnated sevco / newco form in the weeks and months to come. If you want to play at ibrokes in the same strips with silly stars and keep your history obtained by your cheating ways then pay your debts………….simples
IMO we should not be selling any players atm as i feel this team if kept together can grow and become a force in europe again if kept together, europa league knockout stages this season should not be unrealistic!
im surprised not many here are calling for John Daly to fulfill our CF needs as with the service given to him from our midfield i feel he’d surpass last seasons goal tally at Dundee Utd
Finally (and i guess at last) as this is prob a long post for my first…………………………im not one of them lol
HH
None of our players for scotland CSC
akbhoy67
Welcome!
Are you a hun!
HH!!
or even better…
AK-bhoy, are you a gun?
Thanks for the welcome Tallybhoy,
nope i’m not one of the 3 million season ticket holders over mordor way lol
akbhoy67
Should that not be akbhoy47?!
HH!!
akbhoy67
Are you Jude in disguise??
hi jock,
not a gun, a hun, a bun or even an orc lol
HH
akbhoy67 – welcome!
My first thought was the same as that of Jock T. akbhoy67 is fine, ak47bhoy would have been a bit worrying ;-)
or even jude, starry lol
ak47 does have a ring to it Tally, but we won feck all that yr so i’ll stick wi ak67 fae now lol
HH
akbhoy67
Welcome again – but be prepared to be accused of being a communist/fascist/anarchist, or even worse, a Tory!
HH!!
Italiabhoy,
what was the occupation of the six counties during the 80’s if it was not a military dictatorship
Lifted from the Celtic Graves Society
From the Catholic Herald (supplement) August 7, 1909.
We have shortly described the beginning of the work of the Brothers and the opening of their first schools in Glasgow and Dundee. They now possessed two residences in the former city, one at St Mungo’s and the other at 71 Charlotte Street, where those attending St Mary’s and St Andrew’s Schools lived together. But the latter school re-opened under the charge of St Alphonsus’ on the 14th September, 1874, anti on the 1st January of the following year St Andrew’s School was placed under Government inspection. Brother Vales, succeeding Brother John, took charge in March, 1875, and on the 6th of August, 1876, the school carne under the direction of Brother Guerin, who is still its esteemed and indefatigable headmaster. Among those Brothers who have had charge of St Alphonsus’ School during the long period which has elapsed since its foundation we find the names of Brothers Alphonsus, James (now Provincial), Philip, Ezeckiel, Dorotheus, Francis Regis, and the present efficient and successful headmaster, Brother Francis Joseph.
Another branching-off of the parishes took place in the same year, 1874, and the Sacred Heart School, an offspring of St Mary’s, was opened in September, the saintly Father Noonan being principal manager ; and Brother Walfrid the first headmaster. Of the immense good done by the highly esteemed Father Noonan, till his death in 1886, we need not speak. It may, however, he stated without exaggeration that, next to him, no one holds a higher place in the affection of the old parishioners of the Sacred Heart than dear old Brother Walfrid, whose work, especially among the young men of the parish, will not readily be forgotten. In succession to Father Joseph Hughes, the Rev. Michael Canon Hughes, the present much respected M. R., took office in. February, 1904, and in his hands the school has increased till it is now one of the largest Catholic school§ in Glasgow. Brother Andrew, Brother Christopher, and Brother Leo each spent some tithe as headmaster at Bridgeton, which onerous position is now held with great credit by Brother Ninian.
In spite of the division of the schools, St Mary’s continued to prosper under Canon Carmichael till April, 1896, and since then under the wise administration of Canon Dyer, so that Brother Thomas, its devoted headmaster, has now under his charge a school of colossal proportions. Brothers John, James, Alban, Angelo, and Dorotheus are still lovingly remembered as former headmasters of St Mary’s.
From 1866 to 1874, Brother Tatianus was Director of the house in Dundee and headmaster of St Mary’s School. In the latter year he took the important charge of St Mungo’s Academy, which he held until succeeded by Brother Ignatius in 1880. He was replaced in Dundee by Brother Mungo who in turn was succeeded in 1878 by Brother Andrew, now in charge of St Joseph’s School. Brother Benedict, late Provincial, then took the reins from 1887 to 1901, until replaced, first by Brother Edmund, and later by Brother William, who still holds office. It is impossible to do any justice to all these schools in the limited space at our disposal, but it is due to the Very Rev. Canon M’ Dermott to mention the great expansion which took place during his time by the erection of the present magnificent new school for the boys of St Mary’s in 1883.
In more recent times the Boys’ School at St Joseph’s has been entirely renewed and greatly extended by the Very Rev. Provost Holder, who has certainly reason to be proud of the result of his exertions. It is now, as we have said, under the direction of Brother Andrew, whose former pupils in Dundee are happy to see him again in their midst. With the school attached to the Pro-Cathedral of St Andrew’s are connected the names of Brothers Angelo, Mark, William, Benedict, Mary Sebastian, Francis Regis, Mary Ambrose, and Osmund.
But to resume our narrative of the history of St Mungo’s Academy. It was Brother Ignatius who in 1882 was commissioned by the Rev. Brother Superior-General to erect the main building of the present Academy in Parson Street. In the hands of Mr. Devlin, a Catholic builder, the new house rose rapidly, and was ready for occupation by Easter, 1883. Brother Ignatius was changed to St Anne’s, London, in that year, and then Brother Ambrose, Director of St Joseph’s Dumfries, became the local Superior.
The parochial School at Glebe Street experienced a marvelous development during the Headmastership of Br. Joseph, who guided its destinies for more than 26 years. Of this Brother it may be said that he was universally beloved ; for his amiable character and Religious devotedness earned for him the high esteem of Clergy and people as well as the sincere respect and personal affection of the stall and pupils of his School. Amongst his Brothers he seems to have been regarded with still warmer feelings of confidence and appreciation and his death in Dec. 19t) was a source of deep regret to all.
By this time St Joseph’s College had begun to win for itself à reputation for success in the Science and Art Examinations. Always in advance of the times, the Brothers had the credit of fitting up The First Chemical Laboratory in the South of Scotland. Some time later Professor Scott Elliot, after visiting ‘St Joseph’s, declared that, outside the largest cities, he knew of no institution in Scotland with such an extensive and complete scientific curriculum ; and it was a common thing to find the pupils gain more than one hundred Science and Art Certificates in one session. Following their example, the :Academy soon had a small hut fully-equipped laboratory, and continued during the directorships of Brother Mungo and Brother Christopher to score high successes in the Elementary ; Advanced, and Honors stages of these examinations, as well as at the public Bursary competitions, which were first- introduced by Brother Mungo. In St Joseph’s College the examinations of the – College of Preceptors and University Preliminaries opened the way for many students to the medical and other professions, and the very large proportion of Honors Certificates and distinctions which have since been obtained in the former speaks, volumes for the character of the work done. Anxious to be in the van of educational progress, the Brothers spared no pains to add to the equipment of the two institutions we are describing every possible accessory which could conduce to greater success. Thus, in both ; systematic instruction was from the beginning given in Music and Physical Training, and the former subject has been made such a specialty at St Joseph’s as to render the institution quite unique in that respect. Thus a Brass Band and Orchestra are maintained in what, having regard to the age of the pupils, must be considered a very high state of efficiency. Glasgow people had a good opportunity of testing the correctness of this appreciation during the last Exhibition, when the pupils gave a splendid afternoon concert in the great hall. Musical ability is regularly tested by the Incorporated Society of Musicians.
To ensure to the public the best guarantee of effective teaching, the College was for many years examined and favorably reported on by Dr Thomas Morrison, Rector of the Free Church Training College in Glasgow. After Dr Morrison’s death, an annual examination was conducted by H. M. Inspectors for Dumfries shire, with equally pleasing results. But the wonderful expansion in numbers, the perfect organization, and high state of efficiency which have now been reached are due in a very great measure to the untiring efforts and extraordinary tact of Brother James, who has been its Principal during the last 20 years. This able educationist, seconded by a loyal and capable staff, labored so successfully during all that time that, in spite of unsuitable premises and limited accommodation, he made the old St Joseph’s College well known throughout the length and breadth of the land as an institution which took-a foremost place in the work of secondary education. In recent years a large number of applications had to be refused, and the need for further accommodation became so imperative that at last, through the instrumentality of-Brother John, who was appointed Assistant in 1900 on the death of Bro. Procope, the sanction of the Superiors was obtained for the erection of the present truly magnificent structure, which comfortably and almost luxuriously accommodates 160 resident pupils.
St Mungo’s Academy, as we have seen, had all along been in the forefront of education in Glasgow, and when, in 1893, Brother Ezechiel, the present able and energetic Director, made application to the Glasgow Board Committee to have the Academy recognized as a secondary school the application was admitted without a dissentient voice. The number of pupils increased steadily, and it was found necessary to build an addition in 1897, and a further one in 1902. The increase in numbers was no doubt due to the many successes obtained by the pupils at the public examinations for which they were presented, c. g., the various Bursary Trust, Civil Service, University Preliminaries, and Leaving Certificate Examinations.
About 1902, the Pupil Teachers’ Saturday Classes were removed from St Alphonsus’ School-Centre to St Mungo’s, and in 1905 the Marist Brothers were entrusted by the Catholic managers of Glasgow and environs with the entire conduct and instruction of all the male pupil teachers of the Archdiocese. In order to meet these fresh responsibilities, new laboratories and art – rooms were built, as well as additional class-rooms.
On the change in the regulations for teachers in 1906, St Mungo’s Academy was recognised as the first. Catholic Centre for Male Junior Students in Scotland.
It has been impossible for us to give more than a cursory glance at the history of the two great secondary schools of the Marist Brothers in Scotland, and we have been obliged, for lack of space, to omit, reference to many points of interest and to many honoured names amongst those who have contributed, directly or indirectly, to their success.
The name of Brother Vincent will ever be remembered with loving respect not only by old pupils of the Academy but by all who in any manner came under his gentle and earnest influence in connection with the many undertakings to which, for the glory of God and with the approval of his Superiors, he devoted his energies during the long space of forty six years. The admiration with which he was regarded by the parishioners of St Mungos’ as well as by the pupils of the Academy was abundantly testified to by the enthusiasm displayed at the public celebration of his Jubilee, as a Religious, on the 21st November 1905. His death in the following year was the signal for another outburst of public appreciation, his obsequies being attended by a large and influential gathering of Catholic clergy and laymen from all parts of the city.
In this connection also we feel bound to put on record the hearty support and kind encouragement given to the Academy by the late Archbishop Eyre and his present worthy successor, and to the college by Dr Turner, Bishop of Galloway, who takes a pride in having such an educational establishment as St Joseph’s in his diocese.
We must not omit to mention the Pupil Teachers’ Homes, or Juniorates, which were established at 71 Charlotte Street, Glasgow, in 1874, and in Dundee in 1882, and which have supplied many Marist Brothers who are now in important positions at home or in the Colonies. It was principally to provide better accommodation for these young teachers that in 1894, on the recommendation of the Brothers’ medical adviser, Dr Scanlan, efforts were made to obtain a site for new and more spacious premises in Glasgow. Through the influence of Canon Carmichael, then in charge of St Mary’s parish, the present splendid building was erected in close proximity to St Mary’s Church and School, and thither the Brothers removed on the 12th June, 1896.
The revision of the Regulations regarding Pupil Teachers has, however, done away with the necessity of such a system, and the Brothers now train their subjects at Dumfries in the Juniorate which was established at Mount St Michael in 1887.
Since that time this training institution has blossomed into a fully recognised Intermediate and Secondary School, and has obtained such highly flattering reports from His Majesty’s Inspectors that, when the change in the Regulations took place, it was immediately recognised as a second Junior Students’ Centre for Catholic Male Teachers in Scotland. The practicing school for the junior students is a superb little building recently erected by Mgr. O’Brien for the accommodation of the higher classes of the Boys’ School at St Andrew’s, which is under the direction of Brother Lery, who acts as Master of Method.
Here again we have regretfully to omit much that would be highly interesting in the history of St Andrew’s Boys’ School in Brooke Street, with which the names of Brother Sebastian, Brother Benedict, Brother Chumald, Brother Andrew, and Brother Mark are honorably associated. The last-mentioned, now Director of St Anne’s, London is particularly popular among the Catholic young men of Dumfries, whom he formed into a very successful Dramatic Club and Society.
-it’s a long item , but does put the work of the Marists in Scotland in a wider context.
Bro Dorotheus was a colleague of Bro Walfrid who was also a key figure in the early years of the Poor Children’s Dinner Table and Celtic.
One provision of the new Regulations for the Preliminary Education and instruction of Teachers, to which we have referred, is the establishment of Hostels for students attending the Training College or University. The Brothers have, by arrangement with the Rev. Managers of the schools of Glasgow and district, opened a Hostel in Partickhill Road for their own students in the first place, and then-for teachers of the Archdiocese.
The Hostel, which was opened in 1907 by Brother Winoc, is at present under the charge of Brother Lewis, and gives accommodation to 22 students, who, besides being thus accustomed to a regular and ‘studious life, have the advantage of receiving at the hands of the Brothers a solid training in religious principles and a thorough preparation for the Diocesan Examination in Christian Doctrine. That the Archdiocese has had the honour of being the first to meet the Regulations of the Department in this matter is due principally to the foresight and energy of Brother John, whose powerful administrative abilities are now at the service of the Provincials of the Isles, South Africa, and Australia. It seems a direct interposition of Providence that when the work had been well begun in this country Brother John should have been compelled by bad health to go out to Australia, where his marvelous energy has called into ,existence a new province of Religious Teachers, completely eclipsing in numbers and prosperity the parent stein from which it sprang. Let us hope that his labors nearer home may now he crowned with still greater success, and that he may be spared for many years to continue his glorious work in the cause of Catholic Education.
We have related in a very imperfect and hurried manner the story of the Marist Brothers in Scotland during the last fifty -years. When we think of the splendid work done by them in ‘the cause of Primary and Secondary Education, and reflect that, besides the invaluable help they are now giving in the training of Catholic teachers, they have at the present moment nearly 5000 children under their special care in Scotland, alone, we can better realise the far-reaching influence which they exercise, and its immense power for good. No doubt the success which they have attained is due, in the first place, to their devotion to Our Blessed Lady, which is the special characteristic of their Order, and which they seize every opportunity of instilling into their children.
No pupil of the Marist Brothers will ever forget the lively impression made upon him by the month of May devotions, which are invariably carried out in all the Brothers’ schools with unbounded enthusiasm. The habit of frequently saying the Rosary, a prayer which he was accustomed to recite daily for so many years at school, will not he easily laid aside, while, no gratitude can ever repay his good masters for the trouble which they took in preparing him for his First Communion.
It is not surprising that, in common with their 6000 brethren throughout the world, the Brothers in Scotland share the special benediction of our Holy Father Pope Pius X., who has recently been pleased to eulogies their labours and to encourage by valuable indulgences all who help them in any way in the work of recruiting subjects for so noble a vocation.
OMG Tally
being called a hun is just about acceptable compared to being called a tory.
i had 2 mins of great joviality las nite wen i read on here that thatcher was deid, unfortunately it wasnae tae be true, surely the old bag cannae hav long tho n the street parties can begin here in scotland and across the sea
HH
Pantaloon
thanks fae welcome mate
HH