An article on STV this week brought an old memory to mind. Days before Rangers’ goalkeeper, Chris Woods, was set to break a Scottish shut-out record across all competitions he gave a media interview when he said, “I just hope when we do lose a goal it is not an important one”.
Woods duly broke the record in a Scottish Cup tie against Hamilton Accies but that game, 27 years ago last week, is not remembered for the achievements of Chris Woods, it’s remembered for the fact that Accies left back, Adrian Sproat, found himself in nosebleed territory as he thrashed the only goal of the game into the net. Records count for nothing when you’re knocked out of the cup.
Fraser Forster has demonstrated remarkable concentration in recent games, when he has been called upon to make incredible saves after long periods of inactivity, but there are only so many times he’ll be able to pull off ‘save of the season’ acrobatics. We need to protect him and close down space well away from the Celtic goal.
These records may matter little if they are recalled through an embarrassing defeat but, just consider how often and fondly we refer to the 25 league game winning run in season 2003-04. History is always worth making.
Many thanks for everyone who for getting your seats confirmed for our CQteN St Patrick’s Day Dinner at the Kerrydale Suite on 14 March. As we stand there are a few non-confirmed but from tomorrow we’ll be able to allocate seats to the waiting list. Will let you know if we have space available soon.
The dinner is to raise funds to build a kitchen for Mary’s Meals at the Kholoni Primary School in Mchinji, Malawi, which has 1200 students and no catering facilities. Children often are faced with the choice of working to eat of going to school. With a kitchen in place this dependency will flip, those who go to school and get an education, will also get a meal – often their only reliable meal of the day.
Marys’ Meals perform minor miracles, feeding each child in Malawi for £7 per annum, while employing locals to work in the kitchens (which will be used as a classroom outside of meal times). It will be a remarkable legacy to mark the first 10 years we’ve had out of CQN.
Two new badges will launch at the CQteN dinner to record the decade and raise funds for the Malawi kitchen. The designs have now been approved (see here) and they are about to go into production. If you would like to register interest, email Celticrollercoaster on cqnbadges@gmail.com
If you would like to read the new CQN Magazine, GO HERE to read properly, and for FREE, the graphic below is just a taster.
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Two third tier teams live on the BBC, prime time on a Friday evening? Only in Scotland – and only when one of them is a new club that really needs the money …
I think Phill either has a mole at the tax office, or at thems stadium, he has to ?
Natknow
Cheers,
Like you I had prepared something else to day but lost it, and forgive me, I am sufficiently aged so now can’t remember what the hell I was going to say!
Re Phil’s latest ….. hmmmmmm.
Remember that an Administrator comes in to run a business as he or she find’s it and they have no magical powers to cancel any contract. They can renegotiate them and the pragmatics of the situation are such that creditors often realise that the writing is on the wall and so agree a new deal — but the the ability to completely walk away from a contract lies with a Liquidator not an Administrator.
From Jobo on Twitter
@JoboBaldie: CQN Down? But still a Big Happy Friday in a damp and drizzly EK.
HH
I suspect Jobo has been kidnapped – in ML3 (But a stone’s throw from that EK) there’s blue skies and sunshine…
U
tonydonnelly67
09:52 on 7 February, 2014
‘I think Phill either has a mole at the tax office, or at thems stadium, he has to ?’
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He’s being fed information by someone on the inside.
Not a mole, but someone using him to further their own agenda. To that end some of the info will be 100%,but not necessarily all of it.
Just had a text from ole Jobo.
He wants you all to get off his cloud.
If there is a top table :)) at CQTEN Andrew from Belfast should be at it.
Now that Jobo works in EK and he can get ultra long lies, he probably wasn’t awake to realise that it was slightly frosty at about 6am with some windscreen scraping going on
Though now I think about it, he is a true weather professional so will still have his alarm set for 5am to give us precise weather reports at the time we need them
I read this morning that Darnell Fisher’s contract is up this summer. Surely we should be trying to tie him to a longer term deal, this guy has a lot of potential.
@JoboBaldie: CQN Down? But still a Big Happy Friday in a damp and drizzly EK.
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Hmm, the integrity of this weather report has to be questioned
ISleptInSoWillJustRegurgitateAnOldWeatherReportAndHopeThatNobodyNoticesCSC
Modern day EK broken stratocumuli are rubbish
Gordon-J – It seems farcial to us as we know no other third-division tie would ever get near a live broadcast but ratings are ratings. Whether we like it or not more people will watch it than would tune in to any all-SPFL tie. Including, I bet, quite a few of us hoping to see a car crash :)
The Battered Bunnet
Any way the wind blows…any way the wind blows..
He’s being fed information by someone on the inside.
Not a mole, but someone using him to further their own agenda. To that end some of the info will be 100%,but not necessarily all of it.
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Eh?
Morning all.
Jobo posted on Facebook an hour or so ago. Unless his weather report from EK was coded he’s not been kidnapped.
Sunny morn in Maryhill
Jimbo67 supporting Oscar Knox
Well done to Dundee Utd. who have cleared their bank debt
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/26079931
corkcelt
Apparently young Darnell is à lifelong Arsenal fan.
Maybe he’s hoping for a move there – but not for a few more years hopefully.
Perhaps in 4/5 years from now for about 10 million.
HH!!
Don’t need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows.
Hrvatski Jim
10:10 on 7 February, 2014
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Its Armageddon a tell ye :))
Right
I’m off to the ticket office.
Catch Yeeze
u
As per the Title Deeds for Ibrox Stadium – Land Register GLA210958 -does anybody know what is the mineral deposit under Ibrox which they don’t own the rights to?
Or is that a wee pee-pee exercise….
Wow.wow.wow
Has the day arrived?
Mandrake Root says:
February 7, 2014 at 10:17 am
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Phil MGB is today running a story with some quite specific information on what he reckons will be a huge day for RIFC. He also mentions that they could be late with their VAT and not for the first time. If correct, and let’s say he’s been on the ball a lot more than most on this, the end has begun.
The Daily Record is running with Ally “sets yes on a treble”. I kid you not.
kitalba
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD MORNINNNNNNNG (here) to you sir:))
right off out to follow instructions from she who has to be obeyed.
be good and count your blessings
be good ALL and count your blessings:))
Dunfermeline 12/1 the draw 13/2 hmmmmmmmmmm tenner on each yer laughing.
Good to be back
Big Cup Winners….
Can you put a Rainjurz slant on the quiz tonight to give me half a chance.
Apparently I’m a Hun,according to some nobheads on here last night.
How very dare they?
FollowfollowCSC
A summary of today’s SMSM.
Deflection: a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern).
1) Bluster = Victimisation about venue.
2) Delusion = Trumpeting about an improbable Treble.
3) Optimism = Winning a 3rd Tier cup clash.
BDO = Something’s going down!
H!H!
So we get stick for not opening the top tier tomorrow. I had a look at Copa Italia semi-final crowds this week.
Udinese v Fiorentina 7000
Roma v Napoli 30000 (two of the biggest supports in Italy.
Drove home fae Birmingham late last night through horrendous wind and rain. Just woke up in sun drenched Clydebank. Has the Uk been turned upside down?
leftclick We are all Neil Lennon
10:00 on 7 February, 2014
If there is a top table :)) at CQTEN Andrew from Belfast should be at it.
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Yes Andrew should be honoured for his exemplary support. What other awards should there be at CQteN? Perhaps :
– Clapper Of The Year?
– Shafter Of The Year?
Might there be a user with mutiple persoanlities picking up both of those awards?
:-)))
kitalba
10:17 on
7 February, 2014
It wouldn’t matter if it was a lump of pure platinum the size of Ibrox, you’d never get permission to extract it from a city location.
Brth,ryecatcher et al
Had posted a riposte to sentiments expressed last night about Fergus but Paul67 forgot to pay the leccy bill and the blog went down. To summate ( cause it didnae appear) some may disagree with Fergus taking us down the PLC route and where we may eventually end up as a consequence of that decision.We can confront those issues as a support when they arise. Without Fergus we would be a deid club like our good friends from Govan. I know where I would rather be. Give Fergus the reception that he deserves that was denied him at the unfurling of the flag at the start of the 98/99 season. A very important flag at that given what it had prevented the dreaded 10 IAR. 2nd Man on the moon anyone(no smart arses).
Anyone logging on scroll back to Ryecatchers (that’s Ryecatcher the bluenose b#%t#d lol) Post from James Forrest’s blog. Not to be missed.
Have a good day Tim’s. Could be a very good one if some posters are to be believed.
kitalba
10:17 on 7 February, 2014
I don’t own the minerals on my property, someone, (can’t remember off hand) lay claim to them in the 1800’s. I guess that is why fracking is going to be big business and the land owners will not see a bean.
The rights to non-fuel minerals in Great Britain, with the exception of gold and silver, are mainly in private ownership although a significant proportion is owned by the Crown and by Government departments and agencies. Uranium and other prescribed minerals relating to the production of atomic energy belong to the mineral rights owner, but may be compulsorily purchased by the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry with compensation under powers granted in the Atomic Energy Act 1946. Although mineral rights are generally held by the surface landowner, they may have been retained by a previous landowner when the surface freehold was sold, particularly in areas with a long history of mining such as south-west England. There is no national register of mineral rights, but the Land Registry may have details of surface ownership and current ownership of mineral rights. The registers are open for public inspection.
The right to exploit minerals in the foreshore (beach) and on the sea bed within the limits of national jurisdiction is vested in the Crown under the Continental Shelf Act 1964 and, apart from coal, oil and natural gas, these resources are managed by the Crown Estate Commissioners. The only exceptions are the counties of Cornwall and Lancaster, where the foreshore is owned by the respective Duchies, and where grants of the foreshore have been made by the Crown to other parties.
The mineral rights to the noble metals, gold and silver, in most of Britain are owned by the Crown, and a licence for the exploration and development of these metals must be obtained from the Crown Estate Commissioners through the Crown Mineral Agent. The areas currently under licence are shown on a map (updated annually) in the United Kingdom Minerals Yearbook.
The rights to gold and silver in the former county of Sutherland in northern Scotland are held by the Duchy of Sutherland.
In the Isle of Man title to all minerals, including gold and silver, is vested in the Manx Department of Industry through the Minerals Act 1986. The Department issues exploration and development licences.
All minerals in Northern Ireland, except gold and silver (already owned by the Crown) and ‘common’ substances, including sand and gravel and aggregates, are vested in the Department of Economic Development (now the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment (DETI)) by the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. The Department grants prospecting and mining licences.
Marrakesh Express
Read an article on City increasing the Etihad by 14K to 62K – they can only sell-out on 6 or so occasions when they meet top EPL sides.
English Premier League – Unofficial Average Attendance: 36,581.
11 EPL sides cannot beat that figure (season 2013-14).
Apologies, the minerals stuff was take from
http://www.aditnow.co.uk/community/viewtopic.aspx?t=1606
Warning… stream of consciousness type er…stream
Interesting debate last night around the appropriateness of a plc structure, Fergus’ exit and related matters.
One of the positives from a plc structure is the transparent governance that it forces down on the club, something that would be (and indeed was) entirely absent in a private company.
Another is the ability of fans to participate meaningfully in the running of the club by holding directors to account. Celtic fans as a collective may not have the voting rights to determine decision making, but as the Res 12 boys have shown, using the plc rule book is a valid and effective aid to accountability. It’s taken 20 years to figure it out, but right enough, there’s a book, it’s full of rules, and shareholders are able to use it to good ends.
Lots of talk in recent days about a forum or collective platform to facilitate Celtic fans to engage with the board, but I will note three points:
1) The Celtic support is not a united entity. Beyond our support for the club, our views on any and all issues are disparate. Despite a host of Supporters’ Clubs, local and national Associations, the Trust, ad hoc groups, singing sections and heck, even gazeboeans, each group has differences with the next, the individual members of each group have differences between them, the vast majority of fans are members of no group at all, and consensus is impossible to determine. Whether songs, football ambition, finance, catering, left backs or what have you. We can’t even have a clouds debate without precipitating an argument. In short, attempts to establish a forum that represents the rainbow of opinion in the Celtic support is futile beyond that it already exists in the support as a whole.
2) Celtic is open. The directors and management are not locked away, they are accessible to supporters and welcoming (mostly) of ideas and challenges. Go for it.
3) Use the AGM. Attend. Speak. Ask your question. Make your point.
It’s worthwhile noting that the plc model is the most flexible in terms of adapting to financial and business aspects. When new capital is required, it can be obtained efficiently. Say for example a European regional league was established, Celtic plc would be able to fund the necessary investment via sale of new shares. In this and many other examples, the plc model works well.
Where the plc model presents a risk is in the relatively easy manner in which ‘rogues’ or day I say ‘spivs’ can obtain a controlling share. A number of football clubs have regretted their exposure to this risk, perhaps Man Utd being the next. While we have been rather lucky that Dermot Desmond is essentially a benign influence, that may not be the case when Dermot inevitably goes. Anyone fancy a hedge fund or private equity firm with a controlling interest? Major risk.
For Celtic, we ought to consider the feasibility of placing a cap on the number of shares an individual can hold, let’s say 10%. In this way, no individual can exert effective control, and decision making is necessarily more consensual, or democratic if you like. While a plc model is by no means a panacea for the many challenges facing a football club, it does have some advantages for clubs of sufficient stature, and adapting the model to better suit our circumstances and values is a more achievable objective than any other I’ve seen to date.
Steaming stream…