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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jungle jim
14:32 on 6 February, 2014
I forget the actor`s name ( John Nettles?). Anyway, he played Bassanio in the Merchant of Venice and one of my lower set pupils wrote: Three men had to pick the right box and two of them got it wrong but Bergerac picked the right one because he was a detective before.
JJ
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Still laughing at that. Excellent.
jungle Jim
17:37 on 6 February, 2014
Mick TT
Both to start with then, if it catches on, Sleekit will suffice,
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Aye ok then….Sleekit McCoist it is…. the noo…!
HH
Someone at the Stalag probably suggested to ‘Inverness fan’ Matt Dimsey that he should ask the question.
No doubt Dimsey still has wood.
Sleek it wisnae caring and wanted the Ramsdens Cup held at Paradise, what’s changed?
http://m.stv.tv/sport/football/clubs/rangers/246474-rangers-boss-baffled-by-call-to-hold-ramsdens-cup-final-at-easter-road/
Kikinthenakas
MWD
I can confirm that PL will reply to you – not a standard reply but a considered personal reply. I once wrote to him and was invited to meet with him, he was open in discussions and was the perfect host.
It turned out that he also invited some CQNers to the meeting, I think around 8 of us were there including Tiny Tim.
If you feel strongly about an issue, write to PL.
In all his glory
Mason Boyne
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aK21p8NEL8Y&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DaK21p8NEL8Y
No change there then
I think the full quote was – ‘I’d have bet money on Ibrox being overlooked as League Cup Final venue but they took my pre-paid credit card off me last week.’
Sleekit looks doped up to me.
The decision to hold both domestic cup finals at Celtic Park has angered the Sons of Vanguard Trust.
Brown Brogues, a spokesman for the fans group said: “We back the thoughts of Super Salary and the Sons of Vanguard Trust are calling on all true blue Sevconians to boycott Dundee United.”
TOSB
This one might not be so funny but happened a round the same time:
In that play, there is a line something like:
” Such a melancholy bait is this”
and I was trying to get the class to see that Antonio`s friend thought he was just acting sad to gain attention. I asked some of the fishing boys about various baits used and was able to then use something like this:
” So, to catch cod, we use worms as bait. To catch salmon, we use a fly. What was Antonio supposed to be using?”
Young girl, very hesitantly, ” Melon? ”
JJ
“If I am the managing director of the sponsors, I would have wanted it at the biggest venue….”
Sallary McCoist on Ramsden Cup final.
@THT
sixtaeseven
“Sleekit looks doped up to me.”
He just looks dopey to me.
Cheerio.
JJ
Kickinthenaks
Aye, these pecker marks right enough!! I find a good dry clean helps!!!
KINGLuBO
Now who,outwith the supporter groups, would be in a position to influence a section of the Celtic fan base.
My immediate first thought was ..hmmmmm
kickinthenakas
Your experience today reads like à scene from ‘The birds’.
Never mind, it could have been worse – could have turned out like à scene from ‘Psycho’.
Attacked by à knife-wielding nutter dressed as his late mother!
HH!!
sixtaeseven – Gardez la Foi, DAM 5 !
17:53 on
6 February, 2014
Sleekit looks doped up to me.
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It’s probably sugar shock from all those Greggs Yum Yums…
the long wait is over
Laughed out loud or LOL if you’re a young one.
Honestly, Sleekit lives in a parallel universe and the SMSM pander to him.
Hunbelievable!
Sally getting as prickly as a porcupine……..except he has more pricks than your average porcupine..
Auldheid
16:06 on 6 February, 2014
My back tracking comment was in relation to Phil’s tweet about Wallace “Graham Wallace has a statement prepared and is ready to walk. Crisis meetings all day at Stalag Sevco” and his subsequent blog today where he states that Wallace demanded changes in the way he is allowed to manage the buisness. This would go along with your own “my way or the highway” ploy, which I think most of us have used at some point in our respective careers. I believe Phil’s tweet was designed to get people to believe that Wallace was just hours away from walking, todays blog is spinning a completly different story one where rather than walk, Wallace actually asserted his authority over the other board members. Two very different stories , IMHO.
Others on twitter pointed out that Walace wouldn’t leave, just yet, as it would lead to suspension of Sevco shares and as such there was practically no possibility of this happening without a replacement CEO being appointed first.
The following day Phil tweeted “Perhaps someone in the SMSM will look into why no one in the City of London would lend money to RIFC. There is a reason they all said “no!”
The reason I bring this tweet up is that at the recent AGM I believe there was a motion passed where it was agreed that before any outside funding was sought exsisting shareholders would be given the opportunity to offer loans(not sure of the exact nature of this, it may have been to do with the shares that weren’t issued from the prospectus). If exsisting directors weren’t prepared to step in, why was this passed or even proposed at the AGM.
So for me this would appear to be nothing more than rumour mongering by Phil. BTW I do believe Wallace was in London trying to speak to potential investors but my thought’s are it was to do with a future share offering at some later date and not as Phil implies for day to day running costs.
He then tweeted “I am hearing that the £2.5 Million credit line is already used up”.
If this is true then Sevco are insolvent and an administration event is a matter of days away, unless that is they have been given money from another yet unknown source such as a current director maybe?
I think we all agree that all the signs are they are running out of money but there is obviously something going on in the background that we are all unaware of. I heard a very interesting story from a work mate recently regarding the Easedale’s and I think that some of what he told me will have a bearing on what happens from here on in.
Why dont they ask Fat sleekit Ally if he has reduced his massive salary or is he still taking the big bucks off the skint club.Of course none of the MSM has the stomach to challenge him. H.H.
if scotland votes yes for independence
do you think we have sufficient infrastructure to cope with the large anumbers of english migrants who will be coming here seeking a better climate?
will they need passports?
they might need to bring some of their water with them if this drought keeps up
when does the hosepipe ban start?
HH
STV=SEVCO TV.. quite simple really.. No one has balls in SMSM..
They love distractions…
Whyte, Green cause chaos & Minty heads for the hills chortling, thinking he’s got away wi it..
SMSM have no gonads..
Sheik Yerbouti
17:50 on
6 February, 2014
In all his glory
Mason Boyne
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aK21p8NEL8Y&desktop_uri=%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DaK21p8NEL8Y
No change there then
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True. Like all good parody, the reason it is funny is because it is so accurate! :-)
Seemingly he wants to know why they can’t have the Wimbledon final and he’s asked Mr Wallace to enquire after the Superbowl and a Monster Truck Meet.
Fact.
Fergus McCann to be guest of honour for first game next season
charles kickham
At the unfurling of the ole Championship Flag CSC
jungle jim
17:58 on 6 February, 2014
sixtaeseven
“Sleekit looks doped up to me.”
He just looks dopey to me.
Cheerio.
JJ
To be fair,he could be any one of the seven
HH
Rumour Bagwash on STV with a green tie…!!
eddieinkirkmichael
18:13 on
6 February, 2014
Auldheid
16:06 on 6 February, 2014
My back tracking comment was in relation to Phil’s tweet about Wallace “Graham Wallace has a statement prepared and is ready to walk. Crisis meetings all day at Stalag Sevco” and his subsequent blog today where he states that Wallace demanded changes in the way he is allowed to manage the buisness. This would go along with your own “my way or the highway” ploy, which I think most of us have used at some point in our respective careers. I believe Phil’s tweet was designed to get people to believe that Wallace was just hours away from walking, todays blog is spinning a completly different story one where rather than walk, Wallace actually asserted his authority over the other board members. Two very different stories , IMHO.
Others on twitter pointed out that Walace wouldn’t leave, just yet, as it would lead to suspension of Sevco shares and as such there was practically no possibility of this happening without a replacement CEO being appointed first.
The following day Phil tweeted “Perhaps someone in the SMSM will look into why no one in the City of London would lend money to RIFC. There is a reason they all said “no!”
The reason I bring this tweet up is that at the recent AGM I believe there was a motion passed where it was agreed that before any outside funding was sought exsisting shareholders would be given the opportunity to offer loans(not sure of the exact nature of this, it may have been to do with the shares that weren’t issued from the prospectus). If exsisting directors weren’t prepared to step in, why was this passed or even proposed at the AGM.
So for me this would appear to be nothing more than rumour mongering by Phil. BTW I do believe Wallace was in London trying to speak to potential investors but my thought’s are it was to do with a future share offering at some later date and not as Phil implies for day to day running costs.
He then tweeted “I am hearing that the £2.5 Million credit line is already used up”.
If this is true then Sevco are insolvent and an administration event is a matter of days away, unless that is they have been given money from another yet unknown source such as a current director maybe?
I think we all agree that all the signs are they are running out of money but there is obviously something going on in the background that we are all unaware of. I heard a very interesting story from a work mate recently regarding the Easedale’s and I think that some of what he told me will have a bearing on what happens from here on in.
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“..nothing more than rumour mongering by Phil”
” I heard a very interesting story from a work mate recently regarding the Easedale’s and I think that some of what he told me will have a bearing on what happens from here on in.”
The difference between your rumours and Phil’s is that you don’t tell us anything?!
:-)
Jamesgang @ 16 52
Yes Brian O”Driscoll is a superstar and will be a big loss when he retires. Lost a bit of pace but is streetwise and still one of the best players in the world. Scotland were feisty on Saturday and were no pushover, a big physical side. Thousands of travelling Scottish fans enjoyed the game in the Aviva and the weekend in Dublin. They will make things difficult for England no doubt.
I bet Ian Black would’ve bet on Paradise.
Why didnt somebody from te press ask if the Ipox structural and health&safety concers were factors in the choice of venue for the LC final.
In fact, why was he even asked?
He seemed to have his “answer” ready though..
Keep the focus off other stuff
Hope they get pump-ed ramrra.
Ha ha
Ally McCoist-easily the least qualified person in Scotland,to comment on Cup Ties.An 18 Carat Fud.
charles kickham
18:15 on
6 February, 2014
Fergus McCann to be guest of honour for first game next season
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I’m very happy about this. Well done Celtic. Long overdue in my opinion. I hope that this time the fans give the guy the warmest of welcomes.
!!Bada Bing!!
18:26 on
6 February, 2014
Ally McCoist-easily the least qualified person in Scotland,to comment on Cup Ties.An 18 Carat Fud.
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Belter! And true….
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
18:26 on 6 February, 2014
couldn’t agree more – long overdue
CK-Great news about Wee Fergus coming over for Flag Day.
MONAGHAN
“The main point with regards to the law is
If someone calls you a HUN and you are offended by this
then it is deemed a criminal act ( Sectarian )”
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If you are accused by a police officer of the above,is it a legitimate offence to say-
“Aw,diddums…”
The Aw Diddums Act. Unbelievable.
What on earth is CQN badges has added you to his circles ?
I T thick :-)