For some, short holidays are over. Batteries recharged, appetites wetted. The international break is not the period of worldwide travel and mockery it is for others. If you think you are champing at the bit to get to Celtic Park on Saturday, Scott Brown and Kolo Toure could probably sprint there from Lennoxtown right now.
For others it will be a chance to put disappointments behind them. A few (well, maybe just Moussa) will return having achieved new heights for their country. As ever, Tom Rogic will pitch with jetlag having played in two continents in the last six days.
You know they will all want to see and impress Brendan. This is the way of it at Lennoxtown right now. They are bursting a gut at training to get into the team. Be alarmed, Motherwell.
You know when your PR is on nationwide TV, intemperate and pointy, that you are in special hands. Asking the same question four different ways lacks courtesy (and a whole lot more), but PR can’t let the journo leave knowing he’s got what he wanted from the encounter. I’m no PR expert, but you know when you see someone mis-control a proverbial back pass.
Still angry at that newspaper’s attack on Celtic yesterday. I didn’t buy it, so didn’t realise at the time they printed Peter Lawwell’s home address. You know what you are doing when you publish someone’s home address. It rarely happens because the consequences are so uncontrollable.
It’s one of the most insidious acts legally possible by a newspaper. It has an immediate consequence of intimidation for the family – that’s a given when you make the decision to print something several hundred thousand times. Utterly deplorable. We are back in the era where attacks were incited on Neil Lennon.
Apologies for issues accessing the blog recently. I’m on the case.
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Taurangabhoy
‘No man has the right to tell a woman what to do’
Spot on….that kind of thing usually ends in a black eye:)
‘This is a man’s world…but it wouldnt mean nothing, without a woman or a girl’
HH
Good Morning Bhoys from a damp Central Scotland. PETEC Does God Exist ? Well he certainly does for me I have have had so many experiences in my life I have no doubts what so ever that God exists I just love the Bible I am no brain of Britain and attend Bible classes which help me to understand it better and the classes I find really enjoyable .I was for a good few years a lapsed Catholic but I returned to the faith about 10 years ago and I find it a wonderful faith and a great way to live my life.This life will decide where we spend our eternal life and is not a trial run.I would encourage any lapsed catholic to go back to the Church and find out for yourself what a loving God we worship and how the Church can make your life so much more fullfilling. H.H.
Big Jimmy,
From my reading of the info,
20% VAT on ticket sales and the first two quarters of the fiscal year.
The individual assessment on the film avoision schemes.
The EBT’s are pending the result of the EBT case
The Green Man says SACK THE Board on 14th October 2016 9:05 am
Where were you holding court?
Another simple phrase to flummox them is “I’m not really clear on exactly what you mean there.”
I’m West End my self – very West End, as far Drumchapel!
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KTF
JFH
Good for you Joe.
Each to their own, wish i had your faith.
BTW….how are your hands now?
HH
TAURANGABHOY on 14TH OCTOBER 2016 8:38 AM
I will get right stuck in Macjay. Wearing my dress Celtic tartan , blue nose side of the family haha Glasgow is green and white.
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I`m a Jock too .
Blue nose pals . Had many of them.
A different breed from huns.
Good Morning from a clear blue skied, warm Andalusia. Had breakfast. Unlike the last place on my recent trip to Lisbon, there is nae Cava :( Boooooo. Going to hop on a bus to central Seville. Think the Mosque / church and bell tower are on this mornings agenda.
Unlike last night, gagging for a cold beer. Normal service resumed :)))
HH
VFR
GCU….Where the Janny runs the show:)
The west-end students are a pampered lot, usually i let them spin their wee ideas with gusto before i go…mmmm, interesting theory there:)
They are amazingly reactionary….so, i just wind them up by reminding them that my role is to point out where they are going wrong in their analysis….usually delivered in a broad Maryhill tone:)
Of course….it goes without saying, that they complain:)
HH
Taurangabhoy on 14th October 2016 9:07 am
Glad for you; sad for your sister and mother. We’ll agree to disagree on “a woman’s right to choose”. It’s a difficult argument in real time and face-to-face. Impossible on a blog!
Big JimmyThe VATMAN disnae take prisoners (he makes them); if my VAT return isnae paid bang on time, I get a letter within the week. Various threats and penalties included. If they have completed their VAT returns and are 2 quarters behind then I am sure “correspondence” will be on-going and they will be at the “gies the money or else” stage. That means Christmas will be cancelled for them. If they don’t have the money legal proceedings and administration won’t be far behind; unless, of course, Big Mikey A is persuaded to complete some nefarious deal that will exile Glib and Shameless to Jo’burg for good!
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KTF
Joe fillipis good for you mate, faith can be a powerful thing.
TGM like I said big family, the woman in my family from my gran Peggy and gran Liz have been the strongest of us all. The men back that up. Hail hail.
Catching up from Wednesday morning! Condolences to DD , Minx and Hamilton Tim on their respective loss. RIP.
Good Morning one and all.
Interesting times down Ibrox way and very interesting times elsewhere in relation to any number of situations which affect our club and Scottish football in general.
I will maybe write a wee something on this later.
For now I want to roll out a wee strandsky tale which I first posted on 18th October 2015.
As we are getting towards the business end of autumn and heading into winter, please read this tale and share it as far as possible.
https://broganrogantrevinoandhogan.wordpress.com/2015/10/18/frankies-story/
If you are persuaded to make a donation then the link is at the end of the piece or is repeated here:
https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/jamesmcginley2
Celtic are more than a football club: More than a set of players, a balance sheet, a league position or a set of bragging rights in good times and a set of regrets in bad times.
What we are was summed up in just 18 words at the very beginning:
“A football club will be formed for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed.”
That remains the case to this day.
Please help if you can.
Thanks very much.
BRTH
90 yo AND delighted about the CELTIC.
JJ, he is. a trailBrazen Guy that I Love Standing up Always for the guyin…….
WOW.
VFR800A8 No worries mate it is OK to think freely. I respect your views as much as I have my own. Hail hail Huns look like they are in soapy bubble. Zombie apocalypse two. It has been a fun four years , almost a shame to end it. Almost.
Taurangabhoy
Incredible will and strength women have.
Strong characters, who wipe your a*** when you are a kid, your tears when you are a lovestruck teenager, and your mess,….and tell you to get your act together:)
HH
VFR800A8 on 14TH OCTOBER 2016 8:40 AM
Many of us tend to ” back off ” on that issue and to accept current ” modern ” attitudes.
We really must be true to our instincts.
Thanks for your understanding.
Some current “modern” attitudes will imho be looked upon by future generations with a degree of horror.
Joe Filippis Haircut on 14th October 2016 9:17 am
The problem is, 3000 different Gods worshipped by the human race, they can’t all be right… they could all be wrong… what are the odds etc
HH
TONYDONNELLY67 on 14TH OCTOBER 2016 8:51 AM
So pleased to see you telling it as you see it.
In the face of the serried ranks of mutual back slappers.
Gaun yersel , son.
:-)
CQN needs an over 100/1 Donkey to Hobble over line, after we beat a Team that.
KEEP THE FAITH.
Bada Bing reporting live from Rutherglen Town Hall, good wee crowd building for the unviieling of the Bobby Murdoch Plaque, wee Bertie and Big Yogi here too
TGM ne’er a truer word spoken mate, but they know f’all about football, except mags who knows a tiny bit. Hail hail . Celtic 1 mothers 0
Whats the Year?
TAURANGABHOY on 14TH OCTOBER 2016 9:07 AM
i was prem myself coming up to seven months , survived , just, had some time in a Pyrex dish, my sister didn’t when she was prem, a heartache for my Mother that will never go away. My folks recently laid a proper stone at her grave. This has nothing to do with how any man or woman chooses to do with their body. No man has the right to tell a woman what to do. Imo. Hail hail.
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Respect for sharing that.
With your friends on CQN.
You`re right.
These are issues which go to the heart of our sense of self.
John Clark, Peter Lawwell just arrived…
Cricket.CSC
Celtic TV here so it should be on the website later
McDonalds are Emblazoned all around that Cricket Ground.
Brendan has the Players, paid plenty, Fearing him.
YES.
CELTIC
CELTIC
!!BADA BING!! on 14TH OCTOBER 2016 8:10 AM
A years national mourning in Thailand, does this include the ping pong?
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Said they have to avoid all happy events.
Probably need to Sky+ Still Game the night etc….
PETEC on 14TH OCTOBER 2016 9:49 AM
Mate.
Magical cricket footage.
Makes me mourn for the current state of cricket play.
macjay1,
No offence intended. Self is a big no no for me or anyone in ma Family, well apart from My wee Brother, he is just Mental and does Marathons under 3 hours now.
I’m so very privileged to have his Company Most Weekends.
The Swiss Banker that he is. ;))
DANDY.CSC
macjay1,
You Shouldn’t believe the hype and check oot all my Links.
Too late?
I have no idea when I was first dropping the JFK SS speech.
It is all Jibber jabber nooooooo.
What is gonnae happen is going to go Full Force, TRUMP could stop it Howevaaaaaah. Can you Believe that?
Good Morning Again.
I am only catching up and first of all my thoughts and prayers are with Minx’s uncle Charlie and DD’s father in law.
Losing a loved one is always hard but as long as they are remembered and cherished they are always really with you inside.
My late father was a great admirer of Hugh McIlvanney and as a boy I was regularly given compendiums of McIlvanney’s writings to read. His use of words and his descriptive abilities are at times quite brilliant. He can tell a story in a way that really puts you in the ring or on the pitch.
However, for many Big Hugh was NOT peerless.
The late great John Rafferty (if I recall correctly he was a relation of our own PF Ayr) was every bit as lauded and revered as a scribe and was seen as every bit as masterly as McIlvanney when it came to sports writing.
However, as he worked for more “provincial” papers and was of a slightly older generation he did not receive the nationwide McIlvanney received with the Observer and the Times.
I have read the recent article on McIlvanney where he gives his impression of Graeme Souness.
Taking all bias aside, Souness was indeed a great player but I am afraid that Hugh is totally wrong in my opinion when he says that Souness deserves a place at the very top table of midfielders.
In particular, he is absolutely wrong in his assertion that Rivellino would have had to make way for Souness in the Brazilian team of 1970. That is complete and utter nonsense as, with all due respect to the Scotsman, he would have played second fiddle to Riva in every aspect of being a football player, a captain and an influence on the game. Souness is not fit to lace Rivellino’s boots in any department and that includes the ability to grow a memorable moustache!
If you go to South America and ask many many world recognised footballers from Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay, Peru, Chile and elsewhere who has had the greatest influence on the modern game of football and in the style of play and mentality of the top football players of today, not a single soul will utter the name of Graeme Souness.
On the other hand, why not go and grab a cup of coffee, take twenty minutes out of your day, click on the following link and see why many argue that that honour belongs to ” The Little King of the Park!”
With a nod of recognition to big Hugh.
https://broganrogantrevinoandhogan.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/the-little-king-of-the-park-and-the-elastico-fantastico/
BROGAN ROGAN TREVINO AND HOGAN SUPPORTS OSCAR KNOX, MACKENZIE FURNISS AND ANYONE ELSE WHO FIGHTS NEUROBLASTOMA
‘What we are was summed up in just 18 words at the very beginning:
“A football club will be formed for the maintenance of dinner tables for the children and the unemployed.”
That remains the case to this day.’
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And the CEO will be involved in tax avoidance.
Doesn’t sit particularly well, does it?
Taurangabhoy on 14th October 2016 9:33 am
More power to you fhella! Hail, hail.
macjay1 for Neil Lennon on 14th October 2016 9:36 am
WE need to be true to ourselves, even if that goes against the grain and makes us unpopular!
Stand up for what you believe in!
traditionalist88 on 14th October 2016 9:38 am
Ahm wi’ JFH on this one; be both back the same one – and we’re right! :>) KTF Joe (and Pete C).
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KTF
I really Like the way Donald is taking advice from Christian Leaders.
I’ve said already, Dominionism is to be watched out for, so easy in this current Climate.
I’ll be on it, Whilst Celtic Rattle another 5 goals 1st half.
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ernie lynch,
What do you know about the SNP and the links to the Nazi party?
I know you know so much. I think you know me Well enough to know I’m not being anything but Serious.
You have called so many things Right. Respect.
Inverness boss Richie Foran claims it is too early to write off Rangers – and insists Mark Warburton’s team could yet steal Celtic’s title.
Ehhhhhh Whois his team playing tonight?
Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Oscar Knox, MacKenzie Furniss and anyone else who fights Neuroblastoma on 14th October 2016 10:09 am
Fantastic article on Riva. Watching him play for Brazil was magical. A wee taster here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0T7JanWxINM
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KTF