News that we are after a second Dundee United midfield player will prove popular, Stuart Armstrong has been tipped for progress for a couple of years. He is another Ronny Deila-type player, a strong runner who can get up and down the field. As usual, I’ll reserve judgement until we sign him, and I’ve had a chance to watch him properly.
You have to admire his balls. Dave King assertion that a conviction for tax fraud is a “favourable settlement” goes beyond parody. I’m unsure if some PR flop put those words in his head or if he concocted the notion by himself, but just as you cannot shine a turd, it is impossible to spin an undisputed criminal conviction. He was convicted of criminal offenses. If this is your measure of favourable, your standards are truly deplorable.
I fail to see why King even is discussing such matters with the media, unless he’s currying favour with the Daily Record. These assertions will make no difference whatsoever to the stock market, or any reputable nominated adviser, nor will it hold sway with the SFA. It is also a futile battleground. In the event King gains control of newco Rangers, he doesn’t need to be a director to exercise de facto control, Paul Murray has been his man for years. Mike Ashley is not a director, and he owns less than 9% of the club, but he appears to be able to dictate play quite comfortably.
Without a trace of irony, King told the Record: “The enthusiasm that this board adopts to ‘media management’ and its failure to act in the interest of shareholders and other stakeholders is exactly why they should be jettisoned”.
Trying hard to avoid the merest whiff of media management himself, King then added, “History will judge this board as one of the worst the club has ever had. There is not one individual who puts the club above personal interest.”
There you have it folks, our pal Dave is a man you can trust.
Just as the Newco board didn’t have enough on their plate, interim manager Kenny McDowell tendered his notice, although in true ‘Rangers’ tradition, he’s not going without a pay-off. It’s an added vote of no confidence the regime could do without. They now face the embarrassing prospect of allowing an interim to remain in control as a lame duck, or put a second manager on gardening leave.
Mike Ashley’s prospects of a successful turnaround look bleak in the face of such uniform and orchestrated antagonism. I wonder if he’s the kind of man who takes manipulation lightly? If not, the manipulators are playing with fire.
CQN11 St Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance is on Friday 13 March, at the Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park. The focus of an excellent night’s entertainment will be funding the construction of a kitchen at Chibwata Primary School in Malawi, for Mary’s Meals.
Email me if you would like to reserve a ticket, celticquicknews@gmail.com or book directly via the links at the bottom of this page.
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Happy Hoopiest birthday to my wee pal Ohits, a great Tim and now officially the proud owner of a bus pass.
Jist don’t use McGills.
Hail Hail bruv
TT,
I noted it was Petrie who apparently said it as well.
Wonder just how close that got before the handshakes prevented it?
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Paddy G,
Night!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Beatbhoy
No probs, do you work in high finance that is my and WITS dominion of Dublin?
Or should I return home to lay my sword
My faves afe:
Gordon
Davie
Gordon was the ultimate coach
Davie gave me 86,and Notts and Rapid
Love being a tim
TTT . morning dude , or should that be konnichiwa .
you catch the game later ?
Been wondering about the upcoming Sunday Herald advert.
Its purpose is to draw attention to an inconvenient truth.
Haven’t bought any paper in years but considering doing so on Sunday. However if all us Tims buy a copy there will be none left to ‘educate’ the normal readership.
Conflicted.!:(
Will buy one and leave it on the train.
Sorted. :)
the onlooker
Buy it and keep it!
The onlooker
VG.
I know what a groomer thingamy is but not sure about what internet means.HH
onlooker , buy 2. keep 1 , leave the other on the train.
WinningCaptains , youre welcome
Sanna (getyirheraldhere csc)
winning captains
That’s me telt.
Cheers
The onlooker
I am going to buy 5 copies of Sunday Herald before mass on Sunday. I then plan on delivering 4 papers to family on visits after. All Tims though! :)
The Onlooker
00:07 on
21 January, 2015
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..Will buy one and leave it on the train.
Sorted. :)
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That, my man, is a good idea!
I can see my scanner and printer doing overtime on Sunday, and some ‘reference’ copies being shared around free for the community to enjoy.
(not breaking any Copyright laws – Copyright belongs to the authors, and I assume our chaps did not cede this to the Herald – anyway, I helped pay for the bloomin’ thing !!!)
HH
BGFC
ScannersCSC (good film, that)
No, not in the financial sector, though have learned quite a bit about dysfunctional businesses on here!
Great memories there, especially ’86.
Hail Hail!
Snake P, great post at 21.06. Glad to here you don’t have the bastard cancer, a disease that we all know and loath.
I loved your stuff in the run up to the vote. Don’t change.
But FFS…………………man up:-)
Bluegrass Celt
I will need more help.
Another player that was in that AS team that did well was John Main who i am sure went down to Sunderland.
I came from Balornock(ID)
HH
Embramike
Are you lurking.Are you going to Dingwall on Saturday or watching in Roseburn.HH.
I will send you mail in morning.
Last post for Coneybhoy.
Jeez bhoys I better set the alarm clock to make sure I get one. Brother coming over from Ireland for weekend so will need to send him back with one.
Mark Twain once said
“If you don’t read the papers you are uninformed. If you do read the papers you are misinformed’
I usually subscribe to that view.
But not this Sunday.
DD
Buying the papers before mass?
Planning on asking the priest to read it out??
Question for Angus based Tims.
Is the Herald available in our neck of the wilderness?
I chipped in for the ad and would like to have a copy to pass down as a family heirloom.
Help!!
beatbhoy…………………………ha ha, I hope your priest reads it loudly.
Belter.
HH
ACGR
Winning captains has posted that you can order a copy of Sunday’s Herald from the bookstore.
Snake
Just read your post.
Take care and remember to look after what is important. Life, family and then Celtic. Sometimes hard to split the 3 up.
HH
CRC
a ceiler gonof rust
You can order a pre-copy at http://www.cqnbookstore.com
The Uk orders will help subsidise the international postage charges – any deficit will be covered by CQN or any surplus to Mary’s Meals.
Beatbhoy
Mmmmm idea. The Republican Whitecrook congregation would thoroughly approve I’m sure. :))
ACGR
I will buy you one bro.
Snake Plissken,
Your Celtic supporting credentials were never in doubt.
Glad your health scare was settled satisfactorily.
I heard you were dead Snake…:O).
Hail Hail.
Telt ye!
TinyTim
00:00 on
21 January, 2015
Surprised nobody is making comment on Charles Green Comment that they wanted us to hand back the titles.
TT
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A lot depends on the timing of the discussion with Petrie on giving up titles.
I think the SPL knew that this was a suitable punishment for what had taken place and getting Green to accept it before the FTT and before LNS would take a lot of opposition away from of any 5 way agreement reached.
It might even have set aside the need for LNS Commission which the BBC reported began on 17th August 2012.
The 5 way that did emerge was dated 3 August a couple of weeks before and I think the fate of titles played a major part in the negotiations around the 5 way.
My take for what it is worth.
beatbhoy / Winning Captains, thanks. I’m looking for a few copies and don’t want to have to go through the bookstore multiple times. Happy to make a separate donation to Mary’s Meals.
Change of tact.
Glasgow based Tims (including my wee bro) can any of you please pick me up five copies of the herald.
Monies paid will be reimbursed and a donation to MM will follow.
Fanx my Celtic feinds.
HH
DD, thanks my friend. Hopefully catch you tomorrow pre match.
HH bruv
ACGR
Nae probs. I will get your 5 copies early Sunday. Abdul will think I have eventually flipped my lid as I buy 10 copies. ;)
ACGR
Will be there about 7 tomorrow.
Lookin forward tae a wee blether wi you again. :)
DD, thanks bud, I’ll take that as me being sorted and a wee MM donation will follow.
I’ll be there about 15 mins later to help that auld bassa Ohits up the stairs:_)
Did you ever see George Best when he played with Hibs?
GNGB Fellow Tims, I am sure we will be celebrating a thrashing of the Lanarkshire huns in 20 hours fae now.
Zico, John Main was a Balgrayhill man too, forgot to mention him. My sister was 2 years older so you might know her better (TK). She was the good looking one of the family ;)
ACGR
Twice. My dad took me to Easter Rd. Cos George was playing. My furthest away game at that time. :)
DD, in about fifteen hours JJ is gonnay turn up at acgr towers wi a full Stornoway Black Pudding in exchange for some Dumfries sausages I got him. The barter system still lives strong in Angus.
I blame Hebcelt for my puddin fetish. Four hours later I’ll be in Paradise……………and it cant come soon enough.
I hope Alfie is there to tell us how to behave.
Goodnight Celtic Men and Wummin