We’ve often talked about the only real danger to a football club: internecine strife:
Internecine, def: pertaining to conflict within a group, mutually destructive.
In football, your enemies can’t inflict permanent harm, that can only come from within. This morning’s media cover threats from Sevconians to boycott (clearly in homage to Irish tradition) club/company products. More power to their elbows, they should boycott every piece of tat Newco’s disparate IP rights holders churn out, apart from the occasional novelty duck.
Here’s the thing, before you turn the tanks inwards, you’d better be sure you’ve got the ‘What happens next?’ question sorted. If you don’t, you’re playing a real life version of Lemmings.
Threatening Mike Ashley? Aye sure, that’ll work, knock yourself out. I’m sure Ashley’s known as a big pussy, he hasn’t got the money to face down the malcontents, either. I bet he’s already writing his capitulation letter, “Dear Sevconians, by noticing that I can’t handle conflict you’ve outsmarted me. The game’s up.”
What was it Charles Green told John Brown he would do to Ibrox? Hmmm.
Blame the SFA, SPL, BBC, Celtic, Her Majesty’s lawyers, the Daily Record and Raith Rovers but you need to be on the inside to wreak havoc like this.
Interesting front opened by the English Premier League today on the copycat use of pyrotechnics at football games. “Someone could get killed”, said policing minister Damian Green. You’re 20 years out of date, Mr Green.
Here’s the problem: it’s possible to discharge one of these devices in a crowded area without accepting the safety/reputational/fine consequences. Enormously invasive searches of unconnected people would be required to prevent pyros being taken into a stadium which is just not possible, eradication requires everyone to decide not to participate.
The only practical method I can see of stopping the use of pyrotechnics in Scottish football is to give Sports Direct exclusive distribution rights. Who’d buy them then?
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setting free the bears supports Resolution 12 & Oscar Knox
22:11 on 3 December, 2013
Gerry Bhoy
“The FACT is that CFC signed a CONTRACT with Bobo. He signed it too.
What’s not CLEAR about that?
CFC attempted to back out and Bobo saw them off.”
Why the shouting?
I don’t dispute any of the facts you posted. I have been posting about his ability and worth to us not about the watertight legality of his position.
and we should not forget that our club estimated that his ability would be worth that contract; or so we have been led to believe. I guess that was why they offered it to him;
yes?
Gerry Bhoy
“Not shouting,,,,just gently underlining”
I was saying white is white.
You have just told me that green is green.
Neither fact undermines the other.
For those who missed it, please take a few minutes out of your day.
Share with your fellow fans..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmts8mr4PeI
Language warning
sftb,
“I don’t dispute any of the facts you posted. I have been posting about his ability and worth to us not about the watertight legality of his position.”
You’ve been posting about your opinion about his ability and worth, trick being we can never know because he only got the chance to prove he was worth the increased contract offer but never got the chance to prove that was money well spent. So on that basis I’ll go with my opinion, it would have been money well spent had he been given the chance to play.
Sorry can’t believe we arguing out guys earning – £100k per month and more – ripping the p**h out of our club- we paid for it -should have told them to feck off hh
Kikinthenakas
Bobo went away to an African Cup and came back a lesser player. Remember when he tried to dribble out of defence against Man U?
That said, when he came out of exile briefly at Tannadice he solidified a very shaky defence then slipped . back to obscurity.
sftb
Saw our friend Gregory Campbell on telly there!! Looks a right whizzen old bitch!!
Blantyre tim….it’s the right thing to do for an esteemed Celtic man and a fine CQN stalwart….though I’d have thrown you to the dogs if my broadband was running at full speed tonight….HH
TJ
setting free the bears supports Resolution 12 & Oscar Knox
22:20 on 3 December, 2013
Gerry Bhoy
“Not shouting,,,,just gently underlining”
I was saying white is white.
You have just told me that green is green.
Neither fact undermines the other.
I think we can both settle for that
G’night……11.25 in Germany….suffering from jet lag coming back from Scotland last night. :-)))
LOLCSC
Night all……Hail Hail to honest sport, sadly lacking for far too long in Scotland….
Watched the Crystal P V W Ham game. Palace have some support Sang non stop the whole game. Bannon had a great game too.
I’ve not heard that beautiful Bobo phrase yet, supposedly uttered in a calm fashion to Pedro, with the calm assurance of a 6’4″ specimen, who is fully aware of his worth to a football club.
Urban myth or not, it’s worth sharing…………
TJ
jude
Still no reply from Mr. Sheridan. Wonder if Neg Anon got one
TJ.
Thank goodness you don’t have virgin broadband..o)
sftb,
“There is no plausible alternative explanation for Valenciennes’ dropping of Bobo other than, on football merit, they did not consider him good enough.”
Jeez thats the same plausible reason Celtic gave, did the Valenciennes manager buy Bobo or a know it all CEO who imposed him on an unsuspecting manager ?
Again pure speculation dressed up as they only plausible explanation, aye fair enough it supports your opinion but nothing more, there are millions of plausible explanations you’ve just no thought of them all :o)
Notthebus
Brilliant video
Donny go ta england they let all the immigrants in
canamalar
Give me one, then
Pretty sure BBBB was MOTM in the game after Dundee United too.
Fritzsong
You are right, did he not contract malaria?
Kikinthenakas
Nowt here eether! I think he might be pushing a seat in the Lords. Another Labour traitor
Kickinthe,
I loved naka too.
I used to argue relentlessly with some roundhead on another forum about his ability.
“One trick pony, luxury player, only plays at home” were a few of his/her arguments.
All easily blown out the water.
The game at Tannadice on Boxing Day that people are referring to saw one of the most tactically inept performances from an opposition manager that I can ever recall.
I don’t remember any of the Celtic centre halfs being injured; simply that Strachan put Balde in to combat the aerial threat from Utd’s big front two.
For 90+ minutes they lumped high balls into the box, not once varying their tactics. This of course was food and drink to the big man.
Nakas.
Can wee not mention bobo and contract please..
During contract talks:
“Mr Lawell, you may be the chief executive of Celtic Footbal Club, but I am the chief executive of Bobo Balde”
True statement or urban myth, it’s still very funny
TJ
sftb
Did Neg Anon send him one?
geordie munro
He was a real joy to watch a true craftsman…..
BT
Hahahaha. ……
Kikinthenakas
sftb,
I did, know it all CEO imposing a new signing on the miffed manager, oh wait that could never happen, no plausible eh
Ok I’ll try again,
Other players find out he’s making much more money and freeze him out of games, naw, no plausible.
Undeclared injury, naw no plausible
Your the psycho, I’d have thought you might know a bit more about keeping an open mind :o)
Pfayr,
“because one of those defensive Titans …McManus/ Caldwell was injured”
Not at all.
Both the ‘titans’ you speak of also played in the clean sheet.
jude
Yes he did
My sons were in the same hotel as the Balde family in Seville. They reckon he was the smallest of the family and that included his mother.
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
22:43 on 3 December, 2013
My sons were in the same hotel as the Balde family in Seville. They reckon he was the smallest of the family and that included his mother.
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Very funny!! :-)
HT,
I’m inclined to agree with you.
I thought his inclusion came at the time when we went through our mad spell of ‘anyone playing at right back gets injured’ spell.
Might be wrong.
Anyroadup
Night night timland
Hail Hail
Kikinthe,
I thought his hat-trick at tannadice was tidy. Not a 30 yard free kick in sight.
Mindye, he didny take a good penalty :-P
Called ssb at 6-20 tonight wanting to speak to keevins abt his Sunday page. Still waiting. Must have the old scull and cross bones agin ma name & number.
USA 1 Europe 7
TT
TT.
Bearer of bad news..o (
Tiny tim
I’m finding it difficult to excuse Stricklands pathetic behaviour and language even allowing for the fact he suffers from a medical condition.