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 You’re 20 years out of date, Mr Green.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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Jude,
What was his Sunday page mate?
TT/Twisty
What is it you bhoys are watching?
Geordie
Was in Dublin for that game. He was playing very poorly and some of the bhoys were screaming for him to be subbed at halftime……..I said he wasn’t great but was a touch of quality in our team and we shouldn’t sub him, me and wgs knew better and he had a great second half, scoring 3.
Kikinthenakas
Listening on train on way home from work
Slug heevins said he was only paid to report on the fitbaw..
What a clown of a man. This qas in response to an orc questioning the role of green in the green and whyte fiasco at the bigotdome.
BT Mosconi Cup on SS2. 7 1 Europe.
Watching the pool on the betting site, and noticed at the snooker that Shaun Murphy was playing.
I thought he got a long ban ??????
Did I miss something ?
HH
canamalar
I keep an open mind and arrive at an opinion based on the available evidence.
There was no change of manager. No change of owners. The club did not have major money issues and need to get rid. There was no private life scandal. He was reduced to the bench within around 6 games of his going there, having been a starter, before his wages would have made him a target. He stayed on with the club as a back up the following year and they still played him occasionally before releasing him to a lesser team.
Using Occam’s razor and the most usual reason in football, I’d say he was dropped because the coach thought he had two better centre backs.
Cheers twisty.
Keepthehighbawslow will no doubt be watching.
Regards Bobo.
His return was due to suspension/injury I believe, and resulted in our first clean sheet away from home after a record run of conceding. Paul 67 wrote about the trend, and about it ending with Bobos return.
However I also remember Bobo playing under GS and one of his mistakes costing us a goal. Our captain NL, quite rightly, was furious with the mistake and angrily remonstrated by pushing …. somebody smaller :0) true that…
TET
Not sure what tournament you are referring too but regardless, if banned from snooker you can play in the pool competitions. Different governing bodies, but yes, ridiculous!
G M
Putting the boot into Celtic from all angles. Even mentioned Forrest probs.
Too? To.
There is a fine young talent in Osaka who Neil Lennon would do well to take a look at.
Comes from the same stable as the brilliant Shinji Kagawa.
23 years old, available for a couple of million, comprehensively brilliant in the technical aspects of forward play and fits our model. Skill and grace of a Glasgow Celtic player.
Japanese international.
With all my heart, I hope we are looking at Yoichiro Kakitani.
TJ
H T
They even had thems own buffet area.
Also regards Bobo.
His contract was offered and accepted. It was signed.
He was within his rights to act as the CEO of Bobo Balde.
To accuse him of taking money out of our club selfishly is tabloidesque in echo….
Not a mention of the troops dancin and singing at the doom dome.
Cheers Jude.
He’s a terrible journo. I pay him little attention.
Could be worse….he coulda reported on forests p#b#s. :-)
tnt
No, he is playing in a snooker comp, the UK championship, I am watching the pool, and when it was on a break, the snooker came on screen.
As I said, I thought he was banned….confused, unless he appealed and I never heard.
HH
TET
Ah…ok. Sentence was deferred.
Tet,
Are you maybe confusing him with Steven Lee?
Ach
TET
Murphy?
It was Stephen Lee that was banned!
Geordie
Yes I was. Penny just dropped.
Oooops
So it was…doh, and I’m reasonably sober to.
HH
Hopefully not a stupid question !
Any CQNrs going to be at the UK Manufacturing Awards in Birmingham Wednesday night ?
Hail Hail
Good evening all
Hope you are all well. Night Night Timland.
Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.
Cowiebhoy
Unfortunatly I have a prior engagement and can’t make it, had really wanted to go >}
HH
This guy: Johnny Russell x 2
http://youtu.be/fnQe4g2aW5Q
TJ
Cowiebhoy
I did have an e mail inviting me but giving it a miss. You attending?
6 caps for Japan, 5 goals.
He will be in squad for Brazil.
One good game he becomes a £10m player – that is his true level.
At the moment, at Cerezo Osaka, he is within Celtic’s reach.
TJ
TET,
With the increased sales of your gear, you could have been in the running for new manufacturer of the year :-)
snap, I would also rather be elsewhere, but if another CQNr going would talk some sense about the hoops, rather than the nonsense I will have to listen too :-)
Doc is eagerly awaiting ACGR return next week :-)
Hail Hail
The UK Manufacturing Awards?
Sorry, can’t make it :)
Cowiebhoy
The Rangers – best new company?
TNT
The Kano cufflinks getting another outing :-)
Hail Hail
Heard Tony Watt has sold his house in Coatbridge. So if he comes back and I hope he does he will be staying with his mammy. Not a bad thing imo.
Balde done absolutely nothing wrong.
Bobo was a contractor, effectively selling his sought after services to the best bidder. He might have enjoyed his work, he might have enjoyed the people who enjoyed watch him work but that doesn’t demand that he show absolute blind loyalty to his employer when his employer decide they fancy changing the terms of his contract. Celtic tried to break the terms of his contract and that was unprofessional.
Feck that, the big man done nothing wrong. Just because it’s Celtic doesn’t give his employer the right to take the piss. The poster suggesting Balde should have done otherwise is living in cloud cukoo land. Why should sentiment colour his poor treatment by his employer.
Balde done absolutely nothing wrong……………………………….and he’s gonnay come and get you.
Scottish MSM , manufacturing and fabrication of stories on them :-)
Hail Hail
Cowiebhoy
Are you/company up for an award? Pretty cool if you are in the current climate.
Cowiebhoy , aye. YOU ! tsh boom .
Glad to see you are getting your money’s worth. Enjoy
Sanna