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 You’re 20 years out of date, Mr Green.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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Cowiebhoy
I am confident Doc will be happy with the stuff ACGR brings him back.
I went to one of them shows in Germany a few years ago, must admit, I quite enjoyed it,
HH
Coneybhoy
Yes & Yes
Hail Hail
All this talk about Bobo has taken the shine of Sevcos new Galactic record of 19 wins in a row.And while on the subject of Sevco,anybody else think it would be a great idea to play them in a benefit match for David Healey?.
On a lighter subject,just seen the goals on SSN,empty seats all over.Oh dear.
Quite a few of the strikers we have kidded on we were interested in scored tonight.Well at least 2.Lenny at the Burnley game,I think.
On the Bobo theme. I reckon the big man could have made another wee fortune pole dancing.
He could sure thro them big legs abt.
Cowiebhoy, I was going to go but I’ve cancelled as I got a better offer. I’m going out to lunch wi Doc on Thursday.
Fish n chips at the Ashvale ABZ. Mushy peas, bread and butter and lashings of piping hot tea.
Birmingham…………………………….shwirningham!!!
Sanna
Value for money :-)
Incidentally they look great, could put them into design category next year :-)
So for those out there, get onto Kano website and buy yourself a pair
Hail Hail
Have I missed the Cidre v Cider debate which was scheduled for tonight, on Sunday?
OnlyjustshruggedoffSundayexcessestonightCSC
ACGR
The Chippie of the year ? nice, and get Doc to pay ( or try haha)
Hail hail
Cowiebhoy
That’s superb. I wish I was going now. If you win I’d have given the applause and roars of approval big licks and you could have mentioned me in your acceptance speech:
I’d like to thank my mum and dad, twisty……………….
Re Tony Watt
I don’t really understand the airtime he is getting.
Many decent players flow through Celtic at that age and few make it.
A couple of great goals and a few poor games does not add up to a definite find for me.
If he had not scored vs Barca he would be in a bracket with several players who came in with a bang but had varied careers
E.g.
Burchill
Creaney D
Creaney G
Byrne
Halpin
Donnelly
I think we are putting too much pressure on the boy
Turkeybhoy, are you working with L from Falkirk again? He left Aberdeen a while back when I was on holiday so I never got to say cheerio. I wouldn’t mind getting in touch with him.
Can you pass my number onto him please. You can get me at acgr@hotmail.co.uk.
Fanx
A wee Q
How many times can you be liquidated before you are liquidated?
Another game to Europe. Archer whitewashed by Niels Feijen.
Jude…twice…then you evaporate. ( with a bit of luck)
Cowiebhoy
That is brilliant and sorry I won’t be there.
All good stories on UK manufacuring gladden my heart as i watched too many bad stories growing up but worked through a great turn round of a stale behemoth most of my career before leaving for Ireland.
Vote for Cowiebhoy!!
Coneybhoy
I thot Tony had summit special when he came on and scored V Motherwell
A ceiler gone rust. Pjnyc
Is ally mccoist taken the pish out of rangers by taking more money out the club than he deserves?
The Honest Mistake loves being first
23:44 on 3 December, 2013
Is Peter Lawwell?
Cowiebhoy, I suspect Mrs Doc is awaiting my return more eagerly than Doc. The gimp mask TET has made for him will ensure she’s never interrupted again while watching coronation street.
I just hope I don’t get stopped at customs, or it’s gaffer tape for the Doc instead..
tnt
I meant to add. Under Hun Law. lol <:0)
Cowiebhoy…..
Will be in Brum on Wednesday night but at a different location to you,unfortunately.
If you have a spare 15 minutes then treat yourself to a Bratwurst at the German market in Highgate / New Street.
The red variety are sublime when taken with strong lager.(ignore the gluhwein…it’s for girls)
Will be in the Radisson Blu then the Burlington …..If you hear a Hail Hail being sung then it’s probably me half pashed.
Coneybhoy,
The business I am involved with hope to announce a venture in Republic in next few weeks (just outside Dublin)
I will be involved once confirmed, so may drop a note when looking to recruit team
Night night CQN world,
Hail Hail
One for the pavement Bhoys them baw baws
TJ,in my estimation,because of your love for,Nakamura,and your eye for pure unadulterated genius,I would sign your boy tomorrow.
Wish I was PL
Loved your clips.Many thanks.
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Ernie lynch.
Yes.
Especially when voting down the living wage.
Thm,
I completely disagree.
But I admire your showstopper.
Geordie Munro.
That’s allowed.
Nobody has answered yet.
Who do you think would win a fight between big Vic and Bobo?
Jude2005
That’s what i mean. Seen that impact before. Teams tend to work the new kids out most of the time.
When was the last time we unearthed a great Scottish striker?
Charlie Nicholas was the last one for me.
Macca and Judas were found by StM and Jags.
Scotland seems to produce midfielders who can compete and a keepers but CF and CB seems to be an issue.
PS
I scored from a great spin and backheel tonight at 5s but the lads know i am old and never had it!
Anyway goodnight all. I’m away to cloud cuckoo land for a nights sleep.
Hail hail
The Honest Mistake loves being first, I truly hope so but your question bears no comparison to the Balde situation at Celtic.
You seem to be suggesting that Balde should disregard his contractual income stream because of some sentimental link to the club and support.
He had a contract signed and sealed by himself and Celtic, why should he walk away from that, I wouldn’t.
Although your mccoist question is irrelevant the one subtle difference is that the people who the useless manager signed his contract with are not trying to change the conditions of his contract, and lets just hope they don’t.
Bobo did nothing wrong, He was wronged by his employer and worked to the terms of his contract.
HH Bruv
Ryecatcher
I think the question is moot as both had controlled agression and wouldn’t fight.
Miss them both.
But as you ask – Bobo every time :-)
Coneybhoy…..
I remember some Celtic fans,on a train one night,telling me that Simon Donnelly would turn out better than Charlie Nick and King Kenny combined.
WhatthefeckhappenedCSC
From the Facebook page for CQN Magazine…
“Dave King reckons – and as a man who fired £20m into the club, he is entitled to his opinion – that Rangers will liquidate. He could be wrong, but I suspect he is right.
Liquidation is the ultimate sanction. Sunset over Ibrox and run the “That’s all, folks” caption.
From the ashes and all that, of course. An old home but a new club and the everlasting memory that, just like dear old Third Lanark, a once proud institution died of shame. Glasgow Rangers by any other name. Except it’s not quite, is it?
For all that, the SPL won’t – can’t – turn its collective back on the new Rangers because it cannot turn away the business. The Ibrox following – 50,000 paying customers a home game – won’t slice their loyalties and follow on elsewhere.”
CHICK YOUNG 7 March 2012, BBC website.
I think the problem some have with bobo is he was unwilling to move on (as was his right).
coneybhoy
I think ur PS is a lot ps. lol
Ps It doesnt make you a bad person btw. <:0)