The comment in today’s Telegraph by Joe Ledley confirming that, in the event they win the league early, Celtic have considered giving players some extended rest period before the end of the season has a lot of focus about it.
We have Champions League qualifiers starting on 2 July and hopefully extending six games later in the last week in August, all plans must be made with the objective of being as strong as possible for these games.
Last season APOEL Nicosia got through the Champions League group stages, beat Lyon in the last 16, before being stopped in the quarters by Real Madrid, but their European adventure this season was ended in August by Neftchi Baku. Rangers run to the Uefa Cup final in 2008 was quickly followed by an August elimination at the hands of the mighty Kaunas. We don’t need reminded of what happened in 2005, when the club formerly known as Artmedia Bratislava, and no longer playing top flight football, caught Celtic cold. Five times.
I’m keen to hear from Celtic on policing and stewarding at games. The club have to be attentive to all season ticket holders who feel they have been poorly treated, by police or stewards. Processes to deal with such matters must be open to supporter groups to audit, perhaps even to administer. Delegate thus, and you resolve many concerns.
The Lions Roar event at the Kerrydale Suite on 1 March, with a film of the 1967 European Cup final, will have commentary from Bertie Auld, Stevie Chalmers, Bobby Lennon, Jim Craig, John Fallon, Charlie Gallacher, Billy McNeill, John Clark and John Hughes. Mike Jackson will also be there with Billy. Tickets went on sale six days ago and there are only a few left…..
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Regarding good cops and bad cops, I think that any reasonable person would agree that there are both sorts, but traditionally the Masons and OO types dominate IMHO.
This extract from a recent book entitled “Gangsters Killers and Me” by ex Det Sup Gerard Gallagher gives an insight into Glasgow’s finest:
“ Every morning at 8.30 a.m. there would be a meeting within the muster room of all on-duty personnel, to review the crimes and items of the preceding twenty-four hours. Superintendents, Chief Inspectors, Detective Chief Inspectors, uniform Shift Inspectors, Detective Inspectors etc.; all attended. The Divisional Commander and Deputy were the only real ranking officers who didn’t normally attend. When Detective Sergeants, Shift Sergeants, Community Officers and Detective Constables were factored in it was a fair sized audience.
The Saturday previously Celtic had clinched the 2000/2001 Scottish Football League and, as usual whenever this happened, irrespective of whether the winners were Celtic or Rangers, there followed instances of disorder.
The weekend crimes and offences were usually reviewed by one of the Detective Inspectors, and to assist this he would obtain a printout of the crimes. The printout was a synopsis only, and provided a time, date and location of the crime as well as the MO involved. If an arrest had been made the name, address and date of birth of the person charged were included. That was it.
The Detective Inspector when reviewing these crimes began with the words, ‘I see there were a lot of Catholics locked up at the weekend.’ I was thunderstruck. I’d known him for about fifteen years and had worked with him on enquiries when we held lesser rank, and had played football with and against him. I had never imagined him to be a bigot, but here he was attributing a religion to someone, based solely on his interpretation of their name. He’d been unable to control his fury and bitterness simply because a team he didn’t support had won a league.
I waited and waited in vain for any of the officers, senior or equal in rank, to chastise him over the comment, but they sat in silence and by their silence afforded that comment their tacit approval. To this day, I still don’t know why someone who prides themselves on strength of character didn’t stand up and confront them all at that meeting, but I think that by that time I’d had a bellyful of their lies, false promises and glad-handing their friends.
A couple of officers indicated to me after the meeting was over that they’d been offended by the remark, and I think they were hoping I’d pursue the matter, but I’d fought enough battles in my career by that point, and all I wanted was to remove myself from their poisonous atmosphere.
Bigotry wasn’t practised, nor would it have been tolerated by my parents or the secular and religious teachers who’d been instrumental in my character formation. As a kid, when it came to football,. I went to watch the Partick Thistle team of George Niven, Sandy Brown, John Harvey, Hugh Tinney, David McParland, Ian ‘Cowboy’ Cowan et al.
As a police officer, the only thing that concerned me was that whoever I was working with wasn’t corrupt, would put in a decent shift, would go through the doors with me, and would be properly prepared to give evidence at judicial proceedings. Otherwise, I couldn’t have cared less had they been a gay, amputee, Taoist. It appeared my equanimity wasn’t shared. It was time to leave them breathing their sixteenth-century oxygen.
I applied again for transfer and wasn’t prepared to be dissuaded…………….”
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Anti-Irish/anti-RC bias has been around for over a hundred years and are we surprised that it is present, maybe prevelant even in Strathclyde Police force where Masonic membership is the norm?
This is a wall and I have crayons!
big nan:09:43 on 19 February, 2013
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An illuminating post.
HH!
Morning all. Beautiful day here again (although very cold).
Anyone know why Radio Scotland started an hour and a half later than usual this morning?
That McCrindle should be in the jile himself, by the sounds of him.
Rutherglen polis were formed to control the Irish navvies who frequented
the town after a hard days graft building the railways.
Gonnae somebody tell them the railways are noo finished and they can go back
to their ludges and boys brigade.hh
miki67
Aye but you’re no a polis!!
starry plough :09:51 on19 February, 2013
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Thank god for small mercies, eh?
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the bbc channels returned late this a.m. as it was the cessation of a round of industrial action by the n.u.j.
67 Heaven- 09.19
David Leggat
Don’t eat the crayons … I say don’t eat the crayons.
Social media is just that – an extension of the media. Content comes from individuals and what the post or tweet will depend on their own prejudices and views.
miki67 09:42
I’m very busy, have no time for digging for details. The man was not his biological father.
Also , I have no time for looking for quotes from Hitler about Catholic faith, Judaism etc. The one who have good will and need them can find them easely.
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It’s something that pisses me off. When Rangers supporters say that blessing on the pitch is a crime they are bigots, Huns etc. When similar comments appear here it’s all right.
Hitler was bad man so he must have been Catholic.
STV…………………….Sevco set to receive a whopping £47,000. for winning Division 4
World Record Timmy CSC
Nan,
A problem with that post is that I read it on here. I should have been reading it from a MSM outlet. That I quite obviously wouldn`t, shows that Scotland`s Shame is still alive and kicking.
JJ
BSR
A month`s bill settled at Greggs for Fat Sally, then.
Will Walter jump ship before Murray…………………………..
Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooood morning
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JJ
Celtic have taken more in for Capri Suns
Costa Blanca Weather Update
Rain………………………..
Wind……………………… from the NE’st
More win………………………………D
And rain…………………………………..
NotaGOOddayforTHEboat
bournesouprecipe
Great news for Neil Alexander then…
HohohoCSC
Phil`s offering on the Green Brigade issue. Worth a read.
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/policing-the-police/#comment-39442
JJ
Doesn’t make good reading for the MSM –
http://maciverblog.co.uk/2013/02/18/press-and-journal-now-back-up-to-near-200000-readers/
Cyrlu
Charles Green is to “step up his war with the SFA” by offering Murray Park to Wales ahead of their Scotland game, says the Record
What an absolute bungling buffoon of a man.
BigJoecantSTANDc.green
‘I see there were a lot of Catholics locked up at the weekend.’ One sentence. The officer doesn’t tell us whether it might have been a joke. Whether indeed it might have been a comment on the fact that usually there’s a higher amount of Rangers fans arrested in the wake of a Celtic success.
He then dedicates parapgraph after paragraph to his own credentials and virtue.
There’ll always be an audience amongst some Celtic fans for VicLit (victim literature).
Why do people think taking in a few Thistle games is proof demonstrative that one is pure as the driven snow?
I used to go to Thistle games with an uncle of mine through marriage. Pure mason as I found out later. Still miss him.
When Det Sup Gerard Gallagher started his career the Chief Constable was Catholic.
Big Joe whales @10:17 “Rain………………………..
Wind……………………… from the NE’st
More win………………………………D
And rain……………………”
Yir gaun saft man.
Southern saft.
Git oot there ‘n show thim whit yir made of.
Sorry.
That should have read “Big Josie whales ..”
Lovely day —-way down south .
I do hope that all that white sticky stuff on the Twittering McCrindle’s computer screen is Tipp Ex..
Stupid is as stupid does
Greggs have introduced a new healthy range of snacks.
Ally is gutted.
Greggs and Iceland have united with a new bargain basement range which will hopefully take care of a few huns.
Do Greggs have a horse pasty yet? Would Sally be able to catch one??
Ntassoolla
10:31 on
19 February, 2013
Sorry.
That should have read “Big Josie whales ..”
been called much worse…………..bud.
BigJoetheoutLaw
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon @10:38 it all started with donkey meat in the salami and now no-one is speaking up for these poor wee creatures who year on year have to cart ever fatter weans over the wet sand of our windswept beaches.
Just joking Big Joe.
5 sunny days in London and it’s out with the lawnmower.
One thing I miss about Glasgow is the bite of sharp cold air on freshly shaved face on a Saturday morning as you step out the house full of the joys of meeting up with your pals.
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The one think I miss is
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GlasgowCelticAndthetsAboutIT
Any news on title stripping yet? Is anyone on here hopeful of a good result?
I see Paulo di Canio has quit as Swindon boss, Wonder where he will turn up next?
I notice a fairly significant shares in zombie were sold on valentines day
100000 somebody wants out i see .
Found this on CM, made me laugh!! http://i.imgur.com/tJSH2.gif
paulsatim is neil lennon
11:02 on
19 February, 2013
Found this on CM, made me laugh!! http://i.imgur.com/tJSH2.gif
Very funny.
curly
10:24 on
19 February, 2013
Doesn’t make good reading for the MSM –
Incomplete survey. It does not include the Daily Sport figures.