It was Back to the Future on Saturday afternoon, listening to Aberdeen rescue a point against Dundee was more like 1985 than 2015. TV highlights suggest Aberdeen pounded Dundee, but three excellent goals were enough for the visitors to set the stage for Celtic to return to the top of the league against Motherwell on Wednesday.
Aberdeen have been imperious in recent months. Incredibly, apart from Dundee and Celtic, they have failed to keep a clean sheet only once (at drubbing at Hamilton) since September. That’s title challenging form in any language.
This run is unlikely to endure as the vagaries of form and fortune catch them up, but it appears our long wait for a notional title rival looks to be over. Which is good.
Any business with operating expenses in the region of £33m a year, which is £2.75m a month or just over £600k a week, that had to borrow £500k in the first week of the month in order to pay an unexpected tax bill of the same magnitude, will by now be in urgent need of funds to pay rates, other tax liabilities, electricity and gas (no matter how little they used on Friday), while wages day is approaching. And remember, those gardens don’t ‘duty’ themselves.
Newco Rangers will need a loan, or to sell a player for cash, to avoid imminently slipping into insolvency. If Dave King is confident about carrying shareholders at a March EGM, and has the resources, he should loan the club money to get them through the next two months, no strings attached. A bit like John Keane did for Celtic in 1994. With insolvency looming, Keane, currently a Celtic director, but at the time an agitator for boardroom change, wrote a seven figure cheque, no strings attached, to pay-down Celtic’s overdraft, as the Bank of Scotland threatened to call in administrators.
Anything less than this is playing into the hands of Mike Ashley.
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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Jobo Baldie
Very good but what was the weather like ?
HH
Bada bing,
Totally agree getting really pished off with these games moving all over the place. Only making Wednesday since I managed to get a seat in the local CSC instead of the car.
roy croppie –
I appear to have doubled my talents. Temporarilly. ;-)
More media transfer speculation, but interesting as I remember a photo of him a young Tim taken with Tommy Burns. Don’t think it will happen (wages) but sure he could do a great Broony type holding job for us.
According to the Daily Mail, Celtic will look to challenge Valencia to the signature of influential Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher.
The report states that Celtic have joined Valencia and a number of Premier League clubs in the battle for the 30-year-old defensive midfielder, who is said to be making a decision within the next two weeks.
Fletcher, who has been at the club since he was 11 years old, is recognised as a key figure in the United dressing room but knows, due to the influx of midfielders in the past two years, he stands little chance of keeping a regular spot in Louis van Gaal’s side.
This season, he has been used primarily off the bench, with seven of his 11 appearances coming as a substitute in the last half hour of the game. Although, more recently, the Scottish international’s time on the pitch has become even more limited.
Since the start of November, Fletcher has played just 97 minutes of Premier League football and hasn’t featured at all in the league since the start of 2015. However, he did play the full 90 minutes in the FA Cup against Yeovil Town where he got an assist.
Now, considering the interest, it looks like his 19-year spell at Old Trafford could come to an end and Celtic may hope to beat the illustrious competition for his signature.
DD
Picture the scene….3.42 am…outside Tynecastle.
Dark figures scuttle around with crates of assorted fish….the smell is hunbelievible, but they are immune to it.
Next morning…wee Mrs Budge wakes up with a 54lb Salmon in her bed with a note tied to it….It says….Don’t mess with Rainjurrs, We arra peepil….no surrender.
This is how dangerous they are:)
HH
like no other
20:56 on 19 January, 2015
It’s a shame you feel like that but I do actually think you’re wrong mate.
There are newcomers welcomed frequently on here. The content of the posts is often a good indication on motive.
Weefra
Said tonight to myself that I will not be on CQN from 8 to watch the Everton match. Have not been off CQN since it started. :))
Boring, boring EPL.
Jobo Baldie
I enjoyed it :))
HH
Masty
I’ am 1000% behind you on McGlynn, absolutely astonishing decision knowing his background.
Like Houston (who is a TIM), I believe both are in John Colqhouns Agency books (as is Levien) are there connections to our own John Park ? Good question
And believe me JC has no affection to Celtic, I would be banned of blog if I put up how I feel about him ( and I did go through both school and boys football with him)
For those connected to me on LinkedIn, you will see I am connected to a decent guy ( personal friend) who is an ex Hearts player ( and Hun1872 club) he has spoken to me about his time at hearts, including McGlynn and Levien celebrating our loss in Seville
Could Tom Boyd or Joe Millar or someone like that not scout players for us ?
Hail Hail
With the Scottish player chat from ronny does he see a midfield of
Brown
Fletcher
gms
Johanson
armstrong
??
Hendo forrest biton mcgregor all competing for time
masty
Are you really a ‘hub’?
RubAdubDubCSC
HH jamesgang
The green man@20:59
There’s something fishy about that tale……….
I reached a favourable settlement with a wasp once. It evaded me for a while…
thetimreaper,
Get a taxi from the town and tell him to head for aikenhead rd, if your going for a pint the international is your best bet, then a ten minute walk to hamdump.
On the way back the aikenhead rd, you will probably end up walking back to the town.HH
Harry Boe
Similar story on Sportscene, with the emphasis being put on the importance of the late goals in maintaining Aberdeen’s momentum, despite their great run of wins and clean sheets being ended at home, after going 1goal up early on.
Minimum analysis of the dubious penalty or the offside equalizer.
Good to see you’re buying the Herald every day to make sure you don’t miss the statement on Sevco.
At 2 copies per day, you’ll double the circulation yourself!
Hail! Hail!
Brown
Fletcher
Gms
armstrong
forrest
Would be no bad the 1 in every 5 games young James was fit
Like no other
When a new guy comes on here and says that Clydebank is a town of workshy benefit cheats because we voted Yes in huge numbers. Me and others who are proud Bankies get a bit annoyed.
Everton v West Brom resembles Celtic v MostSPFLteams.
Well organised 10 man defence easily holding out an Everton team with no flair (on form) midfielder and static forwards.
Barry in the Charlie Mulgrew role of slowing everything down, Barkley imitating Kris Commons. Lukaku doing as effective a job as Scep, Guidetti inside a packed defence.
Even the normally reliable Baines has learned to cross like Izzy.
Remarkable similarities all over the pitch.
cowie
I just posted my own dealings with him, them get called a liar…levien was the manager at the time Houston was his assistant, mcglynn was in charge of the development squad along with another wee hun, irish guy canny remember his name right now,
Its ok for Kris Commons throwing his boots into the crowd on Saturday,then the media speculate he is leaving,ok there is only one man that can put these rumours to bed, and thats Kris himself. i think at times for supporters who put a lot of cash into the club ,are treated like children by players and coaches, and custodians ,for goodness sake just come out and say either you are staying or going ,its that simple or is it. if anyplayer at celtic wants away go and the best of luck. and another thing dont go to the media that you were forced out .which a lot of players have done. the truth be known that you werent good enough to play for Celtic.
HT
Will email you on Wednesday .
Cheers again
DD
Its just as well Mad Magoo is doing 26 years….Big Pedro would be in trouble :)
HH
timereaper
get yer arse over to the brazen and walk up with us..
Wonder if Sammi will get any game time at Goodison tonight.
Who’s Masty ?
timbhoy2,
Who told tales of being forced out ?
DD
I’m now on Silent Witness. Suits mrsweefra, she loves it. Usual EPL shoite. Just spoke to BT, he’s having a wee sabbatical fae the blog, cannie blame him. Up to his knees in paperwork. :-))
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
delaneys dunky
21:05 on 19 January, 2015
Like no other
When a new guy comes on here and says that Clydebank is a town of workshy benefit cheats because we voted Yes in huge numbers. Me and others who are proud Bankies get a bit annoyed……….
……… and people like me who aren’t bankies but don’t like reading spurious shoite about good people…..well we get riled as well.
HH JamesGang
thetimreaper
21:10 on
19 January, 2015
Who’s Masty ?
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me
Timbhoy 2
Kc canny buy a goal at the moment.
Maybe he chucked his boots in like what guidetti did a few weeks back after a mare?
I think sometimes we over analyse everything.
like no other,
I’ve still to meet anyone from here that come across as elitist, bhoys that have been on here since day one that I’ve met, couldn’t have made me feel more welcome.
Try and make a day out, think you’ll change your opinion.
Then again there’s Jamegang :))
Only joking big chap:))
Applied for a job as a fortune teller, wanted a career with a future in it
Raspberry
You’re most welcome mate.
Weefra
BT ‘up to his knees in paperwork….’
Me no likey that song!
Hope you’re toasty big Mhan. Hoping that weather on Wednesday prevents me getting over to ni but magically allows me to get to paradise!
Need to get Jobo to sort it!
HH jamesgang
jamesgang
Jim says your a boring Basa
LOL
sips
Naw ye wurnie. Lol.
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
timreaper,
where are you actually travelling from to get to the hampden game ?
whatever your doing do be on your own on the trains , busses aroon the place with colours on, you really need to think out your strategy here,
thetimreaper
21:10 on
19 January, 2015
Who’s Masty ?
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Gavin Masterson…good pal ( brother/masonic bassa ) of Davy Murray