It doesn’t really matter to me how other people write their own history. If Queens Park claim to be the same Club as the Queen of Clubs, they are welcome to, as long as they respectfully allow me to express scepticism. Fortunately, Queens Park’s business model is not dependent on making such an outlandish claim.
A whole lot of nonsense has been written on the subject of a recently liquidated football club, “it was the holding company that was liquidated”, when it wasn’t actually a holding company, and then we have claims about advice from a “panel of the London Stock Exchange”, which was quickly withdrawn.
We are asked to believe that a football club cannot go out of business. It’s an interesting thought, not one I subscribe to, but interesting nonetheless. If you are happy with this belief, fair play to you, it doesn’t matter what anyone else believes.
I’ve met Jim Spence. He’s a guy who emerged from the Dundee Untied fanzine world and established a reputable career in the game. His affinity for United has never been hidden, nor should it be. United, as all clubs, have gone through periods of turmoil but Jim has called things as he has seen them, with his own club, and with others.
This week Jim made a comment about a football club which went into liquidation. It was more tempered than comments made by a former manager and director of the liquidated club, by the chief executive of its successor club, by all the contemporary newspaper coverage, and by the successor club’s current head of PR. Despite this, Jim has been on the receiving end of a sustained campaign by the thought police.
Jim may privately think what those at the successor club once said, but if he also wants to express those thoughts, the consequences can be acute.
He’s not alone. I know others in the media who have told me straight that they are not prepared to touch the Newco/Sameco subject, the resultant hassle is not what they got into journalism for.
Charlotte Fakes has given us a glimpse into how powerful people can manipulate and control Scotland. It has given reason to pause ahead of next year’s big decisions. The BBC and only the BBC are strong enough to stand up against bullying, you can forget the commercial media for one simple reason, this subject is the equivalent of commercial self-harm.
It wouldn’t seem like the weekend without Rangers International writing about going legal on someone or other, although I suspect they’ll be content having played to the gallery with this one and not trouble the BBC, but questions remain for the BBC, no matter what happens next.
I consume enormous volumes of BBC output every month, it is my first port of call for news, and often my last. It is one of the best aspects of British life, but if it can be intimidated like the commercial media, there is no point in it existing in the first place.
Fortify your journalists or shut the doors.
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Shitting here watching Insidious
Burns under pressure.
Land of hope and glory….when did Belfast become part of England?
breed them oot bhoys
TBB
If you are still around, you told me about a site a while ago, it was about the finances of Barca, Real etc, saved it but can’t find it, any chance you can direct me again.
Thanks
HH
he is toiling – crowd are doing their best to lift him.
His trainer was talking a lot of sense though – Ricky needs to concentrate.
Tom McLaughlin
22:44
All the best for Monday, amigo.
The Spirit Of Arthur Lee
22:44 on 7 September, 2013
Shitting here watching Insidious
Watch it and Paranormal Activity with headphones to get Ultimate Scaredicity. The Mind is amazing but… :))
Tom McLaughlin
Hope everything goes well for you on Monday.
Hail! Hail!
No Irish tricoiours on display tonight at the last night of the proms-am disappointed!
Just heard that John Hartson has pneumonia is this true?
Billy Bhoy supports wee Oscar
That made me laugh >}
Just you wait , when the fat boy wins the mighty ramsdens cup…..you will never hear the end of it .
Sometimes a hun to annoy and piss off would be good >} maybe not ……
HH
petec – Oscar BraveO – God Bless.
No way
Haven’t been on much today and saddened to hear about the death of Miki67. Enjoyed his posts and rants against all things hun. He is in a better place now and his pain and suffering are over. I sensed he knew that his time was limited but such was the courage of the man he would come on here and post as if there was nothing wrong. Condolences to Larrybhoy and Miki’s wife.
Miki67 RIP, you’ll be missed.
No luck petec.
My nap was chinned as well mate.
It’s really difficult that competition is.
Just popped on cqn just to offer my sincere condolences to the family of miki67. He will be sorely missed, a really genuine nice man. RIP Miki67.
HH
Tam,
I hope everything goes well for you on Monday and I hope yer Back on here antagonising in yer ain fine stylie, questioning but wanting things brought to the surface.
HH bro.
Tokyo wins the campaign to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, beating Istanbul and Madrid.
All great cities.
Most of Madrid, most of Spain, blames the mayor, Ana Botella, for the inadequacies in her presentation skills, but it surely cannot hinge on that.
David Cameron’s thundering defence of Britain at the G20 was, as Isabel Hardman at the Spectator noted, “bonkers”. But it was also quite magnificent in its way. Tiny Vladimir Putin, the pint-size ruler of Russia, had declared (it is rumoured, but hell it’s a great rumour) that Britain is just a small island that nobody listens to.
Sensibly, Cameron avoided responding with the truth about Russia, a truth which involves bad and useless Tsars, communism, epic cruelty, the murder of millions of its own citizens, the Nazi-Soviet pact, monstrous tyranny in Eastern Europe and in the 1970s the popularisation of the world’s least interesting game: chess. The Prime Minister is too polite to mention all that, and he surely recognises that Russia has its good points, such as excellent (if overly long) books, the strength and endurance of its long-suffering population, the heroic front line efforts against Stalin’s old ally Hitler and, of course, vodka.
Instead, the Prime Minister ignored Russia and responded by mounting a robust defence of Britain and its achievements. In summary: we might not have any aircraft carriers left, but by God we still produced The Beatles.
Here is the full peroration:
(All Loyal Timmites Please To Be Upstanding…)
~~~~~
“Britain may be a small island, but I would challenge anyone to find a country with a prouder history, a bigger heart or greater resilience. Britain is an island that has helped to clear the European continent of fascism – and was resolute in doing that throughout World War Two. Britain is an island that helped to abolish slavery, that has invented most of the things worth inventing, including every sport currently played around the world, that still today is responsible for art, literature and music that delights the entire world. We are very proud of everything we do as a small island – a small island that has the sixth-largest economy, the fourth best-funded military, some of the most effective diplomats, the proudest history, one of the best records for art and literature and contribution to philosophy and world civilisation. For the people who live in Northern Ireland, I should say we are not just an island, we are a collection of islands. I don’t want anyone in Shetland or Orkney to feel left out by this. I’m thinking of setting this to music …”
Land Of Hope And Glory….
http://.youtube.comwatch?v=podh1wht9RY
Sing Along,Now……!!!!
Burns looking stronger.
Well done Tokyo!
They will do the Olympic Games proud!
ernie lynch
I think even DD said he is not the owner.
Nobody owns Celtic.
Ask Fergus.
There are custodians, nobody owns Celtic.
This is not the old rankers who did have an owner.
If you do not beleive me ask that great bastion of the truth the BBC, who apologised to my brother when they referred to DD as the owner. He texted them and within a minute they corrected themselves saying DD is not the owner.
So DD says he is not the owner of Celtic.
The BBC say that DD is not the owner of Celtic.
I say there is no owner of Celtic.
I think officialy Celtic say there is no owner of Celtic.
You guys know better though so I will happily wait for you to show me the proof that DD
owns Celtic.
Please don’t tell me that DD owns Celtic because it is your opinion or SMSM’s opinion because that counts for nothing, do some research first.
So sad to hear about the passing of Miki67. I always made a point of reading his posts.
The blog is a much poorer place without him
RIP Miki67
And Burns in on his backside.
The Spirit Of Arthur Lee,
The stuff heard through headphones is incredible. Perhaps my bad hearing, I have cost a big game frae a UK team against a fantastic German team way Bach in the day because my right ear disnae Work. I can kinda start to realise what it would be like to kick the poor penalty. {K}ripz
Tactical Ops.CSC
Looking for recruits to the CS:GO crew.
Slipping away from Burns
TSD – Hang Up Your Brightest Colours.
Collins was partly responsible.Once Ireland went,it all went.
Like dominoes.
Try not to be bitter over it.
Nothing lasts forever.
not looking good for burns
16 roads,
We are goin oot, hopefully on the 28th.
We baith know that the olde Yeshua is the WAN that gives us AWE the STRENGH in the World.
last round – last chance
Sad news about Miki67- a great loss to the site.
Hope there’s a great atmosphere tomorrow and Stan, Henke and the bhoys enjoy our songs old and new.
God bless Stan Petrov and Miki67.
Missed a T
Human League.csc
pink gloves says it all. scottish loser after murray and the international team last nite.
boooooooooooooooooo……
I’m off to bed lads, heading to Dublin early in the morning to shout on my beloved County in the All Ireland. I don’t have butterflies in my stomach , I think its a flock of bloody sparrows.
Brave effort by Ricky Burns
but beaten by the better fighter on the night.
Burns draws …..
Dislocated his jaw in round two …heart of a lion ….lucky bhoy …
corkcelt
Enjoy, I hope you are travelling home a happy mhan.
HH
Hoppy do
A touch premature with your proclamation
A draw. American judge on the booze I think.