News that the Maribor game later this month is on the season book has setup a dramatic climax to what will be remembered for decades as a remarkable month in our history. We didn’t ask for this situation. As we drifted away from Murrayfield, our thoughts were only of Celtic’s abject display, but nine days and two Uefa Disciplinary hearings later, we’re through to the Champions League play-off round next week.
For Legia Warsaw, the pill is unbearably bitter. So much so, they had to appeal to Uefa, and on to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, despite scant cause. CAS who will eventually be asked to determine if Uefa’s rules were interpreted correctly. Which they were. The consequences for Legia are so abrupt their reactions are understandable.
Football affects us in ways which are not always beneficial. There was nothing Legia fans could do to remove their distress this past week, but reading comments, by fans of another Scottish club on this subject, has given a glimpse into the human condition.
The emotional investment by some Scottish football fans in Legia’s forlorn cause has evidently resulted in untold misery. Celtic fell into the Clyde and came out holding a winning Euromillions ticket. It was unplanned for, random and undeserved, but it happened and, right now, Celtic are the luckiest team in the world.
At a time when their phoenix club is falling apart before their eyes, our unearned good fortune has caused volumes of hilarious, angry, ranting. Efforts to explain it as a consequence of immoral plots (as well as running the Celtic, the SFA, the SPFL, Glasgow City Council and The Commonwealth, Peter Lawwell also manipulates Uefa’s Disciplinary Body) demonstrate classic evidence of our old friend, Cognitive Dissonance.
We were blind lucky, accept that, or continue to give the rest of the world new and innovative ways to enjoy their football. It’s not worth the dissonance.
It’s been an interesting week in the media. Neil McCann’s excitable misinterpretation of the rules on Wednesday was a highlight, but the paper which brought you ‘news’ that Celtic wanted Dan Pertrescu to be manager, who declined as he was warned the club have problems by Neil Lennon, subsequently got a second story when they ran a properly sourced article denying ‘reports’ Neil spoke to Pertrescu.
I’m also loving reading those who in the media were spinning anti-Celtic nonsense that Neil left because he wasn’t happy with the player budget, now suggesting he could take over Crystal Palace, after Tony Pulis left because he wasn’t happy with the player budget.
Nonsense like this is never random, it has a purpose………..
On a related subject, I’m gutted for Palace, their fans, and for Pulis. The economics of the entire English league structure doesn’t work. Well-run clubs with good managers will be weeded out and relegated, as crazy debt-junkies inflate the bubble a little longer. Scottish football may be poor, but there are only two of our 42 clubs in any sort of financial danger.
Flag Day tomorrow, get along early, give Fergus a warm welcome back, and bring some change for The Kano Foundation bucket collection on the way in. Remember to join Fergus, Jim Craig and others from the Celtic Graves Society for the Jimmy Quinn event at Kilsyth Cemetery.
Thank you to everyone who gave so generously to Mary’s Meals by entering our competition for tickets in the comfy seats tomorrow. I’m proud of every one of you. My thanks also to Magners for helping out. The competition is now closed, winners will be informed by email shortly, so check your inbox!
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why are aberdeen at falkirk tonight
The Keane’s family motto is –
“The stroked cat is meek”
Marrakesh Express
Does the Brazen really not open until 11:30 tomorrow?
JJ
Houstan has them up for this!!!
Lennybhoy
have a look out for the 2 oldyins..
not sure if oldtim is up for it but tohg will be there.
Stupid phone. Stupid bus. Can’t wait to get home.
Bed this time.
Night bhoys!
a) each Saturday log onto the last page of the previous CQN article.
b) post only ONE ‘nap’ selection from any major Saturday horserace meeting (e.g. UK, Ireland, Dubai)
c) if your selection is a Non-Runner, you may select an alternative – as long as it also runs on the Saturday.
d) if your nap wins, you will “win” the hypothetical profit from a £1 stake @ Starting Prices (S.P.)
e.g. selection wins at 9/4, your hypothetical profit is +£2.25
e.g. selection wins at 5/1, your hypothetical profit is +£5.00
e) if your nap loses or if you fail to post a selection, you will “lose” your £1 hypothetical stake (-£1)
f) if you want to join the competition late (e.g. in Week 3) you will be allocated 2 losers, and will start the competition from (-£2)
g) Our winner and CQN Naps Champion Tipster will be the CQN punter who shows the greatest overall profit during the season.
Last season the competition lasted for 40 weeks, and PF Ayr was the champion tipster, with +£12.60 profit
Happy punting everyone…
:o)
Cheers, fleagle1888
The big guy Moshni is an accident waiting to happen.Stick a couple of fast players up against him and he will do something stupid. H.H.
Derbyshirebhoy
Was thinking the same thing. The “dispute” is between Legia and UEFA. Why should Celtic have to make a submission to CAS.
Justafan
Great post.
Falkirk only 7/2 live betting..
SORRY ABOUT PREVIOUS POST !!!
CQN Saturday Naps
Lads, for all the mug-punters out there… the CQN Naps competition resumes again this Saturday, and hopefully PF ayr will be around to defend his crown.
In order to confirm your entry, please send me an e-mail stating your CQN username to : fleagle29 at ymail.com
After that, the RULES are relatively simple :
a) each Saturday log onto the last page of the previous CQN article.
b) post only ONE ‘nap’ selection from any major Saturday horserace meeting (e.g. UK, Ireland, Dubai)
c) if your selection is a Non-Runner, you may select an alternative – as long as it also runs on the Saturday.
d) if your nap wins, you will “win” the hypothetical profit from a £1 stake @ Starting Prices (S.P.)
e.g. selection wins at 9/4, your hypothetical profit is +£2.25
e.g. selection wins at 5/1, your hypothetical profit is +£5.00
e) if your nap loses or if you fail to post a selection, you will “lose” your £1 hypothetical stake (-£1)
f) if you want to join the competition late (e.g. in Week 3) you will be allocated 2 losers, and will start the competition from (-£2)
g) Our winner and CQN Naps Champion Tipster will be the CQN punter who shows the greatest overall profit during the season.
Last season the competition lasted for 40 weeks, and PF Ayr was the champion tipster, with +£12.60 profit
Happy punting everyone…
:o)
Cheers, fleagle1888
Doc
20:51 on
gonny stop interrupting
bt
Tasty!!!
Jfh
thats him from star wars is it not?
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
They had a donkey in Star Wars??
Blantyretim. He could be an actor because he is not a footballer. H.H.
Ryecatcher re: 20:25
You’ll love Villamoura. Make sure you play the Old Course, absolutely fantastic. Be careful at night and don’t succumb to the local ‘ladies of the night’ they always seem to have a gang at their backs. ;-)
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
20:58 on 15 August, 2014
Will do mate.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
gearoid1998
21:00 on 15 August, 2014
Derbyshirebhoy
Was thinking the same thing. The “dispute” is between Legia and UEFA. Why should Celtic have to make a submission to CAS.
Justafan
Great post.
Legia have asked for it. However only submission Uefa will make is here is our rule book and both clubs have to comply with the rules set in. Celtic will say see uefa response. Plus all parties have to accept any decision before any hearing…..
The Club may is new, unfortunately the song book is several hundred years old.
Any techies help me , ACGR has sent me zoltan ringtone but for the like of me don’t know how to move to ringtone in iPhone , got it in Dropbox but that’s it , any help greatly appreciated, I know it’s Friday
The The Rangers finally manage a shot….off target
They are scum, doc,, always will be..
their team are dead but they still live in 17th century.
Doubting Thomas, I think you have to get it into iTunes then sync it.
How to do that? Sorry, cant help.
I see that the SFA have charged Dirk Boerrigter with… “causing a match official to make an incorrect decision”.
The crime is not the dive. It’s causing the referee to make an incorrect decision.
Hmmm… as Paul used to say quite often.
So, if you dive and get a penalty you get a two-game compliance guy ban. But, if you dive, like MacKay did in our box just before our penalty award, and the referee ignores it, you’re fine for the compliance officer chap.
Same action by two different players. One gets a penalty then a ban the other doesn’t get a penalty but no two-game ban either.
These SFA people really do sparkle with genius.
Only 4/1..
Any collectors of Celtic memorabilia out there?
I have two Celtic Guides that you can have: Season 1956-57 and 1957-58. The latter one has some good photos of the club’s US tour, showing players who went on to win the League Cup 7-1 that season against some defunct team.
Also available free of charge: double videotape of the 2000-2001 treble season; videotape of the Lisbon Lions final and videotape of the 1967 England v. Scotland match.
Anyone who is interested, please get my email address from Paul67.
Some people declaring “I booed Fergus” as if in some way it’s a badge of honour or a sign of integrity.
FFS
The Zombies are officially P**h
JJ
Dont know mate
Auldheid I will be respectful to fergus tomorrow. The saintly hue that is now being invented for him is however massively overblown.
The real heroes in saving celtic will either be sitting in the stands tomorrow, or listening on radios or getting updates on CQN or other sites. Or maybe they aren’t with us any more.
It was the supporters who bought the season books, who bought the shares, who made fergus plan the success it became.
It’s the supporters who are still doing that.
Fergus made a lot of money out of his project. Sure he took a risk, but he knew the support would come through. I don’t grudge him any of the money, nor to be fair his place in celtic history.
But during that last season we collapsed because of lack of investment in the team. Fergus refused to spend. He was protecting his investment and to do that he let every one of those heroes sitting in the stands around him down. He took our money and let us down. He also failed in his stated vision for a supporter owned club. Dd saw to that.
So he got booed and it was the majority of fans. He let us down.
66 mins Zombies get a shot on target
• blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
20:48 on 15 August, 2014
Jude
12 yo..
Bigjoe
was I majorca june, corfu in October hopefully..
We were in Majorca in June…………….
IthinkYourHidingfromME
thinkheenjoyedWorkingfortheChanpions
Troontim it’s no badge of home our but revisionism and romanticism are being used to cloud what actually happenned.
Commentator better move his prayer mat!!
Watching the Sevco game …usual rules apply
They are just about a match for Falkirk
They have several very poor players ..Moshni…OMG…
Poster boy for their youth system McLeod isn’t a patch on most of the young Falkirk boys
Only CFC fans are getting value for money from this Sevco shower
Abbot of Clonmacnois
And they get paid for this genius too!