At around 13:16 tomorrow afternoon Fraser Forster will hopefully break the 40-year record of Aberdeen’s Bobby Clark for not conceding a goal in Scottish league football. Clark’s record is next up for the Celtic keeper but the British and European records are not too far away.
Apart from Celtic Park itself there would be no better place to break this record than at Tynecastle, but the most important part of the day is to secure a win. Concede early but win the game and we have done our job. Break the record and leave pointless and we will have nothing to celebrate.
Clarity has never been a prominent feature when it comes to the analysis of football finances. 2012 threw up a slew of ‘experts’, practically all of whom swallowed lines from PR people instead of explaining HMRC’s published rules on voting for or against Company Voluntary Arrangements.
Journalists were briefed on HMRC’s intentions, which filtered to the ‘experts’, soon this PR version of events was accepted an a reality. The same was going on inside football. One journalist called me back then to dispute my challenge to his assertion that Celtic would have vote to allow Newco Rangers into the SPL, and that the SPL itself was absolutely certain to vote them “back” (sic.). Celtic were never going to that way and by then the SPL tide had turned.
It was not in Celtic’s interests to have Newco parachuted into top flight football, which has become clear in the subsequent years, although many in Scotland, including a sizeable chunk of the Celtic support, thought otherwise, and that the club would vote in favour.
It was, therefore, refreshing to watch BBC Reporting Scotland last night without the 2012 flops. A new expert was found to ask the pertinent question, a £1.5m loan is fine for a short-term fix but what about the enormous long-term problems?
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Only got to wait til September now………
Blantyretim.
Are you working in Blantyre tomorrow, if not, do you fancy going into Glasgow for a drink.
Sipsini-shady somethings that’s for sure .HH
Working oldtim..
Sipsini
I have a soft spot for Morton anf followed them as a kid. (Andy Ritchie and all that). I still go along now and then with mates. Been to the corporate hospitalty a couple of times in recent years at Cappielow (seriously heavy bevvy session btw) and on both occasions the brothers E were there. They looked relaxed and were having a good time. Morton ties on.
Quite what they’re doing at the uglies is curious.
They ain’t there through any love of the huns.
They’re there to make money. End of.
HH.
corkcelt- SUPPORTING THE DAM 5
17:22 on
21 February, 2014
Jaysus, Over here our people had to fight for 800 years, multitudes slaughtered, tortured, jailed, starved but the fight went on. All ye feckers have to do is vote for Gods sake believe in yere selves. As someone said earlier once ye get Independence the SNP will be redundant. Scottish Sinn Féin Abú, (Ourselves Alone).
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Really are you forgetting that the Scots played a major part in the oppression of the Irish people.
Twice in the 20th cent the Irish people overwhelmingly voted for independence parties (Sinn fein) yet real independence was denied us due in the main to the minority of ‘Ulster Scots’ and their powerful friends in the north east of the island. Now in my youth I watched Scottish troops rampage through nationalist Belfast, smashing homes, destroying Catholic religious icons and violently denying the Irish people the very thing that the some Scots now claim is their right. I can state without fear of contradiction Scots troops were hated more in Nationalist Belfast than the Paras ever were, they were bigots and thugs to a man.
Lets look outside Ireland lets look at the Scots and their huge role in the creation and maintenance of the British Empire. Lets remember how they denied tens of millions the very same right they now demand. Have any Scots ever shown the slightest contrition for the empire no in fact in the main they revel in it.
Scots independence is a hypocrites’ charter.
Im away to listen to ssb can’t be any worse than reading cqn…o(
I wouldn’t like to be the Celtic player who scores an own goal in the first 31 minutes tomorrow. Ouch!
bt
Don’t think you needed the smiley. This place will be hard to visit over the coming months.
Edb
it was a frown not a smiley
Let Me Pit Some of the Guys oan here.. Who WULL vote Fur Independence
Straight…
Ah lived in England..
Fur A Long Time.
Ah never hid the Slightest trouble.. Getting oan wi.. Tom, Dick , Harry..or Sheila..
Ah wiz welcome , wherever Ah went..
Noo.. the reason Ah am tellin you folks this..
is
A wiz a Roman Catholic.
n.. My religious Beliefs.. wur o’ nae Consequence tae Ma Fellow Fellows.. N .. Gals, Pals.
Ah wiz totally Accepted..
Noo..
When Ah came tae Live I Glesca..
Aha!…
Noo ,You guys, know that A Roman Catholic ,in Glesca.. is a Marked Man.. in Scotland.
Right?
Anyway..
Ur ye beginning tae Get Ma Drift.. or.. dae Ah hiv tae Spell it oot. fur ye?
Hmmmmmmmmm
Look.. A loatta Guys ..oan HERE..
ur Jist Chaffin at the Bit.. tae Get Separated fae..
the Old Queen n The Hated English Aristocracy, RIgamarole..
So.. the thought of an Independent Scotland.. seems Pretty Appetizin’ tae them..
So..
They Wull Be Mair Influenced tae Vote fur Independence.. than Anything else..based oan thur Hatred fur years o’
English .. Political.. Dominance,over them.
Howevahhhhhhhhh
Let Me warn you guys..
The Folk who are… So Rabid in thur Hatred fur.. Irish Catholics..or.. Catholics ,in General..
Awe ..
Talk Wi a SCOTTISH ACCENT.
Like Ah told ye , earlier..
In England.. A Roman Catholic gets a Square Deal…
Are ye beginning tae Get the Idea?
Yep…
If Ah wur Living In Scotland.. n. wiz a Scot who hid the opportunity tae Vote fur Scottish Separation frum England..
‘
Ah Wid .. Think awfy Hard ..before, Ah made Ma Decision ..
Kojo
Still,Laughin’
Gotta Go,joe..
Seeyal
bt
Apologies. My age showing!
e=mc2 skiving at work
16:40 on
21 February, 2014
As I say, I’ve stopped following Irish politics – what is the general consensus in the nationalist community about Gerry Adams?
For me – too compromised previously – maybe not so much now that his family secret is out in public domain.
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You’ll have to travel far and wide to find a politician in any country who polarizes opinion more than Gerry Adams. The man is loved and loathed, there’s seldom a middle ground.
For me, the man is a political colossus and will take his place alongside O’Connell, Parnell, Collins and De Valera as playing a key role in the shaping of Ireland.
Polls show a continued and sustained growth for SF, government in both of Ireland’s political jurisdictions is now a realistic goal. They say all political careers end in failure, I feel Adams will be the the exception that proves the rule.
Jeez, olympic speed skater Elise Christie gets more penalties than Sevco.
MWD
You’ve got mail!
The Singing Detective..
Jist caught yer last Submission, tae me..
Whit religion, dae ye Think..
Ma Uncle Mo.. Follows?
Gotta Really go. Pal.. Seeya.
Kojo
Still,Laughin.
KoJo my old pal
Seems I agree with you yet again re the do we/ don’t we vote. The sleekit Scots, majority of which are masons, will love to be free of the UK. You are spot on re the English, I too have lived in England for a long time and they don’t give a fart for what religion one is, not a bit. So why are the Scots so anti Catholic/Irish?? In fact they are anti any bloody thing if I read things correctly.
Can you imagine if the yes vote were to prevail, how Scotland would be run .Makes you shudder!#
I am fiercely patriotic but that does not blind me from the glaring pro masonic/ anti catholic vibe that is forever Scotland, and may I say, it shames me
KINGLuBO
KINGLUBO
Been away last few days…..Is it too late for my dream team?
Mark Brown
Edison Brafheid
Mo Camara
Daniel Majstorovic
Josh Thompson
Evander Sno
Efrain Juarez
Landry N’Guemo
Zeng Zi
Kenny Miller
Lassad Nouioui
Tony Mowbray
Titter ye not…..That lot would storm the Championship next year and put Sevco in their place……..Then again…..hmmmm…..Mibbes Naw they windae?
Windae=Widnae
BT.
I had an idea that you were working, just fancied going out for a drink. I’ll get stuck into cleaning out the greenhouse instead.
Syd Negakev
15:47 on
21 February, 2014
The referendum.
If we vote no…..I’ll know what currency we’ll have, I’ll know how much my savings are worth. I’ll know roughly what my pension will be and when I’ll get it. I’ll know which passport I’ll hold. I’ll know if we are in Europe.
If we vote yes…I’ll know none of these things.
Easy decision for me.
Knowing as much as you do, could you let us all know the date on which a Westminster government whose first priorities are not London and the SouthEast will be eleveted
Bt,
Try the pool on your ipad, that’s what I do…then again you’ve got sausage fingers…ach well corrie starts soon :-))
Lads and Lassies. I’ll be starting the Celtic quiz tonight at 9.
Please feel free to join in and don’t be shy. ALL WELCOME.
wonder if the ref has been tipped off about possible record being set by FF and will engineer a penalty for Hertz early on
people who use the phrase ‘exception that proves the rule’ are muppets
i’m the exception that proves the rule
Frank Ryan’s Whiskey
17:50 on
Well written piece but no one is saying that the only thing Scotland has is Oil, people will usually bring up Oil, Whiskey Green Energy etc as they are the most talked about and in the case of Oil the biggest earner. Your right of course the oil will run out at some stage that’s a given, you do though fail to mention that there is potentially as yet undiscovered Oil off the west coast of Scotland.
You say there are people out there that are saying oil will definately be worth $?. Can I let you into a secret, no one knows what oil will be worth next week let alone in several years time. The trend in energy prices has been on the rise for several years and from what I’ve read the trend will continue to rise, unless you know something the markets don’t them I’ll dismiss this part of your argument if you don’t mate.
Overall though I don’t have a problem with what you’re saying, what I would say is that in an Independant Scotland at least the revenues from the oil will be used to benifit this country and not the City state of London as it does now.
Motherwell 5/2 tonight …big price …still not convinced with DU
KINGLUBO
19:10 on
21 February, 2014
KoJo my old pal
Seems I agree with you yet again re the do we/ don’t we vote. The sleekit Scots, majority of which are masons, will love to be free of the UK. You are spot on re the English, I too have lived in England for a long time and they don’t give a fart for what religion one is, not a bit. So why are the Scots so anti Catholic/Irish?? In fact they are anti any bloody thing if I read things correctly.
Can you imagine if the yes vote were to prevail, how Scotland would be run .Makes you shudder!#
I am fiercely patriotic but that does not blind me from the glaring pro masonic/ anti catholic vibe that is forever Scotland, and may I say, it shames me
KINGLuBO
KINGLUBO
Could the above have anything to do with Catholics in being proportionately so small in number that they are simply irrelavent. Whereas in Scotland and Northern Ireland they are numerous enough to be perceived as a threat?
The Celts in Seville…….no thanks.
Still can’t bring myself to watch even one second of that feckin game again.
The pain and angst is still raw even 11 years on.
Crushing ,crushing disappointment.
Glorious failure……..keep it.
Show me a good loser and I will show you……..a loser!!
Is it just me or has anyone else noticed the new adverts on CQN that take over you’re full page and you have to click them off?
BCW, sorry will miss quiz tonight, got a 21st to go too :-(
BT, how is wee Marco doing ? Hope very well
And Voguepunter you have the word of the day (or 2 really)
Ya Walloper
How aboot 3
Doc ya Walloper :-)
Hail Hail
PFayr
I think the muthers have a lod of injuries, including, Lasley,shame!
lod = load
The Celts in Seville…..
Tony Roper……nice guy but if he writes as badly as he acts…….it might be a long night for the audience.
eddie…..
It’s just you !
Frank Ryan
I wasn’t there and I’m not apologising for the sins of my fathers.
In fact do you really think you should be getting involved in this debate when you so clearly detest us.
How it’s a hypocrites charter is beyond my understanding on the info on your blog.
Are you saying we should be forever be ruled by the English because of these sins?
Do you not think that main driving force for an Empire was capitalism, and it was them that gained the riches whereas the Scots workers lived in penury.
I found out the other day that as recently as the1890’s when a mine was sold in the UK the ownership of the workers was also transferred. Suppose that’s us workers fault as well
Philbhoy
Just saw his ugly Hun mug warming up
There is hope for justice for non-freemasons in England at least as the Tax tribunal there has just ruled against United Grand Lodge of England.
Tax Tribunal dismiss Masons appeal that they are all about charity & members subs should be Vat exempt.
http://www.bailii.org/uk/cases/UKFTT/TC/2014/TC03302.html …
Imagine a Tax tribunal ruling against Masons in Scotland?
Imagine a Tax tribunal ruling against Rangers in Scotland!