Calibre gap, Uefa intervention, Celtic authors and bampots

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We’ve been told since the summer not only that this season’s Championship would be more competitive than the Premiership (last week we covered the fact that it’s the least competitive league in Britain), but that the gap between the top of the Championship and the top of the Premiership would be narrow.

Hearts are probably a better team than we’ve seen in our two cup meetings with them this season, but they have proven to be hopelessly ill-prepared to face a European-calibre team.  Hamilton, Motherwell, Aberdeen, Inverness and Dundee have all given Celtic vastly more difficult challenges.

Robbie Neilson is doing well and his team will step-up to the Premiership challenge next year but they are not playing week-in-week-out at the pace necessary to tackle Celtic face on, as they did yesterday.

Following on from Saturday’s article, I heard today that Celtic’s relationship with Ujpest Doza, which saw Willie McStay leave his coaching role at Celtic to become Ujpest manager, was ended after complaints to Uefa about what was no more than unofficial links between the clubs.  Uefa informed the clubs that only one would be entitled to compete in European competition if their planned extended cooperation took place.

In the event a complaint was made to Uefa, clear blue water would be required between clubs Mike Ashley has an interest in.

Many thanks to the many authors, publishers and bampots in the Celtic community who are now involved with the CQNBookstore, which now had 29 books and DVDs available.

As well as the CQN books, like the CQN Annual, Caesar & the Assassin, Seville, All the Best by Tommy Gemmell and Heart of Lion by Willie Wallace, there’s Cartuja’s Internet Bampots, Paul Dyke’s The Quality St Gang, John Hughes irrepressible autobiography, two books by Ian McCallum on how the Glasgow Irish founded a football club, and on those who went to the Great War, signed copies of Archie Macpherson’s definitive Jock Stein biography, the Sean Fallon and Chris Sutton biographies, an absolute treasure chest of Celtic DVDs and beanie hats for Mary’s Meals!

We’re hoping to add more in due course. Fill your boots.

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  1. Jungle Jim Hot Smoked on

    One final weird fact. I am about to have my tea. The last time I had my tea was the day after Dundee beat Aberdeen. Will these awful omens never cease!

     

    Cheerio,

     

    JJ

  2. Jungle Jim/Hunskelper

     

     

    There is just no use arguing against such logic.

     

    I guess we should just sit back and accept our fate

  3. The Comfortable Collective on

    Wierd fact number 94.

     

     

    “Dundee” sounds remarkably like “Hun glee”.

     

     

    (when said by someone with a mouth full of Toffoes).

  4. jungle jim hot smoked

     

     

    17:58 on 1 December, 2014

     

     

    Fair play, Pele was good but he’s no Lewis McLeod

     

     

    Ally McMoist

  5. Thanks Tony , thought it had something to do with goats and eyes following u everywhere.

     

    Now makes perfect sense.

     

     

    The comfortable collective.

     

     

    That just puts the tin lid on it!!!

  6. I noticed this FF quote about the Arsenal shares, supplied by Monaghan 1900 earlier:-

     

     

    “When Whyte sold those, like many my heart sank as at that moment in time we were witnessing a man who cared not a jot for Rangers, a man without any moral compass, a dishonest unscrupulous man inside the football club with access to our crown jewels.”

     

     

    I was wondering whether Bill Struth had a moral sea-going compass when he returned from his boat trip one passenger light.

     

     

    As for “access to our crown jewels”…… he had more than access….. he was squeezing them tight and had them by the short and curlies.

     

     

    You think they might have noticed.

  7. Jungle Jim

     

     

    at 17.58

     

     

    n.. an Equally..”Fair Point, Pal”.. Must be awarded ,tae You..too.

     

     

    Sure.. EVERY Fitba’ Player..if he is Human..Has the odd, lapse in his Form ( Except.. Henryk.. But.. well. He Wiznae… Human,that is… wiz he ???)

     

     

    But..in My Memo.. Ah wiz Trying tae mak a Point..

     

     

    n.. that wiz..

     

     

    A Player must be Judged.. solely.. on the Kinda….OVER-ALL Form..which he is

     

    Displaying.. In the PRESENT..

     

     

    NOT.. oan his Former Performances of the Past..

     

     

    n..that Kin Cut.. Both ways..

     

     

    A Player kin be Showing. Strong signs of Improvement…yet ..his Past Shoddy Performances.. wull Haunt Him ..

     

     

    Case in Point?

     

     

    Steffi..

     

     

    Steffi, is Now Showing us .. jist How Good a Player that he Is..

     

     

    Steffi, in Ma Opinion.. is a Spiffing Player.. A guy who

     

     

    ah Wish…the Rest of Oor Saggin Mid Field.. should Emulate..his …Unblushing Enthusiasm… tae Win .. n..his “Never say Die”.. spirit.

     

     

    Broony is a Bum.. Yes he is..

     

     

    But…Kojo, is the Only guy oan Here..except fur Wan or Two.. who

     

     

    sees It..

     

     

    But..well.. That is How it Jist how.. Kojo sees It..anyhow.

     

     

    Nice Chatting ,Pal..

     

     

    Kojo

     

    Still ,Laughin

  8. thomthethim for Oscar OK on

    Kojo,

     

     

    You are correct. Guidetti had a poor game yesterday and looked heavy legged.

     

     

    In fairness, the crowded penalty area and lack of space behind the defence didn’t help.

     

     

    Poor service from the wings didn’t help either.

     

     

    I think he can be excused an odd day off, especially as he hadn’t a game on Thursday, in which to loosen up for yesterday !!

     

     

    Fully expect a return to form on the Wednesday, in the wide open spaces of Celtic Park.

     

    Plenty grass for our sacred cows to graze on !

  9. If the sevco v Raith game is televised they should play it at Minty Park.

     

     

    Plenty of room for all those who will buy tickets.

     

     

    HH!!

  10. !!Bada Bing!!

     

     

     

    17:49 on 1 December, 2014

     

     

     

    Let’s chip in and pay the facepainter,it could be a laugh ,and launch a thousand banners,which we could turn into t-shirts for Mary’s Meals

     

    ———-

     

    Susan Thomson Your Sonsie Face, Glasgow £40

  11. Monaghan1900

     

     

    16:56 on 1 December, 2014

     

     

    “But it may be a bit more difficult than this as the matter is a bit more complex, as R*ngers Football Club is not a person.”

     

     

    =======================

     

     

    Sherlock, they call him, resident Govan genius.

  12. ThomtheThim..

     

     

    Thanks fur the Nod..Pal.

     

     

    Look.. Again..in Kojo’s Opinion..

     

     

    A FANS FITBA’ FORM..such as this Be..

     

     

     

    Should be a Place where.. Opinions are Bandied.. concerning ..well..

     

     

    The Fitba’ Team. which is Written oan the Forum’s Label.

     

     

    Not a Place..where Discussion will Drift tae Extraneous Subject Matters..n.. Constantlee.. tae!

     

     

    such as.. Well..How OTHER FITBA TEAM’S Fortunres…

     

     

    are Doing or Not Doin.

     

     

    Ah am sure that You Get Ma Point?

     

     

    N..

     

     

    This Is A CELTC FAN’S FORUM..

     

     

    if Ah am Not Mistaken..

     

     

    Howevah.. Ah am Beginning to think..’

     

     

    That..

     

     

    Mayhap.. Ah AM!

     

     

    Nice Chatting ,Pally..as evah

     

     

    Kojo

     

     

    Still. Laughin

  13. Greeninbingley on

    Remember fanzines?

     

     

    Dundee had the best-named fanzine of all time – better even than Blackburn’s ‘4000 Holes’

     

     

    Eh Mind O Gilly

  14. Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas on

    Bada bing, I ‘ve just read Paul Larkin’s book, the Asterisk Years, the Edinburgh Establishment v Celtic.

     

     

    I enjoyed it but could have been better.

     

     

    He doesn’t really say as much as I would have liked about the establishment’s agenda, driven by Sir Dodgy Dave.

     

     

    The short film he has made about it is meant to be more revealing than the book.

  15. Davidopoulos

     

    17:12 on

     

    1 December, 2014

     

    Monaghan1900

     

     

    “That was the worst thing to have happened. Because those shares, along with the Loving Cup, were what R*ngers were all about”

     

    ————————————————————–

     

     

    This is my favourite bit; their dead club was all about a wally mug and some shares in another football team. Hahahaha!

     

     

    —————————-

     

     

    the bold craigy making his getaway with a bag marked swag, cup and shares stuffed in, pedellinh hard doon edmiston drive on the saint etiene bike

     

     

    giruy huns

  16. If rangers had shares in Arsenal, can they be retrospectively banned from Europe for having an interest in 2 clubs?

     

     

    Only joking

     

     

    IrishBloodEnglishHeart CSC

  17. to daisy daisy

     

     

    Davie Davie,

     

    the coppers are after you,

     

    when they get you,

     

    they’ll give you a month or two

     

    they’ll wrap you up in wire,

     

    inside a black maria,

     

    so ring the bell,

     

    peddle like hell,

     

    on a bicycle built for

     

    2

     

    4

     

    6

     

    8

     

    David Murray liquidates

     

    hate hate hate

     

     

    coat oot

     

    hh

  18. Tic-awtheriteboxes on

    I know who owns Ibrox. Chico Verde. His horse ran at Pornichet in France today it got gubbed. Quite a tall horse I hear 15 big hands tall

  19. saint stivs

     

     

    18:51 on 1 December, 2014

     

    Davidopoulos

     

    17:12 on

     

    1 December, 2014

     

    Monaghan1900

     

     

    “That was the worst thing to have happened. Because those shares, along with the Loving Cup, were what R*ngers were all about”

     

    ————————————————————–

     

     

    This is my favourite bit; their dead club was all about a wally mug and some shares in another football team. Hahahaha!

     

     

    —————————-

     

     

    the bold craigy making his getaway with a bag marked swag, cup and shares stuffed in, pedellinh hard doon edmiston drive on the saint etiene bike

     

     

    giruy huns

     

     

    ———–

     

     

    Davidopoulos

     

     

    Sorry mhate. Have to say it. But I lost a little love for you and a lot of respect with your post of 5.12.

     

     

    It was all about the Loving Cup and the deep pool of generous humanity that goes with it. That’s what that venerable institution was all about. About spreading love to people of all faiths and none, albeit they’d concentrated one just the one for almost of their history.

     

     

    Ibrox is a shrine of goodness. Some of these peepul are worthy of beatification.

     

     

    Why can’t you see this? It’s as clear as the whiskers on my face-painted face!

     

     

    ;-)

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  20. KoJo.

     

    My auld pal. Whilst I agree with most re John Gee I feel you missed the fact that the dirty Jambos had all there team behind the ball at most times. It is difficult to break these dogged tactics down and sometimes you don’t in the conventional manner, We did but Super John didn’t fit in.The guy is gonna be a star for us, as sure as there’s shit in a billy or nanny goat.

     

    100% agree re Broony though.

     

    Good as ever chatting

     

     

    KINGLuBO

  21. sunny calmachie on

    Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas,

     

     

    I also read Paul Larkins Asterisks years,

     

    and have had the privilege of seeing his short film, and my personal opinion is that Paul doesn’t reveal all in the book,

     

    but the film is jaw dropping.

     

    A must for ALL supporters of football,

     

     

    Happy Celticing. .

  22. “15 out of 17 SC Ties since 2009 been away from home…….”

     

     

     

    Bada, it’s 14 from 18 I believe.

     

     

    Still outrageously spooky imo.

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