Celtic box clever again, and the SFA know it. Aleks Tonev, who has a strong east-European accent and limited English, denies uttering racist comments against Aberdeen. Did he? He might well have, for all I know, but, with only one person contradicting Tonev, the SFA have no idea either.
When this issue first raised its head I don’t think anyone on CQN made a character reference for Aleks, but we concluded this issue was destined to remain unresolved, as there is simply not enough information to consider the matter. The SFA know this and know that the Court of Arbitration for Sport will find in favour of the player if they persist in trying to ban him for 7 games without collaboration.
Don’t let Barry Hearn fool you, it’s the SFA which is unfit for purpose, not the professional clubs or the SPFL.
It was great to see our very own Mouldy67 on the big screens on Wednesday for his Cycling Santa Appeal. He left London yesterday morning before resting up for the night in Birmingham. All going to plan, he’ll reach Glasgow on Monday.
Mouldy (Paul) is running to raise funds and awareness for Neuroblastoma Childrens’ Cancer Alliance in memory of Wee Oscar. It’s an incredible undertaking and a living example of the Celtic spirit brought to life.
You can follow his journey here, if you’re on Twitter, send him a good luck message, I know it will make a difference. More importantly, you keep tabs on his fundraising here.
I don’t get the notion, apparently widely held and reported by The Scotsman today, that Rangers (sic) cannot afford to sack Alloa McCoist (© Jobo). He’s on a contract which the club can continue to pay, while promoting Gordon Durie to first-team duties for little or no extra cash. They may even have a case to curtail their outlays to him. I can’t see how sacking him costs money in the short term, and let’s face it, that’s all this lot need to worry about.
Knowing where the bodies are buried
Super Alloa has seen the current directors, and all previous regimes right back to Murray, operating up close and personal. He knows which cupboards have skeletons lurking, while all of them will be aware of his contract negotiations, and what he has, or has not, been prepared to do for the club. It’s a classic co-dependency situation. You don’t sack the guy who knows what you don’t want revealed.
There is also the small matter of management priorities. Would the captain of the Titanic have sacked the chef for a lousy meal after they’d hit an iceberg?
If you’ve not been involved with the Celtic Foundation before there’s a great opportunity coming up next week. They’re looking for bucketeers ahead of the St Mirren game on Sunday, 14 December, to help raise money for the Christmas Appeal.
One of the beneficiaries of the Christmas Appeal is Glasgow City Mission, who provide emergency accommodation for the homeless, a dedicated Foodbank and an evening drop-in service that feeds those who are impoverished and in need of a proper meal, for, on average, 130 men and women each evening.
Graham Steven of the Mission said, “We are extremely grateful to Celtic FC Foundation and Celtic supporters for their continued generosity.
“Their much-needed financial contributions make the work of Glasgow City Mission possible. In particular, by funding our Older Men’s lunch club, you are providing a safe space for people to come and enjoy lunch and social companionship.
“Loneliness and isolation are significant factors in many of our clients’ lives – you are helping to turn that around, improving lives and strengthening communities – thank you!”
So next week, you can turn up to Celtic Park a wee bit earlier, get to meet hundreds of cheery Celtic fans, get a ticket to the game, and help to feed, shelter and provide companionship for the city’s homeless.
I spent most of the year not doing this kind of work, so I think I need to be there with a bucket next week. You are cordially invited to pick up your own bucket, email cfcfoundation@celticfc.co.uk or call here 0141 551 4291 now, before you forget about it. More info here. We’re lucky to be on the right side of the bucket campaign.
CQN Annual 2015 will be coming off the presses next week, order yours here in time for Christmas. There’s tons more on CQNBookstore.
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Lennybhoy,
Thanks for the welcome and your help re parking. I’ll head down early and try to grab a space where you suggest. I’m sure the Mothers will put on some top class pre-match entertainment to keep us amused till kick-off.
Portbhoy01
McAllister saying Ally must stay. Good on him. I’m sure every Celtic supporter agrees.
so nobody else will stand up with me in support of Sally? Fine, I’ll protest myself….
JudeanPeople’sFrontCSC
portbhoy01,
Are you a hun puffer of dodgy smokes?
That’s the new welcome format ;))
Natknow,
Hoops have got to meet to make them hoops, stripes don’t need to meet to be stripes so vertical or horizontal if they don’t meet then they are no hoops.
Look at us discussing some of the greatest philosophical questions since the sliced bread questions and I think this could be the best discussion since er…..
Portbhoy, there’s a big public car park behind Motherwell Civic Centre and is a five minute walk, crossing Airbles Road, to Fir Park.
If you are travelling on the M74, take the Motherwell & Hamilton junction, stay in the inside lane and take the left fork. When you get to the traffic lights, go right then go right up Airbles Road and take the last turn on the left which will take you to the car park behind the Civic Centre & Polis station.
Portbhoy01
Welcome to the blog and enjoy game tomorrow.
Ruggyman –
If you refuse a roadside breath test, you will be arrested and taken to the station. They will then offer you a breath test on the calibration machine. If you refuse, you will be charged and the court will ban you as if you were over the limit.
You are wrong about it taking a couple of hours though. You will be tested within 15 minutes of arrival.
Even if there was some reason why there was a 2 hour delay in testing you, they have a system of working out what your count was 2 hours earlier, when they stopped you.
Zico-Maltese Bhoy
19:26 on 5 December, 2014
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Can I also add my name to all those who are pleased to hear the positive news about your niece! Best of luck to her with the recovery.
splitters!
davidopoulos
Thank you,appreciated.
Ruggyman –
I trust your mate is no longer in the police force.
zico-maltese bhoy,
It was good to read your niece is doing well after the operation, as you know the site has its highs and lows and reading back put me on a wee high. HH
RobertTressell
16:38 on 5 December, 2014
GerryBhoy
16:13 on 5 December, 2014
Davidopoulos
12:19 on 5 December, 2014
Favourite goal of the day: Larson, diving header, Dundee United, Cup Semi-Final, beauty…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2kGcUAZ_ec
Thanks for posting that!!
One of the greatest goals I have ever seen. Every piece of it was TOP class. Big Sutty did brilliantly and Ghod’s timing and athletic prowess was second to none!
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Wow. Just wow.
I cannot remember a better header of a ball than Henrik.
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I was lucky enough to be at the great Celtic celebration in Seville and was even more lucky to be able to watch Henrik over his right shoulder twice, on how to jump, hang and head two brilliant goals. A giant of a Celtic Mhan! Unfortunately we came up just short but it was a priviledge to be part of a wonderful Celtic experience.
HH
Gerry
Neil Canamlar, it was a poor attempt at trying to be smart about the yanks calling hooped tops, horizontal stripes.
I posted earlier about how the FA had dealt with former conference league club, Salisbury Town FC, being bought after administration and how the FA won’t let the new owners use the Salisbury Town FC name because of the financial mismanagement at the club previously. Funny how the SFA look at financial mismanagement differently. I’m unsure if this example would be of assistance with resolution twelve or not.
Fiorentina v Rubentus here tonight for me.
Cmon the Florentines!
PORTBHOY01
Welcome. Are you from THE Port?
Dont get lost in Motherwell the morra’!
HH!!
zico-maltese bhoy
Aye a remember pal
Your old stamping ground
They CPDU days were a good laugh and the overtime was better
HH
Sipsini
Cheers much appreciated.
Sipsini,
Damn, you’ve rumbled me! Do you think I will make it to Govan for a 3pm kick-off after Fir Park?
Dallas Dallas/Zico – cheers guys, looking forward to it, been a while since I’ve been to an away game. I hear those fine chaps from the plod like to make sure we enjoy the experience.
Portbhoy01
Weet Weet Weet
I thought we did it for nothing,for the company like.
I know Big Bada,JF and CD took money.
You learn something everyday.HH
I am almost certainly in a minority but I would like Sleekit to be sacked. I have never met him but it is not too difficult to assess his character even allowing for the positivity he receives from the MSSM. I sense he believes he is a good manager at a very big Club. I would like him to be relieved of that notion.
JJ
Hartlepool v Blyth will do for me tonight , proper football instead of La Viola v the cheating shit@s of Juve.
Why are the huns having such a problem with the Alloa result ?
One championship team beat another one ?
Tallybhoy.
Having friendly conversation why the Maltese bar i am in at moment should not be showing the Rubentus game as The Arabs are playing Ross County.My wife supports the Arabs.HH
Tallybhoy,
Aye, born & bred in the Port. I should be ok the morra, the young lad will look after me, but keep an eye out for a confused auld codger who can’t remember where he’s parked his motor
Portbhoy01
Jobo Baldie
Good luck, think you’ll get 4 up anyway. Friday usually good for a 2-1 scoreline. Looked at Juve, too.
Was going to bet Chelsea tomorrow, but lost 2, drawn 2 in last 4 visits to Newcastle.
C’mon you Blyths in green !
Did I read on here that James Forrest is injured?
JJ
If not, my team for tomorrow:
Gordon
Matthews Ambrose van Djik Izaguirre
Forrest Brown Johansen Biton Tonev
Guidetti.
Ronny, I think, will go for:
Forrest Brown Johansen Mulgrew
Guidetti Stokes.
JJ
Is that another Port Onion on the blog?
zico…
I’d much rather support the Arabs than those Juve bassas!
Mon the Hoops!
HH!!
Having a problem distinguishing the teams at Hartlepool as our telly is black and white.Have a swatch, BBC2.
portbhoy01,
Nice retort, I’ll put n my pipe and smoke it :)
Enjoy the game tomorrow, mind noo, Tom mix has set a precedent of paying a TD67 lady Godiver to get you car watched…
Don’t shoot the messenger.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
19:32 on
5 December, 2014
Natknow,
Hoops have got to meet to make them hoops, stripes don’t need to meet to be stripes so vertical or horizontal if they don’t meet then they are no hoops.
Look at us discussing some of the greatest philosophical questions since the sliced bread questions and I think this could be the best discussion since er…..
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It’s a live issue mate! :-)
Dallas…,
Ah so your a vertical hoop man eh
Res 12 focuses on the SFA’s licensing administration for UEFA competitions and the SFA’s apparent disregard for their responsibility to UEFA, to protect the integrity of the competition on behalf of UEFA, by ensuring all the compliance guidelines and checks were completed and all potential risks to competitions were highlighted to UEFA.
Information was available to the public and in the public domain that the SFA ignored which affected the Celtic share price, and that’s just not on :)
Great save by The Vertical Hoops’ keeper there!
He’s still there Tom……plod’in away….literally
PORTBHOY01
Being from the Port you will no doubt know a few Tallies from Inverclyde.
I’m one of them. Born in Greenock, but currently in Italia.
Enjoy the game tomorrow, and remember where you park yer car!
:-)
HH!!
Ahh, I just had a wee thought there, mibees Tom has come home and set up a car watch enterprise.
£2- £5 since he came home.mmmmmmm
zico-maltese bhoy
Sorry mate it wiz always aboot the money
See you company men ;)))
HH