The good news keeps coming today. A solid 0-2 win away to Inverness, the gap at the top of the league narrowing by two points, and issue 4 of CQN Magazine is now out! Out cover feature in this issue is an interview with Lisbon Lion, Willie Wallace. Willie lives in Australia but keeps in touch with events at Celtic through the internet.
Bobby Petta also speaks to us, recounting some of the great times he experienced as a Celtic player, as well as providing an introspective on the disappointing John Barnes season.
We cover some recent topical subjects, including policing of Scottish football, the perennial poppy and the financial crisis that has engulfed our game. Checkout the speech from 1941 by President Roosevelt on four essential human freedoms. At 60 pages it’s our biggest issue yet and stuffed full of great articles. Get stuck in…
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Vmhan♣ who Supports Neil Lennon says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:08
Paddy Gallagher thanks for you’re kind words earlier, it was a great pleasure to meet you and the wife on Thursday and a big thank you for introducing us to you’re loveley wee mammy, a real pleasure…… I hope you’re all well after that long trip.
Keep us informed of the Jersey Celts charity do, for our friend Damien.
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I will mate, will speak with the lads and try to get a date. Remember you will both be welcome to come over and surprise Damien and Paddy.
Reading The Times today …
a wee article re the “chanting”
part of the article is headed …..”previous old firm problems”
the provides a list of hun trangressions and uefa fines
oldfirmification at it`s best
If Neil Lennon had made statements or acted like Butcher and Lomas yesterday,he would have been lifted and remanded without bail right now.But he does bring these things on himself………
bada bing
what did Lomas say ?
Some funny stuff to lighten the mood……. 36 secs in is what Sammi should have done to the ICT player :¬)
Funny stuff!
V
The other lot are struggling without Naismiths cheating. I wonder how they would react to Jelavic being injured. They would crumble!
Juventus score and they play Chelsea Dagger by Fratellis…
even Juve are copying our great club..
Interesting to see, according to the BBC’s stats, that St Johnstone had 58% of the possession.
They also committed only 6 fouls to Rangers’ 16.
St Johnstone had 3 players booked to Rangers’ 2.
Re Lomas, it was a hand gesture rather than what he said.
ernie lynch says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:08
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:¬)
As thoughts now start to turn to Wednesday, here is my team to tame the Pars:
Tony Warner
Mark McNally
Mike Galloway
Gary Gillespie
Dariusz Wdowczyk
Joe Miller
David Hannah
Pat McGinlay
Andreas Thom
Gerry Creaney
Pierre Van Hoijdonk
TJ
Oglach
You have your opinion and fully entitled to share it.
Lenny has his opinion and is fully entitled to share it.
Why would you want to silence him?
It seems to me that Lenny was directing his comments to some of the Scottish born Celtic fans who have little, or no, direct experience of said events.
I suspect a lot more Celtic people will support Lenny’s views on the subject.
Hail Hail
M
Keevins and Waddell giving the G B (A thousand on total maybe?) pelters today. Can any of you I T experts out there give me the thread when they did the same re 40,000 of thems getting the same pelters and mc caskill gloryfying it “as a great family atmosphere” on L C final day?
For the life of me I cant find it!!
Oh Dear…
A expert on midges has said the tiny blood-sucking insects have been biting in November for the first time since monitoring began seven years ago.
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A expert on journalism at the BBC would be mortified.
Well, If we’re doing funny. Here’s as old favourite.
Brilliant. Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7C4Xar2Wysk&feature=g-all&context=G1b5c6ALTjLz3QAAAA
The Battered Bunnet says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:22
The reason for only two bookings for huns,the ole rotation fouling.
previously seen in mothers game, ICT also had a wee go at it yesterday.
Common link all managers played for same scummy team.
T J
Is David Hannah dead?
Vmhan♣ who Supports Neil Lennon
Love it.
Actually thinking more along the lines of Tubthumping though;
“I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never gonna keep me down
I get knocked down, but I get up again
You’re never gonna keep me down
We sing the Celtic songs, we sing the Irish songs
We sing the Freedom songs, we sing the Rebel songs
We sings the songs that remind us of the good times
we sings the songs that remind us of the best times
Oh Lenny Bhoy, Lenny Bhoy, Lenny Bhoy.”
errr work in progress.
Awe Naw and Serenity – help!
A wee song came into my head there;
…..said Phillip to Lizzie theres only one way
and I’ve known the secret for many’s a day
to beat Glasgow Celtic you’ll have to deport
those mad fighting fenians who give them support
of course if ye want to start a fight in Greenock, you could change the last line to…
those mad fighting fenians who come fae the Port
:¬)
NL is saying a lot more than just asking certain people to not sing ‘Add ons’. His references to his own upbringing is suggesting that without those types of experience, singers of pro-Republican songs not of that background have less entitlement to sing them than him.
I might have given more weight to his plea had I not witnessed the same pontificating Neil Lennon, in 2005, just before Black Sunday, giving us his own renditions from the Republican songbook in a Letterkenny pub along with Craig Bellamy and others.
“They probably don’t know what they are singing. They’re being influenced by other people.”
It’s bad enough being given lectures by all of the forces lined up against us without being patronised by our manager. Stick to improving yourself as a coach, Neil.
Jude 2005
Fighting fit and playing for a Highland league side as far as I’m aware
TJ
Tommy Joad
I saw him playing for Nairn County against Brora Last season, He was playing Centre Half. The loudest man on the park, His experience showed. In cruise control.
dallasnomore says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:35
“….in a Letterkenny pub along with Craig Bellamy and others”
Not Celtic Park!
I am sure you will appreciate there is a significant difference.
HH
M
http://youtu.be/emPU0gD-Vno
T J
Ta.
Have a look at the ‘Sammi’ video in the CQN magazine.
The goal were he dummies the keeper is superb.
For anyone replying “he disnae dae it fur Celtic” I have my fingers in my ears………………………errr fingers in my eyes,thats sore (c) wee Gordon.
Afternoon bhoys, cool but still hun free.
Part 1
Part 2
owen says:
20 November, 2011 at 13:50
Just read your post and it mirrors my thinking exactly.
Like yourself I don’t know PL personally but from what I read here and elsewhere he has no intention of harming Celtic – quite the reverse.
And it detracts no end to my enjoyment of the site to read posts characterising him as criminal or worse.
It is quite shameful to exploit the anonymity of a user name to tarnish the reputation of others.
saltires en sevilla says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:44
In principle there is no difference. If a rebel song is a okay in Letterkenny, it is okay at Celtic Park.
Most of the people in the pub that night had not had his experience of being brought up in the North, so, in that sense, according to what NL now says, their entitlement to sing the songs was not as valid as his own.
Mind you if Phil MacG was present NL would have been in good company in the entitlement stakes. Phil never tires of telling us about his rebel forebearers back in the day to further his own patronising arguments.
voguepunter says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:28
The Battered Bunnet says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:22
On the BBC stats of St J’s 6 fouls to Rangers’ 16, but the Saints having 3 players booked to Rangers’ 2 …
I wonder if Mort, or any of our other resident statisticians are keeping a tally of or can point us in the direction of) this season’s SPL fouls and bookings.
FF
Guys,Gals…
Home Truth Time..
Ah watched the Game ..agin.
Here is Ma Honest Opinion of whit Ah observed..
Celtic Won.
But…
We were just not very good.
Our First Half Showing was Very subdued..and disappointing.
Lenny, in MA opinion..
Made a Mistake in Selecting .. Sammi…as a Mid Fielder..or at least , as A Mid Fielder cum Winger.
Not that Sammi did not do well.. within his Limitations.
The result of this Selection Mistake,was that oor Miid-Field
was Lop Sided.
There was something Missing… and it Turned out to be.. Mr.Ki.
Mebbe, Lenny did not pick Ki , as a Starter.. for reasons of which Ah wiz
unaware,so Ah do not know the Full Story as to why Lenny did not select him as
a starter…Nevertheless… as soon as Ki came oan..
Suddenly, Our Middy.. Clicked.
Our Starting MIddy should Have Been.. Forrest, Kayal, Ki,Ledley.
Which Seems to be only a Small Difference.
Oan Paper..but, in actuality.. it is Vast.
Lenny, must have learned that Sammi,in No Mid Fielder..
Frankly, Ah believe that Sammi is oor Best Bet as A Lonely Linwood Striker..
That is is .. in Ma Opinion. His Forte.
Now reading my submssion over..
It looks like My Suggestion as to why we Floundered so Badly.. and Spun Oor Wheels..in the First Hallf ,Yesterday..
Mahap.. My Suggested Remedy.. is Too Simple to be the real reason for our Poor
First Half showing…
Ah wull leave that up to Ma Readers’ own Judgment.
Kojo
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/ says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:25
Keevins and Waddell giving the G B (A thousand on total maybe?) pelters today.
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That’s it. And your comparison with the LCF at Hampden his the nail on the head.
This whole thing is not about songs.
It was always about finding a way – no matter how marginal or insignificant – to get at Celtic and put Celtic fans at the top of a police agenda.
‘What can we do them for?’, the authorities asked.
‘Well, they’re generally well behaved. And they’ve won prizes for their behaviour.’ came the answer.
Followed by a EUREKA moment from the authorities, ‘Right. Get them on their non-sectarian songs.’
new article posted.
dallasnomore: 20 November, 2011 at 14:57
Your opinion is as valid as anyone else, but the fact that others have a different view does not automatically make them ‘patronising’.
Kojo says:
20 November, 2011 at 15:09
I almost agree with you…I would have started with a midfield of:
Commons, Kayal, Ki, Ledley…
Young Forrest has done well this season but Commons is more of a link player. Young James is better when he comes inside.
Yesterday as in most games this season we have lacked spark. That said the move for the first goal is what we should be striving to do on a more regular basis. Samaras did well yesterday, won just about every high ball but too many times the Hooper and Stokes were not on the end of them.
A big three points yesterday regardless of our overall play. And a wee bonus with the orcs dropping two points at home as well.
Three points on Wednesday and another next Saturday and we are right back in it…
Who do they play next week and when?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
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Bhoys..
Re; Slander on a Football Blog..
l have Mentioned this Before on Here..I Was in Court about 3 Years ago and Before we Started for the Afternoon..The Judge read out a Verdict on another Trial..
My Ears Pricked up when l heard it was about a Internet Blog..Long and Short of it..I Looked up the Court Papers and there it was..Even Photocopy of the Blog..The Poster was warned Time and Again by the Host to Desist in Slandering Him..
The Way l read it..Action was only Taken because the Poster Thought he was Anonymous and Could Not be traced even thought the Host told him he Could be..
Result..
The Judge Awarded $28,000 Against the Poster..
I Remember Paul67 telling me it Has Happened in The UK..as l Mentioned this was 3yrs Ago..Blogs and Facebook are Obviously being watched a lot More Now..
Careful what you Say..And About Who..
Summa
dallasnomore says:
20 November, 2011 at 14:57
To clarify: I know the songs are not illegal, they are neither sectarian or racist. I am not offended by them in any way.
If I undertsand you correctly. You think there is no difference between a group of (I am assuming) ‘like-minded’ people singing rebel/ira/provo songs in a bar in Donegal and the same group going into Celtic Park and singing the same songs.
Do you think that the Celtic support who are not Irish, or of Irish origin, are happy to hear these songs sung at a football match? Do you think that all the Scots of Irish origin are happy to hear those songs sung at CP?. What about the Scots with no Irish origin? The Italians, Polish, Indian, Pakistani etc, etc…what about them? Then there are the people we invite to our ground. Our opponents, our guests and visitors?
You feel we should celebrate our Irish origins by singing these songs in Scotland or in other Scottish grounds? Answer me this question: Do you sing these songs in GAA grounds home and away? Or at Republic of Ireland games or Irish soccer games. Do any Irish fans do that? ( been a few requests over the last few weeks and not seen any who claim the songs are sung at these venues.)
I suspect they do not. The reason? There are too many painful and harrowing memories. That the Irish people respect one another enough to know that the complex nature of the conflict(s) means that there are many who do not share or support a common view. Also, it is my experience that many feel such songs and the way they are sung is disrespectful to the memory of the men and women who died.
The majority of Celtic fans feel there is no place for these songs at CP. Including Irishmen like Neil Lennon
I will continue to support an Irishman like Lenny ..any day of any week.
HH
M
The Arab spring, the financial crisis, the biggest strike in years, a Tory coalition that’s oppressing the poorest, let’s sing about now!