I see Celtic fans are being blamed for rumours of Newco’s administration by their former manager, Ally McCoist. He could argue that. Alternatively, you could suggest that a business unable to secure bank borrowing, dependent on funding from directors, who will soon be forced to find £11m to make a share offer, has created more than enough financial uncertainty without Celtic fans’ assistance.
McCoist suggested “even the biggest Celtic fans in the country” do not want to see Newco go into administration. Not so sure you are right there, Ally. Personally, I would find it a funny, but it is not going to change anything. It would not lead to relegation and will not change the title race in any way.
The most significant outcome of administration could be forcing control from Dave King. Which would be a source of enormous regret.
You hang in there, Dave.
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!!BADA BING!! on 14TH JANUARY 2018 2:10 PM
69 Cup Final -4-0
remember it well , I was in the schoolbhoys enclosure in front of main stand.
Off topic. I can highly recommend the film DETROIT by Kathryn Bigalow. Eye opening and a reminder other things were happening in ’67.
Brilliant choon from the end credits…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vJDBVJ2HeE
G64-
Huns then
Huns now
Huns forever
HH
GORDON64 on 14TH JANUARY 2018 3:12 PM
Bada Iain Archers description of the Oldco can also be applied to Sevco. ‘ As a Scottish football club they are a permanent embarrassment and an occasional disgrace’. Hh
*****
Been upgraded to “permanent embarrassment and a permanent disgrace”.
Barney67
What surprised me was how small Detroit is.
When We were there, we Took the wrong turn off the highway. Ended up in the wrong part. Empty. Weeds growing through cracks in the roads. Burnt out Cars and buildings from the riots in the 60’s are still there! Spooky!
Having said that, there are some parts in and around Detroit that are lovely. Some great restaurants, great museum/art collection.
Somebody will make a lot of money some day from the situation. Did you see Michael Moore’s stuff about the water problems in Flint? Scandalous what has happened to the people there
BIG PACKY on 14TH JANUARY 2018 3:12 PM
any bhoys live croy, kilsyth area just wonerd if croy miners welfare club is still going, my old man took me there, very first pint of tennents lager, whisper it. iwas only 17 and 5 months.hh.
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It closed several years ago my friend, I dont know the circumstances though as I have been away from the area for over 30yrs
HH
ONEMALLOY, thanks for replying, the old man would be so sad.hh.
Big Packy
How you keeping? Bloody cold here!
PETEC on 13TH JANUARY 2018 7:53 PM
TontineT Gift frae God
*We are all gifts from God PETEC, in fact he has given us all talents, it’s how we use them. My late brother was a very good player but too fond of the social side of life, still had a successful life elsewhere but I used tae remind him of the parable of the 5 talents.
I contribute to here for 3 reasons:
1. I have a great love for our team as do most on here and get pleasure looking back at its remarkable history, even more so when you consider where we play and who and what we are up against.
2. I love the beautiful game as well, still watch as many games as possible and have great pleasure recall the greats that practice its fine arts, some I have been lucky to see, even in the flesh. BTW my brother and a friend took in 2 quarters and a semi when the 1994 WC was played in the States, never saw any of our Big Cup Finals though as he was over here.
3. My mother was a very smart woman, did well in her professional life, mostly through hard work, night school, courses etc. When she was growing up the old adage “”cannae get a job because I’m a Catholic” was quite common, as it was in our day, her da, son of Irish parents taught his family “if your good enough they cannae all hold you back”. That’s quite debatable as some of us know.
Anyway, she developed dementia and I watched her descend from a very literate and well read person to not remembering my name when she would see me. I don’t want to go down that route which is why I am still a voracious reader and write often on here.
MIKE IN TORONTO
I know what you mean,although I’ve never been to Detroit, who would have thought one day they would do guided tours around Belfast’s sites of ‘the Troubles’. weird!
Yes seen MM’s film about Flint, v good, as is most of his stuff.
MIKE IN TORONTO, we are all okay mike , frankie and benny seem to have forgotten the attack although benny doesnt like going out in the dark, but he is young and will get over it, any news on the puppy front.hh.
Big Packy
Pleased to hear all three of you guys have come through it as well as you have.
A puppy came available this week, but too far away. Have found a few breeders that I really like, all of whom expect to have pups in April or May. Likely the route I will pursue
COSY CORNER BHOY on 14TH JANUARY 2018 8:58 AM
Forgot to thank Ivehadtochangemyname for putting Not only my late Dad’s fav singer but also song, namely John McCormack and Maggie.
*Maggie a song I love so much, often sung in pubs, clubs, and as a party piece in wee nights in the hoose when I was a boy growing up. I actually have a copy of wee steak and kidney devine singing it on the Frank Skerritt Radio Clyde Saturday morning show.
It’s been often debated whether it was an Irish or Scottish song, I was working in a place called Port Dover on the north shore of Lake Ontario for a couple of days about 35 year ago and driving out there when I passed a tourist location sign just north of Caledonia that read “when you and I were young”.
As my mate was a wee cockney and would have no idea who or what the song was about, even though his wife was fae Govanhill, I never bothered to stop.
However, later on one summer’s day I took Mrs TT a wee drive in the country tae see it, BTW we actually passed through a place called Renton, and found the sign.
The lyrics were written as a poem by Canadian school teacher George Washington Johnson from Hamilton, Ontario. Margaret “Maggie” Clark was his pupil. They fell in love and during a period of illness, George walked to the edge of the Niagara escarpment, overlooking what is now downtown Hamilton, and composed the poem.
It was published in 1864 in a collection of his poems entitled Maple Leaves. They were married in 1864 but Maggie’s health deteriorated and she died on May 12, 1865. James Austin Butterfield set the poem to music and it became popular all over the world. George Washington Johnson died in 1917. The schoolhouse where the two lovers met still stands on the escarpment above Hamilton, and a plaque bearing the name of the song has been erected in front of the old building. In 2005, the song was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
cannae get a job because I’m a Catholic”, how many of us on here have been through that, i will bet most, is there any other country in the world like scotland.
Celtarella
So was yours :-)
The cultural difference between Celtic & Newco is not just in the attitude & songsheets of their fans.
Celtic pay for their players to spend time at a mid-winter break training camp to recharge batteries & refocus on the 2nd half of the season.
Newco go to Florida for money to take part in a hitherto unknown tournament against U21/development sides from two South American clubs. The “club” got paid to be at the Flroida Cup but they made their players pay for their own tickets on a budget airline. They won both games with their manager reportedly treating them as training exercises. Their fans see it differently though, and I understand that another star is to be added to the handsome collection above the crest on their shirt.
Meanwhile, back in the real world, Bibby International are embarrassed that their name has been associated with a “dead man walking” outfit.
Not as embarrassed as Fabio Brazza, the organiser of the Florida Cup, who has had to apologise to everyone else involved in the tournament after he was humiliated by the offensive tunes that Newco fans tried to teach him.
Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.
Lady in work to another Lady in work
“ That’s our first cup this season “
Bbbbwwwwwwaaaaahhhhhaaaa CSC
Scum then
Scum now
Scum forever
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
‘Lady’?
!!Bada Bing!! on 14th January 2018 3:24 pm
Is that our PLC’s new advertising campaign motto?
bournesouprecipe on 14th January 2018 4:13 pm
Sum Ting Wong with you mate. :)
Vale
Pretend Ladies pretend club.
TontineTim: ‘Nora’ from Seán O Casey’s The Plough and the Stars is to the same tune is Maggie.
https://youtu.be/zlVdH7X5YwI
Celtarella
Riceless
NoPunsOnSundayTheBlogisSleepingCSC
Cracking equaliser from Citey. It’s a good game, good game, something you can’t often say about the “best in the world “
TONTIME TIM: The knowledge on this blog never fails to amaze me but your post re When you and I were young Maggie dear certainly leads the field in astounded of foreheadisness!
My Dad always said it was Irish but he would be biased!
Thanks again for the background.
BTW I was in Hamilton Ontario with the family inc BMCUWP in 1979 when we were visiting Windsor to see old friends and we went to the Silverdome in Detroit (mentioned here today!) to watch Detroit v Tampa Bay inc Trevor Francis and George Best whom we met in the players’lounge afterwards ….and we still have the photos to prove it.HAHA.
league obviously. If you believe the hype
COSY CORNER BHOY ,did you catch my post this morning about john mcormack.
COSYCORNERBHOY
Aye,I was holding George up in one of those photos. ”Twas a good night.
Craig Gordon would have saved that ?
Tontine Tim
thanks for that interesting info on the song,
have a look at this event over here on the 28th.
It is the second time they have done the show this year.
If it is recorded I will know and get copy to you
https://www.celticconnections.com/events/Pages/event.aspx?ev=7483da36-53c2-41e3-a9cc-a81400e998c5
Good Afternoon.
Here is something new to try your patience…
‘Winning’ An Intercontinental Cup
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2018/01/14/winning-an-intercontinental-cup/
TT & CCB: just spotted that – a great singer !
TheClumpany on 14th January 2018 5:11 pm
I recognize sponge bob square pass in the Floribama cup but who are the rest?
CCB
Belated Cumpleanos wishes.
HH
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MiT
What do you mean too far…… :-)
This week we have sent a dog to Holland and two to britland, in November past we sent one to El Dorado in Arizona, another is going to Aberdeen next week.
HH
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Oh Dearie Me, how much did City pay for John Stones, whatever it was, a waste as he is never, never a top league CB
Cit6 doing a fine impression of us at Tynecastle when our unbeaten run went. 4-1.
Very quiet on here that’s for sure as BFDJ would say.
I see Count John McCormack being mentioned on here, a great favourite of my grandfather, who I am named after, not the singer.
A couple of the more civilised teachers at my old High school would refer to me as The Count, at least I am sure that is what they said. M
I can’t get too much concerned about the sectarian singing by the Manky Mob in Florida for two reasons. Firstly, it is heard weekly at games here and feck all is said. Secondly , I am not surprised that amongst a 5 million fan base they have a few dobbers.
Citeh at Anfield doing a Celtic at Tynecastle .