The phrase Poisoned Chalice could have been written with the Scotland national team manager’s job in mind. Even in the 80s when we had great players, and the likes of Stein and Ferguson in charge, a sense of under-achievement followed Scotland in tournament football.
In Gordon Strachan’s favour as he takes over at Hampden today, is the 14 years in the wilderness which has reset expectations to ‘Incredibly Modest’. This contrasts with his arrival at Celtic Park seven and a half years ago, a few weeks after the messianic Martin O’Neill left the premises. Then expectations were huge, but Gordon had to achieve put a winning team on the field while curtailing expenditure against rapidly increasing budgets in the English game.
The result was not always pretty but it was effective. He became only the third manager in our history to win three-in-a-row and took us to the knock out stages of the Champions League twice, eclipsing O’Neill’s achievement in Europe’s top tournament. Few could have measured up so well.
In 2006, when he won the league at the earliest date in the history of Scottish football, he took his players, backroom and support staff onto the field in a moving movement of triumph. The stoicism with which he clung onto the league campaign in 2008, when all seemed lost, was remarkable. There can be few more enjoyable ways to win the league than from a 15 point deficit in April – one of the great times to be a Celtic supporter. When his team ran out of steam in 2009 he left the scene with much less fanfare than he deserved.
Of all the former Celts working in the media Gordon is truest to the club. Celtic is his team and the joy he gets as a supporter is evident. Such comment will be tempered now he is Scotland manager, but we wish him every success.
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Proudbhoy
Film wise get
Django Unchained
proudbhoy
Another one which I forgot to mention is Strike Back.
Think there are 3 series of this now.
HH
/Bishop B
Looks like 8 people been taken!
Paul, I remember reading you were going to ‘do a number’ on Campbell Ogilve, did I miss it? Went on golf holiday.
We are working on the new issue of CQN Magazine. Anyone fancy writing something Celtic related, please let us know. You can email Paul at celticquicknews@gmail.com
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Finally good to see E-Lites (good CQN men!) being first electronic cigarette to advertise on television. They were also featured on Radio 5 Live this morning. They started their journey on here and are still on CQN today!
Thank you len
Electronic Fags ?
Heard an Italian Public Health official on the radio . She said that consumers of electronic fags should be aware that the consequences of inhaling pure nicotine have yet to adequately researched and are therefore currently unknown .
She also said that early studies were suggesting that electronic fags could damage the lungs by causing less oxygen to be absorbed by the blood and that this could seriously impair the flow of air into and out of the lungs.
Could anyone tell me where in Marbella the game was played last night? Thanks.
JJ
Paul67.
You around bud?
Could really be doing with a wee article.
Match report from last night?
Maybe a wee announcement of the new signing?
Or the Ogilvie expo?
I’m easy! ;o)
HH
/Bishop B
NEW ARTICLE POSTED
Jungle Jim
12:40 on 16 January, 2013
Could anyone tell me where in Marbella the game was played last night? Thanks.
JJ
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Match was played at the San Pedro Stadium on the outskirts of Marbella mhate.
HH
/Bishop B
Len Brennan
12:40 on
16 January, 2013
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Hoooops sorry pal, I meant to say a “new article” will be posted soon.
:¬)
NAW THERE’S NO
dontpatmadug
12:06 on
16 January, 2013
Proudbhoy
Film wise get
Django Unchained
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Mate mentioned that to me.
Is it comedy ?
Len
Thank you. I often go to San Pedro (my niece lives there) and I wondered if that`s where it was played. Thanks again,
JJ
Proudbhoy
You may want to look out for Sons of Anarchy, its the best of the bunch IMO, 5 series with around 12-14 episodes per series.
Its a hells angels type o story with IRA gun running, drugs, violence etc many twists n turns…. each episode makes you hunger for the next one. You can buy the dvd’s from amazon or google search for them and view online if your broadband can take it.
V
The Economist@TheEconomist
The loyalist protests in Belfast have almost nothing to do with politics. That is why they are so alarming http://econ.st/ZUna7X
That will be the Economist on the FF banned list………………………………………..
Bawsman
12:45 on
16 January, 2013
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Only joshing ye :¬)
@ OfficialNeil
Congratulations to Gordon Strachan on becoming Scotland manager..should be fun
Vmhan
12:49 on 16 January, 2013
Proudbhoy
You may want to look out for Sons of Anarchy, its the best of the bunch IMO, 5 series with around 12-14 episodes per series.
Its a hells angels type o story with IRA gun running, drugs, violence etc many twists n turns…. each episode makes you hunger for the next one. You can buy the dvd’s from amazon or google search for them and view online if your broadband can take it.
V
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Mentioned this already mhate.
Really liked the ones filmed in Ireland (we’ll some of them).
Good series and some really good writing. I think people are put off with the motorcycle club theme but I’ve friends who have no interest in bikes who love it.
It’s just very good writing I guess.
HH
/Bishop B
http://news.sky.com/story/1038832/bp-gas-site-hit-by-kidnap-terror
Django Unchained ?
Didn’t float my boat . Way too violent and noisy for me . Got bored /irritated by the constant use of Nigger.
A cross between a mid 60s Spaghetti Western called Django and a mid 70s blaxploitation thing called Boss Nigger.
I liked the soundtrack
Good Afternoon
Eerie
Good to see stokes (even though he is the portal to hell) get a runout yesterday , mostly though it was great to get a win – really good for the boys and the spirit NFL is building.
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a ceiler gonof rust
03:15 on
16 January, 2013
GG, I suspect you may be correct. But for one week only ACGR will salute the hairdo and the man.
We may never see his like again, wi a noggin like that.
Dont worry about being bald, they say i’ts a sure sign of a massive
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Tut Tut.. Ceiler the ‘Third’..;-)
Oh At Least Your Not using Language that would be More suited on FF..
Oh Wait..!!
Summa of YourOnceTwiceThreeTimesAPersonCSC
Podium chasers gie me the boak!
Home alone and need a hot a whiskey – I gotta bottle of balvenie – any recipes anyone ?
Istanbul Celt
What a horrible situation for those working in that area and for your families.
Please God you will all be restored to your loved ones in rude health.
South Of Tunis
Not a smoker myself so no need to use them. However given the absence of the stuff that kills you in “fags” – then surely the electronic ones are a better option. Here is a link to a French study that shows the health benefits http://www.ecita.org.uk/blog/?p=382
If smokers switch to electronic cigarettes as a result of this advertising, that is something I would be happy to be involved in.
proudbhoy
12:46 on 16 January, 2013
No but there are comedic moments. Samuel L Jackson is excellent in it as
is Chrisophe Waltz .
Haven’t seen Django Unchained yet but will be going this weekend.
All Tarantino films are essentially B-Movies with thefts from other movies/styles but they are entertaining if somewhat violent and of course they are all filled with the “N” word (possible exception with Inglorious B’stards).
I will see this film and will probably like it but will know it is trash cinema glossed up.
The thing is though I have seen Lincoln and I absolutely hated it.
Spielberg for me only makes good stuff when he makes or rather made B-movies with budgets. His best work for me remains Jaws and throw in E.T, the Indian Jones trilogy (before the sloppy Lucas led no doubt fourth movie) and Duel and you have a movie maker in the same school as Tarantino – remaking things he loved as a child.
I don’t like serious Spielberg movies and I know everyone will throw Schindler’s list into the mix but I thought Polanski’s The Pianist was a better film on the same subject matter.
Just my opinion.
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Thanks to @geo_youngson
Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning!
13:17 on
16 January, 2013
Podium chasers gie me the boak!
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Sometimes I just go straight to page 2, waste of my lunchbreak page 1, the podium stuff is cringeworthy.
Sorry for returning the blog to horses, but it made me laugh………………
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/horse-meat-found-in-tesco-burgers.1358321767
Does anyone know if the team are traveling back today?
Just wondered if we will get any news on the Rogic signing before the weekend.
HH
/Bishop B
hen1rik 13:32 on 16 January, 2013:
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Great stuff!
Some truly beautiful brass-necked klannish inbreds.
They’d be funny except for their psycho-zombie violent tendencies.
HH!