A year ago Scottish football was gripped in debate over the audacious plan by Craig Whyte to liquidate Rangers and ask the SPL to parachute a phoenix club into the top flight. No one had ever previously made such a suggestion but Whyte found common ground with many around the game, who had good reason to adopt his strategy as their own.
I remember St Johnstone manager, Steve Lomas, telling radio listeners, “For financial reasons our club just wants Rangers [sic]back in the league as soon as possible”. St Johnstone were not alone, every club were forced to recalculate cash-flow projections and discuss consequences. The same was true in the media. Journalists, advertising sales people and everyone else working for a commercial media company, to some extent, can relate their job security to interest levels in the Scottish game.
The people had their say.
No to Newco was the rallying call, first at Celtic but then across the Scottish game. Many Rangers fans (perhaps even most) wanted no part of Whyte’s plan and wanted the phoenix to start at the bottom and work their way up, although for some the outcome was a denial of their God given rights.
It always amuses me when people leave ‘only in Scotland’ comments on CQN. Football is notoriously corrupt across the globe and has been for most of its existence, but there can be few league titles anywhere decided so democratically. The people said “no” and denied the generals running our game, some of whom believed some less-competent generals winning control was an “Arab Spring”. Much to their dismay, they soon found out what Scottish football’s Arab Spring looks like, and it didn’t involve a tin-pot chairman re-writing the rule book.
I have loved every second of this league. It will go down in my memory along with 1988 (when far fewer of us attended Celtic Park), 2001 and 2008. When the league title is won, fans of every club who ensured rules were not re-written deserve a moment of satisfaction.
NEW SERVERS ARE LIVE AND READY TO ROLL
The current CQN server was commissioned in June 2011. When we approached the annual renewal time last year, like a lot of the media companies mentioned above, I thought, with no Rangers, interest will fade, there’s no point increasing infrastructure.
The traffic peak we endured in May 2012, when the server played its part in some major issues, hasn’t been matched since, but server resources continue to be stressed. Last week I bought three new servers (we now have three physical and one virtual) and shortly after full time at Tannadice tonight, our man Andrew in Belfast will bring the system down and start the migration process. We will be offline for a few hours.
After we’re back your existing user accounts will remain active. The domain name (celticquicknews.co.uk) will point to a new server (IP) address but it can take hours (or days) for each internet service provider to update their records. As a result, celticquicknews.co.uk might not find the new server immediately.
Once we are live I will let you know the server IP address (a series of numbers you can type into your address bar), which will enable you to get onto CQN before your ISP has updated their records. Check Twitter (twitter.com/cqn) or Facebook (CQN-Magazine) for the address.
Let’s hope it goes smoothly…….
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estadio nacional
13:13 on 19 April, 2013
67Heaven 13:10
Old firm fan then LOL
EN
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dooooooooooooohhhhhh…….LOL……HAIL HAIL
No chance of the Dundee Utd v Motherwell game getting called off then due to adverse weather conditions?! Wheres the blizzards when you want one…
HH
I have a question is Charles Green actually on garden leave or is that just wishfull thinking on the part of some CQN posters ? H.H.
Just read the article
All this technical stuff sounds too much for a dope like me – I cannae even always get my TV to switch on
Jimbo
Thots and prayers with the Boston Bolts Bhoys who are over here just now. Hope your folks back home in Boston are save and well.
YNWA.
From previous(had to go oot to take important phone-call)….
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Just dropped in to say…
Moving the spotlight along a wee bit…
I’ve got more of a beef with the 2 ‘dicks’ who, between them – accumulate 12.5% of YOUR SB money every season – Scott Brown & Joe Ledley.
When you add the SB money also wasted on – Miku & Lassad – who are the ‘dicks’ that take these business decisions on oor behalf ?
When I say – YOUR SB money – I do so because I no longer Buy a SB(gave it to my bro) as a result of the boreds warning to us when they brought in – WGS. The bored, to their credit came out and told us that they would be – downsizing. Yeah that included everything apart from – the admission price. hmmmm
To cut a long story short – who puts the ‘dicks’ onto the pitch regardless of previous performances ?
Who appointed the ‘dick’ that puts the ‘dicks’ onto the pitch regardless of previous performance ?
Who appointed the previous ‘dick’ who finished – 20th out of 20 managers in the EPL and deemed him Celtic management Officer material ?
Who appointed the ‘dicks’ who make all these erm…appointments ?
Answer – YOU do !
Every SB purchased is an endorsement in a bored of directors whose catalogue of – ‘dickish’ appointments has reduced CP to – 30k(and falling) attendances.
Anyway…never mind all of that – lets get on wi the more important stuff…
“Has Chuckles goat a tie oan ?”
God Give me Strength – CSC
HH
Good afternoon CQN
Good luck for tonight with the change over Paul
I am off out to see
I’m no a Billy He’s a Tim tonight
Nice wee surprise from the daughter
Hoping CQN is up and running tomorrow
Hail Hail
Keep the Faith
The problem with Efe & Wilson is that Mulgrew is better than the 2 of put together!!
ps So am I .
Oh dear, it’s attention seeking time again.
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
13:24 on 19 April, 2013
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Efe and Wilson – clicked – v Barcelona and then, Neil started awe his WGS stuff by
moving Efe into midfield and then to right-back ?
I would say that Efe – has been badly managed. imo
HH
Kilbowie Kelt 13:15
Apologies, I was being a bit cheeky questioning it but I took the ‘ever’ part as being above other managers, know what you mean.
Other than the comment last night Ive taken back and apologized for three times now Ive not bad mouthed the manager, I stand by my criticisms of him. Thankful for what he has done but is it wrong to want more where you can see there’s room for improvements?
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Paul67
I have to agree with you.
I also have loved this season. It has been one of the best in my life supporting Celtic because we’ve experienced so many fantastic highs and shown the world what a wonderful club and support we are.
We have not had to contend with the annual nonsense from across the city in a close up way and many of us who did not feel satisfied with the board’s signing and development policies can now see fully why they were right and we were often impatient.
We have good people running our club and we have the right way forward in the current climate.
Hail Hail
I am one of the one who does not care when we win the league ,
As long as we win it .
Tonight is fine by me ,party starts before K.O on Sunday.
Its magic you know,Its gonna be two in a row.
leftclicktic
13:28 on 19 April, 2013
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Hear, hear M8
HH
Snake Plissken
13:28 on 19 April, 2013
We have good people running our club and we have the right way forward in the current climate.
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Aye sure – joost ask the GB.
HH
AM I THE ONLY PERSON ON HERE WHO WISHES THESE BLINKIN’ NEW SMARTPHONES WERE AS SMART AND USER FRIENDLY AS AN OUL’ NOKIA?
Took me ages to type that,longer to correct it…..
Estadio Nacional
13:27 on 19 April, 2013
The man who never made a mistake,… never made anything.
If you happen not to like NFL, that is your right.
I happen to think you are wrong.
That does not automatically make me right. :¬)))
We all see things differently.
Good Luck.
Paul
Best of luck with the switchover!
Come back soon!
HH!!
Paul67
The CQN bhoys have reminded me that Andrew sent out OUR SLA’s the last time and there is a financial penalty incurred for every minute over a four hour outage.
Do you want our bank details ;-)
HH
Joe Filippis Haircut
13:17 on 19 April, 2013
‘I have a question is Charles Green actually on garden leave or is that just wishfull thinking on the part of some CQN posters ? H.H.’
I suspect he’s not on full blown garden leave.
Maybe just been asked to take a back seat for the moment and not to deal with anything pressing or important or controversial.
A bit like Campbell Ogilvie at the SFA.
There’s a storm coming…..
Off oot.
New server tonight? After we might win the league? During the quiz? Meltdown!
Hope the move goes smoothly.
Im sure CQN wouldnt need a new server if we had a more creative manager…..
Paul67
The CQN bhoys have reminded me that Andrew sent out OUR SLA’s the last time and there is a financial penalty incurred for every minute over a four hour outage.
He also promised me and me only a CQN edge server. Is that part of tonights migration ?
Do you want our bank details ;-)
HH
Only kidding only kidding only kidding.
Im not doing smileys.
LarryDavidCSC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auFlioaRZKc
Good luck flikin’ the big switch tonight Paul. Fingers crossed all goes well!!
So Lenny is saying there’s a storm heading to Hampden, and huge big b@$/#rd of a storm.
Also saying they’ll be offering Stokes another deal. Underwhelmed.
A new server???
WimbledonCSC
Sipsini
If your lurking.. big herry f@nny is in town tonight / tomorrow and suggested a catch up… Shawlands or wherever suits you
Let me know on here or e mail
KevJungle – Murdo 78/87/Cheerio 10iar/98 :o)))
13:27 on
19 April, 2013
Efe was looking like another great find by our scouts up to he went to the African Nations Cup. Since returning he has looked like a different player, and not on a good way. A similar thing happened to Bobo when he went away to play with Guinea. The mistake Lenny made, and hindsight is 20/20, was rushing him back for the Juve game. He should have been given a couple of weeks off to celebrate his victory and get some rest before coming back to play again. Juve game shot his confidence to pieces and only in recent weeks has he begun to look like getting to close the player he was before he went away.
TBB
If he avoids injury and is given the opportunity, Stokes will score 25+ in the SPL next season.
Agree though that he wouldn’t be the answer in Europe.
Does anyone know if we will be presented with the SPL trophy on Sunday?
Leftclick, agreed, it doesnt matter where you win the league, if you can do it spectacularly then thats great, but the important thing is to win it.
Neil comments from PC
https://twitter.com/celticfc
I am presently travelling at 290km/hr on my way home to a championship weekend ;-)))
Anybody want labelled for life a hun let me know.
Neil Lennon the most hated Celtic manager ever.
Cusp of two in a row. SC final. Best Euro season since Jock Stein and on a similar budget. Club in rude financial health. CL monies to come in. Money to be banked or spent on the sales of Hoops, Vic and big Fraser ….Big Jock got more backing.
STANDING UP FOR NEIL LENNON
HH
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
13:33 on
19 April, 2013
AM I THE ONLY PERSON ON HERE WHO WISHES THESE BLINKIN’ NEW SMARTPHONES WERE AS SMART AND USER FRIENDLY AS AN OUL’ NOKIA?+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Nothing wrong the phones mhate,have you checked the virtual server
in your noggin?
pabloh
Pretty sure we don’t get it until home game on 11th May.
HH
I can confirm Charles Green is on gardening leave.
I just passed him in B&Q clutching a strimmer and a box of miracle grow!!
Ps love the site Paul