Ciftci, the bite and having his card marked

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Starting with a blank sheet of paper and a player found guilty of biting an opponent, I’d struggle to justify a punishment less than 6 games.  It’s by no means the worst thing that happens on a football field, or the most dangerous, but it’s primitive, unhygienic and poses health risks.

Few of us have prior knowledge of Nadir Ciftci, so there’s little point in looking online for character references.  The player was charged with biting an opponent.  He denied the allegation but was found guilty by an SFA disciplinary panel yesterday.  I’ve seen photos of Jim McAlister’s bite-sized leg wound and have no interest in hearing mitigating comment about what happened during the Dundee derby.

Despite this, Nadir is having a good month.  He signed for Celtic, made his debut and potentially has five Champions League qualifiers to play between now and his domestic suspension concluding at the end of August (yes, six league games in August).  If he’s a clever guy, he’ll force his way into the manager’s plans for those five games and never look back.  If not, he’ll find his card marked, like a Dundonian leg.

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  1. Neustadt-Braw on

    lymmbhoy …grand ……all they need is a wee accordion,if any of the bhoys know them ….they can pass that along …..would round it off and give the bass…..smiley thing

     

     

     

    braw

  2. Neustadt-Braw on

    P67 can you delete my post with wrote instead of written

     

     

    smiley thing

     

     

    braw

  3. Neustadt-Braw on

    braw

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKk8cxskmVo

     

     

    Hey, mac, did ye see him as he cam doun by Gorgie

     

    Awa owre the Lammerlaw an north o the Tay?

     

    Yon man is comin an the hail toun is turnin out

     

    We’re aa shair he’ll win back tae Glesca the day

     

    The jiners an hauders-on are merchin fae Clydebank

     

    Come on nou an hear him he’ll be owre thrang tae bide

     

    Turn out Jock an Jimmie, leave yer cranes an yer muckle gantries

     

    Great John Maclean’s comin hame tae the Clyde

     

     

    Argyll St and London Road’s the route that we’re merchin

     

    The lauds frae the Broomielaw are here, tae a man!

     

    Hey Neil, whaur’s yer hauderums, ye big Heilan teuchtar

     

    Get yer pipes, mate, an merch at the heid o the clan

     

    Hullo, Pat Malone, shair A knew ye’d be here, so,

     

    The red an the green, laud, we’ll wear side by side

     

    Gorbals is his the day an Glesca belangs tae him

     

    Nou great John Maclean’s comin hame tae the Clyde

     

     

    Forward tae Glesca Green we’ll merch in guid order

     

    Will grips his banner weill, that boy isnae blate!

     

    Aye, weill, man, thair’s Johnnie nou, that’s him thair the bonnie fechter

     

    Lenin’s his feir, laud, and Liebknecht’s his mate

     

    Tak tent whan he’s speakin for thae’ll mind whit he said here

     

    In Glesca, our city, an the hail warl besides

     

    Och man the scarlet’s bonnie, here’s tae ye Heilan Shonie

     

    Great John Maclean’s comin hame tae the Clyde

     

     

    Aye weill, whan it’s feenisht A’ll awa back tae Springburn

     

    Come hame tae yer tea, John, we’ll sune hae ye fed

     

    It’s hard wark the speakin, och, A’m shair he’ll be tired the nicht

     

    A’ll sleep on the flair, mac, an gie John the bed

     

    The hail city’s quiet nou, it kens that he’s restin

     

    At hame wi’s Glesca freens, thair fame an thair pride

     

    The red will be worn, ma lauds, an Scotlan will merch again

     

    Nou great John Maclean has come hame tae the Clyde

  4. Neustadt-Braw on

    I posted this a while ago ….seems too long …a braw braw lad ..

     

     

    Tell me whaur ye’re gaun, lad,

     

    An who ye’re gaun tae meet

     

    A’m headed for the station

     

    That’s in Buchanan Street,

     

    A’ll join 200,000

     

    That’s there tae meet the train

     

    That’s bringing back tae Glesca

     

    Our ain dear John MacLean

     

     

    Dominie,

     

    Dominie

     

    There was nane like John MacLean,

     

    The fightin Dominie

     

     

    Tell me whaur he’s been, lad,

     

    An why has he been there?

     

    They’ve had him in the prison

     

    For preachin in the Square,

     

    For Johnny held a finger up

     

    Tae aa the ills he saw,

     

    He was right side o the people,

     

    But the wrang side o the law

     

     

    Johnny was a teacher

     

    In one o Glasgow’s schools

     

    The golden law was silence

     

    But Johnny broke the rules,

     

    For a world o social justice

     

    Young Johnny couldnae wait,

     

    He took his chalk an easel

     

    Tae the men at the shipyard gate

     

     

    The leaders o the nation

     

    Made money hand ower fist

     

    By grindin doun the people

     

    By the fiddle an the twist,

     

    Aided an abetted

     

    By the preacher an the Press

     

    John caad for revolution

     

    An he caad for nothin less

     

     

    The bosses an the judges

     

    United as one man

     

    For Johnny was a danger

     

    Tae their ’14-’18 plan,

     

    They wanted men for slaughter

     

    In the fields o Armentiers,

     

    John caad upon the people

     

    Tae smash the profiteers

     

     

    They brought him to the courtroom

     

    In Edinburgh toun,

     

    But still he didnae cower,

     

    He firmly held his ground,

     

    An stoutly he defended

     

    His every word an deed,

     

    Five years it was his sentence

     

    In the jail at Peterheid

     

     

    Seven months he lingered

     

    In prison misery

     

    Till the people rose in fury,

     

    In Glesca an Dundee,

     

    Lloyd George an aa his cronies

     

    Were shaken tae the core,

     

    The prison gates were opened,

     

    An John was free once more

     

    ==========================

     

    John MacLean was a Scottish schoolteacher (“Dominie” in Scots) and Marxist educator who was sentenced to two years’ imprisonment in 1918 for agitating against the carnage of World War 1. Due to popular outrage and demonstrations, he was released after 7 months but the harsh treatment he received in prison seriously damaged his health and he died a few years later.

     

     

    and John was a braw braw lad

     

     

    good night ,,,thankyou roy croppie for the night watch …

     

     

    braw

  5. Roy C – Thanks for all the pics. I love them all, but seeing the pics of Jinky it’s amazing that even in still photos he looks completely poised and in control of the ball. He will never be equaled.

  6. Delaneys Dunky on

    NB

     

     

    John MacLean is up there with James Connolly discussing the sad state of the planet and the need for us to hate racism, segregation on grounds of the religion we study. We are all God’s bairns,brother and sister. United we could defeat the Power!

     

    Hail Hail

  7. Neustadt-Braw on

    my bankie pal ! where have you been …..thought the Dunblane bhoy wis hungry and threw you in a sandwich…

     

     

    John MacLean was an awyf braw lad …poor Billy has lost so much of his left hand that he cannot play the banjo ….but Billy is a fighter and a braw braw bhoy …

     

     

    take care pal …I really need some shut eye ….

     

     

    braw

  8. Delaneys Dunky on

    NB

     

     

    Just back fae Barcelona and one of the best weeks of my life.

     

    Mega Braw! :) Hail Hail

  9. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    n-b

     

     

    Braw.

     

    Naw.

     

    Strange use of language.”Transplant”

     

    Suggests it`s a wind up.

  10. Neustadt-Braw on

    mind you good to see the Chinese had this sussed out 1000,s of years ago …and now supporting our fitba …they obviously study their shit ,,,and as good gamblers ,,,cover their asses …I could go on but I am so so sleepy …

     

     

     

    what do they know ….meeeenokin …cfc

     

     

    braw

  11. Neustadt-Braw on

    DD …braw

     

    you deserve every minute and your good lady every second …

     

     

    brwa

  12. Neustadt-Braw on

    anyway ….am off to ma scratcher ………subtle,intrinsic and real are the ways in which my pilsed up wee heid works ….Hun .english team …lost …study in England about a cure by eating shoite…possible cure! …Braw has spoken of Coprophagia …often

     

     

    voilla a polished turd on a plate for a little huns to nash on …

     

     

    this is basic CQN stuff…

     

     

    braw

  13. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    And btw,this place is getting beyond a joke now.

     

     

    I go out on a nightshift and what do I find when I get back in?

     

     

    Roy Croppie’s been riffling through my bliddy record collection,that’s what!

     

     

    Good man,though. He dusted the room afterwards.

  14. Nye Bevans' rebel soldier on

    Good Morning Timland.

     

     

    Celtic 16/5 tae score in the first 15 wae WH,am playing.

     

    a fool and his money eh!!!!

     

     

    Away tae dig oot a fleece and a bunnet fur a walk round

     

    the park wae the dug,it’s July apparently.

     

     

    Mr Croppie…..yer stock continues tae rise.

  15. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS

     

    06:35 on

     

    22 July, 2015

     

     

    Agreed,pal.

     

    Strange use of language nevertheless.

  16. Good morning friends from a dry, calm but very grey and heavy clouded East Kilbride.

  17. Morning all.

     

     

    ‘Guardiolaesque performance’ last night from the ‘Warbmeister wonders’, allegedly!

     

     

    Pmsl!

     

     

    HH!!

  18. Great work again and hat doffed to Roy Croppie

     

    what a shift

     

    also Neustadt Braw for his contribution too

     

     

    HH remember Celtic Tv for the game tonight :-)

  19. Wait to you read this lol,

     

    More succulent lamb, 22,000 attendance (allegedly) you would think the game would have been included in the season ticket?

     

    Warbo suited and booted and of course and wearing the eloquently brown brogues and as one picture shows he was “cracking the whip” lol

     

    Anyway get your sick bowl at the ready it’s nauseating stuff!!!

     

    Get ready for some Clumpany later lol!!!

     

     

    http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-match-reports/rangers-0-burnley-1-mark-6111358

  20. Good morning CQNers,

     

     

    My wish list for tonight is pretty straightforward – Charlie Mulgrew at left back and 2 up front, Ciftci and Griffiths.

  21. Warbo maintains his 100% record.

     

     

    I’m trying to get to my scratcher here, but being overcome with uncontrollable fits of guffawing is keeping me awake.

     

     

    Damn you sevco, damn you!!!

     

     

    :-)

  22. skyisalandfill on

    There’s talk of Charlie maybe playing at left back tonight. Is Izzy injured or does Ronnie not trust him?

     

     

    Lovely pics and tunes from Roy through the night.

     

     

    We ought to hammer this lot. If we don’t, I’ll be disappointed to say the least.

     

     

    0-3

     

     

    Griff, Shifty and GMS.

     

     

    HH

  23. One more wish before I take my leave, the penalty taker is clearly identified to all players before taking the pitch!

  24. Burghbhoy

     

     

    BT Sport 1 in the UK. Usually that means Setanta in Ireland(been caught with that before)