It wasn’t a glorious performance last night but I’m delighted to be through to the League Cup quarter final nonetheless. Cup games against lower league opposition are there to be won, nothing else. There were a few bright spots: Saidy Janko looks like he has a sound future in the game, while Efe Ambrose seemed to enjoy his role as senior partner in the defence.
While we struggled for an opening, Kris Commons again stepped forward with a crisp strike from outside the box into the corner of the net. He remains the key to a large number of locks. We should have added more before Stefan Johansen grabbed a late goal to tidy things up.
On the way into the game I predicted Aberdeen’s defeat. With winning 8 league games in a row and being clear at the top of the league, every game has been a cup final for them, until last night. A game against lower league opposition is just not the same (see above). Footballers are not robots, so it’s difficult to ‘climb the mountain’ for every game.
How they react to this defeat will be interesting. Last season they won seven games in a row before Dundee took a point from them, heralding an immediate slide in form and the end of their title challenge. They have a trip to Inverness on Saturday to prepare for.
Charles Green’s apparent claim for legal expenses from Newco Rangers is jarring, but far from surprising.
The Rangers Football Club Ltd (formerly Sevco Scotland Ltd), a member club of the SFA, was the vehicle Green used to strike the Sale and Purchase Agreement for (oldco) Rangers’ assets. It is the beneficiary of that deal, not the victim. The alleged victim is the rightful owner of the assets, which may be Sevco 5088 Ltd, (oldco) Rangers creditors, or someone else altogether.
It is no surprise whatsoever that the beneficiary of a deal would be legally obliged to defend the officers who signed the deal on its behalf.
Still, there’s more to this episode than a simple case of alleged wrongdoing. Fans are caught between affection for the football club and anger at what was allegedly done in 2012. By the football club. I wouldn’t want to have to reconcile those emotions.
We have two big games to look forward to in the next week, both at Celtic Park. Club sponsor, Magners, have kindly offered us two Premium seats in the Jock Stein Stand for Saturday’s game. To win the tickets you need to answer the following question:
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CELTFISH
Good to hear that. I hope your excellent paternal skills are rewarded by a positive result for you and your Bhoy.
Hail Hail
Did Charles Green’s insurance include the cost of any legal fees he may incurred? – shouldn’t take a court very long to determine this.
Nice wee song for the sevconian in your life /work.
Tell all the huns you know.
We’re on Fifa 16
and your no. ……..
Zmb.l was at primary with Kevin toner.
Big toe bone. Played in school team. St.Pauls.
Now this is a Magic Hat http://t.co/Rhs9KPPYAA
Zico-phone playing up,no FBM at the moment,chat soon HH
Hunderbirds are Gone
I just hope its a better result than my first game- Rapid Vienna at Old Trafford !!
I’m more excited than my bhoy and he’s hyper about it. Don’t get out much as you can tell.
LEFTHANDPILLAROLDJUNGLE on 24TH SEPTEMBER 2015 5:03 PM
Zmb.l was at primary with Kevin toner.
I was talking about St.Mungo’s Secondary.Did you go there?.
I used to see the big man in the press bar in Albion St after the referees meetings,he was always with Big Willie Young.HH
Bada Bing
No problem mate.Talk to you later.
Good Afternoon.
Currently chuckling a lot at the latest Charles Green manoeuvres, and the way Sevco have changed their story about whether he had approached them over his legal costs.
Meanwhile however, here is a short piece about losing…
https://theclumpany.wordpress.com/2015/09/24/woohoo-were-out/
Enjoy the rest of the day.
THE CLUMPANY
“I have absolutely no doubt that reaching a League Cup final would have been an amazing experience for Sevco and its fans. Lord knows they were excited enough to get to the final of the Ramsdens Cup in 2014.”
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Ffs,they brought out a commemorative t-shirt just for getting a semi in last year’s League Cup. Their behaviour on reaching a final in a real competition disnae bear thinking about.
Btw,enjoy your blog,mate. I’m so used to the guff nowadays that I’d miss some of the more ridiculous stuff if you didnae point it out.
What is it with CM , joining the sick note brigade, up there with DB, too many players picking up great money under false pretences.
BMCUW.
apologies but the first sentence of your last post made me laugh out loud.Can only agree with the second one.
MACEW
Why,thank you,kind sir!
All my own work,of course. Well,I copied and pasted it all on my own from THE CLUMPANY’s article!!
You’re absolutely correct,though-it’s spot on.
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CELTFISH on 24TH SEPTEMBER 2015 4:55 PM
Right- off to see our young ghuns take on Benfica in High Wycombe tonight- only an hour from me, so taking my wee mhan to his first Celtic game. OK- not the real thing- but he needs a wee taster and a chance to wear his hoops to a proper match..
Really wish I had known earlier in the Day about that match..
Just checked I’m a Hour and a Half away so don’t want to chance heading now and getting stuck in traffic as the M4 was a nightmare yesterday..
All the best for Your Bhoy..
Summa
Good evening friends.
Summa of Sammi & macjay1,
Have a Great time back home.
Hail Hail Bhoys.
Ach Zut!!!
had just assumed the Under 21 v Benfica was on CTV
Downer
Hope everyone going has a great time
HH
Canamalar. Just watched the movie. Still laughing. Brilliant. Thanks.
Going to see Kevin Bridges tomorrow anyone been to his show this week?
So Baraclough gets the boot for getting knocked out of a cup by a second division team and one of the favourites to replace him is McCall who got knocked out of TWO cups by fourth division teams???
Errrr…..?????
MARTYBHOY59 on 24TH SEPTEMBER 2015 6:36 PM
Going to see Kevin Bridges tomorrow anyone been to his show this week?
Going tonight,been told it a good night
HH
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PETEC on 24TH SEPTEMBER 2015 6:23 PM
Summa of Sammi & macjay1,
Have a Great time back home.
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Cheers PeteC..
I will be at Hopefully most if Not all games in the Next Month.. So just Yell if You want to catch up for a Sherbet..No doubt I will still be Moon Howling while I’m home as I prefer the Blog in the Night..【ツ】
Summa
Martybhoy/WeetWeetWeet
Was there last night. Brilliant show you’ll love it. Doing 16 nights, not consecutively, as he’ll for sure let you know!
Support act came on at 20.00 and stayed for about 40 minutes. Kevin came on at 21.00 and ended about 22.25.
Enjoy.
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THE COMPETITION
Welcome back to a new season and LMS 5, which kicks off Saturday 3rd October.
This is the first competition of the new season and we will continue to support Shay McGinley (age 2) and his young family. Thanks to your incredible support last year we raised over £5,300 through LMS and other CQN funding raising activities. This has gone along way to support Shay’s first and second year of treatment. We have a further year to support the wee fella.
You can read about Shay here
https://www.facebook.com/Help-Shay-Along-The-Way-814451225255695/timeline/
The competition will cost £10 each to enter, and like in LMS4 you will be allowed to buy extra lives in rounds 1 to 3 for a similar amount.
Payout will again be 50% to the Last (Wo)man Standing and 50% to Shay…..
…and all you have to do to is simply select a unique winning team each week from the list of fixtures provided. Dead easy :-) How can you fail not to win?
The winner of LMS4 netted a cool £425.
So to register, you must firstly send us an email to cqnlastmanstanding@gmail.com ( please tell us your name and CQN moniker if you have one) and secondly make sure payment is made by Saturday 3rd October. Payment details and rules will follow on registration.
Please also tell your friends and family about this competition, as the more that enter mean the more you ( and Shay ) can win.
Finally, thank you for your support and good luck in becoming the last (wo)man standing!
HH
CRC and Jobo
Sevco, shmevco.
Whatever happended to Sevco1888
KINGLuBO
Zmb.
No didn’t go to the mungo
Went to the Andrew. Big toner was centre half
In our primary team so going back a bit now lol.
Weet weet weet, my son’s former team were in the same group as the the rangers supporters association boys club in the city of Glasgow Cup. My son’s team were 3 nil down when the the rangers had a player sent off. Behind the ref ‘s back they put another player on. This was spotted eventually by the ref. The coach thought the sent off player had been ‘subbed’. it was noticeable they had an extra player, the extra player they put on was an young black player and his other team mates were white. The the Rangers even cheated in juvenile football.
Pleasing we won last night with a clean sheet thrown in.
An auld don told me about this move, full of profanity but if you read and liked Tom Sharp you’ll love this, it had me in tears and it’s dragged out a couple of lurkers, so it can’t be that bad.
Forget who linked it just watch it and enjoy.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=v8NbHYtlaS8
Paul67 et al
Speaking of the MSM I see there have been another two casualties. Both the editor of the Evening Times, and of the Sunday Herald have resigned their positions. The latter, Richard Walker a bit of a surprise given that the Sunday Herald is the only paper to increase its’ circulation this year, less so the former,Tony Carlin, whose wee paper’s sales are down 10% in the last six months after a dressing down by the Clumpany. Moral of this particular story, nobody likes getting clumped!
ELDIEGOBHOY
Cheers really looking forward To it, how was the support act? Going for a bite to eat first so will make an effort to get finished quickly if it is worth it
Weetweetweet enjoy
Martybhoy
He was pretty good and worth getting to your seat for the start of his show. And most people were in their seats by 20:00.
Way different in content and style from KB!
MARTYBHOY59 on 24TH SEPTEMBER 2015 6:36 PMGoing to see Kevin Bridges tomorrow anyone been to his show this week?-
the support act was very funny,Asian guy with a London/ Sri Lanka background
CELTIC MAC
If ever a rag deserves to perish its the ETs for selling itself to level5 &sevco
Seems getting beaten,is really good for you…..ever heard so much s#/te?
BADA BING
I’d noticed your post about being at the Hydro the other night. The support act deserved his place in the show I reckon. Cannae spell his middle or surname:o)
intheknowcsc
EDB- began with an -M’…….,i thought he was very good,hope you are well.HH
Bada Bing
We’re good and you?