Really pleased the Scottish Professional Football League have awarded the League Cup Final to Scotland’s largest football stadium, Celtic Park. We are now hosting the League and Scottish Cup finals, as well as the head of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Games.
So with the Commonwealth and Scottish Cup gigs going to Celtic, why didn’t Newco Rangers get the other final at their 50,000 capacity facility?
Back in the days such certification existed, Ibrox was a Uefa five star venue, whereas Celtic Park was four star, but maintaining those standards takes, well, maintenance, which has not been a priority in some parts. Celtic Park remains highly functional, and safe.
There is also the hazard of planning an event, even six weeks out, at a venue owned (cough) by a company which does not have bank credit facilities and who are broadcasting financial distress signals like some kind of insolvency Batman call.
These perfectly valid reasons are, of course, a mere distraction from the real reason, the Co-op Bank, which controls Glasgow City Council, is also able to manipulate league football in Scotland and decided to award the final to their partner organisation, while cutting their borrowing rate, by way of compensation.
Issue 19 of CQN Magazine is fresh off the press, 104 pages of great stuff from the CQN community. 10 men won the league, Dam Justice, the Celtic Foundation, and Brogan Rogan outs the difficult questions to Pat Nevin about his Cup Final comments.
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Eddie, I have heard it sung since but it was certainly not widespread. Some individuals. However, away grounds may have been a different matter. Anyway, it has been condemned by many Celtic supporters thankfully.
benny bheula
17:30 on
5 February, 2014
natknow – supporting wee oscar @ 17:24 on 5 February, 2014
“Cheer up Walter Smith/Ally McCoist/Stuart McCall…”
In my opinion that is a sectarian song and shouldn’t be sung at Parkhead or anywhere else.
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The Orange Order is not a religion – it’s an anti-Catholic organisation and not much else.
Should “Hitler Has Only Got One Ball” be considered sectarian because it offends Nazis?
dontpatmadug
17:31 on 5 February, 2014
Superscoreboard @ClydeSSB 4m
We’ll be making a statement of clarification at the start of #SSB this eve regarding the #Rangers statement read out on last night’s show.
Jerk Irvine been on the phone then.
John O’Neil
17:30 on
5 February, 2014
Natknow,
“Soon there’ll be no Protestants at all” is one example. Foul and moronic but thankfully not a widespread sentiment.
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I honestly think the last time I heard that add-on was in the 80’s or 90’s.
But fair point – it’s a legitimate answer to my query.
Benny and John
When was the last time either of those songs was sung at Celtic Park?
JJ
John O` Neil,
The only time I have heard a song with the word `Protestant` in it sang by Celtic supporters was one to do with ” Brave Protestant men”.
JJ
benny bheula
17:30 on
That is one that deffo got an airing anytime the cardigan was at Celtic Park
auldheid
17:32 on 5 February, 2014
Big Nan
16:40 on
5 February, 2014
Re Nevin, I don’t know how anyone can be taken in by him. I haven’t seen his interview and don’t need to.
No journalist worth their salt would react to second hand unsubstantiated rumour as if it were fact. The BBC guidelines expressly forbid it when it concerns criminality and this accusation did.
He was at the CIS League Cup Final for BBC and never said a word when the bile being belted out was unbelievable. He is a rat.
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If you had read the interview you could not have commented as you did above as Nevin covers it.
Ok you might not accept it but surely everyone is entitled to a fair hearing?
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He didn’t give the Celtic support a fair hearing.
Last heard Roamin in the gloamin(at CP) en masse at the New year game the season we stopped the 10(when Lambert and Burley scored vs the deadco). Think it got a bit of an airing at the 6-2 game to a lesser extent but certainly not common now,
HH
Benny-agree.
Jungle Jim, good evening.
I haven’t heard those add ons being sung at CP for some time.
Jungle Jim
Given that I haven’t read it yet can you add?
None of the above.
A plethora of Huns.
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What statement was read out from rangers on last nights SSB ?
For what it’s worth, I never felt that the “orange b*stards” chant was sectarian.
gerald766
17:33 on 5 February, 2014
TonyD
The next time you are in the ‘Brazen Head’, please give my very best regards
to big Jian!
H.H.
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Will do, HH
Well, it seems that there are not many examples of blatant sectarian chants from Celtic supporters. It is not a surprise.
theoriginalsadiesbhoy
17:42 on 5 February, 2014
auldheid
17:32 on 5 February, 2014
Big Nan
16:40 on
5 February, 2014
Re Nevin, I don’t know how anyone can be taken in by him. I haven’t seen his interview and don’t need to.
No journalist worth their salt would react to second hand unsubstantiated rumour as if it were fact. The BBC guidelines expressly forbid it when it concerns criminality and this accusation did.
He was at the CIS League Cup Final for BBC and never said a word when the bile being belted out was unbelievable. He is a rat.
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If you had read the interview you could not have commented as you did above as Nevin covers it.
Ok you might not accept it but surely everyone is entitled to a fair hearing?
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He didn’t give the Celtic support a fair hearing
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Exactly how can a reporter of fact report the hearsay evidence of someone who himself (States that he never heard it) while at around the same time go into purdah when the Hun hoards raise the roof for over 2 hours with appalling bigotry (the worst Spiers had heard)?
He can dress that up any way he likes with weasel words but I’m not interested, in fact I am annoyed that I even rose to the bait to comment on the ferret faced f****r!
Corkcelt
Your comment are obviously heartfelt but I’m pleased to advise that being right in amongst it on a daily basis that on this occasion I think you will get it wrong.
Ta for your good wishes
Bless me all
Bless me all
The long an the short an the tall
Bless all the Catholics
An bless all there sons
Bless all the priests
And bless all the nuns
And we’re saying goodbye to it all
F— Yous and yer Derry’s walls for we won’t be masterd by no O—- B——-
So cheer up the lads bless me all.
In my young days, back in the day I sang that, canny be doing that now, it’s not nice.
Celtic Mac
I will certainly add it as you have just doubled the votes !
Obviously my survey was not as interesting to others as it would have been to me 0:-)
FingeronthePulseCSC
Cheerio for now,
JJ
John O’Neil
Not true – is that right.
Are you still in the USSR?
How many home games have you attended since the Fergus McCann era?
Let me guess, *some where between none and not very many*
You’re pontification about what has been sung at CP is unsubstantiated nonsense, based
on what you have heard from others is sung at CP, MSM or the internet. The mission statement has been upheld for many years, perhaps it’s ‘not true’ from when you last stood in the jungle.
TD
That`s not sectarian. It is simply a spirited little ditty 0:-)
JJ
BSR
I am amazed at that uncharacteristic outburst……especially as John O`Neil has agreed that sectarianism is not a problem at Celtic Park. Definite Cheerio this time !
JJ
jungle jim
18:01 on 5 February, 2014
TD
That`s not sectarian. It is simply a spirited little ditty 0:-)
JJ
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It was my fav. Back in the day.
Gok Wan: “Sectarian songs are so last century. Tolerance is the new black.”
I had to listen in to hear what they were saying……
Phil’s blog getting attention from the upper echelons of Sevco……
So funny to hear Graham Bryce and his sidekicks at clyde panic and try to rally behind Irvine’s news management….
Huns – we don’t want the final at ibrox
Huns – how come the final isnay at ibrox lawwell runs scottish fitba they need the money,the world is corrupt apart fae us it, it’s the GCC fault or is it the East Dumbartonshire councils fault
They should really make there mind up, oh we’ll more ££££££££ for the hoops
Beckham names his new MLS Miami Spice.
Eurochamps67, I hear you’re looking for pictures of seaside golf courses. You may know this one….
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Police have launched an investigation into allegations of abuse directed at Neil Lennon during a match between Aberdeen and St Johnstone on Saturday.
The Celtic manager said he was verbally abused and had a coin thrown at him as he watched the League Cup semi-final at Tynecastle stadium in Edinburgh.
The Football Coordinating Unit Scotland are investigating the allegations.
The stadium is the home ground of Hearts Football Club, which said it was looking at CCTV footage.
@bbc
Big Nan
17:54 on
5 February, 2014
theoriginalsadiesbhoy
17:42 on 5 February, 2014
auldheid
17:32 on 5 February, 2014
Big Nan
16:40 on
5 February, 2014
Re Nevin, I don’t know how anyone can be taken in by him. I haven’t seen his interview and don’t need to.
No journalist worth their salt would react to second hand unsubstantiated rumour as if it were fact. The BBC guidelines expressly forbid it when it concerns criminality and this accusation did.
He was at the CIS League Cup Final for BBC and never said a word when the bile being belted out was unbelievable. He is a rat.
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If you had read the interview you could not have commented as you did above as Nevin covers it.
Ok you might not accept it but surely everyone is entitled to a fair hearing?
………………………………………
He didn’t give the Celtic support a fair hearing
…………………………………………………
Exactly how can a reporter of fact report the hearsay evidence of someone who himself (States that he never heard it) while at around the same time go into purdah when the Hun hoards raise the roof for over 2 hours with appalling bigotry (the worst Spiers had heard)?
He can dress that up any way he likes with weasel words but I’m not interested, in fact I am annoyed that I even rose to the bait to comment on the ferret faced f****r!
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Oh come on he reacted on live TV, in the moment. A reaction to sectarian singing NOT the singers, triggered by what he had been told and what he felt strongly about..
He went off on his hobby horse.
He is not the first person to do that and will not be the last.
I thought the Celtic support were big enough, mature enough and all inclusive enough to at least factor that in.
He made a mistake and it was not out of vindictiveness, so I’m cutting him the kind of slack I would hope others would cut me if I made a mistake in the moment.
john o’neil
17:48 on 5 February, 2014
It’s not, I call Huns it all the time :-) HH
De hell played for th Bb Lol
hun skelper
18:24 on 5 February, 2014
john o’neil
17:48 on 5 February, 2014
It’s not, I call Huns it all the time :-) H
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No sectarian songs are sung at Celtic park because nobody sings anything at Celtic park.
Celtic fans singing at Celtic park is banned FACT
Jungle Jim
Apologies, for your being amazed.
It’s true, but one thing that will make my out, go burst, is Celtic fans that
repeat sectarian slurs against Celtic fans. Celtic fans do not in unison
sing any sectarian songs at Celtic Park, and haven’t since the new stadium
went up.
Especially the example given by John O’Neill which collectively in a League
Cup Final “Famine Song” type choral get together, hasn’t been sung since
the jungle was all standing.
Good evening friends and Happy Midweek!