I’m a bit disappointed RIFC were not in a position to advise their shareholders the results of the votes this morning. Doing so would not have added 10 minutes to proceedings. My expectation is that the board would win both votes, giving them a resounding platform this weekend to sell tickets for lower league football. Perhaps there’s more going on than I thought.
You have to wonder what that expensive legal business in London and Edinburgh yesterday was all about? Many details of Sports Direct’s deal with Newco are public knowledge, and the void of missing details is filled with pretty stark speculation. It struck me that counsel for Sports Direct noted the chronology of the new board being appointed, the subsequent leaks and that Newco had not denied they were the source of the leak. All now on record, in court. Confidentiality is, of course, a condition of the agreement, which could now be argued is in breach. That would be a source of regret. For some.
More on Dave King over the weekend. He can’t help himself.
You have to admire those who work to expose the absurdity of the Offensive Behaviour Act, designed by the SNP government to “equalise” non criminal offenses with criminal offenses. Unfortunately, the campaigners are wasting their time, the Act is here to stay, anyone in doubt should read the news this morning that 80% of people surveyed support it. Ask the average person in the street if they support a law against Offensive Behaviour and they’re hardly likely to say ‘no’. This type of survey is manipulative nonsense. Police with guns on the streets and politically motivated laws are a by-product of blind populism. This is an offensive law and I am horrified.
Robert King is one of the Angola 3, who were incarcerated in solitary confinement in the Louisiana town of that name, and who have become causes célèbres for miscarriage of justice campaigners and prison reformers alike. King spent 30 years in solitary before having his conviction overturned. If you don’t know about the Angola 3, go find out.
He pitched up on CNN yesterday dressed in distinctive attire (below).
My relationship with Celtic is different to King’s. I’m a Celtic fan because that’s the way I was brought up, but I’m pretty sure King’s roots don’t reach back to the Emerald Isle. Chances are, I’d be a Celtic fan whether we were a club with a social mission or not. For others, for King, the reasons they wear a shirt on TV, buy a season ticket, or simply share in our joy on occasion, are different.
We are the club of the underdog, a beacon for the downtrodden, a place where they will find a welcome. No one can plan for this, it either survives over the decades or it doesn’t, so it’s worthwhile telling this part of our story now and again, to set ourselves a core target: Remain the most ethical football club in the world.
To deliver on this you and I need to step forward, this is not a job that can be outsourced to the club, it takes all of us. You can start here by signing up for the Great Scottish Run for the Foundation. I know at least 30 runners who read this, sign up before I see you in person!
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Gordon64
Agreed……bought by the system.
bournesouprecipe
Mr Davis does Bojangles
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Not a patch on the original :O)
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Leadbelly – Where Did you Sleep Last Night
https://youtu.be/PsfcUZBMSSg
Alisdair, dad’s always do it better LOL
I’m pleased that through the Pogues, I learnt more about folk songs e.g. I’m a man you don’t meet any day, Navigator, just two examples I can think of.
Delaneys Dunky,
Ah widnae liked tae huv been one o them who tried.tae mess wi you guys.
tim( very lucky bhoy in spain )
Hola Hola
the_huddle
clicking it
Big Jock for a posthumous knighthood?
Please don’t insult his memory.
The fact he wasn’t offered – a permanent disgrace.
Small Faces – All Or Nothing
https://youtu.be/NjEMHtSCU9M
Dallas
Young Ned has become my favourite Pogues song this week! :))
Most listened to band on my Spotify account.
Kelvinbhoy see you next season or in Chapmans. HH
Glasgow’s Green and White
Dallas Dallas where the heck is Dallas,
One of the gems in the video is Shane telling a folk legend –
“Don’t sing it that way – Sing it the way our Dad’s used to.”
Spancill Hill.
Weezer – “Memories”
https://youtu.be/C5Fq3U_FjYc
The_huddle,
Good stuff you’re posting.
You may be interested in profstonedblogspot.de for mono stuff.
Celtic comes from Irish stock !
But will we ever drop all this IRA tripe?
It tars us with the same ‘dyed in wool’ bitterness and leaves us as unreconstructed as ‘real’ bears from Govan.
Yes there are bigoted nutters among the Ibrox legions – however we have a good number ourselves, witness around 50% of posters on here -they try to camouflage their hatred with foodbank donations and constantly talking up good deeds and charities.
We rightly dig up the WATP mob for their triumphalist tripe – and on here have their own label WAS – ‘We are Saints’ – hypocritical…at least
chicagobhoy1967
17:53 on 12 June, 2015
“We are the club of the underdog, a beacon for the downtrodden, a place where they will find a welcome.”
I think it’s so interesting how this man, whose life could not be more removed from Celtic, found so much meaning in the club’s mission and good works that he chose to wear the shirt while interviewed on television. What higher praise?
My feeling about the club also comes from the ether, although entirely different from Mr. King’s. Watching a football match on my honeymoon in Mexico, I heard this beautiful noise, people cheering for a team that wore green hoops. I saw people cheer in a way that we do not in America. Who are these people, and what makes them feel this way?
Back home, I researched the club and learned that its history was (in many ways) my own. And then I learned of its social mission and history of welcoming all. Maybe you’ve had this experience, too, discovered someone or something that shares history, substance, mission, belief that form a big part of your identity.
While I could not claim to feel the way that all of you do, I feel an intellectual and emotional attachment to the club that’s quite different from the teams I have followed in Chicago my whole life.
It’s been a dream of sorts to visit Celtic Park and, at least for a day, live the experience I’ve known only on television and over the internet. I will bring my son and brother-in-law next year. Looking forward to feeling the noise I found that day in Mexico. HH
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A Brilliant post. Thank You.
A beauty of a post deserves Beauty times 3.
Breathless
Ah see Gazza’s in the flautist news this week.
Who is he??
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz94XGxnlzA
Gordon64
00:05 on 13 June, 2015
Thought you were a Vogue man (not Madonna’s dance). Chapmans is a great wee boozer and is essential to my matchday.
TiS
Tell Terry that ma mammy wee Molly misses Terry’s beautiful Catholic smile.
He was a good pal of ma mam and sis. Tell him the news of Jacqueline’s bhoy.
Mr Pastry,
Ah hate them for makin me hate them.
Delaneys Dunky,
Which Bhoy?
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Great Wee Read..
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chicagobhoy1967
17:53 on 12 June, 2015
“We are the club of the underdog, a beacon for the downtrodden, a place where they will find a welcome.”
I think it’s so interesting how this man, whose life could not be more removed from Celtic, found so much meaning in the club’s mission and good works that he chose to wear the shirt while interviewed on television. What higher praise?
My feeling about the club also comes from the ether, although entirely different from Mr. King’s. Watching a football match on my honeymoon in Mexico, I heard this beautiful noise, people cheering for a team that wore green hoops. I saw people cheer in a way that we do not in America. Who are these people, and what makes them feel this way?
Back home, I researched the club and learned that its history was (in many ways) my own. And then I learned of its social mission and history of welcoming all. Maybe you’ve had this experience, too, discovered someone or something that shares history, substance, mission, belief that form a big part of your identity.
While I could not claim to feel the way that all of you do, I feel an intellectual and emotional attachment to the club that’s quite different from the teams I have followed in Chicago my whole life.
It’s been a dream of sorts to visit Celtic Park and, at least for a day, live the experience I’ve known only on television and over the internet. I will bring my son and brother-in-law next year. Looking forward to feeling the noise I found that day in Mexico. HH
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Keep The Faith..
001
Fud
Mr. Pastry
Away and stick your half-baked nonsense up your soggy bottom.
timbhoy,
It would be great to see you both here.
Come over anytime and I will show you both the main sites in Dublin, Meath and Louth.
Ejy up
Thems as bad as the other man is on. Level 5 employee with a Pasty face.
Dharma Bam
00:08 on 13 June, 2015
The_huddle,
Good stuff you’re posting.
You may be interested in profstonedblogspot.de for mono stuff.
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Cheers bookmarked it (once I found it :O)
It’s how I imagine South of Tunis lives his evenings out :O)
Gorbalstam I like to spread the love the other end of Ruggy Main St. HH
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PeteC..
I was Going to Say.. Great Minds and All that.. Then thought Maybe Not..【ツ】
The ‘Not’ being Mine of Course..
KTF
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Mr PAlfie
You are the only poster bringing up IRA ‘tripe’
BlockCapitals CSC
For anyone interested.
Tomorrow at 12:30 the annual parade to remember the 10 hunger strikers who died in an attempt to convince the Brits that they were POWs and not criminals will leave from Garnock St in Royston.
UTLR
MR PASTRY…Youre Slipping Man…….
Snp Bad…Fixed That For You Alfie..Aw…Sorry…
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Setting Free the Bears..
I might have asked You before But..How did You come Up with the Nomme de Blog..?
001
SFTB well said. HH
Chillis – Californication
Hamiltontim
00:16 on 13 June, 2015
Strange question mate but were you taking notes at the FAC meeting the other night?
mr pastry
00:08 on 13 June, 2015
Well said, brilliant post. Down with their sort of thing.
HT
Thanks for heads up. Had forgotten. :)
gorbalstam
I was mate yes.