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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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  1. Canamalar on

    Kevj,

     

    Sewing and crochet for me, reaping is round about harvest time and time for thanksgiving, oh praise The Lord :)

  3. Margaret McGill on

    Hamiltontim

     

     

    01:30 on 13 June, 2015

     

    No mate. You got me wrong.

     

    50% of Tims are class. 50% are green huns. Ive seen them. Dealt with them. Moved on.

     

    When Tims get organized beyond the pies and bovril limit the superlatives have all run their course.

     

    As for the ” Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 ” we all know its a joke and was because sociopath hun scum footballer diouf was not allowed to kick f*** out of Lenny when celtic whipped them. However, its a democracy…see for yourself

     

    http://www.gov.scot/Topics/archive/law-order/sectarianism-action-1/football-violence/bill

     

     

    Next?

  10. timbhoy in spain on

    lymmbhoy,Been supportin Celtic for 66 years now & Ah still can’t get enough of…. Celtic

  15. Hamiltontim on

    Maggie

     

     

    Are we singing from the same sang sheet? I certainly don’t need links to articles re the OBAF Act from anyone. No criticism merely an observation.

  20. KevJungle on

    What difference would it have made if I’d gone to the FAC-meeting?

     

     

    Why take on the establishment when, Celtic’s board are in bed with them?

     

     

    Who’s the daftie?

  24. Alasdair MacLean on

    Margaret McGill ,

     

     

    I know I said I’m off to bed, but I did click o your link and wondered the same as Hamiltontim?

  25. Canamalar on

    ht,

     

    I mean mags is a mickey tarrier reminding us we need to start a revolution, me I’ve got the patience of a no very good saint so can see why mags is desperate for clarity to go viral.

     

     

    So, smokers are encouraged to find alternatives, let’s ban the alternatives too, ffs.

     

    Can’t have an e-snout in a pub because it looks like people are smoking.

     

    Analogy

     

    Middle East during Ramadan

     

    If your caught smoking, eating, or drinking in public you are liable for prison time.

     

     

    Don’t tempt me

  27. Margaret McGill on

    Hamiltontim

     

     

    01:41 on 13 June, 2015

     

    Yup. Some people dont agree with taxes. What can you do? Its a democracy.

  30. KevJungle on

    Hamiltontim

     

     

    01:44 on 13 June, 2015

     

    ____________________

     

    I signed the petition – didn’t contact my MSP…why should I?

     

     

    Celtic agreed tot the bill have you called them out?

  31. Alasdair MacLean on

    Taxes, windmills, central belt tyranny………..they all affect me.

     

     

    Effin democracy …..I’m serious.

  35. Margaret McGill on

    bournesouprecipe

     

     

    01:34 on 13 June, 2015

     

     

    We dont care what the animals say…

  36. Canamalar on

    Kevj,

     

    Would like to see the statement from CFC in support of the OBA, apart from turning up on demand to a lynch party ?

     

    Diplomacy eh

  37. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    timbhoy in spain

     

    01:51 on

     

    13 June, 2015

     

     

     

    The Kinks,banned initially in the U.S.A. because of their name.

     

    Heavy Metal before they invented the term.

  41. petec on

    Nephilim

     

     

    Ray Kurzweil wants to Bring back his Dad, Real Love.

     

     

    An Entity that is not to be Trusted.

     

     

    Just putting Information out there.

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