We had our 11th annual CQN Charity Golf Open at Aberdour in Fife yesterday and it was another brilliant occasion. £2000 was raised for good causes, including a local Aberdour need, Tommy Burns’ Charity and the Celtic Foundation.
My thanks to the Joe Miller, who regaled us with tales of Maradona, Jinky and Sugar Roy Aitken. The buzz he got from playing for Celtic is clear. The day wouldn’t be possible without Taggsybhoy and BlantyreKev, but it takes an entire crowd to make special nights like this, so thanks to each of you.
This afternoon’s game against Rennes is an important step towards getting the players fully fit but the 90 minutes have to be balanced against the Champions League qualifier on Wednesday. I expect Ronny will ask the players the burn the flame brightly for a short period, before making lots of changes.
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TBM
Had a few with Rab yesterday, was asking when you where over again
…. i only bet seconds…. ffs!!
Got a wee Sunday coupon ion AiK Stockholm 2-0 up after half a hour guess who scored 2nd goal ????
M, Bangura…..
Hi TBM
The Thai karaoke expert…Wan Singha
Emdae been down at the Merchant City festival today???
celtic mac @ 16:50,
No, I’m saying I don’t think his model works.
So I was proposing a different scenario that could work in Scotland.
Instead of being in the shadows of English Football scheduling wise and financially. We could develop our own model based on the latest technology.
If someone wants to stream St Mirren vs Arbroath rather than watch the scheduled Celtic Aberdeen match on TV that’s fine, if they’ve subscribed to SPFL TV they can.
The production values will be lower but you can watch the team you support. The weekly six or so scheduled matches will be on the Subscribed SPFL TV in the UK and will be of sufficient quality that they can be sold to other National Broadcasters in the UK or abroad.
But all subscribers Globally can stream the matches.
Hail Hail
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family 16:55 on 26 July, 2015
TBM
Had a few with Rab yesterday, was asking when you where over again………..
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BT, best wishes pal. Plans for September drop in to Halfway……..
Say hi to Rab eh!
Regards to K and M………..
Mine’s a Strongbow pal………… Maybe a wee Jameson chaser!
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
the battered bunnet
13:59 on 26 July, 2015
Whit happened tae poor Carrick?
****
Alas poor Carrick. I knew him well.
Celtic youth player Ciaran McKenna has elected to take a college scholarship instead of a contract at Celtic.
Going to Duke University, North Carolina to play college saccur and get a degree.
Very prestigious school over here. Pretty much always rated in top 20 in US and top 30 in world.
Colours are blue and white and they are known as the Blue Devils.
http://www.duke.edu
RWE
17:03 on 26 July, 2015
Hi TBM
The Thai karaoke expert…Wan Singha
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Aye but no as good as the Korean lassie………….Whan Sohng………………..
Ode Hear……..
Regards & Hail Hail
TBM
Celtic Mac
The blackout period stems from the 60s when Bob Lord of Burnley argued for it on grounds that no longer have the same if any weight.
The thing about this whole TV issue is that is one of those rather large elephants to be eaten a bit at a time.
Removing the 3 to 5 ban is one portion.
Chairbhoy suggests how a 3 to 5 might work but rather than leaving the others to whistle Dixie as you put it, there could be a built in compensation element where a portion of any windfall income over a certain amount due to circumstances that produce it, is creamed off in a compensation fund.
The point about football, the absolutely inescapable one that all clubs run into, is that it is interdependent and unless some of the income earned is recirculated then the unwillingness to do so is self damaging.
It should not be beyond the wit of those running the game to arrive at a formula for fair sharing.
Chairbhoy
Thanks for taking time to respond. It helps discard what will not work and look at what might.
Auldheid
Fine reading that
Old fashioned informative football commentary
Interesting …and not without merit ..thanks
Hankray
Galway looking good
Well done Galway – good win – no way back for Cork now
Charles kick ham
As hankray said. No one will beat kilkenny
“BBC’s Chris [FFin’]McLaughlin Caught Bang To Rights Lying
Quote:
[Sevco] could be in trouble with the Scottish Professional Football League due to the behaviour of some of the club’s fans during their win over Hibs.
Note how the official police statement makes not one suggestion of who these fans were,who they supported or even from which part of the ground they came from.”
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“THE REPUBLIC OF BBC PACIFIC QUAY and the BBC COMPLAINTS DEPATRMENT IS Fn USELESS. The sooner the complaints is overseen by a MEDIA Complaints, especially when you get a Mary Frances twenty five names, overseeing the Complaint. We as a SUPPORT are going to have to protest at this Scumdome 2 and bring it home to them that WE are not going to take the CR*P anymore.”
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“Isnt it about time we use this fighting fund to fight off the haters with a platform dragging our club and our support through the mud?”
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“If I was a shareholder of a company I would not want to read about anything negative about that company. If I read stuff that wasn’t positive my concern would be about my investment and losing money….. I would be suspecting a competitor is behind it to their advantage…..Shareholders, I ask you to get together and organise a watchdog that will protect your investment.”
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“cant believe that the BBC (biased, bigot and corrupt) employ this individual who is stirring up sectarian hatred via their media platform….. He should resign immediately.”
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“The club need to question the integrity of both Gollum Mcglaughlin and the delegate.
If Gollum has been ‘offered’ information from a delegate, is this being offered in return for money? Is the delegate allowed to do this? Is he declaring this money on his tax return?”
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“it is entirely reasonable for the club to point out something along the lines of
‘we are very disappointed that the media have felt the need to focus on the alleged behaviour of a tiny number of fans, instead of a superb on the pitch performance, when our fan group as a whole have been heartily praised by all for their magnificent behaviour in recent times, and most especially whilst being subjected to extreme provocation during and after the playoff final. Our club continues to fight sectarianism in all walks of life, as if evidenced by numerous withdrawals of match-day attendance rights for those who fail to follow the clubs lead on sectarian singing. We will continue to vigorously fight against sectarianism, and many clubs and official agencies in Scotland could benefit from taking a lead from the hardline approach we have taken in seeking to address this wider social problem.’
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“Recruitment at BBC pacific quay sports department was tainted by an opus dei member who is now an SNP Republican!
Google David Kerr BBC opus dei.
The root of all evil.
It’s like a private club where non Fenians are shut scared to comment.”
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“We’ve been pushed around for long enough and it has to stop otherwise it will lead to more and more problems for not just football but for society as a whole.”
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“We are a Unionist figurehead operating in a time of extremist Irish Republican influence of the SFA / SPFL, Media and State. This has been made worse by a rise of the SNP who, by the wee fish wifes inactivity during our financial troubles, will stand back, if not assist in, the demonising of anything and everything defined as ‘British and Unionist’
The real bigots have got into place as instructed by JP the 2nd yet are the very first ones to claim discrimination against them, especially when they get caught doing wrong.
Sadly a country once world renowned for its freedom and forward thinking is filled with brainwashed nuggets easily manipulated by a controlled mhedia.
For far too long these mouthpieces have had a free run at our club and our people, we need to start to shout them down via the modern media facilities, We also need to let them know when we cross their paths that their lies will no longer be tolerated.
I wish that this ‘Sleeping Majority’ would wake up from their comma”
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“It’s about time we tell the powers that be, that without [Sevco], they have nothing.”
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“The overwhelming majority of the endless mhedia attacks on our club are driven by anti-Protestant sectarianism.”
I paid the best part of a grand in to the RFFF and I insist the fund is used to bankrupt P3n and Skeletor immediately.
Hebcelt
My own daughter done the journey with Emirates last October, said it was very good, and as already pointed out a bigger plane
Incidentally, make sure your daughter catches up with our very own Auld Rebel “Melbourne Mick” she will be treated as if his very own Princess, top top Bhoy
Mick and his wife will ensure she is spoiled as a fellow Celt, could not thank him enough for how they looked after my daughter
Hail Hail
What is the Stars
17:27 on 26 July, 2015
Tipp will beat galway in the semi and see off KK in the final – just my personal opinion right enough but I’m biased
Monaghan
Inhabitants of a parallel universe
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
17:32 on
26 July, 2015
Inhabitants of a parallel universe
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And they’re in a comma.
Yes Auldheid @17:15, thanks for making that point. (My scenario has Scotland lifting the blackout but not necessarily England, is this possible?)
But yes the money would go into a pot and be distributed in a fair way.
The fact is we sell, what two, three, four games a week for the pittance we get in return. We can still do that and if English Football sticks with the blackout, we should be able to sell the top Scottish games to a UK Broadcaster, as it would be the only game on at that time.
My thoughts are that package alone should be worth as much or more than we’re getting now.
Then we have SPFL TV a TV subscriber channel and an on-demand service. Scottish Football Supporters throughout the Globe can subscribe (though only those in the UK will have the TV service).
That income should dwarf what we get now, and the service could be used for news, interviews even the National Team. Anything that could promote the game.
We wouldn’t be dependant on Sky for the games or SMSM for news or the BBC for their lowlights programme, (although if they’re still going to pay they can still have it.)
The general public will see no difference in the way they get their football but the Scottish Football supporters will get a much better service and a way of contributing to their Clubs.
Win/Win for me.
Hail Hail
I enjoyed that Monaghan
Still a bit of blurred vision and difficulty in concentrating; twas ever thus!
Good Night…………………
TBM
Sorry UK and Ireland for the TV service – ooops
Pf ayr
Some marvellous snippets from FF alright
” The extremist irish republican influence on the sfa/spfl. ..”
But best of all ” l wish the sleeping majority would wake up from their Comma”
To which erudite use of language I can only add. I agree full stop.
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
17:38 on
26 July, 2015
I enjoyed that Monaghan
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The only thing they’re good for is a laugh.
HH
TBM
See you soon
Good night God bless
Love to V
Hail hail
Thanks S……………
TBM
Monaghan
Thanks. As ever.
‘I wish that this ‘Sleeping Majority’ would wake up from their comma”
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Perhaps the blaring sirens of the Grammar Police may wake them from their stupor!
HH jamesgang
I see that the match delegate reported sectarian singing from the away support at Easter Road on Saturday.
How many times have they been reported so far, each report ending with zero sanction.
The authorities should just come out and admit that this club is above the law and can do whatever it wants.
Hi guys, just back from Shetland and enjoying a wee break in Galloway at a friends cottage. Going to game on Wednesday and need help locating a supporters bus in Stranraer. Any help appreciated.
jamesgang
17:44 on
26 July, 2015
Aye, but is it easier to wake up from a comma than from parentheses?
Wits
The entertainment they provide is entirely lost on them ….
What is the stars…………….Looks like Brian Cozy has rebuilt another great team. He seems to have found another Henry Sheflin. In T J Reid.
Great FF questions of our time, number 1690:
A Comma? Do you slip into that after botched Colon surgery?
That is brilliant –
“” l wish the sleeping majority would wake up from their Comma””
Unfortunately, it may be down to predictive text. A lot of posters here claim that as a raisin.
(I mean reason) :-)
Monaghan
the glorious balance sheet
Very funny. Both.
HH jamesgang