Self-flagellation:
SPFL: “Rather than attempt to communicate through the media, it is far more appropriate that any substantive issues are presented to the SPFL board for careful and detailed consideration, based on a sound legal analysis of the facts.”
Translated: Whip.
SPFL: “To date, there has been no such representations to the SPFL board and it notes Mr King’s statement of 30 May.
Translated: Whip.
SPFL: “In its statement of 29 May, Rangers FC claimed “a business relationship”, existed between the SPFL chairman and minority shareholders in a SPFL club, despite no evidence of such a relationship being presented. There is no mention of the previously claimed “business relationship” in the 30 May statement.
Translated: Whip.
SPFL: “In the 30 May statement the central allegation has now become that “there was non-disclosure of the conflict that immediately arose when the SPFL chairman accepted” his appointment as a non-executive director of International News & Media PLC (“IN&M plc”). As with the 29 May statement, no detail was provided to support this allegation.
SPFL: “Within the space of about 24 hours two different and very public allegations have been made against the SPFL chairman without, in either case, an approach first being made to the SPFL with concerns or seeking clarification.”
Translated: Whip.
To you or me this would be embarrassing. The SPFL know the rules. In fact, they wrote the rules, so if you are going to go off like a paranoid loon, know your territory, get it right, be consistent, remember what you wrote yesterday before launching into another issue today.
The days when the likes of Jim Farry (or the many who followed him) ran Scottish football are over. There are professionals in place now. Murdoch MacLennan has been a senior executive of large companies for decades. He was a member of the Commission on Scottish Devolution, is an Honorary Professor at the Glasgow University Business School.
Unlike Dave King, he has no criminal convictions.
I would also like to point out some of the reporting on this:
“Record Sport broke the story Doncaster would be standing by MacLennan, despite news emerging of the 69-year-old’s links with Desmond and fellow shareholder Denis O’Brien.”
Ask yourself this: on what basis could the SPFL act against Murdoch MacLennan? It would be more accurate to say “Neil Doncaster and others on the SPFL board have no choice but to stand by MacLennan as no evidence of wrong-doing whatsoever has been presented.”
And, no evidence of links with Dermot Desmond or Denis O’Brien have been provided. There are no such links, only innuendo. King may as well have said, “They go to the same synagogue” [they don’t, of course].
Stay classy, Dave. I’m sure outbursts like this are a sign that your troubles are all under control, but stop this self-flagellation nonsense.
Brogan Rogan is going to Malawi this month to support the Celtic FC Foundation’s work with Mary’s Meals. You can read a bit about what he is doing here, and support the project.
You can also contribute by buying one of these polos or Tshirts, all proceeds go to the Foundation Malawi Appeal:
Polos are £19:67 and T shirts are £12.99 or £30 for one of each. Postage is £2.80. Email Jim at jjoe88@hotmail.co.uk to buy (update: only the green T is still available).
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DBhoy
Saw your post reading back. Thought they were better live than their recordings suggest. Look forward to hearing their new album and seeing them live again. Saw Razorlight and The Libertines live at about the same time. Preferred the Razorlight show.
HH
Right ghuys, Delaneys is ready and i would like to get our quiz finished
before the rid biddy sends me into oblivion.
Is NORRIE M, DAVID 66, and GUTENBURG on for the final easy question
to win the Mornington Social Celts top.
H.H Mick
What did Spiers say?
DD
Really enjoyed their set in Melbourne supporting Kaiser chiefs who were excellent.looking forward to hearing their new tunes
HH
Just noticed Auldheid has posted it.
Would have had more credibility if he had made the same points about previous appointments.
MM
I texted Gutenberg to inform him of the play off. He just texted me to say he cannot get onto CQN just now as he is busy today. He wished good luck to myself, David66 and Norrie.
DBhoy
Saw Kaiser Chiefs at Benicassim Spain three years ago. They were excellent and surprised me that night. They were better than Blur that gig. Heard a coupla snippets of Razorlight new material on Radio X. Sounding great.
Mcburnie – as a kid you grow up wanting to play for your country and now I’ve done that.
He grew up wanting to play for Scotland?
ACGR
Razan Najjar RIP
God bless and protect the people of Palestine.
YNWA
Some years ago I heard Speirs on the radio , think it was shortbread, undermining the Lions achievement, saying that it was years ago , black&white , really slow and looked a different game to the athletes of today.
Really annoyed me, never once have I heard anyone say that about England 66, Man UTD 68 or Brazil 70.
I’ve always been suspicious of him.
MELBOURNEMICK
I would never have got Bobby Collins in a month of Sundays. To be honest,although I managed to get nine in total,only seven were on your list.
And John Dowie shouldnae count. I saw him in the hoops. I coulda done better,and for £10k less.
But,his signing proved to many that Des White did not have Celtic’s interests foremost in his mind.
To be fair to Spiers,IMO he has put his head above the parapet more than any hack in this country.
DD, After a day of Echo and the bunnymen yesterday ( I played it stupid on the jukebox at the pub) Is the Kaiser Chiefs the band of the day?
Goooood Afternoon CQN – ???????
Melbourne Mick – I’m claiming 11
Joe Miller ( from wiki)
ater years Edit
In summer 1998, 30-year-old Miller moved to Dundee United.[2] He contributed 33 appearances – many from the bench – and two goals in his single season at Tannadice Park in which the team finished in mid-table and reached the Scottish Cup semi-final, being beaten by Celtic.[25]
After being released from his contract, he then spent a season in Australia’s National Soccer League, joining newly formed Parramatta Power for their inaugural season, before returning to Scotland for short spells with Raith Rovers (under another former teammate, Peter Hetherston, where he mentored a young Nacho Novo)[26] and Clydebank, prior to retiring from the professional game in 2002 to train as a coach.[2] He went back to Australia for a period, winning the amateur KDSA Cup with North Sydney in 2003.
Having being appointed assistant manager of Clyde in 2005, Miller re-registered as a player and made just over a dozen league appearances for the club in his late 30s.
Played 24 games for Parramatta Power, scoring 9 times ??
Hail Hail
JTT53
I am listening to Kaiser Chiefs album Employment just now. Leeds finest band. Great live. Ricky Wilson a great energetic front man on stage. Oh My God!
BMCUW.
John Dowie.
Never saw him playing for Celtic but did see him playing for Doncaster Rovers in the Ole 4th Division.
Dowie was hopeless in the Hoops…
DD, thats just it though. You can god bless them from here to eternity while we wath them murdered by the idf day in day out.
Makes me weep when arseholes on this blog say the love israel and when asked why cant justify or provide a reasoned answer.
Israel is evil and is in the business of genocide, and the world watches and has learned nothing from past and recent events e.g Yogoslaviia, Rwanda, Cambodia.
End of rant for me today, Im away into ma toolshed…….:_(
SoT
I had the misfortune to see John Dowie play about a dozen times for Celtic. What disappointed me most about JD was he was billed as Kenny Dalglish’s replacement. He sadly died two years ago.
John Dowie RIP.
Mixed news at mass today
Our new parish priest arrived
His first message is an update from archdiocese on restructuring of church
So
Cowie Sacred Heart survives, but to be amalgamated with Bannockburn Our Lady and St Ninians
New parish to be known as Our Lady and St Ninians
Plus
Sunday mass moves from 10.00 am to 12 mid-day
Not sure My wee Church in Cowie will survive long with that mass time on a Sunday ☹️
Remember seeing Frank Munro play for the hoops,it was like watching yer Da out playing with the boys.
ACGR
I prayed for the people of Gaza at Mass this morning. Man’s inhumanity towards their fellow man disgusts me. Israel should be very aware of genocide to it’s own people. Now it seems to me that they are doing to Palestinians what the Nazis did to Jewish people. It sickens me to the pit of my stomach.
YNWA
NORRIE M
Please get back to COWIEBHOY much better lol.
You’ve got me with Joe Miller, and Delaneys also has a shout for eleven
is there anybody else before i pose the final question to two upstanding
CQN’rs and the wine finally puts me on my back.
H.H Mick
NorrieM
When that happened here due to a shortage of Parish Priests, the Bishop had several meetings with the parishoners fron both churches with one of the issues a name for the amalgamated parishes, it ended up a combination of both, Mass times changed we lost our vigil on Sat night but gained a 4.30 in the afternnon, hope it does not cause your attendance to drop, it doesnt seem to have effected attendances here.
Hot Smoked @9:27, you asked, “Are we as guilty of gullibility as the Sevcoites and for the same reason ie because we want something to be true, we believe it?”
I don’t think we are as bad as them …. but we seem to be trying our hardest to catch up with them.
Melbourne Mick
Apologies Bhud, I am honestly just heading oooot
Will try to catch up later
Enjoy your day in the rebel peninsula
Hail Hail
Dessybhoy
Quite sure the people of Cowie will still call the church the Sacred Heart
A lot from the village go to Our Lady and St Ninians for Saturday night vigil, a few also go to mid- day on a Sunday in Bannockburn
Likewise quite a few from Bannockburn also come out to Cowie for 10 am
Not sure how this change will impact
Most certainly not well received today at mass by the regulars
Must go now
Hail Hail
DD
Was away there looking to see if they’re coming down under, no dates as yet. Thanks for posting about their upcoming album, I’ll look out for it
HH
DBhoy
Johnny Borrell has a solo ep out released it a coupla weeks ago. They are playing Liverpool in July and Chelmsford August. More dates to be released later. My favourite guitarist also has a new solo album out also called Johnny. Comet by Johnny Marr is great. His new single High Hello is vintage Johnny Marr on guitar. Magic song.
DD
With a bit of luck I’m hoping they’ll come to Scotland in August, will be back home for three weeks then. Will have a look for his album.
Hi hello- hadn’t heard it before but just had a gander on YouTube, very easy to listen to, good tune . Brilliant guitar player.
HH
DBhoy
Give me a shout in August when you are back home. We could maybe meet for a blether.
YNWA
DD
Hoping to get tickets for a home game for my old man , my two sons and myself. Will be my bhoys first experience of paradise. Think I’m more excited about the prospect than they are to be honest but their still quite young.Took my eldest to see the hoops when we played Perth a few years ago, which he liked. He’s starting to take a real interest in football now.
Could maybe meet pre or post match. Thanks for the offer .
HH
Just seen the fat gargener interested in the St Mirren job god help them if he gets it HH
DBhoy
My two sons are 31 and 25. I love watching Celtic with them. My younger son Ryan is also into all the bands I am into. He accompanies me to most concerts and musical festivals I attend. Would be great to meet you in August.
This is the Modern Way playing now. Great track.
YNWA
Good afternoon CQN prayers said at Our Lady and St Muns earlier for BMCUWP, M. A. & H., LionsRoar67, Eurochamps, WeetWeetWeet – all recovering from ill health, also for those others in need of prayer.
HH
OneMalloy
I prayed for the same intentions and more this morning in Our Holy Redeemer Clydebank. Beautiful June service. See you in Belfast my friend.
YNWA
For the first time in my life, I am in agreement with Arlene Foster. Pro Life.
YNWA
hunni -g is married to….. AL. EX…..CURRENt buns………. we all know about Lourdes (daughter) ………but if any of us had a sister, as tims what would we want her to be named, no googling….answer in 10mins