Can you imagine how a formal complaint about the comment ‘Rory Bremner can pretend to be Tony Blair’ would be composed?
‘Dear SFA, a rude man’s joke hurt our feelings. Tell him straight, no more jokes!’
I clicked onto the NEW club’s site to confirm their reaction. As well as complaining about a joke [it wouldn’t hurt if it wasn’t true], they complain about the Daily Record, “the paper is riddled from top to bottom with an anti-Rangers bias”, just to prove they also have a sense of humour.
They also attempted to put a stake in the ground by affirming that Pinsent Masons, now representing Scotland’s champions and sole Champions League participants, did not report to the police that Craig Whyte has any connection to the club/company.
No one has ever suggested that Pinsent Masons made such a report. This is a bit like insisting that Ally McCoist will not manage the Champions League winners this season. Pinsent Masons were far too busy taking instructions from their top client’s chief executive, in his non-comedic role.
What a laugh!
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Praecepta…
Davy Wilson did indeed make a fine gesture as they were leaving the field by going over to Jimmy and holding up his hand in the style of a boxing referee declaring the winner and they walked on for a bit arms around each other.
The other thing I remember, I think, is how the crowd stayed on to give Jimmy an ovation. Then, like now so many would stream out with 10 mis to go…gathering high up on the terraces waiting to sprint out. I seem to remember fans just not wanting the game to end.
….. Annual an ww book not surfaced in the desert yet… Knowin my luck 2014 version will be out b4 they arrive.
South of Tunis
You are far off now…but,…if you ever get back, it be my pleasure to accompany you to the Milngavie Folk Club…..we will try to dodge those sevconians, and i will see what musical legends are available that night…..Martin Carthy would be good:)
HH
Winning Captains
Have the foreign annuals been posted oot yet ?
No postie here, so it’s a trek into the village.
HH
… Oops re an earlier post that might be the 2015 version
praecepta
10:49 on 18 November, 2013
medtim 09:36
IMO the 7-2 Jinky game was probably his most complete 90 mins performance that I witnessed during his playing career – though his many contributions to major results (EC67 etc) cannot be overlooked.
He was sensational – I seem to recall from kick-off (2nd half) he waltzed through the Dundee United side and struck the bar.
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You recall correctly but my lasting memory is when Jimmy jinked one way then the other and the Utd Full Back went the wrong way and fell onto the track side.
His team mates started laughing and there were grins on all the players faces, play almost stopped and the ref had to wave play on.
Cannot remember what happened at the end but it was very likely as you said.
A virtuoso performance.
justafan
Cheers for that………… 60 years of watching the Tic and sometimes memories get blurred! Was in the Jungle that night and as you say – nobody wanted to leave.
South of Tunis
The Black Bull is now Marks & Spencer.
AC MILAN .
Italian fitba papers are reporting that El Shaarawy might be fit enough to be on the bench for next Saturday’s game v Genoa. It is being assumed that if that happens he will be included in the squad for the game v Celtic.
They have missed him .
De Sciglio/ Nocerino and Pazzini are ruled out..
Italian media are still putting the boot into ” in crisis ” Milan.. Big spread in today’s Fitba Pink re this season’s flop transfers . Pride of place is given to Matri.
Auldheid
The thing that sticks in my memory was Jinky striking the bar – he did everything that night except score. Seven goals and apart from Bobby Lennox scoring – I can’t recall who else scored such was the ‘one-man’ show!
Anyone know what cqn name is on facebook ? Cant find it
Out of your five all time top breakfasts, how many contain square sliced sausage?
Green man. Let me know when you are next it Milngavie as I only live a couple of minutes walk from the “village” and would enjoy a beer in your company.
South of Tunis Black Bull is now a M&S food store and the only pub left is the Talbot. Being originally from Maryhill and being a Tim I also had a few run ins with the Huns of Milngavie. Glad to say over 30years later I am still here and have lived here for 25 years. Milngavie has changed a lot over that time the Huns have not but not to keen to be confrontational. If you ever get back and come out I would gladly buy you a beer or two.
KTF
HH
Paddy Turner
10:41 on
18 November, 2013
Paddy, sorry I shouldn’t try and multitask– totally rubbish at it!
Joe Mason should have read Joe Baker.
Stats taken from official league and fixture records.
Alan Gilzean Scored 169 goals from 190 appearances for Dundee which are fantastic stats. When he went to Tottenham he scored 93 times in 343 appearances giving him a goal tally of 262 in all competitions with 533 appearances.
Denis Law scored 227 topflight Goals.
Joe McBride scored 221 in the top flight of the Scottish League and in terms of league games alone similar stats are as follows.
Stevie Chalmers 173
Bobby Lennox 168
Frank McGarvie 127
John Hughes 116
Charlie Nicholas 115
Kenny Dalglish 112
Harry Hood 112
Willie Wallace was the second highest scorer in the top flight of the Scottish League with 223 Goals and over all scored 251 goals in 544 appearances.
So you are in fact correct Gilzean had a better goals per game ratio.
However, Tottenham paid £72,500 for Gilzean in December 1964 with Wallace costing Celtic £30k in December 1966
Baker signed for Arsenal in 1962 and scored 100 goals in 156 games.
Delanunt and keevins will say ANYTHING to get a reaction…..we were 1 hour from administration
jhj
10:51 on 18 November, 2013
Delanunt and keevins will say ANYTHING to get a reaction…..we were 1 hour from administration……….then Fergus stepped in…..
BIG NAN
DESERTBHOY and I are thinking of hiring a hit man after that post.
Though we may settle for a burglar.
Vegetarian,of course. Don’t want a double-cross!
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Has the Pat Nevin been published yet or is it going to appear in CQN mag?
the exiled tim.
Do you do a leather belt that’s 3/4 ” or, with you being continental 20ml.,If so, could you put it in with the other belt I ordered.You have the size?.
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I post from time to time when I wish to raise/respond to a topic. I get a response sometimes and not others which is as I would expect. and don’t go in a huff when my genius ideas for topics go unrecognised.
Many people spend more time on here and post more frequently which is fine. I suppose that their conversations can seem a bit cliquish but they do often lead the conversation into areas of interest for others to join in and the same people sometimes respond to me and others so that is also fine.
The one issue I do find irritating is when people send personal messages to someone else via the blog, thereby putting it in front of everyone who has to sort through them to get to a post that is of interest to the wider audience. To me, that is treating the blog as a personal possession. Phones/texts are for personal messages.
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20 years ago.
As we approach the 20th anniversary of Fergus’s battle to save the club, may I suggest that BRTH considers running a timeline of articles covering the circumstances leading
up to the events – Board Statements, Fans Representations, Media Coverage, Infrastructure, Football Performance, Attendances
It would be great to get a retrospective on what happened at the time and how they were reported.
mighty tim
next time im going to the club for a gig, i let you know
im always happy to have a beer with my Celtic supporting amigos:)
HH
Seeing as some of us are on a wee nostalgia trip today,here’s one for you.
My favourite Celtic goal was scored by Bobby Murdoch v. the now extinct ones at CP.
I think 1968 or 1969.
We won 2-0 and Big Yogi scored after Jim Brogan had missed an earlier penalty (prototype Dixie v Inter effort)
Shooting into the Celtic end Big Yogi went on a mad run up the wing and squared the ball along the deck just outside the box.
I say it was then Jinky who “dummied” the ball (others say Bobby Lennox) and Murdoch thundered it into the net via the underside of the bar.
I have tried everywhere I can think of to see footage of that goal again but to no avail.
Has anyone else seen it?Where? I would love to see it again.
Whenever I see the Money Boomerang advert I think of Sevco board meetings for some reason. Although there are more than three of them here.
Time to sign the checks and pay the bills – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cr1LT9CdE7o
Oldtim
I do, what colour ?
HH
67H – was it not John Keane who stepped in with £1M of his own money, hence the quote from earlier on the blog?
T4
BRHT
If your looking for an excuse to visit Milngavie Folk Club, you couldn’t find a better excuse than to go see, in my opinion, the best folk singer in Scotland.
DICK GAUGHAN @ Milngavie…
Dick Gaughan @ Milngavie Folk Club; 22nd March 2014; Fraser Centre, Milngavie; Doors: 7:30pm
JHJ 10:51
Minutes from closure 1994 = interpretation.
CFC technically had an unserviceable overdraft (breached terms) – nobody was actually going to padlock the front doors the following morning. The bank were instrumental in beginning the process – legal notification (enactment).
The bank wanted the 7 directors to effectively ‘sign personnel written guarantees’ (these would have taken the form of a ‘bond and floating charge’ over their; homes, businesses etc) – responsibility for the total debt.
4 directors were not prepared to sign that undertaking – the Rhebels were approached and John Keane stepped in and wrote a personnel cheque – thus halting any bank proceedings.
The rest is history. It rankles with them and is a poor attempt at ‘whataboutery’ by the MSM.
eddieinkirkmichael
That should be a cracker….i hope to be there
Love to hear ” Jamie Foyers” Live
HH
TET.
1 off.Black.
Thought Jim Morrison is dead; how can he be in Milngavie? Is it a tribute band?
TBM
Oldtim
No problem.
HH
yorkbhoy ….. Brilliant ! Loving your work.
Justafan…..great memories, yeah I noticed that about the Killie strip.
Their big centre half was Jackie McGrory…. I went to school with his son( also Jackie )
McGrory Snr was a lovely big chap, passed away a few years ago, think he got capped for Scotland 2 or 3 times, remember him showing us his caps years ago.
Me and Jackie Jnr went to countless Hoops games together – most notably the Centenary season. Great times
HH
praecepta 11:36 on 18 November, 2013
JHJ 10:51
Even if Celtic were only minutes from closure – that is still a million miles away from liquidation.
That is what really rankles with the MSM and divorced Huns (or Zombies are they are now known).
TBM
Good to hear you weren’t affected too bad in the storm.
My heart goes out to those who have lost everything.
HH
mighty tim.
Thanks.
It’s been a long ,long time since I last set foot in Milngavie..
There were some absolute ring a ding nut jobs in Milngavie in the late 60s.
Guys who routinely went around with the likes of a cleaver or a sawn off shotgun stuck inside their trench coat .Dangerous nut jobs .
Mate of mine decided to travel to the Newcastle /Huns game on a bus from Milngavie. He boarded the bus at Milngavie X and got off the bus somewhere near Glasgow Zoo.He decided he wasn’t one of them. He stopped supporting them and started following the Jags -he still does
The Green Man
11:38 on
He’s a great artist, I’m hoping to be there as well. I’ll look out for you.
I saw Dick play at the Star Club in Glasgow a few years ago. He was outside having a fag and we ended up having a blether, we talked about football, politics, the lot. He is such a genuine guy and what a voice simply sensational. Not to bad on the guitar either.
Just in to drop something off on the way to the shops…..
The historical demographic of a Celtic director – someone who
See’s no evil
hear’s no evil
speaks no evil
Anonymity is their name – Silence is their native tongue. imo
HH – Off oot – take care Tims.