There are parallels between Salzburg and Celtic. After an outstanding season Salzburg lost their coach, Roger Schmidt, in May to Bayer Leverkusen, appointing Adolf Hutter (commentators beware), who previously managed Austrian Bundesliga club Grodig and is largely unknown outside Austria.
Unlike Ronny Deila, Hutter has not tried to change Salzburg’s system, but the period of transformation has been blamed for Salzburg failing to overcome Malmo in the Champions League play-off round (Malmo taxed Juventus in Turin last night before two second half Tevez goals settled things). New instructions, new training techniques and, in some cases, new personnel present challenges.
Ronny has had a few false starts but the return of Scott Brown at the weekend, the return to form of Kris Commons, who will surely start, and the addition of Scepovic, Tonev and Wakaso to the squad give reason for confidence.
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Twists says
Yeeeeeeeeeees
“I’ll be very sad if they do because it will mean we will probably never have another Labour government again.
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/scottish-independence-man-finds-piece-4270767
“So how long will it be before Scotland can join?”
Ye wanting in minutes or hours?
Obviously I don’t know neebs. You’d be aswell asking Junker what I’m making my family for dinner tonight. ;)
Twisty my last fiver went on the double.
That’s another doubke I owe you mate…probably a bottle by now
Ktf @ 15.09
Big complex world out there.
Wee Eck’s wing and a prayer cheeky chappy-ness will not last long.
No currency, no central bank and no world anchor.
And all for what — whatever it is it is not true independence.
kitalba – NornIron was a bit of popcorn chicken. (thumbsup)
BT
Superb.
Need to dash into town….laterz
Let’s vote NO so we can vote for the lesser of the 2 evils in the next General Election….
The EU question about the EU could be answered by Cameron.
He can ask them for an official position and refused to do so.
Draw your own conclusion as to why he did not?
The only answer is they would not have said what he wanted them to.
twists
much obliged :)
HH
Returned 7/2 and 4/1….o))
Roy croppie
the barca mole and I sat with Fr Joe in club watching the game.
said his nephews posted on cqn..
A point of interest…
Should the vote be ‘yes’ which of these terms effectively becomes obsolete?
United Kingdom
Great Britain
Britain
Just wondering.
HH
GerryBhoy – I just had a wee scan down the list of countries that have EU membership, I couldn’t see Scotland listed, which I find curious since you said Scotland already has EU memebership. If that is the case why do we need to apply again if there is a Yes?
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
I was telling him I’ve sampled your hospitality mhate; Fr. Joe’s one of the good ghuys.
HH
For many a year we have worked and have toiled
For a Nation with heart that Westminster soiled
The poverty we see is not through our choice
It is through greed and lies that is thrust upon us
We must rise again and take this great chance
Make our decisions and make a great stance
So people of Scotland please think of the past
Be brave, have faith OUR NATION at last
Poem not by me but thought it very “fitting” !!!!!
Wish folk would stop using Croatia as an example for EU membership.
It is a useless comparison.
Cheers twists,
Just reversed my fortunes :)
TnT,
Cheers mate – unfortunately I saw your post late so missed the first one but managed to get on the second @ 3/1 – Nice one ;-)
BJM.
geordie munro
‘Dinner’ Good shout, I better get to the Supermarket. Hope they haven’t put up prices already ;)
HH!
Twisty,
Thank you my good Mahn!!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
A wee conundrum
Choice between Referendum going your way and a Celtic victory tomorrow which would you choose?
It’d have to be a Yes in the referendum for me.
Celtic will always be there.
MWD says AYE
Trying to keep out of the politics on here. But I thought I must tell that Inverclyde’s MP was seen taking down Yes sticks from lamp posts in the east end of Greenock. No doubt some “vandal” will be blamed for that. Surely it could not have been someone from Westminster? Only saying.
Waste of Time .. discussing Tomorrow’s Vote.
The Fix is In.
Whitevah wull be . wull Be.
Noo .. tae Celtic..
Tomorrow’s Team..
Gordon
Lustig Izzy
Jason n Virgil
Broonie, Kayal, Bitton, McGregor, Tonev
Guidetti.
Yes.. NO Commons..
Kojo
Stil,Laughin’
timmy-7
“I’ve obviously not done a statistical analysis of this but it appears that most of the no voters on here do not have a vote is that fair ? Or maybe its just the most vociferous no voters that are grabbing the attention?”
Or maybe, it is a convenient jibe?
There are always several possible explanations to be considered.
Did you discount all our Slovakian, Australian, New Zealand, Canadian, Irish and German based Yes voters? They are all good Celts and several of them are good Scots too but they are not all legally enfranchised in this referendum.
Hi Ghuys, Salve salve;-
Scotland’s prospects of Eu membership as an independent country, No politicians, just professional opinion. I started as a no voter and I will be voting no to morrow
Greenwells.
Veritas Vos Liberabit
Scotland’s Independence and EU Membership
Leading experts debate the implications of Scotland’s referendum on its future in the European Union
10 April 2014
Later this year, Scotland will be asked to vote in a referendum on whether the county should become independent. In an interview on the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show, Jose Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, said it would be “extremely difficult, if not impossible” for an independent Scotland to join the European Union.
On the 19th March, marking six months until the results of the referendum will be known, a panel of legal experts met at City University London to debate this issue. Panos Koutrakos, Professor of European Law at City, chaired the panel comprising former European Court of Justice Judge, Sir David Edward QC; Professor Kenneth Armstrong of the University of Cambridge; and Sir Alan Dashwood QC, Professor of Law at City University London.
Professor Panos Koutrakos has written extensively on the law of the external relations of the European Union, covering trade, economic and political relations as well as the Union’s security and defence policy. He says the referendum on EU membership raises important questions for the European Union:
“The impact of the referendum will not be confined to the UK constitutional order. The referendum may require that Scotland redefine its relationship with the European Union. This is unchartered waters for both lawyers and decision-makers. The City Law School took the initiative to organise this event in order to contribute to our understanding of the available legal and policy options.”
Professor Sir David Edward, Professor Emeritus at the School of Law, University of Edinburgh, was a Judge at the European Court of Justice between 1992 and 2004. He has challenged the opinion of Jose Manuel Barroso over the status of an independent Scotland in the EU, asserting that there would be no need for a new accession treaty:
“Given the application of EU law for over 40 years to Scottish citizens and companies (and to other EU Member States in their dealings with Scotland), a newly independent Scotland could not be equated to countries which were never part of the EU. Following a Yes vote in the referendum and prior to independence, the United Kingdom Government and the other Member States would be obliged to negotiate the future relations between Scotland and the EU. This would be so even if the other Member States refused to accept Scotland as a Member State, since questions such as the customs union, the internal market, student fees and fisheries could not be left in doubt until the moment of independence”.
Professor Kenneth Armstrong, University of Cambridge, has written extensively in the field of European Union law and policy with a particular focus on the evolving governance and institutional structures of the EU. Professor Armstrong argued that the solution preferred by the Scottish Government, namely a Treaty amendment under Article 48 of the Treaty on the European Union, would create significant legal and political obstacles.
The proposed procedures will also make Scotland reliant on the United Kingdom – as the existing member state – to conduct any treaty revision negotiations with the European Union on its behalf. Critics of the alternative route, known as the Article 49 TEU accession process, argue that, were it to make its application for membership only after independence, Scotland might then have to join a queue of applicant member states, effectively creating a gap in its membership of the European Union. Professor Armstrong pointed out that, whatever route to membership is chosen, negotiations could begin after the referendum vote, but that the risk of a legal gap between independence and EU membership cannot be ruled out.
Professor Sir Alan Dashwood QC was Professor of European Law at the University of Cambridge from 1995 to 2009 and is now Professor Emeritus. He is also a Barrister in Henderson Chambers, a Bencher of the Inner Temple and took Silk in 2010. He specialises in the law of the European Union and appears regularly in proceedings before the Court of Justice of the EU.
“Following a vote for independence, the options for Scotland would be to seek a Treaty amendment or to apply for membership of the Union in the ordinary way. Regarding either option, technical solutions could be devised but this would be dependent on the goodwill of Member States that view the case of Scotland with alarm, because it may encourage their own separatists. I think it unlikely that a Treaty change, which could be seen as facilitating secession, would secure the approval of all 28 Member State Governments, let alone their Parliaments. As for the option of applying for membership, it would be easy for the Member States with secessionist concerns to find excuses for obstructing the procedure. Moreover, the people of Scotland needed to be told honestly that there was no realistic possibility of their negotiating an opt-out from the Euro”.
The Scottish Independence Referendum Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on March 21st 2013. The referendum will be held on September 18th 2014.
twisty,
just took a tenner of my winnings and fired it on us at 15/2 tomorrow!
15/2????? Seems a tad silly price even allowing for how our squad is weaker than in previous seasons.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Kojo
guidetti can’t play
Kojo,
Lustig is injured and hasn’t travelled, Guidetti isn’t eligible and hasn’t travelled either.
Whatever the outcome of the referendum it’s definitely brought together some strange liaisons. We now have LORDS Kinnock, Mandelson & Patten issuing a joint statement, James Cook on one of the debate programmes asking George Galloway if he agreed with his Tory colleague.
Gordon Brown, the man who sold the gold, ended final salary pensions, allowed the banks to lead us into the crash as well boom and bust and hey Ernie, he also reduced Corporation Tax twice (I know how much you hate reducing Corporation Tax) is the guy we’re now being told has all the answers. Puff Purdah !
Btw where is Johann Lamont ? Is she such a toxic turn off they are hiding her behind Jonathan Watson ? Labour in Scotland in it’s current format is finished.
west end of east end – Johann is a man’s name anyway. (thumbsup)
Gene’s A Bhoys Name n Corkcelt
Thanks fur straightenin’ Me oot.. !!
Well..noo that is a Fine Kettle of Fish..
No Guidetti? No Lustig?
So.. Let’s go with..
The Serb n Adam..or.. is Adam no Available ,eethur?
Man.. Ah am Soitenly behind the times ..
Loast. Actually
Come oan ,Fellas.. Help Kojo Oot.
Kojo
Still,Laughin
this guy says it way better than I could;
As a patriotic Welshman, I understand some of the appeal of independence. Nothing would push me towards it more than the English media telling me it wasn’t possible, but Scotland doesn’t need to need to listen to the minority making such claims. Everyone I know in Wales is desperate for you to stay with us, precisely because of the success that Scotland has always brought to the union. I supported Celtic as a boy and lived in fear of ‘ten in a row’ in the late 1990s. I was introduced to classical music by Nicola Benedetti. When I pour myself a single malt on a Friday evening I swirl it in the glass and marvel at the most complex, sophisticated drink man has yet invented. And I like to feel that I have a stake in all of that. That it’s a part of my national identity.
I don’t care about the oil or the currency or the monarchy. It’s the people of Scotland who are its greatest asset, and if you leave Britain, we’ll be much the worse for it. Stay with us.
Damian Buckley, Cardiff
connaire12 – Glad to see you back and hope you are back to full fitness very soon.
On Inverclyde’s MP, I don’t believe he’s taking down YES stickers, he’ll be getting someone to do it for him, a lazier person you would be hard to find. Worked with the clown long enough in the private sector to know that. Came to my door along with his wee portly councilor mate who you probably also know, couldn’t make eye contact and couldn’t get away fast enough, bullies the pair of them.
Hi Ghuys, Salve salve;- For anyone who is genuinely undecided or is a weak yes, you might find something of interest here.
http://wakeupscotland.wordpress.com/2014/09/15/ewan-morrison-yes-why-i-joined-yes-and-why-i-changed-to-no/
Whichever way you vote ie is your vote and good luck to us all.
Greenwells
De omnibus dubitandum
Kojo are you losing the plot or indeed have you lost it?
Greenwells Glory
See that article by that guy nobody has ever heard of?
He says YES won’t give everyone in its uneasy alliance as he portrays it everything they want as individual groups.
Earth shattering that one.
Strangely he doesn’t say the same about Better together’s unholy alliance.
Unless he like the rest of us know there is no real difference between the three of them.
Funny that.
West End of East End. Thanks for kind regards. It was my wee brother who actually saw the MP do it. Miracles do happen.