Direction of travel encouraging for Scottish football

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It’s heartening to see Celtic linked with a raft of players over the weekend and encouraging for many but I’d ignore everything you read about a Celtic target this far out from the transfer window opening.  All an agent needs to do is post a DVD to Lennoxtown to be able to legitimately link his player to Celtic.  The club will also scout up to 100 players a season, enough to keep you busy on the stats sites for hours, but even Ronny doesn’t know who he will be signing at this stage of the season.

After 11 wins in 13 league games Aberdeen’s title challenge inevitably slipped.  They’ve won once since February, coming from behind against Motherwell at Pittodrie, as Celtic, Dundee and Partick Thistle have taken points from them.  We are at the stage of the season when injuries, suspensions and fatigue kick in.  Whereas Celtic were able to add quality to their squad in January, Aberdeen have to work on a tighter budget.  That the gap at the top is only seven points, with Celtic having a game in hand, says a lot for the direction of travel at Aberdeen.

If Ronny gets his treble wish, this season’s title will be a lot tighter than the last treble, won at a canter by Martin O’Neill.  It was a weaker league back then, Aberdeen were rubbish.

Talking about direction of travel, have you been watching the ebay auction for Hospitality for four for a day at this year’s Open Golf Championship at St Andrews?  This is a unique prize and has attracted some incredible support.

The auction is in aid of the Celtic Quick News appeal to build a fourth school kitchen in Malawi for Mary’s Meals.  Shuttle transport for the five minute journey to and from the golf course as needed, with beer, Gin and Whisky tastings throughout the day with the master distiller.

You also have the chance to create a unique CQN single malt whisky cask worth potentially £5000 for future CQN charities, and you will receive a bottle of this very special single malt whisky to commemorate the great day when it is bottled in several years.

Eden Mill is Scotland’s newest and most innovative distillery and brewery incorporated in February 2012!  Located just 2 miles from the famous Old Course itself it provides a perfect base for hospitality for yourself and 3 friends on a day of your choosing at the forthcoming open golf championship on July 16th to 19th.

But this is so much more than just a day’s hospitality at the home of golf.  Before taking to the course to watch, you will enjoy a breakfast roll or two and discuss your perfect single malt whisky with the master distiller.

Whilst you and your friends are enjoying the golf he will seek to surpass your favourite whisky by using the best barley to create the right wash and recommending the right type of barrels for our very own unique CQN 1/4 cask of single malt.  A cask which will mature and provide over £5000 of future funding for our charities in a few years’ time.

You will return to the distillery by shuttle bus for lunch and an optional beer tasting and then for afternoon tea with a tutored gin and whisky tasting with the owner capping off a memorable, unique and very special day for your group and for CQN.

My thanks to Eden Mill for their incredible support.  You can bid on the auction here.

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  1. f.a.b. virgil (watrc)

     

     

    11:26 on 8 April, 2015

     

     

     

    I think that’s it pretty much in a nutshell.

  2. HT

     

     

    Ach Id have thought you’d have worked it out. Anyway, I’m staying incognito.

     

     

    Very good point made about the ST renewals and the hun promotion race.

     

     

    My dough will be staying in the sky rocket for another year Im afraid. The huns got away with it. We all know it and our lot have played us like a fiddle. I’m still gutted.

     

     

    Back to work. These onions wullnay slice themselves.

  3. Kittoch

     

    9:48

     

    The game you mentioned

     

    On this date and day

     

    The celtic sub keeper Scott Fox

     

    Should be in goal for Patrick thistle this evening

     

    After game celtic were 3pts ahead of rangers

     

    Att given as 57,669

  4. !!Bada Bing!! on

    HT-bottom of the main street on the left hand side,a bar which i’m sure a bhoy will post the name of.Some amazing pictures and memorabilia in it.HH

  5. West End of East End on

    Hamiltontim – I think that’s probably our strongest team out of who is available. Play our strongest team, get the 3 points and move on to the title…

  6. Does anyone know if there has been any comment from any of the 2 ‘fan’ ownership groups involved share buying in The cheat with respect to their delisting?

     

     

    i may be wrong but this appears to fly in the face of everything ‘supporters trusts’ stand for as far as widening the share base and making a participative fan base active in board decisions.

     

     

    HH

     

     

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    Hamilton Tim

     

    Wolfetone Bar lower main St letterkenny.

     

     

    Ps did you get my post bout a week ago bout coming out to the parish of An Tearmann?

     

     

    have a good time anyway mate :-)

  7. we have a tory sympathy, money is our goal board.

     

     

    its that simple for me now.

     

     

    not a nationalist amongst them.

     

     

    lits fuse

     

     

    steps back

  8. BMCUW

     

    Meant to say the good lhady said to me on way out the door

     

    ” Fit you better to do some educational stuff with the weemhan when I’m out”

     

    OK said I

     

    are you sitting comfortably weemhan:)))))

     

    This is what The Celtic family is all about.

     

    One of the proudest days in yer papas Celtic memory box.

     

     

    I know it has been played often but i’m only following orders:)))))

     

     

    BE PROUD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnmFfs9JXBY&sns=tw

  9. in the book IRISH

     

     

    there are good recollections around moving the billy statue from the trongate baxk in the 20;s i think

  10. !!Bada Bing!! on

    HT-Not sure if the Wolfe Tone shows games that are not on Sky/BT? Don’t think it is live on TV.

  11. BIG-CUP-WINNERS on

    Fab virgil

     

     

    Also true.

     

     

    What did you do to sway the club ?

     

    Evil triumphs when good men do nowt Etc etc

     

     

    Kevjungle…have you been boycotting since 1994?

     

     

    Fab….glad I double checked before posting..predictive text had you as fab virgin!!!

  12. Jungle Jim Hot Smoked on

    Kev J @11:27

     

    Although you are saying the same thing as as always, that post was much more convincing . At least two reasons for that.

     

    Firstly, you refrained from a futile attempt at humour in using `bored`. Secondly, you showed an understanding of an opposing view when you tried to explain that supporters would not be breaking a moral code by non-attendance.

     

    I believe that if you used that approach more often, you would have a better chance of persuading others. Tiny Tim managed to do just that.

     

     

    JJ

  13. Saint Stivs

     

     

    11:37 on 8 April, 2015

     

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    Is that the one were the peepul hung the pope wi an, orange rope affy?

  14. herbo

     

     

    If I do know you, any chance of another clue mate?

     

     

    Bada/west end of east end

     

     

    Cheers gents I know it’s a Celtic shop but I’m trying to find out if they’ll definitely be showing it. I’ll give them a phone before we go.

  15. West End of East End on

    Hamiltontim – They have Celtic tv so should be showing it, check out the FB page I posted and scroll down. BTW, take your reading glasses as you’ll need them and enjoy…:-)

  16. an tearmann

     

     

    I didn’t see that my friend. As you know I’ll pretty much be going where I’m tel’t!! :-)

  17. Jungle Jim Hot Smoked on

    HT

     

    Re .Herbo`s identity. Do you have any friends who smoke funny stuff? Or graze?

     

     

    JJ

  18. Jungle Jim Hot Smoked on

    Geordie Munro /Thunder Road.

     

    Are you going for a pre-match pint?

     

     

    JJ

  19. west end of east end/Bada Bing

     

     

    Many thanks lads, really looking forward to it now!!

     

     

    GM

     

     

    I know pal that’s why I’m trying to plan ahead.

  20. While CFC PLC have a chairman called Ian Bankier we will always be back of the bus material.

     

     

    Is it too difficult to appoint a chairman who at least is a club supporter?

  21. Geordie Munro on

    Mea culpa,

     

     

     

    I know where that club is. You know where that club is. Some don’t ;)

  22. thomthethim for Oscar OK:

     

     

    You are not condoning it if you are not legitimising it with your hard earned cash.