There’s always a bit of trepidation before Celtic play a meaningless game, like they will do in Turkey tomorrow, the propensity to pick up injuries feels higher, although this is possibly not borne out by statistics.
Before Sunday the team look like they needed a break but no injuries, please.
It’s been a long time since I’ve heard allegations that some or other council are controlled by, and for the benefit of, an ethnic or religious minority. This is an old-time prejudice, up there along with allegations of criminality or the personal hygiene habits of the minority. But like Corporation buses, they come in groups.
Anyone can report Celtic for whatever they like, and believe me, many do. Which is a great pity, as there are real targets worthy of attention elsewhere….. For years, while others were buying football bling, Celtic were acquiring land, all appropriately, as is their borrowing. More importantly, they have been able to establish all of this without question. Confirmed.
Just because one club was an omni-shambles doesn’t mean any others are. Enjoy the laugh.
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Really hope a team of non-first-team-regular-starters start tomorrow, otherwise what’s the point (apart from a few quid)….
Guyfawkes:
From the training pitches to the drainage ditches.
Former Aston Villa, West Ham and Germany international midfielder Thomas Hitzlsperger has announced he is gay in a bid to break the taboo of homosexuality in sport.
The 31-year-old, who ended his playing career in September due to persistent injuries, told Germany’s Die Zeit newspaper that now was ‘a good time’ for him to reveal his true sexuality.
Good on him coming out, pity he couldn’t have done it during his career as it could have helped more players come out. HH
NatKnow
not sure,
I’ll check with KSC tonight
I’ll start on Murray Park 67.
Dear Lotto,
You gave us a good few million to create a big hun fitba park on the condition we allow people other than ra peepl use it.
Well we say NO, we’re keeping it fur ra peepel only, and I’m going to pretend it was my cash wot built it, so sue me!
D.M.
Paul67
There will be no green and white wash at CFC
I am enjoying the laughter
Yossarian67
Going back to Catch 22. It has suddenly dawned on me that sevco directors are using the Milo business model of buying things at x amount then selling them on for less than x amount but still make a profit for the syndicate. Genius!
Natknow
Ha!. I hear Praetor67 is up for election as Consul. Not a trifling matter by any means, given the hun hordes on the doorstep.
This land is our land This land ain’t your land
From the training pitches to the drainage ditches.
From the Campsie Mountains to the Glazert Country House
This land was sold to for use by me
Lots of gung ho stuff about not worrying. They’re setting up a task force for Heaven’s sake. Remember their war cabinet and the havoc it wreaked? That’s taken the smiles off a few faces. We’re talking about fifty rapier-like minds diligently applying themselves to the exposure of corruption. Locked away in a room together proudly sporting BB badges on lapels as they fire off e-mail after e-mail with shouts of WATP and NS to send them on their way. In the background there is the sound of the Dambusters theme punctuated occasionally by excerpts from Chuchill’s speeches and impromtu renditions of the Billy Boys (original lyrics). The biggest ever portrait of a monarch looking down upon proceedings and all funded by the entrepreneurial genius of a Brigton butcher. Worried now?
This land is our land This land ain’t your land
From the training pitches to the drainage ditches.
From the Campsie Mountains to the Glazert Country House
This land was sold for use by me
jim tim try this
http://www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Donegal/Scotland/?source=go141504498_8594602938&kw=scotland%20to%20donegal&n=g&c=34791468018&p=1t1&d=c&mt=e
or check out Derry,pending which side of the county your going to try this
https://www.google.co.uk/webhp?source=search_app&gws_rd=cr&ei=K0nNUr-NFOWnyAPK24DoAg#q=flights+derry+to+glasgow+international&revid=476768297
hope these help
jimtim
If no one replied, it’s because no one who read it has a Scooby.
Suggest you take a look at the airport’s website, which happily provides the information you seek.
http://www.donegalairport.ie/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=9
Well a sign of the times the top tier a tParkhead will be closed for the Celtic Aberdeen cup tie due to lack of interest.The ground capacity will be reduced to 40,000 with the top tier closed . This is a first step I said on the forum some time ago this was at the planning stage and could also be implemented for league games. H.H.
Looks like ‘state aid’ and ‘land deals’ are this year’s ‘Juninho’s EBT’ in Sevconia.
We shouldn’t be too harsh on Ruprecht Graham though.
Just remember, Challs Green and his merry men were effortlessly able to fleece the Zombies of their cash because Graham and his ilk gave their unequivocal backing to the Sevco board.
It is a shame the ole Glasgow Empire is no longer around. Ruprecht would go down a treat.
Monaghan1900 I see letters were sent out as regards the reputation of the Busco Bros.
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
12:18 on 8 January, 2014
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
12:08 on 8 January, 2014
NAT KNOW
Is that what they are?
I simply avoid orange buses.
Blue taxis,though? Now that’s a different matter……
I only ever use big yellow taxis – with a splash of green and white on them. ;-)
____________________________________________________________________
Just incase you wanted a change, I can tell you that you will find a fleet of big Yellow buses outside Zombie Park on a Saturday afternoon. I also hear that the window’s are delicious!
JIMTIM
Hopefully this will help.
http://www.donegalairport.ie
Monaghan1900
Look out Timmy we’re on to you!!
jimtim
I only ever used the service once, so I am no expert.
Glasgow to Carrickfin seems to be a Wednesday only service whereas Prestwick to Derry is available daily and there is car hire available on arrival.
hendrix67
The more you think about it you could be right lol milo would be proud ….
The Honest Mistake and Others
12.41 etc
Thanks. I’ve enjoyed my lunchtime laughalong.
This land was made for us not you.
Greenmaestro.
Excellent. We have a winner.
jimtim
i think the flights to donegal are once a week whereas flights from derry to prestwick are everyday. The bus station in derry is 10 mins away from airport. You can get a bus to donegal from derry bus station.
This land deal bluster,you know it and i know it,
what is happening?what is going on?
oh go on Jack and your irvinites TELL US
WHAT IS HAPPENING AT THE CHEATERY?
thats the real story.
An Tearmann
12:53 on
8 January, 2014
Monaghan1900 I see letters were sent out as regards the reputation of the Busco Bros.
——
Indeed they were. Resulted in the (hopefully temporary) closing down of the Descendants of the Drowner Facebook page. Had to do with spurious allegations of valeting dough – as if!
All we need is to find 50 trustworthy bears.
Best line I have read in ages.
starry plough forza oscar
12:57 on
8 January, 2014
Monaghan1900
Look out Timmy we’re on to you!!
——
At least you, Starry, appear to be treating the matter with appropriate gravitas.
regarding the allegations that we bought the most expensive piece of hillside ever
You are all missing the key word. Greenbelt. There. It has to be said. Greenbelt its a papish conspiracy.
why not blue belt or orange belt
Papish conspiracy I tell you. Just wait until the truth about the corporation buses is unveiled. the corporation buses are green white and gold for you ya orangebelt bassa
I would like to say you couldn’t make it up, but unfortunately in a horrible wee toally infested land where its okay to openly attack Neil Lennon, physically and verbally and indeed in writing, anything can be made up….and regularly is.. just ask Campbell ogilvie
Hendrix67 Yossarian67
12.45 etc
I know where you’re going with this, guys.
At Sevcoville Towers CEO Wallace can only go into Sally’s office to confirm his salary cut when Sally’s oot (aff oot, even).
Whenever Sally’s in, CEO Wallace must stay oot.
MONAGHAN 1900. 1306
A more valid question might be on whose behalf they are doing it?
An Tearmann 13:05 on 8 January, 2014
Ole Ruprecht Graham does the dirty deeds for the other PR company associated with Sevco.
Bill McMurdo’s son does Jack Irvine’s dirty work. Son of scruffy McMurdo does not not get along with Ruprecht, although they are both total loons.
TAMRABAM
Anything else you wanna get off yer chest?
Fair points,one and all.
As has been suggested,these regular and ever-more obscure allegations tend to surface prior to a bigbadnewsday in sevcoland.
Let the party begin!
Jimtim –
Route: Donegal – Glasgow
Flight No Days Depart Arrive
BE6793 Mon / Wed / Fri 10:35 11:30
BE6793 Sunday 13:35 14:30
Route: Glasgow – Donegal
Flight No Days Depart Arrive
BE6794 Mon / Wed / Fri / Sun 15:50 16:50
Hope this helps.
AoW
From the Herald of the day
GERRY BRAIDEN,
Local Government Reporter
January 17 2007
A LONG-RUNNING land dispute between Celtic FC and Glasgow City Council appears close to a resolution.
Both parties have been engaged in often acrimonious discussions over Celtic’s valuation of part of its training facilities which it is required to buy as part of an agreement with the council, even though a purpose-built training academy is being constructed in East Dunbartonshire.
Despite the intervention of the District Valuer it has not been possible, after almost two years, to agree a price for Westthorn Recreation Ground, previously valued at around £5m.
But a common need for land and the advancing redevelopment of Glasgow’s east end is signalling a peace deal between the sides.
Running in tandem, Celtic will hand over its coach park, which will be swallowed by the planned East End Regeneration Route, linking the M74 and M8.
In exchange it will be given use of the car park at the proposed National Indoor Sports Arena, opposite Celtic Park, for use on match days at a cost of £32,000 a year.
Celtic will also sell a tract of land it owns within the site of the Commonwealth Games Village to the council for £250,000, leading to the sale of land around the stadium.
Aw Ra bears they forgetting about the previous owner that killed their club has a dodgy past.
Land Bill could hand £50m Princes Mall to David Murray for just £2.60
Published: 28 December 2010
A MAJOR city centre site owned by the taxpayer and said to be worth at least £50 million could be lost to Rangers tycoon Sir David Murray for £2.60 because of radical land reforms being proposed by the Scottish Government.
IT’S A STEAL: Sir David Murray’s firm PPG currently pays rent of 1 p per annum for Princes Mall. Picture: JULIE BULL
The area formerly known as Waverley Market now the Princes Mall shopping centre is owned by the city council and leased to Rangers tycoon Sir David Murray’s Premier Property Group (PPG) on a long-term lease.
But under the Long Leases (Scotland) Bill, proposed at Holyrood last month, ownership of the site would automatically pass from the city council to PPG because the lease has more than 175 years to run meaning a multi-million-pound piece of real estate could be lost for next to nothing.
PPG, which bought out the lease from a previous owner for 37m in 2004, only pays the council 1p a year in rent under a deal struck between council chiefs and the original developers in 1982. Under that deal the leaseholder paid 14.25m for the development of the site in return for 1p per annum rent.
Any compensation is likely to be based on the value of the lease which is expected to result in the council only receiving a maximum of 2.60.
Green councillor Alison Johnstone, whose motion proposing that Waverley Market and other “common good” assets of the city should be exempted from the new Bill was approved by full council, said: “If the Scottish Government’s long-lease proposal affects that land, the current leaseholder will get this prime piece of real estate probably for about the 2.60 value of the lease.”
Campaigners have been fighting the council’s rental deal with PPG, where it pays only 1p a year for a site that is thought to bring in more than 2m a year in rental for the firm. But they fear that ownership passing to PPG will mean the land will never return to public ownership.
Land reform expert Andy Wightman, who claims the land is part of the council’s “common good” fund, said: “On an ongoing basis for the next 200 years, the common good fund should be receiving half the income and profits on the site, but instead it is getting 1p a year.”
The current long-term lease was originally signed in 1982 and runs until 2188. PPG bought the lease from property investment group in Haslemere for 37m in 2004.
However, the land remains under council ownership and council legal experts are currently investigating whether it remains part of the “common good” fund before responding to the Scottish Parliament’s justice committee.
If it is, it is thought there is a greater chance of it being exempted from the new reforms.
A Scottish Government spokesman said: “The Bill is about converting ultra-long leases to ownership to clarify the law generally. It is about modernising land reform law, not rewarding landowners.”
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
13:18 on
8 January, 2014
Must be on behalf of the Bookend Chuckle Brothers given that they appear to be the subject of certain scurrilous and completely unfounded allegations. It is, of course, to be hoped that Sevco funds are being used to finance the exercise!
At least ra bears are wasting their time on this, how thick can the average bear be ffs, their club is getting fleeced and they waste their time on a nothing story.
Hell mend them.
HH