St Mirren are the whipping boys of Scottish football right now. The only points they’ve picked up in two months came in a win over mid-table free-wheeling Hamilton, leaving them four points adrift at the bottom of the pile. They are in as bad a shape as then-bottom Ross County were when they visited Celtic Park for the last game of 2014 and left with a well-deserved point. The reality is, if Celtic are running at 95% capacity they will struggle against anyone.
You and me are well beyond the stage that we are surprised that fantasists telling fantastic tales go largely unchallenged by their fanatics followers. It used to bother us, now we know what damage it does, it only adds sugar to the pie.
Sure, the 40 registered nomads in the UK all baulked at overseeing a company with a new, fit and proper board, who have a sound seven year plan to achieve enormous success. The nomads blamed the iniquities of the old board (who worked successfully with a nomad until it became evident who was going to replace them) for their refusal to work with the new board.
Crazy nomads work with lunatics, but as soon as good management move in, they realise what a bad idea it was to work with lunatics, then ditch the good management. It’s irrational, I know, but nomads are always out of their faces on God knows what. This happens all the time.
This is not Pyongyang, nor Moscow. You are living in one of the few places in Western Europe with so little oversight and scrutiny that people get away with this nonsense.
Mr King and Mr P Murray want to act as directors in a regulated public company which is a phoenix of a liquidated business they were directors of. Faced with this proposition, Mr King’s Glib and Shameless past is irrelevant.
The way forward for newco is simple. Appoint a board of experienced professionals, recognised in their fields. Allow those tainted by liquidations or criminal convictions to invest their cash and sit on the football club board, leaving the regulated company free to conduct its business in a proper way. Why they don’t do this is the most fascinating subplot of all.
Oldco was driven into liquidation by a combination of some rudimentary charm and the biggest ego in Edinburgh. My hunch is that newco is has found a leader equally adept at charming the media, but with perhaps a larger-still ego. Ego-zilla, if you like.
Why are they all falling for this? Are they really that stupid?
I was blown away by the response to yesterday’s article. Thank you to everyone who bid on the St Andrews’ Open Golf Hospitality auction. And thank you to a couple of people who decided to anonymously put £2000 towards our school kitchen appeal. We have some incredible people in our midst.
The auction runs until next week, so fill your boots:
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All day Hospitality for 4 based at the Eden Mill Distillery for the Open Golf Championship at St Andrews on any day to suit from 16 to 19 July 2015. Auction in aid of the Celtic Quick News (CQN) 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 Beer, Gin and Whisky tastings throughout the day with the master distiller. The chance to create a unique CQN single malt whisky cask worth potentially £5000 for future CQN charities. 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 the 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. |
Have a good, Good Friday.
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jamesgang…
Aye their ma’s :)))
Wee BGFC,
You have crammed more into a day than some ( including myself ) take weeks to achieve. Your dad is indeed awesome, and I’m sure he’ll get you tickets.
Enjoy the game, you deserve to.
COYBIG. HH.
Greensideup-GBWO
18:05 on
3 April, 2015
Apparently we are interested ….
http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2892/transfer-zone/2015/04/03/10429022/-
He has been sent off a record ten times for Millwall and has also received 84 yellow cards in his career.-)))
TD67, condolences to you and your family at this sad time.
Sincere condolences to Tony Donnelly and his family at this sad time.
Many happy returns doc.
Hope you’ve had a fab day that’s about to get better :)
HH
Corkcelt
Agree, think we are planning well in advance as RD promises continuity.
starry
Funny
Bada
Wee Jamesie may have shelves from the bench to the delight of ole Excath
Sorry to say if Lustig cant stay fit he is not any good to any team let alone Celtic it is a pity for the big guy but he needs to be fit. H.H.
nakasammi,
Gabriels was a good night on a Friday, plenty of totty, although at the time (4 years ago)I was attached and it was a quick look from the corner off my eye.
I’ll need to make an effort to get back over, if it’s still the same.
Can’t see us going for a 32 year old
Will not be watching the game tonight….not because it is Good Friday…I’m with the
missus in Copenhagen and my beloved has told me if I mention Celtic I’ll
be wearing my knackers for a bow tie :O)
So awe ra best Ce……… Coming darling :O(
Tony Donnelly
Just checked in, and read about your sad news. Thoughts are with you and yours at this sad time.
RIP Michael.
HH
A 32 year old “stopper” canny see it…
Burgas Hoops
18:10 on
3 April, 2015
It would be triple that in Scotland playing with us with all the Mibbery
HH
gsu
sipsini
I thought you’d been attacked then I read your post properly!:-)
I’ve also found it good for watching Celtic in there.
NS
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Okay Me and Dad just at the lights when you come off the motorway. Look for a WEE MHAN IN A GREEN CHILD FOUNDATION HAT.
Cheers
HH
WEE BGFC
Greensideup-GBWO
18:24 on
3 April, 2015
Burgas Hoops
18:10 on
3 April, 2015
It would be triple that in Scotland playing with us with all the Mibbery
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-))) A mib’s dream in scoddland Gsu.
VP-Will text score, don’t reply as will cost you probably
Glass two thirds full/bada bing, thanks for your replies about about that horrible git, McLeish.
I was told by the Motherwell fan that loathes McLeish, he was a greedy & manipulative so and so. Motherwell had a deal with local branch of Halfords. McLeish allegedley asked the finance guy at the club to approach Halfords to get new bikes for his family as part of the agreement them and the club had. He wanted the bikes for hee haw despite McLeish being on close to a six figure wage. Great unsurpassed dignity from McLeish.
Doing a wee bit of housework cue up the tunes on my ipad and Bose docking station. First up my favourite song to sing to the Huns
http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=alan+parsons+project+youtube&FORM=VIRE3#view=detail&mid=C9D9BB6A732F3D798BB7C9D9BB6A732F3D798BB7
HH
gsu
!!bada bing!!
18:26 on 3 April, 2015
VP-Will text score, don’t reply as will cost you probably
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No smiley, then again I mind you saying VP is a miserable bassa :))
VP
From Main Street Rutherglen to Copenhagen how bizarre :-)
sipsinia drink in Copenhagen? Only an EPL footballer or a taxi driver could afford it….:)
Bada Bing, cheers.
EmbraMike, I’ll never be as, ehm, mature as you auld Fhella.
Geordie, thanks.
Just caught the tail-end of the STV news.
“And now the sports news…”
First item – Kilmarnock have appointed Gary Locke as manager on a permanent basis;
Second item – short interview with mullett heid.
That’s yer lot!
HH!!
Celtic Football Club retweeted
CelticFCCoach@CelticFCCoach · 11m 11 minutes ago
Academy Under 13’s drew 1-1 with @FcKevins and beat @SL_Benfica 3-0 to advance to tomorrow’s semi final. (WMcN)
Absolutely no tickets kicking about for this game – looks like the support like Friday footballl
tallybhoy
Normal service then.
Him Spence coming up with exclusive on mcnamara
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 9s9 seconds ago
Celtic team to play @saintmirrenfc Gordon; Matthews, Denayer, van Dijk, Izaguirre; Brown, Johansen; Forrest, Commons, Armstrong; Stokes
No nir Biton tonight
Celtic Football Club @celticfc 15s15 seconds ago
Subs: Zaluska; Ambrose, Bitton, Mackay-Steven, Guidetti, Griffiths, McGregor
Bsr,
I would prefare Fridays to Sunday’s boooo, rather have a Saturday 3.00 kick off though.
Expect ol’ Captain Beefheart to be on soon complaining about Stoke’s inclusion.
Celtic team to play @saintmirrenfc Gordon; Matthews, Denayer, van Dijk, Izaguirre; Brown, Johansen; Forrest, Commons, Armstrong; Stokes (MH)
Some strong bench, no room for Scepovic.
Interesting team
Stokes :-(