Delighted to hear Ronny Deila is planning to rest players ahead of Tuesday’s Cup Final. There is plenty to be gained from playing the next wave of Callum McGregors at Inverness tomorrow, and little to be lost in the league race.
Our unique position in world football, a club who are so massively bigger than all others they are not involved in a proper competition to win the league, has more drawbacks than advantages, but we need to exploit this position by developing emerging talent when the stars align.
The morning after the day before the Slovakian media were very respectful of Celtic. There was an acceptance that their assessment of Celtic was based on two unrepresentative performances against Legia.
Perhaps the most encouraging aspect of Slovenian coverage was the appreciation of the “modern football” Celtic played. Assessments of Maribor’s chances in the return leg were pragmatic. Expectations are low, but with the tie level, they know they still have a chance. Hopes are, that Maribor’s misplaced optimism is viral, and that Celtic will be infected by the same disease.
Celtic’s job on Tuesday is to make sure they treat Maribor as though they were Bayern Munich.
Oh Malky. You and I both know that football is remarkably indifferent to moral uncertainty, the actions over the last 24 hours of the thoroughly reprehensible League Managers’ Assocation testify to that. Practically anything is forgiven or overlooked, but only up to a point. Malky MacKay has been implicated in attacks against Chinese, Koreans, black people, gays and Jews, quite a unique full house.
Cardiff City have already leveraged this to obtain a grovelling apology and have now cost him a seven figure contract, offered by his friend at Crystal Palace. Question is, after the controversy dies down and the obligatory contrition is served, will another club offer him a contract? I don’t think so.
As far as the football industry is concerned, Malky’s unforgivable sin is not racism, homophobia or anti-Semitism, these matters are often overlooked as ‘banter’, after all. He’ll not get another job because he blew millions on players who were useless to Cardiff.
That’s the only kind of offence football really tales notice of.
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Must run…
BRTH
Prayers again for 6 lives well lived by your Dad. Hadn’t known is was asbestos-related. You’re right, it can have a swift and terrible effect.
I’ll spread the word as you ask in my own wee circle in life.
HH jamesgang
https://mobile.twitter.com/ETimsNet/media/grid?idx=17&tid=500258583284822016
This time with the link…
Doh.
CRC-This straggler just paid mate,well done for the good work :}
DRAMBOWIECELT
MACJAY
Indeed,some memory you fellas have!
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Over_(Roy_Orbison_song)
Macjay / Summa –
I have to say, in my 10 years in Oz, Melbourne was by far the most impressive of the cities I visited. Much more cultured than Sydney and Brisbane and nicer architecture as well.
I would have lived in Melbourne before Brisbane and I would never have wanted to live in Sydney.
BRHT, done.
Just about to go swimming with the Grankids, I swear those little buggers have web feet, so probably wont get to post before the game. Think we will win easily today even if Ronny does make changes.
It’s about time our squad started to believe that they are unbeatable in Scotland, they have the quality throughout the team to totally destroy any team in Scotland, I’d be a bit miffed if a team such as Inverness posed us any problems.
seen weeeeeee charlie flynn at hamilton races last night with his commonwealth games boxing gold medal
but he looked at me the wrong way so i had to dish out a couple of rapids on him to bring him back down to earth :-)
Many thanks for the best wishes on Rachel’s success, much appreciated.
I now know what it feels like to be David May.
Now to be known as Brumma of Sammi?
DONTBRATTBAKKINANGER
Congratulations to your daughter,mate.
Those are some achievements,and she should be very proud of them.
And of having more letters after her name than her Dad has in his moniker!
Very good post by RWE yesterday tea-time. Unfortunately I fear the departure of many of the best posters on CQN [ usually the ones with some perspective,humour, tolerance and ole fashioned good manners] is permanent.
Anyways, come on the Hoops.
Tom McLaughlin
Sydney is a beautiful city and if you live on the Northern Beaches it is like paradise on earth.
Wicky @Wicknes007 31m
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macjay1 for Neil Lennon
02:41
Thoroughly enjoyed my morning coffee listening to the majestic Roy Orbison singing a song I don’t remember hearing before. Thanks for the Indian Wedding tune.
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Good luck to Celtic in Inverness today.
I’m sending the Bhoys to CRC later this morning as my pick to jump the tricky first fence in Last Man Standing.
Expect to be over clean and still in the running for next week.
Tom McLaughlin
09:04 on
23 August, 2014
Macjay / Summa –
I prefer natural beauty to “culture.”
No contest .
Sydney and it`s harbour miles before Melbourne and it`s seafront.
That`s why twice as many people choose to live in Sydney.
Probably:-)
All a matter of taste,of course.
Anyway,who`s ever heard of the Melbourne Opera House? :-):-):-)
Morning all. Lovely day down here. Trust it’s the same up north. Hope our manager plays some of the others in the squad.
Hope our support going up there enjoy a game to savour. We seem to be trying to play football the Glasgow Celtic Way. Long may that continue.
DBBIA
Many congratulations to your daughter — twa Doctors in the house so to speak. I meant to post that first this morning as I knew you would be on.
JamesGang and Eddie– cheers and thanks for that.
My old man donated and presented a trophy at the Celtic Supporters Club on London Road for years.
I was speaking to Jimmy Rooney at Celtic Park yesterday and Jimmy says the trophy is somewhere and is going to try and look it out.
If he gets it I have an idea how it could be used in the future which might create some fun.
Have a good day all.
Bobby….Good find mate.
Re the memory when it comes to the ole vinyls I can even remember
the labels etc Ha Ha;
Noo if I could just remember to take the tablets:)
BTW is it still 2 brick a pint of Guinness??
H.H.
GuyFawkesaforeverhero
09:18 on
23 August, 2014
macjay1 for Neil Lennon
02:41
Thoroughly enjoyed my morning coffee listening to the majestic Roy Orbison singing a song I don’t remember hearing before. Thanks for the Indian Wedding tune.
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How nice of you to say so.
Nothing quite like sharing music you love.
Morning all.
I see my old hometown, Grrreenock, being slagged on here!
Grrr!
Lovely town.
Mind you I left 52 years ago, so I’m a wee bit oota touch!
3-0 the Hoops today.
HH!!
Gordon J
I find it difficult to comprehend why you are having to try to make anyone understand the complications and sheer desperation that shrouds addiction/ illness but credit to you for doing so. It does seem though that some are firmly entrenched in their own perceptions, as is their right, and you won’t change their opinions.
A childhood friend of mine went the same way through depression. I didn’t recognise him as the same lad I once knew. Sadly he didn’t make it through taking his own life in the most horrific way imaginable.
I wish I/ we could have done more to help him, but through a combination of guilt and ignorance, and probably selfishness too if I am being honest, we deserted him I guess when he most needed help.
If anyone knew him only in the latter years of his very short life, they wouldn’t have liked him, but I still think that inside him somewhere was the kind and jovial pal I grew up with. I just wish we had managed to find him before it was too late.
Report: Crystal Palace interested in Ally McCoist.
Oh come on guys. I know you all live on the “say it often enough and it comes true” myth but Sally McCoist for Crystal Palace!?
I think the MSM have been on the crystal meth.
Lindegaard doesn’t make any sense. The only reason he’d come would be to play first team football. And I don’t think he’d get that unless Gordon is injured.
NEILMCCALLUMLENNON
09:14 on
23 August, 2014
Agreed.
If you can`t find a lovely place to live in Sydney and it`s environs,you`re very hard to please.
I wonder what has prompted this all of a sudden?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/scotland/28904062?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter
twists n turns
09:25 on
23 August, 2014
Very touching and moving account.
Frankly,it is often impossible for professionals to help.
Never mind family and friends.
Hail Hail,tnt.
BRTH
Remind me please. The outstanding loans, are they secured against assets? If so, which assets?. I seem to recall the initial loan was cancelled and they borrowed under more favourable interest rates the second time, but what was that loan secured against?
I only ask because I also seem to recall they made a pledge that no assets would be sold off? That makes me think that they have not been used as security?
BRTH:
I wonder indeed.
The problem with Sevco FC is that all this money they are seeking, to invest in the club, is nothing but a means to keep the wolf from the door. They are far, far away from being able to invest the money into the club/business/entity in a structured way to build for the future. Every single penny going into the club is going straight back out again to pay off overdue loans/debts etc…. and it still isn’t enough.
Mr Wallace is doing his best to keep the Titanic afloat but sooner or later you are going to hear the music of “a band on ship”.
McCoist for Palace?!
Aye right.
Malky Mckay has a better chance!
HH!!
Tallybhoy………Sunny Greenock if you please:):)
Did ye go to primary school there???
H.H.
twists n turns,
Just logged on and saw your post. A sad story and even sadder it’s a very common story. Suicide rates in the UK have been thankfully reducing in recent years, but the one area where the prevalence is rising is among middle aged men.
CQN Saturday Naps Competition
Lads, for those who are in the CQN Saturday Naps competition, please go back and post today’s selection at the end of the previous article :
“Pass and move Celtic click into gear”
All the best, fleagle1888
DBBIA
Must be magic to have second opinion support at all teams. I feel for your lovely wife though.
MWD says AYE
Anybody on way to game and need a Ticket, lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Final, final call…
CQN Saturday Naps
Lads, for all the mug-punters out there… the CQN Naps competition started last week, – for any stragglers or those on holidays :
In order to confirm your entry, please send me an e-mail stating your CQN username to : fleagle29 at ymail.com
After that, the RULES are relatively simple :
a) each Saturday log onto the last page of the previous CQN article.
b) post only ONE ‘nap’ selection from any major Saturday horserace meeting (e.g. UK, Ireland, Dubai)
c) if your selection is a Non-Runner, you may select an alternative – as long as it also runs on the Saturday.
d) if your nap wins, you will “win” the hypothetical profit from a £1 stake @ Starting Prices (S.P.)
e.g. selection wins at 9/4, your hypothetical profit is +£2.25
e.g. selection wins at 5/1, your hypothetical profit is +£5.00
e) if your nap loses or if you fail to post a selection, you will “lose” your £1 hypothetical stake (-£1)
f) if you want to join the competition late (e.g. in Week 3) you will be allocated 2 losers, and will start the competition from (-£2)
g) Our winner and CQN Naps Champion Tipster will be the CQN punter who shows the greatest overall profit during the season.
Last season the competition lasted for 40 weeks, and PF Ayr was the champion tipster, with +£12.60 profit
Happy punting everyone…
:o)
Cheers, fleagle1888
Now why would a Scottish reporter write this…..
Celtic will take a 1-1 draw into the game at Celtic Park on Tuesday night, when any win for the Slovenians would be enough to send the SPFL Premiership champions spinning out of the Champions League and into the Europa League……..
When instead he could write….
All Celtic need on Tuesday is a no score draw or a win against Maribor to progress to the lucrative Champions League group stage for a third successive season.
Hurting Hun bassas all of them
Macjay
I often wonder if the horrific way in which he ended his life was a final attempt at making people take notice of just how bad it was? If he had taken his life in a more recognised manner ( that does not read well but I’m sure you get my meaning), then perhaps his passing wouldn’t have been dwelt on ,or made the rest of us think so much about about it, and for as long, as we have. I’m only guessing however, but it certainly has had an everlasting impact on me.