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Europa failure would compound acute challenge for also-rans

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I’m not going to laugh at results against Luxembourgers or Lithuanians – it’s not so long since Gibraltarians bloodied the nose of a team who went on to become invincible treble winners. Scottish clubs have a long history of pitching up in June and July wholly unprepared for European football.

These results only retain the ability to concern if they are not resolved by remarkably improved performances. Brendan Rodgers’ Celtic grew in stature last summer until they became a competitive Champions League team in the autumn. Others may do the same this season.

What will be clear long before the lottery of the European play-off rounds, is where the gaping chasm exists in Scottish football: are Celtic our only team competitive in Europe, or is there at least one other?

Neither you nor I care who competes in the Europa League, but failure there if Celtic progress to the Champions League will compound an already acute challenge for the Scottish also-rans.

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Episode 2 of ‘A Celtic State of Mind’ finds Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham discussing a variety of topical subjects concerning Celtic Football Club, including:

* Callum McGregor: The Youth of Today;
* Death of the Cult Hero;
* Norwegian Wood – Ronnie Deila’s Exit Interview;
* Farewell to The Stone Roses;
* Hillsborough: The Truth.

Paul John Dykes also chats to SFA President, Alan McRae, to challenge him over recent comments made about Celtic’s domination of Scottish football.

Connect with A Celtic State of Mind @PaulDykes and @CQNMagazine or just listen using the link below…

 

 

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  26. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    John Lennon understood the truth about Tricky Dickie Nixon long before the scribes , Pharisees or members of the press corps.

     

    Long before Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward……….

     

    or Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford,

     

     

    ………….who got all the credit.

     

     

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDDJeM5R4PM

  27. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    The Herald.

     

     

    Several major city centre streets are set to be closed this weekend as the Orange Walk prepares to march through Glasgow.

     

     

    The routes will be shut off on Saturday, July 1 from 9am until 4pm.

     

     

    Starting at 9.40am from Brook Street, just over 1,000 members of the County Grand Orange Lodge of Glasgow East will proceed along London Road, Bridgeton Cross, London Road, Glasgow Cross, High Street, George Street, Montrose Street, Cochrane Street, and join behind the Colour Party and proceed to Glasgow Green.

     

     

    One thousand participants from Glasgow North will leave Corn Street at 10.10am and set off along Garscube Road, St George’s Road, Charing Cross, Sauchiehall Street, Pitt Street, and join behind the east group at West George Street and proceed to Glasgow Green.

     

     

    Around 650 people from the Glasgow West branch of the group will set off from Kelvingrove Park (Kelvin Way) at 10.20am and walk along Radnor Street, Argyle Street, St Vincent Street and against the flow of traffic turning left into Holland Street to join behind the South Group to continue to Glasgow Green.

     

     

    The South branch will see 1,800 people leave from Clyde Place Quay at 11.10am and head down Clyde Place, King George V Bridge, Oswald Street, Hope Street, St. Vincent Street, Pitt Street, West George Street, Holland Street, West Regent Street, Pitt Street and fall in behind the North Group at West George Street to continue to Glasgow Green.

     

     

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    An estimated 4,450 religious bigots have the right to completely disrupt normal traffic flow in the centre of Glasgow on a Saturday in Summer .

     

     

    They have one agenda only.

     

    Anti Catholicism.

     

     

    An affront to a civilised society .

     

    Anywhere.

     

     

    But not in Glasgow.

  29. IanBhoy929 on

    Good morning CQN from a cool and overcast East Devon.

     

    Stay safe you Bhoys and Ghirls in Glasgow today.

  30. prestonpans bhoys on

    Macjay1,

     

     

    Yip same here in Prestonpans last week and like their club the local OL went bust years ago :) The question to ask the council is why is it allowed.

     

     

    Anyway off to Wales for a week of drink :) then the Lake District :0) the next……

  31. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 1ST JULY 2017 7:10 AM

     

     

    Mate.

     

    I left Glasgow 36 years ago.

     

    I never left my affection for Glasgow and ALL its people.

     

    Pains me to see that , in spite of the globe addressing all of these bigoted attitudes , Glasgow and obviously Prestonpans remain backwaters in what is a reasonable demand for decent religious tolerance .

     

     

    Grog is it ?

     

    Currently quaffing a fine Aussie drop.

     

    Glaetzer Wallace.

     

    That`s Wallace as in ” Jock ” .

     

     

    Say hello to the trogs and the host of golden daffodills .

     

    :-)

  32. big packy on

    hi bhoys good morning from a rain free and orange bigot free west cheshire. macjay ileft scotland about the same time as you. miss my country dont miss that shower.

  33. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    BIG PACKY on 1ST JULY 2017 7:42 AM

     

     

    Sydney .

     

    Nae Orange walks .

     

    BUT a major celebration of bigot free Paddy`s day.

     

    A pro Guinness agenda which strangely seems to cause no offence.

     

     

    :-)

  34. Hot Smoked on

    “What a sad era when it is easier to smash an atom than a prejudice.”

     

    ― Albert Einstein

  35. Turkeybhoy on

    Settling down to watch The All Blacks v Lions .Later the Mighty Hoops.Hoops and All Blacks in the one day.Life does not get any better.Still way too hot,so today,

     

    I shall mostly be wearing an All Black Thong,whilst doing the Haka on my terrace.

  36. fergusslayedtheblues on

    The Orange Walk is a only an event for bigots to happily espouse their hatred for Catholics .

     

    The trouble is as they have been denied taking their bigot parade through some areas of our city ,their appeal to the pond life that drag alongside them has waned add to that tighter restrictions on drinking in a public place and it was becoming a tad boring for the low IQ army .

     

    Now that the OO are beginning to crunch knuckles in local politics again watch out for marches given the blue light to go through the gallowgate ,royston etc to make the peepil feel important again

  41. macjay1 for Neil Lennon on

    FERGUSSLAYEDTHEBLUES on 1ST JULY 2017 8:14 AM

     

     

     

    Now that the OO are beginning to crunch knuckles in local politics again watch out for marches given the blue light to go through the gallowgate ,royston etc to make the peepil feel important again .

     

     

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    Surely not.

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