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.
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As someone from the relatively Sectarian and bigot-free North East, I am staggered, year on year, that this level of hatred is not only allowed to be paraded around the streets of the west of Scotland, but is condoned by anyone in a position of authority.
What a depressing and sad picture to paint of 21st Century Scotland. Our elected ‘leaders’ should be ashamed of themselves
:-(
Whilst celebrating the life of a wonderful woman yesterday her French gran daughter went outside of the Tavern( against our advise) to see what alll the noise was
Some muppet scum Orangeman complained to the cops that she was standing in the street with a pint and she was asked to go into the bar
These ignorant bigots are scum, nothing else
The young lady was classed as a fenian B because she was standing outside the Railway Ravern in Motherwell
She now knows what a small minded bigoted Protestant seespit Scotland is
Ask the majority of these Numpties what it is all about The answer would be “We hate Catholics because they are Catholics . I think. Then again it,s an excuse for a piss up and we can sing the songs that we canny at the fitbaw , withute being lifted” They are just Silly Billy’s.,……. F. K. B.
The problem with the orange walk is not what it represents but what it has come to represent.
Ffs the pope of the time supported king billy, as both were in dispute with spain. so remember that today when you see a walk. these idiots, with their ftp, are actually celebrating a papal victory! Have a wee snigger at how pathetic they are.
Good morning from a pleasant NE of England. What’s that I hear in the distance? Nothing! No Orange bassas here.
May the Glasgow Oranjeboom Spazierengehen have a collective outbreak of hedgehog diarrhoea and may their
Crimplene suits spontaneously combust in the sun.
BIG PACKY on 1ST JULY 2017 8:26 AM
We know the answer to that one.
It,s about the only time of the year most of these bigots see a white shirt. Hired of course
When the Government includes people who think that Jesus grew up playing with dinosaurs is it any wonder some dinosaurs get to parade their obscurantist guff on the streets. ?.
My mother (RIP ) used to opine — ” look at those people , they represent their culture so perfectly well “
I have just emailed this to the CEO of GLasgow City Council:
“Good morning,Anne Marie,
I had intended visiting my native city today ( along with several friends) but have just discovered that Orange Walks will be taking place. This anti-Catholic nonsense ( I am not a Catholic) shows an otherwise friendly and sometimes great city in a terrible light.
Obviously, we will not now be visiting but, perhaps even worse than that disappointment, is that I am extremely confident this matter will be ignored and Glasgow City Council will continue to pander to the bigots.”
Perhaps others might consider doing likewise.
JJ
JJ
My Dad (non Catholic) likened them to the Nazis. Maybe that’s why they got the name Hun
I take it that for just about the first time this week the sun is shining in Glasgow. Shame. How I wish it was pouring, as has been the norm during June.
The reality.
The politically correct global media screeches to a halt on arrival at Hadrian`s wall.
Our Northern scribes are comfortable with looking the other way in the face of a blatantly one eyed bunch of bigots spewing their hatred for a religion called Catholicism.
The orange lodgers have no other raison d` etre .
They have no other agenda.
Laughably , they apparently claim to be a charitable organisation.
Presumably with tax free benefits.
Can you imagine the media outrage if the focus of their hatred was the Muslim religion ?
Good Morning.
Good photo of some of us in this wee article. A few folk quoted too.
http://www.theirishvoice.com/sports.html
So you’re on the end of an up and under v the All Blacks and the only thing that goes through your mind isn’t how to start an attack,it’s…
Aw,f… Why me? Ooooyah!!!!
The orange order – an ugly marriage of ignorance and hatred.
These peepul are to pitied more than anything,to be consumed by so much anger and hatred,what a sad existence that must be
This is a minority of Huns who are out on the streets of Glasgow today.Only supported by the scum from Ibrox,and their like.The vast majority of Protestant Scots have no time for them,actual disdain.They are a ridiculous site,I remember when I was a kid in Glasgow,the numbers then quoted were 15,000.Today they are down to 4,500.They are dying slowly.
Turkey hot
Slowly but surely thank god
This weekend marks the Feast of St Oliver Plunkett. St Oliver was executed in London on 1st July 1681 charges of High Treason after his peaceful attempts to celebrate his faith in Ireland.
Oliver was a tireless worker for reconciliation and later when arrested, Archbishop Oliver was brought to London to face trial there, because of the ‘common belief that no Protestant jury in Ireland would ever believe the trumped up charges of treason, which had been levelled against him.’
After 1690 and The Battle of the Boyne, the Orange Order was founded over 100 years in 1795 by the establishment to divide the people. This was a coordinated response to the possibility of revolt by Protestants, Presbyterians and Catholics and the coming Rebellion of 1798.
It is poignant that his feast day is today given the bitter sectarianism on parade in Glasgow and elsewhere.
Prayer to St. Oliver Plunkett
Glorious Martyr, Oliver, who willingly
gave your life for your faith,
help us also to be strong in faith.
May we be loyal like you
to the See of Peter.
By your intercession and example
may all hatred and bitterness
be banished from the hearts
of Irishmen and women.
May the peace of Christ reign
in our hearts,
as it did in your heart,
even at the moment of your death.
Pray for us and for Ireland.
Amen.
The shrine of St. Oliver Plunkett is in St.
Peter’s Church, Drogheda, Co. Louth.
http://www.saintoliverplunkett.com/literature.html
Fecking spell check
I drove up Millerston Street last night to be welcomed by some rather large British flags on lamposts at the junction with Duke Street. I had a quick look further along Duke Street with those lovely pubs, the Loudon and the Bristol covered in red hand and British flegs plus bunting hanging from lamp posts.
Instead of a sight for sore eyes , it was a sight that made my eyes sore.
God knows what it will be like in Bridgeton and along Dalmarnock Road heading towards Dunn Street.
Not dying in Lanarkshire, walks every week
Off oot –
One day cricket at Lords -something called the Royal London One Day Cup Final at Lords . Notts v Surrey . Me and a mate from Brixton.. Picnic basket/ cool box – curried goat ,rice and peas , Red Stripe and a wee bag of Sensi . Wee bit cloudy but forecast says no rain -fingers crossed.
Cricket ,lovely cricket CSC
Clogher, thank you for your post last night regarding James Connolly’s essay on the Battle of the Boyne and the background to the battle.
I knew of the Episcopalian attitude towards the Presbyterians but not some of the other details provided.
Thanks again.
Downward spiral to 8,000 of them, including the hangers on.
The remnants of a Scotland that they used to administer, handing out the jobs,
reduced to annual symbolism, ancient music and an irritating Saturday impediment to normality that most decent Scots people avoid at all costs.
The right to march on the Queens highways fiercely protected for (tax payers) as if its merely another T in the Park, and don’t you forget the Hibs Walk whataboutery.
Sadly, you’ll never orange walk alone.
DBHOY on 1ST JULY 2017 9:51 AM
The orange order – an ugly marriage of ignorance and hatred.
These peepul are to pitied more than anything,to be consumed by so much anger and hatred,what a sad existence that must be
And you can bet your boots that they will get their hands on some of the blackmail money that May paid Foster out of our pockets.
Lions give the final game relevance.
Thank God.
Marvellous for the huge travelling support.
Entertainment ?.
Dragged by Mrs S of T to the theatre last night — Bat Out Of Hell -a Musical based on the Meat Loaf Lp -Bat out of Hell . Fortunately more enjoyable than I’d feared . Very loud , very kitsch , very Wagner in spandex and cod pieces a -go-go .
I recall that the OL in Kilwinning were told by the council that they would have to pay £8500 to facilitate their march.
This was c2000. The fee was never paid,whether the council changed their minds,I dunno.
Add on inflation and multiply by the numbers due today-it ain’t cheap!
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON
Watch this space
In the first week of the school summer holidays the People Palace museum is closed due to an Orange Walk.
Just let that sink in csc
Qunno
A strategic ,self serving and unsurprising move by May.
I’ve gave up on the political system, whole thing needs scrapped
Quonno
I see ole Wimbledon is bracing itself against an outbreak of Corbynism.
JustNotCricket csc
Bobbies…..
Traveling to Ayr races by train. We stopped at Kilwinning.
They have all the place names in Gaelic.
Shocked to discover Kilwinning in Gaelic is
Cil de fenian (hard c)
Or something very like it
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 1ST JULY 2017 10:47 AM
In the first week of the school summer holidays the People Palace museum is closed due to an Orange Walk.
Just let that sink in csc
That is because of all them Kafflicks in the Glesga Cooncil.
The similarity between the KKK and its racist agenda and the Orange Disorder and its anti Catholic agenda is indisputable.
The existence of such an organisation is insult enough.
The fact that it is permitted to publicly promote its bigotry on the streets of Glasgow beggars belief .
They can theoretically ( aye sure ) be arrested by the police for singing their hymns of hate in Ibrox.
They are protected by the police when playing and singing their hymns of hate on the streets of Glasgow.
So ludicrous it`s almost funny.
DBHOY on 1ST JULY 2017 10:49 AM
Qunno
A strategic ,self serving and unsurprising move by May.
I’ve gave up on the political system, whole thing needs scrapped
The real problem with the bribe is that we do not know what was agreed verbally.
FERGUSSLAYEDTHEBLUES on 1ST JULY 2017 10:47 AM
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON
Watch this space
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My eyes are peeled.
:-)