Fans Against Criminalisation (FAC) are closer than ever to achieving their goal of having the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act repealed. While the majority in the Scottish Parliament are on their side, the Scottish Government have gone deaf to the voice of the Scottish people in the hope they can successfully distract attention from the issue.
FAC would like you to join their campaign by emailing your MSP. The Celtic Trust have made the process easy with a link to ‘Find my MSP’ and an email template here.
Good luck to all who join the campaign.
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The other voice you may hear throughout this episode is that of former Celtic striker, Frank McGarvey, who is a friend of Tommy’s, and who was also interviewed separately that day for a future show.
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know ????….NOW !
HH
Anyone driving anyone to the airport yet ?
Any taxi drivers been talking to Owen Coyles aunt
Anyone spotted having a medical,anywhere anyplace anytime
Biscuit Tin Rules OK
If Cellic don’t bring in, John McGinn, to replace a soon to be ‘done’ Broony
and, Greg Docherty to replace a soon to leave, Armstrong
well, Cellic will have slept in, imho.
Also, the last time that I mentioned the recruitment of Greg Docherty, on here, I was told that, GD was not a Tim. Wtf ?
That for me, was along the same lines of, Mr Stein wizny the right sort for an MBE.
Brendan paid £3 million for Ebouie Kouassi.
Why ?
That £3 million would have bought, both of the players that I’ve mentioned above, and we would have been better served, imho.
One nagging voice inside my suspicious mind, keeps asking a question……who actually recruited E.K. , was it, Brendan, or, was it Lawwell ?
Whilst the usual suspects wait for hun administration, the Celtic PLC swindle goes on, underneath the noses of the Scooby Doo! pyjama wearing rebellious petition peddlers fae the back ae the Parkheid bus.
Ah mean, ye couldny write this stuff.
How many stolen trophies have been stripped ?
Well,…….its like this…..how many seats are lying empty ?
The answer…..nane.
Ye see, the Celtic supporters, of 2018, have been ‘fudged’……..by the PLC’s pretty bhoy, Brendan.
Dae yeez think that the PLC are paying Brendan £45 k a week tae skelp Scoattish pub teams ?
Read between the lines, smell the coffee, or, yeez are jist, Simple Simon’s wi, Scooby Doo! pyjamas oan, and the Celtic PLC, Rangers PLC, SFA, Scottish Establishment, awe know whit yeez ur.
The £49 Old Firm Same Club lie tickets being purchased, spelled out one thing…….
“The Game, The Game Is Over…..The Rebel’s Have Gone!”
……….oot.
Donegal Danny ,last heard that ,he is stuck in a pub somewhere in Ireland,
Kev
Whats your issue with Scooby Doo PJ’s? Did you wet them as a child?
There is surely worse PJ’s out there than Scooby Doo?
Dunno what pleasure you get from Celtic nowadays,KEV,but I reckon I’d get more from standing on a rusty four-inch nail.
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOXon 16TH JANUARY 2018 8:59 AM
Great post
And the JJ follow ups….
That’s what I missed when I wasn’t reading the blog.
Hail Hail :-)
Discrutatorcsc
David Trimbe jist efter gittin his erse on a plate on Sky news.
Anither Scooby Doo! pyjama merchant.
Anywye,…….meds time, oot.
The prudent Celtic fiscal policy clamped MON after Seville and it was largely the inspiration and reason for this very Blog, maybe thats why we have 13 years of moaning about the January window.
Usual posts where everybody always thinks we could should be better, according to them, even nowadays when Celtic are the only side with any money, or ability to attract better players to Scotland. The Willo Flood window, the Michael Gray ( mind him?) window, signed on a freebie by MON the morning after the night before. The Mo ( we’ve signed the wrong ) Bangura window, and then we even stayed up all night to get Pukki?
Tony Mowbray panned £4M of his budget in his only summer on Marc Antoine Fortune, the board gave into the rumours and actually produced Robbie Keane, we then drew with Kilmarnock and finished with Broonie at Left Back.
BR and Pistol Pete put in our January bids in London, and as others have opined its all down to the last day madness .The January window is for fantasising about gazebo players, and chastising the board with the perennial tilting at windmills.
This is a properly run football club outspending only rivals Aberdeen legitimately, it’s unfair to contrast anything in history with Celtic’s so called ‘biscuit tin’ as we are all now wise to how that all came about, see Lord Hodge.
Oh oh someones soiled their pyjamas..
Nurse Ratchett Nurse Ratchett
Meds please..
Plant.
The Botanic Gardens CSC
Aye. If we had listened to KevJ and got Mark McGhee in, we widnae be in this mess.
Better git oot…….afore ah git grassed.
….oot.
From the CQN article about Stuart Armstrong’s groin surgery:
Armstrong signed a contract extension for one additional year last summer which means that the 225 year old will be going into the final year of his deal next season.
Jeez! No wonder he’s looked slower this season. I had no idea he was that age. A fine head of hair for one of such advancing years.
Meanwhile on the BBC website, an article about a game being abandoned yesterday when ‘cracks appeared down the middle of the stand’. Didn’t know the huns were at home…
Time for one of the dreaded CQN lists.
Though I strongly suspect this one will be the shortest one ever.
Add your name here if you’ve ever grassed KEVJ to the mods or PAUL67.
Ha,…..wan thing that ah grass disnae dae
is, grass themselves up.
Disnae stoap thum fae feeling guilty though.
Ha,……oot.
Hot Smoked
I am honest enough to admit I do not know who I would sign to strengthen the defence at this stage- the only football I watch regularly enough to form a serious opinion on is Scottish football and other than maybe John McGinn there is nobody in any position who stands out. It is surprising to me though that we have not been able to strengthen our defence for what remains of our European campaign.
I do not recall saying we should use all the money we earned from our Champions League campaign on signing players. Who here has?
I must now return to work.
Jimbo67
Who hired Tony Mowbray ?
Who fired Tony Mowbray?
Who hired Neil Lennon the Rookie on a One Year Deal? Why did NFL leave?
Who hired Ronny Delia?
Who sacked Ronny after losing to Sevco?
Why did Dermot move the recruitment of Brendan Rodgers to Dublin?
Who does CQN refer to Cifti as a ‘misfit’ ( Hun like term).
Who signed Nadir, Derk, Pukki, Amido Fortune…………?
Who is in charge of the January Transfer Window?
Who has managed the last few Transfer Windows?
Who told us Sevco are worth £10m a year to Cel Oot?
Who has said nothing and has allowed Sevco to walk all over you?
Why can’t the few remaining CQN loyalists see this?
Nope,Kev. Nothing to feel guilty about.
Though plenty to feel aggrieved about.
Not my style,neither here nor in life in general. I’d rather say things face to face,as everyone who knows me is aware of.
Maybe it’s because you wouldn’t dare call me a grass to my face that you refuse to attend any of the dayooots?
Once again,I ask you for proof. Put up or shut up,I’m fed up with your ridiculous allegations.
My friends in Celtic,
We all know the difficulties attracting the right players; not just in ability but also having the right mentality for us; However the adage “ To stand still is to go backwards” is as true for leading football clubs as for any other walk of life.
Celtic can not aford to rest on their laurels and stand still. I agree it is a challenge, that’s why our scouts are so crucial . It is a challenge that we must face at every opportunity; the alternative is self explanatory.
HH.
Kevjungle said;
Whilst the usual suspects wait for hun administration, the Celtic PLC swindle goes on, underneath the noses of the Scooby Doo! pyjama wearing rebellious petition peddlers fae the back ae the Parkheid bus.
Ah mean, ye couldny write this stuff.
You can and do. Every day, unfortunately.
Ms S and me at Edinburgh airport heading for Corralejo, any horses for today Big Jimmy?
HH
Boycotting games to achieve SFA reform and clear out of people prepared to lie and cover lies up is always going to be difficult to organise.
However E Tims have come up with a suggestion that might force the SFA to the table with the SPFL to rake over coals of 17 years of cheating which is a bookies boycott.
” With the SFA facing allegations of corruption and collusion, there have been calls for a boycott of the Scottish cup, in order to attract attention to the current crisis facing our game, and despite the fact its not in the papers, it is a crisis, a crisis of confidence.
No, a boycott could be self harming, and the only way to make these people sit up and take notice-the governing body, that is, is to hit them in the pocket.
The Scottish Cup is sponsored by William Hill, a chain of bookmakers. The gambling industry is fiercely competitive, and a huge chunk of its income is from football betting, although with Joey Barton and Ian Black now banned, that income may have taken a hit.
Everyone likes a wee flutter on the game, a couple of quid here, a few bob there, and thats how we can begin the fight against the SFA.
When you place your bet this weekend, on any cup game, do it with another bookmaker.
Don;t boycott the football, and don’t go without your bet.
Just don’t do it with William Hill.
If you can spread this idea around a bit, either on other forums or on social media, then it might just grow enough wings to send a shot across the bows of the company, and in turn they will put pressure on the SFA to start to play fair, and without favour.
After all, if a bookmaker is willing to tie his name to that shower, can we really trust them to play fair, especially as the SFA are known to give a helping hand to one club in particular ?
Bookmakers are the next in the governments sights to be blocked from advertising, which is a crisis for both bookies and the advertising industry, and until some whizz kid politician hits on the idea of re-introducing the ten pence in the pound betting tax and giving it to the NHS, they will be on shaky ground, as the market is somewhat sautrated at the moment.
We, as supporters, need to let them know who is in charge, and boycotting Hills this weekend is the first step.”
It’s not difficult and central point is simple. How can bookies ask customers to bet on a competition their customers have no confidence is being run fairly.
The immediate aim is simple. Let SFA demonstrate they can be trusted by producing a report from the Compliance Officer that addresses the facts put to him by lawyers you folk funded to gather.
after paying all our running expenses every penny we have should be spent on the team.
we should not be in the business of earning profits and having millions in the bank.
STARRYPLOUGH
I know,mate. But he doesn’t disguise who he’s referring to,and I’m fed up wi the diplomacy and faffing about.
If someone said that about me in a pub,he would struggle to say much for a good few months.
And if he said it about a good few people,it would have the same result.
I honestly don’t know what his problem is with me,nor do I particularly care. So I’ll ask him once more.
Prove your allegations,Kevin. Or leave me alone.
i’m quite satisfied with our players & squad at the moment though addition of Comper should add quality & experience
We have still the best squad in the league by a country mile & would love to witness back to back trebles this summer.An unprecedented invincible treble & another treble as it were
Meanwhile in la la land you can sign numerous players on what are basically 20 week loans with a no chance of a permanent deal, letting them go at the end of the season with as much disruption as possible to said player & his club
Bournesouprecipe.
A bit of Groundhog Day or month every January.
Without the turnaround in 2004 we would be in the same grubber as that mob.
It was painful and the source of much angst and division amongst our support.
Angst that was made worse by losing to a financially debt doped up rival not against pickpocketing the tax payer too. The word is cheats.
No pain, no gain they say and the gain has been a haul of trophies that will continue for a while.
Too much time spent on what isn’t and not enough appreciating what is imo.
new article posted.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
Pure bitter envy mate that’s all it is..
I’m still trying to work out how I can be a board plant tae Switzerland:))
I’m not the most tolerant of folk who slag off the support day after day..
Anyway whit’s happened tae Charlie M, I’m way out the loop:))
HH and thank you for awe yer stuff ye tae fur us..
STARRYPLOUGH
You must be an edelweiss!!!!
Some women –
Cluj supporting courier man delivered a parcel to Mrs S of T .-@ 90 minutes ago
A guide and a map re St Petersburg . . . . She’s already marked the locations for footwear –Nevsky and Gagarinskaya .. Help !!!!
Footwear –
https://youtu.be/MnQcExGaEvk
BMCUW & Kev J
Blue Monday was yesterday.
The words of an old Chinese proverb say it perfectly. “ If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow “
Fine words indeed , but who writes that s@ite. The words of an esteemed happy poster seem more appropriate.
Play nice guys.
HH.
CLOGHER CELT on 16TH JANUARY 2018 11:19 AM
Quite a list you have compiled there my friend. Does seem a bit on the Fox News level of objectivity I would argue.
I assume the answer to these questions you pose is the either PL or the Board? While its never great to assume, I will take another stab and suggest that you perhaps are advocating them being “emptied” to use a Kev phrase?
Who would you suggest replaces them? And how exactly would you see this change improving the dreadful situations you have highlighted?