The mind is a remarkable thing. If you ask around, you’ll find Celtic fans tell you we played Boavista in the Uefa Cup semi-final in Porto on the Thursday night, before going to Ibrox on the Saturday (it was the Sunday).
Similarly, Barry Ferguson is mumping his gums without restrain today, complaining about Rangers fixtures in May 2008. Rangers were due to play a ridiculous number of games in May due to qualifying for the Scottish Cup and Uefa Cup finals, while catching up on postponed fixtures.
The SPL decided to accommodate them by extending the league programme until two days before the Scottish Cup final. This final was on the last possible date before clubs were ordered to release players for that year’s Uefa European Championships, which started 14 days later.
This season has echoes of 2008 but nothing more. Whereas clubs would have been forbidden from using certain players after the date of the Scottish Cup final in 2008, under current proposals for this year, the second bottom club from the Premiership and qualifier from the Championship will need to retain a number of players beyond their contract end date of 31 May.
Retaining players beyond 31 May will cost clubs money, and players could theoretically refuse to extend their season by a few days, which is this season’s problem. 2008’s problem was a hard deadline imposed by Uefa with no extensions possible. The decision was out of the SPL’s hands.
Great article on the club site today marking Br. Walfrid’s passing and the struggles faced by our forefathers in the late 19th Century. The news that the Foundation are feeding 500 of Glasgow’s homeless today continues the momentum from Wednesday night. Well done to all involved.
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tonydonnelly67 @ 9. 23.
Sugae Ray Robinson.
1964. Visited Edinburgh and made an appearance at a Deady Bears game at Ibrox.My understanding is that he visited the studio when the Celtic players were recording that sing but he did not play on the recording.I checked his discography – that choon isn’ t listed.
Margaret McGill…….it’s the way of the world sweetness!!!!!
Off oot tae the shop’s, in a attempt tae fill the void in ma life.
Winning Captains …………
This has been totally ignored by the SFA / SPFL / Media for 3 years now.
They cheated as Rangers.
Ogilvie knows they cheated
Doncaster knows they cheated
Reagan knows they cheated
LNS knows they cheated
SFA know they cheated
The media know they cheated
Peter Lawell knows they cheated
And they all know that we know they cheated
And for 3 years they have got away with it, and not a word about this from our club.
Last week’s fixture rigging was the final straw, just how blatant they will be to help Sevco.
Yet it took 2 women from the Edinburgh clubs to highlight this cheating.
Hearts & Hibs done more last week to combat the cheating than our club have done in the last 3 years.
So, WC ……..
It’s up to us, the supporters to highlight these 3 chancers / cheats who are unbelievably still in a job.
We also need fans from other clubs to be involved.
Suggest fans take banners to games, like the Aberdeen fans did last season
Doncaster Out
Ogilvie Out
Regan Out
Not fit for purpose.
Celtic’s 73% possession v Kilmarnock is 2nd highest total any team has managed in SPL history, only bettered by Celtic’s 75% v Hearts last year.
By James Badcock, Madrid
8:56PM BST 16 Apr 2015
Rato had reportedly become the focus of money-laundering and fraud accusations regarding his personal wealth
Rodrigo Rato, a former managing director of the IMF and top-level minister in the governments of Prime Minister José María Aznar, was arrested in Madrid on Thursday after the police and customs officials carried out a search of his home.
Rato, who was already implicated in a judicial investigation into his stewardship of Bankia before the Spanish lender had to be bailed out to the tune of €22 billion (£16bn), had reportedly become the focus of money-laundering and fraud accusations regarding his personal wealth.
Earlier this week the former Popular Party (PP) minister did not deny reports that he had taken advantage of the Spanish government’s 2012 tax amnesty to declare previously concealed wealth.
At around 4pm on Thursday, members of the Customs Surveillance Service, which is part of the Spanish tax agency, entered Rato’s residence in the upscale Madrid neighbourhood of Salamanca.
Rato, who headed up the IMF between 2004 and 2007 and was once tipped as a future prime minister, has seen a drastic decline in his fortunes since overseeing the debacle at Bankia, the bank which revised its results in early 2012 to show an operating loss of €3.4 billion amid revelations that it was sitting on an estimated €40 billion in toxic real estate assets.
Rato was forced to resign as Bankia director and he has since become embroiled in a judicial probe into alleged fraud surrounding the ill-fated 2011 flotation of the bank and the use of secret credit cards by board members.
He cancelled his PP membership last year.
At around 8pm, Rato was escorted by several officers from his home into an unmarked police car.
ONEMALLOY
Might be worth trying the ticket office on
0141 230 1967
Failing that,try to get a spare at the game,starting in,say,The International at 11am.
Bestaluck!!!
2 Women From Edinburgh football clubs.exposé them at the S F A. Is there any woman on the Celtic Board.no I didn’t think so.one of the reason they won’t have woman on board .is they would show that lot up.that control our club.time there was a few ladies involved at the top of our club.and for one there are plenty of women who follow Celtic home and away.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
He’s got to wash up in Govan at some point, a perfect fit with the Zombie Nation…
Margaret McGill who exactly is “you lot”? All CQN posters,all Celtic fans? H H Hebcelt
MARGARET McGILL
We don’t promote it,we try to deal with it. The impossible takes a bit of time.
One Malloy
I have 1 adult and 2 concession tickets for the Celtic end.
Can’t use them.
You’re welcome to them.
TBB
auldheid @ 09:33,
Yes, remember reading that at the time.
Now maybe you can remind me, why did the SPL rather than the SFA conduct the investigation into the EBT scandal.
Of course the players should have been registered with both organisations. Yet it is the SFA registration that is key and as the governing body and the correct registration of players is ultimately their responsibility.
Seem to remember they stated that as the SFA President was “heavily conflicted” so the SPL ran the “independent commission”, was that it?
“Integrity may have lost its way but that does not mean it cannot be restored.
If the ethical did not far outweigh the unethical you would not have the ethos we are part of. It’s our job to share it.
Ethics sometimes falls asleep, but reality always wakens it up.”
You will know better than me but I get the impression there are some in the SFA trying to do the right thing. In the light of another screw up by Mr Doncaster and his team, could the SFA not order a (truth and reconciliation) review. Something proactive will have to be done to build trust.
Trust is essential if Ethics is to be established.
Hail Hail
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
10:31 on
18 April, 2015
ONEMALLOY
Might be worth trying the ticket office on
0141 230 1967
Failing that,try to get a spare at the game,starting in,say,The International at 11am.
Bestaluck!!!
Will do and thanks for the advice
HH
Of course your analysis of the hun mj is of course correct. And of course it’s common sense that hun is not a sectarian term.
However. In Scotland what you have is state sponsored racism. Therefore any evidence of that racism is removed or the minority being attacked is criminalised. So words such as hun and even sevco get banned.
It is fascinating though that we have heard nothing on the JG super trial. I assume the authorities thought its job done because they managed to portray hun as sectarian and now they don’t want the bad publicity of the absurdity of that decsion. This is the new way. Say nothing.
tonydonnelly67
Celtic are here
Celtic are here, Celtic are here,
We’re the greatest team on earth,
Celtic are here, Celtic are here,
We are here to prove our worth.
Playing the game that brought a cup fame,
And has made our history,
Giving the fans delight at Parkhead,
Or when we’re overseas.
We’re on the ball giving our all,
For we don’t know how to lose,
Johnstone with zest is better than Best,
He will chase away the blues.
Young David Hay is making the play,
How the ball scores then you’ll see,
Celtic are glorious one more time,
Another victory!
Wispy at nine the shooting is fine,
Hear the fans applaud once more,
For Celtic he’ll play home or away,
Scoring many many more.
Big Yogi Bear, McNeil in the air,
We will always have our goal,
Whether in rain or sun we will try,
To give the fans a show.
Celtic are here, Celtic are here,
We’re the greatest team on earth,
Celtic are here, Celtic are here,
We are here to prove our worth.
With Manager Stein the finest is he ,
How the Celtic game will reign,
Celtic we’re proud of you ,
We’ll sing out loud for you.
CQN Coupon for this weekend if you fancy a punt:
Jobo – Everton
Lennybhoy – Southend
PF – Wycombe
BT -Palace
TTT – Stevenage
GL2 – Charlton
Pog – Wigan
AWATR – Burton
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
A lot of people don’t know that Game of Thrones is actually a follow up to Carry on at Your Convenience.
moravcik
As you suggest it is a much wider issue that Celtic only. Other supporters wish to be involved and need to be involved.
The overwhelming success of our statement in the Sunday Herald has been noted elsewhere and plans are at an advanced stage. I have simply provided assistance and advice as required.
Moravcik you would probably find those banners would be deemed illegal under th OB act. They have criminalised any dissenting voices.
And celtic do and say absolutely nothing unless it’s to tell the world how much they love Rangers…..
Winning captains ,ah I ask what is your view on celtics complicity in all of this? While I think what you and others have done is fantastic should we not be tackling the corruption within our own club?
BMCW
OUTSTANDING ,
That fabulous Four was brilliant, I watched it all, that’s when real men fought, thanks for that.
Auldheid … many thanks for your ongoing efforts
south of tunis
You could be right, but I was sure it was on the six o’clock news that night, and old Sugar Ray was playing the drums, I could be wrong mind yi?
TONYDONNELLY
Glad you liked it,mate. I did too,even though I never forgave Duran for punching Ken Buchanan in the baws.
NegAnon2
Why don’t you tackle it???
Celtic apart, every other top Scottish side is from north of the central belt.
£30,000 collected
Margaret McGill – 10:11
“FIFA is absolutely corrupt
UEFA is absolutely corrupt
SFA is absolutely corrupt
Celtic are absolutely corrupt”
Gerroff the fence and tell us what you really think and stop being such a namby-pamby pussycat.
Anyways, I blame Adam n Eve and Campbell ‘I woz the serpent’ Ogilvie and no necessarily in that order
tonydonnelly67.
I could be wrong..A long time ago..He was rat ass skint by then.Reduced to fighting at Paisley Ice Rink etc.He had a recording contract with a mob connected record company.They would have been mightily miffed had he been freelancing.He might well have been filmed fooling around in the studio, I would be really surprised if he played on the recording
CQN memorial stone on the Celtic way : update
I received two certificates in the post this morning with the details of both stones and Ronny deilas name at the bottom.
No indication of when and where they will be located . I’m advised it will be after the end of the season and judging by the current status around the statues I think they will be amongst the first rows outside the fence
WC
I received a wee bottle in an envelope – my address but in the name of Lennybhoy . As I used my card to donate his money and he refunded me with a swift backhander on Wednesday
I didn’t receive one in my name which I’m cool with as I don’t drink spirits but I remember pointing out.that I got an w mail confirming the Lennybhoy donation but not one for my own . I know four green fields didn’t get an e mail either so guessing the e mail is where your generating the list for whisky
Not bothered about the whisky .. Just concerned some donations may not have found their way to Mary’s meals
Are you in the crowd?
The Battered Bunnet
10:39 on
18 April, 2015
One Malloy
I have 1 adult and 2 concession tickets for the Celtic end.
Can’t use them.
You’re welcome to them.
_____________________________________________________________________
Thanks for the offer TBB but partner and brother are en route to ticket office as they have some left
HH
neganon2
My personal view is that there is no corruption within our club. I believe there is a reluctance to engage on the issues as some on here would like because there is a very real fear of the consequences for staff at the club if such actions were followed through.
Our statement did not receive universal support among the Celtic support especially prior to publication. The Newco supporters initially tried to laugh it off then as its effectiveness became apparent they turned their fury on Eddieinkikmichael.
On the Cqn magazine Facebook page when we mention them we always get “who cares” comments and things like “though this was Celtic quick news?”
One game at a time and all that but I’m beginning to think that the upcoming Workers holiday weekend will include league winning party celebrations for Celts, either at Paradise on the Friday or in a pub laugh-in on the Saturday. Don’t fancy Aberdeen to beat Utd twice and ICT away.
That’s for then, even though I can’t wait to enjoy it.
Good luck tomorrow to Scott, Ronny and everyone. Beat the 3rd best team in the country and we’re at another final.
Looking forward to being at Hampden with four of the family. Lone furrows are fine but nothing beats a get together.
Celtic forever.
Auldheid
Wise words indeed!
Keep up the fight pal.
TBJ:
What e-mail?
Starry. This is another classic from the flat earth society. What do you want me to do about it? I will not renew my season book and none of my family will attend celtic games nor buy any merchandise etc until there is significant change and celtic stop propping up racism and corruption.
I applaud and support the efforts made by WC and others, but we need to tackle the problem within our own club.
tonydonnelly67
Motivated to Google
Saw this –
The Day Sugar Ray Robinson Left Scots Starstruck. – Scotsman 1 / 9 / 2014..
Might be typical newspaper puff and guff. Who knows ?