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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Multi tasking Tom – cup semi, DeadCo revisionism, sevco, politics, taxation, current affairs, deaths, births, marriages, charity, economics…… We can do it all.
The beauty of CQN.
And aye, griffiths must start. You don’t drop a hattrick hero…..
I’ve not had a chance to get on lately but had a wee scan back…
Tom,
Your best bet is the international on aikenhead rd, opens at 11.00 and not too busy like the pubs closer to Hampden.
A ten minute leisurely walk to the game.
I need to work until 12.00, so I’ll pub it…getting really fed up with Sunday and midweek games.
Thinking of becoming a pay as you Celtic supporter next season :((
Tom, in seasons 06- 11 did you not question tge sheer number of dubious decisions going their way or going against us?
I took a look at some of the stuff doing the rounds on YouTube at the time. Have a wee look. It’s incredible to look back at.
Ah Tom are you still showing your faith in the scottish football authorities and claiming that they really are honest mistakes?
Is it that we are all paranoid? That has a familiar ring to it. Got a sense of déjà vu there. Weird!!
Winnings yes they were wheeled out for the referendum but have slunk away again. Incidentally didn’t I hear that wee Nicola is keen to have another referendum after this election. Bless her she’s so democratic isn’t she?
weet weet weet(gbwo)
17:37 on 17 April, 2015
Awe this skill plus he could eat an apple through a letterbox,marvelous.
http://youtu.be/BpAbhmGfMQ4
HH
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Watched a compilation of his skills a few weeks back! You forget just how good a player he was, almost forgotten since the Wee Genius arrived on the scene!
HH
Obviously pay as you go :)
braw
NatKnow
17:42 on
17 April, 2015
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox
17:40 on
17 April, 2015
Nat Know
I was not citing hebcelt as someone who was easy to wind up about politics.
I was referring to the tendency only to call out intruding politics when it was a political statement from someone not on your side.
I am sure hebcelt remains a lovely gentleman but the blog deserves a better fate than to be used for Yes/No baiting.
I am off oot to the Friday night 5s to enjoy a kick at crc as compensation
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Me?? What did I say? I’m talking about window furnishing in the Labour stronghold of Edinburgh South!
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hahahahahahahaha
its curtains fir you
braw
In Lord Ashcroft’s poll of the Dumfriesshire constituency I’m the weighted base.
There would be no Celtic but for Brother Walfrid, http://www.celticfc.net/news/8067
hebcelt
17:16 on
17 April, 2015
Neustadt-Braw from one true gent to another thanks for the kind words. Hail Hail Hebcelt
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your very welcome sir ……..did you read about a firm from perthshire …>seriously good venison Ltd…there making blackpudding from deer,s blood ?
going to have to try that when I am back …
hail hail
braw
I know they get a few ropey decisions but if these honest mistakes are as rife as cqn made out do you not think they woulda won even a teeny weeny challenge cup by now?
Ah Geordie. Flat earth society?
Thanks to everyone who answered my post early morn.
The one about hearts v themz.
A life well lived: The Brother Walfrid Story
https://theshamrockglasgow.wordpress.com/2015/04/06/the-brother-walfrid-story/
On the centenary of his passing today. God Bless
Will themz not have a few players out of contract come the playoffs?
Tony Mc Coy on STV news “It’s very sad for Scotland that there’s no Old Firm games anymore.”
Very true Tony but that’s what happens when. one of them is Deid
Yep newradbhoy, The Newcastle 5, Ashley must be pishing himself laughing at that stroke.
Neganon,
You are obviously watching newco loads more than me. Are they getting lots of inexplicable decisions going for them?
Borussia Monchengladbach to batter Eintracht Frankfurt by 2 goals to 1………15/2
And………………………………….
Raffael Caetano 1st goal………………………28/1
Aff oot to watch this one.
Neganon2 –
You misunderstand. I wasn’t saying honest mistakes don’t happen. I was saying just as Celtic were so good under Stein and Sevco are so poor just now, the honest mistakes are of no consequence.
I was actually emphasising that Sevco are so impotent that only if the referees actually started kicking the ball into the net for them would they do them any good.
“Donkey” Doncaster will be praying tonight for a Falkirk win tomorrow.
theglasgowcelticway –
That was so obviously a setup. The reporter clearly asked him a specific question that wasn’t broadcast. Tony said he was a Celtic supporter but was friends with McCoist and enjoyed OF games in the past.
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Neganon2 –
At the start of the season you said Sevco would romp to the title due to honest mistakes. They are still in a battle for second place with only a handful of games left.
All I am saying is the honest mistakes are no use if the team is shite.
Richard Gordon on Radio Scotland asking Tom English what the collective noun for monkeys is. It’s a “hunfest of monkeys”, guys…
Tom McLaughlin
18:38 on 17 April, 2015
I was actually emphasising that Sevco are so impotent that only if the referees actually started kicking the ball into the net for them would they do them any good.
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Hugh Dallas goes ballistic as Tom exposes plan B.
A sashbash of monkeys
BBC Scotland News Huns reach new depths of desperation by managing to throw in the 15-year old ‘Super Caley Goes Ballistic’ headline to their semi-final article.
Dear, dear. Silly wee Hun Monkeys.
A lodge of monkeys
A newsroom of monkeys
Tom/ neganon…
I can see were you’re both coming from re favours for the huns and thems not good enough to take advantage of them.
Nine minutes injury time…surely a world record, unless there has been a riot!
A negaton of negatonians.
An association of monkeys
All monkeyed out
Beef Biryanis
They are deid. Every decision made for or by them on and off the park has been dishonest.
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
19:02 on 17 April, 2015
18 words that say sooooooooooo much.
Till later all
friday afternoon…. just back in from court, and have some work to do, but really dont feeling like starting something new …. so, thought I”d see what is happening in CQN land. what’s the good news?
Beware the monkeys
http://news.discovery.com/animals/female-chimps-seen-making-wielding-spears-150414.htm