I’ve no fondness for Stuart McColl but I’m disappointed the wheels have fallen off Motherwell’s bogey this season. Delivering two consecutive second place finishes in a league populated with mostly better finances teams was exceptional. Over the last three years they have lost players instead of paying money they couldn’t afford, otherwise they would almost certainly be challenging at the top of the table.
I like Gordon Strachan. One of the things I like about him is he is almost impossible to get on-message. Talk about manipulating football in order to get the ‘right’ teams in the top division is ludicrous, Gordon knows this, or he wouldn’t have used a word like “manipulate”. On a substantive note, I think he’s wrong on this point.
The game changed when Rangers were liquidated, and it changed again when Hearts and Hibs were relegated. Fewer people buy tickets as there is not genuine competition for the league title, but some things we can do without.
Scottish football survived without the ticket money these clubs brought them, and the country’s streets, pubs and A&E departments have benefited from not having to cope with the sheer hassle we used to put up with.
I’ve enjoyed our four lower tier-only games this season, they were atmospheric and entertaining. If this was our future, I’d bite your hand off for it before I’d want to go back to the old ways.
Celtic, Motherwell, Aberdeen and the rest are defined on their own merits, and many of us are enjoying our football.
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BMCUW .
” you will be off the hook “.
Dont think so ———– that advert really bothered her.
She speaks to me in 3 different languages ————–
Italian ( that means everything is OK )
New Jersey English ( Carmella Sopranoesque -that tends to mean ok but dont push your luck ).
A mixture of New Jersey English and Italian bestemmie and parolacce.( that means its volcano time )
The Sheba advert produced a tirade voiced in language number 3 . . I shall keep out of her way .
ROCKTREEBHOY
On the balance of probability,my opinion of him,if stated on here,would see me barred from the site.
kitalba
06:10 on
4 November, 2014
Auldheid:
The right thing to do was to have said “no feckin’ way” to the ‘5 Way Agreement’. We did not; neither did any of the others. We live in the crappy shadows cast by our endorsement of the Scottish Declaration of Deceit.
An agreement that the hun never had an intention to honour and of which Sir Charles of Normandy belatedly decried an illegal document and all the powers of the land did nothing. And all those – ENDORSERS – post their silent complicity, scuttle from one shadow to the next avoiding the light and their moral and ethical obligation to tell the truth.
In the meantime, nothing has changed, the game is still corrupt and those who make most coin from the corruption are still raking it in and the Kings of Deceit will soon retake the throne and we will pay homage at the expense of our families Dig deep bhoys Campbell needs new tyres for his Bentley and the Cardigan is comming to tea..
Oh what a wicked web we weave……..
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Indeed, to which I would add “you reap what you sow”.
Cultsbhoy
Great post and say’s exactly what I feel about the current situation with the huns.
WE know the truth!
And they KNOW we know the truth!
Lovely jubbly!
Monaghan1900
Had a laugh at the horror of the KKK outfit. Th ere was no mention or indignation at the fascist outfit the participants usually sport.
kitalba
06:43 on
4 November, 2014
Auldheid:
apologies, reading the posts backwards,
Tell me, if you have seen categoric evidence that the hun cheated all, and the powers that be were made aware of it, and did nothing… and the media were not interested… then why did you not send a copy to the police and to the City of London Police?
(okay I know)
However, if you believe that the powers that be are in a toxic alliance to cheat Scottish football to advance but one, the hun, why do you continue to part with your money and subsidise the bigot feast?
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Because if I chucked it now they win. But if they do win, I’m chucking it.
As for our upcoming sortie against the new club.
JUST PUMP THEM CELTIC!!!!!!!!!
SOUTH OF TUNIS
I bumped into a rather lovely ex on Saturday.
She still is both of those things.
Your post reminds me of why I give grateful thanks for the single life.
My condition on Saturday is a good reason for that too!
Kitalba
There’s no need to put the lawyer-man on the Banned List, as SuperSleekit has used his own forensic legal mind to come up with a 3 word argument in order to trump Donald. (see what I did there?)
That argument being, Lord Nimmo Smith.
Repost re Res12 mention at SF.
PJBhoynyc
00:42 on
4 November, 2014
auldheid
What is the state of play with Resolution 12?
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There will be a statement out before AGM but here is answer from Twitter from The Supporters Forum
Tigertim @asmallteaser · 2h2 hours ago
@HenrikVegetable @gjust67 @CQN @HarryBradyCU was resolution 12 mentioned or is it still not spoken about since the agm?
Paul Brennan @CQN · 2h2 hours ago
@asmallteaser @HenrikVegetable @gjust67 @HarryBradyCU Y, discussed. It’s been discussed since AGM with resolutioners
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blantyretim / Geordie Munro.
Thanks .
I was at the Basel game . Memories of a truly minging night and a tiny crowd.
Auldheid…….
Hear, hear.
HH.
HOLD!!!!!………………………..HOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……………………..HOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(Copywrite ; Braveheart)
Or was he a hun as well?
the Celtic v Rangers game !!
dont be surprised if the Celtic fans are “kettled” by the same organisation that will give a police escort to Rangers fans singing their usual bile :(( imo !!
SoT
8000 at home game v Basle.
bt
Yes, but the Official Attendance was 3,423.
So, still a wee profit in it for sumbdy.
Philbhoy
im sitting with my Celtic Football companion….8))
The book not my dad……8))
morning guys, was at that game as well, don’t have any memory of the weather or the crowd, but thought that the score had been 5-1 both home and away, long time ago so could we’ll be my old memory playing up. One memory I do have of the game was sitting next to Pat Crerand, still have the signed programme somewhere, H H
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
10:57 on
4 November, 2014
Auldheid,
Something I thought you understood, the resolution was not voted down because of any agreement on the issue but because their stewardship and their commitment to the protection of all shareholders interests was being questioned, this required them to prove to us representing the required amount of shareholders to force a resolution that they were/are protecting our interests. Dont dress this up any other way.
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Not sure where you got the idea I did not understand that. It certainly was the clincher but being told the background to the actual licensing process in 2011, which the Res wished to be investigated, played its part too.
no idea how that apostrophe got in there!
blantyretim @ 11 19.
That low -wow..
My father was a health fascist who refused to pay bus fare and preferred to walk. .That was a particularly foul night . Ideal for a trek from Queens X to Parkhead and back. I would have been @ 13 and deemed fit enough to do what he called lekking —–jogging for 15 minutes / walking for 15 minutes . My father is 95. !
Macew
Never mind, it made a nice change from it being used to indicate the plural.
Bada Bing!!
10:55 on
4 November, 2014
auldheid-thanks for your reply.So you honestly think CFC have been 100% truthful in all of this? Listen to statements Lawwell and Desmond have made in the last year.I think people in charge of our club,have done more,than those who have been in charge at Poundland ,to have them ‘rehabilited’,in the last 3 years.HH
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I have no idea the limits of the truth. I only know what the evidence I have of action rather than words tells me on the issue.
BT
Brilliant!
Back to work soon or can you work from home?
Got laptop from work philbhoy so started on emeils etc.
next couple of weeks get a workplan in place before return to the office..
phased return on the cards…
Auldheid :
They’ll only win if we lead, or are a willing party to, a national capitulation. Are we really whores to the dollar? Do we have no cultural pride left flowing through the stadium? Have we become a caricature of that which we detest and decry even to, and on, this day? Are dividends accredited more consideration and glory than the culture of the support?
There comes a time when there is no place left to hide and you have to stand your ground. For me that day was the day of the Summit following the so-called ‘shame game’. We showed up to doff our caps and acquiescence when we should not have legitimised it with our presence, after all, it was not our team or support that shamed the game and the nation that night. Consequential to that gross error of judgement we compounded it by accepting the terms of the 5 way agreement. We were shafted then and we will continue to be shafted until the majority of our support, along with aid from other clubs supporters, stop talking and start bringing pressure to bear by action.
beatbhoy
11:15 on
4 November, 2014
Kitalba
There’s no need to put the lawyer-man on the Banned List, as SuperSleekit has used his own forensic legal mind to come up with a 3 word argument in order to trump Donald. (see what I did there?)
That argument being, Lord Nimmo Smith.
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If you have been following the articles on TSFM with letters to Harper MacLeod and their responses, you will see that no one has argued against the evidence based case that the LNS Commssion was lied to and so misled by Duff and Phelps and on the face of it Campbell Ogilvie.
The SPFL know it, Harper MacLeod know it and the SFA now have had it dropped in their lap. There is a similar bit of evidence on its way under Res12.
If both packages are ignored, unless supporters of all clubs threaten another ST postponement, it will all be swept under the carpet.
auldheid
00:56 on 4 November, 2014
“I don’t see what benefit a statement from Celtic would bring and I don’t fancy the consequences. It would have to be from all clubs via the SPFL/SFA by forcing them to do the right thing.”
First of all I want to thank you for all you’ve done to try and expose the truth and push for change. However I disagree with the above sentence.
Celtic are the leading club in Scotland both commercially and on the park, for me this puts us in a unique position. Real change comes from real leadership and not from leading from behind. As a club we have been cheated more than any of the other, therefore it is our place to lead and push for changes to our game. So far we have kept silent, so is it any wonder others also keep quiet?
Personally I believe there is no desire whatsoever from our club to shout cheats, voice displeasure or even call for root and branch changes. Reason for this is it’s all about the bottom line and looking back on what should have been will not bring in future revenues. Basically there is no profit in the past and our PLC’s commercial decision is to ride out the storm, wait for the Huns and over a period of time the fans will soon return to previous levels
I think they might be in for a huge shock, as there are fans who will never accept the status quo. Yes we will all continue to support Celtic but not like before. Instead of buying Birthdays and Christmas at club shops our hard earned will go elsewhere. Season tickets will be permanently down and never mind Sevco, our club is unlikely to ‘fully’ recover if we are thought to have been complicit in any way.
DD, PL and the club need to realise that keeping schtum is unacceptable for many many supporters. We should be shouting from the rooftops, it’s Celtic who have the power to force change and create a straight and fair league.
I think the old line that was being spun for why Celtic were keeping quiet was ‘Never interrupt your enemy while it’s destroying itself’. Well what’s the line now? Let’s not rock the boat perhaps.
Well it’s just not good enough!
HH!
BT
Good luck with that!
Obviously means you are well on the mend too!
Take care!
kitalba
11:40 on
4 November, 2014
Auldheid :
They’ll only win if we lead, or are a willing party to, a national capitulation. Are we really whores to the dollar? Do we have no cultural pride left flowing through the stadium? Have we become a caricature of that which we detest and decry even to, and on, this day? Are dividends accredited more consideration and glory than the culture of the support?
There comes a time when there is no place left to hide and you have to stand your ground. For me that day was the day of the Summit following the so-called ‘shame game’. We showed up to doff our caps and acquiescence when we should not have legitimised it with our presence, after all, it was not our team or support that shamed the game and the nation that night. Consequential to that gross error of judgement we compounded it by accepting the terms of the 5 way agreement. We were shafted then and we will continue to be shafted until the majority of our support, along with aid from other clubs supporters, stop talking and start bringing pressure to bear by action.
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The opportunity to do so will present itself next spring IF what is known already becomes the knowledge of every Celtic supporter (and supporters of other clubs). That means taking it beyond blogs and getting associations on board.
The picture should be clearer and inarguable by Christmas but first those who know have to be given time to know that we know that they know and are silent (if they remain so).
dee(tis an actors life for me)
10:23 on 4 November, 2014
Get thee back to satan
Auldheid,
I thought from the initial meetings and being told the resolution was unneccessary made it quite clear they did not want our investigation, to ignore that and gloss over it as if they’d always agreed it was necessary is why I thought you had not understood. Telling anyone or implying as I thought you were doing, that the board were alway on our side is loosing focus of who and why we are here. IMO of course.
After Saturday’s game we were walking back to our car when about 4 or 5 young bhoys walking on the other side of the road let out an almighty roar.Ya beauty my cousin and I thought Dumbarton had knocked RIFC outta the Scottish cup.I did think it was a bit odd cheering at around ten past five but excitedly consulted livescore only to discover a Kris Boyd goal had given them a narrow win.It only sunk in moments later they were cheering cos we had drawn RIFC in the league cup.Soon after some guy shouted the news out of his car window.Who cares i replied but it made me realise that unlike on CQN the majority of people want the game against them back.Unbelievable plus i was raging as for a moment i thought Dumbarton had won.
kitalba
11:40 on
4 November, 2014
To explain ” inarguable” above. We all thought we had them on player registration yet the SFA came up with the ridiculous “Bryson” interpretation. That diabologic cannot be ruled again out so we have to wait.
auldheid
11:47 on 4 November, 2014
Sorry, but Kitaba’s correct ….. We should have taken a stance at the Shame Game …… We let the smsm ‘walk all over us’ ….
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
11:48 on
4 November, 2014
Auldheid,
I thought from the initial meetings and being told the resolution was unneccessary made it quite clear they did not want our investigation, to ignore that and gloss over it as if they’d always agreed it was necessary is why I thought you had not understood. Telling anyone or implying as I thought you were doing, that the board were alway on our side is loosing focus of who and why we are here. IMO of course.
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You must have read in something that I did not intend. I know fine well what took place ;)
My cousin had against my wishes the open line on and as you can imagine thet were all wetting themselves at the prospect of as they called it an “old firm”game.Anyway some muppet came on to say he was dissapointed at the draw as he wanted this match as the final cue much laughter and merryment then whoever the resident journo piped up with”We have a semi…enjoy it”.Cue much laughter in the car and silence in the studio.