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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Summa at 17 29, best laugh I have had today.
Your comment might have some truth in it.
Good news about Diarra if its true but hopefully he’s not here for a final pay day
WeefratheTim
17:17 on 3 November, 2014
Good evening all.
Apols if already posted………l
@RBairner: Lassana #Diarra has reached an agreement to sign with Scottish champions #Celtic, report France Football. 6 month DEAL + 1 year option. #CFC
Thoughts???
Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
WELL DONE CELTIC!
Lassana Diarra is 1.73487983298m tall [approx].
Is he in? For 6 months. Magic.
Defensive midfielder it says, what else? Of course he is (as if we would sign a midfield playmaker).
What time the first DIarra is a replacement for VVD post?
Diarra?
Wow
Euro experience could prove vital
HH
BSR- 17.40?
Aye, I think he is the replacement for VVD.
;-)
winning captains 17.13
Magnificent post
Diarra? Excellent. Bit of class in midfield might just make all the difference.
Might also help us in terms of keeping/signing the likes of VVD and John G.
Bring it on!
Ev’ry post on ole CQN is another brick in the wall of knowledge.
winning captains
Awesome mate, The club have to be brave.
The SFA should have made it clear at the very beginning.
Great news about Diarra might finish the MD puzzle.
KLV
summa of sammi….
17:29 on 3 November, 2014
Quality.
WC-Great post.
NEWCASTLE (Insert any EPL team you like) MOVE TO TRUMP CELTIC FOR LASSANA DIARRA
The Internet CSC
Winning Captains@17.13
Excellent analysis.
Living in the Love@17.22
Normally agree with your posts but not in this instance.
What if you had been put in jail for a crime that you had not committed. You know in your heart that you are innocent but the guilty go free. Is that enough?
I repeat what I said yesterday, to paraphrase ” all that it takes for evil to triumph is for good men( and whummin) to do nothing.”
For Celtic to do nothing is to be complicit in the lie that is being peddled by those who have an agenda that Rangers did not die and that the tribute act are in fact the same club. Their 276 creditors were not paid and as such the process of liquidation commenced in June 2012 (thanks Jobo).
It does matter and the match against the new team is still 3 months away but the longer that Celtic delay a comment on their situation the more difficult it will be to do so.
Celtic supporters should not be buying into their narrative.
Take about 2 months to get Diarra fit not kicked a ball for months.
Evening Times excusing their last drubbing by us.
“The last Old Firm meeting came in April 2012 when Celtic won 3-0. At the time Rangers were battling financial collapse.”
And they will be facing financial collapse again in January.
Diarra could be a good signing especially if we can go further in Europe.
Winning captains
Hope you post that to the board if it is not already done
WC – well said
Lennon’s passion
he’ll make is debut before JF or Derk next pl,ay then…
DBBIA
“Ev’ry post on ole CQN is another brick in the wall of knowledge.”
Except for those that have a b-p orthography confusion.
WC great post
Diarra, good move about time we replaced Big Victor:)))
well said winning captains
Neil Lennon on SSB
gearoid1998
17:51 on 3 November, 2014
Thanks for the reply.
Agree that the issue is more complex than my own dismissal. At some point a playground bully needs to be stood up to, a simplistic way of describing the authorities, spivs and media in this case.
I live on the west coast of the USA and being out of the bubble that is SW Scotland, I have the luxury of sticking my head in the sand as and when it suits me. Can’t imagine the sound of the meeja sharpening their knives at home just now with all the goings on.
FAB Virgil
It’s being worked on currently.
Hello from a very mild and sunny earlier today Malta.
This is my first comment regarding the LC draw against deidco.
I noticed some posts last night regarding banners being made for game by possibly GB.
Will these banners be allowed to be taken into Hampdump.And if officials think they are being derogatory to Scotlands newest team will they be confiscated.Thoughts anyone.HH
Seems nothing in the Diarra signing story
Any of you read McCalls leaving statement to Motherwell?
He mentions beating Celtic 4 times as one of his highlights.
No mention of beating Rangers.
Then again did he ever beat them?
googybhoy
He never even beat Sevco.
zico-maltese bhoy
Agree mate my thoughts too.
Lenny on Clyde tonight…coincidence or what?
Call me paranoid…probably.
Sounds like the mullet is after fat Sallys job
Lasagna Diarra agrees a 6 month deal according to Scotsman:
http://m.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/lassana-diarra-agrees-6-month-celtic-deal-1-3592588?utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=dlvr.it
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Did Ronny not say a few days ago that they had checked on Diarra but were not progressing it any further.
Living in the love
HH. As said we all have different views on the matter, broad church are we and all that. Normally I’m in complete accord with your posts, cut from same cloth etc that’s why I responded.
Having said that I’m not going to fall out with other Tim’s on this, as I know in the final analysis we all want the best for the Tic. I really do feel quite strongly about their attempts ,along with their friends in high places,to sweep their years of cheating and duplicity under the proverbial carpet. I also do not want my team complicit in this. The truth needs to out.