Really pleased Leigh Griffiths is back in the Scotland squad, it’s just reward for his work this season, although the prospect of having so many Celtic players on international duty in June is an unwelcome one, considering we’ve Champions League qualifiers to prepare for in July. Preseason is already looking fraught.
I’d convinced myself I wasn’t too bother if newco are promoted this season or not, all the big battles have been won and lost. I realised differently when I received a text yesterday saying Queens were a goal up. Your instinct can tell you things your head can’t.
Another season of lower league football will drain them of an additional £10m, which I don’t think they have, but I don’t think they have enough money to complete a season in the top flight either. It doesn’t matter if the boat sinks in 50m of water or 50km, there would be a deficit in either league. Viability remains the subject of undocumented fantasy, cannon fodder-dom awaits in the top flight, ignominious avoidance in the lower leagues.
If Mike Ashley cuts them some slack, they will eventually be a top 12 club. When they are, Celtic will earn an extra £4m from ticket sales and indirect incremental income, enough to make a difference on the field. Similar income will go to Ibrox, but this isn’t enough to fund a turnaround. My preference would be to have both Hibs and Hearts back next season but I’m chilled either way.
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Tom McLaughlin
10:55 on
19 May, 2015
NatKnow –
Correct. You just beat me to it.
Also, the article states that just over 12% of people from deprived areas make it to medical schools.
Why should that be suspect? It is clear that kids from deprived areas are going to be less likely to achieve the grades required for med school, for obvious reasons.
It doesn’t take a genious to work that out.
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That certainly explains why I got it Tom! :-)))
Old Tim, Sorry for the passing of your Great Friend and Brother.
jimbo67
10:41 on
19 May, 2015
Bawsman
The Nationalists did not help either. I say that as a Yes voter who did vote Nationalist recently. Poltical dogmatists are not really my thing. A bit of light and shade helps
Jimbo67
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Not sure it’s due to any one side TBH. As Bada Bing said earlier, it’s to do with a lack of tolerence on all side of all debates. Can be difficult to debate over the blog – communication is more difficult and things seem to escalate rather rapidly!
BMCUW of course families have their disagreements and I,m not advocating posters on here never disagree but the amount of political posts – from all sides, personal attacks and frankly crap posts are getting so bad you have to question, as some obviously have, is it worth it. Just the thoughts of a simple wee Hebridean Celtic fan with a penchant for plugging Stornoway Black Pudding Hail Hail Hebcelt
Just had a look at the ticket availability for Sunday’s game, stadium filling up with pockets of seats available in the top tier and not many remaining in the lower sections. Looking forward to it already, get there early….
Nationalism is divisive?
Who knew?
Hebcelt
I don’t mind a bit of politics on CQN but it tended to just be belittling people who disagreed with your opinion.
If you said Lustig was better than Matthews and I thought the opposite we could discuss is without personal attacks… Quite a few political posters didn’t
hebcelt:
Come on mate, you’re making me blush, my posts aren’t that good!!!
BRTH is fine and well.
He’s just finally run out of words.
I’m sure he won’t be long in getting restocked, or as he might put it… Procuring sufficient lexical inventory
HEBCELT
I should have started my post by saying that I see your point. And I do.
Personally I love a good argument and we used to get some belters on here. But they were informed,and even respectful.
Maybe not so much now,but I still think most disagreements are of the informed and respectful type.
And I really miss the good old days of pedantry when I could have had oodles of fun explaining the spelling of genius.
(Nae offence to the poster for a simple typo,btw)
79caps
10:34 on
19 May, 2015
Bawsman
Would that be the Scottish or the British nationalists? ;)
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One and the same……….Brittish Tory or Tartan Tory, take yer pick :-)
Nationalists won in both Scotland and England giving us a Tory government, we got what we voted for.
67heaven .. challenging the lie ..i am wee oscar…… ipox belongs to the creditors
I was thinking that the other day as to who owns the midden, 6 weeks and still no clarity, so you would have to think it’s wither Craig Whyte or Chuckles, surprised the smsm don’t chase up on this one mind you :))
yorkbhoy
You think Matthews is better than Lustig?
God, you`re a blinkered ignoramus who should not be allowed on here.
JJ
Afternoon Timland from a hot hun free mountain valley.
Sad news Oldtim.
Thoughts are with you and your family.
HH
Tom McLaughlin
06:53 on 19 May, 2015
Petec –
Are you actually claiming that the Nepal earthquakes were a direct result of CERN?
That part of the world has had extremely high and volatile earthquake activity for millions of years. Indeed it was massive and prolonged tectonic plate shifting that brought the Himalayas into existence.
CERN is what, 3 maybe 4 years in place?
With all due respect my friend, you’re onto plums with that one.
Take care.
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How could I possibly prove that?
HEHE,
I like yer style Tom, you challenge to extraact the information, brutal to people comfortable in their existence.
Tony D 67
“surprised the smsm don’t chase up on this one mind you :))”
There`s as much chance of you being surprised at that as there is of the MSSM chasing it up!
JJ
tom mclaughlin
10:55 on 19 May, 2015
NatKnow –
Correct. You just beat me to it.
Also, the article states that just over 12% of people from deprived areas make it to medical schools.
Why should that be suspect? It is clear that kids from deprived areas are going to be less likely to achieve the grades required for med school, for obvious reasons.
It doesn’t take a genious to work that out.
Bad teachers?
ernie lynch
11:11 on 19 May, 2015
Nationalism is divisive?
Who knew?
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Inside the ride – I didn’t realise so much.
A bit of light relief
Made me smile anyway.
Oldtim
Sorry to hear about your loss.
Thoughts are with you and your family
Take care
jungle jim hot smoked
Facetious I was being :))
Tom McLaughlin
10:55 on 19 May, 2015
I think the point is that universities should be looking to recruit potential rather than achievement.
So perhaps positive discrimination in favour of those from a particular type of background, or school.
Your public health wallahs are forever banging on about the adverse effects on life chances that flow from deprivation. You’d think those dealing with admission to medical schools would be savvy enough to apply some of the lessons in their day to day lives. Physician heal thyself, I suppose.
JUNGLE JIM HS
Well said. And spelt beautifully,if I may say so…
Anybody think that Celtic will go with 3 CB’s next season?
Does it suit Ronny’s style of play better?
LB
Auldheid is no gonna be happy with uefa’s U turn re FFP.
I told the blog from the start that it wouldn’t happen, the clubs would have broken away if they didn’t get their way.
This will filter down to the likes of scotland, where the hun and their ilk can carry on as per.
The gemmes a bogey.
HH
tonydonnelly67
11:20 on
19 May, 2015
tom mclaughlin
10:55 on 19 May, 2015
NatKnow –
Correct. You just beat me to it.
Also, the article states that just over 12% of people from deprived areas make it to medical schools.
Why should that be suspect? It is clear that kids from deprived areas are going to be less likely to achieve the grades required for med school, for obvious reasons.
It doesn’t take a genious to work that out.
Bad teachers?
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Ooft! Wee grenade there Tony! :-))
natknow-HH
natknow
Lol, just asking?
The Herald online running that a decision on G & SL is imminent just at the same time that FFP is to be relaxed. Perfect storm for der hun to make a James of it, again…..
NatKnow @ 10 44.
Many thanks for the heads up.. Guy who gifted me the CD said it wasn’t on vinyl . . Have just bought the vinyl. -£ 15 99 . . Last time I saw an original for sale it was £ 250..
TOM McLAUGHLIN
Loved it. Not a fan of felines. Got the scratches to this day. Shoulda kicked them and their owner out a lot quicker than I did.
I sent a video of a chicken and a pig to a few of my mates the other day.
Utterly juvenile.
But,as you say,made me smile.
ernie lynch
11:21 on
19 May, 2015
Tom McLaughlin
10:55 on 19 May, 2015
I think the point is that universities should be looking to recruit potential rather than achievement.
So perhaps positive discrimination in favour of those from a particular type of background, or school.
Your public health wallahs are forever banging on about the adverse effects on life chances that flow from deprivation. You’d think those dealing with admission to medical schools would be savvy enough to apply some of the lessons in their day to day lives. Physician heal thyself, I suppose.
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The universities are recruiting potential. In fact they’re recruiting those they believe will have the best chance of fulfilling that potential. But there’s more than one solution to the problem. If you want to improve the chances of those from poor backgrounds then why not select for potential earlier and ensure the top students’ achievement at school is raised to be at last as good as those from better backgrounds? Or create more places at medial schools.
79caps
10:53 on 19 May, 2015
Happy Birthday Andrea Pirlo, 36 years young.
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Grace Jones. 67 years not so young.
That’s a bit disconcerting. Prob still more so to some of you more mature gents!
HH jamesgang
LiviBhoy
11:22 on 19 May, 2015
Anybody think that Celtic will go with 3 CB’s next season?
Does it suit Ronny’s style of play better?
LB
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I love yer thinking, Neil spread out the 3.
No, it will be a 4 with a quality of play not serene since the 1980s.
I’m with KevJungle, withold yer cashBo0000000lah – a new seat? besides a prick of a Tim?
There a many areas of Britain where students do not think of applying for University. No one in their family has gone, none of their mates are going so they don’t think of doing it themselves.
12% of students from deprived areas make it to medical school… What is the % of applicants from deprived areas? I would hazard a guess that it’s low.
South Of Tunis
11:29 on
19 May, 2015
NatKnow @ 10 44.
Many thanks for the heads up.. Guy who gifted me the CD said it wasn’t on vinyl . . Have just bought the vinyl. -£ 15 99 . . Last time I saw an original for sale it was £ 250..
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No worries dude. Might get a copy myself
NATKNOW
Bad pupils,mate. Sad but true.
General standards in poorer areas are low. Teachers are faced with the choice of trying to teach the bright pupils to their maximum or the not so bright to at least a bare minimum.
As GSH said,choices have to be made.
Ernie Lynch said:
I think the point is that universities should be looking to recruit potential rather than achievement.
That’s just ridiculous.
But I guess that’s what happens when you feel you have to turn everything into a party political issue.