The French Interior Minister, Gerald Darmanin, seems intent on challenging Boris Johnson as the politician who has gone out of his way most to offend and unfairly castigate the people of Liverpool in particular and English football fans in general.
His claim that up to 70% of tickets presented at the Champions League final on Saturday were fake is demonstrably false. The actions of his government, Paris police and stadium authorities were responsible for the dangerous events ahead of kick-off. Uefa’s culpability remains an open question.
Darmanin invoked the 37-year-old spectre of Hysel, without naming the disaster, as justification for his own mistakes. It seems that politicians implying those across a border are somehow inferior is not limited to these shores.
Johnson, hard on the heels of criticising Liverpool fans for booing the national anthem at the FA Cup Final, and unable to find the goodwill to wish the club good luck in the Champions League Final (having videoed a greeting for Newco a week earlier), made what sounded like grudging noises of support for what happened to fans.
As we have long known in Scotland, football fans are little more than scapegoats for politicians own failures.
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AN TEARMANN on 31ST MAY 2022 3:02 PM
BigJimmy
Think a few of those rebellious types are in The Tollbooth.
Hope your good Jimmy
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I KNOW the Bhoys were meeting up in the Tolbooth, but I cant walk that far, and its too close to call a taxi there and back….PLUS the Tolbooth is NOT a good choice for a squad of Bhoys to meet up in, and find seats together etc ?
Im NOT a FAN of the Tolbooth, and I didnt want to go there and NOT get a seat, so BRRB had advised me that He and the Bhoys would head down to the Shipbank at some point ?
My health isnt great…and it was a real struggle to get washed and dressed to go out ( as usual ), only to find the Shipbank was CLOSED for some reason ?????
HH mate.
The state of the nation — sharks being jumped like it is the last day of THOTYS.
Prizes on offer regarding “THOTYS” — going back a few years / decades on the BBC.
Anyway — Cov makes it large with all the interweb / Tiktok noise about the local institution that is the BMC.
So far so good — Cov is close to my heart so it is good to see it make some waves.
Only issue is the guy in charge who claims to be the “Operations Director”.
Beyond parody that a chippy — even a mega chippy — needs an Operations Director.
The world is going mad.
Looks like we won.
As we approach the next election if the Tories believe they are in a losing position they will dump Boris in a heartbeat. This isn’t about doing the right thing. It is about self-preservation.
celtic supporter on the chase now, cmon the bhoy called neil
Looked on the BBC site to see how we got on. Nothing there so I suppose we won.
PARKHEADCUMSALFORD on 31ST MAY 2022 5:01 PM
Looks like we won.
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The comments section is interesting.
The Old beeb can hardly be accused of hyperbole in announcing the outcome ! Here it is:
“Who are the best club side ever?
This vote is now closed. Here are the final results.
Torino 1947-48 1%
Real Madrid 1959-60 3%
Santos 1962 3%
Celtic 1966-67 34%
Ajax 1971-72 3%
Liverpool 1983-84 9%
AC Milan 1988-89 4%
Manchester United 1998-99 14%
Barcelona 2010-11 24%
Bayern Munich 2012-13 0%
Other 5%”
“ERNIE LYNCH on 31ST MAY 2022 5:18 PM
The comments section is interesting.”
I didn`t read all of them but the few I did were mainly positive about Celtic. The BBC `subscribers` are much less biased than their reporters .
AT
I think we’re probably too late for the Zagreb fella. The Dinamo one may be more doable. Anyway, some reports on both:
Zabarniya:
https://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/ilya-zabarnyi-ukraine-koulibaly-wonderkid-chelsea-radar/k5wtldpyf7qq1n2zs58i080nf
https://www.scoutedftbl.com/best-young-football-players/ilya-zabarnyi/
Sutalo:
https://firsttimefinish.co.uk/2021/05/08/scouting-balkans-vidic-modric-dzeko/
Some other potentially interesting ones in here.
I also didn’t include the likes of Itakura, Harwood-Bellis or Clark-Salter who we have been linked with. I’ve liked the look of Clarke-Salter in the snippets I’ve seen of him.
So the BBC carry a poll on their main football site for days only to see it vanish without trace the minute it closes ? 😂
Already sick of the transfer window,and not opening for another week.A wee snippet from a supposedly good Celtic source,saying we are VERY interested in Mmaee.I really hope so.With the record he has of goals and assists,he is another Gio.An absolute bargain.
https://glasgowcelticstream.co.uk/2022/05/31/lisbon-lions-win-poll-for-greatest-club-side-of-all-time-seville-bidet-boys-finish/
Enjoyed a lovely afternoon with a few Bhoys in the Tolbooth.
BMCUWP
COSY CORNER BHOY
BIGRAILROADBLUES
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
THELURKINTIM
TONY
PATRICK
and the inimitable BELMONTBRIAN!
(Brian — “Footprints”, lovely and so true! Thank you)
A few beers, a blether and a few laughs, rounded off with lots of hugs.
Lovely!
Roll on the next one!
https://www.glasgowworld.com/sport/football/celtic/celtic-1967-lisbon-lions-squadbest-club-side-of-all-time-in-bbc-poll-3715958
HOT SMOKED on 31ST MAY 2022 5:29 PM
The anti Celtic bias at the BBC is confined to its Scottish element.
Good luck to wee Karamoko Dembele hope you get a good move to a decent club.
AN DÚN on 31ST MAY 2022 5:41 PM
‘So the BBC carry a poll on their main football site for days only to see it vanish without trace the minute it closes ? 😂’
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No.
It’s still there.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/61311898
What made you think it had disappeared?
I see the the Evertonian second coming (sorry…choice) right back is now unfit for Scotland duty…As much as I’m glad our Anthony is getting a summer rest it makes the decision not to to include him in the squad even more laughable…
anybody know the name of the lisbon lion’s teddy mascot?
Big Jimmy
BRRB
Got your text about the The Shipbank .. a pity we were all looking forward to it
Good to see The Bo’ness Bhoy made it home intact
Many thanks to Belmont Brian & Belmont Brian junior for delivering me home safe n sound
Excellent few hours in terrific Celtic company 🍀
It’s days like these … CQN / Sentinel Celts brings Celtic supporters together in real life
Pretty special
Sadly the French and English is that they are both arrogant and living on past glory.
Both now are a spent force prtending to be what they were centuries ago
KINGLuBO
MACCARGO on 31ST MAY 2022 6:17 PM
I see the the Evertonian second coming (sorry…choice) right back is now unfit for Scotland duty…As much as I’m glad our Anthony is getting a summer rest it makes the decision not to to include him in the squad even more laughable…
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Ralston is in the squad, along with McGregor, Turnbull and Taylor. I think we also have Kyogo and Maeda playing for Japan over the next couple of weeks.
ziggydoc1
Surprised James Forrest isn’t in the squad, looked to be pretty much back to full fitness towards the end of the season. Paterson never kicked a ball.
PHILBHOY
Enjoyed a lovely afternoon with a few Bhoys in the Tolbooth.
BMCUWP
COSY CORNER BHOY
BIGRAILROADBLUES
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
THELURKINTIM
TONY
PATRICK
and the inimitable BELMONTBRIAN!
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Sounds like a bunch of right Feniany troublemakers to me, particularly that Winklepicker fella from down serf.
I would like to thank BMCUWP, Cosy Corner Boy, Thelurkintim, GFTB, Belmont Brian, Philbhoy, Patrick, Tony and The Drummer for a wonderful afternoon. 👍
PHILBHOY on 31ST MAY 2022 6:00 PM
Enjoyed a lovely afternoon with a few Bhoys in the Tolbooth.
BMCUWP
COSY CORNER BHOY
BIGRAILROADBLUES
GERRYFAETHEBRIG
THELURKINTIM
TONY
PATRICK
and the inimitable BELMONTBRIAN!
(Brian — “Footprints”, lovely and so true! Thank you)
A few beers, a blether and a few laughs, rounded off with lots of hugs.
Lovely!
Roll on the next one!
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Don’t know what to say, I can’t remember a more memorable day, you are a special man.
To be in the company of TLT on this most difficult time was an honour.
It’s good to be a Tim.
Brian
BRRB 7.33pm
The star of the show was the barmaid delivering the sandwiches …. You joked about hula hoops the Tolbooth barmaid delivered …
Have always enjoyed the Tolbooth as a boozer, and today didn’t disappoint … great company, terrific chat
ZIGGYDOC1 on 31ST MAY 2022 6:51 PM
Mea culpa. Thanks for the correction.
GFTB
Spot on.
Brian
https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/sport/20179297.celtics-lisbon-lions-side-voted-greatest-ever-club-side-european-giants/
Most of us have said at some time that CQN is more than just a Blog.
In the small group today, THELURKINTIM, was very brave to attend having recently lost his Dad.
I chatted with another CQN’er who has recently recovered from serious illness. His outlook on life is truly amazing and so positive.
Inspirational probably sums up my day.
And I only went out for a beer with a few guys!
Thanks for a great day!
More than just a Blog?
Most definitely.
BELMONTBRIAN
Thank you and you take care!
PHILBHOY on 31ST MAY 2022 8:04 PM
BELMONTBRIAN
Thank you and you take care!
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Philbhoy 8.04pm
The biggest “fight” was over who was buying a round.. and more in the way everybody was wanting to buy and not trying to avoid a round … think BMCUWP was delighted it was only £3.10 @ pint he wanted to buy everyone a pint :-)
A most enjoyable Tuesday afternoon
GFTB
Indeed!
Great value for money too!
Looking forward to the next dayoot already!
Interesting article in the Guardian today about the much maligned Ivan Gazidis and the success at Milan for which he’s been partly responsible. The scudetto is the manager Pioli’s first trophy of any sort in 22 years with 17 different clubs.
https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2022/may/30/milan-ivan-gazidis-serie-a-title-football-future-arsenal
This paragraph stuck out
Gazidis believes Milan offer a blueprint for the resurgence of a club – as long as it embraces change. “I noticed, not just in Italy, but football in general, the great narrative of exceptionalism. The idea that this new thing won’t work here. It happened in England when Arsène was buying French players and people said: ‘They won’t cope on a rainy night in Stoke.’ That exists in Italy. People said: ‘You can’t construct a young team like this in Italy.’ The expression they use is la maglia è pesante – the shirt is heavy. It means this is Milan and you’re playing in San Siro with so many expectations on your back. How can a young person do that? We’ve done almost everything in a way people told us was impossible in Italy.”
Philbhoy 8.17pm
Since I “missed” the school runs … not one text from the good lady as she told me just to have a good day … funnily enough 6 missed calls from the wee blade when she got out of school at 4pm….. I took great delight in ignoring them and telling her when I got home “sorry about that no signal in the Tollbooth” I know she be using that excuse in years to come so get my retaliation in first :-)