When Gordon Strachan left Celtic in 2009 the overwhelming calls on CQN were for the club to go for broke and appoint Davie Moyes as manager. Again last year, when we were replacing Ronny Deila, Davie and Brendan Rodgers were Celtic’s top choices for the job.
This week Davie, one of the most awful central defenders to have played for Celtic in my time, underwhelmed West Ham fans when given the job of rescuing them from relegation.
Davie did well in his first managerial job at Preston, then rescued Everton from the failing hands of Walter Smith, taking the club on an 11-year run of what is regarded as success around those parts. Throughout his Everton era he was a hot prospect. The Manchester United job was his four years ago, but little has gone his way since. He left Old Trafford, Real Sociedad and Sunderland under a cloud in quick succession.
We could have had him before Sunderland last year and we would have been delighted at the appointment too. It may even have worked out well. Despite that, I don’t expect him to inspire West Ham to midfield mediocrity. The West Ham job is one of many wonderfully well-paid bad jobs in England. They may avoid relegation, but Davie will never be liked.
Brendan Rodgers will receive regular calls from representatives of West Ham-like clubs, with plenty of money but little hope of success. The Celtic job is far from perfect, but there are few better gigs.
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POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES on 9TH NOVEMBER 2017 7:42 PM
You are right; from here on in I will deny him the oxygen.
KTF
christie should be our #10 next year.
Ernie- surfing is not a sport, unless you are surfing yourself…….guys messing about on a beach, the risks are optional,
TimH- posted earlier, Christie will be a big player for us, Armstrong or Rogic might move on in the summer, playing every week now.
TimHorton
If we don’t bring Christie back… He’s going to a big club.. Agree he should be back and given his chance. I’d also get McGinn in asap. He’s the ready made Broonie back up
Blog broke?
Huns broke?
Good morning CQN from a dull and breezy East Devon.
http://celticbynumberscom.ipage.com/celtic-speed-past-maleys-record/
Celtic’s pace and movement too much for badly out of form Saints. Records tumble.
Taken from Daily Rectum
This “QUARK” Rae is clearly NO Right in the Heid !
Rangers are a club who win and lose with dignity and the board need to get that back to Ibrox – Alex Rae
Former Gers star insists correct boss appointment is critical to return the standards expected down Govan way and the board can’t afford to get another manager wrong.
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06:00, 10 NOV 2017
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Dignity. It’s a word that used to be considered as integral a part of the language at Rangers as ‘winning’ and ‘trophies’.
But in these recent turbulent years for the Ibrox club Alex Rae has watched in horror as all three have become increasingly distant from the club he loves.
That’s why he believes the next managerial appointment the board makes is critical to getting, not only the team back on track, but the whole club back to the basic principles that defined Rangers for so long.
That’s why he insists there can be no more shots in the dark like the previous two managers Mark Warburton and Pedro Caixinha, who Rae reckons arrived without a full understanding of the relentlessly high standards demanded in Govan.
Rae believes Rangers need people at the club who understand everything it stands for
Rae believes Rangers need people at the club who understand everything it stands for
This time it has to be a figure who knows the club’s ways and commands respect by upholding the long held traditions and expectations of a club that he fears has lost its way.
As a former player, Aberdeen boss Derek McInnes would certainly fit that bill for Rae – but there is another who he would love to see return to the Ibrox dugout for a second spell.
The treble-winning manager who made it clearer than anyone to Rae exactly what it means to play for Rangers on the day he got caught up in the moment and slipped below the standards of dignity expected.
Speaking on Record Sport Online’s Rangers Podcast, Rae said: “We won an Old Firm game 2-0 at Ibrox and I was waiting to shake Neil Lennon’s hand when Martin O’Neill grabbed him and took him to the Broomloan Stand to greet the Celtic supporters.
“So I thought ‘hold up, I shook their hand when we got beat at Parkhead so I’m going to wait for the both of them’.
“So I shook their hands and then looked up to a fellah I know in the main stand – a big Rangers man from the East End – and I went ‘ya effin beauty’.
Rae was given a dressing down by Alex McLeish for celebrating at the end of an Old Firm win
Rae was given a dressing down by Alex McLeish for celebrating at the end of an Old Firm win
“Big Alex was also waiting at the end of the tunnel to shake hands with Martin and saw this.
“So later he came into the dressing room, gave me a big bear hug and said ‘don’t let me see you do that again. We win and lose with dignity. This is Glasgow Rangers.’
“Now I was 35 at the time but I was like a wee boy going ‘aye, you’re right gaffer’. But it was a brilliant thing to say. It’s about how you carry yourself and how you behave. It’s Rangers that you’re representing.
“Alex understood the importance of that and he made sure everyone else did too.
“One of the key things at the beginning of my first season, which was brilliant, was when all the players were given a leather binder with the history of the club inside.
“It told you where the club started, where it was first situated and it had two DVDs giving a run down from the black-and-white days through to winning the Cup Winners’ Cup and John Greig then on to nine-in-row and all the Trebles that the club have won.
“So all of a sudden you’ve got an understanding of what the club’s about – and then at the back there was a Code of Conduct listing what it takes to be a Rangers player and what you represent. It was outstanding.
“I felt as if I already knew because I’d followed the team as a supporter and been at the club as an apprentice as a boy. But you can’t understand the dynamics until you play for them.
“I’d played 650 first-team games but then I got up to Rangers and realised what pressure is.
“In your mind you think you know what it’s all about. But until you actually start experiencing it, you lose your first Old Firm game and you’re getting scudded all over the place by TV pundits, journalists and fans? Only then do you know what the pressure of the goldfish bowl is like.
Rae believes Mark Warburton didn’t quite understand the dynamic at Rangers
Rae believes Mark Warburton didn’t quite understand the dynamic at Rangers
“That need to win on a weekly basis has to be transferred from the leader of the club through to the players.
“And that message has been diluted in recent years because we’ve had managers who didn’t understand the dynamics at Rangers.
“You look at Mark Warburton when he came in, if they got a draw he would speak positively about how they dominated the game.
“He couldn’t quite grasp the fact that a draw wasn’t good enough – it was a rude awakening for these guys.
“When you look at Pedro Caixinha’s quotes and some of the stories coming out – it was the right decision for him to go.
“Last year the youths at Rangers got to a final and the attitude was that this group of players were over-achieving.
“I’d never heard that in all my time at Rangers, stretching right back to my days there as a kid.
“They need to get back to believing they’re the best because if you keep telling people they are second best they’ll believe it.
Rae believes Alex McLeish would get the Rangers spirit back within the club
Rae believes Alex McLeish would get the Rangers spirit back within the club (Image: SNS Group)
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“The quicker we get back to those high standards the better we’ll be able to compete with Celtic.
“This is a really important time for the Rangers board because they really need to get it right on the back of these two previous appointments.
“They need to get back to basics by bringing in someone who knows the club and McInnes would be a safe pair of hands who would bring stability.
“But having worked with big Alex McLeish I know what he’d bring.
“When you look at his achievements in England – a top nine finish in the Premier League and also winning the League Cup with Birmingham – it speaks for itself.
“But whoever comes in will have a difficult job and that’s why it needs to be someone who really understands the responsibility he’s taking on.
“It goes back to what I was saying about the book they gave us. It’s Rangers you’re representing.”
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“Dignity” ???????????? What a 1st Class CHUMP.
“They need to get back to believing they’re the best because if you keep telling people they are second best they’ll believe it…..
Isn’t Rae one of those “experts” that would tell you that ” The league Table” doesn’t LIE…..whenever in the past Oldco were top of the League ?
Alex ” The Quark” Rae……….Whit a Chump !
HH
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redolent /ˈrɛdəʊlənt/
adjective
1. having a pleasant smell; fragrant
2. (postpositive; followed by of or with) having the odour or smell (of); scented (with): a room redolent of country flowers
3. (postpositive; followed by of or with) reminiscent or suggestive (of): a picture redolent of the 18th century
Derived Forms
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Word Origin and History for redolent
adj.
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KTF
Dignity. It’s a word that used to be considered as integral a part of the language at Rangers as ‘winning’ and ‘trophies’.
And ‘cheating’. And ‘tax-dodging’. ‘Administration’, ‘Liquidation’ and ‘bankrupt’ are another few words in that lexicon.
manipulation-manipulation-manipulation
Someone’s got their hand inside the bbc puppet…
“If we can’t beat you on the park, we’ll beat you off it…”
BBC says…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48Z9cikP3QQ&list=PLA3C0B86D2E1BBB32
BIG JIMMY
Unreal.
The first paragraph of that piece had me chuckling, but as I read on, I wondered where the next gag was coming from, and then thought, after a promising start this piece has really went downhill.
On going back to the start to check who penned the post, it was only then that I realised it was actually not a spoof, as I had imagined.
Man, these peepil really don’t do self awareness, do they?
Nosferatu in Leather Binder Revelations…………………
:)))))))))
HUNDERBIRDSAREGONE
I had no problem guessing where my next gag was coming from.
Boak-inducing,it was.
BIGJIMMY
Your’e right about Quark Rae he’s not right in the head ! Where do you even start with that article ? Dignity fc indeed !!
What’s the deal with our other / ither national stadium……………..”Hampden”……… as opposed to the crumbling dilapidated Edwardian toilet block facade?
I take it if the Blazers decide to vacate the outdated, soulless sports and conference stadium then it will either give the Huns a convenient ground share option when the financial roof falls in again….or…it will allow the beaks to host Scotland games at their natural spiritual home solving anither wee cash-flow problem for the currants?
For my work i am doing an on-line course via a site called Futurelearn. It delivers a mixture of light academic/leisure type courses which are aimed at people who wish to get an overview of a subject. Course are free or you can choose to pay a bit for a course certificate if you wish.
This course may be of interest to people on here who have far too much time on their hands and who wish to get an appreciation of the global effect of football
https://www.futurelearn.com/courses/football?lr=18
Explore the role of football in the world today – including finances, clubs, nations and rivalries – with this free online course.
Explore the world of football (soccer), the money, the rivalries, the trends, the past, the present, the men’s game, the woman’s game and the real issues. Whether you love it, hate it or try to ignore it – join us as we go behind the scenes to examine why football is more than just a game.
From street soccer to multi-million dollar transfers, from the men’s game to the women’s, from the global to the local, from the beaches of Brazil to the fight against poverty this online course looks beyond the pitch, to explore football’s role in society and possibly a community near you.
I also saw courses on topics such as Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites, Robert Burns, Irish Lives through War and Revolution which may be of interest to some people here.
Back to my course on Occupational Health in Developing Countries.
Dignity Ffs.
I think as far as the Zombies are concerned, that ship called Dignity has long since run aground.
H.H
A wee choon from the greatest Blues man, ever and ever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVirtodd05k
KINGLuBO
End of the world storm -way down south . Thunder , lightning , torrential rain and a howling wind -way down south .. Dogs whining and quaking with fear in the basement . 8 degrees and very dark at 10.45 Am . Yesterday it was sunny and 22 .
Italian media fretting re the horrors of possibly failing to beat Sweden – when not doing that they are showing compilations to mark Pirlo’s retirement –
https://youtu.be/RW2uKefAcfg
!!BADA BING!! on 10TH NOVEMBER 2017 12:17 AM
Ernie- surfing is not a sport, unless you are surfing yourself…….guys messing about on a beach, the risks are optional,
####
Not a sport.
Mmm.
https://youtu.be/27J4cnp3l_0
Bawsman (from yesterday afternoon),
St Aths? Should have realised that! Esp as my good lady was a teacher there for a few years late 90’s early 2000’s!
Knew it had to be Law you were from, going by your description.
I also used to wear the Black of St Aidan’s – as did quite a few other CQNers! – although from your other comments, you wore it a few years before I did (no offence intended :-) )
Adi Dasler,
it would appear that you are another CQN St Aidan’s Alumni!
When did you go?, we may have common time or people?
I went ’82-’88.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
This one has been on a lot — the reaction from Ronaldinho says it all
https://youtu.be/JAizsOEhdXo
Big Jimmy,
Thanks for that laugh from the Rectum. The gags just kept coming and coming. My own particular favourite was the one where Quark (love it!) said about big Eckie McLeish “When you look at his achievements in England – a top nine finish in the Premier League and also winning the League Cup with Birmingham – it speaks for itself.” THAT would be a great appointment, so it would.
Great start to Friday, thanks again.
Dignity hun style, is arranging a charity match, then stealing the money.
https://twitter.com/tootingtims/status/928860754345955328
Re My Post @ 7.52…..the QUARK Rae…….
Now I can not prove whether ” The Quark Rae” is LYING at the so called Ranjurs ” LEATHER BINDED BOOK”…..or any other kind of book, but I phoned an auld Bluenose pal of mine this very morn, who’s in his late 50’s…He’s NEVER heard of any Oldco/Newco player ever getting a “Book” ?
Personally, I think the book must have been a “Colouring In Book”…or the Ranjurs News ?
Why is it that after ALL these years NO OTHER Oldco/Newco player has ever mentioned this “Book”…to the best of my knowledge ?…..oh and my Bluenose pal has never heard of it before.
Again, why bother to mention that it was made of “Leather”….who feckin cares ? Is the present “Book” made from Blue Peter Sticky Back Plastic cos their skint ?
IF such a”Book” ever existed I would someone to ask “The Quark” to give examples of what instructions are stated in it…in fact even better..The Quark SHOULD PRODUCE “The Book” next time he’s getting paid big bucks by the media, I’m sure most of the Hun support would LOVE to see this “Book” ?
” The Ranjurs Remit Book”,
1) Do NOT BLESS Yourself at anytime.
2) Learn The Billy Boys.
3) Learn The Sash
4) When being interviewed by anyone, NEVER Slag off any Ranjurs player and/or employee…no matter how shite they are.
5) IF the media ever mention our Bigoted and Racist song sheet….ALWAYS claim that you have NEVER heard any such singing and chanting from the Ranjurs support….even after you have just told the media ” How wonderful the Ranjurs support were today, and how they NEVER stopped singing and backing the Ranjurs all thru the game”.. ( Smith and McCoist were FAMOUS for such denials live on TV).
6) At ALL times, no matter how badly the Ranjurs have played on any given day….blame the Fenian in the Black, The Pope….and Tony Roper !
7) Learn how to FAKE injury ( especially from Phantom Headbutts and Elbows) from opposition players…especially they Fenian Bassa’s.
8) ALWAYS fully DENY being feckin UGLY !
9) learn how to say ” We are the Peepil” feckin backwards.
10) At ALL times deny all knowledge of Administration, Liquidation, Cheating,,Lying, Not paying Taxes…no paying anyone …..whenever speaking to the media, the smsm will respect you more for that.
Above are just some possible “Ranjurs Instructions” that would be viewed as part of your feckin contract with the Ranjurs.
I better leave it there cos I’m now beginning to wet myself feckin laughing.
HH
FTSFA are discussing whether to stay at hampdump or move to murraysfield – why don’t they do what the EU do and move between them every month – it’s only money ( about 120m in the latter case for eu taxpayers)
Surf’s Up
https://youtu.be/tyOYQ8qfFng
EMERALDBEE\O/ STILL PROUD TO BE AN INTERNET BAMPOT on 10TH NOVEMBER 2017 10:26 AM
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Cheers mate.
In fact I just thinking…the nation should see this “Book”, I mean did players and staff get one each to keep, or did they pass around the one single copy, did they borrow it from the feckin Govan Library and it’s now 30 years overdue…but they canny afford the library Fine ?
Has “The Quark” just GRASSED UP his former club to yet another Creditor…Govan Library…who maybe have forgotten lending it to them back in the 1980’s ?
Methinks The Quark has been rattling around the Universe ( banging into kenny Misser), bouncing aff of feckin Stars and Planets…whilst oan his major Trekkie ?
C’mon The Quark….show the NATION the “Book”…….
HH
Ernie- still don’t see surfing as a sport.HH
Re The Book and The QUARK……..
“They need to get back to believing they’re the best because if you keep telling people they are second best they’ll believe it…..
I meant to add earlier that when making the above statement The QUARK omitted to also mention that ” If you tell Peepil that Ranjurs never died…they will believe it”
HH
!!Bada Bing!! leave Ern alone if he thinks surfing is a sport then to him it’s a sport. !!!!! H H Hebcelt
Surfs Up
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yoOk66qZEEs
BMCUWP,
Im going up to the Hoot on Saturday by train When are you heading up?