I was cautioned yesterday on my assumption that Linfield would be fodder for the Celtic machine next month. The words, “You mean they’re no Lincoln Red Imps?” was the retort. Red Imps occupy a minor detail in the story of last season; a curiosity at the beginning of the Brendan Rodgers regime, bound to become a quiz question of the future.
Linfield will reach the second qualifying round of the Champions League and will be despatched by Celtic, but the jeopardy of a reversal in Belfast is a real possibility. While none of us begrudge Red Imps their moment of glory, the prospect of waiting a week to put right an indifferent early season performance would cause consternation.
Be ready for it, Celtic. Your opponents will be.
Episode 1 of the @CQNMagazine podcast 'A Celtic State of Mind' with @Lisa_Hague1 interview coming later this week pic.twitter.com/84rB4f55nS
— Paul John Dykes ⭐️ (@PaulDykes) June 20, 2017
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Josh ‘s grandpa if you are lurking.
He’s tweeted/ video, good footage of Celtic v Barcalona, pre match you’ll never walk alone.
His message: still definitely the best video I’ve ever took.
He might be a Brighton player now but I think I know where is heart is.
I wish him all the best in his career.
Hail Hail
I think Brendan and the international players are back tomorrow. Rogic is in Russia and Gamboa is with Costa Rica I think. All others will be on the pre season trip on Monday. Would expect to see some business done in the next fortnight.
Turkeybhoy
They seem to be able to extricate themselves from deals and contracts that they no longer want to honour, next up will be the Nottingham three, watch out for another deal being in their favour from this, i am baffled how they manage this, anyone else pays in full or is bound by the terms agreed.
Dessybhoy on 21st June 2017 10:02 pm
Turkeybhoy
They seem to be able to extricate themselves from deals and contracts that they no longer want to honour, next up will be the Nottingham three, watch out for another deal being in their favour from this, i am baffled how they manage this, anyone else pays in full or is bound by the terms agreed.
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But do they, they have control over the smsm, total control.
It’s easy for criminals to get away with whatever they want when they control weapons of mass persuasion.
HH
TET
Then if there is two sides to a story why do we not hear from the other side, Sports Direct are a huge company with a massive turnover, they can well afford PR and favourable coverage, what we are getting is King boasting that he has been able to get this deal renegotiated to their benefit, not a cheap from SD, Phil might be along with more details but again this looks like a victory for King because the other side do not state their case.
Hello, Miss BGFC here (First ever post!). I just wanted to share the highest praise available for the current government, as summarised by me and my brother:
‘We don’t mind Boris because he’s not deliberately malicious, he’s just a bit thick’
HH
Miss BGFC
QUONNO on 21ST JUNE 2017 8:24 PM
DAVIDOPOULOS on 21ST JUNE 2017 7:58 PM
FAIRHILL BHOY
I used to work from a guy who told us he was from the Wirral…I just assumed that was like someone from Dundee saying they were from Broughty Ferry…
Bit like dog rough guys from Haldane claiming to be chaps from Upper Balloch.
*just us fae lower Haldane
Dessybhoy
Why would Mash waste his time and money, seriously, outwith scotland nobody gives a flying duck about sevco and their dealings, nobody, Mash will still be raking it in from them, more so imo after the deal was done, the huns will now buy stuff and Mash will make more money, that;s the bottom line, maybes the huns will get a few bob extra, but it will be nothing like they are bleating about.
HH
BIG GEORGES FAN CLUB – HAIL, HAIL, WEE OSCAR on 21ST JUNE 2017 10:18 PM
Hello, Miss BGFC here (First ever post!). I just wanted to share the highest praise available for the current government, as summarised by me and my brother:
‘We don’t mind Boris because he’s not deliberately malicious, he’s just a bit thick’
HH
Miss BGFC
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A hearty welcome to you , Miss BGFC .
From CQN`s token Tory.
:-)
Mac Jay
Token Tory
Very interesting etymology behind the word Tory
The longer King thinks he is the man the better….
Long Live The King…………………
WHAT IS THE STARS on 21ST JUNE 2017 11:02 PM
Mac Jay
Token Tory
Very interesting etymology behind the word Tory
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I was talking about the reputation rather than the reality.
:-)
Hovever, maybe most of us are Tories…………………
:-)
The Tory political faction originally emerged within the Parliament of England to uphold the legitimist rights of James, Duke of York, to succeed his brother Charles II to the thrones of the three kingdoms. James became a Roman Catholic at a time when the state institutions were fiercely independent from the Church of Rome—this was an issue for the Exclusion Crisis supporting Patricians, the political heirs to the nonconformist Roundheads and Covenanters.
Fantastic new retail deal = Selling old stock we have already been charged full price for at £20 a pop to claw some losses back?
Idiots CSC
Oh! And presumably a recalculation on Puma’s IP fee to Sevco.
wheres awe naw when you need him
Macjay
You are right and you are wrong ( as always)
The word was first used to describe dispossessed Irish rebels
So in a sense we are all Torys. .but how did the word morph to mean right wing anti working classes leeches and their fellow travellers. .present company excepted of course ))))
TONTINE TIM
If you’re still about.
I was in Sunny Beach, Bulgaria, a few years ago when I overheard a chap telling a new holiday acquaintance that he was from a village near Loch Lomond.
intrigued I waited until he announced, ‘Mill of Haldane’.
Nearly fell off the bar stool.
JNP
Gairloch
Get yourself out on a boat see some whales,dolphins.
Get yir binoculars and check oot the birds
Pending where you are leave food out for polecats
And if your really really lucky there might be some wildcats bout but not near village
Enjoy mate
HH
An Tearman
Birds, polecats and wild cats
Sounds like my local. …on a good night
WITS@ II:23
That question, is a book in itself.
Hope you are not looking for a quick answer:)
HH
WITS
I will have a quick stab though:)
Religious and Civil War in the Three Kingdoms
Constitutional Monarchy
Transition from Mercantilism to Capitalism, Political Economy
Conservative in economic and political terms, and nae Kaffliks:)
Short and long term factors.
And so on, etc
HH
A thought before bed….new signings are being sought amongst the faithful…..
Anthony Ralston
Mikey Johnston
Kris Ajer
Eboue Kouassi
Maybe Brendan knows something we don’t. Bleed those four youngster and add one box office ‘wow’ signing and we’ll be on the road again.
Green Man
Starts as a word for Irish highwayman/robber ( dispossesed irish take to the hills and woods and live by ambush and robbery)
Extended to describe other robbers especially Scottish Highlands and then morphs from that into a term of abuse for supporters of Catholic King James the second
From wiki
Towards the end of Charles II’s reign (1660–85) there was some debate about whether or not his brother, James, Duke of York, should be allowed to succeed to the throne. “Whigs”, originally a reference to Scottish cattle-drivers (stereotypically radical anti-Catholic Covenanters), was the abusive term directed at those who wanted to exclude James on the grounds that he was a Roman Catholic. Those who were not prepared to exclude James were labelled “Abhorrers” and later “Tories”. Titus Oates applied the term “Tory”, which then signified an Irish robber, to those who would not believe in his Popish Plot, and the name gradually became extended to all who were supposed to have sympathy with the Catholic Duke of York.[7]
The suffix -ism was quickly added to both “Whig” and “Tory” to make Whiggism and Toryism, meaning the principles and methods of each faction.
So as Macjay might say
Up The Tories….Ahem sorry Rebels
WHAT IS THE STARS on 21ST JUNE 2017 11:23 PM
Macjay
You are right and you are wrong ( as always)
The word was first used to describe dispossessed Irish rebels
So in a sense we are all Torys. .but how did the word morph to mean right wing anti working classes leeches and their fellow travellers. .present company excepted of course ))))
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I blame Stalin and the Entryists.
( Counter culture grunge band )
Macjay
Stalin was a monster
Santry comes to Royal Ascot tomorrow
Up the Dubs
WITS.
Stalin ? Yes.
Santry … a cuddy ?
Horrifying insult to her maj. from an avowed Stalinite .:-)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDTSTvyn8Uw
:-0
WITS
This is all true, and more.
I always stress the importance of Burke, whose influence can be seen in every Theresa May speech, ‘The National Interest’, a device Burke would use to bolster his waffling, which was considerable indeed. Burke’s ‘Speech to the Electors of Bristol’ shows the root of Tory rhetoric.
Id recommend reading that speech( get it online). In its own warped way, its very good indeed in terms of political discourse, funny as well:)
As i say…..we could write an abundance of articles on this theme alone:)
HH
I see Lasley’s injured his last Celtic player…
!!BADA BING!! on 22ND JUNE 2017 12:47 AM
I see Lasley’s injured his last Celtic player…
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And Garner.
Stockley still extant probably.
Stockley will get his next season, KT targeted 2 games in a row by McInnes
I expect The Guardian will be on the FF banned list,after they printed this in “The Fiver”
“…the Pope’s Newc O’Rangers have made Manchester City academy director Mark Allen their director of football…”
MACJAY
Was that his coment abou the first race being at 230?
Hardly horrifying.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 22ND JUNE 2017 1:30 AM
MACJAY
Was that his coment abou the first race being at 230?
Hardly horrifying.
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I was just joking , mate.
See the smiley.
No. I like iconoclasm.
His comment was hilarious. Cross party hilarity.
!!BADA BING!! on 22ND JUNE 2017 1:09 AM
Stockley will get his next season, KT targeted 2 games in a row by McInnes
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Eboue`s gonnae get you.
thetimreaper on 21st June 2017 11:53 pm
A thought before bed….new signings are being sought amongst the faithful…..
Anthony Ralston
Mikey Johnston
Kris Ajer
Eboue Kouassi
Maybe Brendan knows something we don’t. Bleed those four youngster and add one box office ‘wow’ signing and we’ll be on the road again.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Probably too many too young. I can see two doing a KT though. It would be Kouassi and the lad Ralston that are certs (for me anyway) to muscle into the Invincible team.
I’d include Ajer in the list.
Back at CP under Brendan’s wing he will thrive.