If you were in any doubt about what we’re up against when it comes to developing Scottish football, former St Mirren chairman, Stewart Gilmour’s incoherent rant in one of today’s newspapers, that Peter Lawwell is running Scottish football, paints a clear picture for you.
Peter Lawwell’s club, your club, PAYS for Scottish football. Fans of this club pour millions into the bank accounts of others from Dingwall to Kilmarnock. Those same clubs earn TV money and trackside advertising to viewers who tune in to see that very same club play football.
Each SPFL and SFA member club has only one vote, and Peter Lawwell is out-voted and frustrated on many issues. What he brings to the table is experience of the game, business, commercial contracts, risk and strategy that no one else in our game has ever enjoyed.
He will be the person who brings evidence-based insight into the value of our game’s commercial properties. This is not because Peter Lawwell is some unassailable guru, he simply has experience of running a business which is greater in depth and scope than anyone else in the history of Scottish football. The fair-minded acknowledge this and are thankful for it.
If your skillset is more suited to a bowling club committee than a business turning over tens of millions of pounds, and you have an unfortunate attitude towards Celtic representatives, all this might rub you up the wrong way.
You may think the last person you want illuminating Scottish football is some educated ******. Believe me, these attitudes persist in our game.
Gilmour, you will remember, was in charge of St Mirren when Charles Green (then the darling of Ibrox), was invited to New St Mirren Park for a Celtic game. They all wanted a piece of Peter then, but there was no courtesy offered from the Celtic contingent on the day.
This is a call to arms by those who want to encourage clubs to obstruct Celtic in every way possible. Peter Lawwell is their bogeyman. They are still sore that they didn’t turnover Celtic (and the rest of Scottish football) in 2012, and they blame Peter for not getting what they wanted.
Now there is a fresh reality to worry about: Celtic making their own way in the world, with the consent of Scottish football. Others will find their place in the game, while one club would wither on the vine without Celtic to feed off.
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WHAT IS THE STARS on 19TH JANUARY 2017 11:02 PM
Macjay
Trust me on this.
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I do.
Very simply , I desperately hope that the good people of the U.S. have elected someone who will improve their lot in every way.
That would be to the good of all of us.
Macjay
He created a storm of publicity by accusing all and sundry of being communist infiltrators. He used the tactics of his avowed enemies to create show trials and ultimately he overreached himself when accusing an army private of being a traitor live on air and was caught out.
He was the quintessential American man. They lack any facility for self criticism, it’s my country right or wrong and anyone who says any different is anti-American.
Sorry for the sweeping generalisation of Americans but it seems to fit.
CONNAIRE12
I hope Mrs McGowan enjoys her day tomorrow,and many more to come!
HH
Delaneys
Only arriving on Friday night the 26th,but will catch you for a beer that night
Lisbon is a great town,very easy to acquire certain you know whats that you often imbibe ( at least it was last time I was there)
Over for Hearts game on 29th,might catch you in West after
Dan Q…,
I#m neither trump or clinton fan, I see the result as a bloody nose for the old money establishment and honestly couldn’t give a funkeys.
You talk about the FED as if their opinion should be respected, just to remind you that the FED is owned by the old money establishment it is not govt owned//run or independent it is responsible for pretty much every financial disaster since it was allowed to print the dollar bill.
Americans.
I prefer to call them US Aryan’s now.
If the wig fits of course.
MWD
Macjay
America is a wonderful country full of wonderful people I would.
But…..
Anyhow
Best wishes to Mrs McGowan….thats the type of decent human being that should be in power
MWD, “Talk about a cretin! ”
You’ll need to narrow down the boundaries on that statement, if its an invitation……:_)
DD
Atom Heart Mother…Now there is an interesting wee album.
Violins and Bass….full orchestra.
Very Nice
HH
OWEN on 19TH JANUARY 2017 11:07 PM
I know fine and well that Mc Carthy was an obnoxious drunk .
Charlie Chaplin felt he had to emigrate .
Paul Robeson persona non grata.
However , when somebody has a pop , I tend to pop back.
You can take the boy out of Glasgow.
I lay claim to be the only CQNer who saw the Sex Pistols perform live on stage.
Any dissenters?
WITS
I have never been to Portugal.
Seems like a good time for my first visit there.
CONNAIRE12 on 19TH JANUARY 2017 11:06 PM
More important than the Trump coronation tomorrow is the fact that a Mrs Greta McGowan who lives in Greenock will be one hundred years old. She is a remarkable lady who does her weekly shopping, helps out in her parish and one day a week is in the tea bar at the Inverclyde Royal. Oh, and she wants to know how the Celtic got on after every game. She originally lived in Lanarkshire, only coming to Greenock during the war. At one time, she was a neighbour of the older McStays.
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Good Evening Connaire12
I hope you are well?
Greta sounds like an amazing lady. Pls pass on my congrats.
Wow 100 years young! Fantastic
I wonder who is the oldest CQNer that posts? I’ll start it of at 48 ( Must be a youngish one of course :-))
HH
CRC
ACGR
Now boundaries. No borders.
Fire away.
MWD
Auld Tam
Spill the beans.
HH
AULD TAM on 19TH JANUARY 2017 11:13 PM
Me!
Auld Tam
Sex Pistols
When and where…..any good ? and were you there by accident or design ?
James Jesus Angelton was the “hunfinder General” of the CIA if you pardon my little joke, who was best buddies with Harold Adrian Russell Philby, known as Kim this friends.
He almost killed a Russian defector because he didn’t believe what he was saying but was best friends with an actual Soviet spy.
On the ball he was. Not!
The Green Man –
Atom Heart Mother.
Loved it since I first bought it in 1970.
MARGARET MCGILL on 19TH JANUARY 2017 11:06 PM
You`re obviously far better informed on the subject than I am , so I do accept what you say.
Mind you , I`ll still be on the lookout to see if Trump`s allegations have any foundation whatsoever.
As you would expect.
:-)
Auld Tam
Only saw them in 96. Apollo in 76 was cancelled so never saw them first time.
Jimbo67
Auld Tam
Aye…but i’ll bet, you never seen Fatboy Slim at Rockness while wearing a Celtic tap and shorts, and laughing like a hyena:)
HH
DD, I heard from our mutual sclaffbaw and pissup pal today, the big chap, bald heid, dram in hand, ye know the fella, from the north up north. He’s in town for the game v the wee huns next week and will be in fun city on Saturday. As luck would have it, so will I………………….oh aye!!!
He’s also staying down for the midweek game. So there’s yer booze n bowl buddy right there.
Hopefully see you on Wednesday. Seems like a long time since the last paradise day.
TGM
The coo’s ass on the cover put me off.
That was redressed on multiple listens on mushys one night in my teens. Every Floyd album in my collection still get played often.
Auld Tam
Tuned into Atom Heart Mother right now.
Sublime album.
Good taste you got:)
HH
Wigan Casino, September 1977 in support of a Right to Work march from Liverpool to Blackpool.
DD
Floyd was our playground bud..
Opened my eyes and ears:)
HH
AULD TAM on 19TH JANUARY 2017 11:13 PM
I lay claim to be the only CQNer who saw the Sex Pistols perform live on stage.
Any dissenters?
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Me.
From birth.
Auld Tam
Bloody whinging pinko lefty
Them Right to Work Marchers should have got their hair cut and got a job..
Ayn Rand CSC
DD
Do you think Radiohead listen to Floyd:)
HH
Listening to Floyd now myself
God be with the days,sitting in bed sits after the public was closed,smoking our heads off and ….well you know the rest
Innocent times…No trump voters in those bed sits ..
ACGR
Magic! :-))
Will have your wee flask.
The Glen Farclas is a nice dram 50/50 wi H20.
HH
Public *
Of course should be Pub
WITS
Floyd are eternal.
Listening to ‘Echoes’ now
Overhead the Albatross hangs motionless etc
HH
WITS
You forgot the bicycle bit.
Very important when giving your pinko lefty instructions about finding work in an economy which is actively destroying manufacturing businesses.
MWD, no way bruv. My new year resolution was to be calm, love thin wummin that urnay tories and eat more bananas.
Bananas make me calm. I’m getting all zen on the fruit front. Ummmm Ummm so a Ummmm.
TGM
Thom Yorke did, so I guess they all did as they shared the bowl and looked to gain inspiration to pen a tune.
Owen
Sorry of course ..The bike
and by the way ….what cricket team do you support old chap