I’m sure Ronny Deila is delighted to have the backing of John Harton, now he doesn’t need it. John’s attachment to the club is not in doubt, nor should a new manager want unquestioning support from anyone, but some clubs reach a point when they become unmanageable. Influential voices collaborate with perma-upset media and fans to expose shoots of recovery to a winter frost.
The mea culpa, when it arrives, is often too late.
Save us from the click bait that is suggesting Craig Gordon is a ‘target’ for some or other English club. Derk Boerrigter is interesting Real Madrid, honest, they’ve been watching him with the Development Squad.
I’ve been waiting for weeks on someone to ask the question: if a club accepts money on the condition that the lender has the right to appoint two directors, in the event the club removes those directors, do you reckon that would be a breach of the terms of the loan?
I’d be extremely worried if a well-intentioned, but nonetheless, baying mob chased away the last independent director of my club. Many Germans celebrated the Armistice, thinking a conclusion to hostilities had been agreed. Months later they learned the terms left them bereft of land, defensive capabilities, capital equipment, authority and self-respect. What seemed like an end to the trauma only set in motion far greater horrors.
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Geordie
It’s about the only thing I don’t have. 8))
NOT ONE SEAT WILL SNP WIN FROM LABOUR IN THE GE,NOT ONE….so said a well know labour supporter on this site….wish i could remember his name….
My team for tomorrow:
Flash
Matthews Denayer van Djik Wakaso
Forrest Brown Bitton Henderson Stokes
Scepovic.
Not a great side, I accept but , if we don`t suffer the kind of performance which often follows a good victory, the above should be sufficient to beat the rather rugged St Johnstone.I think Joe Hanson deserves a wee rest.
JJ
I don’t have gout but I’ve got the flu.
Secrets of the Universe beckons.
TT I will be back on later to see if you need the Dicloflex.
JJ
Malorbhoy
Zbyszek is going to Edinburgh with Oldtim tomorrow so I have asked hebcelt if I can use his passes for mrs BT and I
Maybe see you tomorrow
Villa, the lowest scoring top division club in Europe, apart from Silkeborg of the Danish, er, Superliga, score 1, hit the woodwork, and have 2 cleared off the line in their Brummy Derby with WBA.
All in the first 45 minutes too.
A veritable glut for their supporters so far tonight.
Oh, and should’ve had a pen.
We all know that anyone who has a day out with Oldtim won’t be fit for the match
BT
See you in the lounge.
Raspberry-read back a wee bit mate
Árd Macha
20:40 on 3 March, 2015
Repost from this morning:
Anyone with an interest into collusion by the state with loyalist murder gangs should find tonight’s Spotlight programme interesting.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-31703647
The programme starts at 22.45 on BBC NI One.
Árd Macha
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
I noticed that the Belfast Tele (which I never buy) had four pages on how the poor wee Loyalist murder gangs are being picked on – stomach churning stuff!
For BT,
Tuesday 3rd
I’m feeling exceptionally well today. (It’s only the third day, I know, but all the same I’m feeling great.) I had a visit this morning with two reporters, David Beresford of The Guardian and Brendan O Cathaoir of The Irish Times. Couldn’t quite get my flow of thoughts together. I could have said more in a better fashion.
63 kgs today, so what?
A priest was in. Feel he’s weighing me up psychologically for a later date. If I’m wrong I’m sorry — but I think he is. So I tried to defuse any notion of that tonight. I think he may have taken the point. But whether he accepts it, will be seen. He could not defend my onslaught on Bishop Daly — or at least he did not try.
I wrote some notes to my mother and to Mary Doyle in Armagh; and will write more tomorrow. The boys are now all washed. But I didn’t get washed today. They were still trying to get men their first wash.
I smoked some ‘bog-rolled blows’ today, the luxury of the Block!
They put a table in my cell and are now placing my food on it in front of my eyes. I honestly couldn’t give a damn if they placed it on my knee. They still keep asking me silly questions like, ‘Are you still not eating?’
I never got started on my poem today, but I’ll maybe do it tomorrow. The trouble is I now have more ideas.
Got papers and a book today. The book was Kipling’s Short Stories with an introduction of some length by W. Somerset Maugham. I took an instant dislike to the latter on reading his comment on the Irish people during Kipling’s prime as a writer: ‘It is true that the Irish were making a nuisance of themselves.’ Damned too bad, I thought, and bigger the pity it wasn’t a bigger nuisance! Kipling I know of, and his Ulster connection. I’ll read his stories tomorrow.
Ag rá an phaidrín faoi dhó achan lá atá na buachaillí anois. Níl aon rud eile agam anocht. Sin sin. (Translated this reads as follows: The boys are now saying the rosary twice every day. I have nothing else tonight. That’s all.)
scullybhoy,
Didn’t read it. Thank God.
God love their wee souls.
Looking forward to the programme tonight though.
Ard Macha
Thanks Ard macha
I received a copy of the book from vmhan after you posted the diaries a few years ago, gave it to someone and as usual never got it back
It’s always worth reading
JungleJim
I notice both Fisher and McGregor got hooked at HT for the development squad game on Monday.
I suspect both will feature tomorrow, although not in starting 11
Wakaso at left back ?
I don’t see that happening, although the fact that he has had a place on the bench in last 3/4 games before McGregor, Scepovic, Tonev etc suggests manager sees something
Geordie Munro the minister in charge openly admitted in in the Scottish Parliament. Simple.
Ard macha ….some stuff from you….bless…
BGX the no voting part is pretty pathetic. I could add yes voting onto many insults. That you do says that you believe how you voted in the referendum defines you. Do you really want o stand by that?
Bt,
No bother.
The journalist Bobby mentioned in today’s diary David Beresford wrote the best book of the hunger strikers bar none in my opinion. Ten Men Fead.
Check that programme tonight. BBCNI One 22.45
Ard Macha
Dead*
Mortified.
Ard Macha
Ard macha
unfortunate Freudian slip there
Ten men fead !!!!
Ard macha
set it to record as I’m a lightweight and go to bed sharpish
Ard macha
Great book though
I haven’t read Richard o rawe book. Have you? ?
Think my brother has that book
Bt
Which one?
Good night to all you good folk who love our club unreservedly.
Hartson, Sutton et al GTF.
Come all you young rebels
And list while I sing……..
What is the Stars
20:16 on
3 March, 2015
What’s the story with John Harston? , has he back tracked on his ronny out stance? ?
Is there no one left but me to stand up to this norwegian madman.
We are doomed I tells yis. Doomed
Don’t panic don’t panic
Captain WITS,permission to be the first man to panic,sir.
First one wits
I’ll look out for the one you recommended
WITS,
No, but I read the fairly robust correspondence from O’Rawe and Bik and Danny Morrison. I have great time for the latter two men, and I thought they successfully debunked his claims.
I suppose I should be more open minded but the struggle has produced some really acrimonious debate between ex comrades which was maybe not unexpected. However, it’s usually a case of believing one side or the other.
bgx,
Thanks.
Ard Macha
Neganon2…just my observation of the man…do i think he is a soup taker, i do,do i think he supported no, i do, do i think he is a ponce, i do…..
And I wish that my rifle had given the same
To those QUISLINGS who sold out
The Patriots game.
God Bless the Celtic and all those who want her to SUCCEED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Geordie Munro the minister in charge openly admitted in in the Scottish Parliament. Simple.”
Neganon,
Is that the video with the Graham woman?
If so it’s not as conclusive as you’d like to make out.
Very good book if I remember correctly. A Guardian journalist?
Recently watched a programme called Nazi Collaborators. The IRA’s collaboration was unintentionally hilarious at times. Nutjobs. I recommend the series. The IRA episode was on last week.
Ard Macha….thank you….gets somethings into perspective…for me anyway…thanks again….
Jungle Jim
Thanks ,but BT is bringing me some of his drugs.
I’m told pure heroin will cure the pain.
(:-)
TT
About six months ago I decided to stop contributing to CQN. However I cannot simply stand by and have people like Alfie Noakes peddle the old Labour lie that the SNP by voting against Callaghan in a vote of confidence was responsible for bringing in Thatcher.
Like many things in life it was not all that simple. Never having won an election, Callaghan became Prime Minister by default when Harold Wilson stepped down for health reasons.
The supra, if somewhat feckless Unionist Callaghan had managed to offend more than one set of Nationalists on whose support he depended on and generally could have relied on.
Having alienated the SNP by rigging the Devolution Referendum result, and by proposing to increase the number of Ulster Unionist MPs he played Republican Labour, Gerry, later Lord Fitt and Independent Frank McGuire off side.
Bafflingly, Fitt declared that although he would not support Callaghan in the vote of confidence, he would campaign for Labour in any ensuing election should Callaghan lose the vote.
McGuire in attendance at Westminster when the vote was taken, declare himself to be abstaining in person.
A couple of years later McGuire’s death led to something of a footnote in the history of Anglo-Irish relations. His vacant seat was won from a prison cell by the dying hunger striker Bobby Sands. On his death, the seat was one by his agent Owen Carron.
The truth is that Callaghan, by forgetting who his friends might have been, brought about his own downfall.
Hutton showing his Hun cowardice as he puts the boot in