It took until 5th October but Celtic are top of the Scottish Premiership for the first time. The valiant stand by the Highlanders went the way of Culloden but whereas the competition for first place us over for the season, the league has a promising look to it.
The SPL suffered for many years not exclusively because Celtic and Rangers dominated but because those teams who should have been snapping at their heels – the city clubs – were hugely underachieving.
Motherwell have done enormously well finishing ‘best of the rest’ for three years but they are inhibited by being the third best supported team in Motherwell (population 30,311). Their coaching and scouting infrastructure would provide a completely different platform if they were one of the top-flight clubs from Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen.
Below Celtic sit Motherwell, and the other very well run SPFL club, Inverness, but behind them are Aberdeen and Dundee United, who for once sit above the detritus (sorry, Kilmarnock, but you are a terribly run football club) and plucky upstarts (Ross County, from Dingwall, population 5,026). Even Hibs are rallying. They will return to the top half of the table if they beat Partick Thistle tonight.
Of the big city clubs, only Hearts (in Administration) are off the pace, and even their league status is bound to be rescued when Kilmarnock’s name is inevitably written with the accompanying parenthesis.
As we’ve noted here often before, when the Daily Record finally acknowledges the reality Celtic websites have long explained about the Rangers group of clubs, you know it’s too late to do anything about it. Today’s piece in the newspaper confirms what we’ve known for a long time, the white flag has been raised. If they were more circumspect before declaring the unquestionable business acumen of the Ibrox key-holder, at any point over the last 15 years, the spivs would have been unable to fill their boots.
All those fawning pieces simply enabled the misdeeds.
While we are on the topic of enablers, what is the price of loyalty? £825k, apparently.
Congratulations to all who participated in the Great Scottish Run for 1254125. It turned into a great Celtic day with participants ranging from the dedicated athletes to those on the high side of 20st who grabbed the chance to make a different to their own lives, as well as others.
It’s happening again next year, so you have plenty time to get ready. The sooner you start preparing the better.
My sincere thanks to the many people who contributed to the 1254125 MyDonate page I put up on Friday. It now sits at an incredible £935, I’ll leave it up for a few days more to see if we can break into four figures.
Thanks for all your help.
Order Sean Fallon, Celtic’s Iron Man, below.
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I think Owen Archdeacon is a Barnsley legend…
AN TEARMANN
There’s a bit in the last series of ROSEANNE where Dan plays a grown-up DJ,just saying…..
“They say she’s the same,but she’s not the same” over and over,referencing his sister being played by different actresses.
That works even better than TRIGGERS BROOM,but I cannae find it on YOUTUBE unfortunately.
Plus,as timing is everything,that has passed.
Until the next time!
Bryce, when I heard that announcement on Saturday it reminded me of a guy I used to work for many years ago, Joe Murray (RIP) bought a Mercedes, back in the 70s when they indeed were a rare luxury. He would go to social clubs, restaurants etc and deliberately leave the lights on. Then someone would ask through the P.A. if the driver of said Mercedes could return to his car as he`d left his lights on. Attention seeker or what?
Blantyre
Bring english sterling and change it at the hotel..closed currency so unable to get outside country
Good exchange rate too
Monastir may be where ur goin tho not sure wat the currency is in monster..
B-)
I think u meant mon
A cure for most ailments
Jobo Baldie is a legend, not from Barnsley, but was instrumental in teaching this move to one of our players.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=443o1SAjKjo
Teuchter ár lá
Indeed monastir it is..o)
KOJO
Peter Lawwell was playing his usual parsimonious hardball with our captain too.
Apparently,Neil Lennon contacted Dermot Desmond,and the new contract on agreeable terms was offered somewhat PDQ.
I hope the same happens for him. And Ledley,Lustig,SAMMI,etc.
We have a good core of players,and there is absolutely no sense in allowing that to be broken up by penny-pinching.
IMO,of course….
BT
The monastir mash
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0thH3qnHTbI
Would be interesting to see what Hooper was offered and what Stokes has been offered.One wanted to go and one wants to stay.
Was it Alan Green whose car reg was called out as he was doing a live broadcast..?
the The ranjurs Vs Airdrie……….
…..two tribute acts……………………………
….should re open the Locarno and put the game on there.
bankiebhoy1-or Cathkin Park maybe ?
I am sure I read Parkinson sometime commenting on a Celtic Barnsley connection way back in the midst of time, a great player , came form Barrhead.
ps, did Ownie Archedeacon not go there as well
Turkeybhoy
Sorry i missed your post!
I knew all the Glavin family.
Re the fire at the shop. I worked for the insurance company who issued the policy to Ronnie.
We didn’t pay the claim.
Work it out for yourselves!
Thank you Dr bournesouprecipe
Big Nan
Ref your petition (which I have signed) – Bill No’well has tweeted/facebooked it! It’s all over my twitter feed and most of his followers seem to be signing up – same on FB. Might clear up the apparent ‘surge’ in signatures?
HH
mcgrory1888
You around?
!!Bada Bing!!
13:59 on 7 October, 2013
http://t.co/12M2t2LOxA
Go on the Setanta…..!!
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A pure waste and unnecessary use of the word “:)) “TECHNICALLY”
Re earlier qestion sorry I dont have a link to jangle jackson & David Edgar IIRC it was the real radio football phone in that was shown on the telly (telewest) sure it was around the “we deserve better” greetin and snotterin time and edgar was given airtime by them.
Daniel Fergus – with two Lasley’s
Two ‘crackin’ hunfest ties to look forward to in the 3rd round of the Sc:
Zombies v Airdrie(onians?)
Stranraer v Auchinleck.
HH!!
Oiney Hoy
16:14 on 7 October, 2013
Big Nan
Ref your petition (which I have signed) – Bill No’well has tweeted/facebooked it! It’s all over my twitter feed and most of his followers seem to be signing up – same on FB. Might clear up the apparent ‘surge’ in signatures?
HH
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I was coming to that conclusion after tweeting a few of the signatories and the common denominator seems to be Billy who has agreed to feature a shout out for the petition in this Thursday’s show.
The power of the tweet is awesome to see.
I have been watching the site inch up to the 1500 mark for days now and had a nap after lunch and couldn’t believe my eyes.
Sitting at 1636 and slowing a bit now but that was great.
If not many support the petition the establishment will be able to say no one cares about this issue (Jim Wallace, Justice Minister and well known Rangers fan said just that at my similar petition in 2000).
If we don’t protest the dangers of secret society membership, they might think that we are satisfied with things the way they are, and that wouldn’t be right.
Time for change.
H.H.
I see Bill McMurdo has a link for CeltsforUK. I thought all you unionist tims might want to go and have a look- right up your street.
BSR,
Daniel Fergus is my new screensaver, thanks for that, great picture, what an athlete.
I like to suprise my work colleagues with a new picture every now and again.
TALLYBHOY
Fair number of Tims In Stranraer,mibbe not as many as,say,Coatbridge though.
Auchinleck,though. Bloody hell,what a place. Runs Dalmellington,Patna,New Cumnock close for places which make me proud of Kilwinning!
Got your mail,bud. Everything crossed,hopes and prayers,and I hope yer daughter can take your mind off things for a bit.
HH&KTF
bournesouprecipe
15:58 on
7 October, 2013
A cure for most ailments
oh aye ….braw times two …
my kid is watching Come Home Charley , or whatever it is,
they just did a zombie dance routine, with the punchline
“what kind of zombie cant do the zombie dance”
she is wondering why i started laughing.
SAINT STIVS
If you want a new screensaver to surprise yer colleagues,I suggest something from BOURNESOUPRECIPE.
Poke their eyes out…..
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers forza oscar and mackenzie
16:30 on 7 October, 2013
SAINT STIVS
If you want a new screensaver to surprise yer colleagues,I suggest something from BOURNESOUPRECIPE.
Poke their eyes out…..
Please don’t encourage him, I’m in my sick bed
Bobby Murdoch
You are Correct..
You hiv Jogged Ma Memory.. Aboot the Delay that occurred in the signing of Broonie’s Contract Talks, over a Failure tae hiv a Meeting of the Minds.
Howevahhhhh…
Noo that Ah remember.. Ah wiz oan Peter’s Side of the Bed,in that yin.
Fur.. At that Time..
Ah wanted tae Transfer Broonie
Fur, At that time.. In Ma Opinon.. Broonie wiz Surplus tae Requirements..
besides, he wiz receiving that Big Fat Weekly Paypacket frum us.. Which Ah Did not believe, he should be receiving,as he wiz.. Pretty Up and doon in his Performances ..moistly Doon, Ah might add.. and …. Ah wull.
Broonie, soitently ,,again in Ma Opinion. AT THAT TIME.. Was Transfer Fodder.
Malheuresment , Fur Us.. But, No Fur Broonie.
There wur NO TAKERS ,fur his Services, oan the Transfer Market,at that Time.
Sure, There wid be Plenty of Takers.. If He Wuz oan a Bozoman..
But, there wur Nae Mugs tae be Found.. who Wid Actually .. PAY .Cash Money. fur this Dootful Services…
As ye Know.. Broonie goat his Noo Contract… which wuz,much tae Ma Dismay.
Ah know tha the has Since those far off days..Improved Considerably, In his Team Performances..
Although,they ur ,Still .. Up And Doon..
but, noo they are Mainly UP,
Ah still Dinnae cotton tae him ,as Captain Material.. fur He is far to
Emotional.
The Strong Silent,, Steady , Type ..Is the Type of Captaincy that Ah like tae See.
and Broonine is Soitenly no that..
Witness, his Latest Emotional Outburst..
Anyway, Ah hope that the Stokesy Contract Business , ends ,soon.
Howevahhhhh..Ah hiv a Sneaking suspicion that this time..
There wull be no Dermot Intervention, this Time.
Kojo
Still,Laughin
BSR- you’ve seen the ad for my new receptionist, then ?
NEUSTADT-BRAW
Personally I’m a legs and eyes man. Back in the day.
Has anyone even bothered to find out if Ms Hendricks even has legs?
leftclicktic-sounds about right,bawbag Edgar was on it most weeks with the hun agenda,thankfully seems to have disappeared.
Say, don’t you remember? They called me ‘Ally’
It was ‘Ally’ all the time
Why don’t you remember? I’m your pally
Say buddy, can you spare a pie?
Great article by K J!! Pity an old Bhoy in the pub telt me most of it a couple years ago over a few pints of the Pure!!
pins for Tims
gallowgate mad squad
16:24 on
7 October, 2013
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Be like taking political intruction from the likes of McKaskill and Greame……..No thanks.
DBBIA
I didn’t look on purpose.
You naughty bhoy!