Right now our former captain, Paul Lambert, is one of the hottest tickets in football management so it’s no surprised that Norwich City have been unable to hold onto him. Inside three years he transformed the club from one that lost 1-7 to Colchester United (then managed by Paul) to one of the most improved teams in Europe, earning two consecutive promotions and a mid-table finish in the FA Premier League.
If Lambert ended up at Liverpool, or even Chelsea, you would not have been surprised. Instead, he’s set to go to Aston Villa. During their Martin O’Neill era Villa splurged cash they ultimately realised they couldn’t afford. Martin walked out days before the start of the season in August 2010. Since then they pitched Gerard Houllier at the job before poaching Alex McLeish from relegated city rivals Birmingham.
In short, Villa looks like a club without the vision to build stable progress. Unlike Norwich, who seem to know exactly what they are doing. They even coped with the loss of Neil Doncaster, who left the club a few months before the arrival of Lambert.
Norwich City is the better job.
I’m on Radio Scotland with Jim Spence around 16:15 today, talking about social media and football, square sliced, the price of milk and lawn care.
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kitalba on 3 June, 2012 at 12:10 said:
The hatred of all things Celtic ……(and you can take that to the bank….oh, no, sorry…… The bhuns aren’t allowed anywhere near the bank)
Mea Culpa on 3 June, 2012 at 13:13 said:
”One of the oddest things about this whole saga is the fact that the hunnites are spewing forth their bitter hatred for the very people (MSM, SFA etc…) who are working overtime endeavouring to protect RFCia.”
‘There is no confusion like the confusion of a simple mind’
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Just back from cruising the med for two weeks.I missed the bbc programme on the cheats.I wonder if anybody could give me a link to it.Thanks in advance
BOURNESOUPRECIPE 1320
Shocking stuff. How much hatred do these people have?
I genuinely cannot fathom that level of hatred,it just leaves me speechless.
Richie on 3 June, 2012 at 12:35 said:
OO parades have increased in number throughout Labour’s 50 year control of Glasgow
Mr Mathieson’s letter only confirms this will continue
Bourne
Their new manager’s name will REALLY please them, then ……Michael O’Neill ………..LOL
The sad thing is, Mathieson is an RC,( never a Tim), he was the year above me in school. The dux, and a WORM of a boy.
No to Newclub
HH
Ernie
You are not answering my question,
Do you still think Mathison duped the OO when we have 22 OO organised celebrations on our streets in Glasgow this weekend?
In reply to your query on court costs, we the tax payer will foot this bill, similarly we, the tax payer will be footing the bill for the celebrations we are seeing this weekend. 22 no less.
It seems a bit of a cop out to me that they will just go to court.
Do you not think that may have been the crux of the deal with Labour and the OO. Give us Glasgow and we will not stand in the way of your bigot fest as and when you want?
ernie lynch on 3 June, 2012 at 13:19 said:
theweegreenman on 3 June, 2012 at 12:59 said:
If the council had banned the marches would the courts have allowed them?
*yes it happened in Dumbarton recently
Who would be responsible for the court costs?
*The council was
bournesouprecipe on 3 June, 2012 at 13:20 said:
Not for those of a nervous disposition
Wonder if Rankers will make an official complaint to the Police regarding the abuse Kyle Lafferty has received, the club has been quick recently to complain about twitter abuse to Maurice Edu and Sone Aluko
kitalba on 3 June, 2012 at 12:10 said:
There are a number of factors one answer being the same as why do dogs lick their bollox?*
Then there is the scorpion and the fox “in their DNA” reason already mentioned, but given it is SDM, a guy who wants to win and knows that money is the key, I think money is the main factor.
If we relate cheating to the use of EBTS we can see that they began in 2000, just when Dermott Desmond decided to go for broke and match Rangers spending.
Having already been up to his knees in debt by then SDM had to find other ways to keep Rangers wage competitive and when EBTS crossed his desk, the temptation not to use them, particularly when aligned with the two factors mentioned at the start, was just too much to resist
* not so much that they can, more that they have no fear of a) being caught and b) any meangingful sanctions being taken. In respect of the latter. In spite the enormity of tax payer defraud and contract skullduggery to cover it up, the jury is still out.
As the Neil Lennon verdict has demonstrated, even when a crime is committed in full view of the public the perpretator can still get away with it.
Lets hope the verdict and punishments on the “bombers” is a sign that the dogs bollox are finally being removed.
A muzzle would be nice too.
theweegreenman on 3 June, 2012 at 13:28 said:
‘Do you still think Mathison duped the OO when we have 22 OO organised celebrations on our streets in Glasgow this weekend?’
Yes. If the council had banned the parades the courts would have overturned the ban. The council would have been responsible for the court costs, including those of the OO.
You expressed concern about the council wasting money in allowing the parades to go ahead. Trying to ban the marches would have wasted even more money. Is that what you’re advocating?
‘Do you not think that may have been the crux of the deal with Labour and the OO. Give us Glasgow and we will not stand in the way of your bigot fest as and when you want?’
No.
So its scottish Labour that support sectarian marches.
I think they had most member of the MP’s Westminster rfc supporter club.
I dont believe anywhere else apart from N Ireland this amount of marches would be allowed.
The Herald May 9
Council Chief: City’s parade plan is flawed
Gerry Braiden
Local Government Correspondent
THE leader of Scotland’s largest local authority has told the Orange Order his city’s policy on parades was “wrong” and that it will be overhauled now Labour is back in power, The Herald can reveal.
Gordon Matheson, leader of Glasgow City Council, was greeted with applause when he told a hustings of around 100 members of the Orange Order that he would “hold his hands up” and admit a groundbreaking approach to reducing marches in the city was flawed.
But last night the head of the organisation representing Scotland’s rank-and-file police officers said it would be “perverse” to encourage further parades, while the Orange Order said it now expects Mr Matheson to deliver on his promise.
The pledge comes after Strathclyde chief constable Stephen House championed Glasgow’s parades policy as the one best reflecting the police approach to marches, while encouraging other west of Scotland councils to follow the city’s lead.
Mr Matheson, whose Labour administration was returned last Friday with an unexpectedly large majority, said the council should have done more to consult the Orange Order and he promised a senior councillor would oversee a review.
He also told the meeting – held before last week’s election – that a vote for Labour would help safeguard the union and prevent the SNP using Glasgow as a stepping stone to independence.
The council has repeatedly hailed its approach to parades as a success, with almost all disputes with march organisers resolved before the event.
Introduced 18 months ago, the policy was aimed at reducing marches through the city centre and restricting start and finish times amid concerns over the impact on public resources, businesses and communities.
Climate protesters and trade unions have had demonstrations curtailed or re-routed, along with loyalist and Irish republican parades.
According to council figures, the number of parades by Protestant loyal orders in Glasgow outstrips the total number of marches in Londonderry and Belfast combined.
Calum Steele, general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said: “Resources are finite and that’s why reform of the police and fire service is under way.
“It would seem perverse if some kind of action is taken to encourage an increase in parade activities. This deprives communities of police officers.”
Robert McLean, executive officer of the Grand Orange Lodge of Scotland, said: “Mr Matheson admitted the policy was wrong and we’re now hoping he will review the parades policy.
“We do not tell our members who to vote for but as a unionist organisation they should be supporting a unionist candidate.”
SNP MSP Humza Yousaf said: “Gordon Matheson should urgently clarify whether he intends to allow more marches, with the implications that would have for policing resources.”
David Meikle, Glasgow’s sole Tory councillor, said: “Gordon Matheson pushed through the new parades code of conduct but it is now alleged he said he got it wrong.
“We need to find out from Mr Matheson what he got wrong and if he thinks the code of conduct should be changed. Clarity is needed so we know what the position is.”
A council spokesman said: “Mr Matheson committed to no more than is stated in the policy – that there will be an annual review, which is under way.”
A Strathclyde Police spokesman said the force’s main concern was use of officers to police parades, adding the recent move by the Orange Order to provide stewards for their own marches was a positive step.
lionroars67
Precisely, – but I’d expect not.
Ironically, a top earner KL is already a drain on scant resources, and they were ultra quick to suspend his wages effectively because he was injured. He would be offloaded very quickly were another club daft enough, to want his signature.
Tontine Tim
Glasgow had actually received praise due to recent changes in parades from all quarters. This is mow being changed? Why?
The walk in Dumbarton cost a cool £107000. WhT where the court costs?
bamboo on 3 June, 2012 at 13:36 said:
‘So its scottish Labour that support sectarian marches.’
No. The nats are hurting because they didn’t take Glasgow from Labour, having boasted that they would. Nat sock puppets are trying to convince Celtic fans that the OO was responsible for stopping the SNP in Glasgow. The nats might be better asking Salmond when he expects to be able to have a Catholic in his cabinet.
‘I think they had most member of the MP’s Westminster rfc supporter club.’
How many members does the Westminster hun supporters club have? How many are Labour?
How many members does the Westminster CSC have? How many members are Labour?
I don’t know what all the fuss is…..when I was young there were 22 marches I Castlemilk of a weekend……and they were openly bitter (alien) happenings ….like their footballing counterparts, they are redundant these days ….. Most people are bemused by them, and I include some Presbyterians in that observation ……… An insignificant pluke on the backside of humanity
Published on 2 June 2012
Gerry Braiden
SCOTLAND’S largest council is funding Orange Order street parties to celebrate the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, sparking demands the authority ensures the events are “inclusive” and claims that local communities have not been consulted.
A party centred on an Orange Hall in Pollokshields in Glasgow’s south side and organised by the local lodge has received £1500 in public cash. Another based at an Orange Hall in Springburn has been given £890 of city council cash.
A total of £1500 was requested for a party on Monday organised by the Govan District 42 Orange Lodge. A decision will be taken next week by the council, after the party.
Thousands of pounds of road-closure costs have also been written off by the council’s Labour leadership as a Jubilee gesture of goodwill.
However, one resident close to the Pollokshields Lodge said no-one in the community was consulted about the event. The resident, who asked not be named, said: “We’ve only found out because some businesses have heard the Orange Order members discussing it. Then we had flyers stuck to our doors.
“There is no-one I know in this street wanting this. Who is going to attend if it’s not residents? It will be the friends of the people who run the Orange Hall. When I spoke with the council they told me they’d investigate after the event. That’s not much use.”
The news comes as it emerges changes to Glasgow’s parades policy, promised by council leader Gordon Matheson, could see restrictions on music outside places of worship altered.
Last month, The Herald revealed Mr Matheson told a hustings of more than 100 Orange Order members the council’s parades policy was “wrong”, with an imminent review expected to allow more marches through the city centre and music to be played earlier and later in the day.
Humza Yousaf, SNP MSP for Glasgow, has called on the city council to spell out its engagement with the Orange Order.
Last night he said: “Money from the public purse has been given to various Jubilee parties, which are largely being organised by Orange lodges across the city, on the proviso they will be open and inclusive to other communities. I would be keen to hear what attempts have been made to reach out to Glasgow’s diverse communities and other faith groups in particular.”
Dave Scott from Scotland’s leading anti-sectarian charity Nil By Mouth said: “I think the big question organisers need to ask themselves is ‘would the Queen actually be comfortable being at our party?’ I certainly can’t recall her ever attending an Orange Order event in my lifetime.”
A council spokesman said: “These small sums of money were provided by area committees on the basis that the events are in public places and anyone can attend.”
The Herald attempted to contact the Orange lodges concerned but was unable to.
A CQN spokesperson said: “Why don’t they give them £1690 and be done with it? as long as they are up to date with their taxes”
67Heaven … I am Neil Lennon..!!..Truth and Justice will always prevail on 3 June, 2012 at 13:47 said:
I agree with that.
Those of us of a certain age can remember when Orange walks were genuinely threatening, when they really were an assertion of the power they held.
Now they’re just pathetic.
Tontine Tim on 3 June, 2012 at 12:43said:
Just heard about the gunman in Toronto shopping centre.
Nowhere near you or the.family?
bournesouprecipe on 3 June, 2012 at 13:20 said:
>>>>>
Aaawww….poor Laffartee…to paraphrase Pepé Le Pieu…”…ah..je t’aime,mon grande merde..”
Les orcs,they truly are a Loyal royal bunch of cretins,benighted,lost,
and befuddled as they thrash around in their death throes,turning on their own,threatening fire and brimstone to rain upon the rest of us.
Salmond and his sycophants say nothing today either about the bigotfest,officially sanctioned and funded by Glasgow City Council…so much for their anti-sectarian laws,apparently meant only to apply to Catholics.
Scotland,2012. Yes,beautiful country,but an absolutely cowed and corrupt establishment.
ernie
Yes they’re pathetic but you don’t want to run into one!
“A Strathclyde Police spokesman said the force’s main concern was use of officers to police parades, adding the recent move by the Orange Order to provide stewards for their own marches was a positive step.”
For “stewards”,read Paislyite thugs.
Is there no one going to challenge the illegality of what Glasgow City Council is pepetrating?
Scunnered.
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Scottish-Cabinet
I do believe there is a minister who by definition of being a minister is therefore in the cabinet and in addition to that is also a Catholic
LENNYisAwarMACHINE on 3 June, 2012 at 13:19 said:
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You are a lucky mhan! Have a loud and wonderful season! HH!
GreenAndWhiteWithEnvy CSC
:-)
TimJim on 3 June, 2012 at 13:23 said:
BBC Investigates – The Men who sold the jerseys
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkVYuAadkVU Part 1
HH
bournesouprecipe on 3 June, 2012 at 13:20 said:
Absolutely amazing, what hatred, die ya huns.
Hail Hail
lionroars67 on 3 June, 2012 at 14:03 said:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/About/14944/Scottish-Cabinet
”I do believe there is a minister who by definition of being a minister is therefore in the cabinet ”
I think you should check that out.
Now wouldn’t it be funny if that massive banner of the 4 riders of the apocalypse was draped from a building as the bigot march went by….
Don’t worry about the queen this weekend. Just celebrate the 60 years since we were unofficial champions of Britain. Coronation Cup Winners Celtic!!!!
Ernie
By rights I suppose 1 of the cabinet should be Catholic as we make up about 15% of the population. :-)
theglasgowcelticway on 3 June, 2012 at 13:55 said:
Your spelling is getting nearly as bad as mine….. The word is “over”
Had a wee smile there…….about 30 years ago, I was driving past an orc walk and my horn suddenly stuck to my hand ……l big police officer points at me with that, “stope it” expression ……He He
Like most Celtic supporters, I imagine, I would see myself as a republican. But I do enjoy history. So, a wee question. Why are the Jubliee celebrations this year, when the Coronation was the 2nd June 1953? (And I am aware that the title passed from father to daughter in 1952.)
ON THIS DAY:
Today in 1974, Michael Gaughan, IRA volunteer from Mayo, dies in Parkhurst prison in the Isle of Wight, after being on Hunger Strike for 64 days.
Good score for Holland last night ……. LLLLOOOOLLLL
67heaven
How right you are!!:-)))