If you’re going to stage a protest it’s better to make sure that it registers where it counts. Turning up at a Sports Direct till with a pile of tracksuits, then only offering £1 for their purchase, might echo the transaction Mike Ashley completed for the naming rights of Ibrox, but if the tycoon even gets to hear about the so-called flashmob protest he’s likely to pity the forsaken attempt to undermine him.
Ashley has invested around a couple of million in Newco Rangers but it’s pin money for him, which he can easily afford to gamble with. He is also not afflicted with any emotional attachment to Newco, or pretty much anything else, it seems. In short, this is a guy ‘Rangers’ fans can’t lay a glove on. They would be far better to figure this out and start to deal with the reality than provoke an unwelcome response.
Neither Ashley nor the Easdale brothers strike me as people who will be easily cowed or bullied into forgoing the rights they have purchased, while others, including thousands of fans, kept their hands in their pockets. The many genuine fans who are distraught at the humiliating mess Newco has become have been led up the garden path by would-be sages.
Africa
The world is paying a little more attention than usual to the many problems in Africa at the moment but I heard one authoritative voice last week suggest that ebloa is only around the third or fourth most severe problem the continent faces.
But, things are getting better in large swathes of the continent, thanks to improving governance in some areas, better infrastructure, more widely available healthcare, and more children, especially girls, given access to education.
20 people from Celtic Foundation are in Malawi building classrooms and toilets at the moment, while CQN’ers built three school kitchens there this year (more on the soon), but sometimes these many parallel developments conflict.
One such occasion is the John Bande Foundation School in Blantyre, Malawi, which through Mary’s Meals is supported by the Noreen Davies Hikers & Bikers, a group of people from Lanarkshire and Glasgow. The Hikers and Bikers support a feeding programme at the school, which makes it possible for kids to attempt the school, instead of working for food. It’s a mature project but the recent building of a motorway right on the edge of the school property has made the building dangerous; learning and feeding is no longer possible.
The Noreen Davies people are raising money to erect three new buildings. You can read more of the story here, with pictures of the school and road. If you can give them a £1 or two, do so here.
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pedrocaravanachio67
:)))
Good night all
3 generations of ma wee clan heading to George Sq tomorrow.
Night bhoys..
Auldheid
20:51 on
11 October, 2014
M6bhoy
It might be all very well for Celtic to take a decision for commercial reasons but if the price is violence ( and that cannot be ruled out) and some innocent pays it, do you really think Celtic would get full support from our support and for what?
Nothing but a GIRUY.
We are better than that. Well I like to think we are.
What happens after Res12 depends on what it reveals officially. It might present Scottish football with a problem and that is a bridge to cross when it comes to it.
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My suggestion about gaining some commercial advantage from publicly stating that Sevco are a new club whose history started in 2012 was not meant to be taken seriously even though it may appeal to the PLC’s baser instincts. The club should simply do this because it’s the right and proper thing to do. The day we hide from the truth because of the threat of violence from the huns is the day we should all give up.
BT
It’s only half 5 here, too early :-)
Sounds you are doing much better, nice
Doc, hope all is well as well, you missing a day oot
Hail Hail
Night BT
Hail Hail amigo
In the jail that held McSweeny
In that prison where he died
Lies 2 daughters of old Ireland
And they fill my heart with pride
Night from me innaw
Hx2
Leftclicktic….me and my son who is 12 also..never giving up…never letting go…
“J Low knows nothing about being a German manager and is a embarrassment to the motherland”
J Hartson.
CowieBhoy, Auld Doc and Crabbie Mags Golden Wedding yesterday, took a photo of the grandkids in hoops doing the huddle, cracking photo, the auld Yins loved it. Had a cracking wee evening yesterday.
Appointment came through, so progress made.
Leftclicktic & bgx
3 of us heading up, just 2 generations.
Keeping the dream alive.
Doc
Saw the pic on FB, crackin so it is.
HH
Doc, nice :-)
Sure Auld Doc will love it
Oh
And I’m telling Auld Mags when I see her :-)
I hit 30 themorra as well, frightening
Hail Hail
TET, aye, it’ll get messy tonight.
CowieBhoy, I got wet lying on the ground taking the pic.
It’s a belter, also on FB now, I know you can’t see it, I’ll let you see it when you’re back.
TET! You meant the Huddle one?
It’s a cracker.
I thought you meant Bundoran Bhoys one at first.
http://youtu.be/muOpa7MooQw.
Game from 1978 against the Zombies.
I was at the game but hadn’t seen this clip before.
Pedrocara….going back in our box is not an option…its not for us..its for the kids…no more second class citizens in this UK…we took this city.. We will never give it back…this is our city…we will make it our country…
…
Got a new smart telly today.
Being watched by a complete eedjit.
Technology gone mad.
Hi to all celts worldwide.
New poster long time lurker so no, i’m not a hun.
Just a wee couple of lines to let you all know it’s not all
doom and gloom as a new Celtic club has opened in Mornington
a lovely little beach town outside Melbourne Oz. over 100
members already and growing as we are all desperate to see
and discuss anything about the bhoys.
So keep the faith as we do.
H/H Mick.
Kojo
Brilliant story about Joe Namuth. Loved it. Brightened my Saturday night :-))
Doc
Aye, the huddle wan, magic.
HH
Ok, so the latest advice for our under fire manager is win the midfield and then win the game. Or go 442 to create more chances.
A few stats for you boys on how badly Ronnie is doing –
Inverness defeat 0-1 Celtic possession 53%
We had 13 shots.
Dundee 1-1 Celtic possession 63%
We had 13 shots.
Motherwell 1-1 Celtic possession 63%
We had 27 shots.
Hamilton 0-1 Celtic possession 60%
We had 16 shots.
Last season, in one of our better performances we beat Aberdeen 5-2.
Our possession was 61%, we had 15 shots. Football is a funny old game.
Maribor – over 2 legs we had 21 shots. Last year, over 2 legs against Elfsborg we had 21 shots.
Small margins.
Melbourne Mick
It’s never all doom and gloom, we are just a bunch of whinging Tims.
Welcome ya hun >}
HH
gordon64
22:28 on 11 October, 2014
BT
If there is a better Celtic supporter than TBJ
i’d like to meet them.
TBJ is a class act.
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Whit, twenty years ago that madman sent me up to ipox for a bucket collection when we all got sacked…he has a cruel steak in him…;))
Melbourne Mick
Do you shop at Sports Direct ?
Steak= streak…still a madman:)
tricoloured ribbon
Was at that game as well. McCluskey goal is what I remember. McAdam had the habit of scoring against them back then.
TET, the Ghirls are mine, the Bhoys my brothers kids.
Only took 20 photos to get it right, brothers dog jumping all over me as I lay down.
It would be a good photo to take at a CQN get together, maybe not tonight though, they are struggling to stand never mind huddle!
Hi Melbourne mick.
Best wishes from Rosenheim.
Nice positive first post.
Hail Hail.
Melbourne Mick,
Welcome to the madhoose.
guernica
Keep tellin it like it is mi amigo.
It will come good.
Sadly, it’s getting more hun like every day, win at all costs and feck everyone else, no the Celtic I was brot up with, things like total transformation take more than a week or two to happen, yet on here, and other blogs, it’s all win at all costs, canny get the head around that.
HH
When we beat Barca 2-1, they had 66% possession and 25 shots… Comparable with our game against Motherwell.
Was Pep to blame or was it one of those days?
Bgx
I hope it’s a peaceful day.
HH PC67
Pedrocara…me too…it will be what it will be…my son is very lets say pacifist…if it was the 60s he would be all peace and love (bless him)…
Shocking stuff on Storyville.
JM -Sorted
G64- big love
Doc
Well worth the effort, bet the dugs luved it >}
HH
Guernica,
We scored two goals in four games in those matches and got two points out of twelve.
Do you not agree that if the manager had picked alternative strikers we might have secured wins in all of those?
Melbourne Mick
Welcome,are you a Hawks supporter ?
Melbourne Mick,
welcome and best of luck to the new CSC