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How not to stage a flashmob protest

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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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  1. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    gordon64

     

     

    00:36 on 12 October, 2014

     

    TRC

     

    This is a Rubicon for our club.

     

    What are we ?

     

    HH

     

    ………

     

    It’s a must win game at Dingwall.

     

    Must win.

     

    Get Griffiths on from the start.

     

    I’m not sure that’s what you mean but chief?

  2. jamesgang on

    gordybhoy64

     

     

    Don’t know mate. BMCUW is yer Bhoy to ask. The rest of Us?! We we’re just Tims with a drouth!!!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  8. gordybhoy64 on

    jamesgang,

     

    aye I am sure Mick will be plotting another come tomorrow morning,

     

    just need to plan my work schedule better to make sure I make it

  13. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    gordybhoy64

     

     

    00:55 on 12 October, 2014

     

    TCR,

     

    sorry to say but I have slept in worse

     

    …..hahaha

  14. Morrissey the 23rd on

    Nice to meet Maggie McGill tonight.

     

     

    Mr Blanely, I never gave you that money. Please add me and I’ll square up with you ASAP.

     

     

    Fuck the police.

  15. Margaret McGill on

    I wouldn’t blame Ryecatcher for his stance. It’s the same as many in football and is the MO of the current custodians of Celtic and that is he is spending his money on a product.

     

    Since the Irish product is gash his purchase is Liverpool like many Irish guys on their EPL pick. Of course Celtic is his second team …… Like many Irish guys. Now in Scotland most Tim’s (55%

  18. Margaret McGill on

    I wouldn’t blame Ryecatcher for his stance. It’s the same as many in football and is the MO of the current custodians of Celtic and that is he is spending his money on a product.

     

    Since the Irish product is gash his purchase is Liverpool like many Irish guys on their EPL pick. Of course Celtic is his second team …… Like many Irish guys. Now in Scotland most Tim’s (55%

  20. Margaret McGill on

    Oops bad symbol

     

    I wouldn’t blame Ryecatcher for his stance. It’s the same as many in football and is the MO of the current custodians of Celtic and that is he is spending his money on a product.

     

    Since the Irish product is gash his purchase is Liverpool like many Irish guys on their EPL pick. Of course Celtic is his second team …… Like many Irish guys. Now in Scotland most Tim’s (55%) see their spending on Celtic more of a plate collection at chapel.

     

    Yup the next Old Firm game will be a sellout. Our custodians are depending on it and more of it. Their pension plan depends on it.

  21. Margaret McGill on

    morrissey the 23rd

     

     

    01:00 on 12 October, 2014

     

     

    What’s the latest on resurrection 12?

  23. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    Robbie Keane now the leading goalscorer in Euro qualifying goalscoring history.

     

    Fantastic achievement.

  27. ruggygman on

    Just checking in…….

     

    See for all the Delia supporters that insist , the team are in a “transition” period…… Kin ye’s aw get yir heed oot yir rectum.

     

     

    Gordon Strachan gets his players together 10% of the time afforded to Deila….. Yet Strachan can “organise”, “inspire”, “motivate”…..so on and so forth……. Deila can’t. End of….. Anyone who argues otherwise needs a kick n the Bawz

  32. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    I hope someone is looking after the prince of the emarald isle 16 roads. Normally that duty falls to me but I know other good men will watch his back in fun city, in my absence.

     

     

    As long as all the hootenanniers get home safely, I,ll sleep happier tonight.

     

     

    Hail Hail BMCUWP

  36. gordybhoy64 on

    Canny believe those on the day oot can post tonight,

     

    I wouldn’t be able to bite my own fingers :-)))

  38. Tricoloured Ribbon on

    gordybhoy64

     

     

    01:21 on 12 October, 2014

     

    Canny believe those on the day oot can post tonight,

     

    I wouldn’t be able to bite my own fingers :-)))

     

    ……..

     

    Can vaguely remember the last time staggering off the train at Drumry.

     

    DD was my accomplice..

  40. Hoop Doggydog on

    Lets hope that Celtic can make our hearts sore once again and play football the Glasgow Celtic way

  41. Margaret McGill on

    morrissey the 23rd

     

     

    01:21 on 12 October, 2014

     

     

    Eh? Now that is surprising

     

    Been in bed with a cold

  42. Gordon64 on

    ACGR

     

    I suggested the next CQN get together

     

    be held in beautiful Belfast

     

    so the majestic 16 roads can walk hame.

     

    and we can all have a mental weekend.

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