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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Anois ffs
It seems like I’m talking to the flames ,not for the first time
Oiche mhaith
Melbourne Mick
02:50 on
12 October, 2014
Pal.
Sydney,myself.
Frankly ,that`s where the uber-Tims are.:-)
The go-to guy in Melbourne is Summa of Sammi,amongst a number of others,who will hopefully make themselves known to you.
Keep asking and you shall receive.
Hail Hail to all Aussie Tims.
For coming on a lorry straight ahead was a unit of the East Tytone Brigade
Still slumming it in caravan in musselburgh so nae papers this fine morning.
Anyhow
Scotland won.
Celtic didnae play.
Ireland won.
Chesil beach won at 7/2.
All is well today.
Oh and rangers fans were protesting aboot someone or something different to the someone or something they were protesting about the last time they were protesting and different no doubt to the someone or something they’ll be protesting about next week.
TnT
Poland beat Deutschland. Made my day and paid for it. :))
DD
Aye, my son sent text telling me that score. Vg result for the Polish. Not sure though if itwas a good one for Scotland?
Tough group. We need something next week from our trip to Poland.
TnT
Tuesday night will be some game. Going for a draw.
DD
That would do fine.
Right off to try and find some rolls somwhere. Fat chance I guess at this time on a Sunday.
Wakey Wakey everyone. 44 minutes since last post.
Gordon
Lustig efe vvd izzy
Brown biton johanson
Forrest scepovic griffiths
Back up for all positions
Zaluska
Matthews denayer mulgrew Fisher
Henderson kayal rogic
Mcgregor guidetti commons
There strong and simple.
Not a fan of loans so haven’t chosen any for first team and only included two as back up. The rest can return, clear out the rest of the squad with the exception of:
Fasan
Oconnell
Herron
25 man squad, supplement from youth if needed
Line up someone leaving before anyone else brought in
5 top tier earners 5 middle tier earners the rest with a wage ceiling
Anybody there?
Going to be a good day out.
https://www.facebook.com/hopeoverfear2014
Reading the Jim Baxter story this morning. Question for our older posters with an interest in horses. It talks about that wembley game in 67. Refers to Baxter reading the racing post in the dressing room. When was the racing post first published? I thought it was a relatively recent publication? Sporting life and the ” racing blue” I remember. Anyone??
Had a fantastic day yesterday meeting old and new CQN’ers.
Too many to mention, but every one a legend.
Thank you all for a wonderful day!
Here’s to the next one!
You no up yet BMCUW? You’ve got some organising to do!
Thanks again buddy.
TnT
Hope you got your rolls!
Philbhoy
You baled oot earlier than me….an’ you didnae huv yer missus wi ye !!!!
:-)
Great to meet ye.
HHPC67
Philbhoy
Indeed I did. Well fired and now well gone!!
Twisty.
The Racing Post is a British daily horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper, owned by FL Partners.Racing Post was first published in April 1986. It includes information on form of horses and tips for meetings across the country, the going of the courses, age of horses, handicap ratings and other information relevant to the race in question.
hoops_neil_lennon_diditagain
08:36 on 12 October, 2014
Going to be a good day out.
https://www.facebook.com/hopeoverfear2014
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Should be great…..
Hope this disnae offend Ernie and his wee figures….
But I think we’re gonnae need a bigger square.
pedrocaravanachio67
I did indeed!
Mind you I went for a curry and a few beers before the pub!
Also, and more pertinent is that I canny hold the bevvy the way you youngsters can!
Great to meet you and your lovely wife too!
Take care!
Morning bhoys and ghirls. Excellent day yesterday BMCUW. Thanks .
Hpooy brthadiy clury
BT
Thx.
Philbhoy
I’m in that bracket too, I’m a bit of a wancandan, that’s why I took the missus, as a safety net….
Ended up me dragging her away!!
HH PC67
Sounded like a great day out yestesterday, knew it would be, hope you all had a grand time and have a massive hango….breakfast..HH
philbhoy, pedrocaravanachio67 and sannabhoy
Great day, pedrocarvanachio67 sorry for mistaking you for che
Off to Mass
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
pedrocaravanachio67
I took my good lady to one last year to make sure I got home OK!!!!!
My eyesight is terrible and getting on the wrong train would not be a first for me.
So, better safe than visiting some unknown towns for me!!
Lennybhoy
Enjoyed your chat and thanks again!
Take care!
But the angelus bell o’er the Liffey swell rang out in the foggy dew!
(That,s the weather report for Bo’ness)
Glorious in Corcaigh.
This Beechgrove Bhoy is up’n out….
HH
Lennybhoy
That Che must be on handsome dude:-)
Morning,
Saturday, October ten,
My first meet at CQN,
A Bhoy called Phil, and leftie too,
and Jamesgang, How tall ARE you?
lilys
Ps. I never ever claimed to be Shakespere,or Burns
Oh and just a mention, was truly a redletter day to meet my laptop hero,Bobby, I think you know who I mean!,
Cheers again bro,
lilys
Tell me the poetry wasn’t so bad that Ive broke the blog?
lilys
lilys grandpa
Great to meet you!
That’s only my second hootenanny but it won’t be my last!
The poetry’s no bad!
Lilys
too many people suffering hangovers I would imagine..