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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. the_huddle on

    Despite the SPL hitting rock bottom even Bolton would struggle to entice our want away players

  2. the_huddle on

    Of course Lenny wanted none of the players at Celtic so doubt he would now try to sign them ;o)

  4. Zico-Maltese Bhoy on

    Foghorn Leghorn

     

    I agree with your comment 100% about that paper and some of the other rags but i feel Lenny will come in.As anybody on this great site that has ever played or managed in football you need players that are on your side in the dressing room.Commons played for Lenny and also Broony.Just a thought.

     

    After all in football Money talks.

  5. Brogan Rogan Trevino and Hogan supports Oscar Knox, MacKenzie Furniss and anyone else who fights Neuroblastoma on

    Good Evening All.

     

     

    So, Neil Lennon and his entire management team have ended up at Bolton?

     

     

    I wish Neil well although I realise that Bolton are a club in considerable financial disarray and no doubt Neil will want to strengthen his hand come the January transfer window at reasonable prices if possible.

     

     

    I would not bet against him seeking to take the out of favour Gary Hooper on loan for a six month period with Bolton paying a part of the wedge he is currently paid by Norwich city.

     

     

    It will also be interesting to see what other “Scottish” players or Scotland based players are identified by Neil as worthy of a punt at reasonable wages for the championship.

     

     

    Of even greater significance will be to watch what does not happen in the foreseeable future.

     

     

    What are the odds of Boerrigter, Balde, Watt and various others NOT ending up in a Bolton shirt?

     

     

    It will be an interesting watch indeed.

  7. eddieinkirkmichael on

    Parkheadcumsalford

     

     

    17:28

     

     

    still canny find it, maybe it’s been pulled ;)

  8. leftclicktic on

    IGC

     

    If your lurking after meeting yer big mucker J for the 1st time yesterday, I met him both on my way into and back out of Glasgow today>

     

    Can you re-assure him i’m nooooooo a mad stalker :)).

     

     

    EDB

     

    Sorry I never gort a chance to catch up with you yesterday,

     

    nexttimeCSC

  11. Minceyheidman on

    ryecatcher

     

     

    I know Bolton well and they really have been on a downward spiral for a while now.

     

    Remember Lenny was at Crewe and does have friends in that part of the country too.

     

    Still maybe he wants a challenge which he certainly will get.

  15. ElDiegoBhoy on

    leftclictic

     

     

    Likewise amigo. So much going on and I was conscious of not meeting up with you.

     

     

    Hope all’s well as I’m sure you know.

     

     

    Was fortunate to even recognise MickTT with the heavy growth:o)

  16. foghorn leghorn on

    zico-maltese bhoy

     

     

    i have no doubt you’re right

     

     

    though im not too sure who he would see as suitable targets

     

     

    frankly too many of our players arent good enough to play in that league

     

     

    and others will have their sights set higher than bolton!

     

     

    ratcatcher,

     

     

    honestly, give it up and give us peace

  19. leftclicktic on

    ElDiegoBhoy

     

     

     

    18:23 on 12 October, 2014

     

     

     

    :))))

     

    Till later all

     

    meeting time for me

     

    Ps not only are you dodgy CQNrs braw but yer families are too, met another couple today.

  24. guernica on

    There are NO experienced players in our match day squad that are not good enough to play in the English Championship.

     

     

    It’s a massively over rated league.

     

     

    Some good, some decent and a whole lot of average players down there.

  26. Saint Stivs on

    roy croppie

     

    18:21 on

     

    12 October, 2014

     

    https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bzh0QawCMAAvNkg.jpg:large

     

     

    What a great way to clinch a title

     

     

    HH

     

     

     

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    brilliant again sir.

     

     

    official attendance that night was 52,000.

     

    but llok at the corner of the celtic end & jungle, absolutely stowed.

     

     

    and look how light the sky still is, and how boyish murdo looks,

     

     

    brilliant pictures

  30. Joe Filippis Haircut on

    So much for Mjalby leaving Celtic as he felt it was time to be a number one at a club.He is now no.2 to Lennie at a bankrupt club who will never see European football.I suppose its more to do with money but good luck to them.I will continue to support Rony in getting it right with the Hoops.H.H.

  31. the_huddle on

    Sort of not interesting stat this morning on Goals on Sunday (Sky), and I’ll get the figures sort of wrong but Bobby Charlton (who I’d consider one of the greats) 60% of his England goals were in friendlies and only 20% of Rooney’s were in friendlies.

     

     

    Now I was nursing a hangover while watching that so someone might jump in and have the correct numbers :o)

  34. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    JFH

     

     

    IMO it’s fairly obvious that Lenny et al left because of budget constraints and the PL imposed necessity of selling all of our good players as soon as a reasonable offer is received

     

     

    Mjallby’s comments to the press were just made up rubbish to explain his departure in a fashion that wouldn’t jeopardise his pay off ……

  35. the_huddle on

    ….PFayr supports WeeOscar

     

     

    18:51 on 12 October, 2014

     

     

    JFH

     

     

    IMO it’s fairly obvious that Lenny et al left because of budget constraints and the PL imposed necessity of selling all of our good players as soon as a reasonable offer is received

     

     

    Mjallby’s comments to the press were just made up rubbish to explain his departure in a fashion that wouldn’t jeopardise his pay off ……

     

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    Nothing changed in the “strategy” from the day Lenny got the job to the day he left, i thought it was obvious that Celtic thought Lenny couldn’t take us any further after last season.

  38. ....PFayr supports WeeOscar on

    The huddle

     

     

    So we replace him with a complete novice who is completely out of his depth

     

     

    Great forward planning …not

  42. voguepunter on

    roy c

     

     

    The bhoy on the right of that pic has a cine camera…obviously didnae work for BBC.

     

    Check oot Yves Sant Laurent next to him with the polo neck n lapels…must be a CQNer?

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