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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….PFayr supports WeeOscar
18:59 on 12 October, 2014
The huddle
So we replace him with a complete novice who is completely out of his depth
Great forward planning …not
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Your opinion again, we’ll see if it works or not. Still doesn’t mean it was the incorrect decision. Lenny’s time was up.
Latchford for England Give us a wave, Give us a wave, Peter Latchford. Not our best ever goalie but a real character.
My favourite moment with Peter was at the end of the 1980 final. He collects the ball, the final whistle then blew and the big man turns round to the Celtic end and non chalantly gives us a celebratory wave.
PS Lenny was a complete novice (more so than Ronny) and many of us thought it was the wrong decision at the time.
Delaneys Dunky
Andy always looked nervous to me but not as much as I was when he took the penalty in the 1977 Cup Final.
Here’s Andy smiling
HH
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bzh0HqLCAAELl7T.jpg:large
Andy Lynch
voguepunter
I think that maybe BMCUWP
HH
Zico-Maltese Bhoy
17:51 on 12 October, 2014
I dont know if posted before,Just a thought.If Lenny is still in charge at Bolton who will he come in for in the January window from us, easy pickings wages wise.HH.
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Scott Brown.
roy croppie
19:10 on
12 October, 2014
voguepunter
I think that maybe BMCUWP
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Nahh! Too young looking…must be his da.
Lenny may have been a comolete novice when he took over but he knew Celtic and everyone at the club knew Lenny.
Ronny is at a big disadvantage as he wasn’t an ex player and he knew next to nothing about us when he came..
ernie lynch
19:11 on 12 October, 2014
Zico-Maltese Bhoy
17:51 on 12 October, 2014
I dont know if posted before,Just a thought.If Lenny is still in charge at Bolton who will he come in for in the January window from us, easy pickings wages wise.HH.
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Scott Brown.
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Ahh but Scott gets Celtic no way he’d leave for more money :o)
I see the EPL are about to sign a new £4bill TV deal, £100mill for the team that gets relegated. Can’t wait for the bubble to burst.
BT
I agree….big advantage for Lenny knowing club inside oot.hh
Dallas
I loved big ‘gas meter’ and was ridiculed by my dad, two uncles and four big cousins at the games at that time.
Latchford for England!
Peter Peter give us a wave!
Great memories J. :))
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bzr6OD9IEAAqDF7.jpg:large
‘Hen, Ahm ur sumbulollicully gein ye this poond fur tae facillutit ma purchase ‘o merchundise fae this shoap like whit yur boss Ashley din wi the namin rights o’ the Big Hoose.’
“Well, did ye know ye kin get a cheesburger an’ fries fae Micky D’s fur that poond?”
‘Cancel the sale, luv…’
Hi zico
Met a pal of ours yesterday,sends his best wishes to you,Bada,and can I have rasps
He came home from his world tour to attend to things,
It was Luigi Ambrosini
Never recognized him at first,full white beard(Santa )
Hoping to meet him in Estapona next week
HH
put ‘rangers flashmob sports direct’ into youtube
and you get
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9951qxLaFJU
All those waiting for the EPL bubble to bust will wait a very very long time imo Whilst demand worldwide remains high so will the monies that sustain it. Its greatest threat is likely to be the ambition of major clubsto maximise brands overseas potentially diminishing the base product.
a little searching underneath that and you get a mob
derbyshirebhoy
19:25 on 12 October, 2014
All those waiting for the EPL bubble to bust will wait a very very long time imo Whilst demand worldwide remains high so will the monies that sustain it. Its greatest threat is likely to be the ambition of major clubsto maximise brands overseas potentially diminishing the base product.
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The rest of Europe’s saving grace is that the EPL has a shared TV deal, if Man U and a couple of others had been able to act like Barca and Real then they’d have crazy money.
I hate it, but I think Celtic should’ve tried to join the bottom tear years ago, worked our way up and taken the riches.
Rye
Always thought of Jinky J when listening to Jimmy Jazz. Beautiful track. :)
tier :o)
ryecatcher
19:19 on 12 October, 2014
Being told you’ve got to give up drinking because you’re overweight might make Bolton seem attractive. Particularly if they’re being managed by someone you know and trust.
the_huddle
19:31 on 12 October, 2014
‘The bride was in tears,……….as was the cake.’
Latchford , Latchford give us a wave occurred when the big guy was in position in his goal mouth.
The chant Latchford, Latchford was usually prior to kick off, when he was changing ends – which if I recall correctly was an almost weekly experience.
Question – Did we really lose the coin toss every week? :-)
BT
Aye Lenny knew the club inside out, bid prob for RD, at least he is a league winner.
And will be next year, and the year after, and the year after……………. >}
HH
If Lenny decided to put in a bid for Broonie in the Jan window, Pedro will bite his hand off, that is a given.
And I would imagine Broonie will be happy enough to double-treble his wages, new contract coming up, I wonder how much Pedro will want to slash it ?
HH
tet
Hope so buddy..
great links on fb…
TET
All the bhoys I spoke to in McChuill’s yesterday, agreed with me that RD should be given time and supported.
Found this quite interesting….
John Rafferty sees Scotland’s World Cup hopes slump as Poland stun 107,500 at Hampden
Scotland 1 Poland 2 The Scotsman, 14 October, 1965
Scotland are toppling ingnominiously out of the World Cup. A great Hampden Park crowd of 107,500 helped them on their way with angry booing as they slumped disastrously in the second half and gifted, with slack defending, two goals to Poland in the final six minutes.
Until, in the last half-hour, the Scotland defence disintegrated, this was a match that should have been well won by a team that in the first half had pleased with well ordered aggression and speedy wing play. They had taken a lead from a goal by the centre-half and captain, McNeill, in the 14th minute. Victory seemed assured.
Then Johnston had been an exciting winger, Henderson good on the ball but passing rashly, and Bremner and Crerand had control in midfield. Yet early the Scotland defence had shown itself susceptible to the neat forward switching of the Poles.
Hamilton, McNeill and Greig could not get the ball firmly in the tackles and were unable to get it away accurately. The covering was slack and too many gaps were left, but when Law, who had a great first half, and Johnston got the attack going these deficiencies were hidden.
Then Henderson limped in the second half. Crerand slowed and the game passed him by. Bremner became lost, and the control at midfield passed to the eager Poles, and the pressure was put on the defence. They tottered and finally cracked.
Law and Bremner switched as the game died, but three Laws were needed to rally Scotland. There was no relief for the defence for the play swung mostly to the right in the second half and Henderson, troubled by his injury, had a shocking time, while Gilzean, at centre, could not break clear of the very fast centre-half.
Defenders cleared rashly but the ball came back. One thought then of the chances that were made and lost in the first half, but there was no other Scottish consolation as the game wore on.
The team had been found wanting. It was a monumental disappointment. The crowd stood stunned by it and finally roared their disappointment bitterly and loudly.
Now the staggering task set for Scotland to qualify for the World Cup finals is to beat Italy home and away. How the defence is to be propped and the midfield secured is beyond comprehension. The outlook is dark and more so because of the earlier hopes.
A nervous start by Scotland could have been costly. The covering in defence was slack, and twice Faber got shots in which Brown saved well. Then Faber again found a road through, and his lob beat Brown but went past a post.
Law had a burst and shot near and the match began to develop into a satisfying game, with the attacks building up in bulk. Then in the 14th minute Scotland scored.
McNeill came up for a corner and when Henderson put the ball over Kornek palmed it off Gilzean’s head but straight in front of McNeill and the centre-half crashed it into the roof of the net. It was a fine time to get a goal for the Poles were settling in a threatening manner.
There was some aggressive Scotland forward play then and Johnston’s first two runs might have brought goals. His second ripped the Polish defence open but Law just failed to reach his cross.
Johnston was by far the better Scots winger for Henderson mis-passed atrociously and wasted all his good running.
At any rate the wingers were being kept running so obviously the team manager was being heeded.
Law was in aggressive form and two chances were made in front of goal, but the ball came quickly and three Scotland forwards bunched in their eagerness and the ball was scrambled clear.
In the 35th minute there was a highlight when Henderson, going through, was brought down and it seemed a penalty kick had been given. But instead it was a non-scoring free kick which proved to be fruitless.
Near half-time there was a tremendous scramble on the Polish goal line with Law, Bremner and Gilzean trying to force the ball over and then the Polish right-back had his name taken for stopping Johnston in the only way it seemed possible to do so, by kicking the legs from under him.
The Scotland defence caused anxiety at the start of the second half when the Poles spurted. Blunders by McCreadie and Hamilton almost gifted the Poles a goal and Law, who had switched with Bremner, was busy plugging leaks.
And then after 15 minutes Scotland switched again to attack and the Hampden roar rose in its might to encourage them and Anczok was hurt stopping Law.
Shots poured in on the Polish goal and Kornek, at full stretch, brilliantly stopped a great drive from Gilzean that was going in at a post. Still Poland were far from down and Brown had two great saves from Pohl.
But that aggressive spell passed, Scotland lost control in midfield and the ball was scrambled out of defence to the feet of white-shirted Poles. Greig was heavy-footed, the wingers were starved of the ball, and Scotland slumped to an alarming degree.
Inevitably such slipshod defending was punished and with six minutes to go the goal was left gaping and Liberda shot the equaliser.
In another minute Scotland’s World Cup hopes were shattered. Again the goal was exposed and Sadek hit a bouncing shot that deceived Brown and slipped into the net. After such a bright first half that was a shocking reverse.
Scotland: Brown (Tottenham), Hamilton (Dundee), McCreadie (Chelsea), Crerand (Manchester U), McNeill (Celtic), Greig (Rangers), Henderson (Rangers), Bremner (Leeds), Gilzean (Tottenham), Law (Manchester U), Jonston (Rangers).
Poland: Kornek, Szczepanski, Gmoch, Oslizlo, Anczok, Nieroba, Szoltysik, Sadek, Pol, Liberda, Faber.
Referee: H Carlsson.
Attendance: 107,580
dd
hear you where taking care of oldtim yesterday..
ryecatcher
18:36 on
12 October, 2014
Murdo ‘s goal was the pick of the bunch
Roy the Bear’s performance was astonishing that night too….
Celtic 4-2 Rangers – 10 Men Won The League – YouTube
► 2:30► 2:30
I remember roaming about the Celtic end it was as if I was in a drug-like state. The atmosphere was brilliant and we just new it was going to be Celtic’s night and Celtic’s title. One of the most wonderous evenings I ever had as a Tim.
Dealney’s & Teuchtar, Peter Latchford was Danny’s assistant when my all time favourite Celt was boss at Arbroath.
We won 9 nil or 9 1 on a lovely summers night at Gayfield in a league cup tie.
It’s strange that we lost so many coin tosses. Reminds you of the badge available in the seventies & eighties with one of our players standing across from a sticky bun at the coin toss with the ref wearing a currant bun tammy & scarf.
I was never out of Peter Latchfords house when I was a kid.
Might add it was before he moved in
he had a House being built down the Calderglen in EK.
My mate stayed about 3 doors( 3 plots) away and we always raided the houses
Being built for putty.
: > )
BT
As long as he is the Celtic manager, he will have my support, FFS, I even supported BTM till the bitter end.
Had the call from wattie not happened, he may well have done a bit better, he was doing great till that game at the bigotdome happened, then it all fell apart.
Thanks, stocking fillers, cheap and bloody good quality.
HH
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DD
See above >}
HH
BT
Dr DD helped thàt amazing Tim called Oldtim to free his mind. The pleasure was all mine. ;)
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Rattlesnakes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=JL3rcYKhT1k
The album was released 30 years ago today
HH
Ryecatcher
Can I ask you a question seeming since you reckon so many of our players wouldn’t get in a side at the bottom of the English second tier?
My question is – when was the last time you saw Celtic play? (Not on TV, actually at the match).
How come Big Gas Meter, didn’t get a testimonial ?
Hail Hail
Another great and emotional night
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HH