I asked Archie Macpherson to speak about Jock Stein at CQN11, to mark the 50th anniversary of Jock’s appointment as Celtic manager, and then stayed quiet as he spoke. One of the points he made was that Jock would have a news plan ahead of a big game.
Good news would be held back until a few days before the game, giving fans and players a lift, to ensure maximum impact. Bad news could break at any time, but it would have to fight for column inches. As an operator, he is still worth studying. Celtic should plan to dominate this week’s news accordingly.
Apart from that horrible game away to Legia, Ronny Deila has not been to a sell-out Celtic game in a large stadium, and even that was only 30,000. It’s possible he’s never even played before a large sell-out crowd, so you can be sure he’ll not be short of people telling him what to expect, and how to prepare for Hampden on Sunday.
There are some obvious pitfalls for him to avoid, in particular to ensure his players are not provoked into retaliation, but taking too much advice would be a mistake (will not stop us offering plenty advice). He’s spent all season playing and preparing one way, anything which gets in the way of this will only put him off his game. The manager needs to employ a filter this week, tell everyone he’s got the situation covered and get on with the game.
Loving the way recipients of Rangers EBT loans have been asked about an advert dealing with the consequences of their loans, but are not actually asked about the loans themselves. These guys only agree speak on the understanding they are not asked about their loans, none of which are or will be repaid.
I accept that if the loan recipient is being asked about yesterday’s charity match, or some other football game, there’s no place to ask him about his loan, but these guys are regularly commenting on the consequences of their loans, without ever having to deal with the awkward question.
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Gun=hun
Ok glasses on
Anybody who disagrees with tbe content of yesterdays adverts is a hun. Anyone who disagrees not with the content but with any other aspect is a hun whore.
HH
Don’t know if this has already been posted, but there is a fairly juvenile comment on Yahoo’s front page about the statement.
Just ignore the text, and enjoy the pictues posted of the GB’s Four Horsemen display.
HH
https://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/blogs/early-doors/celtic-fans-pay-for-advert-in-national-newspaper-to-claim-old-firm-match-died-three-years-ago-141348771.html
Pictures, even!
Jungle VIP
“Short of the entire Celtic side being laid low by a tummy big…”
For Gawd’s sake mhan , don’t go giving anyone any ideas.
Ron@17.09
HH.
A lot of posters, even though you may disagree with them, their love of Celtic shines through. You can engage with them and many times my own views have tempered somewhat as a result of that engagement. That is when the blog is at its best.
Others, as said, their sole intent is to dung stir. From here on in the antennae will be finely tuned( sometimes not a requirement) and I’m going to scroll.
Cultsbhoy
I am far more in favour of buying illegal drugs than giving our billionaire hun board members another penny.
We are a broad church.
HH
the advert seems to have produced some sort of catharsis for Celtic supporters.
It was right to state the facts as a first step to removing 5 titles from the cheating grasp of the old club.
If you buy into them being the same entity you do not believe in sport.
They were allowed to dump their debt and were not punished. They started at the only place a new club could start.
Celtic are correct of course, they play in blue at Ibrox and have the same fans and we must play them …Otherwise we break the rules.
However, stating that they were punished or relegated is a lie which adds to their lack of punishment for cheating.
They paid players more than any other club could afford becaus the avoided the tax that would have been owed. If you allow it to happen once then you are accepting it again and again.
They cannot be allowed to have these titles.
HTS =
Highly Tense Sevconian
Hurting Teddybear Supporter
Honourless Tax Skivers
or what hun skelper said
kikinthenakas
17:04 on 26 January, 2015
That’s what Families are for mate. See you soon.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Awe naw
I hear you pal – the Board are not my favs but I’m not yet demoting them to Hun status although Lawwell is too complicit in their resurrection for my liking…
mullet and co 2
17:33 on 26 January, 2015
Anyone involved in concocting or accepting the 5 way agreement needs removed from acting in any capacity within Scottish football.
HH
Mike in Toronto,
The key bit for me is to play, and be allowed to play a game that suits us.
We have already seen, that RD is not a particularly quick starter in new situations vis a vis our CL exit, and early league form.
Next Sunday will be another new adventure for him – Hampden, Rankers , Cup Semi and 50k folks with 50% hostile.
My advice is to keep 11 men on the park, avoid daft bookings, and look to win the game comfortably in last 20, via pace & tempo.
Whatever, you think of Kenny Miller and others I expect Miller to try and play the way he did against England at Wembley , when, Imho he was excellent. Others will also raise their game, but they will run out of steam, which should allow us to win by at least a couple.
My team would be
Gordon
Lustig VVD Denayer Izzy
Brown Bitton
Matthews Johansen Commons
Griffiths
The above could switch from 4231 to 4321 or 4411 if needed.
I would then look to get Forrest & if allowed Tonev, and Scepovic on for last 20 to stretch them & take a 1:1 or 1 nil to 3 or 4.
STV News preview just there, saying “Neil Lennon has no doubts that Sunday is an old firm derby”.
The first of many ex players/managers I’d guess this week.
Demis Roussos .
2 memories
Naked hippies tripping / freaky dancing to the Aphrodite’ s Child 666 LP at a happening in a Ladbroke Grove squat in 72.
The Demis Roussos discussion in the truly fabulous tv version of the truly great – Abigail’s Party..
Forever and Ever CSC – way down south .Rain but no tears !
heb
no need to answer, you know who they are.
Mullet@17.33
Agree with most of that post but they did not start “at the only place where a new club could start”. Even in this they were well looked after by a compliant SFA. They took Spartans place and then they attempt to tell us they have been punished enough. Every rule in the book has been bent to accommodate our brethren from the South side.
HH
I now place our board on a par with George Graham, Jim Farry, Ernie Walker, Campbell Ogilvie, Andy Goram, John Brown, Tiny Wharton, Hugh Dallas etc. in fact worse they never betrayed anyone.
HH
hebcelt. no names but you know.
Cults Bhoy
“There is a mixed message if you look at Celtic / fans/ board / trust/ whatever as a homogenous bunch who on the one hand spend money ( who cares how much?) to publish an advert / statement disassociating Celtic from Rangers on the one hand and in the same week we pass £10k to one of their ex players who has suffered great misfortune.
I’m more in favour of donating to Fernando Riksen than I am to any newspaper.”
I can see that you have repeated the charge without explaining what is mixed about the mixed message.
As far as I can see the ad dissociates ourselves from the O** F*** label and with a continuation of our previous association with a club that died.
Fernando Ricksen played in the SPFL for a club and has suffered a horrendous illness. We have made a donation to attempt to alleviate his condition. We do not legitimise Sevco as a Continuity club by either donating or not donating.
Not only do I not see mixed messages, I fail to see an association. Even if a we donated to a player who had only played for New Rangers and had no relationship with the old club, that would still offer no consolation to the Continuity Myth. It would remain merely a humane act free from political significance.
I see ‘The Green Man’ has taken a leaf out of Super Alloa’s book when asks the question does anyone in CQN know me – a wee touch of the “who are these people’ rhetoric from the ‘ the tim of the year’
No one will EVER shut me up, or, down, for that matter. I continue to express my views, back them up with relevant evidence and stay within the protocol for this site.
sorry for the duplicate.
Alfie Noakes. Well said fella.H.H.
alfie, good on you.
Alfie, I read on the blog that you had made comments about people from Clydebank, I never seen the post they referred to, can you repeat what you said, being from the area I’m interested in your view
so NFL thinks we should that we are still part of the Old Firm … Perhaps he should check with his previous employers …. Here’s the reply I received from Celtic…
These are the facts:-
• The Rangers Football Club plc went into administration in March 2012 and liquidation in November 2012.
• Sevco Scotland Limited, later renamed The Rangers Football Club Limited, applied to be, and became, a member of the Scottish FA and the Scottish Football League in summer 2012.
• In the Scottish FA and SPFL competitions, there is a team called Rangers FC, which plays at Ibrox, trains at Murray Park, and has the same crest, strip and supporters as before.
• We need to play whoever we are asked to play in those competitions.
As a club, we stopped referring to the Old Firm some time ago, as we did not think that the term was relevant.
We will continue to focus on our own club and being as successful as we can be by beating whichever team is put in front of us.
As I say I don’t believe there will be anything further from the Club for the timebeing, however I do hope that this clarifies our current views.
Clashcitybhoy
You are right about Miller … he will run all day. And I think Sevco will come out flying, but I agree that they likely cant last, as they haven’t really been tested in a few seasons (and when they have, they usually are found wanting).
So, the key for us is to make sure they dont score early, or it will give them and their fans a real boost.
Must say, I am normally pretty clear on who I want in my starting 11, but I am struggling with this game.
The huddle …. I really hope the comment attributed to NFL are not accurate. As always, I will always (i) give NFL the benefit of any doubt, and (ii) assume MSM are stirring …
Masty,
Thanks for posting the independance girls…Sarah &Sophie.
Two brave lassies. HH
Alfie
I believe the poster asked if there was anyone on CQN who knew you and could vouch for you.
I don’t believe he asked if there was anyone on CQN who knew you and could shut you up.
What was that you said about “backed up with relevant evidence”?
Is there any prospect of James Forrest being fit for Sunday?
That’s the CFC James Forrest , not the CQN one… :-)
Strange ( not) how certain internet bampots are now being seen by the msm as ” go to guys” on all things Celtic
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Derek & Clive –
“Alfie Noakes”
[ from the album “Come Again” (1977) ]
DEREK:
Mm-cha mm-cha mm-cha mm-cha,
mm-cha ….. (repeats over and over)
CLIVE:
Oooh-la-la-la-la, oop North, you know, we have a different point of view. And here, from the North country we have a wonderful comic and he’s a great bloke, I’d like you welcome him here and now, he’s Alfie Noakes and he’s got stories from the North!
DEREK:
(makes sound of ecstatic audience applause, then belches)
CLIVE:
Hello, ah-ha-ha! Hallo! my name is Alfie Noakes, and …..
DEREK:
No, my name is Alfie Noakes!
CLIVE:
Oh! Your name is Alfie Noakes?
DEREK:
Yeah!
CLIVE:
Hallo Alfie!
DEREK:
Hallo Alfie, how are you?
CLIVE:
Aaaaayyyyyeee, nice to meet you!
DEREK:
Ehh, nice to see you. Yes, how are you Alfie?
CLIVE:
Great to see you!
DEREK:
Yeah, yeah, yeah …..
CLIVE:
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah …..
DEREK:
Ah, ya fuckin’- Aah.
CLIVE:
Aye, aye
DEREK:
Oh.
CLIVE:
Well, my name is Alfie Noakes, and I remember the time your mother …..
DEREK:
Yeah.
CLIVE:
….. had cancer of the arsehole!
DEREK:
Oh! That was a funny one, wasn’t it! Yeah! She said …..
CLIVE:
Oh, that was a funny one! Oh, I love that! Yes, I love that!
DEREK:
She said …..
CLIVE:
Oh, you love that folks! Listen to Alfie, tell it.
DEREK:
‘Ere, I said to her, I said, I said, I said, I said, …..
CLIVE:
She said – what’d you hear? What’d you say? …..
DEREK:
….. I said, “Mother-“, I said, “Mother-“, …..
CLIVE:
….. What’d you say? What’d you say? What’d you say? …..
DEREK:
….. I said, “Mother, you’ve got so m-“, I said “Mother”, I said, I said, “Mother, you’ve got so much-“, …..
CLIVE:
….. He said, “Mother, mother”, he said, “Mother”, he said, “Mother”, he said – what’d you-, “Mother”, he said, “Mother”, he said, “Mother”, he said. What’d you say? …..
DEREK:
….. Oh, I said, no, leave it, I said, “Mother”, …..
CLIVE:
….. He said, “Mother”, he said, “Mother”, he said. What’d you say? …..
DEREK:
….. no, I said, I said, “Mother”, I said, no, well, I’ll tell you what I said, …..
CLIVE:
….. He said, “Mother”, he said, “Mother”, I said, “Mother”. What’d you say? …..
DEREK:
….. I said, “Mother”, I said, “Mother”, I said, “Mother”, I said, …..
CLIVE:
….. I said, “Mother”, I said, “Mother”, I said. What’d you say?
DEREK:
….. I said, “Mother”, I said, “Mother”, I said, “Mother”, I said, “Mother”, …..
CLIVE:
….. I said, “Mother, mother.” What’d you say?
DEREK:
CANCER!!!!!!
CLIVE:
Oh!
DEREK:
And she said to me …..
CLIVE:
Ah!
DEREK:
Ah-huugh-arrgh-ugh-oh! And I laughed! I’ve never laughed so much before.
CLIVE:
Oh, Alfie Noakes, that is the most wonderful joke I’ve ever heard.
DEREK:
Ah-hoo!
CLIVE:
But, never mind …..
DEREK:
Oh! (laughs)
CLIVE:
….. we’ve got more people coming into the room and we’ve got none other than my young companion, Alfie Noakes.
DEREK:
Hello Alfie!
CLIVE:
Hallo Alfie! Alfie!
DEREK:
How are you Alfie?
CLIVE:
Hallo love! Alfie, I’m fine!
DEREK:
Ya-hurgh, I said to her, …..
CLIVE:
Yes, ah, yes, yes …..
DEREK:
I said to her, …..
CLIVE:
I want to tell you a story, …..
DEREK:
….. yeah, oh, wh-, yeah.
CLIVE:
….. I want to tell you a story. There’s this bloke, and he’s Irish and he’s Jewish and he’s Pakistani and he’s stupid and he’s lost his teeth …..
DEREK:
Ahh-hugh-ho-ho!
CLIVE:
….. and all his h-, all his hair fell out …..
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
Oh-hoo! And …..
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
….. all his hair fell out …..
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
….. and his legs fell off …..
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
….. and, er, …..
DEREK:
Oh-hoo! Oh-
CLIVE:
….. his, his, his cock got sliced off by a lawn mower!
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
And he said, oh-hoo, …..
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
….. he said, “I’m not feeling too well.”
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
And this black bloke came round and said to him, …..
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
….. “If you’re not feeling well, …..
DEREK:
Oh-hoo!
CLIVE:
….. you should see how I’m feeling!”
DEREK:
Ohhhhhhhh!!!!!
CLIVE:
Ohhhhhhhhhh!!!!! That’s Alfie Noakes folks!
DEREK:
(makes sound of ecstatic audience applause)
CLIVE:
Aaah!! (makes applause sound) That’s Alfie Noakes.
DEREK:
And now to top our bill, somebody I’m sure you’ll all love, somebody who sings a good song, tells a good joke, and here he is, the one and only, the cuddly, the very vast, the very lovely, the very slim, the very cuddly, the very big, the very huge, the huge penis of-, the massive p-, ‘n’ huge penis …..
CLIVE:
Get on with it, Dudley!
DEREK:
The massive penis …..
DEREK AND CLIVE:
….. of ALFIE NOAKES!!!
CLIVE:
Ohhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
DEREK:
Urrm-de-dum-de-dum-dum dum-dum dum-dub-be-dum-dum. Hello everybody, hallo!
CLIVE:
Hallo ladies and gentlemen, my name is Alfie Noakes.
DEREK:
Now, ladies and gentlemen, hallo, my name is Alfie Noakes.
CLIVE:
This person next to me is not Alfie Noakes. I’m, I’m Alfie Noakes.
DEREK:
N-, -next to me is Alfie Noakes. No, I’m Alfie Noakes!
CLIVE:
Alfie Noakes is a very good chap. Alfie Noakes.
DEREK:
I’m Alfie Noakes, listen, ‘ere, I want to show you I’m Alfie Noakes.
CLIVE:
Alfie Noakes doesn’t know jokes. I don’t know jokes.
DEREK:
I want you to- look at my cock. Now, have you, have you seen it?
CLIVE:
No, no, Alf.
DEREK:
This is my, this is Alf’s cock.
CLIVE:
Th-, my name is Alfie Noakes.
DEREK:
This is Alf’s cock.
CLIVE:
I’m Alfie Noakes.
DEREK:
I’m Alfie Noakes.
CLIVE:
No. I’m Alfie Noakes.
DEREK:
No, I’m Alfie Noakes.
CLIVE:
Are you really?
DEREK:
Yes.
CLIVE:
Let’s split the fee.
mike in toronto
17:54 on 26 January, 2015
The huddle …. I really hope the comment attributed to NFL are not accurate. As always, I will always (i) give NFL the benefit of any doubt, and (ii) assume MSM are stirring …
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Yep, hopefully what Lenny actually says and what the MSM are spinning are not the same
he long wait is over
17:56 on
26 January, 2015
Is there any prospect of James Forrest being fit for Sunday?
That’s the CFC James Forrest , not the CQN one… :-)
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The CQN version chases back more. :-)
sipsini
both are an inspiration to us all….met the foe head on without fear.
Relevant evidence backed up
Ha ha ha ha ha
Alfie noaks knows the jokes
Cults Bhoy
I fail to see the connexion between Celtic making a financial donation to a man with a terrible illness and a group of people crowd funding the purchase of a service from a Newspaper.
One is an act of charity / the other is paying to get what you want.
the_ huddle. Lennie is being interviewed on the Scottish news so you will be able to see what he said. H.H.