Issue 7 of CQN Magazine is out now! We continue our campaigning focus on the crisis in Scottish football from recent weeks as well as delivering many great articles on Celtic.
You can get a glimpse of the magazine below but go to the dedicated magazine site here to read it properly (which you’ll not be able to do below). Nip to page 64 for my favourite article this month, comparing the age of the current Celtic team to some of our great teams from the past. It’s an eye opener.
A special word of thanks to Alex Thomson of Channel 4 News, who this morning got Uefa to confirm: “We are in contact with the Scottish FA and offering assistance”.
We have tons to talk about in the next couple of days, Brian Kennedy, Sailen Manna – don’t let me forget to talk about Sailen, Athletic (one of the most important cup ties in years?), Kenny Shiels (don’t underestimate this guy) and we have a Cup Final to look forward to! Struggling to fit it in but we’ll try.
We are now shipping hard copies of the magazine from the UK – and sold out last month (unlike Rangers tickets last week). Order your copy by clicking on the link below. If you want a copy shipped overseas (note, seas, not sees) email me, celticquicknews@gmail.com (for Britain and Ireland please use the link below).
Pay by card or Paypal – We don’t do clowns!
You can support the online edition by making a discretionary donation here. Thanks to James, Bart, Bobby and David, all of whom are probably still asleep, and everyone who contributed.
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RobertTressell, 14:08
Surely the Unfelt Fenian Hand?
7m Stewart M. Regan @StewartRegan · Open
@obonfanti88 Only in relation to competitions. FIFA are the world governing
Would he mean competitions like the SPL, Champions League, UEFA Cup etc?
I thought they were all competitions under the UEFA umbrella.
RobertTressell – I am hearing that FollowFollowers have discovered the secret handshake used by the Unseen Hand. There is absolutely no thumb to knuckle contact and is usually given away by the firmness of grip used by the conspiracists.
Aye, but whitaboot the Society of St Vincent De Paul? (thumbsup)
Ask FC Sion what they recommend when it comes to messing with UEFA.
aye thats what I thought tomtheleedstim
surely it goes SPL>>>SFA>>>UEFA>>>FIFA
is that too simple minded?
obonfanti1888 on 16 March, 2012 at 14:24 said:
I suspect he’s right on this one. UEFA have rules for their competitions which all participating teams must adhere to. Many of those rules will be identical to the national association rules, and some might be adopted for convenience sake.
However UEFA might eg stipulate that all teams must have 3 recognised gaolkeepers in a competition squad but this would not necessarily be applied by a national association.
A concrete example might be the issue Hearts had with their pitch not fitting UEFA regulation sizes but being ok under SFA rules.
Sandman Is Neil Lennon on 16 March, 2012 at 13:16:
My personel favourite from the Follow Follow Book Of Fairytales is the yarn about Celtic switching on the floodlights to aid the Luftwaffe on their bombing raids.
Is it any wonder the Germans lost the war when these guys waited until 1959 to attempt to blow up the shipyards?
obonfanti1888
Regan’s a great one for deflecting. The number of times he has hid behind “oh that’s SPL rule” is ridiculous. No surprise with his current approach. Out of his depth I think.
Mort
Any truth to the rumour than one of the interested parties bidding for Rangers is Papa Lazarou? (thumbsup)
Reagan is nitpicking with his latest tweet and he knows it
UEFA are totally relevant in this instance. They could ban Rangers from playing in their UEFA competitions for as long as they see fit. Ditto Scotland in the EC
He would be better served getting his head down into a full investigation of why one his member clubs has broken SFA statutes
fanadpatriot
Defo be on the piste. Picking up Brother C and the duty free tonight, then heading up north tomorrow. Should get the game on CelticTV. I think they have live rights – I’ve purchased the mobile internet thing especially.
RobertT…,
The ‘it’s the administrators fault’ is the same argument the monkeys are using, when discussing punishing the club.
bunburybhoy on 16 March, 2012 at 13:13:
Don’t expect Jeff Randall to ask David Murray any difficult questions.
Randall is a massive Hun and shares the same Winalot bowl with the Scottish sports hacks.
Ten Men Won The League on 16 March, 2012 at 14:33 said:
Yes, say if UEFA did ban RFC from their competitions (which I’m sure the SFA must come under in some way?) due to the EBT’s and suchlike, surely the SFA would be duty bound to reciprocate?
Dave, yer ma wife now mr murray……………………..
KLV
Kennedy Boys
Friday Frank
Should be a good weekend then,Enjoy.
Fred C. Dobbs on 16 March, 2012 at 13:33 said:
Ok am no the brightest,but is that a Hoops fan at the wind up singing “we don’t do walking away” on YouTube? That cannae be serious…can it?
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once you get your head round it you’ll see that it’s comedy gold of the most subtle,ironic & highest quality! pass it on.
Not only did Celtic leave the floodlights on for the Germans 17 years before we had them but we also let them park their submarines in the Jungle …. Fact
From The Telegraph:
When Jeff Randall responded to a throw-away question in a Q&A for the Radio 5 Live website, little did he expect to have the answer repeated in two-foot high letters on a banner spanning half the width of the Copland Stand at Ibrox. Asked which team he supported, the BBC’s Business News presenter said: “Glasgow Rangers…they are the quintessential British club.”
From Wikipedia…
Randall is a supporter of the Glasgow football club, Rangers, which he once described as “the quintessential British club”.
PLUCK THE DUCK
When does the window slam shut for the buyout of the orcs is it 5 o’clock
or midnight. Hope it’s midnight because if it is 5 o’clock I might not have time to
put a bid together. I have to go shopping, mostly for some of the black stuff but
I do have a serious question. Can you make Guinness flavoured ice cream?
Miki67….
comedy gold, and cringeworthy at the same time.
I’m only surprised that he didn’t get an orange band for support .
Che on 16 March, 2012 at 14:12 said:
Yir man david dickinsons agreed to do it as long as he gets a free go on martin bains sunbed
Bains super ultra violet toasting in minutes sunbed is the benchmark kit how could Dickie refuse
Hail Hail
Gonna be some sweet sounds coming down
On the nightshift
Night Shift
I bet you’re singing proud
Oh, I bet you’ll pull a crowd
Gonna be a long night, it’s gonna be all right
On the nightshift
Oh you found another home, I know you’re not alone
On the nightshift
Yivwhit 14:05
If that were to happen , could Celtic Football Club or it’s shareholders then sue for monies lost .
Kayal33 on 16 March, 2012 at 14:16 said:
There’s a Rangers In Need special tonight. Pudsey the Bear taking donations
Or a Rangers in Dire Need Special with Pudsey the Bear (2 eyepatches) and the donations go straight to the WWF or Walking Wounded Fund
Hail Hail
It’s a grand day tae be a Rhebel! C’mon The Bhoys on Sunday!
STEINREIGNEDSUPREME 1432
Probably the funniest comment I’ve ever read on here,we are not worthy. Well,I’m not.
Simply superb,sir.
DJBEE: Just for you:
Ingredients
12 ounces Guinness stout
2 cups heavy cream
2 cups whole milk
3/4 cup granulated sugar
1 vanilla bean, split in half lengthwise
6 egg yolks
Dark Chocolate-Honey Sauce, recipe follows
Directions
In a large saucepan, simmer the Guinness until reduced by 3/4 in volume, about 8 minutes. Combine the cream, milk, and sugar in a medium, heavy saucepan. Scrape the seeds from the vanilla bean into the pan and add the vanilla bean halves. Bring to a gentle boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat.
Beat the egg yolks in a medium bowl. Whisk 1 cup of the hot cream into the egg yolks. Gradually add the egg mixture in a slow, steady stream, to the hot cream. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally, until the mixture thickens enough to coat the back of a spoon and reaches 170 degrees F. on an instant-read thermometer, about 5 minutes. Remove from the heat and strain through a fine mesh strainer into a clean container. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing down against the surface to keep a skin from forming. Chill in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
Remove from refrigerator and add the Guinness reduction, whisking until well blended. Pour into the bowl of an ice cream machine and freeze according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze until ready to serve.
Dark Chocolate-Honey Sauce:
2 cups whipping cream
1/4 cup honey
20 ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
In a medium saucepan, scald cream and honey medium heat. Remove from the heat. Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl. Add the hot cream, let sit for 2 minutes, then whisk until smooth. Whisk in the vanilla. Let stand until cool but still pourable. Serve over Guinness ice cream.
Batallon de San Patricio, !Viva Méjico!
Must admit to one of those laugh out loud moments when I saw a mock up of the packaging for…
IBROXO, The Laughing Stock
Could Dr. Gillian McKeith become Rangers’ new owner? (thumbsup)
Neil Lennon will continue to intermittently blank the Scottish media if they do not “get a grip of themselves”.
Lennon refused to speak to reporters before and after last week’s Scottish Cup quarter-final win over Dundee United at Tannadice.
Lennon, though, told one media outlet before the 4-0 win on Tayside that he was angry at suggestions his club were trying to benefit from the financial woes of administration-hit Rangers.
Speaking at the club’s Lennoxtown training complex, ahead of Sunday’s League Cup final against Kilmarnock at Hampden, Lennon was asked if he believed Celtic had been unnecessarily dragged into Rangers’ problems.
“Yes, spot on,” he said. “I have not been happy with some of the coverage our club has been getting. Unless attitudes from some journalists change to myself and the club I will continue to refuse to speak to them.
“I am as professional as possible with the press and give them the respect that I think should be reciprocated but at times I don’t think it is. It is up to some people to get a grip of themselves and behave in the professional manner which myself, the club and my players give to them.”
I remember when my da (a ‘quiet man’ if ever there was) was dyin’,loaded with morphine,watchin’ the telly,and the brigade was finally kickin’ back big time against Oliver’s Army,and his face lit up and he shouted,” Go on the bhoys!”. It was a revelation. All those years,and he’d hardly said a word about all the repression we’d suffered. After that,he opened up and I got an amazing living history lesson. My da was born in the middle of a storm on The Irish Sea,and he died in the middle storm in Scotland. He was the best person I’ve ever met and he was a Celt through & through.
He would’ve loved to be here today.
The Battered Bunnet on 16 March, 2012 at 14:59 said:
hehehe – brilliant.
miki67 on 16 March, 2012 at 15:05
Nice sentiments and memories of your ‘Da’ – Hail Hail to his memory bud.