Last week’s advert in the Tribune de Geneve was in English, despite the predominant local language being French. The primary target audience were Uefa representatives and functionaries, who are not drawn from the local Nyon catchment area, and will most likely speak English, with secondary target audiences in the UK. I hear both targets were reached.
There was a short-lived chat about which language to run with in Switzerland, but consensus was quickly reached that English was appropriate and sufficient. No translation was ever made.
Very much related to this subject…….
There was an incident when I was at school (many years ago). Two boys had exactly the same maths homework. This would have been fine had the work been correct, but the made exactly the same mistakes, so the teacher had sufficient proof to establish that he didn’t have two independently produced pieces of work.
The class lesson that day was, if you’re going to coordinate a response, you better get your facts right, or you’ll get caught.
Shortly after the Tribune de Geneve advert ran it was brought to my attention that some regularly-hostile-to-Celtic online loons were running with a line that an English advert had been sent to Switzerland and a French advert had been sent to an English newspaper by mistake.
This was fanciful, but not worthy of attention, because as you now know, there was never a French translation of the advert.
You can imagine my utter astonishment, therefore, that The Guardian claimed they didn’t run the advert because it was submitted to them in French, despite, as surely the world now knows, no French language version of the advert ever existing!
“If you’re going to coordinate a response, get your facts right.” It doesn’t look good, Guardian. It doesn’t look good at all. You’ve been caught in PR vice.
You know how PR works in Scottish football. Celtic and most clubs play with a straight bat: “This is the news relating to our games and events”, but there are clubs, personalities and organisations which are only tenable because of expensive and persuasive PR.
You remember the Poppy banner issue, which became news a full two days after a game, by which time PR could persuade journalists to run with a story which until then had no news value. You are only too familiar with some of the vacuous characters ushered into the game by newspapers demanding Lloyds Bank approve a takeover, while PR spun incredible lies about finance and probity.
The next time Celtic, or their manager, is vulnerable on a subject, look out for this Malign Influence. It battered Ronny Deila when he lost games, and recently went for Peter Lawwell.
My thanks to The Guardian advertising people, who confirmed to us this morning that the advert they received was in English. That’s the other thing about coordinating a Malign Influence, you need to get buy-in from a lot of people!
1,862 Comments- Pages:
- «
- 1
- ...
- 36
- 37
- 38
- 39
- 40
- 41
- 42
- ...
- 49
- »
SIN CITY BHOY on 12TH JUNE 2016 2:24 AM
Macjay-
Trust me, I’ve seen the pictures of King George inspecting and laughing with Hitler in the presence of formed up, in rank SS troops, just google it, no idea how to do the link thing.
=======================================================================
I do trust you.
I`ll see if I can find that.
Chamberlain and ex king Edward , yes.
George ,I think not.
The other vision you referred to.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/uncle-who-encouraged-young-queens-nazi-salute-plotted-with-adolf-hitler-to-regain-throne-10398750.html
SIN CITY BHOY on 12TH JUNE 2016 2:21 AM
Wealth ?
Much of their ” wealth ” is not owned by them.
Ie They are unable to sell.
I feel that a sizeable majority nof the British people support the Monarchy.
That to me is the be all and end all.
Some of the individuals , of course , are obnoxious , but it`s the institution I support.
And that poor soul , the Queen . Ninety years old and still at work.
The Mountbatten factor? Can`t have been easy , but that was her job and a shitty one it is.
Macjay-
What I have been alluding to is that the monarchy are a jaded, outdated and inbred institution.
What other evidence do you need other than the history and behavior of Lizzie’s spawn?
The Saxe-Coburg and Gothes are an artificial, supplanted strain that were seen as playboys and irrelevant to the rest of the European heiachy.
Thus they were instituted as patsies and minions for the world banking thugs i.e. the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Krupps, De Medicis et al for the reward of untold wealth.
This isn’t speculation. An hour of research on the interwebs will reveal the truth of it.
Your allegiance to conservative and capatalist institutions is, well, unadvisable at best.
https://youtu.be/q3jNZFcwdg0
https://youtu.be/uv-gT9lNa1g
G’nite fholks.
FOREVERANDEVER!!!
With respect to Hitler, I’ll cite Godwin’s Law:)
In summary, there are many paradoxes here.
I’m doing a bit of work on Protestant nationalists .The establishment of the Orange Order, some of it’s opposition to the Act of Union. O’Connell’s (Catholic) opposition to Robert Emmet’s (Protestant) rebellion.
Support for The Act of Union from surprising quarters.
Bans on Secret Societies from the 19th century.
Plenty of paradoxes to keep me ticking over.
I was reading about the United Irishmen’s Rebellion in Castle Hill, Sydney, 1804 and the involvement of a man called General Joseph Holt earlier. Also Michael Dwyer the Wicklow Chief and his dealings with Captain Bligh in Australia prior to the Rum Rebellion.
Are you near Castle Hill?
Must go.
Macjay-
P.S. Once again, I emphasize that all this is with the utmost respect. I have an idea that you are my senior Tim, and having been to taught to respect my elders…well you get my gist.
UnityCSC
SIN CITY BHOY on 12TH JUNE 2016 3:12 AM
Macjay-
What I have been alluding to is that the monarchy are a jaded, outdated and inbred institution.
What other evidence do you need other than the history and behavior of Lizzie’s spawn?
The Saxe-Coburg and Gothes are an artificial, supplanted strain that were seen as playboys and irrelevant to the rest of the European heiachy.
Thus they were instituted as patsies and minions for the world banking thugs i.e. the Rothschilds, Rockefellers, Krupps, De Medicis et al for the reward of untold wealth.
This isn’t speculation. An hour of research on the interwebs will reveal the truth of it.
Your allegiance to conservative and capatalist institutions is, well, unadvisable at best.
========================================================================
For me ,this issue ,as with most issues is one of democracy.
I take it you`re talking about the British monarchy .
If that`s the case , then do you dispute that they have support of the majority ( perhaps overwhelming ) of the only people who matter in the issue.
The British people.
Capitalism / Communism.
For me , that`s the great lie .
Democracy / Communism have for me proved to be the most recent options.
Competition is the most basic human ( and animal ) instinct.
Capitalism , for me , takes competition to its logical conclusion. Part of human nature.
And you can`t successfully legislate against human nature .
Might not be pretty , but I think it`s natural.
CLOGHER CELT on 12TH JUNE 2016 3:19 AM
If I could be so bold as to suggest , try to keep an open mind and perhaps understand why Northern protestants would say :
” Home Rule is Rome Rule ” and was there any justification in their opinion ?
CLOGHER CELT on 12TH JUNE 2016 3:19 AM
If I could be so bold as to suggest , try to keep an open mind and perhaps understand why Northern protestants would say :
” Home Rule is Rome Rule ” and was there any justification for their opinion ?
Perhaps the nub of the matter , along with the Monarchy.
I live perhaps half an hour away on a reasonable traffic day.
If I can be of any assistance with your research , please let me know.
SIN CITY BHOY on 12TH JUNE 2016 3:20 AM
Macjay-
P.S. Once again, I emphasize that all this is with the utmost respect. I have an idea that you are my senior Tim, and having been to taught to respect my elders…well you get my gist.
UnityCSC
===============================================================
Not so sure about respecting elders.
:-)
Nice to talk to you .
Unity C.S.C. YES .
Leave political or other differences aside.
Russia/England……………………….throw them out the tourney now imo.
SFTB
_____
I hope yer bhoy is ok pal.
I’m sure he’ll be fine.
Thoughts and Prayers to all
who are close.
To all those hoping for Celtic to say something
they already have.
They brought in Brendan Rodgers and said,
….”look – sqirrell”
BURGAS
Spot on, get them out, sickened watching that BBC news report there.
Hope the trouble stops over in France.
I think it’ll take MO’N and Roy’s
Green & White army to show how ‘real’
fitba fans behave.
Although, the Welsh yins were guid yesterday as well.
imagine spelling squirrel the wrang way :)
Anyway, when’s Tony Donnelly 67 back ?
So I can annoy him :)
Hurry back Tony – missing all yer links to all
yer Cellic blogs!
Hail Hail
21-5-79 on 12TH JUNE 2016 7:44 AM
_____________________________________
I think that the butchers apron was reduced to a
toilet roll by yon Russian yins.
Good morning friends from a wet and grey East Kilbride. More words fail me.
How Celtic missed out on signing Zlatan Ibrahimovic… when he was a teenager
Written by Danny Stewart, 12/06/2016
CELTIC missed out on signing reputed summer transfer target Zlatan Ibrahimovic for around just £2m when he was a teenager.
Former Hoops manager Martin O’Neill was advised to buy the PSG star, who will lead Sweden’s frontline against his Republic of Ireland side in the Euros tomorrow night, in early 2001.
But while he acted on the tip from former SFA Chief Executive Gordon Smith, at the time working as an agent, he left it too late and the chance was gone.
“I was an agent back then, running a winter training camp for football clubs in Cyprus,” Smith explained.
“One of the clubs that came over that year was Malmo and I spotted a striker, an Eastern European, who I thought looked to be some player.
“I spoke to one of the scouts and he said: ‘No it is a Swede, Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He is only 19 years old’.
“When I heard that, I was really impressed.
“So I called Martin O’Neill, the then Celtic manager, and said: ‘Get someone over here to come and see this guy.
‘He looks great and you should be able to pick him up for £2m’.
“Martin left it a few weeks, though, during which time Zlatan had made a bit of an impact in the Swedish club season.
“Eventually, though, Martin did get in touch and said: ‘Right, we are getting someone over this weekend.
‘Find out his contract situation for me’.
“I replied: ‘Sorry, you are too late – Ajax have just bought him for £5m.’”
A free agent after coming to the end of his deal with Paris St Germain, 34-year-old Ibrahimovic has a dazzling array of options open to him around the world, including a reported £55m offer in China.
His heart seems to be set on playing for Manchester United and Jose Mourinho, his old boss at Inter Milan.
A move to Old Trafford has only been delayed by the decision of Swedish coach Erik Hamren not to let him fly over for signing talks in the middle of the Euros.
Mourinho and Ibrahimovic were very successful together in Italy, winning back-to-back
Serie A titles with Inter.
Those successes set the club up for their Champions League win in the Final against Bayern Munich in 2010.
The Swede, a former team-mate of Hoops legend Henrik Larsson, has previously spoken warmly of Celtic and described Celtic Park as a place any top player would want to end their career.
Martin O’Neill will get up close to the one who got away when his Republic side take on Sweden at the Stade de France in their opening tie at the Euros tomorrow night.
From the Sunday Post
Good Morning Timland.
A lethal cocktail in France.
English and Russian nationalists battle it out,French
thugs attack Polish and NI fans,the terrorist threat,
industrial strikes,the best place to watch this tourny
is from the big chair.
Thought England deserved to win,but hey-ho eh!!!!
Som Mes Que Un Club 11.21pm
Don’t throw your betting slip away I can assure you if France & Germany both top their groups they are in opposite sides of the draw and can ONLY meet in the final…. Am usually wrong but definitely correct on this one….. Good luck
Germany final.
ROY CROPPIE on 11TH JUNE 2016 10:36 PM
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkS_ZogWYAAQU0X.jpg
Historical celebrations…
HH
____
Thanks for posting that pic, and all the others as well.
If, we had added a left back and a, CH to that team, Charlie Nic
might have stayed and, we could have gone on to win a European
trophy with those players…..imho.
Packie
Danny
Big Roy
Murdo
Maestro
Tommy Burns(Maestro-mentor)(RIP)
Provo
Frank
Charlie
George
Roared on by the Jungle
The magic was there….
The heart in the board – wisny :(
For ever thus – CSC
Dunno where – Germany final
came from ?
Gremlins ?
Hmmmmmm……?
Jobo Baldie = Legend
You’ll Never Walk Alone….in the Jungle.
A very happy 83rd birthday to Leo Bloom,The Waco Kid,Young Frankenstein, Will Wonka and more.
GW CSC
Away to get ready for mass
take care Tims.
KEVJUNGLE…….TD, HT, and PL,are locked in a room
trying to thrash out the wording of a statement on
R 12……might be a while yet:)
Russia and Ukraine could meet in the later stages?!
Aff oot to buy a popcorn maker…
Kev, say one for me.
Morning all from an overcast South Ayrshire coast.
Get yer money on a Germany Poland double today.
You heard it here first!
HH!!
A CEILER GONOF RUST on 12TH JUNE 2016 2:30 AM
Natknow, will be in Edinburgh later this month for miss acgr’s latest graduation ceremony, the last one before she sheds her feckin parasite guise. Last week in June, I think but not sure on the exact date.
One down, one to go.
Might have an swms dram opportunity but it,s midweek. If you,re up for it let me know and I,ll fill you in on detail…….when I find out.
HH bruv
——————————————————-
Cool. Drop me a txt if you see an opportunity – though clearly more important things on your agenda that week! Well done (again) to your daughter!
Good Morning Folks,
Thanks to all those who have donated to my sisters fund raising page for Breast Cancer.
For those who took the £3/goal challenge and haven’t donated so far here is the page again
https://moonwalkscotland2016.everydayhero.com/uk/anne-marie-katie-and-jordan-team-donations
Get your money in or I will come round to your house and talk to you or worse still sing!
Thanks very much.
BRTH
BURGAS HOOPS.
I agree , send them home. Let the rest of the fans get on with having a good time. A lovely country which has endured a torrid year being infested by racist boot boys.. Not right.
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 12TH JUNE 2016 3:27 AM
‘Competition is the most basic human ( and animal ) instinct.
Capitalism , for me , takes competition to its logical conclusion. Part of human nature.’
###
If there is such a thing as ‘human nature’ I wonder when, in the 6,000,000 or so years that it took us to evolve from the apes, it first appeared, and whether it is immutable, or whether it itself is capable of evolving.
If I’ve understood you correctly your view appears to be that we have the economic system we have because it allows us to be most in tune with our natural, innate nature.
But is it possible that what you regard as ‘human nature’ is just how people adjust to the economic system we have?
So, in effect, the causal connection between ‘human nature’ and our economic system is the reverse of what you assume.
It might sound like a bonkers idea, but archaeologists and anthropologists tell us that the concept of private property only appeared when humans evolved from being hunter gatherers to farmers, a change generally thought to have occurred a mere 10,000 years ago. Prior to that people lived in loose, cooperative groups, where property, such as it was, was held in common.
I find it hard to believe that humans would have lived for such an overwhelmingly large part of their existence in denial of , and at odds with, what you regard as ‘human nature.
Reading the overnight posts on here it appears that Nicholas Witchell and Ruth Dudley Edwards have a shared log-in for CQN
JMCCORMICK on 12TH JUNE 2016 9:04 AM
‘A lovely country which has endured a torrid year being infested by racist boot boys.. ‘
####
France may be a lovely country but it has a greater problem of far right, xenophobic, racist nationalism than most European countries.
When you see scenes like those in Marseille it makes you realise how dangerous the recent Newco statements were as far as effectively condoning acts of violence. How will the entitled ones react when we and others wipe the floor with them next season and the likes of Joey Barton are stoking the flames. It won’t end well that’s for sure.
Right, Mass, gym, Morrisons, bookies, couch in that order. Have a good one out there.