You read the Scottish Government’s response last week when a Glasgow business won £40m worth of export income, shared with others in their sector from Dingwall to Kilmarnock? Celtic’s Champions League success this month has been phenomenal economic news for Glasgow in particular, and Scotland in general, but it would break the Scottish Government scarcely concealed agenda towards Celtic for them to acknowledge the contribution to our economy.
Instead they peddle some hoary old trash in attempting to defend their thoroughly discredited Offensive Behaviour’ Act, which sought to “equalise” supporters behaving lawfully with those behaving in a sectarian manner.
The Government, which for years placed great political capital into respecting the will of the Scottish Parliament, suddenly decided Parliament’s voice could be ignored by Government, when the chamber voted to repeal the Act in November.
It would choke these people to acknowledge Celtic’s contribution to the country’s economic welfare. They want your votes, they don’t want to listen to you, or Parliament, or any other body who may represent you, unless you conform to a cultish utopian vision.
We live in the age where governments across the globe bang the Bogeyman Drum, while indulging in crass selective seeing and hearing. This Tartan-Peronist outfit would be wise not to cherry-pick how they tackle Celtic supporters, or our club.
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4 in, so far. all quality imho.
Jonny Hayes Scotland Aberdeen Transfer Summer 2020 Undisclosed[47]
Kundai Benyu England Ipswich Town Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed[48]
Olivier Ntcham England Manchester City Transfer Summer 2021 Undisclosed[49]
Patrick Roberts England Manchester City Loan Summer 2018 Loan[50]
a very different shankill tt – holy moley
Excellent.
PR7.
Top Quality.
Window shuts in a week. Paperwork over Man City- Fulham agreement will take months to amicably resolve in order for PR7 to sign a permanent deal with Celtic.
BUT…
…Don’t let those FACTS stop you wasting bandwidth by coming on here and moaning like a leetle beetch…
MIT: Are you still coming to Dublin?
Sandman, I just don’t get the logic, I’m generally what would be termed on here as a “happy clapper” but I really hope that there’s something in the small print not being made public, otherwise I would have preferred Celtic to say no to anything less than a permanent deal, without that, the big winners in the long term will be Man City and Fulham.
starry plough on 28th August 2017 6:42 pm
Its impossible to please all of the people all of the time
I agree with posters who say Patrick on loan is better than no Patrick at all
if that’s not to everyone’ liking ………………………… tough,
entitled as they are to their opinion …. so am I ………and
I am delighted
Welcome home Paddy bhoy
HH
STARRYPLOUGH
Well,it’s not been the best,but far from the worst. We signed Hayes,Benyu and Ntcham,and still have Kouassi to feature. And Ajer looks the part anaw.
We now have a decent no 7 too. Even if only on loan.
Kept much of our first choice squad,jettisoned some others.
Ah,wtf,put it like that…
Lease a PR7 for no deposit and an affordable monthly payment. Hand back after a year and choose another new model. Terms and conditions apply.
ArnoldClarkCSC
JIMBO67 and CATACH
Hoopy Birthday…………………………….
HH
STARRY
They are sick and bricking it, loan or no loan.
What happened to Nice, Southampton, yada yada yada
Gazumped by Celtic CSC
ERNIE LYNCH on 28TH AUGUST 2017 6:45 PM
RON67 on 28TH AUGUST 2017 6:41 PM
once our injuries clear we will be flying.
Generally that doesn’t happen though. One player recovers, another gets injured. You have to build that into any plan.
we have been very unlucky with injuries to our defensive cover.
Kolncelt on 28th August 2017 6:48 pm
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Fair play. Thoght you sounde dlike a sevconian interloper.
I pointed out just before you – Fulham- City deal was £12 million, an instalment and performance based deal. For City to shift him to Celtic for less, there would need to be a resolution with Fulham.
Celtic by all accounts wanted a permenent move, Fulham paperwork the issue; Fulham, understandably, want their pound of flesh from Citeh’s rich Arabs; negotiations required.
To get him at all this season, the loan deal was structured as Celtic continue to work with Citeh/Fulham towards a final permanent move over the next 12 months.
Anyone else beginning to think that Paddy Roberts isn’t going to sign at all. He was just using us as a bargaining chip to get his dream move to Southampton
No,
Just me then
is gms ok ? weird story
Welcome back PR7 ! Yessssssss !!
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
It’s a statement from the player, that he would rather be here than in Nice or Southampton.
Perhaps Brendan’s vision of Celtic is something to play for:)
I for one can’t wait to see Paddy playing with someone like Oliver pinging the ball to him where he needs it..
Guid luck the Paddy and, whoever else is coming in.
Guid luck tae big Levine, a manager who dizny / wulnae, sit at the back of the mibbery bus.
Still waiting for Brendan to remove his mibbery muzzle and, address KT’s latest assault ???
Nae luck tae WGS, no because ye didn’t pick McGregor, but, because ye always were a wee runt….aye, even when ye were oor puppet manager, how much longer till yer wheeled oot tae promote, league reconstruction, as the huns slide doon the league ?
Oh, and, I see that Mr Apathy was inside Celtic Park on Saturday again…..
I’d guess, 10,000 empty seats ?
Hmmmmm…..?
Anyway,….
…..oot.
Loan signings. Forget it.
Offski
If that’s the case Sandman then it may still prove to be a good bit of business in the long run, I hope so.
As far as Sevconian interloper goes, I probably need to post more often ;-)
random mad prediction –
paddy will score for us in europe.
SANDMAN on 28TH AUGUST 2017 6:54 PM
I can assure you KOLNCELT is no Hun interloper.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Roma have taken Sampdoria’s Patrik Shick on a 1 Year loan.Very good player..He was meant to be going to Rube for € 30 million but his medical revealed a Heart inflamation.Rube withdrew..Hope things go well for him at Roma.
Starry
Some posters can’t get past their agendas.
They’ll be telling us that Paddy Roberts doesn’t improve Celtic next.
Plus Ca Change CSC
kevj
Oh, and, I see that Mr Apathy was inside Celtic Park on Saturday again…..
I’d guess, 10,000 empty seats ?
Hmmmmm…..?
Anyway,….
…..oot.
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typing shite. official attendance 58,400.
hardly a seat in the house
once the spine of the team is fit boyata, kouassi & dembele watch us go.
This really gets on my ( . ) ( . )
THE GREEN MAN SAYS SACK THE BOARD on 28TH AUGUST 2017 6:59 PM
Loan signings. Forget it.
Offski
Kolncelt
Aye what a interloper he even has Portuguese numbering on his Celtic strip
Nice to see you back, young man :-)))
https://youtu.be/Ww4v2cP-MDo
‘Celtic Football Club welcomes the introduction of this legislation. The issues it seeks to address are problems for society as a whole and not just football. The type of behaviour intended to be covered by this legislation has no place anywhere in society’
Peter Lawwell 17 June 2011 on behalf of Celtic Football Club
‘I think this is the most important legislation to be passed in Scotland in the past 30 years because it deals with a problem we absolutely have to solve’
Paul McBride, Legal Expert, 18 June 2011
‘I think it’s important the Bill doesn’t mention ‘sectarian’ once… this is not about having a ‘sectarian identity’ but about hatred of someone else’s identity…
Professor John Kelly, University of Edinburgh
National Football Policing Unit (FOCUS)
‘Rangers FC, Celtic FC and the Scottish Football Authorities called for the establishment of a national football policing unit in Scotland’
Apparently, Celtic FC has always been against this legislation………..
Discuss
HH
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Agendas by Del Boy Trotter:))
On the other matter:
Paddy 7
Welcome back home. It will be a delight to watch you for another season. Pity it’s not a full sale deal.
HH
Lennybhoy
Email sent.
Almore … yes, mate. Get into dublin early on the 10th, and head to Belfast on the 13th … fly to glasgow on the 15th, and back to dublin on the 18th. Leave for home on the 21st…
feeling like a rock star with that itinerary! Just need a few groupies, and I’m all set!
:)
MurdochAuldAndHay
Am i allowed an opinion, or do i have to agree with you and everybody else?
FFS
SAINT STIVS on 28TH AUGUST 2017 6:59 PM
random mad prediction –
paddy will score for us in europe.
Random even madder prediction, Paddy will outshine Neymar at CP.
i love watching patrick roberts play for the tic, he makes every game more enjoyable
MURDOCHAULDANDHAY @ 7.04
Et Tu Brute
Titter ye not :-) CSC
Agendas, f off with that snidey hun patter. There are no agendas, just differing opinions. If you dont like that, you know what you can do, and it ends in OFF
Carping away like clowns because somebody thinks different to you
DUMBHOY on 28TH AUGUST 2017 7:07 PM
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Apparently, Celtic FC has always been against this legislation………..’
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Who has claimed that?