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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And his name is Paddy, which is short for Patrick, which implies Irishness, notwithstanding the fact he’s English!
BonusCSC
Today is the feast of St Augustine, patron saint of
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BREWERS.
Raise a glass to Gus.
getting late and no news conference called
and so we rumble on until tomorrow :-((((
HH
MIT .Gearoid is your man for help while over in belfast .a gentleman of the highest order . Like you i was on my first visit to belfast , i asked advice on here ,if anyone could offer any idea,s of where to go safely in the city . (Gerry ) Gearoid met me , informed me of the lie of the land while in the city , took me to a well known club to watch a tic europa
Cup game .and drove me back to my hotel. Cant thank the bhoy enough . So he is your man .
Hot Smoked
I did and it was appreciated. Glad someone actually read what I posted.
Re Christie…Im undecided but the lad is delivering on the challenge that is set when a player is loaned out. Im also mindful he is Aberdeen’s best player. I wouldn’t extend that luxury.
As things stand, Patrick Roberts returning to Celtic is simply rumour.
JJ
Ffs , just get Paddy signed, he wants come and we want him in the hoops.
It might take more than we want to outlay but he will be cheap at the price as he fits the jersey as he has shown in the past and will only get better under BR and his staff.
…… apart from the fact that two usually well-informed CQNers said he was coming back !
JJ
If Brendan is having a few days off,Paddy won’t be unveiled until he is back,i’m guessing
6 mins ago
Patrick Roberts return finally done as winger agrees season long loan deal
Alison McConnell
Someone was looking for the Sutton riposte on Twitter to this.
@chris_sutton73 is there a football agenda you can talk about without dragging rangers into? #OBSESSED
To which Chris replied
Champions League???
Made me smile.
WICKLOWBHOY IN BAVARIA on 28TH AUGUST 2017 3:27 PM
Big Georges Fan Club @ 2.01
My wife just asked on the Garmisch Bayern fanclubs page and one guy replied that the last train leaves Central station at 11.32 but you would have to leave the game 10-15 minutes early . I will post more info if and when more replies or options come up .HH
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Cheers mate – yup, I had checked the train times, but leaving the game early isn’t an option – would walk to Garmisch instead :-)
Thanks for checking for me, and thanks to your good lady wife for looking too – very kind.
HH
BGFC
Crossed my mind that the announcement may be delayed in case we don’t sign any CHs
Thereby allowing Celtic PR to finish the window with a big announcement rather than a damp squid of unmet expectation…
ChelseaFC agree fee with Arsenal for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain,
Auldheid at 4.00pm,
I agree with your OC argument. I suspect that there was no option B. Another consideration to support the loan option, if that is what will unfold, is that it gives one more year for a young player to develop, viz Johnson or Nisbet.
Forrest needs a challenger to up his game. He is content to pass the buck too much in games. Robert’s presence will keep him honest. However, the CH issue is probably more important than any other facing the team at the moment, IMHO.
Rebus
Anybody seen -England is Mine ???
WITS,
If you’re around, you might try this for a ticket.
bit.ly/MayoGAA
HH
Yogi
BGFC No problems mate .Maybe an option for you could be to hire a car for a day .Certainly a lot cheaper than a taxi . And you can park at the stadium underground car park if early enough .Will look again later and post if i find something HH
A rather fortuitous coming together of sporting events in October for Minnesota based Celtic fans. The Vikings play in London on Sunday 29th, followed by the visit of Bayern Munich to Paradise on Tuesday 31st. If ever there was a reason to make the long trip home surely this is it.
I came up short last year trying to get CL tickets from Celtic and was helped out by a couple of CQN’ers who went above and beyond to ensure my son and I got to see the ‘Gladbach game.
If any season ticket holders are not able to use their tickets for the BM game I would be enormously grateful for the opportunity to buy them from you.
mon the bored !!
where you from wib – i went to pres bray
So Paddy comes back for another year welcome back the wee magician
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar on 28th August 2017 4:33 pm
Cheers mate – yup, I had checked the train times, but leaving the game early isn’t an option – would walk to Garmisch instead :-)
:-))
HH
ivehadtochangemyname
Pres Bray
Good Lord Old Chap
I am St Gerards Man
Lower Social Orders TUT TUT
If it is a one year loan, I hope it’s with an option to buy. From reports I’ve read , the situation is complicated by clauses in the transfer from Fulham,so perhaps the time factor in sorting it all out is the problem rather than board parsimony. Get him this year on loan ,then sign him up for 4 years this time next year.
jeez wits – i remember playing rugger against gerard’s in a field covered in cow dung – great stuff – seriously regretted couple of tackles.
Pictures being tweeted of him at CP right now
also did a cross country in gerard’s one sat morning and came 47th !! (and that was an improvement for me)!
Welcome Home Paddy
The Herald saying it’s a 1 year loan deal
Hopefully its a loan at this point so they have time to iron out the complicated clauses in the contracts with Fulham and Man City, maybe its like the holy goalie loan. Optimistic CSC
They couldve blurred out the licence plate surely
Bada
did they get that from the evening times webpage ;-)
We shall see in due course
https://twitter.com/?lang=en-gb
paddys back
WICKLOWBHOY IN BAVARIA on 28TH AUGUST 2017 4:40 PM
BGFC No problems mate .Maybe an option for you could be to hire a car for a day .Certainly a lot cheaper than a taxi . And you can park at the stadium underground car park if early enough .Will look again later and post if i find something HH
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Cheers again – had thought about that, and had to admit to myself that the chances of me being fit to drive are slim :-)
I suspect there might be a wee whif of a CQN meetup and perchance a wee sing-song.
Will probably be in Killian’s next to the Cathedral, or down in Kennedy’s for most of the day absorbing the craic (and the Paulaner).
I realise I’m not making it easy for myself :-)
Looking like it will need to be a hired car+driver or possibly an overnight in a local flophouse (though Mrs BGFC will be with me and Wee BGFC – she has more delicate tastes than us).
HH
BGFC
A corporatist cult, been saying that for years (witness the new intake of Glasgow councillors proudly brandishing their “I’m with Nicola” pens).
Meanwhile back to the football, great news re Paddy re-signing. Would love to have him on a permanent deal, but football economics make that a pipe dream.
Also feel for Callum. Through no fault of his own he’s become the target for wee Gordy to display his thrawn contrariness. The sooner the press clamour dies down for his inclusion the sooner he’ll get picked. Not that I care much about Scotland, other than we now constitute half the team.
CULTSBHOY SAYS HAIL HAIL TO HECTOR AND BRENDAN on 28TH AUGUST 2017 4:34 PM
Crossed my mind that the announcement may be delayed in case we don’t sign any CHs
Thereby allowing Celtic PR to finish the window with a big announcement rather than a damp squid of unmet expectation…
Wrong again.
Just why the mad rush to get a CH in?.Boyatta back in training.Eric still here.If we can get the right one,OK,but not a panic for me.Jozo and Dedryck will do fine.
“I’m hearing it’s pasta tonight………definitely Italian………..
unsure ( as yet) as to sauce accompainiment…but deffo pasta, deffo Italian………
……….more news as details become clearer…..”
wits – you ever come across the sherwins – moved to gerards from pres (I’m 48!) great blokes and something else at rugby -mthey’d run rings around me before I moved to gaa at pres.