Joe Baker, Hargreaves, Fraser, playing to the galleries

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Neil Lennon’s suggestion that fostering Fraser Forster from a lower-league loaner to an England international is “one of the best things [he’s] been involved with as a manager” is difficult to dispute, despite his various trophies and Champions League exploits.

Owen Hargreaves earned an England cap before he made an appearance in either of England’s top two divisions, although he was playing with European champions, Bayern Munich at the time.  Hargreaves and Lanarkshire’s Joe Baker are the only two to have been capped for England without playing in any of the country’s four leagues.  I’ve no idea if there are any others to have earned a cap without having played in the top two division but there must be precious few.

In short, Fraser’s appearance between the sticks on Friday was exceptional.  We can now help fulfil the international ambitions of English players, just as long as we continue to compete in the Champions League.

Playing to the galleries

There’s a great line in the movie, Wall St, when Martin Sheen says, “If you live long enough you get to see everything”.  Today we got to see the incredible sight of Craig Whyte’s former PR, who represented him before and during his Outstanding Contribution to Scotland, who in fact, represented him well before this, when Whyte was stalking STV as they teetered on the brink of oblivion, use Twitter to turn on another member of the Whyte coterie, for being a part of the Whyte coterie.

It reads like playing to the gallery, which the Daily Record, is a particularly useful punch bag for.  No one cares what you say about the Daily Record, so exploit a common enemy and pile on.  Tub thumping like this is embarrassing.

Puppet master

It will be interesting to see if the Record investigate who first suggested Whyte turned his attention to Rangers, after his STV ambitions ended….
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  1. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Asonofdan,

     

    I’m no keen on players that go running to the meeja when they are unhappy.

     

     

    Corkcelt,

     

    My auld man had similar problems under similar conditions, angina he had, I always suspected it was too much salt, he poisoned everything with it, he didnt seem to be able to taste it.

  2. CQN Annual received this morning, quick flic and into suitcase for reading later at work in darkest Africa. Well done to all who produced and contributed.

     

    Have the SFA released the text of Newco’s complaint yet or are they still waiting it’s delivery? lol

     

    The PL Slow T

     

    orture CSC

     

    HH

  3. glendalystonsils on

    leftclicktic oscar in our thoughts

     

    21:11 on

     

    18 November, 2013

     

    Good night all

     

    Ps

     

    To anyone who is lurking instead of posting “Stop it” :))

     

    yous are needed & wanted on here.

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Huh!

     

    I came out of lurkdom earlier tae blaw about my CQN album which arrived today and what happened………………..?

     

    I got quarantined by moderators, that;s what!

     

    Oh, the shame of it!

  4. Evening all,

     

     

    I have just read this article http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24958189, it makes depressing reading for me. The amount of money that floats around top level football, and that’s before the BT money arrives, is rediculous and immoral.

     

    I have long prayed for the day Celtic join a league with the big boys, now I’m not so sure.

     

    I have read with interest and pride over the past few months a few bhoys deciding to put forward motions at the recent AGM. Regardless of the outcome the very fact that supporters can still have some sort of say in how our club is run should be cherished and fought for. I very much doubt if we join the ” big boys” this will be allowed as the money involved would be so vast powerfull people would take sole control.

     

    I don’t think football has enough money for me to allow Celtic to lose its soul.

     

     

    HailHail

  5. Article in the Irish Indo today talking about Celtic interest in Forde as keeper if Fraser goes. He is 33 and out of contract at Millwall at season end. Playing well for Ireland recently.

  6. Have the “same club” had any punishment after the charge of Secterian singing v Kilmarnock in May 2011?…..thought not…

  7. lefthandpillaroldjungle on

    Got my big book today…..christmas come early…found my name and i,m chuffed to bits…a big thanks to those who put all this together, HH guys.

  8. Neustadt-Braw @21:05 on 18 November, 2013

     

    The celt45………I,m braw….hope your cawing awa laddie ….

     

     

    HH NB…Chavin awa mate!

     

     

    Any chance you will be back in the braes around Easter? Planning a wee trip and would be good to meet up and go visit a few of the hun howfs (those that have deeds) in Brechin / Edzell / L’Kirk / Fettercairn!

     

    TC45

  9. Morrissey the 23rd Supporting Resolution 12 with a YES vote on

    Thanks for all the kindness shown to me after the AGM from CQNers and thank you to those who turned up to see Billy No’Well perform.

     

    Viva Resolution 12!

  10. Sheik

     

     

    Maloney plus Darnel Fisher(has been there since he was 17) & Jackson Irvine .

     

     

    For the SPFL clubs we have developed Rocco Quinn, Graham Carey, Scott Fox, Stephen O’Donnell, David Van Zanten, Jim Goodwin, Paul McGowan, Mo Yaqoub, Rabu Ibrahim, Michael Gardyne, Paul Lawson, Chris Millar and David Wotherspoon.

     

     

    For English clubs we have developed Simon Ferry and Paul Caddis and Jim O Brien

  11. 21:42 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

     

    cheers bud that’s 3 noo

     

     

    Mulgrew thehuddle

     

    mcgeady McManus

     

    dixiebhoy scott fox

     

    Delaneys Dunky

     

     

    J Kennedy, S Maloney, D Marshall

     

     

    8 noo

     

    James Forrest Cork celt

  12. Can someone remind me of Paul67s email address please? Thanx in advance. :)

     

     

    Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.

  13. Sheik Yerbouti

     

     

     

    21:45 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

     

    21:42 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

    cheers bud that’s 3 noo

     

     

    Mulgrew thehuddle

     

    mcgeady McManus

     

    dixiebhoy scott fox

     

    Delaneys Dunky

     

     

    J Kennedy, S Maloney, D Marshall

     

     

    8 noo

     

    James Forrest Cork celt

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    Sheik Yerbouti

     

     

     

    21:45 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

     

    21:42 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

    cheers bud that’s 3 noo

     

     

    Mulgrew thehuddle

     

    mcgeady McManus

     

    dixiebhoy scott fox

     

    Delaneys Dunky

     

     

    J Kennedy, S Maloney, D Marshall

     

     

    8 noo

     

    James Forrest Cork celt

     

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    Wow dude blew me away with this

  14. eddieinkirkmichael on

    Celtic_First

     

    20:45 on

     

    18 November, 2013

     

    Charlotte says the new SPFL is going after the new The Rangers Football Club for the fines imposed by Lord Nimmo Smith on the old huns.

     

     

    If accurate, the decision came at a meeting of the SPFL board on October 28, 2013.

     

     

    Very interesting.

     

     

     

    —————————————————————–

     

     

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

     

    Anyone smell a rat here?

     

    Aye ok we’ll pay the fines but we want a definitive statement re our history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  15. For some reason the ipad does not save emails. If someone can enlighten me how to do so, I will be much obliged. :) Meant to mention, emails received or sent. :)

     

     

    Weefra HH supporting Wee Oscar.

  16. Sheik Yerbouti

     

     

     

    21:51 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

     

    Sheik Yerbouti

     

     

    21:45 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

    21:42 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

    cheers bud that’s 3 noo

     

     

    Mulgrew thehuddle

     

    mcgeady McManus

     

    dixiebhoy scott fox

     

    Delaneys Dunky

     

     

    J Kennedy, S Maloney, D Marshall

     

     

    8 noo

     

    James Forrest Cork celt

     

     

    Sheik Yerbouti

     

     

    21:45 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

    21:42 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

    cheers bud that’s 3 noo

     

     

    Mulgrew thehuddle

     

    mcgeady McManus

     

    dixiebhoy scott fox

     

    Delaneys Dunky

     

     

    J Kennedy, S Maloney, D Marshall

     

     

    8 noo

     

    James Forrest Cork celt

     

    ——–•••————

     

     

    Wow dude blew me away with this

     

    Setting free the bears supports Resolution 12 & Oscar Knox

     

     

     

    21:43 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

     

    Sheik

     

     

    Maloney plus Darnel Fisher(has been there since he was 17) & Jackson Irvine .

     

     

    For the SPFL clubs we have developed Rocco Quinn, Graham Carey, Scott Fox, Stephen O’Donnell, David Van Zanten, Jim Goodwin, Paul McGowan, Mo Yaqoub, Rabu Ibrahim, Michael Gardyne, Paul Lawson, Chris Millar and David Wotherspoon.

     

     

    For English clubs we have developed Simon Ferry and Paul Caddis and Jim O Brien

  17. I winder if Walter and his mates wish they had taken option 2 when the Banks man on the board put it to them. It made them sick to think that Rangers could possibly slip from their perch. I wonder if they now think they should have just paid the taxes they owed and not gone through witnessing their carcass twisting in the wind – everyone and anyone passing by with an insult or some throw away comment.

     

     

    Thing is, I don’t think the forthcoming administration of the fledgling phoenix is in any way unplanned. I think it is planned and the SFA knew when they agreed membership for whatever it is back in August 2012. Yes the spivs are taking some payment while they push the stuffed animal up the leagues but they will deliver a Rangers to someone in the top league by August 2015.

     

     

    If I was a part of that meeting with Muir from the bank those few years ago I would feel utterly crestfallen now. Imagine not having executed an option to pay your taxes. Worst case scenario would have been relegation. The SFA and the league would have bent over backwards to restructure at that point.

     

     

    Now we have the spectre of toxic tax avoidance hanging over them. Still hanging like the stench from their rotting corporate carcass. Mind you we have had the Lord Nimmo debacle, the non transfer embargo etc and the FTT. Who knows, even with the Aberdeen Asset management case going the way of HMRC there could still be a slight of hand to save them one more time.

     

     

    It strikes me that the only way they will ever learn is to consign them to yet more years of pain and strife.

  18. eddieinkirkmichael

     

     

     

    21:52 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

     

    Celtic_First

     

    20:45 on

     

    18 November, 2013

     

    Charlotte says the new SPFL is going after the new The Rangers Football Club for the fines imposed by Lord Nimmo Smith on the old huns.

     

     

    If accurate, the decision came at a meeting of the SPFL board on October 28, 2013.

     

     

    Very interesting.

     

     

    —————————————————————–

     

     

    Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

     

    Anyone smell a rat here?

     

    Aye ok we’ll pay the fines but hits want a definitive statement re our history!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

     

    ————

     

     

    Top class guys

  19. Celtic First 20.45

     

     

    This could be bad news.

     

     

    By doing so , the Authorities are saying that you are the same club.

     

     

    The Zombies pay the paltry fines and have credence as the same club.

     

     

    This course of action is well planned out to give them continuity.

     

     

    I have been waiting on this happening for quite some time.

     

     

    TT

  20. Doc says Vive La Resolution

     

    21:01 on

     

    18 November, 2013

     

    oldtim67

     

     

    18:14 on 18 November, 2013

     

     

    Sorry for the tardy reply.

     

     

    I sent you a reply,but that was when CQN went down, I tried to send the message five times.

     

    Roughly, I said that we have three tables, there’s 24 seats away I’m holding on to a couple for a good friend if he gets back to me.and there are others that will go. It should be a good night, they usually are.

  21. Celtic first .

     

     

    They walked away from £10’s of millions , paying £400k to have a claim on the history is peanuts.

     

     

    This is a tragedy of injustice .

     

     

    TT

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