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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Sipsini
Print that post off… stick it on the notice board.
It will be off quicker than Stephen naismith
Tam – great stuff there!
Morning all
Can someone please clarify the position re under18s for CQN10. I am sure that I read that over 18s only but Paul now appears to be indicating that they are allowed?
FifteenyearoldwantstogoCSC
Tamrabam
Fantastic post. …
Can someone post that onto the CQN facebook page please
The Bhoy Jinky.
Don’t die of shock.
I hope your enjoying your holiday, Haven’t conversed with you for a while, and no I haven’t fallen out with you, just thought I’d wish you all the best and enjoy Goa, that’s a silly thing to say, Goa is your second home, so you must enjoy the place, I think I was there in 1961, I wouldn’t recognize the place now. Maybe remember the place I bought the monkey, but that would be all. Enjoy your holiday B.
Tamrabam
Excellent synopsis
Paddy T
Tamrabam.
That was a laugh a line stuff, great post.
moravcik
00:33 on 19 November, 2013
The very fact that Campbell “EBT” Ogilvie is still in office is incredible.
Worse still, he was re-elected this year UNOPPOSED ! ! !
Shame on not just our club, but the rest of the SPL clubs who were cheated over the EBT scandal and kept quiet when he was re-elected.
I’m Neil Lennon (tamrabam)
Great stuff – you’ll need to re-post that a couple of times today.
Anybody heard any more about Sevco’s complaint about Pistol Pete?
Would be intersting to see how it’s worded
(assuming they ever send it…).
Lamb anyone? From 2008.
GERS’ NEW £280m IBROX
RANGERS will become the first club in Britain
to build a stadium boasting a retractable roof
and hovering pitch.
The new Ibrox – which will cost £280million
– will be based on Japan’s Sapporo Dome,
Holland’s Amsterdam ArenA and Cardiff’s
Millennium Stadium and is part of a £750m
village development earmarked for Govan.
When complete in 2012, it will generate
millions of pounds every season for the club
to buy top players and be more competitive
with Premiership clubs in the transfer market.
Supporters will virtually be able to “raise the
roof” of the new project, as it will open and
close depending on the weather and functions
being held inside the auditorium.
The blueprint allows for football and other
sports to be played around the clock and with
the pitch capable of being rotated in and out
of the ground itself, rock concerts and other
major events can be hosted without any
damage to the grass.
Giant heaters and air conditioning units will
ensure spectators will be in a constant
comfort zone and matches will never again be
cancelled because of under-foot conditions.
Talks are at an advanced stage and funding
is in place for the six-star stadium, which
would become the second-biggest club
ground in the UK after Manchester United’s
Old Trafford.
A capacity of around 70,000 is planned –
20,000 higher than the current full house,
10,000 more than at Celtic Park and 17,000
above the limit at Hampden.
Last night an Ibrox insider revealed the
project could start within 18 months with a
two-year build programme anticipated.
He said: “This is a very exciting and
ambitious scheme which will totally revitalise
the area.
Not only will it benefit the team, and the club
in general, but the whole south side of the
city will be transformed.’’
Tbj,
You trying to get me strung up:-)
Morning and hail x 2 from a cold but dry South Staffordshire.
Walking my wee dug earlier and it kinda got me thinking,as I passed a fellow dug walker in his Aston Villa bobble hat and me in my Mighty Hoops beanie hat too.
See lots of Celtic shirts and other clothing all over Englandshire but can’t remember the last time I have seen anything Deadco or Sevco.
Is it just a Scottish phenomenon that the Orcs still act as if they are still alive?
Serious question btw.
Tam the bam 05.41
Couldnt sleep for a heavy cold so did a bit of nightshift reading.
That post gave me right laugh mate. You have to re run it on the day shift.
Frankenhun…belter.
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ASonOfDan,
It was all they feenyins on the planning committee that blocked it, it’s a conspiracy…..
MJM
Top of the morning to you all from a Fife where I sit and a beautiful sunrise that words can’t adequately describe, such is it’s changing splendour.
Splendid Hebridean delicacies such as McLeod’s black pudding sitting on a plate alongside a nice fried egg would also defy adequate description and the greatest artist in the world couldn’t capture such a picture on canvas.
Junior Big Nan may have to forgo the fried egg and settle for scrambled as his recovery continues at a good pace.
CQN annual is looking good and early reads suggest this will be The Top Tim Christmas gift this year (I’m not on commission by the way for black pudding or books)!
New content on my blog re PE01491 here: http://www.tomminogue.com/blog7.php/petition-01491
H.H.
WATCH a beautiful sunrise
Good Morning Folks,
I hear an official complaint against CQN has been lodged by the post office union with Posties up and down the country complaining at the weight of the new CQN Annual.
Sorry about that lads n lassies of the Post Office.
When I was young ( no tittering at the back ) the Post office used to hire young strong student types to help with the heavy loads.
I take it that doesn’t happen anymore?
moravcik
07:28 on
19 November,
Moravcik
Just a wee note on the CO front.
That is by no means a dead issue, however, as I understand it there was a great reluctance on the part of any reasonable alternative to stand for the position for a variety of reasons.
Alternatives were suggested but they apparently declined and could not be persuaded to put their name forward in the current circumstances.
OldTim67, I’m sure you’re correct, no doublers.
Paddybhoy1888, all 4 tickets are safe.
CRC, only need 28 now, where are you sitting;-)
Morning all. Clear sky down here. So, bright but freezing.
Has Charlotte added to our merriment overnight?
Morning all
Yesterday evening a few of us attended a meeting regarding the recent events in Amsterdam and the current plight of the 8 Celtic supporters who have been charged and bailed and the 2 who still remain in custody in Holland. The main purpose of the meeting was to make arrangements for a bucket collection which will help establish a legal defence fund and enable all those involved to have appropriate representation when their cases go to trial.
Eight of those charged, including Andy and Padraig who remain in prison, will appear in court on Thursday, while the other 2 will have to wait until January before their cases are held.
A Dutch lawyer has agreed to represent all of those charged and he will be flying to Glasgow tomorrow (Tuesday) to take statements and meet with those involved. Clearly, his expertise and skills will not come cheaply and consequently the idea of a bucket collection came about as a means of meeting these costs.
Celtic Football Club has been extremely helpful so far and indeed have granted permission for those involved to collect within the stadium itself, the first time that this has been allowed. However, for this to be a success it is essential that there are sufficient volunteers with buckets to gather money from those wishing to make donations…..and this is where you can help!
If you are able to give up a few hours of your time on Saturday up until kick off then I implore you to register your interest at Dambhoys8@yahoo.co.uk
All evidence so far, suggests that these were completely innocent Celtic supporters who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. The purpose of the collection is to allow the Legal Defence Fund not to only give these bhoys the opportunity of a fair hearing but also to expose, where applicable any alleged brutality and negligence of the Dutch police and authorities.
BIGNAN…..
I see that Angus Og is involved in something or other in the Scottish Parliament regarding the dwindling number of hill sheep present in Scotland these days……..seriously.
Maybe his focus should be on the welfare of goats rather than sheep?
Ryecatcher
I see a lot of Hoops, Hearts and Hibs tops in York, very few Zombie IX tops.
BRT&H
I think you are bang on with your post on the reappointment of CO as head of the SFA, I mean who in there right mind would pUt themselves forward for that job? There is a cluster#%^* heading for Hampden sooner rather than later, so you may as well have the guy who was up to his neck in it as point man.
I also heard from a good source that Celtic have photos of most of the guilty Ajax fans who caused the trouble at Celtic Park, and when have what they need, they will be sending them to Holland for the Dutch police to make arrests as charges will follow, and the reason that they where not lifted at Celtic park was a numbers thing, meaning if there was say about 50 or 60 guilty of bad behavior at the time, it would have taken at least two or three security or police to take them away and that would have weakened the safety barrier shielding the family section at Celtic park, has anyone heard about this?
Yorkbhoy….
I seriously think the ones down here are embarrassed about what they have done and are distancing themselves from the shame of association with them.
I know a guy who lives in Bridgnorth,born in darkest West Lothian, who used to be a huge Deadclub fan.Never a bigot in my company but would always stick up for his team and still got back up the road to watch them at least half a dozen times per season.
Met him briefly by chance,shopping in Merry Hill a couple of months ago, and he was wearing a an Arsenal shirt…….hmmmmmmm……I think their 500 million followers outside of Scotland are dwindling.
Just in to say….
I still canny believe the amount of ‘dreamers’ on here who think that the huns / animals
will joost die oot awe the gither ? Eh ?
Ah mean, what part of……
DD – Want’s them back !!!
Neil – misses them ???
CO’s still in charge ???
……don’t yeez awe understand ?
Some say that – Neil only hands oot an olive branch for ‘political’ reasons ?
Some say that DD is doing the same ?
And yet, the same fholk will tell ye that – Keevins is spineless if he toes the same
‘party political line’ as the two mentioned towers of ‘ Celticness’ ????
Nah – don’t think so !!!!
Does Keevins not have a family to be concerned aboot in this nice wee place ?
Probably the grandest twist yet is the so called hero(?) Alex Thompson who apparently
put Keevins in his place in the SSB studio ????
Naw he didny. imo
AT took a ‘cheap’ swipe at Keevins and then flew away to where ever he came from to the relative safety of his family – unlike Keevins who was amongst 25 SMSM fholk ‘threatened by the same mob who have – Neil & DD – toeing the ‘party political line’.imo
Phil Mac revealed the above stuff about the – 25 fholk btw – check his archives.
PL played the ‘Celtic’ audience like a fiddle the other day with his Rory comments. imo
Ensuring that there were ‘NO’ questions being asked about selling the spine of the team and making a ‘feeble’ attempt to replace it. imo
Anyway – what the hell do I care ?
Or – should that be – what the hell do I know ?
Hail Hail – Take care Tims – Off oot.
Hotel de Paris – yes change of plan as Paul was getting his ears nipped. Under18s are welcome. Sorry for confusion.
Brth
re.the posties..students nowadays get light duties in the main sorting office and they use big lassies from eastern europe for heavy deliveries ..thats the norm lol
Just off the phone to my old man. Discussed what I believe to be the most significant event of late in the Sevco saga, the action to cease the process to wind-up Sevco 5088.
I was hoping Paul McC would do a report on the legal significance of the event.
My speculation is that perhaps Sevco FC have realised that Sevco 5088 do in fact own the assets of Sevco FC and that if Sevco 5088 is wound-up, so are Sevco FC.
Just idle speculation of course….
kev jungle- 2 questions
1. We’re you at the AGM on Friday?
2. If yes, why didn’t you get up and ask PL about him selling the spine of the team?
Kevjungle ….
Bang on in your assessment of Peter Lawell playing the AGM crowd like a fiddle with his Rory comparison ( which is an old joke from when the CVA was rejected at Deadclub btw).
Will qualify that last statement by saying not all of the crowd would have lapped it up.I wasn’t there ….but when you consider Lawell’s absent gaffer’s opinion on needing The Orcs back in the top league, then we realise that was about all the slack Dermot would have cut him the night before the AGM, in their phone call about what he was allowed to say to deflect he real issues and placate the masses.
It was no ad lib remark….Lawell aint no Kevin Bridges mate.
Totally obvious and scripted…..so obvious that Stevie Wonder would have seen it coming.
Tommybhoy
Big Lassies from Eastern Europe?
I blame Hebcelt — he has been sending them out by post for years — they come free with a dozen Stornaway Black Puddings.
Alternatively, in the midst of the depression you could also order any number of short housebuilders and even the occasional banker but they came in a hamper basket full of smoked haddies, oatcakes, black puddings and malts.
Some people call it a cottage Industry although I can exclusively reveal that the authorities think it is suspiciously close to the slave trade.
It is the great black pudding cover up scandal.
Personally I am a haggis man myself — you get a far better quality of large Eastern block woman with a haggis order in my humble opinion.
Ryecatcher
I know of a few ex huns who now go and watch Ayr and Greenock Morton. They have dissappeared off the radar as far as England is concerned. I’ve also heard from various people that a few quite big Rangers supporters clubs have closed including Corby.
Qualify—–Caveat
Mea Culpa
09:16
More serious than that, I think.
If Sevco 5088 had the right to buy Rangers from Duff and Phelps and Duff and Phelps were duped into selling to Sevco Scotland instead, all the activities of The Rangers Football Club come under severe scrutiny, including the flotation last year, including the results of their team on the park.
How much do you think it would take to get Craig Whyte to do walking away? And would he still own Ibrox and Murray Park?
Incidentally, the draft of the five-way agreement that Charlotte posted online refers very specifically to Sevco Scotland as being one of the five. Perhaps the game would be a bogey with the five-way agreement too.
I defy even Sandy Bryson to side-step all of these issues.
Yorkbhoy……
Corby is now a Currant bun supporters drinking establishment free zone.
Great…..innit?
For clarity, I mean the flotation of RIFC.
Hard to keep track of which is the clumpany and which is cob.
if sevco 5088 own the current newco that claim to be rangers
and sevco scotland sold shares in the current newco that claim to be rangers
does that mean that sevco scotland sold shares in something that they didnt own?
who wants to buy the eifell tower csc