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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Sandman
Thatis
Marrakesh Express
cheers pal, stayed in all week-end, started a big job last week although billybob went out and came in this morning with a stinker, as ma wee maw would say “hellmendum”
Sandman
That is Tony Blair. Care to argue……I’ll batter ye and that proves my point.
Masty
Billybob was well warned but when I was leaving he was up on the table….big job or no big job, the boy likes to party.
The ‘Weird Ascot style hat effect’ only served to enrich the musical palette served up by Dick Byrne and the Embrocation, on his numerous waxings from his creative highpoint of the mid to late 70s.
It was pentaphonic in its sonic glory.
And I’d like to order both the black pudding and the Christmas stockings. Is there a website?
Uly -it’s the 10 year anniversary next year.
THere’s a CQNTimboree scheduled at Celtic Park.
oldtim67
We’ve got an apartment booked for Tues/Wed nights – I am flying back to Granada on Thus morning with TET – acgr is staying over Thus night.
Think the plan is to soak in the city atmosphere – probably a few decent/ reasonable places for food & drink pre&post match both days. Nothing definite planned as yet but I doubt we will be camped (Nou) in the one spot while we are there – kind of defeats the purpose of travelling all that distance just to stand in the one pub/ bar!
Edinburgh just happens to be my most favorite city that I have visited.
Been going a couple of times a years, sometimes more for thirty years.
Its different from Glasgow, offcourse, but, for me, its just allways been a really fascinating place.
Ok, ive never lived there, but outside of Celtic, its my favorite thing, there ye go.
DBBIA
And now I feel so much older – 10?
I thought it was to do with the annual.
And how would a fella register his interest for this wizard timboree?
What Larks indeed!
U
Did I ever mention that Tiffany’s Cafe in Glassford street purveys Stornaway black pudding on Morton’s crispy rolls?
The West’s Awake:
When all beside a vigil keep,
The West’s asleep, the West’s asleep –
Alas! and well may Erin weep
When Connacht lies in slumber deep.
There lake and plain smile fair and free,
‘Mid rocks their guardian chivalry.
Sing, Oh ! let man learn liberty
From crashing wind and lashing sea.
That chainless wave and lovely land
Freedom and nationhood demand;
Be sure the great God never planned
For slumb’ring slaves a home so grand.
And long a brave and haughty race
Honoured and sentinelled the place.
Sing, Oh! not even their sons’ disgrace
Can quite destroy their glory’s trace.
For often, in O’Connor’s van,
To triumph dashed each Connacht clan.
And fleet as deer the Normans ran
Thro’ Corrsliabh Pass and Ardrahan;
And later times saw deeds as brave,
And glory guards Clanricard’s grave,
Sing, Oh! they died their land to save
At Aughrim’s slopes and Shannon’s wave.
And if, when all a vigil keep,
The West’s asleep! the West’s asleep!
Alas! and well may Erin weep
That Connacht lies in s1umber deep.
But, hark! a voice like thunder spake,
The West’s awake! the West’s awake!
Sing, Oh! hurrah! let England quake,
We’ll watch till death for Erin’s sake.
OldTim67, I know you wouldn’t, I really was joking.
3 tables full. And we really can ask for those tables to be pulled together.
A fine bunch going.
Big Nan
For days after the Newclub v Pars game the Dafc site went into overdrive. They quite rightly raged about the treatment of their fans at Ibrox and in particular the vile abuse an 11 girl received while cops stood watching.
The attack on a group of DA fans was reported in the Fife press but not a cheep in the Record as you’d expect.
Uly
Curiously, Philvis has suggested lark as an entrée.
Marrakesh
Maybe the same cops who did the game at CP v Ajax
ron bacardi
16:54 on 18 November, 2013
Re Black Pudding.
I was dining in a posh Edinburgh hotel. One of the special starters was a black pudding and haggis stack with a drambuie sauce! A couple of visiting american matrons at next table asked the waitress what that was. Instead of trying to ‘sell’ it as a Scottish delicacy the waitress just blurted out that they probably would not like it as the black pudding was made from pigs blood and the haggis was made from sheeps stomach! I had it, and it was great, so made a point of announcing that in the Americans’ earshot
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Posts such as the above are waste of the blogs time, an insult to fellow posters intelligence!!!
Ron , could u give us your view in our strike force , January transfer targets, corruption in Scottish football or res. 12???
Sorry mate, couldn’t resist after your post when I won the blog podium ( first and only time)a couple of weeks back.( lol)
Hail Hail
First time ever, I have a comment in moderation.
Something about serving lark as an entrée at CQ10
Doc says Vive La Resolution 16:51:
oldtim67 17:34:
Doc says Vive La Resolution.
Why would you require three tables,is Milton closing down for the day.
We have three tables also, not all filled up, some are reserved for people who haven’t said yes, or no yet..
ulysses mcghee is praying for Oscar
CQTEN is the dinner to celebrate 10 years of Celtic Quick News. It is taking place at the Kerrydale Suite at Celtic Park on Friday 14th March 2014. Tickets are priced at £50 per person. Partners are more than welcome. it is an over 18s event. There is a low income/unemployed discount of 50% – just mention when reserving tickets. We have reserved lots of single tickets for CQners and we have also had plenty of tables reserved too. Everyone on here is welcome and we want to give the people on the Blog first chance on the places before we open it up to the wider support, corporates etc
You can reserve your ticket or tickets or a table by emailing celticquicknews@gmail.com
No money is paid at this stage – we will organise hat in the New Year. Around half the places are now reserved so there is still time for lurkers on here to bite the bullet and join in the CQN celebration. We don’t bite!
Doc says Vive La Resolution 17:58:
oldtim67 17:34:
Me and the auld yin have three tables between us, pulling our resources…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
the battered bunnet
17:23 on 18 November, 2013
Emdae ever suffer the anguish of leaving a much loved but carelessly unsleeved LP leaning against the record player, and come back some time later to find the afternoon sunshine had turned the record into some sort of weird Ascot style hat?
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I once left my Red Roses For Me LP beside a window with the sun beating in.
When I seen it again it looked like a black popadum.
I was raging.
GoinTransmetropolitanYipByeAayCSC
Doc says Vive La Resolution….
Why would you require three tables, is Milton closing down for the day.
We have three tables also, not all filled up, some are reserved for people who haven’t said yes, or no yet..
Winning Captains
Still no see Spain on any of them lists yet }
HH
Moderation ffs
I didny even swear
Santa’s CQN-sponsored sleigh arrived in dunblane today.
Kwality publication ghents.
V well done
HH JamesGang
I’ve still not had a chance to read back the last few days of CQN posts. Sorry! I will at some point.
Who told me after the AGM they saw someone from the Daily Record going into the AGM?
I remember the story. I do forget who it was from the DR. Can you please remind me?
For some reason I’m getting stopped from posting. It’s coming up saying that I had already posted that comment. which isn’t true
Winning Captains
No noticed Spain on any of your lists, bought and paid for so it is}
HH
Moderation ffs
Wouldn’t be as if I was typing sweary words
Hungufferry at its finest
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/mobile/rangers/the-lure-of-history-can-be-spur-for-mccoist-men-142824n.22719849
Dearie me
Test.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Paul 67.
I can’t seem to get on the blog.
Your comment is awaiting moderation has popped up 3 times and a note saying I have already posted that post.
Hail Hail
Any word on the Sevco complaint to the SFA?
this is a test post to see if im on some sort of CQN banned list since my last comment went for moderation even though there isnt anything remotely controversial in it
Is everyone having their dinner?