Scottish football’s Joint Response Group’s comments yesterday were little more than a holding statement. Daily testing will move the dial little from every second day. It was a demonstration to show they are still active and capable of responding, should the occasion arise. My main concern this last week has been that the League Cup Final goes ahead with fans tomorrow. Unlike earlier periods, any escalation this time looks like fixtures will be postponed, instead of games played behind closed doors. As a season ticket holding fan, that would be my preference.
Let’s hope protocols hold up between now and the winter break, when everyone in the game can rest for a period.
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Open goal ?
Can’t see the 2nd Jan game going ahead in front of a full house! por cierto
Bada Bing
BBC weather presenter Judith Ralston writes exclusively in The Scottish Catholic about Faith, family and all things in between.
One of the things I love about living in Scotland is the clear cut four seasons we usually see, occasionally in one day.
This autumn however has been unseasonably mild, with the temperature occasionally hitting heights we’d be delighted within the summer months.
But the seasons have shifted and it’s got much colder as the end of autumn approached. Then, of course, Storm Arwen made its appearance, bringing chaos to Scotland, and as this bad boy cleared to the south, we saw a true arctic blast with snow and ice and all the hazards that brought.
I was on shift that night, watching a weather situation like that develop is always fascinating – the Met office pushed out a serious Red Warning for disruptive and dangerous winds.
This doesn’t happen very often but the gusts of 80 to 90mph in the east certainly warranted it.
My children still say ‘how do you know’ when I tell them which coat, fleece or jacket they will need for their walk to school or to go out to play and, of course, mama is always right. they seem to forget I was on the telly the night before at 10.30pmtelling the good folks of Scotland!
With the winter comes the long dark nights. It’s also the start of advent, a time of hope, of preparation and happiness for us Catholics as we head towards celebrating and recognising the birth of Jesus.
I’ve been thinking back to the advents of my childhood, the coveted advent calendar my granny used to give me — I had all the wee chocolates eaten within a few days.
In fact, the run up to Christmas evokes all sorts of happy memories, even though we didn’t have much. One thing I loved was making the Blue Peter advent crown — some of you must remember.
Made from four coat hangers, wire as far as I remember, four jam jar lids, four candles and a lot of tinsel.
I’ve just checked the first Blue Peter ‘advent crown’ was made 57 years ago — 57 years ago! Surely not possible — the 1970s was surely only 30 years ago!
So naturally, this captured my imagination and the advent crown was constructed. In my opinion it was pretty good.
The only thing was the candles were white and not red, and that irked me being the ten year old perfectionist that I was.
I wasn’t allowed to light the candles, but of course that didn’t stop me from having a go. One day after school, I found the matches, Scottish Bluebell I’m sure, and I set about lighting the candles.
I managed to light one, but as I was trying to light another I singed my hair on the already lit candle.
My mum came running into my screams, she cottoned onto what had happened and quickly popped my singed hair under the kitchen tap.
I don’t remember getting into trouble for this but I do remember the reproving looks and words from my mum. and I didn’t do it again.
It’s funny that now I’m exactly the same with my kids, they don’t need a row as often as a look or a few words. Something to ponder as we head towards the Christmas madness!
The idea that any team who have fought their way through every qualifying round, should then field an understrength side in the final, is bonkers.
What is the point in entering the competition in the first place if when you reach the final game, you couldn’t be arsed if you won it or not. Hardly a way of breeding a winning mentality in the squad.
Play our best available team and bring the Cup home
I don’t know whether it’s PTSD from last season but I’ve absolutely zero interest in BCD games. I won’t be watching another one. Let’s hope things work out.
POR CIERTO on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 11:46 AM
Should be a circuit breaker after this weekend, makes sense due to current infection rates. Moreover helps us in regard to injuries.
Taxpayers have forked out £40m over the Crown Office’s botched prosecutions relating to Rangers, including compensation claims by the club’s former administrators David Whitehouse and Paul Clark and former chief executive Charles Green, according to figures buried ( like Prestwick, Fergusons….etc) in Scottish Government accounts published this week.
Un*******believable.
Instead of that £40m being poured down the drain – Holyrood it could have used it to support the game in Scotland in these troubled times.
When you have an administration & party run by a husband and wife team, the distinction between government and party is eroded. When that government has such a tight control over a nationalised Police force and political fingers in the high echelons of the legal system – this is what happens.
Nicolae & Elena Ceaușescu, Romanian dictators provide an historical comparison.
Power corrupts – absolute power, within the family, corrupts absolutely.
I am getting the impression that most people are being pretty careful re Omicron.
Not sure where I am getting that impression from but I am getting it nevertheless !
If it is accurate, then I can see only the games where individual clubs have been smitten being cancelled.
BCD = Behind Closed Doors for those, like me , who couln`t understand it immediately :-))
JHB,
Shut TFU.No ones interested in your political posts apart from the other rabid Unionists,so who are you preaching to.There is plenty of things you could be writing about,concerning the Tories,but you choose to ignore the shitfest happening down south.You are nothing more than a mouthpiece.Go away.
why would people who have had the booster not be allowed into stadiums?
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THE EXILED TIM on 17TH DECEMBER 2021 8:12 PM
Good to hear. I hope you both have a great Christmas.
PRESTONPANS BHOYS on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 11:59 AM
POR CIERTO on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 11:46 AM
That’s what the scientists are saying on TV. They’re predicting disaster if lockdown is any later than this weekend.
Bournesouprecipe
I’m old enough to remember grandparents going to work on Christmas Day – and they certainly weren’t the only ones.
How much of the £40 million compensation will find it’s way to Ibrox?
JHB
do you copy and paste from a rabid unionist website? your post about RC going on to win midweek casts a definitive light on you. found out.
so Please do us all a favour and go and post on the huns sites.
JHB on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:03 PM
Taxpayers have forked out £40m over the Crown Office’s botched prosecutions relating to Rangers, including compensation claims by the club’s former administrators David Whitehouse and Paul Clark and former chief executive Charles Green, according to figures buried ( like Prestwick, Fergusons….etc) in Scottish Government accounts published this week.
Un*******believable.
Instead of that £40m being poured down the drain – Holyrood it could have used it to support the game in Scotland in these troubled times.
When you have an administration & party run by a husband and wife team, the distinction between government and party is eroded. When that government has such a tight control over a nationalised Police force and political fingers in the high echelons of the legal system – this is what happens.
Nicolae & Elena Ceaușescu, Romanian dictators provide an historical comparison.
Power corrupts – absolute power, within the family, corrupts absolutely.
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I assume that above Post ALSO applies to Boris and his Missus ?
After all, we have been told that SHE has a great influence on her ” excuse of a Man”, with the situation with Dominic Cummins being just one example….and I REFUSE to believe that his Missus had NO SAY WHATSEVER when picking the wallpaper for their Hoose, at £650 a Roll ?
Simon Case, the ” Investigator” who was called in by Boris Johnston to ” Investigate” the Tory Cult Xmas Parties just a few days ago…has QUIT that particular assignment because…wait for it,,,,HE himself was involved in ILLEGAL Partying last year !
Did Boris FORGET to ask his hand picked so called Party Investigator ( Mr Case), IF he had NO Skeltons in the cupboard BEFORE being hand picked as cheif investigator ?
You could NOT make this up !
JHB
Dom had been dealing with the Howe thing and assuring the board that he would ‘get it over the line’. The board trusted him but told him that there was another candidate (Ange) and that time was getting on. As it happened Dom couldn’t deliver Howe and his credibility was ‘shot’ in the eyes of DD and the board. Michael Nicholson, aided by Peter Lawwell, then moved quickly with Ange, who has confirmed that he had had previous contact with MN.
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And they all lived happily ever after.
LETS ALL DO THE HUDDLE on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:17 PM
why would people who have had the booster not be allowed into stadiums?
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Because having the booster does not stop you having the virus or infecting others.
You really have to stop and think for a moment.
What’s the priority here?
Is it for every individual to do what’s in their own immediate, short term interests with no thought or consideration for others?
In which case, crack on, you’ll probably not die of Covid.
Others might, but you should be OK.
Just don’t for any reason require an ICU bed or emergency or routine care from the NHS if it has collapsed under the influx of covid patients requiring intensive care.
Comparing a democratically elected government to a tinpot dictatorship is a new low for you JHB.
As it doesn`r really harm Sevco if we win tomorrow,I wonder if we will see fair refereeing ?
DESPITE the endless corruption and sleaze that comes with the Tory Cult…NOT ONE Unionist on here has EVER slagged off Boris and his crooked Government,,,,Funny that ?
BIG JIMMY on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:35 PM
The difference though is that Johnson has opponents and dissenters within the Tory party.
I see no evidence of that within the cult.
Been reading Leitch and Spiers , to name but two, about the cup final going ahead tomorrow. Does the virus distinguish between a cup final and, for example, 50k going to Ibrox today ?
BIG JIMMY on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:41 PM
I’m not aware of anyone here propagandizing for the Tories.
Whereas it’s a day and daily occurrence for the cult.
ERNIE LYNCH on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:39 PM
`You really have to stop and think for a moment.`
Thay is a very poor response to a genuine and understandable question.
HOT SMOKED on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:04 PM
I am getting the impression that most people are being pretty careful re Omicron.
Unfortunately having been in the city centre yesterday afternoon and this morning
I dont think people are being especially careful at all – perhaps 20% but no more
Especially yesterday my missus remarked you would think the virus has gone
Anyway as the media would have us believe Omicron will not be contagious today
as the Deady Bears are playing but full transmission of the virus will resume tomorrow
when the Popes 11 play in the cup final
Oh I hope we stuff the Hibees as it will sicken so many
Hail Hail
Well it doesn’t take much for the blog to descend into the usual political name calling.
HOT SMOKED on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:48 PM
It might be without the rest of what I wrote.
Ryan Christie’s shooting hasn’t improved
HS at 12.08
Cheers. I was scratching my head as to what that was.
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RB
I don’t think any of that 40m is going to make it’s way to Ibrox. I think these cases were activated on the assumption that the Blue Meanies were somehow done over by these guys and that just can’t be allowed to happen against the mighty Glasgow Rangers. Didn’t these chancers know who they were dealing with.
Those pressing charges went with their instincts (nobody gets the better of Rangers) rather than their professional responsibility which must have had at least 2 glaring questions,
1. Why are we doing this
2.Not just, can we win this but also, can we afford to lose this.
I have no doubt that that 40m went to pure shysters, but they played it all legit.
Now maybe if they went after them to find out why Ibrox wasn’t sold on at true market value to pay the creditors, they might have had a better case.
We all know these prosecutions were never in the public interest or the interests of the creditors.
In other news.
Practicing catholic Judith went to school close to tynecastle and is a hertz supporter.
Still
Update to SAINT STIVS from earlier this week. Bridgeton Medical Centre is on Abercromby Street, as you rightly said.
Massive queue for drop in vaccinations, about 300m , 4 deep, even before the place opened its doors. Clearly, the population is well motivated to get the needle in the arm.
Jota’s Last Christmas on the radio as we went past CP, nice wee sing-a-long before tomorrow.
BSR- thanks for that
Is the joint response committee Ernie and jhb.
On and on and on.
CELTICFOREVER on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:50 PM
“Unfortunately having been in the city centre yesterday afternoon and this morning
I dont think people are being especially careful at all – perhaps 20% but no more”
That`s a shame. My hopes for a decrease in stupidity among the population have been dashed !
“ERNIE LYNCH on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:52 PM
HOT SMOKED on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:48 PM
It might be without the rest of what I wrote.”
Or it might be even with the rest of what you wrote.
SAINT STIVS on 18TH DECEMBER 2021 12:55 PM
In other news.
Practicing catholic Judith went to school close to tynecastle and is a hertz supporter.
Still
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As I recall she has a history of being confused about stuff.
Personally, I don’t get the fascination. Relentless self promotion and self regard begins to grate after a while.
Oh for the earlier, simpler days of Heather the Weather.