I’ve no affection for Real Madrid but was delighted for them, and Carlo Ancelotti in particular, last night. It’s getting to the stage that it’s impossible to figure out who the best team in Europe actually is.
Bayern Munich’s season has been historic. They swept aside German competitors with record-breaking ease on their way to what looked like them becoming the first team to retain Europe’s top crown in its Champions League format. Real were irresistible. Let’s hope for a Madrid final before the Lions in Lisbon next month.
After yesterday’s blog I heard that more journalistic allies from Anderston Quay have flocked to Dave King’s camp, including that Leggat (sp?) guy, who used to entertain many.
I’ve heard more theories as to what the Sevco board and the group trying to run their club into the ground are planning that I care to remember, but when you look at the team King in particular has pulled together, you would be forgiven for concluding there is no masterplan worthy of the name.
We can’t always judge a man by the company he keeps but we can just a strategy by those who fathered it.
Prediction: King will kill Sevco then fall on his arse. Bump.
Here we Go for 10 In a Row!
Applications for the 10th annual CQN charity golf day, which will take place in Aberdour Golf Club on Friday 4th July, will close this Friday, 2nd May.
As ever it will be oversubscribed so if you would like to attend, email BlantyreKev and Taggsy at cqnopen10IAR@gmx.co.uk before Friday. Cost for the full day’s entertainment including golf is £80. There are a very limited number of non-golfer evening places at £45. Further detail will be released nearer the date and when places confirmed.
Over the course of the season I’ve read lots of comment about the values we should aspire to as a club, specifically when it comes to alleviating poverty, both in our own community, and abroad. CQN’ers responded incredibly to our Malawi school kichen(s) appeal, which dwarfed our work at home.
The Charity Foundation are selling badges (£1 each) before the Dundee United game on 11 May to raise funds to feed the poor and hungry in and around Glasgow. I have volunteered as a coordinator on the day and have offered to help recruit around 100 to sell badges before the game.
This will be trophy presentation day – but the trophy isn’t coming out until after the game, so you’ll not miss any of the flesh-on-silver action.
If you are able to get involved in this initiative, which strikes the core of what we think of ourselves as a Movement, email your details to cfcfvolunteer@celticfc.co.uk .
Thank you.
Order Seville – The Celtic Movement, below………
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WEEFRATHETIM
Aye,but how long have you been that age?
ForeveryoungCSC
SFTB no no, see this is where you get me wrong, when most in here are ripping into Peter Lawwell they are, like yourself JF groupies, you see it upsets me when anything celtic is attacked, and I know it upsets you lot when I bring in her who shouldn’t be talked about in here (and remember you brought he r into it not me) is attacked by me, fight durty ? When it comes to Celtic I’ve done it all my life, so no appols. On her from me.
WeeFra
I bet it is. For the majority who’s cells are in motion. :)
MWD YES
Sad news about Bob Hoskins. He starred in one of my favourite films, The Long Good Friday.
MWD
Haha,got that one.
That’s fine,I’ll look after myself. I might have to!
!!bada bing!!
13:36 on 30 April, 2014
Bob Hoskins RIP
__________________________ sorry to hear that I liked that wee guy.RIP
Bob Hoskins RIP
BMCUW
I told you before that people say I don’t look 67, but they all say ” but I bet you used to”. Hahaha
Weefra HH supporting and praying for Wee Oscar.
Bob Hoskins R.I.P.
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar
Last Bob Hoskins film I saw was Outside Bet. I think it was called that about a group of pals in the pub buying a racehorse. A lovely wee story and a decent film.
RIP Bob.
LB
Hamiltontim is praying for Oscar
13:39 on 30 April, 2014
Sad news about Bob Hoskins. He starred in one of my favourite films, The Long Good Friday.
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Great Film. As was Mona Lisa.
But I’ll always remember Bob from “On The Move” – a show for teaching adults literacy. I think he played a lorry driver.
“On the move
On the move
We’re on the move again…”
HT
I’ll second that. A fantastic movie.
RIP Bob Hoskins.
Weefra HH supporting and praying for Wee Oscar.
HT
Great movie. Personally Who killed Rampent Rabbit did it for me. Or was that a different genre? :)
MWD says Yip
Re the “arse” question. The U.S. equivalent is ” f*nny”, so is it OK to use this word on here, for example in relation to the sevco Union of same as long as you’re using the term in its American idiom and not the much ruder British one?
As Mrs Merton would say ” Let’s have a heated debate”.
HT
Long Good Friday, Great film :-)
Paul67 …….. Hahahaha……brilliant …!!
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/an-insolvent-subculture/#more-4607
Will ming be in a SA Court during the share issue ?
Pneumonia they say he had. Shame.
Right guys, shower, shave and a shi……… shi……. shine on ma shoes, then oot tae the shops. This work never ends. :-))
Weefra HH supporting and praying for Wee Oscar.
Green Lantern (((((0)))))
13:44 on 30 April, 2014
Re the “arse” question. The U.S. equivalent is ” f*nny”, so is it OK to use this word on here, for example in relation to the sevco Union of same as long as you’re using the term in its American idiom and not the much ruder British one?
As Mrs Merton would say ” Let’s have a heated debate”.
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Context is everything!!
I truly cant work out Kings plans,
Is he deliberately trying to kill them and walk about with the bones of the carcass round his neck like some tribal trophy.
3rd rankers with no history followed by a section of the deluded playing out of well who knows ,is all I can come up with, but deary deary me surely his EGO would not drive him to those extremes:))))
Ah’d Like Tae See Oor Decent ,Honest Bhoys Mount A Counter Demo Against The GB…
Following Their Latest Antics…..
Show Them ‘Who’s The DADDY…’
[Casting No Aspersions..!? Ed ]
Perhaps Jobo & The WeatherMen In FS5
Might Take Up The Onus..?
One Banner..”SuperGriff Dances On Water”..
Another ,With A Coffin Inscribed” RIP..
Green Brigade 2014..”
With The Legend,”They Never Grew Up”
Oh !…And A THIRD Banner..
“FREE DONNY TOADILY ! ”
Still….Laughin’
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Welcome Tae Paradise-Oan-The-Clyde
Snoddy..!
Off Oot..
Good afternoon from a bright Manchester.
Hoping to find you all in good spirits.
Hail Hail
Natknow- On the Move, Saturday morning, before or after heute direkt?
Multicoloured Swapshop killed all that.
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Tony67
13:54 on
30 April, 2014
Paul67, I’ve had a couple of complaints about your comment this afternoon, suggesting it was abusive to other posters and constitute a form of online cursing.
I have not removed any of your sweary words, but…… would like to remind you that one of the very few rules of the blog is that CQN is not a vehicle to disperse sweary words. Please observe.
Summa of sammi
I get it ;)
Phil MacGiollaBhain@Pmacgiollabhain · 4s
Approximately 2000 season tickets sold by Sevco?
It would appear that Dave King’s cunning plan is working.
Awe Naw, I saw the story about the zombie getting to view the sevco books in the scotsaman earlier. Am I correct in thinking that once he’s witnessed the degree of cooking that’s gone on he’ll not be allowed to make it public?
Maybe they’ll just lock him in the ibrox crypt along with the ginger bottles and the pie man’s wage slip.
Good Afternoon CQN from a wet Clydebank
Just back from shops and noticed this on the back page of the DR
McMosity saying it’s my club it’s my team
What he should be saying is
It’s my club it’s my team
We don’t pay our taxes to the Queen
Busted flat in Govan looking for some cash
Blantyretim
Only go into the Horse and Barge after a match
These days (one for the road)
Not a good move wearing blue
But not as bad as it use to be
Keep the Faith
Hail Hail
goldstar10
13:52 on 30 April, 2014
Natknow- On the Move, Saturday morning, before or after heute direkt?
Multicoloured Swapshop killed all that.
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That’s the one mate! A classic.
As was Multicoloured Swapshop – “Dial 01 if you’re outside London…” !
Kids on wanting to swap their da’s Black & Decker for Buckaroo etc.. golden age of TV!
TonyD
One last attempt to appeal to your sense of decency then I’m dropping it and talking fitba.
see this is where you get me wrong, when most in here are ripping into Peter Lawwell they are, like yourself JF groupies,
No more than you are PL groupie. You think posters wronged him. I know you wronged her. The woman does not know me and I have only ever spoken with her at a Celtic game once. So, I defend on the grounds of decency and fair argument and not on the grounds that I am a friend or a fan. Both of us are too old to be groupies.
you see it upsets me when anything celtic is attacked,
She is something Celtic too.
and I know it upsets you lot when I bring in her who shouldn’t be talked about in here (and remember you brought he r into it not me) is attacked by me, fight durty ?
It upsets me that an innocent party is dragged in to your “reds (and educateds) under the bed” agenda. You say I brought her into it but you referenced her clearly and you continued to do so in points which had little to do with The Celtic Trust. As for, she is not to be mentioned, I explicitly stated that, when she speaks about Celtic, it is fine and legitimate to comment and reply. So cut out the martyrdom- no one has or is stopping you.
I, merely, note, that when you are attacking the GB or the FAC, you do not single out the name of any particular member. Yet you do with The Celtic Trust. You may not be aware of it but it comes across as a wee bit mysoginist.
So, let me repeat. Go on attacking the Celtic Trust, the GB, and the FAC but try to attack them for the points they make and not for who they are, or who you imagine them to be.
I cannot make it any clearer so, if you come back with the “I’m entitled to my views” pish, then I will know that you have not read and digested what I am saying.
And I do not think you are a stupid man, so it would be willful for you to go on as before.
Morning from a wet and nervous Charlotte, NC. We are in between two tornado areas to the east and west of us. It is very, very still. No breeze even. Think Perfect Storm or Jaws just before the teeth arrive. My neighbors chose to sleep in the basement of a friend’s house rather than stay at their own home.
Well at least it’s more dramatic than Jobo’s EK weather update. :o)
Sorry to hear about Bob Hoskins. Dynamic actor who had a presence just by walking into a room. Really like the photo of him in this BBC article today. Twinkle in his eye and looking happy.
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-27224995
HH Bob
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
Man that´s an Essay question
Google search Foss v Harbottle
HH
For Bob and others just like him..
Jimmy Cliff – Many Rivers to Cross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGeCeK85sUg
Beautiful.
HH
rip bob hoskins
RWE
Hope you manage to stay safe.
And keep an eye on that laddie of yours!
Best wishes.
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Courtesy The Rangers Standard..
The Old Firm: Action and Reaction
By Alasdair McKillop
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Monday night’s under-17 City of Glasgow Cup Final at Celtic Park was overshadowed by the lighting of flares, smoke bombs being set off and seats being torn out. The dangers of using such pyrotechnics, particularly when there might be young children in close proximity, really shouldn’t need to be explained yet football fans of many teams seem to think they add to the occasion. They do not. Dangers aside, it is obnoxious to use something that is intended to distract attention away from the football on the pitch. Such was the atmosphere that the police recommended that representatives of the media in attendance should stay in the press box.
It is worth underlining that this was a game involving school-age teenagers. For many this would have been the pinnacle of their football career to date. For others it might well be their greatest achievement in the sport as a result of injury or the pursuit of a career away from the game. In short, this should have been a special occasion for the players and their families and yet they had to contend with two sets of fans who were seemingly more interested in hurling abuse than in encouraging the young participants. Reports ahead of the match claimed 2500 tickets were to be given to schoolchildren. Interpret that comment as you see fit.
The obsession with those on the other side of the police line is a damning indictment of both sets of supporters. It validates the arguments of those who claim supporting Rangers or Celtic is more about hating the other than supporting your own team. Why would you pay money to primarily go and abuse someone else rather than back your club? It’s a mind-set that is hard to fathom.
The most we can do is provide some context for what happened on Monday night. With Rangers consigned to the lower leagues for at least three years, the two clubs don’t have the chance to meet on a regular occasion and this has perhaps resulted in passions building behind a dam. That doesn’t adequately explain, however, why some people so desperately need to release these emotions on a regular basis. Old Firm games shouldn’t be some sort of social necessity. Scenes at last season’s match at Firhill would also have been uppermost in the minds of some, not least Police Scotland which probably explains the decision to escort fans to the ground. The kick-off for that match was delayed as fans threw smoke bombs and ripped up seats. Arrests inevitably followed and there have been reports that three fans have already been detained as a result of last night festivities. At the 2012 match, Celtic fans ripped up seats and ignited flares at Ibrox. Pride was restored last night, with reports Rangers fans ripped out seats on leaving the stadium. The club will pick up the bill for that vandalism.
Fans on either side of the Old Firm divide must now surely dread the staging of the real thing, which could happen as early as next season depending on the developments in the Scottish and League Cups. While the heart might desire an encounter between the two old adversaries, the head can’t help but imagine the outcome of such an encounter if things don’t improve. Following Monday’s game, Billy Kirkwood was quoted as saying: “There’s going to be a time when Rangers are going to play Celtic at first-team level and all I can say to that is, oh dear.” It’s now two years on from Rangers insolvency crisis and the passions roused by associated events don’t seem to have been extinguished. Social media is much to blame and Rangers fans continue to bridle at Celtic fans (and media enablers still coming up with ways to avoid saying Rangers) droning on about Rangers being dead. One Celtic fan said to me on Twitter recently “never mind, your grandchildren will all be Celtic fans anyway.” Sympathy is certainly there but it can be hard to find amidst the bitterness. Perhaps some level-headed Celtic fans should examine exactly what this behaviour is achieving and how compatible it is with the club’s much publicised charitable ethos. Peter Lawwell laying a wreath in memory of Sandy Jardine should really be taken as an opportunity to reassess relations between the two clubs and sets of fans.
Perspective is lacking on all sides. For Rangers fans, last night’s actions were the equivalent of standing out in the back garden shouting at the neighbour while your house and all your possessions burned down behind you. Taking all of the above context into account, we still don’t have an excuse for the behaviour of those who participated in a charade that has resulted in yet more negative headlines. We need to learn that in the Old Firm universe that not every action requires an equal and opposite reaction. Even more importantly, we shouldn’t be responsible for initiating activity that will result in negative headlines and have financial repercussions for the club.
The haste with which a national summit was convened following events at the Scottish Cup replay in 2011 was rightly derided and the treatment of fans since, including at the recent Ayr United game, has contributed to a general rise in tension at football grounds across the country. But a low-key stakeholder summit in advance of the next first-team meeting might not be an entirely bad idea given the scenes at youth games in three consecutive years. Rather than considering draconian restrictions on the activities of fans, it should start from the position that they are capable of acting like adults and focus on coming up with ideas to reduce the tensions between the two sets of supporters while there is still the luxury of time.
Summa