President of La Liga in Spain has stepped into the Catalonian independence referendum debate by saying if Catalonia became independent clubs from that region, notably Barcelona and Espanyol, would have to leave the Spanish league and compete within their new domestic boundaries.
This claim is without foundation as multinational ‘domestic’ leagues are authorised by Uefa, Fifa and the EU, while Spanish clubs are able to compete with foreign clubs in European competition, but this intervention is likely to be one of the more emotive topics in the Catalonian debate. Would Barcelona fans vote for Catalan independence if it required them to withdraw from the Spanish league and hand back their status as one of the game’s world powers? Some would, some wouldn’t.
Football is the key cultural touchstone of European nations. Those who want to preserve the Spanish nation know this. Excluding Scottish clubs from the England and Wales football market has an enormous commercial impact on top-flight clubs here. It also means that our key cultural touchstone is Scottish.
Those who want to build a cohesive UK would be more productive by working to end the exclusion of Scottish clubs from the England and Wales league than telling nationalists they would be wrong to hold another referendum.
Popcorn and ginger on hand for the latest Newco Rangers episode. Flash mobs and EGMs, all destined to further tear the club apart. As we’ve said here for years, internecine strife is the only thing that can really damage a club. That lot seem to have a infinite supply of the stuff.
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BMCUWP’s
Holding midfielders : 1 is good 2 is a disaster.
Lenny & Paul lambert, great exponents of the role.
pedrocaravanachio67
Time for your bed anyway mhate.
Handsome Bhoy like you will need your beauty sleep.
Off to sleep before he comes to get you!
HH jamesgang
Celtic should buy
Stuart Armstrong
Now
Biton to sit in front of back 4 for me.
Must be the heart attack that is causing my confusion, but I thought that big Billy was called Caesar after the picture of him standing high about the arena in Lisbon. He appeared as majestic as any conquering Roman Emporor that day. HH.
Paul67
Apologies, didn’t mean to post that part thought.
I’m a Celt, not Interested in building a cohesive UK. Could go on but this is a football blog.
Oh dear. Emperor.
Jamesgang
Haha…..that’s just goin to get him angry….
Nite nite
Liam Henderson
Build the team
Round him
dallas dallas
Choccy nearly never made it to Manchester. Davie Hay went round to his house and Brian said he was happy to stay – then shortly afterwards Davie was sacked and Alex Ferguson took advantage.
Billy McNeill got our revenge when he was able to sign the highly rated Joe Miller from Aberdeen. Ferguson was raging with his old club as he thought he had a gentleman’s agreement to sign wee Joe for Manchester United!
I mentioned last week that we only signed Judas from Watford because we had a £300k bid for Davie Dodds turned down by Dundee United!
The book is full of these little insights!
Hebcelt & Mrs Hebcelt
Huge congrats to both of you, Nice :-)
Mrs and I will be 30 years on Sunday 12th
Hail Hail
Forrest
Incredible
player
Morning Timland from a warm hun free mountain valley.
Barca will never be told, forced made to play outwith La Liga, never going to happen whatever.
We are not be going to get an invite to the english set up, at any level, so the next best thing imo, is a brit set up, a euro league would be the preferred option, but failing that a reigional brit league would be my choice.
Anything to get away from the corruption in sevcoland, anything.
HH
Sky Arts 1 now. :))))
Cowiebhoy
That’s BS. No way 30 years. Mibbee since you first kissed in 2nd year!
Night Timdom.
Peace n love
HH jamesgang
Cohesive UK
Ernie Lynch, Neganon2, Bawsman. Did you collect a Pride of Britain Award last night?
Within ten days of our referendum, Westminster decides to bomb more working class communities outside the EC.
Team from earlier
Build around Henderson and Biton, both comfortable on the ball, and good first touch, both can find a pass as well
cowiebhoy
16:42 on 8 October, 2014
4, 4, 1, 1
Gordon
Lustig, Denayer, VVD, Izzy
(Back up, – Efe, Mathews, O’Connel, Mulgrew)
Brown, Henderson, Biton, Johansen
(Back up – Forrest, Kayal, Wakaso, Tonev)
Commons
(Scepovic)
Guidetti
(Griffiths)
Get winning games 1st and foremost, and start bringing our own youth through
Hail Hail
Big J, married at 21, and in Africa 6 weeks later, but thanks for the compliment
Oh, yes I give you a lift back on 24th :-)
Off Oot to Dinner, catch you all later
Hail Hail
We have no right to walk into the English setup at the expense of an English team. We aren’t wanted or needed. How about we actually just try to avoid shambolic preparations for the CL and therefore give ourselves a chance to progress in Europe?
CB
Well said. Totally agree. Hope you’re well.
Just finished watching downfall.
Strong emotional film.. Was nearly in tears when that boot killed her kids.
I need to get off the meds and on the swally.
Bruno Ganz as Hitler in Downfall. You’ll never see a better acting performace. An incredible film. Watched it many times, words can’t describe it.
D D
Not away for too long. Nurse Friday Monday Wednesday then bank to Clydebank Thursday..
Hebcelt
Fair few islanders nursing in the jubilee. Always get round to talking about the black pudding although one of them prefers the white pudding..
Congratulations to you and Mrs hebcelt..
Banning
Keith Jackson
From Celtic park
Is
Succulent lamb
Tactics
Delaney,
I am well thanks. Hopefully all on CQN are too.
Enjoying working with people from Poland, Romania, Nigeria, Bulgaria etc.. A Nigerian speaking Spanish to a Romanian who also speaks Spanish. Strange world.
Many thanks for all the good wishes. BT hope you are on the mend, aye the Island girls make smashing nurses, right temperament. Hail Hail Hebcelt
Tom Molach
Really enjoyed the John Divers piece. What a marvellous man
Bruno Hans in Wings of Desire … Great acting performance in One of the best films ever.
MIKE IN TORONTO
For anyone who hasn’t seen it-including me
http://vimeo.com/13207279
CB
Working with Polish, Slovakian and Syrian guys in Clydebank. They are multi lingual and well educated. They are integrating wi the Bankies in a very positive way.
Guyfawkesforeverahero-
Agree with what you say. I don`t think any politicians are interested in building a cohesive UK.
Not when everyone of them is fixated with slashing welfare, allowing megarich corporations to enslave people in zero hours contracts, selling off public assets such as Royal Mail for a pittance etc.
Not one of them gives a toss that more and more people in the terminally knackered UK are reliant on food banks. They would rather toe the party line, further their own career, and maximise the extent to which their second home can be kitted out at the taxpayer`s expense.
In the extremely unlikely event that any politicians grow a conscience I hope that they would divert their energies towards trying to sort out poverty, tax evasion, zero hours contracts, the health service and pollution/ climate change rather than focus on the pathetic whinging of football clubs that simply want to take in more TV money to pass on to overrated footballers.
I`m at a loss to work out how on earth Celtic playing Sheffield United would build a more cohesive UK. Would the fans of both teams be expected to drink warm ale together before morris dancing, waving Union Jack Flags and sing Rule Britannia for the benefit of the Sky cameras?
Celtic have no rightful claim to a place in the English league. And to try and justify their pursuing a place in the English league on the basis that it is for the good of the UK, or that it would build a more cohesive UK, is way off the mark in my view.
THEGLORIOUSBALANCESHEET
We are well on our way to a more cohesive society in the UK.
After all,we are all in this together.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer himself said so.
tontine
did you know terry hill?
Interesting article bearing in mind an earlier topic.
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/oct/06/benefits-corporate-welfare-research-public-money-businesses
BMCUW 0002-
I think some of Gideon`s mates are more in it than the rest of us – such as his long time friend and Best Man, Peter Davies, who made an £18 million profit on Royal Mail shares in their first day of trading after privatisation.
http://www.snouts-in-the-trough.com/archives/9031
Sickening stuff.
Can`t see Gideon spending any time securing Celtic`s passage into the English leagues “in the interests of building a more cohesive UK.” Too busy helping his mates fill their boots.
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
23:30 on 8 October, 2014
‘Just finished watching downfall.
Strong emotional film.. Was nearly in tears when that boot killed her kids.’
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Yep. poerful and moving stuff.x
Watched this earlier
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04lcbdx/long-shadow-3-us-and-them
It’s an interesting combination of programmes. Helps with getting a sense of perspective.
Bada Bing
Mr & Mrs VG
Derek Batey would be proud of you.
Ps could someone on CQN (Paul) not come up with a CQN gift for special wedding anniversaries.25,30,40,50 etc.(Carriage Clock?)
THEGLORIOUSBALANCESHEET
What,you mean that wee weasel has been lying to us,the Great British Electorate?
Blinkin’ flip,canny trust embdy these days!
Seriously,the amount of oversight bodies and regulators that are in place these days,you’d think it would be impossible to get away with stuff like that.
Well,it might be were they not filled with cronies and placemen.
Still,as long as they continue to sanction the unemployed because they’ve filled a form in wrongly,I expect they’ll make up the shortfall.