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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corkcelt
They must be doing something right in Cork.
Is it the diet possibly? No chips?!
Well done the Celtic Cork bhoys.
HH!!
Turnbull Hutton would be good to have him on board….we need someone who can speak….fed up wi wee cowerin timerous beasties in our ranks,,,,would certainly clean out that corrupt shower in at hamdump……starting with billy goat Ogilvie.
That’s some beard Joe Ledley’s got!
Even longer than Sammi’s.
HH!!
FourGreenFields
09:45 on
9 October, 2014
gordon_j backing neil lennon
How do you think our board will approach that situation mate ?
Hello FGF, catch up with you this weekend mate, your question answered below
Words that do not match deeds are unimportant. – Ernesto
corkcelt
Forgive my ignorance , but Fiacre is a name I have never come across before, any help in how to pronounce it.
http://www.footballeconomy.com/content/celtic-and-arsenal-top-financial-strength-league
Best run club financially? If we were able to do this while improving year on year on the pitch we could get where we want to be. But is the financial management aiding or inhibiting success as a club?
Can we have the best of both worlds?
borgo67 Fiacre sounds like FEE-ACK-RE said quickly, hope that helps.
I’m up to date with most box sets and films for watching on the nightshift.
Just downloading Downfall onto the I pad, so cheers for good write ups on it on here.
I’ll be watching it while you’re in yer kip tonight. HH
lionroars67
Good answer mate .
Looking forward to Saturday , dragging Bundoran Bhoy ( brother ) along with me .
fourgreenfields
09:40 on 9 October, 2014
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Im good mate, hope your the same.
I thought so aswel.. Sadly they took us for fools again.. Not just the guys that pushed it but all of us.
Id fully back hitting them in the pocket somehow.. Only way they might give us real answers .
Past 3yrs should have been fun and a chance for us to enjoy without the huns.. Sadly its been pretty awful despite some great games barca etc
corkcelt
Thanks. That’s what I thought it might be.
Got a tricky to pronounce surname myself so like to get others right.
kitalba
06:04 on
9 October, 2014
This is just to give you a wee laff, I’ve no idea how it all ended. From the Celtictaxcase’s Blog, March 2012, remember that?:
This blog was set up to highlight potential financial doping by Celtic Football Club. In less than 24 hours of painstaking research though my investigation has went way beyond financial doping and way beyond Celtic Football Club.
What I believe I have uncovered could be potentially explosive with Celtic FC used as a vehicle for some seriously dodgy dealings which would leave the clubs reputation in such tatters it would be damaged beyond repair and in need of being put to sleep like a lame race horse.
Let me give you a little bit of a history lesson…
01/09/2005 Du Wei (China captain) signs for Celtic / 15/12/2005 Roy Keane (Ireland captain) signs for Celtic
Coincidence? Maybe… But what is the old phrase? Lightening never strikes twice?
01/09/2009 Zheng Zhi (China captain) signs for Celtic / 31/01/2010 Robbie Keane (Ireland captain) signs for Celtic
But what does this mean???!!!
Regular readers of the blog will know all about my expose on Dermot Desmonds dealings with former Irish Taoiseach Charles Haughey and the well documented Moriarty Tribunal.
Further investigation has linked Charles Haughey to Ben Dunne (entrepreneur and inventory of Dunnes stores) who is allegedly looking to branch Dunnes Stores to the expanding market in China?
So what part does China, Ireland and Celtic play in this? Will the British tax payer who has recently bailed out Ireland be happy to find they are possibly maybe in cahoots with the Chinese?
Why were Chris Killen and Derek Riordan (both signed by Dermot Desmond) plying their trade in China?
What role do the Keane’s, Zheng Zhi and Du Wei have in all of this?
WHAT EXACTLY IS HAPPENING!?
At the moment I do not know. I’m not going to get involved in whataboutery I will wait until I have actual solid reliable evidence before I accuse Mr Desmond or Celtic FC or China or Ireland or any wrong doing. All I know is that I can smell a rat a mile off in this who sordid web of deceit, lies and maybe backhanders too.
Be safe that I’m going to see this through to the end. Celtic, if they are involved in this potential alliance between the Irish Republic and China will struggle to ever recover. Remember bears…. The Boyne wasn’t won in a day. More digging for me tomorrow. FACT!
>>>>>>>>>>
Hilarious
corkcelt
10:37 on 9 October, 2014
Never heard it either,
The girls nephew is called Fiachra. Popular enough name in derry.
One of mcguinness sons is called it aswel. Martin mcguinness that is.
Celtic have kept their powder dry for so long now that I think it’s turned into dust.
The enemy wasn’t interrupted…just left to get on with it until they return next year.
Ah well.
sipsini
10:40 on 9 October, 2014
I’m up to date with most box sets and films for watching on the nightshift.
Just downloading Downfall onto the I pad, so cheers for good write ups on it on here.
I’ll be watching it while you’re in yer kip tonight. HH
Watched it last night after the good tip off on here. Terrific production; well worth watching!
HH
Gerry
Police Scotland have been contacted to investigate items missing from the Golden Jubilee Hospital Clydebank,
Pillow cases, sheets, and a large volume of tena for men are noted as missing, it’s believed the investigation is being concentrated in the Blantur area.
Che
I’m still in …8-))
Waiting on meds so ordered a low loader to get them home ..
Your hanging it out for lunch ain’t ya?
Aye. Irish stew today…
Coolmore Mafia
Interesting, very interesting!!
Watch your back my friend!!
KINGLuBO
BT
Thought you were on your way home!
Watch out for Hattie, she disney want ye te go!
Sorry you won’t be there on Saturday! I’ll drink a wee toast to your speedy recovery!
Take care!
BLANTYRETIM
Put the contraband back or it will be Irish Stew in the Name of the Law.
WaitedyearstotellthatjokeCSC
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
11:08 on 9 October, 2014
Che
I’m still in …8-))
Waiting on meds so ordered a low loader to get them home ..
—-/
Can you not call VP as your getaway driver?
;-)
HH jamesgang
Clydebank to Blantyre in a black hack.
Need to sell my opiates….
BT
Or the traditional method for opiate transportation? The good old ice cream-less ice cream van!
HH jamesgang
BLANTYRETIM
You’d need to sell your kidneys,mate!
BMCUWP’s, they’d be worth more than his liver, just:-)
My liver will be OK now. Thats nearly two weeks without alcohol but god knows what meds are doing to it….
You ghuys are offal!
HH jamesgang
DOC
Not to medical science,mate.
For instance,I’m worth more dead than alive-just for the parts!
BT
…it’s the constipation!!!!
You should come for a curry with us on Saturday, that’ll sort it!
Morning all ..
To all going to the hootenanny on sat
hope this doesn’t apply to anyone
http://youtu.be/l_WROIqUsg4
HH
BOGNORBHOY
Gotta admit,mate-that’s my theme song.
DidimissanewarticleCSC
bt
2 weeks without alcohol?
Straight red for saying stuff like that!
BT, two weeks aff it, should be well.recovered. The meds may well be doing more harm, so get some bevvie to rectufy the damage caused by the drugs.
BMCUWP’S, we’re all collections of spare parts now.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
You get home eventually..
nonewarticlemissedyetcfc
Homeward bound Bhoys..
Cider in the fridge
BT – have a great recuperation!
HH
Gerry