La Liga president steps into Catalonia debate

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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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    13:17 on

     

     

    9 October, 2014

     

     

     

     

    GEORDIE MUNRO

     

     

    The huns are like the foul-mouthed wee tart down the boozer.

     

     

    Everybody’s a no-use using piece of s..t.

     

     

     

    has she got a pal.

  2. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    FAVOURITE UNCLE

     

     

    Show her your wad,and she’ll bring them round.

  3. Tinytim………

     

     

    My fears exactly…………..and if we had been miles ahead…….out of sight ….which she should be !!!……..it would maybe have put him off……..it will be soooo easy for him..

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    Anyhoo, Willie McOustra scored 12 goals in his 33 games representing Celtic at the turn of the last century.

     

     

    How many other past and present Celts can you name whose name ends in the letter ‘a’?

     

     

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  5. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    IGC

     

     

    I can only think of Peter Huistra.

     

     

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  6. BMCUW

     

    I will get my thanks in now for organising things like Sat, where many can put names to faces.

     

     

    I have met many people through CQN gatherings that I now consider good friends .

     

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    is travellerbhoy attending?

  7. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    LEFTCLICKTIC

     

     

    The thanks are all mine to everyone who does me a huge favour in attending,mate.

     

     

    TRAVELLERBHOY has said he will be there. Not sure about his lad,though.

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    TONY DONNELLY

     

     

    High Street at The Gallowgate end.

     

     

    I thought a certain buddy may have mentioned it.

  9. pedrocaravanachio67 on

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    13:49 on 9 October, 2014

     

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    Enjoy TT..

     

     

    My old man us firmly in the give the manager a chance side. Had we scored the chances we gave made we wouldn’t be in such a worrying place.

  12. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    TONY DONNELLY

     

     

    Have a good one,bud.

     

     

    You’d be most welcome,btw. We only bicker about whose round it isnae.

     

     

    Usually…