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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Ger 57 maybe some of the 3 million you say that work ,and are strugleing to make ends meet.,maybe if they stop buying expensive phones. x boxes ,smart tvs,designer clothes etc, then there would be no need for them to strugle, after all Tesco pay decent wages.and they are on tax credits oh come on ,they are minted,
TnT
Reported Thunder storm at track earlier in the day,
Maypole lass ran a great race caught last stride.
JH and CS do have Celtic in their hearts IMO. Their attacks are not motivated by a hatred of Celtic but by concern over the present situation. They just happen to have voiced those concerns through a publication which DOES harbour a hatred of Celtic and ,for that, I would criticise them.
Mike in Toronto
I have just booked a business trip to Toronto and will stay 2 more days to spend with family. I return to Uk on 9th Nov leaving Toronto at 18.30 so will be there when Celtic are at Pittodrie earlier that day. Where is the best place to see the game if I can escape the family for a while?
Celtic scoring 1 in 10 of their chances created yet conceding 1 in 3.
Of the stats produced by Thom Watt today, this is the most telling.
Ronnie’s fault, the players or the lack of investment?
TIMBHOY2
Tesco was the first company I had heard of to introduce zero-hour contracts,but that’s bytheby.
Say they pay £7.50/hr for 35 hours. You try living on it.
I couldn’t.
You don’t have money to blow on the kinda crap you suggest when you can’t even afford food.
mike in Toronto, That is a well reasoned post and I find it hard to disagree with any part of it. My beef though is with Ronny himself, we are light in mid-field and I believe the bulk of our problems stem from there. He continues to favour the same formation playing 2 wingers quite often playing the left footed player on the right wing and the right footer on the left, and adds a man who can’t graft (Kris) into the mix as well. It seems to me we are perpetually playing a man short. He has also made a series of inexplicable, infuriating substitutions.
Mike in Toronto-very good post,even though i don’t agree with all of it mate.I think football players in general ,are very slow on the uptake re new formations.This won’t help RD,but he has to get results through the changes he is trying to implement.HH
Hrvarski
You can go to bramalea CSC just a short journey to airport. Also Toronto tony and mike use the club the other side it the city…
Great places to watch the hoops..
Sutton and Hartson simply watched our custodians and said I”ll have some of that!
Old Firm anyone?
OH bloody hell,another yes voter and poor loser,producing an article full of shit . YOU LOST HEAVILY GET OVER IT MR STURGEON
Auldheid
Resurrection 12 ?
What’s the story?
Hrvatski Jim
Depending on where you are staying… the downtown club is based at McVeigh’s – an old Irish pub … I used to go in (some nice lads), but stopped going as the owner ( a grumpy old git) didn’t want me bringing my nephews to watch the games …
so, a couple of great lads I met on here (Torontony and Teuchter ar la) invited me to the Scarborough club (north east end of the city)… made me and the kids feel like family ….
I dont get up to the club much now … usually watch the games at home on the computer …
so, you have three options … McV, Scarborough, or you would be welcome to watch it at my place (no square sausage, but I usually cook a good breakfast during the games)….
let me know, and either way, I can try to join you.
HH
twists n turns
unlucky mate, had a score on it on the nose (scuse the pun) but got the forecast. cheers again
HH
Ronny this is your starting point
BMCUW
You’ve got more mail!
Tombhoy2
After your outburst re collection on Sunday and now this I think you may just be someone who has forgotten where he came from.
East end snobs are hard to find..
igc
16:23 on 8 October, 2014
Celtic scoring 1 in 10 of their chances created yet conceding 1 in 3.
Of the stats produced by Thom Watt today, this is the most telling.
Ronnie’s fault, the players or the lack of investment?
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Mibbee there’s enough blame to go around and for everyone involved to cop some stick?
Mibbee there should also be similarly shared responsibility to fix it?
Mike in Toronto, v good post.
HH jamesgang
Totally off topic, but my big fella heads into the city on Sunday to go for 2 in a row at the dog show (best in show/best in obedience) from last year.
I’m sure i got loads of support from you all last year as Sputnik lifted the big cup.
Fingers crossed the Tim Husky does 2 in a row.
Many thanks for the support last year -)
http://i61.tinypic.com/2vkiz5u.jpg
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
16:29 on 8 October, 2014
Tombhoy2
After your outburst re collection on Sunday and now this I think you may just be someone who has forgotten where he came from.
East end snobs are hard to find..
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Tombhoy2
Are you for real in what you post?
I hope not but fear so.
Aff oot
HH Timdom
Jamesgang
corkcelt …
like you, I hate the 2 midfielder/winger/forward formation …. it really means a 4-2-4 … and, without calling it that, NFL played it too often, and often, we got rag-dolled in the middle of the park ….
for now, I would either go with a 4-4-1-1, with 4 mids, and commons behind guidetti, or 4-4-2, with maybe brown, biton, and johansen, and a winger (either Wakaso or Forrest), behind a front
Hrvatski … I forgot to say, feel free to get my email from Paul, if you wish. Cheers.
I think Tonmbhoy 2 is Ernies alter ego.
So CQN
It’s breakfast at mike’s place!
BYOSS
HH jamesgang
1 in 10 chances scored…………blame the forwards.
1 in 3 conceded…………blame the whole team (CG excepted)
Reasons for the above? Player fault for sure but definitely include the manager’s role in setting out the team
I’ve decided that Ross County are the team to take a pasting when our Bhoys click.
5-0 Hoops!
LB
Will he have the Stornoway Black or do we need to bring that too?
Mike in T.O.,
Thanks for posting an intelligent, balanced and unemotional piece. One that I mostly agree with.
Seems like we have no patience or stomach for the topsy turvy transition world that a major overhaul of the team takes.
CanujunBhoyincowtown
Well done John hartson and Chris Sutton. Good Celtic men saying the obvious. We’ve hired a dud sack him know.
Burgas hoops.
Cracking dog. Like the colour of the rosettes.
richie #teamoscarforever
14:49 on 8 October, 2014
I’ve been told Mister Whiteside has a great chance at Kempton 2nd race tonight….by someone who was told by someone else, etc… :
Should that be Mister Brightside mate
HH
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
Harvatski Jim, like BT said Bramalea CSC is a good club, Tony D knows people there as does Tim Horton
Hail Hail
” I read the newspapers every day.They are my favourite form of continuous fiction”
Nye Bevan
Brilliant Sevco article in their house magazine – http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/dave-king-paul-murray-george-4398635
Then you couple this with BBC report – ” Meanwhile, South Africa-based businessman Dave King has told BBC Scotland that a newspaper report suggesting that he and other former Rangers directors are involved in a takeover is untrue.
He also recently told the BBC that he had not been involved in discussions with anyone on the board”
Dont you just love the Daily Record? :)
Burgas Hoops
Here we go
to two in a row :)))
Tombhoy2
The Panorama programme cited a family in Greenock. He is a delivery driver and his partner worked part time on the shop floor. Combined income – 15k. And you’re defending Tesco? What planet/drugs are you on? Muppet!
Blantyretim and Mike in Toronto
Thanks for the advice. I have stored it and will see what I can do nearer the time.
May have to bribe my cousin with some Frys Cream Bars to run me to one of the clubs at an early time on a Sunday. She got a taste for then in 1966 when she came to Scotland so a pack of these is added to the square sausage/tunnocks teacakes in every case that goes to Toronto.
My CQN email is hrvatskijim@gmail.com or stick up a post here and hopefully I will see it.
Many thanks – already I feel welcome to the Toronto Celtic family.
Turkeybhoy
15:52 on
8 October, 2014
coolmore mafia
13:24 on
8 October, 2014
Yes can someone post the remarks that are offensive by Hartson and Sutton? If not can you please gtf?
They offend me because they are taking money from the SMSM to prop up their attacks on RD.
So you GTF
>>>>>
Ronny deserved everything Sutty said.
Does Billy McNeil, Jock Stein, Jimmy Johnstone offend you also? I think Jimmy even did TV adverts for the Record.
Is your employer perfect?
jamesgang ….
Like all top restaurants, reservation and proper attire is required …. no hoops, no entry!