I’ve stayed away from the nonsense Craig Levein has spouted about Scott Brown this Hearts 3-1 defeat at Celtic Park. Yes, Hearts disciplinary record is vastly worse than Celtic’s, and Levein’s on-pitch assaults are memorable decades after the event, but we all know Craig isn’t the sharpest tool in the box, so why worry, I thought.
Now the Hearts manager suggests Scott Brown deliberately got himself booked, while Celtic were a goal down to Kilmarnock, in order to incur a suspension before we face Newco: “I think if you look and see if Scott didn’t get booked against Kilmarnock last week and he got booked against St Johnstone then he would have missed the Rangers game. I’ll leave you to deduce what that means.”
Craig, I’m loathed to pop-psych a diagnosis on you, but you are sounding like a man with a tenuous grip on reality. Say what you like about a tackle, we are all entitled to an alternative view, but seeing conspiracies behind such mundane events suggests he is not coping with the stress of football management.
Stress is a killer. If you suffer, seek help before things get to this stage.
Bank borrowing
The last football club in the country without bank borrowing has managed to secure an “overdraft”. Details are sparse (it is Newco, after all), but we know the facility of around £3m is secured on at least Albion car park and Edmiston House. I expect whatever they put in place now will be enough to see them through to season ticket renewal time, alleviating any immediate cash crisis.
There are many more assets available for security, specifically the stadium and IP (if they are so far unencumbered). This show could run for a while, but you know the final act.
“Great news! We no longer need to look after as many deeds as we did yesterday.” I’d call that a favourable settlement, wouldn’t you?
Walk on Fire, with the Celtic Foundation
It’s not often you get the chance to walk on hot coals but that’s the experience you can have with the Celtic Foundation on 23rd of this month. I know I bang on about the Foundation and the great work they do, but you should not underestimate the sheer human experience of getting involved with these projects.
People have sky-dived, climbed mountains, zip-wired from the top of stands and this month will walk on hot coals!! When you look back on your year/your life, you will recount these occasions.
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BIGPACKY
Your wife is right. You had no chance against the bigot.
He was driving a lorry,Ffs. You were out walking the dogs. You’d never catch him.
PRESTONPANS BHOYS ,maybe getting to old for fighting.hh.
I have an obsessive personality and am a voracious reader, more so now with a lot of time on my hands, so there isnae much I don’t know about the craft and also their alleged precursor, the knights templar.
Coming from the Vale of Leven which at one time along with Renton had 3 separate ludges, conversely, it also had a fiercely socialist population culminating in the title “Little Moscow”: conferred on the area, I always had a strong curiosity in the craft and its secrecy.
Currently I’m reading a book by Niall Ferguson, The Square and the Tower, which discusses social networking through the ages, from the illuminati to modern day online sites. The craft is mentioned mainly for their involvement in the American Revolution and founding of the country with particular emphasis on Paul Revere and George Washington.
I also just watched a 4 part series on the knights templar on the History Channel, as you would expect it touches on the craft but not too heavily. In fact if I didn’t know any better I would, after watching this, assume that this was a myth about Roslyn Chapel and the St Clair family.
One of the reasons the presenters mentioned for the “survival”, in another form, of the templars was their uncanny ability to disappear which was based on a supreme intellect, i.e. the Golden Ratio, gained from their period in Jerusalem and mibbees involvement with the Essenes who as part of their initiation involved lying in a cave like dwelling for 3 days without food and water and then be “raised” back to life.
One of the crafts initiation ceremonies also involves being” raised”, quite uncannily similar to the Essenes, although not for 3 days I hasten to add. Did this come from the templars, hmmmm.
For most of us any trooser lifter we know of are generally 3rd degree and in it for their own selfish gains, job, promotion, better quality of life etc., thereby they are NOT a service group.
It is estimated around half a million goatshaggers in the UK are disproportionately involved in banking, politics, and government, even hospitals and universities are often controlled by the breest barers.
The higher they go though the more sinister it gets, don’t forget they swear a blood oath.
BTW what got my discussing the troosers lifters was Mrs TT read about the BBC Breakfast show, I said to her did she think the trumpet was one to which she replied, naw sure he cannae keep a secret lol.
AULDHEID 1835
I used to think that FIFA/UEFA insisted that Football Associations suffered no interference from governments in order that Banana Republics and tinpot dictators were kept well clear of The Beautiful Game.
I now realise that it was to protect corrupt FAs from outside oversight and regulation.
Naive,I was. Gullible anaw. All those things. Heyho…
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS, bobby id loved to have been 20 years younger, i would have dragged the bastard out the cab.hh.
BIGPACKY
I reckon you probably still could,mate.
SANNABHOY
Mailed you,bud.
Big Packy 8:52
Yes and no. Remember many years ago in Killie we went shopping and driving at the back of John Finnie St this clown nearly crashed into us. Dad , in 60’s, opened window and gave the guy some “advice “, younger man , in 30’s, told dad to shut his Irish mouth. Bad idea , dad opens door walks over and through open window lamps him.
Then again he was an ex boxer………….
Cant resist
Who’d win a flight between (in the green corner)Big Packy and his Westies (Frankie and Benny) and a truck load of Orange Bar Stewards
It will all end in tears
https://youtu.be/uHQnb3HS4hc
WHAT IS THE STARS, give you one guess.lol.
The goat fornication
Myth or based on truths ?
SAINTSTIVS
It’s true,mate. Can’t say I blame them. After all…
Have you seen a handsome hun?
Strange wee post on the Herald site from someone calling themselves Sylvia Clark. Question is- truth or a superb wind-up??
“Close Brothers and Rangers have had a relationship since Craig Whyte mortgaged the pies. Rangers fans dig deeper to who really owns your club. Ernst von Freyberg was the CEO of the German division of Close Brothers. When they sold it he went on to become President of the Vatican Bank 2013. Have you never thought why it was only an American Bank that would offer banking facilities when you entered administration? A bank that had only been established 2 years and the first new bank in the UK for 150 years (and during austerity). They coincidentally (not) shared the same corporate colours of Rangers. Fans please dont criticise me I am on your side- this is Financial Crime not Financial Mis Management the same corrupt organisation that is currently destroying all British/Scottish politics and business. The same lot that dipped Hamilton Accies account for 1 million.”
Close/ibrox
The Ideal Crash
Deus csc
Evening times has a wee bit about early winners of the Scottish cup.
Closes with queens won it 10 times in 12 attempts up to 1900.
But neither Celtic nor rangers are on the cup itself.
Fake news I am sure. Celtic are on it and the original Hun’s were on the plinth . first time they won it after 20 attempts.
Confirmation ?
Celtic`s healthy financial figures and Dundee`s signing of an ex-English Premier League player take second and third spots on the BBC site as regards importance in Scottish football news. Most important? Bruno Alves has started training again.
I can only guess that the securitised loan from Close Brothers has put the Media in Scotland on Category One alert to be as positive as possible about Sevco.
I despai.
`night all.
JJ
`r`
SAINTSTIVS
Celtic’s name is on the Cup-official!
http://www.londonhearts.com/aamain/19namesoncup.htm
SAINT STIVS on 8TH FEBRUARY 2018 9:15 PM
The goat fornication Myth or based on truths ?
*ask them what the “G” stands for on their emblem, and if they say God then say how come when its a Supreme Being you believe in.
Celtic should give the remaining tickets for the zenit match to the unemployed fans. Bring 1 child and let both in for 50p. Feed them 2. Come on Celtic.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 8TH FEBRUARY 2018 9:40 PM
SAINTSTIVS
Celtic’s name is on the Cup-official!
http://www.londonhearts.com/aamain/19namesoncup.htm
*Aye saw that this morning, knew it was urine. My home town team on it 5 times, our neighbours 3 times including a record score that we equalled in one of Dixie’s hat trick games and Mrs TT’s home town team the super sons twice.
BTW one of the Vale’s victories was a walk over against deidco as they didnae turn up, a bit like the Glasgow Cup game against us in 1968.
TONTINE TIM-listened to probably the same boy doing the rounds on G VINE on radio 2 today,wouldn’t even do the handshake on radio ffs:-)))
Just watched Brendan’s presser from today. He looks very relaxed. He’s basically wrote last week off as an anomaly due to that pitch, which i agree with completely. He took the questions about Levein in his stride and put Chris McLaughlin BBC in his box the he tried to push the issue. The man is a class act.
STStivs, away back in 1968 Jim Craig brought the Scottish Cup to our local school. He asked me did I know how many times the Oldco were on the Cup? He then pointed out that their name was only on the plinth. He then showed me the name Celtic on the Cup.
Hello again all you young rebels.
The huns aren’t finished just yet but they’re getting CLOSE.
See what i done there.
O.k i’ll get my hoops tap.
H.H Mick
Been busy all day, so haven’t scrolled back – so if this has been discussed up the wazoo & back – ignore.
Chris McLaughlin of the BBC contrived to ask one of the most offensive questions to Brendan Rodgers, live on air, in a recorded media session.
Brendan dismissed it initially as a jokey bit of nonsense, but the BBC man persisted, and, actually asked the Celtic manager if he thought there was “anything in” it, that Scot Brown had deliberately set out to foul/harm another professional player. In other words, do you think your captain cheated? Since McLaughlin thought that it was worth pursuing twice it’s safe to assume that he actually thought it might be possible. Such is the nature of lies & defamation – Mark Twain/Sam Clements said it best – that the truth is still getting his pants on while the lie was halfway round the world.
The pathetic, ridiculous & puerile line of thought that produced the question came from Craig Levein. Levein left no-one at his media conference in any doubt as to what he meant & who he was maligning.
For the second time in as many weeks, he shared with breathless media folk exactly what he KNEW Scot Brown was thinking during two football games in Scotland. These “thoughts of Scot” that Levein invented were hysterical, defamatory & designed to continue his campaign to damage the Scotland & Celtic captain’s reputation & harm Celtic FC in the process.
I wrote the following about this in another place – just to demonstrate the shallow, knuckle dragging thought process that Levein used to make his disgusting comment.
“Mr McLaughlin, a professional journalist, asks the Celtic manager during a recorded & filmed media session –
If the Celtic & Scotland captain Scott Brown deliberately chose to foul an opponent so that the referee would definitely book him, thereby ensuring that he would be definitely banned for the next SPFL game against St Johnstone: so that he could avoid a booking that another referee might give him during the next again SPFL game against St Johnstone, or the next again SPFL game against Aberdeen, or the next again SPFL game against Dundee (pause) whereby he might, if he was booked in any of those games, be unavaliable for the next again SPFL game on March 11 against Rangers.”
I only know what Levein is reported to have said, but if the substance of that is true, then the above is the essence of it.
I agree with Paul that Levein is disturbed on some emotional level or perhaps has a personality disorder. He pandered to the worst elements of his own punters & corrupted the gathered media into thinking that his nudge & wink last remark was merely banter. I’m sure he and the media chuckled since it was only at the expense of a man who wasnt there & who is, after all, only the Celtic captain. I don’t believe he was challenged on this remark by any of the media present, which speaks to their lack of integrity & courage.
This is how prejudice begins: knowingly & unjustly maligning another by attributing to him odious sentiments that you yourself harbour on the basis of some distorted & prejudice tribal rationale.
Levein has twice alleged that Scot Brown has cheated on two separate occasions against two SPFL teams – without the slightest shred of evidence. If he made the same allegation against a referee or assistant, he would be hauled up & banned for bringing the game into disrepute.
Why is publicly calling a player from another team a cheat any less of an offence?
We all saw the disgust registering on Brendan Rodgers face when he heard McLaughlin genuinely ask the question. I hope that his disgust is translated into an official complaint to the SFA/SPFL & to the BBC.
If you don’t call out this behaviour it becomes the norm, and we’ve been though enough of that stuff.
Scott, keep calm, but win every game against them.
HH
John51, excellent post, no histrionics, agree with you 100 %
If we remember the first game of this season against Hearts, in the pre match presser Brendan criticised the treatment of Ian Cathro and as such had a back handed dig at Levein. The next day after the game Jon Daly came out and slaughtered Brendan after one assumes he was instructed to do so by Levein. I think this is where the Scott Brown stuff stems from, it’s not necessarily Brown whom Levein is trying to get at, he’s got a complex with Brendan.
What he is trying to do is play games and meddle in Celtic’s business. He may think it’s funny and it may pander to his low life supporters but in the end he will look foolish as Brendan and Broony will succeed were it really matters, by racking up trophies.
GLASSTWOTHIRDSFULL on 8TH FEBRUARY 2018 6:34 PM
McLaughlin saying things are running at 100mph at the Sfa.
Possibly not in EVERY department…..
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Interesting….
Update…. The lights are now off at Hampden…
Resume tomorrow at 2pm but, what is the prob? (SEVCO FFS)
They’re behind you CSC
I know the day is almost over, I sent a message earlier to Martin42 earlier…
Happy Birthday Martin, hope you’ve had a hooptastic day.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Just curious to know if anyone is keeping a note of all the Sevco supporters being linked with the two key vacancies at the SFA?
So far I’ve heard of Smith, McLeish, Dempster and now Maxwell.
Any others kicking around?
JOHN51
Excellent post. I too feel that Celtic should call out Levein, and yes he should be up on a disrepute charge.
Lennybhoy, ta,
Martin42, Happy Birthday :-)
Meanwhile at Hampden/Ibrox:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QejBwptSQZc
ButchCSC
FAIRHILL BHOY
Thanks mate:))
TontimeTim on 8th February 2018 8:52PM
You’re a good read and a great Celt, thanks.
Why do so many Celts in the West of Scotland expect to see Celtic when they look in a mirror? It’s more than a bit mad to me. Do you know the book Foucault’s Pendulum by Umberto Eco? I like it very much but it doesn’t register a hit with everyone.
Guyfawkes
Like Eco, but never got F’s P. Really enjoyed Travels in HyperReality
Levein sounds like a stalker!
I do not honestly believe that any other manager of lets say, team A, would know the disciplinary points of the captain of Team B, and that his booking against Team C, would mean that he would avoid potentially missing a game against Team D (for deid)
Obsessed
SETTING FREE THE BEARS FOR RES. 12 & OSCAR KNOX on 8TH FEBRUARY 2018 9:22 PM
Strange wee post on the Herald site from someone calling themselves Sylvia Clark. Question is- truth or a superb wind-up??
“Close Brothers and Rangers have had a relationship since Craig Whyte mortgaged the pies. Rangers fans dig deeper to who really owns your club. Ernst von Freyberg was the CEO of the German division of Close Brothers. When they sold it he went on to become President of the Vatican Bank 2013. Have you never thought why it was only an American Bank that would offer banking facilities when you entered administration? A bank that had only been established 2 years and the first new bank in the UK for 150 years (and during austerity). They coincidentally (not) shared the same corporate colours of Rangers. Fans please dont criticise me I am on your side- this is Financial Crime not Financial Mis Management the same corrupt organisation that is currently destroying all British/Scottish politics and business. The same lot that dipped Hamilton Accies account for 1 million
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SFTB
Smells like a windup but then again this is the Wikipedia entry for Ernst Von Freyburg.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_von_Freyberg
Allegations of Financial Crimes involving Rangers?
Surely not.