Scottish Football League chief executive, David Longmuir, emerged from the shambles that the game’s administrators got themselves into last year with a remarkably solid relationship with the SFL’s member clubs, indeed, he has been singled out for high praise from the Newco-club.
The flow of sentiment reversed after he wrote to member clubs suggesting Celtic and Newco-Rangers enter ‘colt’ clubs in the Third Division. This bizarre suggestion was justified on the basis that if Celtic and Rangers join another league, while leaving the rest of the leading clubs behind, their colt teams would continue to bring interest and revenue to the game.
Mr Longmuir seems to have missed the fact that in the event any of the above comes to pass, the departure of Celtic and Newco-Rangers would then create an opportunity for colt clubs to be considered. Their inclusion now is unnecessary, especially when Newco could potentially enter administration next season, lose players, suffer the mandatory 25 point penalty and be relegated into the bottom division with their colt players, who presumably would also suffer administration-related penalties.
Speculation that Mr Longmuir is taking care of current business until he is ready to move to Newco is becoming hard to ignore. Newco need to get themselves out of the bottom league first, though. The colts team idea is certain to be rejected, the question will not even reach the SPL or Celtic. The 12-12-10-10 idea favoured by Newco is looking an increasingly hard sell, with 12-12-18 more likely. Mr Longmuir better look after the interests of all his member clubs if he wants to hang on long enough to move straight to Newco. If he loses his ability to be a dealmaker I’m not sure what he can offer an aspiring £100m company.
Football is seldom played on a higher plane than we witnessed from the Camp Nou last night. Barcelona, until recently undisputedly regarded as the best team in the world, were up against it. With a league win assured their form stuttered and they had to become the first team in Champions League history to overcome a 2-0 first leg defeat.
They delivered, as did their most precocious talent, but there was a hugely important lesson to be learned from the game.
Milan are out of Europe because they made preventable mistakes which Celtic didn’t make, home or away, against Barcelona. Even at this level, the team which makes fewest preventable mistakes progresses.
Milan and, after Juventus, Celtic, can spend the remainder of the season pondering the value of putting laces through the ball. Barcelona, of course, are fabulous, but the question remains, can they do it at home against Annan Athletic? I’m not so sure.
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Statement from the President on His Holiness Pope Francis
On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I offer our warm wishes to His Holiness Pope Francis as he ascends to the Chair of Saint Peter and begins his papacy. As a champion of the poor and the most vulnerable among us, he carries forth the message of love and compassion that has inspired the world for more than two thousand years—that in each other we see the face of God. As the first pope from the Americas, his selection also speaks to the strength and vitality of a region that is increasingly shaping our world, and alongside millions of Hispanic Americans, those of us in the United States share the joy of this historic day. Just as I appreciated our work with Pope Benedict XVI, I look forward to working with His Holiness to advance peace, security and dignity for our fellow human beings, regardless of their faith. We join with people around the world in offering our prayers for the Holy Father as he begins the sacred work of leading the Catholic Church in our modern world.
ItaliaBhoy
20:24 on
13 March, 2013
Good point.
I think that may well be in the mind of Longmuir and Chuckles, but there is no more stomach among supporters of every club in Scotland for shoehorning Sevco into a false position that there was last summer.
If they try they will fail, embarrassingly, again.
italiabhoy
they cant apply for dunfermlines place… as far as i am aware there is no precedent to promotion through application.
if the sfl agreed to that.. it really is over
Macjay1 for Neil Lennon
Once was enough for me. A few sherries in the presbytery of the Sacred Heart in Lauriston I’d imagine.
Is there a Jesuit church in Sydney? The churches I used to go to eere one in Chinatown or the cathedral when I was in Sydney.
Jimbo
Last 2 Popes.
Frankie and Benny
Oh dear.
Maybe the Dunfermline passage is a bit far fetched, but the colt thing isn’t.
If the big huns go bust again, they already have a licence with the colts, dump the debt, they should have it well sussed out this time.
Doc-The latest soundbite from the lapdogs is “last year chairmen listened to the fans,look where that got us?” Obviously the hun mantra, they will “urge”chairmen vote with their wallets to get Sevco as far up the greasy pole ,without a fans revolt.
Lets get to work on the 1%
MIGHTY TIM.no problem betcha PHIL would give swap all his firsts for just that one.
Eejit on SSN says “we’ve goat 2 goliath teams in Scottish Football” ……sevco. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahaha
Personally, I was hoping for a Chinese or Vietnamese Pope, because those peoples have known so much suffering. Still, first impressions for me of Pope Francis are very encouraging. He comes across as a humble holy man of the people. Being a Jesuit, he’ll also be a man of high intelligence. So, a good combination.
JIMBO
http://home.vicnet.net.au/~cardoner/sjpages.html
Churches also at the schools of St.Ignatius,Riverview and St.Aloys.,the latter of which the Sydney C.S.C.cruise will be passing on Sat.night.
An evening of fast and abstinence.:-)
As a goodwill gesture we need to give the Malvinas back to Argentina.
I welcome the name St Francis , I suppose St Flannan was out of the question ( although we beat St Francis Boys Guild on a regular basis many moons ago ).
On a lighter note ( and after a sumptuous meal here in Berlin ) I have a young Galatassaray fan in my team. He came in today wearing his top. I called him into my office for a chat. He came in wearing the top. I advised him if they win the CL I will make him a VP. We then spoke about the tic….he is now a Celtic fan for life and no longer fear drawing Barcelona.
On the article from Paul67 I am mightily impressed ( from my first reading earlier today). We should not forget that Longmuir was a gofer in the company that Turnbull Hutton worked. TH treated Longmuir with the contempt he deserved last summer.
Need to go….
This Blackburn v Millwall replay is making the recent Olde Reekie Derby look like a rerun of an El Classico in comparison to this dross!
Friday 13th
I’m not superstitious, and it was an uneventful day today. I feel all right, and my weight is 58.5 kgs.
I was not so tired today, but my back gets sore now and again sitting in the bed. I didn’t get the Irish News, which makes me think there is probably something in it that they don’t wish me to see, but who cares. Fr Murphy was in tonight for a few minutes.
The Screws had a quick look around my cell today when I was out getting water. They are always snooping. I heard reports of men beaten up during a wing shift …
Nothing changes here.
Sean McKenna (the former hunger-striker) is back in H-4, apparently still a bit shaky but alive and still recovering, and hopefully he will do so to the full.
Mhúscail mé leis an gealbháin ar maidin agus an t-aon smaointe amháin i mo cheann – seo chugat lá eile a Roibeard. Cuireann é sin amhran a scríobh mé; bhfad ó shin i ndúil domsa.
Seo é cib é ar bith.
D’ éirigh mé ar maidin mar a tháinig an coimheádóir,
Bhuail sé mo dhoras go trom’s gan labhairt.
Dhearc mé ar na ballai, ‘S shíl mé nach raibh mé beo,
Tchítear nach n-imeoidh an t-iffrean seo go deo.
D’oscail an doras ‘s níor druideadh é go ciúin,
Ach ba chuma ar bith mar nach raibheamar inár suan.
Chuala mé éan ‘s ni fhaca mé geal an lae,
Is mian mór liom go raibh me go doimhin foai,
Ca bhfuil mo smaointi ar laethe a chuaigh romhainn,
S cá bhfuil an tsaol a smaoin mé abhí sa domhain,
Ni chluintear mo bhéic, ‘s ní fheictear mar a rith mo dheor,
Nuair a thigeann ar lá aithíocfaidh mé iad go mor.
Canaim é sin leis an phort Siun Ní Dhuibir.
Translated this reads as follows:
I awoke with the sparrows this morning and the only thought in my head was: here comes another day, Bobby — reminding me of a song I once wrote a long time ago.
This is it anyway:
I arose this morning as the Screw came,
He thumped my door heavily without speaking,
I stared at the walls, and thought I was dead,
It seems that this hell will never depart.
The door opened and it wasn’t closed gently,
But it didn’t really matter, we weren’t asleep.
I heard a bird and yet didn’t see the dawn of day,
Would that I were deep in the earth.
Where are my thoughts of days gone by,
And where is the life I once thought was in the world.
My cry is unheard and my tears flowing unseen,
When our day comes I shall repay them dearly.
I sing this to the tune Siun Ní Dhuibir.
Bhí na heiníní ag ceiliúracht inniú. Chaith ceann de na buachaillí arán amach as an fhuinneog, ar a leghad bhí duine éigin ag ithe. Uaigneach abhí mé ar feadh tamaill ar tráthnóna beag inniú ag éisteacht leis na préacháin ag screadáil agus ag teacht abhaile daobhtha. Dá gcluinfinn an fhuiseog álainn, brisfeadh sí mo chroí.
Anois mar a scríobhaim tá an corrcrothar ag caoineadh mar a théann siad tharam. Is maith liom na heiníní.
Bhuel caithfidh mé a dul mar má scríobhain níos mó ar na heiníní seo beidh mo dheora ag rith ‘s rachaidh mo smaointi ar ais chuig, an t-am nuair abhí mé ógánach, b’iad na laennta agus iad imithe go deo anois, ach thaitin siad liom agus ar a laghad níl dearmad deánta agam orthu, ta siad i mo chroí — oíche mhaith anois.
(Translated, this reads as follows:)
The birds were singing today. One of the boys threw bread out of the window. At least somebody was eating!
I was lonely for a while this evening, listening to the crows caw as they returned home. Should I hear the beautiful lark, she would rent my heart. Now, as I write, the odd curlew mournfully calls as they fly over. I like the birds.
Well, I must leave off, for if I write more about the birds my tears will fall and my thoughts return to the days of my youth.
They were the days, and gone forever now. But I enjoyed them. They are in my heart — good night, now.
Bobby Sands
67
was that the same ” celt” who talked bout the 2 biggest clubs now fielding youths for the first time
Tut tut bada bing…took you a while to serve that up…
god bless our new pope
and may god give you strengh to make the right decisions that lie ahead of you…viva el papa!!!
My dear,dear,dear, Friend.. The Singing Detective.
My.. Guy.. Ye are so Right…
The Jesuits.. Dae hiv a Rather..Dootful reputation as Being
A Secular Ootfit , Masquerading as a Religious wan,under Holy Orders.
And.. Ah agree wi that Description..
But.. when ye think aboot it…
Which Ah am sure..
Ye Nevah Dae!
Ans Ah dinna Blame Ye.. eethur!
Fur Ah don’t ..eethur..
Howevah..
Should You .. By Happy Happenstance.. actually,
Think aboot it..
Ye wull be reminded that
All of Christ’s Followers..and even the Big Guy…Himsel..
Wurnae..
Priests… at least.. No the kinda Priests that We are Used tae..Nooadays..
Right?
Ah wid, be almost tempted tae class
Christ and his followers..
as jist a Fellowship o’ .. Religious Reformers..
and no too Heavy…oan the Religious Part..
Mebbe, it’s time fur The Jesuits tae show .. The Goody Toe Shoesers..
How tae Run a Rail-road??
Nice chatting.
Kojo..
Still..Laughin’
Maks ye think.
Porto down to 10 men. No surprise as their discipline has been terrible.
Great post … ard macha
..and when the sound of the battle was over..
And shoulder to shoulder we stand…
!!Bada Bing!!
20:44 on
13 March, 2013
Totally agree, last year it was the fans making the noise and letting chairmen all over the country know what they felt and what would happen if they went against what was right.
If it needs to be it will be again.
As The Boy Jinky says there is no precedent for this to happen, but when did that stop them trying to circumvent their own rules.
The MSM seem to think Sevco in top flight football is what is needed for whatever reason, self interest or loyalty I don’t know, but they will try to manipulate every opportunity to endorse their view. Ask Charlie.
FC Porto, dirty cheating barstewards, come on Malaga, hump them.
tommysbhoy-nothing wrong with a bit of non offensive humour.
New Pope and old Pope have just opened their first restaurant.
Frankie & Bennys
Jaiket…..
Viva il Papa Francis
lucky cody
When did you play wae the St Flannans Guild, and jist when am oan,did you say on a previous post re Mr Ian Mc Coll, he was tel,t tae shy clear of a certain Tim, when he signed fur the DEED club.
Awerabest PJ
My Dear,Dear Kojo….
Ah’ll Tell Ye One Thing….
Oor Philvis Wull Be INSUFFERABLE The Morrow….
He Wullnae Need Tae Jump Aboard The ‘Nimble’…
Tae Float Above The Clouds….
Yer Pal…..Who Thinks Ye’re Swellegant…
!!Bada Bing!!
Aye but everything wrong with unfunny humour :O)
VP-:(
tommysbhoy
20:52 on 13 March, 2013
Great post … ard macha
..and when the sound of the battle was over..
And shoulder to shoulder we stand…
>>>>>
to remember those brave young Irish soldiers…
Mike and Bernie Winters havin a good gab i see…..
Awenawtherestwoofthemcsc
did anyone tip an argentine papa ?
i like the name, our 2nd primary school.
……Who fought for the cause of Ireland.
MacJay1 for Neil Lennon
Thanks for the info. I know exactly where St Aloysius in Milsons’ Point is. Never made it to a harbour cruise. Been to the Christmas Barbecue and meetings in Paddy Maguire’s and Cheers in my time though . As long as nobody falls and hits their heid this year I’m sure the cruise will be a sober and cultured affair:))
Jimbo
Bada bing..
Yours is the funniest so far..made me laff nearly said chuckle oops
My dear,dear,dear,friend… The Singing Detective..
Aye,Right..
Noo. tell me this.. if ye know.. and.If Ye dinna..well… Know..
Keep yer mooth shut..
Did Philvis , attend..
‘
Saint Alowishus..in his Yoof?
Ah dinna know why.. But.. His ..eloquent use of the English Language..
Reminds me .. of the Kinda Catholic Guy.. who hid attended that School
In fact… Yoor Mastery of the English Language.. Maks me wonder if
You .. yer sel.. hid attended.. Saint Alowishus..in yer yoof,also.
Well..
Did He?
and
Did You?
Kojo
Still Laughin’
T.S.D. 20.56
Why wait till tomorrow.
Subliminal message in the title.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ih4zwp-0GeQ
tommysbhoy-enjoy your night.