BBC’s series, Scotland’s Game, has become compulsive viewing. Tales of redemption for Celtic, Hearts and others, and tales of woe for some. Last night’s episode had a few remarkably frank admissions.
One which caught the eye was former-Rangers former-manager, Alex McLeish, who admitted his title winning team “would’ve been behind [Celtic]” had they not funded their squad through EBTs. We should all take note for when the Big Tax Case reaches the Supreme Court.
Pleased to see the appropriate amount of damage done to Rangers by majority owner and chairman, David Murray, was correctly attributed, with one or two character defects throw in for good measure by contributing journalist, Tom English.
Aberdeen have nailed their proverbial flag to the mast this week with the word, “No previous meeting found” on their fixture list comment on a forthcoming game against Newco. It’s a simple comment, it’s accurate, has been confirmed in writing by Uefa and will position the club shoulder-to-shoulder with their fans.
Get it right, Celtic.
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Birthdaybhoy Tam, whats this bout you getting aulder?:-)
Enjoy.
HH
Macjay tried the email from paul67 getting undeliverable messages.
Richard Neville RIP .
TAURANGABHOY on 5TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:13 AM
Macjay tried the email from paul67 getting undeliverable messages.
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Mate.
The email I just sent to the address ……… celticquicknews@gmail ………… was ” not recognised. ”
Are you here now ?
I thought it was next week .
BMCUWP
I like that. Typically German and very imaginative. Wonder what our tunnel theme would be? Btw if Sevco ever got to play St Pauli an old jungle tune would go down well as they walk out. ‘The bells of hell go tingalingaling’… Not quite the Acdc anthem but funnier.
Tauranga
If you wish , message a colleague on 0432 491 456
He will pass on my moby no.
MARRAKESHEXPRESS
Ah,one of my favourites. Good choice.
I can confirm it is also a favourite of MACJAY who,at my suggestion when asked for a sea shanty-might have been rhyming slang,btw!-sung it on his Christmas cruise round Sydney Harbour!
Bob
Interestingly enough , it was often sung ……..” for you yaN orange ” etc etc.
Paying attention to proper grammatical construction.
Hello,
Don’t know if this has been posted already.
https://www.facebook.com/buzzbomb67/
It is next week Macjay . Will try that mobile.
TAURANGABHOY on 5TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:41 AM
I just called the guy.Soon would be good.
While he remembers.
:-)
Might be in a minority, but I am looking forward to the game on Saturday.
I well remember the excitement of our first home games against Inverness Caledonian Thistle and Ross County, when they entered the top league
It’s good to bring new blood into the league. Refreshing. Stops the competition becoming stale :)
MACJAY
Mailed TAURANGABHOY,should be a decent evening!
NOTTACLUE
I think that’s a great idea. He certainly deserves one. Our second highest scorer,the last Lion to turn out for us,and an absolute gentleman too.
There is the obvious reservation,that it will be a regular target for defilement by the local nasties. And there’s a fair few,natch. They’ll claim it to be provocative,no doubt.
Civil unrest,I suppose you could call it. A familiar term/threat when it comes to them. Application of law might be a good idea now and then,I wonder why it’s not been tried?
Happy Hoopy Birthday Auld Tam!
Dissnae seem that long ago we were standing in the OLHS quadrangle for morning assembly!!
HH and best wishes,
TC45
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 5TH SEPTEMBER 2016 10:51 AM
MACJAY
Mailed TAURANGABHOY,should be a decent evening!
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Cheers , Bobby.
VFR800A8 on 5TH SEPTEMBER 2016 9:07 AM
Your last post reeked of arrogance IMO. It’s not a given that we’ll win on Saturday – it never is. It’s an important game in terms of possibly putting down a marker but it’s the same for The Rangers. They might get another worldy from one of their midfielders, Miller could catch out our centre halfs, the ref could red card one of ours. Do we play nervous De Vries or Gordon? Slow Lustig or new guy Gamboa? There are a lot of variables and with the deid club you could never take anything for granted. It’ll be the same with this lot.
Our front 4 is excellent now but centre mid is a problem and we still ship soft goals. Hopefully that will improve as they develop a better understanding but for now we’re a long way from the finished article.
AULD TAM…
Happy birthday,many hoopy returns.
THECELT45
Hope you had a cracking wee visit home,bud. Pity the Bristol trip didn’t happen,but understandable.
It’s a long trip,a long time since seeing your family.
Priorities.
Did you ever make it down to the gentrified docks? Fantastic place for a beer,meal,watching the girls go by.
I’m there on Saturday,btw. It’s much better in the sunshine,but I suspect a certain lunchtime match will give me and my pals a sunny disposition regardless of the weather!
Beatbhoy,
I Learned to drive….in a Skoda….. ;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
CHAVEZ
I promised on here that there would be no predictions on scores or selections from me this season. I’m an effing jinx-that was for you,MACJAY,yaN erudite bugger(!)
And I get your point-to a degree-about VFR’s post.
But what are we supposed to do as we head into a game against a crowda charlatans that none of us honestly want to be playing?
Judge them by the standards(!) they have displayed so far this season-as we would for any other upcoming opposition-or refuse to discuss it because any honest assessment of where we are and where they are backs up VFR,even if it rankles with our innate aversion to hubris?
It’s a blog,mate. Nothing VFR said was wrong on paper.
Guess where football isnae played…
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 5TH SEPTEMBER 2016 11:19 AM
Contact now made.
Thanks , Bobby.
Auld Tam,
The Universe…..says Hoopy Birthday young un…..;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
Good morning CQN
Very interesting interview with David Edgar, some frank honest admissions involving RST and Murray
http://thefitbahacks.podbean.com/
Morning Celts
Happy Birthday to Auld Tam.
Another year moaning and correcting whippersnappers:)
Have a good one.
HH
Chavez on 5th September 2016 11:05 am
VFR800A8 on 5TH SEPTEMBER 2016 9:07 AM
Your last post reeked of arrogance IMO. It’s not a given that we’ll win on Saturday – it never is.
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Not arrogance,,confidence. We are stronger in every position INCLUDING midfield.
I am very confident of a straightforward win.
Can you honestly see Miller catching out Toure and Sviatchenko?
I can’t.
KTF
An Tearmann,
Good to hear from you and I understand your POV re Them and the game on Saturday.
As far asI hear the HUE weekend went well and I’m sure we will hear more about it when they come down!
As for the Apple/ Tax thing, I have no idea what is really going on.
I have chosen the little known loophole in Irish tax law.
It’s called the Opt Out Of Tax facility, or OOT, for short!
MacJay
If you are still around.
Remember….its very possible to take a different view to Mr Ferguson.
You see, Mr Ferguson is a Unionist historian, not that there is anything intrinsically wrong with that:)
However, he does rather tend to promote certain views, that many, many historians disagree with….He is a slightly younger version of David Starkey, similar to Andrew Roberts….i.e ..Conservative historians.
The do not want to provide an accurate, balanced analysis. Their personal political beliefs should not drive their particular analysis of historical events….but it most certainly does.
In my eyes, Ferguson’s work……is celebrity/tv history…which panders to a certain political ideology, nothing more.
There are thousands of historians who manage to give a balanced analysis of the same themes, without soaking their work in ego and right-wing hogwash.
Harvard, Oxford…my response to that is….So What.
HH
TGM,
Scarily…..on the same page…..;-))
FTSFA
H.H.
thomthethim for Oscar OK on 5th September 2016 11:30 am
As for the Apple/ Tax thing, I have no idea what is really going on.
I have chosen the little known loophole in Irish tax law.
It’s called the Opt Out Of Tax facility, or OOT, for short!
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Is that not the Opt Out Facility For Tax – oofft?
KTF
Did i break the blog:)
HH
Mark Warburton didn’t come to Scotland as one of the Peepul. But that photograph of him and the players on the Linfield pitch with the Loyalist band will haunt him for years.
Surrounded by the toxic environment of paranoia and hate at Ibrox, this guy goes into Saturday’s match watching his career slip away.
http://thecelticblog.com/2016/09/blogs/surrounded-by-paranoia-bigotry-mark-warburton-is-watching-the-collapse-of-his-career/
THEGREENMAN
History is driven by the winners. Ferguson won the PR race. His face,his voice,is everywhere on certain channels.
And there’s the answer as to why.
VFR800A8 and Bobby Murdoch
I’m not getting shouty about it – I just think it’s dangerous to talk about any game as if it’s a foregone conclusion. On paper we are definitely better but if the players show complacency it could go wrong. We played them last year and got knocked out the Cup, when we had a much better squad than them (albeit with a crap coach). I’m not nervous about this game just now. That might change on Saturday morning though :)
BMCUWP
Precisely.
Its not what you know….its who you know, and handshake.
Did you catch Martin Simpson version of North Country Blues?
HH
CHAVEZ
Although most of my post was grudgingly in support of VFR,my last line was in your camp.
Let’s put it this way.
Big Jock said that only a fool would predict the result…
JAMES FORREST
Defeat on Saturday will see the loyal Orcs sharpening their knives for The Warbmeister, defeat at Aberdeen will of course see them offer him up as the latest blood sacrifice:)))
An unforgiving lot the ole loyal orcs:)))
We could see a revolting revolution of Orcdom before October is out…
HH
THEGREENMAN
I did,bud. New tab,kept for later,listened a few times yesterday.
Outstanding.
That’s the thing about Dylan. An acquired taste-got it!-but sometimes delivered better with someone with the voice for it!
(That’s me and JIMBO67 fell oot noo!)