I watched Scotland play a more accomplished Wales last night. No one in blue played particularly well but when Charlie Mulgrew prepared to take a corner from the right in first half stoppage time we knew Wales were in danger.
The pace, low trajectory and movement Charlie gets on the ball negates the natural advantage the defending team has. The goal had little to do with the young lad who got on the end of the cross, just as Celtic’s remarkable success from corners has little to do with their ability to attack the ball.
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Fine and cold in Lanarkshire. Things are looking up.
Meanwhile,on the Isle of Sodor, the main branch line has been blocked by a fallen tree, and there are important dignitaries arriving on the Island. The authorities are in a panic.
Wonder who can save the day.
It’s strange we don’t take a punt on more players from the League of Ireland.
In recent years some very good players have come out of this league…..Kevin Doyle, Shane Long, Seamus Coleman and James McClean. I reckon all of these players would have come to Celtic over the clubs they signed for.
Cyprus Has Bigger Offshore Energy Reserves Than Scotland…..
Three-Hundred And Ten Sunny Days Per Year….
And Dreary SofaTunis Disnae Live There…..
Haud Me Back..!!
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‘The Big Match Revisited’ Starts At 07:50 On ITV4….
From 1976….Spurs V. QPR…..
With Glen Hoddle,Ricky Villa…..
And Brian Moore’s Wig…..
ernie lynch…
Dewar Gibb led the SNP for four years.
73 years ago. Is this the best you can do?
He wasn’t a peripheral, isolated figure in the SNP. He was their leader and foremost intellectual.
He also stood on a unionist, anti Scottish independance ticket during that period. Gibb’s own personal opinions were *never* part of the SNP ethos or policy. People evolve. People change. Dewar Gibb appeared to.
But if you wish to go down this road – Pope Benedict. Member of the nazi party. Is that relevant, or will you explain that away and dismiss it? Or as Cardinal, his complicity in the cover up of serial child abuse? Is the Catholic Church condemned by the actions of one man? Or how about the Irish nationalist movements flirtation with the nazis against the British? Again, should Irish nationalism be condemned forever? On that last point, given you’re a unionist, you’ll probably be all for Northern Ireland bowing to the Queen, right?
History, when not viewed with context will always appear alien. And sometimes uncomfortable.
It’s for you to explain him away, and to explain how someone with such views could lead the party if his views didn’t represent the views of the membership.
As above. During the same period he expressed some of these views, he also was a unionist. Much like yourself. Unlike you, he had a rethink.
You might also want to explain away Billy Woolfe’s comments about the Catholic Church, the Pope’s visit and the Falklands war.
You mean the views that got him kicked out of the SNP? Views that he later expressed revulsion for having? And if you think those were crocodile tears, Bill Wolfe married a Catholic. So much for his vehiment anti-Catholic views! Views that Winnie Ewing went to war with over?
However, can I assume you regard the Labour Party as the “Party of arson” over Mike Watson’s arrest, jailing and subsequent readmittance to the party?
Or MacKaskill’s praise for the huns at Hampden. …….
An entire politcal party condemned by one comment. I guess you’ve got me. Good night vienna. You win.
Or rather, if that’s *really* the best you’ve got? Other than the lies you tell to try and reinforce your point, I mean.
Now – is the statement “The SNP has never had a Catholic in the Cabinet or Shadow Cabinet”
Accurate or not? You know it isn’t. So why not admit your deliberate lie?
/p
niallo83
It’s strange we don’t take a punt on more players from the League of Ireland.
It does seem strange given there appear to be gems – maybe the scouting is already saturated, picking up players quickly?
In recent years some very good players have come out of this league…..Kevin Doyle, Shane Long, Seamus Coleman and James McClean. I reckon all of these players would have come to Celtic over the clubs they signed for.
James McClean – You’d hear Rangers (sorry, Sevco) fans heads exploding all over the country. It would almost be worth it regardless of the players ability! :D
/p
tommysbhoy
you need an english £10 for each of your party just to get out the airport.
HH
Weet weet weet
morning..is that for the taxi to marmaris?
tommysbhoy
naw mate its a visitors tax,catches a lot of people out
HH
Weet weet weet
ffs!! Thats steep..No one else has mentioned that..will take note thanks h.h
Gordon64
23:49 on 23 March, 2013
‘Independence
What would James Connolly vote ?’
The evidence of his political involvement in Scotland and of his writings suggest he would vote no.
Don’t equate Scotland with Ireland. Connolly never did.
tommysbhoy
me and the mrs have been to marmaris the last two years and its great,a coach will be laid
on by the tour operator for your transfer to your hotel.
couple of good tic bars
HH
Tony Blair war criminal, should the Labour party be condemned forever for Blair actions with Bush or has Ed the right to move on as below
Mr Miliband became an MP in 2005, two years after the invasion.
He told the conference on Tuesday: “I criticise nobody faced with making the toughest of decisions and I honour our troops who fought and died there, but I do believe that we were wrong. Wrong to take Britain to war.”
His brother and shadow foreign secretary David Miliband was caught on camera rebuking former cabinet colleague Harriet Harman for applauding the remarks, saying: “You voted for it, why are you clapping?”
Alistair Darling, Jack Straw and Andy Burnham also did not applaud.
swatson neil lennon’s 6ft skinny twin!
09:06 on
23 March, 2013
Thanks. Done that & is working again. Was not on from back of 9am yesterday, reason for late thank you. Hx2
Gordon64
23:49 on 23 March, 2013
Dont equate Scotland with Ireland
Scotland should know its place LOL
The Liebour Of Blair & Brown Destroyed Our Green And Pleasant Land…
And Trashed Our Booming Economy…
Leo McKinstry/Daily Express….
‘Labour Betrayed Our Working Class..’
http://www.express.co.uk/comment/columnists/leo-mckinstry/382342/Labour-betrayed-the-working-class-over-immigration?comments=show-all
WarmBeer&CricketOnTheVillageGreenCSC.
Curly wurlys were bigger when M. O’neil was manager.
Southside
So wiz wagon wheels
the singing detective demands the resignation of campbell ogilvie
08:49 on 24 March, 2013
The Liebour Of Blair & Brown Destroyed Our Green And Pleasant Land
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We don’t have a green a pleasant land. That’s a different country your talking about.
The Sunday Times has Celtic v Liverpool at The Aviva Stadium,Dublin, Aug 10th in a friendly.
SPF
p8ddy
07:54 on 24 March, 2013
Dewar Gibb switched to separatism precisely because he thought it would be a more effective vehicle for him to pursue his agenda, not because he had changed his spots.
And if you are looking to explain the alacrity with which the SNP seized the opportunity to introduce legislation to ‘even up the score’ I suggest that this might be a good starting point.
‘In the heart of a dwindling, though virile and intelligent, race, there is growing up another people, immeasurably inferior in every way, but cohesive and solid, refusing obstinately, at the behest of obscurantist magic men, to mingle with the people whose land they are usurping.’
Who wrote that, Dewar Gibb or Christine Graham?
P8ddy
Haha your right re James McClean….it would send the hordes into meltdown!!
Good morning from a cloudy but dry and bright East Kilbride. Still very cold with a fair bit of snow still lying.
Chucking oot time at Cafe Despair is it, Dev Bungle and his followers hit the streets looking for reasons not to support Celtic..
lionroars67
08:43 on 24 March, 2013
Gordon64
23:49 on 23 March, 2013
‘Dont equate Scotland with Ireland
Scotland should know its place LOL’
Ireland was a colony. Its people were oppressed because of their nationality
That’s not the case with Scotland or the Scottish people.
It’s not that difficult to understand.
Morning all. Cloudy and cold down here, although the sun made a brief, albeit very brief, appearance. Still plenty of snow lying on the ground.
Is Super Ally still in place over in Govan? Do so hope he stays there for the rest of newco’s short life.
Jobo
I was over at The Byre last night… looked like a lot of snow had fallen there but at least the roads were clear
Good morning CQNers,
The Singing Detective etc etc……….
Would your green and pleasant land be the same place where her majesty’s current government have not only trashed the economy and the nations ability to build for the future, but they are the very same Tories/ Lib Dems who have all but doubled the deficit in their 2yrs 9 mths in control.
Hmmm, greenhouses.
Anyway, a song for our youthful Green Brigade
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9r2HF5uHtNE
Time for tea & tiffin.
The Boy Jinky,
aye the main roads are fine but side roads, mine included, still a bit dodgy.
Snow at the back door is good for keeping the ole bottles of beer chilled
seethepositiveineverythingCSC
Jobo
We were very cold in the byre last night… sitting in the downstairs garden room.
Was a hot coffee required not a cold beer :(
Ernie Lynch – why are we oppressed then? Is it the oil? :)
tusker 07:05 on 24 March, 2013
hpgall
22:26 on
23 March, 2013
We still have around 30 to 40 years of oil and gas reserves left. Just now the benefits of that are shared by 65 million people. After we get independence it will be shared by around 5.5 million people. It’s yes from me.
Be careful!! If the Scandinavian descendants of Orkney and Shetland think as you it will only be shared by thousands, sounds like some happy millionairs (or multi)!! LOL
This point always reminds me of the Congo’s independence and breakaway Katanga (rich mining) resulting (after war) in starving Biaffrans. Over the top comparison?Nowadays- Bolivia, rich mining (again) south want away from poorer rest!!
The only independence point anywhere that I have been against. Greed!!
tusker
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Couple of points –
Biagra was south western Nigeria – I worked for a while in Warri, and tribal tensions were still very high, some 20 years after the war.
If Scotland votes for independence, the new maritime border line will result in large swathes of the North Sea being in English waters. The Forties field, offshore Dundee, will be English due to the way the border will be drawn. There is currently a lot of activity south of Forties, and these new fields will therefore be in English waters. Of course the Atlantic Margin fields will fall under Scotland, but all the southern gas fields will remain English. Things are not as clear cut as they might seem.
Ulcyr
Good morning
The very special 8 yo bowmore proudly stands this morning at an amazing £500. The winner will also receive 2 second edition CQN badges.
Auction finishes at 7pm tonight.
Bids to: weeoscar4life@gmail.com
HH
WO4L
Quite amazing but not at all surprising…
From a quick look not one of the papers talking of the masses of empty seats at Ipox yesterday or mocking the published attendance of 44k.
Seems that’s something else that’s reserved for us,
Next time it’s pouring or freezing at CP wait to see the sympathy we enjoy…. Nae chance
ernie lynch
09:04 on
24 March, 2013
As always Ernie thats your own unique perverse definitions of history which no reputable historian shares
Ernie
Are you a Labour party member and do you hold any position within the labour party
Can you quote any historian who supports your view that Scottish nationalism has at its core an ethos of anti irish/catholicism and this ethos is supported by the entire nationalist movement
Amazing total for the bottle of Bow more, well done the bidders, too expensive for moi.
Jinky for you re SoA, the punk version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4nAON-MwUPY&feature=youtube_gdata_player
V
Long Article by Des Kelly but worth the read – could you imagine one of our MSM writing similar?
British taxpayers have just handed West Ham a stadium worth half a billion pounds… where’s my bit of this £630m council house? By Des Kelly
PUBLISHED: 23:04, 22 March 2013 | UPDATED: 09:29, 23 March 2013
..Dear West Ham
Could you please send me the part of the Olympic stadium that I now own? It seems the Government has given you millions of pounds of public money and, as a result, I have bought a piece of your new arena. I’d like that back, thank you.
Can you believe it? British taxpayers have just handed a Premier League football club a stadium worth half a billion pounds which, in these austere times, you might think is charity enough.
But not content with that almighty handout, the Government is throwing another £25million of public money in their direction to ensure the interior fittings, including new seats and a roof, are to their liking when they move into their gigantic new council house. At the end of the process, West Ham will receive more than £630m of real estate with huge commercial potential and donate only £15m and £2m a year in rent for the privilege.
Now read those numbers again and tell me if you ever expect to understand the world of economics? I’m not sure I do but I know when I’m being ripped off.
They are getting the keys for less than it would cost to buy an average left-back. Worse still, they moaned about handing over even this meagre amount.
If West Ham wanted to put in retractable seats and modify the original design they should have paid for the changes themselves. Boris Johnson and Co had done enough for the Hammers to accept the stadium as it was, even with its flaws.
But Mayor Boris has buffooned his way through this whole process. Terrified he might be left with a ‘white elephant’, he caved in to every whim and moan. Friday’s press conference was so obsequious, I half expected him to unveil the new centre-forward the taxpayer had bought for the club. ‘It’s a deal people said could never be done,’ he jabbered. No they didn’t. They just hoped it wouldn’t be done quite like this.
It is excellent the stadium is being utilised, yet the terms are laughable. Let me put West Ham’s contribution in context. They could conceivably recoup their £2m rent within three or four home games with a capacity of 54,000. It also grates to hear they made a song and dance about stumping up £15m towards the revamp when West Ham handed out cheques worth £4.4m to football agents last season alone.
The vice-chairman of West Ham, Karren Brady, declared: ‘We accept the cost of making this into a world-class stadium has come from the Government, but we hope over 99 years we can pay that back.’ I’m not sure the British taxpayer is going to be won over by a polite ‘thank you for the stadium’ card accompanied by an IOU for £600m dated a century from now, but you could only admire the cheek.
No word as yet, either, on what will happen to West Ham’s current Upton Park home when they move to Stratford? If it is sold off, does the money go back to the Treasury? Let us hope so. But experience suggests it might not be an idea to hold your breath, not even for a hundred years.
Let us hope this is not our Olympic legacy. The country is nigh on broke. Hospitals are being closed, schools cannot afford books and soldiers are sent into combat with weaponry that is about as useful as a mop, should anything as inconvenient as actual fighting break out. Yet a member of one of the most lucrative sporting institutions in the world is effectively receiving a huge benefit handout from the State.
The Premier League is awash with cash. The new television deals are worth upwards of £5.5 billion over three years and that windfall will be shared between just 20 clubs. Even the bottom club will pick up £60m merely for turning up for one season.
The Premier League’s revenue last year — give or take a prawn sandwich — was £1,286,000,000.00. I’ve included the row of noughts because it’s easy to talk about a million here and a billion there without realising the true scale of the numbers involved.
This is big money. Contrast it with headlines in the newspapers warning half-a-million families were losing childcare vouchers, gas bills were going up 15 per cent and tax rises could be on the way unless someone hits George Osborne around the head with that red briefcase.
Let me bring it closer to home and ask you a question. How do you plan to finance your pension portfolio? Is the answer…
a) My what?
b) With a winner at Newbury today.
c) By selling a kidney.
Many people are skint and resentful. The economic pinch has turned into something more bruising.
And with perfect timing, Danny Boyle, the man behind the spectacular London 2012 opening ceremony, suggested the Olympic spirit had been killed by the recession. Killed? It was more a contract assassination. Then a few million more was slapped on the table to try to dispose of the body as quietly as possible.
So a football club owned by two multi-millionaires not only picked up a stadium for next to nothing, but also persuaded others to make it even more profitable for them.
This is a fine deal for West Ham, but not for the people of Sheffield, who saw their Don Valley athletics stadium close this month. Or for little Leyton Orient, who fear going bust with this tax-funded goliath on their doorstep. Or for supporters across the country sitting in their own decrepit grandstands. They all paid for this new ground, though.
So well done to David Gold and David Sullivan, men who originally built their fortunes on profits made from the pornographic industry. I’d say they pulled it off, but it might be misconstrued. At least they should be able to count the cash from here on in.
I just wonder what their next money-spinning product might be? My suggestion is a film entitled The Great British Taxpayer — Shafted!
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2297795/West-Ham-Olympic-Stadium-wheres-share-Des-Kelly.html#ixzz2ORrWv66H
Oliver Brown and others of a similar persuasion were more representative of the nationalist party feeling than the likes Dewar Gibb by the end of the 2nd WW This explains why Scottish nationalism could be commended in the 1974 edition of the annual Scottish catholic yearbook in quite fulsome terms
Scottish national movements have been free of a paranoia that haunts similar movements in other countries Scottish nationalism was and is a responsible, democratic and intelligent force
This was a vindication for the nationalist of the 1930-1940 who preferred to treat Scots-Irish as an integral part of the Scottish community
Ernie lots of evidence in many history books like the quote above to show that not all Nationalists did or still do share Gibbs views