When I checked my phone this morning it was full of emails and texts about Kevin McKenna’s seminal article in the Observer on the treatment, or lack of it, Neil Lennon experienced during his years in Scotland. It placed a mirror in front of the former Celtic manager, for Scotland to look at its reflection.
The prime targets were not missed: the Scottish Government, the SFA and the conspicuously idle anti-racism bodies, while the “reserved professions”, the Tories and the C of S were marked for historically nurturing anti-Catholic and Irish sentiment in Scotland.
People outside Scotland will read in horror, perhaps tinged with a whiff of moral superiority that their own communities are not similarly afflicted. This, ironically, would reflect the moral superiority many in Scotland viewed the English with last week, as a sizeable minority of their apparently poorly-educated, old and white voters backed candidates who align with racist, misogynistic and homophobe views.
In CQN comments section Scotland has often been parodied as the worst small country in the world, which is absurd. In truth, its panorama of human values vary little from those shared by our neighbours or anywhere across the globe. To think otherwise invests more weight in racial traits than I’m comfortable with.
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Niolla83
Compared to Ajax, but because we play in a league with poorer quality opposition, Celtic have done well in terms of appearances in Europe since we embarked on the buy low sell high policy.
It is a learning process though and one lesson that I think the sale of Ledley demonstrates we have learned is not to have too many sales of first team regulars at the end of the season. That increase the risk of another Karagandy nail biter as it takes time for new players to find their feet.
SydneyT”s focus on Peter Lawwell’s pay which PL sneaks past the Celtic Board blinds him to the bigger picture that you paint.
On McGeady my recollection is he was the guarantee of failure to qualify not pushing our debt past tolerance levels. If that was the year we drew Arsenal then you can see why we hedged our bets.
It is not so much that we bought poorly last summer but that we sold too many at the same time, although my recollection is that all 3 players Wanyama, Hooper and Wilson wanted to go.
That we bought poorly is a fact that turns into a stick to have a go at Celtic and I would hope how those purchases came about is being re-examined to prevent a repeat.
Don’t normally do politics, but
In 1920 a small group known as the NSDAP became a political party in Germany, active between 1920 and 1945. Small became very big, millions jumping on its bandwagon following it’s charismatic leader, a juggernaut that was only finally stopped by war. I obviously wasn’t around then, but I’m not liking the current sound of a small juggernaut gathering pace.
Even in Scotland….
Wonder where we’ll be in 19 years..!
HH
micktt
10:38 on 26 May, 2014
lol…Don’t know about that but as you say when the going gets tough, he doesn’t…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
goldstar10 you are right “car crash” radio indeed, thought the presenter was really smart with her line of questioning. ABC Hail Hail Hebcelt
cowiebhoy
10:34 on 26 May, 2014
Don’t discount Roy Keane ? For HT assistant :-)
Love it. You still Brown Owl and answerable to those two?!?’
HH jamesgang.
When we look back at the successes and failures this year it’s worth remembering the Scott Brown sending off against Barca. Up to that point we were defending very well and holding them. Brown then went on to miss the next 3 games depriving us of one of our key midfielders. Things may well have been very different had Broonie not decided to take a wee kick at Neymar.
Jamesgang
I just want to be the Bhoy Scout :-)
Hail Hail
MickTT- 19 years from now we’ll be cheerin’ on the ole Di Canio/Bellamy dream team as they bring home the big cup for a record breaking 11th time.
Re the next Celtic manager. I think the ideal profile would be along the lines of a feisty opinionated combative takes no shit fae anybody Northern Irish Catholic who lives in Glasgow.
What could possibly go wrong?
Biggest fear.
The fact that, the very same folk who brought in, for all your benefits
a manager who finished – 20th – out of 20 managers in the EPL in,
2009/10 – BTM – will call the shots, for you – again.
The worrier – CSC
Charlie Mulgrew could learn to improve his deep lying midfield role, if Alonso and Pirlo have taught us anything it’s that, you’re better with a beard.
MickTT
There has been a rise in the right across Europe for a number of years now,the economic crash didn’t help.This might end up being a good thing, perversely because the main parties must react but we’ll see.
19 years from now?
Celtic going for their third Champions League final win in a row. I’m a dreamer.
Auldheid
10:50 on 26 May, 2014
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When do the buyers of the – bad buys – get called to book?
After, 2 years? 5 years? What?
MickTT
Strangely enough was watching “V for Vendatta” last night about people sleepwalking into a far right totalitarian regime……
GuyFawkescsc
…*whispers oot side o’ the mooth*…..
sssshhtt!…………………
……………………………..jist bin tellt…………
Dream Team –
Manager – A picture of Jimmy McGrory
Asst Manager – Martin McGuinness
Physio – Christy Moore
FAKT.
Billy bhoy 05. A right wing bigot……….
Ahahahahahahahahahahahahah.
That’s so funny and you don’t even know why.
You are a nazi and as now proven a cybernat bully. No voters are to be dehumanised. They are to be compared to the OO or BNP. And after independence they are to be ethnically cleansed.
This is what you have posted.
You are naziesque. A stupid infiltrator who thinks you can lie and bully your way to independence.
You avoid arguments and resort to name calling because you have no intellectual argument for your views.
You seek to isolate and castigate anyone who disagrees with you.
You are pathetic.
Twists 10.31
Firewater dj is Danny. Home and away regular….HH
theglasgowcelticway
11:07 on
26 May, 2014
19 years from now?
Celtic going for their third Champions League final win in a row. I’m a dreamer.
you’re not the only one……………..
Fiesty opinionated Irish etc etc
Afternoon Timland from a warm hun free mountain valley.
Still no manager on the horizon, get the finger oot Dermot, you have a few days before your next golf tourny.
HH
Remit for the Celtic job:
1. Must be able to identify top class talent
2. Must be willing to accept cheaper but similar option, identified by the CEO
3. Must get the team into Europe
4. Must be willing to accept that every single season will see the squad gutted if any big bids come in for players who you thought will do a job in Europe.
sean thornton,
The whitewash is starting….I can only hope our board has the nonce to put it to sleep forever.
I wonder if Tony Watt will be busting his gut to show the new manager what he can do?
Clean slate and all that.
bournesouprecipe
11:04 on
26 May, 2014
Brilliant (really made me laugh) – I love the logic – we must have been playing Sammi out of position ???
67ECW
Anti semitic party wins a seat in Germany.Le Pen’s daughter winning in France.Greece elects seats for a far right party which has many of it’s members in jail.Denmark elects right wing also.Suddenly Nigel Farage looks “centre ground.”
Hibs reaction to entering the most competitive league in Europe?players on big wages released. Obviously it isn’t the big league that Jim Whyte wants everyone in England to believe.
Gordon J
Seriously? A 10% turnout from 32% says we are somehow on a par with the 30% of English voters who voted for UKIP?
3% in reality.
Maybe you’re right, maybe you’re wrong but when 4 Million people in the UK vote for this lot it is time to have a rethink.
The UKIP win has been facilitated by a poor turn out, poor campaigning from the SNP and others, poor tactical voting and a constant barrage for Farage from the BBC and other media outlets who have pushed this party onto not only Scottish screens but English.
It seems to me quite a few Labourites are high fiving each other and are glad UKIP got a seat because they can make a tenuous link across the islands in their favour. When a supposedly left wing party’s supporters (not all I grant you) find some perverse pleasure in seeing UKIP succeed, I would say game’s a bogey and we are through the looking glass.
It is rather chilling and equally it is worrying that some are now calling on Miliband to offer an IN/OUT referendum like Call me Dave (check today’s independent). These calls will eventually, I believe, force the Labour Party into offering a referendum and then where does that leave us with a state broadcaster ramping up the UKIP bandwagon? It won’t just be Farage on TV every week, we’ll get the new kids on the block including this buffoon we have representing us and embarrassing us into the bargain. In hard times this kind of politics finds its home rather easily and then having achieved their aim the Right wing can get rid of workers rights, Human rights and regulation checks on the bankers – it is what they want and why they want out of the EU. Our Parliament will be of no protection to us because UKIP want it abolished so they can continue to call us Subsidy junkies as it was they who coined that particular phrase.
This is where the stakes are ladies and gentlemen. They are that high.
Already we have some Tories wanting an alliance with UKIP – if that happens and we vote to stay in the Union the God help us.
The major parties in the UK as a whole are now all chasing the nutters.
This is horrific in my opinion.
Kevjungle
I imagine when we buy 11 duds and no good uns.
Every team has players that so not make it. It’s why there is a loan system.
Kev j.
You worry too much, but get your point. HH
Neganon
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You avoid arguments and resort to name calling because you have no intellectual argument for your views.
……….
Within the last week you have referred to Billy Bhoy as a fascist , a low life , disgusting, a nazi and an advocate of ethnic cleansing.
As you have reread some post that compared no voters to the OO could you repost it or point me in the direction where I can read it for myself.
And I don’t mean selected quotes
will celtic get any royalties if the rest of the spfl championship teams steal….
bring on the hibs the hearts the……..
HH
Twists n Turns @ 10.31
Excellent summation of our last few years, I’m sure I’m not the only one who admits to not recognizing what we had in Strachan, Mowbray was a total nightmare, someone posted on here the other day that he was proof that Celtic playing legends dont always hit it off as managers, playing legend ? Lennon had his faults but he definitely brought us back to where we should be, I’m absolutely gutted he’s away, the reaction from the huns I know says it all.
Farewell NFL, The hunskelper
HH
“You avoid arguments and resort to name calling because you have no intellectual argument for your views.”
sorry .Above should have had quotation marks
Snake Plisson,
If you’re going to use comparative stats then compare like with like. UKIP achieved the support of about 9 – 10% of registered voters in the UK, so certainly nothing like the 30% you quote.
You also conflate the issue of being pro referendum with being anti EU; not everyone conforms to this. Why shouldn’t we have a referendum? Clearly a substantial minority believe we should leave – is it not time for a proper national conversation on the issue rather than leaving Farage and co to pick up support on the basis that “politicians ignore the people”?
For the avoidance of doubt I think that the UK should remain in the EU. But I’m not opposed to a referendum at some stage.
Must confess I thought the idiosyncratic sight of the big Englishman Butcher managing in the highlands was interesting and worked really well for both parties. Wasn’t convinced that just because he was doing a really good job there that it made him a really good manager in a broader sense. His cv prior to ict was patchy. Nor was I convinced that Hibs really were a much bigger club in meaningful terms. More like a poisoned chalice.
AndSo-itCame2PassCSC
HH jamesgang
Gordon J
If we have a referendum as part of the UK we must do what England’s electorate chooses for us.
We have NO say.
If we were independent then it represents us.
It is that simple.
How about WGS again?
Pay the SFA double the compensation deidco paid for poaching El Cardigan – that’ll come to 1 GBP less than CW paid for them.
Snake Plissken
11:44 on 26 May, 2014
By us and we who do you mean?