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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Butcher will not chuck it, wonder what Rod Petrie thinks. ?
HH.
Canamalat
There are too many that are just never satisfied and cant read.
HEAR HEAR !!!
Paolosboots
Nice one
Bus convenor happy.
Misses Equi’s ice cream.
Teuchter ár lá
17:04 on
25 May, 2014
Whit aboot the Hamilton physio?
Never mind a manager – get her signed.
Saw her in the 1st game and thought……if i was an Accies player, i would NEVER be off that treatment table!
In happier Times
League re-construction in the papers ramorra?!
T4
I have spoken recently with a few Herty and hibs fans this weekend and they know their place. A play off or at least two years in the championship
HH
People will bemoan the lack of quality in the SPL next season, but Hibs will not be missed. A truly shambolic club. The likes of Dons, United, St Johnstone Well have good enough quality to keep things reasonably interesting…
No bring on the Hearts, the Hibs and the Rangera next year.
Delaney’s, Easter Road was never the most welcoming place.
A crowd of us were in the old two tier terracing at a league cup section (remember them) game in August 1981. They were 1 nil up at half time but Dom Sullivan, I’m sure, equalised five minutes after the restart. It all kicked off and we we were fortunate to get out into the Celtic End, in one piece.
I used to call them Hibernation as they hibernated all season, boom boom.
Did you know George Glancy from Knightswood, he would have been a few years above you at St Tams.. His dad was one of the passkeepers at Corpus Christi. His cousin from Jordanhill was a Hibs fan but couldn’t explain why. We gave the cousin a right good slagging about his team.
the championship will be a great league with hearts hibs and sevco in it
oh, hang on, they are there cos they are utter garbage, apart from sevco who are there cos they are working their way up from their beginnings, but are also garbage, so it will be a very low quality league if this seasons performances by those clubs is anything to go by
PB
Dons, Arabs and The Hamilton fits. :)
If Butcher had any dignity he would resign now. That is an epic, epic fail.
the singing detective demands the resignation of campbell ogilvie
18:05 on 25 May, 2014
Ho! BillyBhoy..!
#######<######
(From ‘The Mail’)
That bastion of democracy: you don't seriously believe that propaganda!!!!!
Are you Ernie Lynch?
Bob Loblaw hinted Ernie was the opposite of what he appeared ( but he didn't make a definitive statement it was Ernie) it's my detective -no singing and dancing- work
You extreme right…Ernie extreme left
No one has ever met any one of you: or so I gather
the mrs just said does that mean celtic will be playing
Hamilton Acrimademicals….she never could say it right
when passing a sign on a day out she also said….
wheres ..BURNTIS LAND
Are Hamilton our nearest rivals geographically?
Pat Fenlon sacked when Hibs were 5th.
Doon Wi’ This New Prawn Sandwich Plastic Canamalar..!
We Demand The Auld, Authentic,Foul-Moothed Variety…!
Dad
Thistle
Super Salary demands a bigger budget !!!
HH.
Cowiebhoy, the temperature has just risen in the stadium. The half time whistle just blew a few moments ago and the Italian who has been refusing to move all first half and has us all crushed up in our seats because he is in the wrong end of the ground has turned to me and said “Herrara no lose now.” Fortunately he ducked in time to avoid my left handed swing at his head. What’s more be has taken off.
We may be 1-0 down but at least I have my seat back.
dallas dallas where the heck is dallas
I used to drink with George Glancy in the Smiddy in Partick and went on the Smiddy bus to the games for years .
Craigan crying wolf again (or should that be armageddon?). Hurting hun of the first water.
Delaneys Dunky,
Partick is a little closer …
First time I have ever heard this at end of a game.
Young congratulates Hamilton player for his performance today and he responds with
” Thank you very much”
Thunder road
It’ll be something to look forward to next season.
I hope loads of Accies require treatment:-)
Did anyone heard about the protest from a well known bar in Glasgow to Ibrox yesterday being kettled by the police?
Well the gall on Butcher is incredible saying he’ll stay.
6th when he took over, would have been bottom but for Hearts’ deduction and now blows a 2 goal first leg league.
Already these muppets saying more Armageddon because Hibs and Hearts and some other team are not there and the crowds will go down.
Accies deserve it. They now have a derby with Motherwell, the Dundee and Highland derbies are still there, St Johnstone are cup holders and Aberdeen are stronger than they’ve been in years.
If crowds take a hit then that is the nature of the beast, we’ll adapt and get on with it.
Merit on the park should be the only consideration from here on in.
Happy with that
My opinion of Hibs changed the night I heard a celtic legeng say,the worst abuse he has heard directed at celtic in the last few years was at Easter Rd.
Awe Naw
)))))blushing(((((
I am sure their has been many more eloquent, poignant, intelligent and thought provoking posts on here that are far more worthy of that accolade than a wee bit of…..as TD would say….GIRUY.
Gotta laugh though eh?
Gobsmackin times.
ARMAGEDDONNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!
Sevcomedians think big:
“Obviously right now we are hopefully selling alot of season tickets and keeping the cash coming in. But when the season starts and eg we have two away games in a row each Saturday, then thats Ibrox empty for a fair bit of time. Even during the week its empty with very little income except stadium tours and the shop and restaurant.
What could be set up to encourage people to visit Ibrox and its surrounding area?
– Open training days £5 entry
– Gigs at Ibrox like we used to have
– Ibrox car wash and valet to get people driving by and stopping off and use the shop and restaurant
– Treasure hunt for kids round Ibrox and Govan and they get a party afterwards. Policed by rangers youth players.
– Go karts area set up in the car park that lies empty most of the week
– Laser quest in around the Ibrox corridors which dont get used/Edmiston House”
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“An auction to train with the first team for a day. A meet your heroes day where guys like Laudrup, Gazza, Goram, Ally ect have an informal meet and greet for say 50-60 supporters paying a tenner each (just throwing numbers out here) Adventure days for kids like the treasure hunt idea. Show reruns of big matches from yesteryear on the big screen for a couple of quid a ticket (might be popular might not) there’s lots of stuff we could do but don’t for some reason.”
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” One idea that I think would be good but probably hasn’t been considered by anyone is having cars around the pitch that people could pay to sit in and watch the game.”
bognorbhoy oscar in my thoughts – thats a great quiz question, where in Scotland is Burntis Land? Not too many would get it right:-)
Deary me Hibs. Just looked at the score there.
See what i mean…..their = there!
Hail Hail Caesar
leftclicktic We are all Neil Lennon.
Can believe that. Contrary to what many believe Hibs ( especially the supporters ) are no soul buddies of Celtic.
HH.
Dallas
Knew Mr Glancy and George well. Great people! Sadly we lost Mr Glancy about 5 years ago. Corpus Christi and Knightswood folk showed tremendous respect for his requiem mass.