After a weekend when we all got odd-jobs around the house done, real football is back tomorrow as the champions head to Dingwall to face Owen Coyle’s auntie’s nephew’s side attempt to take a point or more.
Owen is not Brendan Rodgers, but he is no mug, and will have watched how Steve Clarke, Tommy Wright and Neil Lennon did to hold Celtic this season. They will fight for everything.
Biggest news to come out of the international break is that there is absolutely no news about Derek McInnes. The Aberdeen manager is still the Aberdeen manager, despite his move down the table being suggested by every rent-a-quote in the game.
I remember when Old Rangers were unable to entice a manager from either Aberdeen or Dundee United (Jock Stein counselled both targets against the role). A lot has been liquidated since then, but Newco find themselves trying to achieve what Oldco couldn’t in 1983: recruit a manager from another Scottish club.
Getting McInnes is a fairly straightforward business. He has an agreed compensation figure in his contract; agree to meet that sum and do the deal with the manager. We both know that Newco don’t have any discretionary budget, waiting to be spent on managerial compensation, but if you were convinced you had the right man, you would find the cash somewhere.
No one really knows if McInnes would take the job, although it’s clear matters have not reached that stage yet, despite the passing of three weeks since he was first targeted. We were all convinced he was heading to Sunderland earlier this year, until he completed his due diligence on the club and decided to stay where he was. The length of time it is taking to open talks surely makes a move to Ibrox less enticing.
Not that it really matters, we’ll spank both teams, whoever is in charge.
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In the first ‘A Celtic State of Mind: In Session’ show, Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham are joined by former Yashin frontman, Kevin Miles.
Kevin is supporting the Celtic Foundation’s Christmas Campaign by releasing a charity single, ‘Celtic, My Heart and My Soul’, and he joined The CQN Podcast at The Tolbooth Studio in Stirling to play an exclusive acoustic rendition of his magnificent ballad.
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DD
Me too, in Brendan’s team he would have been sensational.
JimmyQuinsBits,
I,ve a good memory, and I remember wen you came on this website first…about 2010?, you posted a load of one-line jokes.
I didn’t realise when I copied and pasted them that I included your name at the top.
Consequently, your name went all round BP as a list of one-liners entitled “Jimmy Quin’s Bits”.
They all though that the jokes belonged to a guy called Jimmy Quin.
Gerry, Roy Croppie won the lottery and only mixes for the bourgeoisie….
…us plebs have to now put up with our own pish…..
…heard he might do a charity gig if we can afford him :-)
ALASDAIR MACLEAN – always good to see you posting. As the Portonian says “keep it lit”.
Gutenberg
Phil O’Donnell was a proper fitba player. He would have thrived in any era. Sad loss.
Listen to this guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkGf1GHAxhE
Billy Joel “Pianoman”
https://youtu.be/HVKtL9VU8rQ
Off to my kip now. Thank you everyone for kind comments tonight, great to receive in my current emotional state.
I think that’s more than three years now i’v been lurking and posting on here. I notice it takes a lot of stick from some posters, and the odd guest appearance by ex-posters, to remind us all why they don’t post here anymore. I mean eh? Wtf is that all about?
I found this place after a five week hospital stay, after suffering a sub arachnid haemorrhage as a result of a ruptured aneurysm. I was nearly dead. This place was a feckin godsend, when I was stuck in the house, sleeping twenty hours a day, while my brain tried to heal itself and wondering if I would ever walk again. Well I have recovered, and I have walked. I’ve been to two of Bobby M’s hoots, and met a load of good blokes. Why wouldn’t they be? We’re all sellick supporters.
On here, it’s funny, educational, daft, and on nights like tonight for me, an WWW, it’s a support network.
Our club has a great manager, we are treble winners, we play to a pretty near full home stadium every other week, we have some crackin players, the club the huns like is on its feckin knees with its pants round it’s ankles, we are currently negotiating our second CL Group stage in 2 years and will likely still be playing in Europe next February.
Posters and “ex-posters” who just come on here to slag it, well have a listen to yersel. If it’s that bad, just fork off, you’ll no be missed.
If, during these wonderful times for our club, all ye can do when you come on here is slag everything about our club, well maybe yooz should take a look at yersel. Maybe it’s no for you, why no just gtf and leave the rest of us that actually enjoy being on here to get on with it.
Happy Christmas to you all when it comes. Jeezo!
Harry Dean Stanton (1926-2017)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u33IStD7X6A
How far I am from the land where I was born!
Immense nostalgia invades my heart;
And seeing myself so lonely and sad like a leaf in the wind,
I want to cry, I want to die from this feeling.
Oh Land of Sun! I yearn to see you!
Now that I’m so far from you, I live without light and love;
And seeing myself so lonely and sad like a leaf in the wind,
I want to cry, I want to die from this feeling.
Hunderbirds,
Been “on here” since Oct 2006. First posted July 2008.
Absolutely the best to come for comfort and love.
And a load of intelligent views of the world.
I miss them.
Alasdair MacLean on 18th November 2017 1:35 am
Hunderbirds,
Been “on here” since Oct 2006. First posted July 2008.
Absolutely the best to come for comfort and love.
And a load of intelligent views of the world.
I miss them.
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I hope the RC Bhoys show up very well against Celtic today, the Celtic Way is Football.
Legacies.CSC
I’ll never forget taking my Mum shopping on a Saturday and seeing the back page headline that James McIntyre, frae Bellsmyre, was linked to Tommy Burns Celtic side.
Hunderburds,
I fought through the hell of no glasses, attacking adverts, etc,
TO SAY, …..Ah love you.
So long as ye aint a hun facist orange catholic-hating bastard.
Selector
Angels
Here and there.
The dudes that kid on that they Don’t Believe.
Hmmm.
You are Everything.
My Pizza is burnt.
It’s ok – You are quite safe here
Horrific World Situ currently.
Celtic Shining Brightly :)))))
Morning Tims
It’s match day.
Coybig
H.H
Good morning CQN from a cold and overcast East Devon.
It’s pump the Staggies day. Hail! Hail!
CT
My Uncle had a pub in Marshfarm estate in Luton so a few of the locals came to know us
Wurzul is a good guy.
TT
Would love to see the pics of a young Cesar and JF at your football dance 1966
Bgfc
No contact re tickets yet but still a wee bit early
Safe travels to early drivers to Dingwall
Hunderbirds
You have showed greet currage in your recovery and was good to meet you last week
Respect for your efforts yesterday
Cmon the hoops☘️☘️☘️☘️⚽️⚽️⚽️
BLANTYRETIM IS PRAYING FOR THE KNOX FAMILY on 18TH NOVEMBER 2017 7:05 AM
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Hello this is WEE BGFC. Yer some man! Cant thank you and everyone else thats trying the now amd in the past enough. :) Just heading oot the door. Mon the HOOPS
HH
WEE BGFC
Hunberdurds 1.14am
On way to overtime, that Santa Bhoy needs paying but that’s the post that sums my view of Cqn up
Hail Hail
Hope wee & BFFC get tickets,remember check outside that hotel that hit memtionrd during the week, only nipped on during my teanreak atvwork so canny remember what the hotel was called
we’re on the telly
Good morning CQN
Safe journey to and from the game
Hope you are all well
DD you have to keep a lead on you Wee fox
It was crossing the road at the horse and barge
Thursday night was it looking for you.?
Soon to be moving house back to Parkhall
My old stopping ground
Still tim land as most of Clydebank is
If you love the Glasgow Celtic clap you’re hands
Hail Hail
Mt
Match day!
Praise be!
It seems like a lifetime since I watched Glasgow’s Green and White!
Hail bloody Hail, the International break is over.
Is today the day we rent a cottage on the Isle of Wight with Vera, Chuck and Dave?
Good wee tune, worth a listen. HH
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/celtic-my-heart-my-soul-single/id1298494280
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Cheers gerry!! We are up by Perth no sign of tickets yet. Traffic police are out in force.
HH
WEE BGFC
Good morning, friends and a beautiful crisp looking morning it is. All we need today is for Brendan to indicate precisely what he means to say.
Another attempt by old man Jobo to get back under the 22½ minute mark for ParkRun. Quietly confident so long as the course isn’t icy as it was last week.
Sftb Will you still need me will you still feed me when I’m sixty-four. Hh
Cowiebhoy
Reading back, a heart warming story of the power of prayer – off to Mass to offer mine for all CQN intentions.
Celtic…..CHA…CHA …CHA…..
Ranjurs……BOO…BOO…BOO
COYBIG !
4-0…or maybe 5 – 0 to the Celtic…bets on.
KT to Skipper The Celts to victory today….” as The Beatles sang ” When I’m 64″ !
HH
Glad we’re on BT and not Sky — got to rush
Must run…. ;-)
Thank goodness………………
The Football is back.
HH to all Tims.
Gooooood Morning CQN
Just over 3hrs until I get to see the Celtic with
wee Jude Ryan
Mind you he’s already been to quite a few games with his mum and Granda, before he decided to show face :-)))
Hail Hail