It’s good to be back. A power outage at our datacentre on Saturday caused servers to crash and subsequent database problems. Our thanks to Andrew in Belfast for his invaluable help, again…
Trying hard to ignore speculation of various players coming our way, plenty of time for that later in the month, although I will add a note of caution. The fact that a journalist gets confirmation from Neil Lennon that he is able to sign a £6m player does not constitute a promise to do so. It’s little more than bait, for those who still read such sources.
I’ve heard nothing but good things over the years about Georgios Samaras. He is a player who flourishes on confidence, and support, and does so most often at the highest level. In Europe he is Celtic’s out-ball, a player capable of bringing others into the game, turning defence into attack. It is at this rarefied atmosphere that his goal-scoring has also been most effective. Ironically his style is less effective in the SPFL, where Celtic spend far less time 80 yards from goal.
A considerable reason for the low return in the Champions League this season was that everyone knew how reliant we’d become on Georgios. He was heavily marked; by the time the ball got to his feet, three opponents triangulated around him.
It’s no surprise he has offers from Spain, and no doubt elsewhere, to consider. If he leaves I hope his lasting memories will be cheers of support, not his harsher experiences.
Definition of poor IT planning: datacentres who host their Status page at their own datacentre. “We’re down, but you can’t read this, because we’re down.”
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Monaghan @ 15.59
I hadn`t realised that ” criminal intent” was a necessary part of the OB Bill and that just adds to the stupidity of this ill thought out piece of legislation. Nevertheless, the comment which made me smile was this : “Hay, a self-confessed Rangers fan, “. Self-confessed? Brilliant !!
JJ
Auldheid can you forward me your info re res12 either thro Paul or direct to me AnTearmann1967@gmail.com
With thanks in advance
Be Good Celts,back to lurking til tomorrow
An T
Monaghan1900 – many thanks mate. Gonna have to wring my chips out now :-(
Jungle Jim
16:23 on
7 January, 20
Anyone who doesn’t infer mens rea (criminal intent) from what was sent there shouldn’t be in a position to decide these issues.
The self-confessed bit is beautiful!
If ” criminal intent” is, indeed, an essential ingredient under the Act before a conviction can be made, then the Sheriff was probably correct in his judgement. The question now is: How can ANYONE be convicted under this truly inept Act (or is it a Bill? What is the difference?)
JJ
Kit
“The fact that it did not happen, lots of excuse can be offered, lots of body swerving can be done and done and done, but for me, just for me, we missed the best opportunity to dilute the bigotry to an irrelevance that might not come around again in the next three, or four, or five, or six, or seven generations”
Do you honestly believe that to be the case?
I , for one , think it would still be there , undiluted, irrespective of where Rangers played.
Only the passage of time itself , assisted by greater transparency brought about largely by the internet and its resident bampots , will dilute it.
There once was a moral called moral.
but it was not bullet proof
slime proof
distortion proof
price proof
there once was a moral called moral
but I’ll give you a bowl of soup and silver for your soul
and a nod and wink for your moral.
Fantastic clip about Nakamura.
I once offered him some advice just before he took a free kick against Manchester United:
“Awe … don’t shoot from there … you’ll never score”
kitalba 16:16 on 7 January, 2014
Ron Bacardi:
————- we shat it to face it all down. Not just Celtic, all of Scotland… we shat it.
Exactly, without support from others Celtic were isolated
Jungle Jim
16:30 on
7 January, 2014
A Bill is the document which is discussed in Parliament. It becomes an Act when it is enacted in its final form.
The OB Act states:
“6Threatening communications
(1)A person commits an offence if—
(a)the person communicates material to another person, and
(b)either Condition A or Condition B is satisfied.
(2)Condition A is that—
(a)the material consists of, contains or implies a threat, or an incitement, to carry out a seriously violent act against a person or against persons of a particular description,
(b)the material or the communication of it would be likely to cause a reasonable person to suffer fear or alarm, and
(c)the person communicating the material—
(i)intends by doing so to cause fear or alarm, or
(ii)is reckless as to whether the communication of the material would cause fear or alarm.”
The guy’s excuse was he only intended his pals to see it! On a public forum. Surely that’s got to come under 6(c)(ii) at least.
tonydonnelly67
15:06 on 7 January, 2014
Hamilton
Danny Docherty told me.
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Ok I know that I’m going to regret this but who is Danny Docherty?
Just looked at latest tweet from @officialBrown8, please God I hope he was hacked ………… not one for the easily offended or under 18’s press will kill him if it was his tweet
Doc
We don’t have the money, nor do the board have the will, to spend the sort of money that would mean that teams like Barca would need to focus their attention on others as opposed to Sammi.
AllyHunter
That’s a parody account mate.
the long wait is over:
Mate:
Within the confines of Europe, I really do think Scotland has missed its best opportunity to kick its national cancer in the goolies; that in itself would not have eradicated the disease but it might have encouraged others to come out of the shadows and to fight their fears in a Scottish company.
We did not do it. We – Celtic – we stayed silent- others did speak out – they were soon shut up and forced to publicly apologise – for what? for telling the truth – and Celtic kept their truthful silence – but how much truth does that silence hold?
I don’t know.
See how much they charge you for the next Celtic v Rangers game (oh but we’ve never ever played against the Rangers – exactly)
God bless Scotland.
Ron Bacardi:
Who is going to be a man first?
Hamilton Tim thank goodness (although i have been following him for ages ………..) are you sure?
AHG
Definitely not the real Scott Brown’s account mate.
Naka, As long as I live, will never forget that free kick against United or indeed The Holy Goalie saving the penalty in same game. What a buzz that night was. Re Sammi, love the ghuy a Celtic legend, however if he decides to leave, it makes sense to try and get a million or two this window. If he goes just like Naka he will always be a hero to me.
The long wait is over
The guy was definitely “aff his trolley”
Monaghan
Thanks for that.
Seems to me that either (i) or (ii) below should have applied.
(c)the person communicating the material—
(i)intends by doing so to cause fear or alarm, or
(ii)is reckless as to whether the communication of the material would cause fear or alarm.”
JJ
PS My 16.30 post was not a response to your 16.28 post. We were obviously typing at the same time. Oh, and thanks for your Bill/Act explanation. I thought it was something like that and that both were preceded by a Green paper…..but maybe ” Green” and the first four letters of `paper` would have been considered offensive in some quarters 0:-)
What colour of scarf is he going to be wearing?
Does anybody honestly believe Celtic were not ‘privy’ to the five way agreement?
If Celtic were not aware of it why don’t they just come out and announce on the BBC or CQN they were not part of the five way agreement?
Jungle Jim
16:49 on
7 January, 2014
but maybe ” Green” and the first four letters of `paper` would have been considered offensive in some quarters 0:-)
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What those quarters would find worse is that a green paper is often followed by a white paper!
Momaghan1900
Very true. I was going to mention that ( I read “Corridors of Power” many years ago) but didn`t want to overdo it 0:-)
JJ ( Cheerio for now).
And if a simplistic moral Celtic Supporter walks away from the farce, is he a traitor?
And if so, what is he a traitor to?
And if an Aberdeen Supporter, or a Hibs Supporter, says shhhhhhhhhhhh! we can’t hear you… what is it in particular they are trying to say?
Ah! feck that… were top of the league, league over, and it’s not even the second week in January.
Is that a world record?
And if Celtic were not aware of the five way agreement, but now they are, then never mind Resolution 12 – why aren’t Celtic bringing all their legal eagles to swoop and sue the SPL, the SFA, THEMSELVES?
Hey! we’ve either got soul and purpose or we’re just profit dealers…. you didn’t hear it from me… Walfrid told you that.
Good evening Tic Bhoys, what’s new apart from the blog being back?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Kitalba.
That’s an easy one to answer. They would be banned from the European gravy train that’s been pretty much guaranteed for the best part of the decade.
Those pesky uefa overlords have stitched us up and allowed the sfa to behave the way they have. The men that stole the game.
Actually, the league was over before a ball was kicked in anger. Vive l’ Ecosse.
Now I’m only saying what we all knew.
Somewhere in my mind is a saying…
You reap what you sow….
Kit..,
I think you know I am as suspicious as you, my hope is if we get a result from our enquiries relating to res 12, it will answer all your doubts, coming from the angle that if they pursue this all they way and get the result we as supporters want, then IMO, it will show they were simply looking to go about it properly. It would also defy logic to go after the SFA on this issue if they were in agreement with the 5 way, no ?
As it stands there is a lot of encouragement to be taken from their approach to res 12, however the proof of the pudding is in the eating and theres a fair bit to go before we will be satisfied. Meanwhile we can only try and fill in the blanks and see where it takes us.
Oh and kit,
Until someone produces a signed copy of the 5 way agreement then there is no agreement its just a bit of paper with some proposals written on it.
If/when we do win the league,it will be a thoroughly deserved and hard fought title victory.
Celtic fair and square on merit alone.
I salute the players and the management team.
The Honest Mistake loves being first 17:12 on 7 January, 2014
Uefa overlords have stitched us up and allowed the sfa to behave the way they have
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Uefa overlords can do fek all, UEFA do not involve themselves in domestic leagues, and they cannot, they just rely on the domestic ruling bodies for their supposed honest decisions about the legalities of clubs in their country
Hamiltontim
Danny Docherty, is a very good friend of mine .
Ron Bacardi.
I was under the impression that uefa had a financial control board that can involve themselves at any point in the process?