Delighted for Martin O’Neill on taking Ireland into the last 16 of the Euros. Since his salad days ended at Celtic, Martin’s had more downs than ups as a manager. I felt the game had moved on from him, even during his five years at Celtic, the game tactically moved away from him, but he’s one of a number of managers of small nations who have overachieved.
I’m not buying Roy Keane’s tears, though. Reaching the last 16 of the Euros is a great achievement, but he disparaged Mick McCarthy’s achievement with Ireland in going out of the 2002 World Cup in the last 16 to Spain on penalties. Maybe it’s time for some humility from Roy.
If anything, Michael O’Neill’s achievements with the north has been even greater. Michael was mentioned as a possible Celtic manager before Brendan’s appointment, but the point was made to me, whatever he achieved in qualifying, he could be embarrassed in all three Euros games. Now he needs to beat Wales for a place in the quarter finals.
The group stages have been a delight. Some big tactical lessons for underdogs, and for teams who face 10 men behind the ball every week. If you don’t make defensive mistakes you can win any game, possession and territorial advantage is a mirage of influence.
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NegAnon2 on 24th June 2016 11:16 am
Institutional racism!, what the f..k do you think won this vote?.
Wee Nicola says there will be another Referendum vote in next 2 years
Lion roars,
The Morning Star is utterly bonkers.
Naturally, few, if any, working class people read it.
Nicola Sturgeon on Radio Scotland
She is going to try to keep Scotland in the EU and/common market.
Will speak to the EU member states and the commission.
Second referendum on the table – material change in circumstances.
Legislation being prepared if and when that eventuality takes place.
The people of Scotland were told EU membership was guaranteed by voting no in 2014.
Says another referendum is ”highly likely”.
”All options to be explored”
Looks like a special arrangement is needed or it is going to be Indyref2.
Scotland under Boris and Gove, will become an even more irrelevant boil on the arse of England…
Daily Record claims clubs could break law if they don’t pay minimum wages if playing in NI or Wales for Iru Bru Cup.
I think they are stating that clubs should only pay minimum wages.
I mean, what would happen in some clubs were to pay players more than that?
That could lead to them having a sporting advantage.
Oh, wait a minute……
SNAKE PLISSKEN
Any idea how this will affect your status in Slovakia??
SNAKE PLISSKEN on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:38 AM
Did she say if Scotland is going to join the Euro?
Did she say who would decide interest rates and monetary policy in Scotland?
Did she say whether there was going to be a fully policed border between Scotland and England?
As an expat who has lived for many years in Scotland and London as well as various EU countries (mostly those hardest hit by the socio-economic crisis), I find that whenever I return to the UK I am amazed at how ramshackle and neglected the place looks (not including the city centres of London and Edinburgh and a few other wealthier places). The same goes for many of the inhabitants who seem most lost. This neglect has little to do with the EU but a lot to do with how the UK is run from Westminster and the local councils.
Things are clearly going wrong for many people but it’s the same all over the western world. Until we address the huge imbalances that this feral and morally vacuous capitalism has created then we will forever be doomed to lower standards of living for those not of the privileged classes. The automation of many jobs will add further stress to the population. Few are calling for past solutions like 20th century communism but we desperately need informed, rational debate about where the UK, the EU and the rest of the world is heading because right now it’s heading towards the mother of all icebergs. Where are the captains? It seems they are arguing about who gets the best cabin…
DR RAMESH AND THE LOVE POTION
Classy post mate, nail on the head…
ernie lynch on 24th June 2016 11:44 am
Well thanks to you bringing those 3 issues to the attention of CQN, the 5000 plus pieces of legislation that need to be drawn up following the vote to leave now pale into insignificance.
Phew.
ERNIE LYNCH on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:44 AM
SNAKE PLISSKEN on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:38 AM
Did she say if Scotland is going to join the Euro?
Did she say who would decide interest rates and monetary policy in Scotland?
Did she say whether there was going to be a fully policed border between Scotland and England?
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Those arguments have not, and will not change.
Also, what do the sums look like with oil at $45 a barrel?
DR RAMESH AND THE LOVE POTION on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:44 AM
Good post mate, UK is like a 3rd world country compared to the rest of Europe. We have a problem educating our people.
is trump mad?
TRADITIONALIST88 on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:47 AM
ernie lynch on 24th June 2016 11:44 am
‘Well thanks to you bringing those 3 issues to the attention of CQN, the 5000 plus pieces of legislation that need to be drawn up following the vote to leave now pale into insignificance.’
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The point is no one can begin to answer my 3 questions until those 5,000+ pieces of legislation have been enacted.
So any idea that there’s going to be referendum any time soon is wishful thinking.
starry plough
Truthfully I do not know.
I have a residence card that is valid for a number of years yet but I don’t know how the government here is going to react and I don’t know if they will let me stay or not.
What a mess.
I can get a different form of residence but I will need to get the paperwork done or it is possible I will need to go home.
Very depressed about the whole thing to be honest. I wanted the UK to remain and give everyone a chance to calm down but this is one time too many and I think it will be for too many people in Scotland.
TRADITIONALIST88 on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:47 AM
ernie lynch on 24th June 2016 11:44 am
Well thanks to you bringing those 3 issues to the attention of CQN, the 5000 plus pieces of legislation that need to be drawn up following the vote to leave now pale into insignificance.
Phew.
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The country voted NO because those 3 questions were not addressed by the Nats.
ernie lynch on 24th June 2016 11:50 am
Depends what your idea of any time soon is, I suppose…
Bawsman on 24th June 2016 11:52 am
The No voters I encountered were No voters anyway and not for being swayed. Some wouldn’t even look at the white paper.
All of us were misled.
HH
BMCUW –
When you say “my previous nom-des-plume (sic)” do you mean Tom McLaughlin, or the several innocent posters you regularly accused of being me over the past year?
Had a good laugh reading those comments while lurking, or after being prompted by fellow CQNers. I have to say I was touched on realising that you were clearly missing me so much.
Also, I was not aware that my return was conditional on my not being allowed to post anything negative.
Nice try but won’t work.
I’VEHADTOCHANGEMYNAME on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:50 AM
is trump mad?
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If you have to ask that question, I am concerned about your own mental heath status!
SNAKE PLISSKEN
Yeah I thought it would be something like that, Switzerland are not in the EU and nobody seems keen to take them in, but there is a rising tide of racism here which is emboldened for sure by todays vote.
I’ve stopped and searched more times in the last two years than in the previous 14:((
They tried and failed to introduce a two tier justice system here as well one for us one for THEM kinda thing sad to know that almost 50% of your neighbours voted for it:((
Keep yer chin up mate..
Labour MPs submit motion of no confidence in Jeremy Corbyn
Posted at
12:00
Labour MPs Margaret Hodge and Ann Coffey have sent a letter to John Cryer MP, chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, submitting a motion of no confidence in leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The letter calls for a discussion at the next meeting of the PLP at 18:00 BST on Monday 27 June. This ballot has no formal constitutional force, but would be a significant expression of the lack of confidence of Labour MPs in their leader.
It is up to Mr Cryer to decide whether or not to accept the motion and allow it to be debated.
If it is accepted, it would be followed by a secret ballot of Labour MPs on Tuesday 28th. It would require a simple majority of MPs to support the motion for it to be passed.
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Now, this could be a real Armageddon.
Scottish currency pegged to pound or Euro
Borders? OK.
Just what I think.
Looks like the genie is out of the bottle.
I thought Scotland voted No because people wanted certainty and security. With England voting to exit from Europe everything has changed.
The law of unintentional consequences.
Let’ hope Boris, Nigel and Michael Gove can re-assure us and get the people of Scotland to remain.
‘Are changed, changed utterly:
A terrible beauty is born.’
ERNIE LYNCH on 24TH JUNE 2016 7:43AM
Just reading back and catching up. Brilliant summation Ernie:
“As class consciousness has declined it has been replaced by nationalism.”
I would add to that: And the next step to blaming Foreigners in their country for your problems, is blaming “Foreigners” in your own country.
At a time when we should be moving towards a global citizenship, to tackle global issues, it is sad that religious fanaticism and Nationalism are on the rise, creating an increasingly polarised, fractured and dangerous World.
TRADITIONALIST88 on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:58 AM
Bawsman on 24th June 2016 11:52 am
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Independent?…………..when your nearest rival country for business controls your currency and financial levers/tools????
That doesn’t work mate.
HRVATSKI JIM on 24TH JUNE 2016 12:06 PM
or a bit of political opportunism. the tories are about to carry on tearing themselves apart, now’s the time to get a new leader in
ERNIE LYNCH on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:44 AM
I have driven across the border between France and Switzerland never been stopped by police or army
HUNDERBIRDS ARE GONE on 24TH JUNE 2016 12:08 PM
ERNIE LYNCH on 24TH JUNE 2016 7:43AM
“As class consciousness has declined it has been replaced by nationalism.”
and nationalism as a reactionary antidote to globalisation
AULD TAM
Name one,go on.
You have a very high conceit of yourself at times,old bean.
Why would I say to someone-you are AULD TAM,or whoever,and I claim my five pounds?
Seriously,find one post where I ask that,and five pounds is yours. And I will grovelingly apologise. Rightly so.
Otherwise the apology is yours to give. The five pounds I will leave to your consciences.
There seems to be a few joe Allen experts today, what wages he’s getting/wanting, what we can afford to pay for him and give him,
Let the manager do his job, if Joe Allen is part of his plan and can persuade him great, if not great.
The Blairites are desperate to get rid of Corbyn before the publication of the Chilcott report.
It could be about a ton by then,right enough…
LIONROARS67
I live on the Swiss French Border and have never seen a border guard in the 8 years I have lived here except after the Paris attack when they stuck a tank on the grass verge and had a load of Young Swiss Army standing around for a couple of days.
Brilliant move by Celtic in giving Kieran Tierney a new 5-year contract.
He already had 3 years left on his previous deal, so the club had no real need to extend his terms now, other than to afford him a substantial wage increase.
Yes, it will make potential suitors from down south think twice, and ensure that those who pursue the lad’s signature will need to offer silly money, but a step in the right direction, however you look at it.
DR RAMESH AND THE LOVE POTION on 24TH JUNE 2016 11:44 AM
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Good post. I get frustrated every time I go back to the UK and especially Scotland to see that we appear to be unable to even afford road markings, don’t get me started on the state of the roads. This in the world’s 5th, sorry 6th richest economy.
Brendan will certainly not do a better deal than the one hi did this morning getting the best left back in Scotland and potentially Europe signed up for another 5 years , almost certainly our first £20m player.