Celtic recorded victories over Dundee and Hearts after their first two Champions League games but collected only one point from the two league games following the double header against Barcelona. They also won after only two of their four Champions League qualifying games, so there is no reason to expect a convincing win against Inverness tomorrow.
Inverness slumped to a freak 1-5 defeat at home to Motherwell last week but that was their first defeat since the same team beat them earlier this season. Like Celtic at the Camp Nou, they will be set on defending deeply at Celtic Park in order to prevent another collapse. This could be an occasion for Paddy McCourt to prize them open.
I had a look at the Europa League group tables last night. Udinese, who eclipsed us in the same competition last season, are bottom of their group this year, as are PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Athletic Bilbao (who beat Manchester Utd home and away last season) and Helsingborgs. Other recent opponents Rapid Vienna and Hapoel Tel-Aviv are also bottom.
If you’re on Facebook there is a story on the CQN Magazine page about Benfica implying Celtic only beat Barcelona because of cheating. Drop in and take a look. On a related subject, I’ve some good material from Spartak in reserve for the days before their visit.
The Annual Remembrance Service, held by the Celtic Supporters’ Association, takes place tomorrow, in memory of Celtic fans no longer with us, with prayers offered for those departed during the last year, including Joe McBride.
The Mass, at St Michael’s at 1350 Gallowgate just up from Parkhead Cross, will start at 12:30 and should be over in around 30 minutes, after which refreshments will be available in the hall to warm you before you head to the game. All are welcome to celebrate the memory of those who have gone before us.
Lost wedding ring alert! Someone found a wedding ring in Lisbon which was probably dropped by a Celtic fan. Let me know if you know who is walking around with their hand in their pocket this week.
Get your CQN Annual here, an enormous resource from the keyboards of Celtic fans!
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prestonpans bhoys
The real question here is…Why would you let a hertz fan in your house in the first place???
Setting free the bears
Very good, my friend.
In fact, on reading again – truly excellent!! ;-))
(Jabba, however, seems to be declaring a victory absolute)
BGFC
HT
The nightshirt was bonkers last night ….I have manflu at present , couldn’t sleep and had a look in …..howling at the moon …terrified to post ..:-))
Re Broonie
Apparently he had cramp on Tuesday ..his injury isn’t getting any worse but isn’t getting any better …so a delay in the op will not cause any damage
The above from an interview with Lenny
blantyretim
00:13 on 24 November, 2012
stringer bell
flats flats glorious flats
it’s here in the penthouse I stay…
This part o’ the Toon
Was once bathed in maroon
But the Jambos have aw moved away.
THE EXILED TIM
00:26 on
24 November, 2012
Saint Stivs
check your till receipts.
aldi were doing amazing wines at 2 euros per bottle with 250 flies free per case.
Kingoh
00:27 on
24 November, 2012
Cause they are next door!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ghents
I’ve been reading court and tribunal judgements for over 25 years …
IMO BRTH take is absolutely spot on …not that he needs my seal of approval
If the tribunal don’t find them guilty of dual contracts it will not be for legal reasons
and you can tell them they are bust and Hibs are near the top of the league!!
prestonpans bhoys
In that case I presume they moved in after you. Would like to think you never bought the house knowing they were there!
George I’m going to be pedantic.
I wouldn’t normally bother but the spelling you quoted could lead to a wrong pronunciation. When you’re using a fancy new word the last thing you want is a Del Bhoy moment.
It’s pronounced py- as in pish
and -rrhic as in rick.
Saint Stivs
Feck off :>)
….PFayr
So, are you saying that a wee bit of jiggery pokery is at hand, or quite possibly could be ?
If the SPL dual contracts investigation was definitely going to exonerate oldco would they not want it to proceed …and issue a judgement vindicating them
Disgraceful media interference in due process
Watching Neil Oliver’s programme on neolithic Orkney’s 5,000 year-old temples, farming practices, etc. – fascinating.
Also a great teacher of Celtic history (thumbsup)
BGFC
TET
There appears to be no other option but the investigative committee to return a decision that they were guilty of using dual contracts
If they don’t then jiggery pokery is at hand ….
I can only hope that the committee is conducted fairly and properly …I can’t see any reason why it won’t be
Big George did you catch the bit with the 1200 yr old Viking graffiti in the tombs?
Big Erik woz here.
….PFayr
I agree with you 100%.
Did we not all think and assume that they would get slaughtered for their tax evasion re the FTT ?
We are living in strange times mi amigo.
If they’d any honour they’d hand back the titles and trophies and medals back.
Kingoh
00:32 on
24 November, 2012
when I bought this hoose in 1992 we were the few in Prestonpans and a few went on a bus to the games.I don’t use the CSC cause I travel via a car and pick up in Edinburgh but there is loads in East Lothian
ntass oolla
I am agreeing with you, pal – and I do completely support your pedantry. To clarify – what I was saying was that I carelessly cut and pasted the word in my original post without checking the spelling.
I wasn’t hinting that your spelling was incorrect, I was pointing out that my copying was careless ;-)
HH
BGFC
Nite bhoys.
A pleasure and an education as ever.
Take care and god bless Timland.
A handy win the morra, Paddy for the winner :>)
HH
KTF
….PFayr
00:30 on 24 November, 2012
Ghents
I’ve been reading court and tribunal judgements for over 25 years …
IMO BRTH take is absolutely spot on
Can you help me with this?
In our view in the present Appeal we have to regard the trust structure and
loans as “… genuine legal events with real legal effects”.
N.B.– note the use of the words “Have to”– not ” can” or “could”– “Have to”!
Why do two of the judges ‘have to’ but one feels she doesn’t have to? Surely all three should have been in agreement here?
a very old fixture from way back when we were young bhoys.
35 mins, but a magic watch..
i dont ever want to play thems again.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIgdKlYVBoE&feature=related
Ntass oolla
Nae honour…nae dignity …nae club
I think the FTT decision simply serves to give then false hope …the decision had no practical affect on them the SPL committee decision will…they are just too stupid to realise
It’s taken Jabba the presstitute 24 hrs. to catch up with what everybody else already figured out for themselves: a Pyrrhic victory is a hollow victory, and much though the zombies would like to think it’s real, re-animation is for the movies, games consoles and horror fiction.
Mind you, horror fiction describes their utterances to a ‘T’.
Plus the collapse of everything which has yet to register on their bewildered, exhausted self-regarding minds.
Mirror mirror on the wall….
Big Georges Fan Club given you moniker I think it’s especially important that you get the Greek words right.
I understood it was a cut and paste error. I’m sometimes stuck myself trying to pronounce a word I’ve only ever read.
Can anyone see Rangers coming clean and fessing up?
Since they’re so guided by what is good for Scottish football and Scotland.
Or might those principles, if genuinely held, be more likely to see them them to take a heeder off a cliff?
Pfayr
You feart????
Never thought I’d see that!! ;-) Get well soon mate.
Someone mentioned earlier about sitting in section 111 (where the GB are located) during tomorrow’s game.
The members are keen that no one sits in this area of the stadium in either of the boycotted games for fear that it diminishes the effect of their actions.
Celt55
I understand that HMRC conceded as much …as such the FTT or two of them felt compelled to come to the decision he did
Reading the decision it appears that if HMRC had challenged the EBT scheme as a sham then the FTT may very well ave reached a different decision
In essence HMRC sold he pass from the outset
Rangers pyrrhic victory is like being sued for £35,000 and being told you only have to pay £30,000 plus 15 years compound interest. Plus your big house.
night all to celtic land, 3 pts tomorrow……..
….PFayr
00:51 on 24 November, 2012
Many thanks, as a layman, I thought in reading BRTH’s post that this seemed a strange decision for HMRC to make, but it’s all way over my heid!
Celt55
BRTH opinion on the dissenting opinion is well constructed it explains the position more succinctly than I can
A wee bit of work tomorrow.
Nothing hard.
Good night.
We can look forward to a wee financial scandal with the ticket money.
Ntass oolla, welcome to the board buddy. How is our mutual friend these days. If I remember correctly, he goes by the name “tipota”.
Hail Hail bruv :-)
celt55
BHRT’s critique of the judgement I think hinted that the panel could not say, on balance, that HMRC had successfully argued their case – indeed HMRC had shot themselves in the foot from the outset having conceded that the trust structures were legally valid (which I thought was a strange anomaly in of itself).
What I understood from BHRT’s analysis was that the panel had to find in favour of MIH on the very narrow legal basis as presented by HMRC, but that the judges wanted to get the message on record that, had they been given a wider remit, they would have had much more to say on the whole approach adopted by MIH.
In essence they used the 3-person structure of the panel to deliver the strictly (with regards to the status of the trust structure) correct legal judgement, while allowing them the freedom to report their full view of the wider conduct of MIH/Rangers in administering the EBT Scheme.
HH
BGFC
Along as the point is put across and understood spelling and punctuation should not come in to it.
Im p7 level myself and it shows;-))
Hamilton Tim -congrats on your promotion – make sure you continue to inspire your pupils. Aspire to be better than:
1. Miss O’Donnell in St Bonaventure’s primary in the mid 1960’s;
2. Bro. Justin in St Mungo’s 1970’s.
Your pupils can be anything but they need inspiration, and that’s a helluva responsibility for you – good luck and God Bless.
Big Georges Fan Club
01:03 on 24 November, 2012
Thanks for that. As I say I have knowledge of how these things work, but even to my unpractised eye, that concession from HMRC seemed to weaken any case they were presenting.