After a couple of days away from the computer I caught up with the Ben Nevis Huddle photographs, magnificent achievement to everyone involved. Our 1254125 project is in good hands. I’d no idea there would be snow at the top of the mountain in June.
Have you bought your ticket for the Lions Roar event at the Kerrydale Suite on Friday evening. It will be a great opportunity to watch the Lisbon game in the company of the Lions and enjoy a Question and Answer session afterwards. There will also be a chance to get your picture taken, so get along.
Accurate news broke today that Celtic are in the market for a central defender. We are not short of cover in this area of the team but no one has made an irrefutable claim for a place to partner Kelvin Wilson.
As we have often said, successful defending can only be done by a unit, not an individual, but unsuccessful defending by be achieved by anyone. As ever, let’s hope Neil gets his first choice.
If you are still to renew your season ticket sign up for 1254125 at the same time – it’s every bit as important a part of being a Celtic fan as watching football. If you’ve already renewed, get back and register.
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twists n turns
08:56
T&T, I haven’t bothered with flat horses in quite a while and am not sure what the fancies are this year for the big races. I’m gonna renew my interest today and since I can’t be bothered going through the form, I’m gonna follow your tips for Ascot.I’m sure there as good as what I’d get in today’s Irish Times or Irish Indo. Weather is beautiful here in Dublin today so hoping the gee gees can make it an even nicer day :-)
Marti
Gordy
thx very much but I’m already on.
Look like GH is for the off right enough, citing English Ambitions according to reports this morning.
South of Tunis,
I suggested Andrea Bortlacci from Genoa and Alesio Cerci of Torino is a couple worth a watching in Italy.
Bojan Valero ha shad some season for Fiorentina
So quick question. If we sell hooper , who is our only goal scoring forward. Do we:-
A) only use a part if that transfer money and sign a promising player and continue on our policy of buying and trying to develop
B) use all of hoppers transfer cash to sigh on proven goal scorer
blantyretim
Thanks for posting the info
medtim
Any tips on where is best(cheapest) to pick up a decent pair of nike running trainers?
Hx2
SouthOfTunis,
I have started reading a book which may be of interest to you (assuming you haven’t read it already)
The Great Sea : A Human History Of The Mediterranean by David Abulafia
Not far into it but there are several early mentions of Sicily.
Early days but promising start.
medtim
Sydney
If Celtic get 6 million plus for Hooper
They could pick up a decent goalscorer for half that price. I’m sure JP and the scouts would be made aware if Hooper was likely to go and have a similar replacement lined up.
Then again might just blow the lot on Charlie Austin.
T4/T’n’T,
just booked the hols yesterday – away 2 weeks today wooohooo! – but downside is no, yes NO, bets at all this week.
Have very happy memories of RA too.
First ever placepot i bet was RA 1990. In fact it was same day as Scotland v Brazil in Stadio Delle Alpi in World Cup (yep the one where that wee judas rat missed a sitter in the last 2 mins).
Was down in Manchester for a few days staying at my mate’s brothers place. Didnt know what i was doing at all – only bet i ever placed back then was in the National, well I was a student at that time! – and had to ask what to do. The horses i chose basically had names i liked or the jockeys silks were combinations of Green-and-White. So did a straight £1 on 1 horse per race for the 6 races. My mate and his bro had a wee chuckle to themselves at my “naivety”.
They weren’t laughing so much when i picked up £306.20 the next day at Ladbrokes in Sale ;-)
A small fortune back then, especially to a poor student!
I did buy them a beer though :-)
Enjoy and good luck today lads.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
The King Vic
Sports direct online perhaps;
http://www.sportsdirect.com/SearchResults?DescriptionFilter=nike%20trainers&gclid=CPns9-iW7bcCFabLtAodpVgAhw
TT
Looking at your golf pictures it looks as though you struggled as a student
Love
Enjoy Burntisland
TTT
Ah the memories……..the nostalgia…flashbacks…….takes you back to…………………………………………..the last time you bought a round.
Allegedly:-)
Hamilton Park? 13th July? Sat evening?
Righty ho….some of us have been up since 4am. Brekky time.
blantyretim
Sorry I didn’t reply earlier ( unexpected meeting ) .
Enjoy the wee drink if you get it .
HH
twists n turns
09:38 on 18 June, 2013
Thanks…. It just pains me too much to use that morally defiant shop!
tommytwiststommyturns
08:57 on 18 June, 2013
Good point mate , sorry I didn’t reply earlier .
HH
Wgs if you can find a goal scorer for 3 million you are in the wrong job
Going by parks record of murphy lassad miku etc then I don’t hold much hope. Can’t gamble on our sucess. We can’t go into next season with zero goal scoring forwards
Morning cqn. That old stand at firhill isnt up to spl standards anyway.i wouldnt want to be near it in a hot day never mind when a flare is lit..thought it was the klan who let off flares that day?Good luck to gary hooper if he does leave and Celtic make a tidy profit h.h
SOAL @ 0940,
yopu know I was an athelete back then……..post-marriage and weans however have taken their toll.
The temple is now a broken ruin
;-)
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
WGS ——
Bertolacci ——- good midfielder .
Cerchi ——-a real up and down career . When he’s good he’s good and when he’s bad he’s dreadful .
Borja Valero looks like a player . I like watching Fiorentina . They will miss Jovetic if he goes . I’m pleased that Fiorentina are currently refusing to sell him to Juve. Great player !
Sydney,
I didn’t think we could a midfielder like Wanyama for 800k, also didn’t think we would get a Larsson for 650k. Cadete for 400k, Van Hooijdonk for 1.5 million, cracking right back for Matthews for free.
Good morning from sunny Manchester.
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Twisty @ 0940,
Bought a round?? Ye daft!
It was a cairy-oot – 4 cans of kestrel each for them :-)
Wouldve loved to go on the 13th, but i’ll be sitting quaffing a few cold cervezas in Lanzarote then. Away 2nd-16th July.
Im sure we’ll catch up later though.
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Jeez my spelling is worthy of BT!!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
T3
Im lurking…
I would sell Hooper to Southampton. £6M + Lambert. Too much to ask.
I tweeted some English page who felt that Van Dijk was too good SPL. That doesn’t mean too good for Celtic. We are a massive club, bigger than most and perhaps he is another who “gets it”
DoinbigthingsCSC
BT,
knew you would be…..
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Good Morning.
I followed the “debate” between Auldheid and Canamalar on these pages with some interest last night.
For those who have not read back C started out ( by his own admission somewhat harshly ) by saying that Audlheid’s indefatigable pursuit of the SFA over licensing and regulatory issues had somehow detracted or distracted proper criticism of the Celtic PLC board who had questions to answer over such things as the Steven Fletcher affair.
While I am not really going to go into the Fletcher non signing — I have grave doubts about him being worth anything like £15M– I do want to comment on Auldheid’s relentless highlighting of rule breaches by RFC and the failure of the SFA to properly administer its own rules.
Auldheid and I had a long LONG chat outside Celtic Park fully two seasons ago where we both agreed that the absolute KEY in the forthcoming Rangers issue was the granting and obtaining of a licence to play football– both domestic licence and UEFA licence.
At the time, the MSM were all reporting that IF the big tax case went against Rangers then they would go into Administration– but they refused to even contemplate the notion of absolute insolvency– basically Liquidation.
For my part I stressed that I could see no way out of Admin if the big tax case went against them– that was totally impossible. As a consequence I had started to look at the licence situation because from experience I knew that you can have the premises to trace, the staff to trade, even the money to trade but if you had no licence then you were as good as a dead business.
Having exchanged some e-mails, Pat ( Auldheid ) and I blethered on about the regulations and precise provisions that affected both domestic and UEFA licences and since then Auldheid has become an absolute expert on the provisions and rules both as they stood then and as they have been amended since.
The detail is incredibly complex as you are dealing with the regs of several different bodies– SFA, SPL, UEFA– and so on — and I know that he has compared the rules of other associations as well.
It is abundantly clear between Auldheid’s research, the public pronouncements of those in authority and the Charlotte leaks that we are dealing with complete and utter manipulation and breaking of the rules on a repeated basis…. by the SFA!!!
The Charlotte leaks, for me at least, lack focus.
I have no doubt there is a huge amount of info but I get the feeling that the whistleblower does not follow each thread of info through all the way beyond the information leaked by herself/himself etc.
It is also annoying that no one in the MSM can or will chase this up and make enquiries of the powers that be.
To take an example:
Campbell Ogilvie has publicly reaffirmed what his role was whilst at Rangers setting out dates in which he was in charge of player registrations and dates when he was involved in player contracts. He was company secretary and as such a full legal officer of the company and bears the responsibility of an officer of the company.
He has also accepted that he was aware of the EBT scheme but unaware of any possibility of inadvertent rule breaking so far as registrations were concerned.
Further, he states that he has nothing to hide but adds that there is no situation arising here which might place him in a position of conflict with his SFA role and so on.
All well and good.
Except that there is clear conflict and as a result of the Charlotte leaks that conflict is now abundantly clear.
First of all Lets start chronologically with Charlotte’s leaking of the side letters in the case of Flo, and De Boer.
While these are not signed by Ogilvie, they are issued at a time when Ogilvie was in charge of the registration of contracts.
Accordingly, if it is the case that they were not part of the player registration with the SFA
( and they weren’t ) then clearly questions should be asked of the person in charge of ensuring such a failure did not occur.
That person is Campbell Ogilvie.
Next– according to Lord Nimmo Smith there was a failure to properly register players. LNS says that this was a perceived failure, a failure that broke the rules for which the club should be fined, but perhaps not a deliberate failure. In other words there was a degree of negligence at the very least ( deliberate failure was not proven in his eyes ).
Taking that at face value– then one of the persons who failed and who were negligent for ensuring proper registration…… was Campbell Ogilvie.
However, if we go further– at one point certain people who were responsible for compliance etc throughout the whole EBT affair simply denied that any side letters existed at all. In short they lied.
Campbell Ogilvie has stated that he was unaware of the mechanisms of players EBT’s and was unaware that there were side letters. In other words, when he was given the paperwork to register with the SFA he was either lied to by officials within his own club or he was lied to by way of omission. Either way, that then makes Campbell Ogilvie a material witness in any SFA investigation into these matters with his evidence as to
what he registered in good faith compared to what the truth was being crucial.
Further, as someone who at certain times had input into both contracts and registrations, he should be asked to comment on the contracts and side letters of De Boer, Flo and indeed Craig Moore.
The Charlotte leaks show quite clearly that the side letters set out undertakings to fund the EBT’s as a result of the contractual relationship with the players concerned– which of course is illegal.
However, those undertakings and obligations appear not to have been taken by the PLC but at all times by “The Club” — with the registrations submitted by the same Campbell Ogilvie to the SFA on behalf of the registering body– namely ” The Club”.
Duff and Phelps repeatedly defined the club as including the PLC — remember that their reports etc were all sent to the court as part of the Admin process– and Campbell Ogilvie was an officer of that company until the day of his resignation from office.
The PLC is in liquidation and clearly has no connection with the SFA today– however there is plenty to suggest that some view ” The Club” as still being an SFA participant and Auldheid can explain clearly what steps Sevco Scotland Ltd had to go through to gain any form of membership and any licence to play football.
At the same time, we are told that there was a five way agreement which included an undertaking by the Newco to make good footballing debts– such as those debts due to other football clubs.
No doubt, payment of a players wages must rank as a footballing debt– I am sure Fraser Wishart would agree — as would an agreement by ” The Club” to indemnify and make good any taxes that are due on any payments to a player– after all that is another key part of the registration process– namely that the wages and taxes on the wages are paid within timelimits– as without these being paid a club would be in breach of the requirements that need to be met in order to get a licence to play.
Again, any club’s understanding of that rule– or indeed a club’s lack of understanding of the meaning of any such rule would be a key issue– and who better to explain what the club’s take on player and contract registration than the guy in charge— Campbell Ogilive.
If it is really the case that one of the leading clubs in Scotland completely maladministered the registration process due to lack of understanding of the effect and intention of the rules then surely the person in charge at the club must be due criticism — unless of course they were lied to by their fellow executives– such a person as Campbell Ogilvie.
Of course all this is happening at a time when there is real disquiet about the actings of Craig Whyte and his decision not to pay the small tax bill at all. Yet there appears to have been correspondence suggesting that the tax bill at the time was under appeal, being paid by agreement and so on — only for this to be refuted by HMRC.
Yet even after Whyte has been banned sine die he appears to have had dinner with amongst others– Campbell Ogilvie– the guy who was entrusted with the registration process on behalf of Rangers at the relevant time.
In short, at different times Campbell Ogilvie may have acted for a club, a PLC if that is different to a club, and the SFA all in relation to the same issue… yet does not see himself in any type of conflicted position.
Now– back to Auldheid.
In order to obtain and maintain a UEFA licence certain docs and assurances have to have been given to theSFA within strict time limits to clear UEFA licensing.
The 2011 licence was crucial to Rangers PLC and questions were being asked about the conduct and the liability of that company for a period of time when Campbell Ogilvie was an officer.
As part of the UEFA process there has to be an AUDIT by someone within the SFA who should have access to all of the relevant documentation– including the docs revealed by Charlotte.
If the Auditor is doing his job he will have notes showing that the contracts revealed by Charlotte did not form part of the documentation which eh was shown in support of the gaining of a licence– and he will have a note as to who he liased with in relation to compliance– most probably the guy in charge of registrations at the time of the contracts( Campbell Ogilive ) and at the time of the 2011 submissions ( Andrew Dickson ) who at the time of the contracts worked for…… Campbell Ogilvie!!!
Chasing down the detail of the registrations, the rules applicable at the time, the method for registering players, gaining a licence at the time and the entire correspondence surrounding the 2011 licence– ( don’t for get Alistair Johnston’s comments where he says a licence just arrived in the post to his surprise ) is just one area to focus on as a result of the Charlotte leaks…. there are many more.
Auldheid asks and asks and asks… and the more no one gives him a straight answer the more the whole thing smells and smells and smells…… badly!
Wgs. Those sort of strikers only come round once in a while
Been over 8 years since we signed a top quality goal scorer
BBJ
With zero goal scoring forwards if hooper leaves, can we afford to wait another 8 years
Our signing policy has indeed been excellent in every position except for goal scorers. Goal scores cost a premium. Chance are we won’t get one for 3m. More chance if entire hooper money goes on this premium position. We can afford it :)
Lionroars67 @ 7.01
Thanks for that link.
I am assuming the MSSM won`t be using it (it does, after all , show Celtic supporters in a good light) so I would suggest that as many CQNers as possible email it to as many football friends as possible to show a) The kind of fans we have and b) How our exemplary behaviour is ignored by the MSSM.
JJ
PS We could also email it to the MSSM with an explanation of what it is all about.One never knows. I will give it a try anyway when I come back later today.
Despite all of the character flaws if we are to lose Hooper we must retain Stokes.
Then again if he is holding out for more money he may be left waiting!
Dwight Gayle from Peterborough might be a decent shout to replace Hooper but they are currently talking silly money for him. Fits the profile though young sharp and quick. Paddy Madden from Yeovil anyone?
twists n turns.
I fancy Ogermeister myself but have already had a punt on Reckless Abandon and the Mullins horse in the Ascot Stakes.
Keeping my powder dry for the rest of the week.
Will let you know if Fallon says anything about Waila.
TT
The Semple is a broken ruin
Sydney,
Agree would be delighted if Celtic blew all Hooper cash on striker.
Think Stokesy must be reatined though if Hooper goes.
Canvansam,
Paddey Madden might be a shout.
I know out of our remit but Kevin Phillips is on a free. Still got that goalscoring knack just a thought.
Jermain Defoe up for grabs as well. I know he’s wages are massive but if you don’t ask question you don’t get answer. Defoe at a stage now where he has to look at ambition rather than cash. Would be down to the player to fit into our wage structure but let’s ask the question. He KB’S us then fine. Goalscorer !!
medtim @ 09 33 .
The Great Sea ——David Abulafia .
Yes —read it —– informative and very entertaining . I liked it a lot . .
My current on the beach reads are .
———-
1
An English Affair -Sex , Class and Power in the Age of Profumo [ Richard Davenport -Hines ]
Wonderful . Gets stuck into the sanctimony , cruelty and hypocrisy of the Establishment .
2 ——Supernatural Strategies For Making a Rock N Roll Group [ I F SVENONIUS ].
Bang on / searingly accurate and fabulously funny !
The PTFC wooden stand story is not about safety or flares or ‘bans’, it’s about………MONEY. PTFC Board want to maximise income from ye olde timmy support. In order to give us their coveted North Stand they need to move their own support into their main stand, which their supporters will be (rightly) enraged about.
Covering this as a ‘safety issue’ allows the PTFC Board to make the proposal but make it look like it’s not their fault and also that it’s something they can do nothing about.
lazyjournalismandconnivingboardscsc
HH