It comes as no surprise that Celtic have made a bid for Hibernian’s John McGinn. The player was the standout central midfield performer in domestic football against a Celtic team who are at their strongest in that area.
Should he sign, he would be a similar age to that of Stuart Armstrong when he joined Celtic three years ago, and who he will replace in the squad. He is also a better player that Stuart was when he left Dundee United. He has the engine and attitude for Brendan Rodgers to significantly improve him.
Goals grab headlines and the two McGinn scored at Celtic Park last season, as well as his goal at Ibrox which secured a win, raised the player’s profile, but goals only tell a small part the McGinn story.
Hibs will be happy to wait until the last week of August and will try to attract other bidders. Despite taking a back seat when it comes to day-to-day duties, Rod Petrie remains a key figure at Easter Road and will do whatever he can to sell to anyone but Celtic. I don’t expect Celtic to pay whatever Hibs ask, so the deal is far from assured, but with only 11 months remaining on his contract, he will definitely leave Hibs before 1 September.
I see Belgium got awful leaky at the back last night….
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GENE
:))))
My ears are still recovering:)
auldheid
Appreciate your response as always, albeit I do not agree with it.
Paul67 predicted a European ban for the sins of their fathers….
Let’s see how that works out.
Curious that Vardy never took a pen and he hasn’t been seen on the TV screen since the final whistle.
What is the exact rule for the goalkeeper on the line when the penalty is hit?
Did the England keeper comply when he made his save?
Well I’m not sure what that was I watched tonight but it only rarely reminded me of the sport that I love, and England was neither the instigator nor equal protagonist. If scales of justice do exist then for once they came down on the right side. Columbia were a disgrace, and having travelled in that country and treasure my time there with some marvelous people, that statement does not come easily.
Anyway to cheer us all up, my Tunnock Sculpture Treat tonight is complete and again it may cause world-wide debate on what it appears to be.
Some will see a representation perhaps of an erupting Etna as the molten lava flowed down towards the petrified, or soon to be, inhabitants of Pompeii. Others may see a witches hat, or a traffic cone albeit without the archetypal model….Wellington…to boot!
But for me it is a colourful and festive sombrero. But whose sombrero is it? Well to find out the lucky recipient after whom the chapeau will be named and possibly worn by just pop over to …..
http://alturl.com/7ogpv
(Note that we now have three CQNrs and I feel the urge to tell the tale of “The Reaper and his pet Salamander find a mysterious Sombrero….but not just yet……there is so much more to come and so much more chocolate to be eaten)
Hail Hail
Matt
A repeat of the ” Swedes 2-0 Turnips ” headline will be just the ticket
Auldheid, It is well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHe_qmo3gX4
Or Mount Vesuvius as I meant to say….Etna? where did that come from?
Hail Hail
Matt
Delighted Columbia lost. How often have we come up against opposition like that, both in Europe and at home? The shame is that they lost because the law of averages dictated that England would eventually win a penalty shoot out and not directly because of Columbia’s constant niggle and provocation.
And we think Willie Collum ia hopeless….and he is….
*is
NegAnon2 on 3rd July 2018 9:45 pm
Auldheid and what if I am right? What will you do then.
As is your way you attempt to obfiscate what are rather simple matters and of course add a touch of mysticism.
I agree with waking up. I agree it’s hard but you are simply trying to make excuses for our board. They knew, they agreed, they remained silent, DD told us how much he loves the Huns. We have seen the sfa, SPFL etc cheat their way through all this. Celtic have said and done nothing.
They betrayed us. So stop trying to stop people waking up to the betrayal. Allow people to wake up and face that betrayal.
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Knowing what I know that you don’t know, I am more than confident you have totally misjudged me so that doesn’t worry me one bit.
Nor does it worry me if I’m wrong because I wont be the loser , that will be the game and that is why I do what I do.
It is complicated but its much easier and lazier to think it isn’t.
Perhaps that is why you think my attempts at challenging your thinking is obfuscation?
You should try spirituality/mysticism, it might help you.
Like my partner in crime BRTH, I am no obedient fan of the Board, they definitely have their faults and God willing I might be in a position to tell them where they got things wrong since 2011 and they can tell me where I’m right and wrong.
However if I let a judgement of the Board cloud my judgement, Id be like you. An ineffective keyboard warrior blaming everyone and changing nothing.
I think your ideas on DD and The Board are outdated but I’ll soon know for sure. When I know, you’ll know.
On knowing: how do you know Eric Reilly missed the meeting you think happened where the 5 Way was agreed but he was on holiday?
The only meeting I know for certain that happened when Eric Reilly was on holiday was the one when the SPFL Board met in 2013 to discuss the Decision of the LNS Commission.
If there is a record of who met on the 5 Way that would be helpful. If not its just an idea.
Its important to get the facts right when making an argument.
I think I made it clear in my response to Celtic Mac where I was citing fact and then opinion based on it.
As I recall he attributed claims to me that I never made in my first post.
Is that down to me?
On betrayal, I can see why you might think that and I might end up thinking the same, but my jury is still out.
NegAnon2
”If Celtic had spoken out, challenged and complained the whole sorry mess would have been impossible to bury in the way they have.
As it stands absolutely nothing has changed and they will cheat you and your children ad infinitum.
Remember this is about much more than football. It’s about maintaining institutional racism.
As you I have gone from rather enjoying our debates – especially, on occasion, when you convinced me and we were on the “same side” – to being rather bewildered by your lack of coherence.
Here we go again – the thing about this is, it’s about maintaining the institutional racism.
Now by this I guess you are not talking about say Black or Muslim racism but Irish and Catholic racism – is that right?
So Rangers have to survive and be strong and folk will cheat, lie, threaten bully manipulate and corrupt to ensure Rangers – the bastion of Protestantism not only survives, it is superior.
Is that right?
But if the Tim team “had spoken out, challenged and complained.” It would have been impossible to bury…
MMMmmmmmmm
What if a prominent and well respected Journalist for a National TV broadcaster “had spoken out, challenged and complained”…. Would that have made it impossible to bury?
What if the BBC did a documentary on it…. Would that make it impossible to bury?
I’m confused, the institutionally racist Protestants only take notice of the Tims do they….?
…And let me ask you a question, if they found out that they had been stitched up then why not complain and get it dealt with…
Yes, I see, that’s the answer… when the fenians found out they’d been stitched up they should have complained.
Then the racists – who cheat, lie, threaten, bully, corrupt – would deal with it…
Brrriilllianttt
Why didn’t they think of that – numpties…
Oh! Wait.. didn’t they do that, didn’t they complain – didn’t the SPFL support them, didn’t they ask for a Judicial Review?
Was it dealt with?
See how you confuse me…
Hail Hail
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPY Birthday JOBO
A wee trip to a cave in Chile might be the answer…
jimthetim53 on 3rd July 2018 10:27 pm
Auldheid, It is well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHe_qmo3gX4
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Thanks for that I’m reasonably at ease in my skin and that link is a source of help.
As an ex Calton man I like this item, particularly the final couple of lines.
Invictus By William Ernest Henley
Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate,
I am the captain of my soul.
(and if I steer it on the rocks. it will be nobody’s fault but mine. :)
TONTINE TIM on3RD JULY 2018 9:38 PM
“*excellent response, and I thought I was on my own here”
Well, thank you – but as the fountain of all Celtic knowledge you are far from being alone – I’m not sure we debate the real issues on here as much as we used to…
But you posts are legendary and I love reading them…
YNWA
Hail Hail
Celtic Mac on 3rd July 2018 10:13 pm
auldheid
Appreciate your response as always, albeit I do not agree with it.
Paul67 predicted a European ban for the sins of their fathers….
Let’s see how that works out.
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I think that highly unlikely , but what a bargaining chip.
Don’t see a lot of English football..If that’s the cream of the National crop ,I’d hate to see the rest.Big musclebound lumps playing hoofball .Colombia had all the finesse of a bunch of weans chasing a ball in the playground.Cant wait for England v Sweden.Might be the best sleep I’ve had in weeks
Glad that Colombia are out. The wrong spelling of their name on here was affecting my OCD. ?
Columbia is a failed rocket and movie company.
GENE
Stay strong,
Matt Stewart
Just found out tonight how to access the Enegmatic’s Blog archive! My God there is tons I have to read back on. It will take me weeks. But I’m looking forward to it.
Guys,
Changing the subject from the World Cup back to this Quality Street Gang Book I’m reading, and moving on from the Feyenoord chapter, I notice many names mentioned that I’m not entirely familiar with, guys like Ward White and John Gorman I don’t remember much about, as opposed to the likes of Connelly, Dalglish, Hay, Macari and McGrain all worlde class players.
My main point though is the mention of two players who apparently could easily have become superstars in world football, Tony McBride and Brian McLaughlin. McBride, seemingly was in the Jinky type of player category but never fulfilled his potential, and his choice of company away from Celtic Park seemingly did him no favours and he never broke through.
Possibly even more disappointing was Brian McLaughlin, who according to Jock Stein was the player even at 16 who had more potential than even any of the QSG, and was the best two footed player at that time and was compared to Lubo Moravcic in the modern era. According to the book, some Clyde thug tackled Brian in the game when the players all wore the number 8 on their shirts to give tributes to 8 in a row.
This effectively put BrIan out of footie and ended his career, how sad.
The book goes on to say that the next time we played Clyde, one of the Lisbon Lions gained retribution on the said player and he was “cairted” off after only two minutes, wonder what Lisbon Lion that would be? Could he have been from Maryhill ? ha ha
SOT
That Maguire shoul be playing rugby for Leicester. He is also a big grass like Lee Wallace.
JIMTHETIM53
If you need a recommendation for remedial drugs let me know. :)
Hail Hail
Matt
DELANEYS DUNKY
Nice dive from Maguire !
Ian Wright embarrassed the Hoops
Matt, whilst scrolling down I had a quick read at one about Gender Differences – Scottish Style? April 2012. It was hilarious.
Congratulations to England, the win was just about deserved. The lack of goal threat and goals from other players makes it difficult to see England getting much further than the quarter finals.
Gareth Southgate deserves credit for modernising the approach and making watching England easier on the eye.
The time taken to get from penalty award to penalty taken was ridiculous. Time the referees punished the stallers.
Auldheid – many thanks for all your efforts, much appreciated.
“Parkhead just has the edge on Anfield for a big European night”
Clive Tyldesley
Jist empty the park.
Stop getting took to school wi the old firm orientated absent major shareholder.
Or, does Brendan’s skelping of Scoattish pub teams make the scars of, 25 years of Murray mibbery, go away ?
Not one cheated trophy will be stripped, until, Celtic PLC have a season ticket smoking gun pointed at their heids, imho.
Even reading MO’N’s comments after the Broony testimonial, he as much as said, Celtic supporter’s are still being cheated, but, they don’t seem to care, so, why should he care.
The efforts of the Res:12 Rebels, gallant though they may be, will be swept away in a, tsunami of, happy clapping, fish catching seals, as street party, after, street party, is consumed by the pub team skelping green-hunlike gluttons.
Strip the trophies for Jobo Baldie, Hoopy birthday fella.
Big Packy1 hail hail n woof woof ;
……….oot.
Zzzzzzzzzz
“The Celtic fans are incredible. It is always great to play there.”
Cristiano Ronaldo, Man U (2008)
Kentucky Bhoy , the Clyde centre half who seriously injured Brian , was Wulle McVie , who also played for Hearts and Motherwell. Playing as defender for each of those clubs tells you what type of player he was, both teams preferred thou shalt not past defenders.
Brian left Celtic then played for Motherwell and Ayr.
All our players did wear the number 8 on our shorts in that game v Clyde after winning 8 in a row at Easter Road the previous season.
I think Danny scored in that Clyde game with future Celt, Dom Sullivan playing for the Bully Wee.
Dallas
The ole CQN memory man
I remember when Dom Sullivan signed and on his debut he ran to the Jungle and did a victory salute before the k.o.
CanStillSeeHimInmyMindsEye CSC
CELTIC MAC @ 7:38 PM,
“Also absolute nonsense is the idea that Celtic opposed the 5WA in any way shape or form, never mind tried to stop it. My main point now is that it is that agreement which now renders any possibility of an independent view from the er Independent Panel ultra their vires.
Well I’m not at all sure I argued that…
I’m not at all sure what Celtic’s official position was regarding Rangers and their “continuity”.
My guess would be there would be relationships, commercial concerns and outrage.
The 5WA was wrong as simple as that, it made a mockery of all the rules and regulations. It totally warped the LNS Commission, although the SFA managed to put the icing on that particular cake.
The fact is every inquiry, tribunal and agreement has been rigged. We will have to see the outcome of this current one.
I posted the other day what I thought they were aiming for…
They are looking for a way to ensure they can prove wrong doing against Rangers – its 100% obvious the WTC monies were never paid, so a complete not proven verdict would be ridiculous – but they wish to avoid imposing sanctions on Sevco Rangers…
This is the way Stewart Regan manipulated the whole process from the beginning.
In order to do this they will need to find Rangers guilty in a way that allows Sevco to claim immunity through the 5WA…
This would mean a charge that is not seen as grave (i.e. match fixing) but occurred after the 6-May-2012.
The charges currently levelled would allow Sevco to “act as Rangers” but claim immunity. As Charles Green did before he agreed to take part in the LNS Commission.
Hail Hail
kevj
where can i find mon comments.
I’m glad England won. Columbia were yer typical Latin scumbags.
Bourne, it was certainly some way for Dom to introduce himself to our support.
Dom eventually lost his place in the team to some guy called Paul McStay.