Strathclyde Police seem unprepared to decommission the loose cannon that is providing the regular leaks of largely inaccurate information about Celtic fans to the press. The country’s largest police force have become a regular source of material and hilarity for our media, perhaps best illustrated by their unattributed comment to the Scotland on Sunday, suggesting they plan to “smash the Irish Republican, Marxist, Green Brigade”.
While the police officially claim “these comments do not reflect the view of the Force” the damage is already done. The stage is set for an inevitable confrontation by a group of supporters who now believe they are being unfairly picked upon (for being Marxist, good grief, I thought they all shaved and suited-up under Tony, including the men!), and a police force, which employs someone who has told the press they are picking on the Green Brigade and which is asked by the Government to challenge pro-IRA chanting.
All political chanting must stop, of course, but I don’t fancy being an officer on the ground who has to pick up the pieces after a very loose tongue has set a scene for confrontation.
Make no mistake, the police are being laughed at by grateful recipients of their media comments, who cannot believe the utter naivety of the Pitt St operation, I have heard this laughter first hand from more than one journo, but the consequences of such dire behaviour will be severe.
I would like to thank everyone who bid on the ebay auction for the Jimmy Johnstone medal. I’m really pleased to let you know that the medal has been withdrawn from sale. Thanks again and sorry if you had already bid.
We are not short of history at Celtic, but there are very few occasions a unique memento of the Greatest Ever Celt becomes available. The medal is a 47-year-old slice of Celtic folklore, check it out on ebay.
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praecepta
Thank you for that, ( made me look it up ) hope you are still into your music (⊙_⊙)
A Hail Mary pass or Hail Mary route in American football refers to any very long forward pass made in desperation with only a small chance of success, especially at or near the end of a half.
Although the expression had been used before, it was made famous when it was used to describe the game-winning touchdown pass by Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach to Drew Pearson in a December 28, 1975, NFL playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings. Afterwards, it was reported that Staubach (a Roman Catholic) said, “I closed my eyes and said a Hail Mary.” [1] An early print appearance of the term was an Associated Press story about the upcoming 1941 Orange Bowl, appearing in several newspapers (the 31 December 1940 Daytona Beach Morning Journal, for one: “Orange Bowl: [Georgetown] Hoyas Put Faith in “Hail Mary” Pass”). As the article explained, “A ‘hail Mary’ pass, in the talk of the Washington eleven, is one that is thrown with a prayer because the odds against completion are big.”
Hail Hail Mary
TET
I didnt call you a racist but you are ignorant in respect of the language of racism. The FACT is that the VAST MAJORITY of BLACK PEOPLE regard the use of the terms ‘darkie’ and ‘nigger’ as offensive when used by white people because of the history of negative connotations those words have. ‘Nigger’ in particular is widely known as an insulting term to demean black people when used by white people and you will be called a racist if you use it to describe any black person. Try saying the word on a radio show and watch what happens. In fact, you may have broken the law although the context in which you referred to the words would be a defence I would imagine.
Knowing use of racist terms to refer to other black people is employed by some black people and is known as reclaiming the language. The idea behind this is that use of racist terms by black people is supposed to reduce their power. It is not a practice I would recommed that white people use because it is highly likely that it will be interpreted by a black person as racist.
Do you regard as offensive the terms ‘paki’ or ‘yid’ or ‘poof’ or ‘thick paddy’ or ‘catholic paedo’?
I’m afraid ignorance is no defence. It’s obviously up to you to decide if you wish to educate yourself on this important topic.
HH
that EPL; best league in the world apparently……. :)
oh what delight to hear the bitterness in the ITV commentators voice after Basel scored their second; such breath taking arrogance even when their top two sides are sent packing into the previously “worthless” (now much coveted no doubt) europa league
mon celtic, get udinese pumped then we’ll slay Manchester lol!!! :P
BJmac
That would make for a very merry xmas!
CultsBhoy hates being 2nd says:
7 December, 2011 at 22:25
Could be a wee bit better than that.
I could see us selling one or two midfielders and promote this young man. Reminded me of a young Billy Bremner / Archie Gemmill
the itv champions league highlights program looks like something out of a david lynch film, a man in a childs body, a huge baby with an american grown up accent and a man covered with warts with the blackest hair imaginable
EWO
Sorry fell asleep!! I’ll discuss this with you another time.
It does my head in when people refer to Scotland as some protestant backwater. I stood with thousands of others in Dundee on Sunday and on the previous Wednesday I was there with many thousand others.
We were there because an Irish marist brother gave us a cause to which we could belong 123 years previously. I will not be oppressed by anyone.
stpatricksbhoy
I will be talking to him tomorrow, and will pass on your regards.
A good mhan is Pete, infact the most honest, genuine, caring person I have ever know.
EDB,
How I wish we were in the early days of CQN. Great, great contributions from the likes of of those you mention.
No Excuses,
agreed, tax ditribution is important, to me and you and most honorable British tax payers, essential services to the domestic population is a higher priority than the British corporate protection fund being used to destablise foregn economies.
Tax distribution not supporting in order of most indifference, the NHS, Social Services (eg home help, fire brigade), home security (polis).
The British corporate protection fund is another matter altogether.
Huns accept all the essential serices as collateral damage, but deny their possibility that their corporate protection liabilty.
That liability is a matter of life and death to its operatives.
Sorry pal I dont remember them singing too many Quaker hymns, do you ??
So, with that in mind, is rangers fiscal policy compromising the lives of British soldiers in active duty ??
yes/no answer is preferred :o)
ElDiegoBhoy says:
7 December, 2011 at 22:07
TET
Nearly collapsed reading that post about Sammy Kilpatrick. This discussion about Sammy has been held here in the past.
My dad I think knew Sammy well and he had no problem with being talked about in that way.
Anyway I reckon it was wrong but times have changed thankfully.
*my da was at school with Sammy, wee St Pats aka McLean Place
He lived up Castlehill where my in-laws resided
Coming hame from a reserve gemme one Friday night he got on with the bingo mob at Partick Hill
Wisnae long on when a sing song started
Sammy as black as coal sung “my parents they were Irish and they died for an Irish cause”
You see Sammy’s parents were Irish and his siblings were white
He was what was known then as a throwback
He had lovely daughters and one was at school with my wife
And yes he was always known as Sammy the Darkie.
back in from the u19s match tonight
3-0 for the sellick v Marseille
we battered them
could’ve been 5 or 6
had 2 goals chalked off and hit the post aswell
cant believe they beat Barca to knock our bhoys out of the competiton previously
top performers….
Dylan 2nd half ran the show, unlucky not to score
linked well with Callum McGregor who was brilliant
John Herron excellent throughout
Tony Watt awesome
special mention for big Lewis Toshney who had one of his better games – well done big man, with a goal too
Marcus Fraser breezed it
Robbie Thomson did well in goal when required
Joe Chalmers some great attackin full-back play
Filip Twardzik really came on to a game, nice header to set the bhoys on their way
and of course Paul George who got the third, a lovely strike from edge of the box
and seein as that’s 10, may aswell mention Mikey Miller who will prob be the one to MAKE IT !!
well done Mikey !
marseille had 2 men sent off late on
congrats to Barca and Marseille who qualify for latter stages in Abu Dhabi
lookin forward to next terms comp already
hail hail
Just hame fae the 21s game v marseille. Great 3-0 victory, who knew the french had a fight in them !? marseille finshed with 8 men after two reds and an injury…..
Man of the match to F. Twardzick, thought Fraser strolled through it and lead the team well with McGeough showing some nice touches.
Roll on next seasons Next Gen. Well done to all concerned.
HH
warm feeling inside since Manure got horsed oot
STV just upped the anti there….Now 90 MPH winds tomorrow…
Canamalar – yawn! :-)
Time for bed, said Zebedee!
T4
ElDiegoBhoy says:
7 December, 2011 at 22:46
Been talking to Noel on another type of site all day. He is down in Gods town. Hopefully catch a pint with him
ANy video of the young Celts yet?
Ryan\o/D
yep, well said
enjoyed the match loads
quiet 1st half but a nice night for a game for the players
and a fair result in the end
Marseille had some huge guys in their team esp big chap at the back – 6ft4 or 6ft5 or somethin
and skilfull too
AAFG
Thank you, you can see where I am coming from.
CL highlights startin noo STV
Tontine Tim says:
7 December, 2011 at 22:56
ElDiegoBhoy says:
7 December, 2011 at 22:07
I remember seeing Sammy leading the Hibernians Walk from Brucehill alongside Big Cool Gallagher a sight to be seen.
Hail Hail
EDB @22:46
You are not alone, there are many of us in the same position so please don’t delete your thoughts, they would be appreciated, although how to incorporate great pleasure, humour and sadness in the same sentence is beyond me.
Cheers
Alex
merseycelt…,
have you met TET ???
when I met him, we were asked by a complete stranger if he could join me and my coloured cousin.
I asked him what he ment by colour ? the guy I was sitting with was black as two in the morning, my friend asked if the stranger thought he was asian and became agitated, oh how we laughed, when the guy just admited he was as racist as an Indian :oD
parkheadcumsalford
There was a wee exploratory night out in the Merchant City somewhere around Feb/Mar 2007. A bunch of guys who’d never peviously got together befotre.
Aaraaaaaaargh Brother Walfrid says stop.
A bunch of guys who’d never before met enjoyed each others company and here we are.
But Noel must come back. And sadly we’ve lost Steve.
Jim Beglin bumping his gums about the Rooney “miss”
what the heck is he rabblin aboot ?
guy 3ft in front of Wayne FLICKS the ball and slightly re-directs t AWAY from the lad
Beglin is PAID to talk this stuff ?
me is flummoxed !
slo-mo shows it, clear as day
stpatricksbhoy says:
7 December, 2011 at 23:06
Tontine Tim says:
7 December, 2011 at 22:56
ElDiegoBhoy says:
7 December, 2011 at 22:07
I remember seeing Sammy leading the Hibernians Walk from Brucehill alongside Big Cool Gallagher a sight to be seen.
Hail Hail
*LMFAO here, Cool was a character tae, I remember the Burroughs lay off and they were all going out tae get the redundacy money, I was on the bus with Mrs TT and 2 weans, big Cool serenaded all the way out the Rantin Road with C E L T I C I Celtic I see Celtic Celtic on the ball.
EDB,
Noel90 and Pablo, they were indeed the good old days, refreshing, witty and friendly.
The word hun had not been invented then.
Martin42
BSR
Yep discovered a few more crazy numbers – might post them Friday!
The terminology ‘Hail Mary Pass’ is frequently used in American football – sure Kojo will confirm.
H!H!M!
TopCorner
Yeah the big fella at the back is a strapping lad, he has along way to go, thought our Fraser and even their other centre half were better.
Did you see the second sending off? was it a hand/arm/elbow something to the upper body/face?
Some great football played, would put some of the first teamers to shame, without me naming names….. a real joy and a freebie with the 3 match package.
Do you know if the U19 are usually available for public spectators? I wouldn’t mind seeing them develop without waiting till next year.
HH
Guys I need a little help.
Someone posted a poem about grief a while back.
A friend of mines brother has passed away unexpectedly and I’d like to send him that verse.
If anyone remembers it can they let me know.
Thanks in advance
Mr 42 – hope you’re keeping well, you retired yet?!!
TTTT
That night in the Merchant City,
Paul67, Kevin, Minx Yourself, Chennaiseabird, Pablo, Winningemmel, Nafos,Pablo, myself and a few others .
I have great memories of that night.
Martin42
http://www.lulu.com/product/paperback/wims-tims-the-best-thing-to-hit-scottish-football-in-10-years/18460333 25% off with the code COUNTDOWN
tttt,
do you prefer being coralled into the unthinking consensus ?
Tontine Tim says:
7 December, 2011 at 23:11
I hope Harry Hamil was keeping order on the bus.
Hail Hail.
Nite Nite
merseycelt
As far as I remember you have addressed me twice before, that would be tonight.
And in your 2 posts to me, you have told me to get educated and that I am ignorant, that’s a good start eh!
You still are not reading what I have said.
You my friend are the one who needs to educate themself, and you my friend are the one who is ignorant, Not I, I live in the real world where people of all nationalities and skin colours live and work, in the main in harmony, and I do not need a pinko like you telling me what I should think or say.
Just for the record, I am anti-white, play with that in your head.
And if I recall, you are yet to post anything positive about Celtic, this old dipso ain’t that dipso btw.
No more from me on the subject.
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
We live in sensitive times, bud, and this is a topic that many black people are sensitive about!
I wouldn’t want to be called a racist (or think of myself as one) and have avoided any such accusations by educating myself about the history and language of racism.
Sounds sensible to me!
I have been called a sexist barsteward but that’s another subject!
HH