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 I’m really pleased to let you know that the medal has been withdrawn from sale.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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ßjmac ® °¿° says:
8 December, 2011 at 07:16
Good morning CQN
from the fast train to Glasgow on a dark wet and very windy morning in ML8
anybody listened to hail hail radio yet?
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Put it on now but it is a bit heavy for this time of the morning.
Dirge about a man in the flower of youth standing on the scaffold.
Hmmmm methinks that there are going to be a few posts about the weather today
All Glasgow schools closed today!!!!
Silver City Neil Lennon says:
8 December, 2011 at 07:03
There’s a new RTC blog.
interesting..seems ‘the shun’ are just spewing out the press release from poundland
nothing new there then..
however, it indicates no admin. this week
unless someone at poundland wants to make the tubes at that blat appear even more incompetent than they are.
HH
M
Ht
North & south lan also
You jammy bee
Big nan
I’ve not listened much, but heard the song selection its interesting.
Our csc done a show for it, we’re doing another next week.
hh
bjmac
Ps now on the fast train to paisley gilmour st.
Pps Linda not found me yet;-)
Just stood at the back door to have a smoke and along came a big, bad gust of wind and blew it clean out my mouth!
It’s gonnae be a wild one out there, please take care everyone.
Bjmac
Happy days but sadly I’m doing my other job tonight so that should be interesting!!
Ps if Linda’s looking for you maybe you should have worn something that makes you stand out from the crowd.
Now let me think….:)
HAMILTON TIM
Are you sure it wisnae a non-smoker that blew it oot yer haun?
Sme of these holier-than-thou types have got an attitude and strong lungs,you know!
Jee-zoh,I was always fairly good at arithmetic-comes in handy wi the betting slips-and I’ve just worked out I’ve smoked nearly a quarter of a million fags…..
BMCUW
It was blown from my mouth, I think it took the top layer of skin with it!!
Unbelievable, just had a call to say staff in my establishment have to go in.
Brilliant GCC, it’s unsafe for pupils but it’s safe for staff!!!!
Ht
Ha ha ha, lol. Can’t think of anything….
I was not looking for her anyway…
hh
hamiltontim says:
8 December, 2011 at 08:11
Like ourselves your dispensable.
HAMILTON TIM 0808
That’s happening a lot nowadays,maybe there’s an epidermis?
GrabmycoatCSC
Rangers owner Craig Whyte has ordered falling star Sone Aluko to stay indoors today as he fears the forecast gale force winds will knock him off his feet,
Foot ball supporters with failing eyesight would like to advise Mr Whyte it takes a lot less than that for Sone to hit the deck.
take yir medicine ya cheating beggars youve been caught again.
hamilton tim 0811
I blame kafflik skules….
Offski after that yin.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS says:
8 December, 2011 at 08:14
Lol
Good morning one and all.
Just checked the BBC Weather for Glasgow there i did.
Squally rain and strong winds.
Squally like? Wtf is that all about? Is squally a new word they have just invented? Never heard the likes of it in my life.
Anyway,the weather forecast for Saturday isn’t too bad,cold,but the winds shall ease off,meaning the Celtic game is safe to go ahead as schedueled.
Think we can take at least 6 or 7 goals off that despicable shower of intinerant bankrupts,without reply.
Bad memories of bad weather in Glasgow,that ICT game last December – my friends and i having consumed at least 14 pints of beer each, between the hours of 6am and 1:30pm,merrily staggered out of Molly Malone’s and as it didn’t seem too cold at the time,possibly due to the alcohol effect – decided it would be a good idea to dander from the top of Hope Street to Celtic Park,without coats,having left our coats back at our hotel,due to our excitement at hitting the pub.
Stupid decision,terrible idea and a nightmare result.
Ah well,such is life.
All South Lanarkshire Schools and Nurseries closed
BMCUW
Pmsl
Che
Cattle fodder buddy that’s all we are!
A bit windy…
According to Daily Record all Four of Scotland teams have been eliminated from Europe.
In true Kevin Keegan style “I WOULD LOVE IT, IF WE BEAT THEM(Udinese), LOVE IT!”
HH
Miserable in Bonnybridge!
Why are all the schools closed???
kitalba says:
8 December, 2011 at 02:53
I can forward you the e-mail in its entirety thru’ a mutual mate if you want.
I agree with Auldheid/Celtic’s concept. I think a paid membership would be a benefit to our club. Having said that though I would hate to see it class structured and I would like to see those who might not to be able to afford any dues included too. How that could be achieved I’m not too sure, whether by referal or just by relying on good Tims honesty to win the day. I’ve been about over my years and I honestly believe that the figure of 9 million as Br\o/gan R\o/gan Trevin\o/ and H\o/gan quotes of others is in the realms of the Huns 7,000,000,000,000,000 bigot-dome and associated carpeted turf accountants. I am pleased and encouraged by his enthusiasm for the project and like the good man, I hope any scheme would not pay lip service to our clubs charitable ethos. However, I would put a figure of around fifty to one-hundred thousand overseas supporters who would be willing to subscribe to such a scheme and even then it would have to be promoted appropriately and no proceeds going to prop up dividends. Not to do so, would to my mind, doom any scheme to failure before its launch.
With men like Auldheid and Br\o/gan R\o/gan Trevin\o/ and H\o/gan endorsing such a project I think it will at least be given the opportunity to be a success; after that… it will be up to us the overseas supporters who can afford it, and who are of a mind to, to put our money where our love is, and hope that some closer to home can bolster the numbers too.
Brilliant blog on rangerstaxcase this morning regarding todays article in the sun.
bye, bye rangers…
HH
Just after getting a tip for one today.
That Dessie Hughes trained horse,Inish Island,15:35 at Clonmel.
Price should be around 4/1.
Slan.
Margaret McGill:
apologies, that last post was in response to your earlier question.
starry plough
The hurricane might have something to do with it… :)
ASonOfDan says:
8 December, 2011 at 08:40
We had it wild here for a few days too, calm today tho’ I was in Basel yesterday and thought it’s a dirty auld day for a game of football…
What are you ghuys on about? This is bikini weather in the Hebrides!!!!!! As the sarge used to say in Hill Street Blues “Everybody take care out there today” Hail Hail Hebcelt
Good Morning CQN
Just been overtaken by a wheelie bin on the Kingston Bridge
Morning all from gay Paree, pleasant enough morning (11C max)
High winds and lashing rain in aul Scotia, take care folks.
I see the tactic in the Herald Comics is to tag on “pro-terrorist chanting” whenever “sectarianism” is mentioned.
In the article about Henry McLeish, nowhere is there quote from him about such chanting.
However, the article makes out that for McLeish the “terrorist chants” are as big problem as sectaranism.
Insidious and constant.
How far the Herald has fallen.
BBC publish previously unreleased images of Manchester post UEFA Cup Final
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16054633
Unreleased pictures of Manchester after the huns http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-16054633
Morning bhoys.
Ah TBB – too quick.
Got a text message from the boy’s school.
Apparently, the height of today’s storm will hit the Glasgow area at around mid day today, so the school has decided to send the litle boys and girls home at 12.15.
Really clever I thought.
Well done you.
Media House out in force today- Jellylegs to Liverpool £7.5 mil(down from 9 mil?).And a photoshopped picture of a guy with a fingernail on Aluko.Strange dont remember a photo of the 2 footed career ending lunge Aiden avoided to get a 2 nd yellow v Hibs…..
The government have told people not to travel.
Unless you work for them.
!!Bada Bing!! says:
8 December, 2011 at 09:16
Saw that photo, if that is proof that a penalty was correct decision can we expect penalties in double figures going forward. :-(