I know and respect Canon Tom White, who was attacked and spat upon after Mass as an Orange Walk passed St Alphonsus at the Barras. Fr Tom is parish priest at St Marys’s, Calton, the church were Br Walfrid decided to form a football club in 1887. He minsters to an overwhelmingly underprivileged part of the city, just as it was when Celtic were formed. When you speak to the man, you appreciate the drive to use our great football club for the reasons it was first conceived – to help those in need.
Police Scotland initially described what happened, not as a crime, but as a “minor incident” until the Archdiocese drew attention to the matter, at which point they realised this could not be swept under the brogues. It is now recorded as a hate crime.
Tweets of support from politicians are useless if they do not address the key question: what level of assault is required on a priest before Police Scotland are prepared, under their own measures, to consider a crime has been committed?
Today we know that level is higher than it should be, and that is the issue politicians should address.
On Friday, lawyers for Sports Direct went to court to assert their rights to match “some or all” of a third party’s offer to sell Newco merchandise. These rights were acquired under a contract, signed by Newco under Dave King’s regime.
The court issued an interim injunction, stopping any Newco branded merchandise from being sold (including replica strips).
The initial contract Dave King agreed with Sports Direct, allowed the retailer to match whatever offer Newco could get from a third party. Sports Direct are, therefore, entitled to the retail profits from Newco merchandise for a period which has not been confirmed yet. These profits will be significant.
This clause should have been cash neutral for Newco. They simply needed to get a competitive bids from other retailers, then allow Sports Direct to pass or take whatever they wanted – on the same terms.
Now we are in a different space. Any contracts made with other retailers are legally enforceable by the retailer, but impossible for Newco to deliver without satisfying Sports Direct. Or, I suppose, committing Contempt of Court – you know Dave!
I suspect they simply forgot about the Sports Direct contract, which speaks of a competency you and I can scarcely comprehend. Rushing out a blabbering statement about the SPFL chairman on Saturday has to be the most transparent attempt to pull wool over their own supporters’ eye yet.
The worst (best) possible person campaigned to get control of Newco. He chased one of Europe’s richest men away. Each year he re-invents the same old garbage about having everything in place, while the only achievement he manages to record is the compliance of pet journalists and media organisations.
The entire club has reached an utterly brilliant level of dysfunction. You know how this ends.
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Emu
Had you said racist…..bigots of all colours and creeds are among us sadly.
HH
Delaney’s:
Phoned Cosgrove’s,they don’t have premier sports.
I’m working tomorrow,otherwise I could have helped in some way.
Anyways, time for the pit, much to do and little time to do it.
Sleep well Timland
HH
Apologies. It seems he left that post in 2010
Shat Logan is a liar.
EMUSANORPHAN
The rags weren’t slow to brand him an adulterer once he had outlived his usefulness. Strange how his career ended almost immediately afterwards.
BMCUWP
It was front page news the day after Helicopter Thursday. Aidan holding SPL trophy on one side and McCurry story on the other. I almost bought one! ?
TET @ 10.07 – I’ve typed the same point 3 times but iPad crashing
POG @ 10.04, same views on poster at 9.55, difficult to continue ignoring him ?
Ronaldo to Juve supposedly!
Still getting the Amazon ads.
EMUSANORPHAN.,
Did I advocate violence?.Block the streets.Stand outside the chapels.30 years ago we did it at St Judes.All night a couple of times.They had deliberately changed their departure and return route to finish outside.One year of confrontation,and a no nonsense priest,and it never happened again,until recently.A much smaller apathetic congregation,no one to stand up to them,and the Police have allowed it back.If you think doing nothing but talk is the answer,fair enough,but they will be back to a Chapel near you next year.And the year after.
https://youtu.be/aW3HFQt5eSY
KT getting back to Hamdump for the Cup, check out the hun McRae’s coupon…
D17
The game Logan refers to he had a Run In with Dedryck Boyata at end of game
Wonder what that was about ??
Not so experienced Glasgow policeman
“We’re sure taking a lot of heat”
Experienced policeman, “It’ll blow over in couple of days, same every year. You get used to it”.
Sipsini
Neymar would be at home there!
NORRIEM on 9TH JULY 2018 10:32 PM
TET @ 10.07 – I’ve typed the same point 3 times but iPad crashing
POG @ 10.04, same views on poster at 9.55,
difficult to continue ignoring him ?
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Mags loves a bite, he writes with a quill as the rest of write with bookies pencils in his eyes.
VFR
I’m pretty sure it was Father Tom who spoke at the 51st anniversary in the Kerrydale.
Could you please let him know that the disgust is felt over here in Toronto.
HH
Show Racism the Red Card have called for a full investigation into racial abuse claims made by Aberdeen full-back Shay Logan.
The Dons star alleges he was taunted by some Celtic fans after being sent-off following Aberdeen’s victory at Parkhead on the concluding day of last season.
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Should we expect strong condemnation from the Wankers Council of Great Britain?
I met Celtarella in Lisbon last year and the only thing I will say is that his hair is fine, Oh! And while I don’t know if he still plays fitba’, I’m sure if he did, he would score belters all the time.
HH
Hullawrerr Sips, How ya doin’?
BhoyJoeBelfast
Thanks pal. He is plucking up the courage to jump in a black hack up to Felons.????
TAL
How you keepin Clash City Rocker?
YNWA
One thing about our boys, as recent history has shown, it isn’t wise to upset them. What Logan did and Shinnie too for that matter, has been noted in the wee black book and they will suffer for that on the pitch, that much is certain.
DD
Sound mate, Didnae get much time with you, Joe and the rest of the Lisboneers in the Kerrydale….next time for sure, in fact you’ll find me in the next seat this season? :-)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=96UtZPLiT90
IMHO rangers are the vanguard of bigotry in Scotland.
If there were no rangers this orange pish would slowly die. Rangers should have been obliterated but no Scottish fitba needs the bigot buck. Celtic PLC want the bigot buck just as bad. So here we are. I would gladly get rid of catholic schools if there were no orange walks or ludges.
10iar just legitimizes Rangers. Fact. You lot are too weak to admit that fact or avoid this inconvenient truth or worse are the same shower of bigots.
Celtarella,
I do like a bit of positivity last thing at night.
Your post wasn’t it.
fieldofdrams on 9th July 2018 11:42 pm
try youtube.
A wee update fae the Calton.
Canon Tom is his usual resilient self and has taken it better than most of us would have!
The Parish Councils met tonight and will be releasing a statement over the next day or so (once it’s agreed) so I will post it on here.
I will say that Canon Tom and the Parish community have been very appreciative of the support given here and all over social media! It is really going viral! Those who were at On e Night in Lisbon will have seen him speak there as Teuchtar ar La posted out.
We have told Canon Tom if he manages to stop the orcs marching for good then he will actually be Canonised in our eyes!
KTF
I would say the discreet for the most part sectarianism in Scotlands society manifests itself freely at the football. Take that platform away a new one will be conquered. Seen this before and it ended in violence.
On current course the troubles mk2
As for the rest of your post spot on.
What School did you go tae?
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Requiem for the American Dream
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New season starts here.
2017 Invincible Treble!
2018 Treble! Treble!
2019 Triple Treble?
All good luck to the Celts in Armenia this afternoon. We’re with you every step of the road.
By we, I mean Celtic fans obviously.
Kyle Bartley and Shay Logan
English filth from the same mentality
because theyre shite at fitba
Embdy else notice that Messi and Ronaldo were somewhat distraught at exiting the world cup so early but Neymar couldnt give a toss? That’s because in planet Neymar the world cup is now worthless because he’s not in it.