Peter Lawwell’s comments on Friday that Celtic receive no support from Glasgow City or Scottish Government circles reflects years of plans being frustrated by incoherent rejections.
Were it not for the Commonwealth Games being hosted in the city in 2014, planning permission to redevelop the area to the front of Celtic Park would continue to be rejected. The reality that the Queen would drive past a derelict former school, with vegetation growing from every nook, was sufficient motivation for the Council to allow Celtic to remove the building and landscape the area. You have Her Mag. to thank for the Celtic Way.
Celtic would like a fanzone. Somewhere you can congregate before a match, where you might even be able to visit a toilet, but the Council doesn’t want it. Planning permission is sought for the hotel. On the face of it, this is a fantastic initiative for a long-deprived area of the city, the Council should be doing their best to encourage Celtic into spending the money, not looking disinterested.
Then we have the proposed no parking zone, which would see it illegal for you to park within one mile of Celtic Park on match days. Parking would start at the one mile limit, but would surely extend a couple of miles beyond this before we are all accommodated. Public transport to and from the area is vastly under served, there simply isn’t the capacity to cope with many football fans. Your choice will be to walk miles to and from the game, or stop going.
The likely change of administration at the Council, from Labour to SNP isn’t necessarily going to help, either. A councillor from the latter camp raised concerns when Celtic asked for permission to build the Superstore, citing that it could damage trade going to local supermarkets. This is the environment we have to operate in!
The Scottish Government set their faces to stone on the subject of Celtic when Alex Salmond decided to get involved in Scottish football in 2011, leaving us with the ludicrous Offensive Behaviour’ Act.
The Scottish Parliament voted to repeal this act last year, after countless football fans, and Celtic, campaigned on the issue. However, the will of the Scottish Parliament isn’t always respected by the Scottish Government, who ignored the vote, before setting their 2017 agenda on inducing moral outrage when the will of the Scottish Parliament is ignored.
The irony should be disappointing, but it’s not even surprising. Scammers, one and all.
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VFR. 4.46.
Bang on the button and you have put it more eloquently than I would have.
I recall, quite recently, having an argument with someone who was complaining that they had noticed a Syrian refugee on the TV. had a mobile phone.
I was incredulous, they appeared confused when I said a lot of refugees were professional people who were well educated and had a relatively comfortable lifestyle, until they annoyed someone, were on the wrong side or were being bombed to smithereens because of the country they live in.
Hail Hail
Pub might’ve changed name
£120:00 increase ?
I don’t see that one at all?
Babasonicos71 – Condolences from Beal Feirste.
YNWA.
DBHOY
Machan vaults is where bus leaves now..
JIMMYNOTPAUL on 10TH APRIL 2017 5:32 PM
Aye. Because they won’t toe the party/religious line they are targeted.
Another 47 Coptic Christians murdered in Church on Palm Sunday but we couldn’t class them as legitimate refugees I suppose?
KTF
Just did a family survey.
One 76 yr old pensioner and two self-employed cousins with three kids between them, accompanied with all the financial obligations.
Not even a peep about the tix increase. I’d be breaking blog rules if I repeated one cousin’s response when I asked him if the increase would put him off going to Paradise next year.
Larkhall …
Remember being in post office behind an old woman ( pensioner age ) was getting a 1/4 of midget gems and hearing her huff ,sigh.
Woman serving enquires ‘ what’s the matter?’
To which she says’ Just noticing all those effing green ones go into my poke!’ A permaraging granny!
I was expecting the woman serving to burst out laughing at the absurdity but no…
Trying to console her of the infiltration of said green ones , woman serving says ‘ ach ano but they taste all right ‘
Another 5 people in there heard the convo and on looking around not one persons expression changed. As a 16yr old it was the weirdest conversation I had heard at that point. Stunned into silence I was.
Dbhoys strange but true Larkhall experience
Celtic PLC should invite the Queen up again and show Royalty how the Commonwealth games
developed the local economy and helped the “poor”. They love that crap. They’ll be up in a jiffy and Celtic will get all the planning permission they want. I mean you must fight hypocrisy with hypocrisy. Even die hard huns will buy into it. Throw in some “God save the Queens” and Williams your Uncle.
Bt
Vaguely remember the Machan being mentioned as ‘ one of those yon timmy pubs ‘ by one of the natives
…….and maybe also some presentation of all the taxes that can be gleamed from such enterprises for the benefit of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs. I’m telling ye.
What’s the world coming to when an internet ‘bot cannot even spell?
“I quiet my job”
Watched an outstanding film directed by Martin Scorsese.
Silence it’s called.
Highly recommended.
His next film is about notorious contact killer, Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran.
Really looking seeing that one.
HH.
DBHOY
THE ORCS don’t dare go near the place
They visiting orange men have found this out to their cost
Bt
Pleasant change to hear something change for the better!
HH
16 roads – Celtic über alles… on 10th April 2017 6:03 pm
Watched it yesterday.
Kichijiro a great symbol for anyone who believes in any religion.
B67- surprised the council haven’t made parking bays round CP and put a couple of meters up, £4 per game per car, ? First come first served .I think Blue Badge holders are balloted for spaces at CP HH
16 roads – Celtic über alles… on 10th April 2017 6:03 pm
And I can see Joe Pesci coming out of retirement for that one
Scorcese
De Niro
Mafia background
need a role for a low life italian criminal role.
Am I A Clown? Do I Amuse You?
Perfect!
From the even T rag tonight
A GLASGOW man is due to appear in court for sectarian singing and offensive behaviour during the Aberdeen V Rangers game at Pittodrie yesterday.
The 23-year-old was among five people who have been charged following the match.
He is due to appear in court at later date.
Outwith the stadium, but linked to football, a further four men aged 28, 27, 26 and 20 from the Aberdeen area were charged with minor public disorder offences.
Cops are also say they are investigating after a flare was thrown onto the trackside towards the end of the fixture.
Match Commander Superintendent George MacDonald said: “The vast majority of fans followed the advice given and conducted themselves appropriately.
“We are aware of damage to a number of seats in the away support area and the toilet area and enquiries are ongoing along with the club in relation to this.
“A flare was thrown onto the trackside towards the end of the fixture near to the South/Merkland Road stands and we would appeal for anyone who has information in relation to this to contact us or the club as soon as possible. Anyone who witnessed this can contact police on 101.
BBC tea time news headlining with a ” Celtic Boys Club ” abuse story.
Our Hero Returns…
https://thecelticblog.com/2017/04/blogs/this-week-there-are-several-worried-men-at-ibrox-and-hampden-they-should-be/
16 ROADS – CELTIC ÜBER ALLES… on 10TH APRIL 2017 6:03 PM
Watched an outstanding film directed by Martin Scorsese.
Silence it’s called.
Highly recommended.
His next film is about notorious contact killer, Frank “The Irishman” Sheeran.
Really looking seeing that one.
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Aye, me too. My favourite director.
The ‘Irishman’ also, allegedly, confessed to killing Jimmy Hoffa on the orders of his Cosa Nostra bosses. His body was later cremated in a mob-owned funeral parlour. Again allegedly.
Have you by any chance read the book ‘I heard you paint houses’, by Charles Brandt?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Sheeran
HH!!
Magill – Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.
Anyone whom bought shares in those companies five years ago… Incredible return on any investment.
War really is a racket,perpetual war.
The military industrial complex.
Trump is a pig in a poke,the Zionist Kushner seems to be dictating policy.
Dangerous times these, worse than the Cuban Missile Crisis.
My observations aren’t based on religious prophecy, more a study of the geopolitical landscape of the middle east over the past decade.
Those tactical nukes are a heinous inventory – once those are deployed, things inevitably escalate and the strategic version is introduced.
HH.
Different class Tallybhoy is Martin Scorsese.
Mel Gibson is another brilliant director – That Apocalypto film was another classic.
Unfortunately film directors like those two are a dying breed these days.
That Holywood is pantomime of mind numbing tripe.
HH.
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-39553258
I think I saw a post on Saturday that there was a big screen tribute to our late comrade El Diego Bhoy at Celtic Park. Just wondering was it a CQN inspired because I didn’t notice any request for donations etc to fund the event.
I only met Jim once in the Blane Valley but was instantly impressed by him, a really lovely man.
So sad he is gone from us so soon.
Just ooff oot now will pick up on any info later.
That Torbett monster should have been knee capped on the head.
The degenerate lowlife will be paying for his heinous crimes now in hell anyway no doubt.
HH.
MARGARET MCGILL on 10TH APRIL 2017 5:57 PM
Celtic PLC should invite the Queen up again and show Royalty how the Commonwealth games
developed the local economy and helped the “poor”. They love that crap. They’ll be up in a jiffy and Celtic will get all the planning permission they want. I mean you must fight hypocrisy with hypocrisy. Even die hard huns will buy into it. Throw in some “God save the Queens” and Williams your Uncle.
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Wee aside to her maj appearing at CP. I was a Protocol Manager at the Games who’s job was to cater and look after the “VIP’s”. All the vip’s were escorted to the number 7 restaurant for both the opening and closing ceremonies.
They had created a small ‘private’ room within the restaurant for Liz and her beloved and when I saw the ‘ private’ room it was adorned with pics of jinky and Henrik, brought a fair smile to my face thinking her maj was sitting there perusing pics of the two best Celts in our history.
Ps Liz likes a dry martini we had to send out for it as CP don’t stock it :) Hail! Hail?
Have ST’S for all but the ‘away’ end. Have that as pay at the gate like the good old days.
You think you’ve seen it all then the Land of the Free surprises us again.
http://www.courier-journal.com/story/travel/nation-now/2017/04/10/united-under-fire-after-man-dragged-off-overbooked-flight/100287740/
ESTORILBHOY on 10TH APRIL 2017 7:00 PM
I doubt Hail Hail would have gotten even a raised eyebrow but, had it been Heil Heil tjen im sure it wouod have gotten more than a smile from auld stone face
Babasonico71: Sincerest condolences to you on the sad loss of your dad.
Ar dheis lámh Dhé go raibh a anam uasal.
After posting this last night…
http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/the-curious-case-of-the-cancelled-kelty-hearts-testimonial-and-why-it-blows-open-the-rangers-continuity-myth/
…the Zombies have been in a frenzy today trying up find the senior Police officer who spoke to CQN Magazine and incidentally contacted us last night to congratulate on this story.
Today he has been noting the names of the stupid Zombies who have been threatening him online. Their misguided sense of entitlement knows no bounds.
Even the Polis are turning on them.
For the avoidance of doubt the source on this is 100% reliable.
Cant believe the ‘singing’ and the bad manners displayed at Pittodrie yesterday would be blamed on a portion of society that had been to Sunday worship earlier in the day.
Hopefully the poor bloke who got dragged from the plane will be compensated by the airline, for his troubles.
Payout will probably be in the $millions.
HH.
Babasonico71,
Sincere condolences with you and the family on the sad loss of your dad. Thoughts and prayers with all his loved ones.
BABASONICOS71
Thoughts and a prayer with you and your family .
Non football favour – Concerning Parking Notices in private controlled retail parks …
Know there have been posts on here (& recent?) so could someone point me in right direction (links to posts?).
Currently no acknowledgement has been made despite last communication looking like from a debt recovery agency.
Have had input that declining to confirm ID of driver scuppers everything ? Advice required .