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Pragmatic expectations and serial divorcees

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I spoke to a serial divorcee some years ago and he suggested that after one bad marriage, you’re more likely to plunge headfirst into another, then another, than your average person, despite all the warning signs.

He was driven by a need to put things right in his life.  Regretful of lost time, he wanted to get on with finding a secure, lasting, future relationship.

Parma were a tiny club for most of their existence, occupying the fourth tier of Italian football, but they rose inextricably to become one of the top clubs in Europe.  When Rangers knocked them out of the Champions League qualifiers in the 90s, they were sixth top seed in the Uefa rankings.  When the money dried up and insolvency grabbed them a few years ago it must have been hard to accept their place – a club with little substance going for it, but with fans expecting glory.

News this week that after liquidation a newco Parma would kick off at the bottom tier of the professional game in Italy is a morality tale.  Just as my pal, the divorcee, was compelled to plunge into a ‘lasting and successful’ relationship at the first opportunity, few people who pick up the pieces of insolvent football clubs seem to be blessed with pragmatic expectations.  A second, even more damaging liquidation, haunts in the shadows.

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  2. Travellerbhoy on

    we have a government who suggested in the last parliament that ” gypsies/travellers stopped being like that ”

     

    Look it up

     

    New laws

     

    Ethnic cleansing?

  3. Canamalar on

    traveller bhoy,

     

    They’ve been trying to do that for over 100 years, this lot are no different and they’ll fail like the rest.

  4. Travellerbhoy on

    canamalar

     

    Yes they will fail

     

    We are still here and we are not going anywhere

     

    They’ve tried throughout history.

     

    The worst example of course being the nazis.

     

    But most countries have tried

     

    Norway removed all gypsy/traveller children from their families and gave them to settled folk. In order to stop gypsies from being. It failed

  7. proudbhoy on

    TCR

     

     

    I seen it advertised there, God bless them all.

     

     

    In Derry for a hectic 3weeks so might see you about.

     

     

    Take care

  8. Travellerbhoy on

    I’ll be honest

     

    I’ve been around the world

     

    And this is still the best country to live in IMO.

     

    Since the introduction of the human rights act things have been a lot better for my people.

     

    Can’t remember the last time my encampment was stoned

     

    My ghirls at high school are really cool for being travellers

     

    This country really is the best IMO

     

     

    But obviously our right wing govt want to leave the human rights act. Will things go back to the way they were. I don’t think so personally. This is too good a country.

     

    Hail Hail

  9. Travellerbhoy on

    Sorry jobo

     

    But I think it’s pishing wae rain

     

    Well it is here in Livingston

     

    Although it suddenly got awfy bright

  10. Travellerbhoy on

    Brill place this

     

    I wouldnae be anywhere else

     

    But I recently got Facebook

     

    I know it’s no the same but it seems to suit me just dipping in noo an again

     

    If I come in here I can get lost for hours

     

    Which was always good but I’ve no got the time anymore.

     

    I’ll get in when I can but I’m on the Facebook. Ma lassies are friends wi me an everything Anybody who wants to be ma friend on Facebook just type in Lewis Mckenzie and look for the ghuy standing in front o Celtic park wi the Celtic tap on

     

    Hail Hailo

  11. Travellerbhoy on

    Ok ghuys

     

    I love you all

     

    Anybody on facebook want to fhriend me

     

    Look up

     

    Lewis Mckenzie

     

    Went to Morgan academy Dundee

     

    Picture standing in front o Celtic park as if I won the champions league with the new tap on

     

    Hail Hail

  12. Thunder Road on

    Travellerbhoy

     

     

    Its not the most shocking thing that you have posted about but theres something more evil and sinister about what happened to your people in Norway.

     

     

    Cold calculated Ethnic cleansing.

     

     

    Have you got any closer to tracking down that Social Worker that you liked?

  14. Stairheedrammy on

    Travellerbhoy, you should publish that poetry, it reaches the emotions.

     

     

    Shameless plug for my book out for download later today “When the Gorbals fought Franco” is available on Amazon from around 6 pm, don’t buy it before then as the price will come down. It tells the story of my great uncle, John Lynch, born in Derry, lived in the Gorbals and fought in Spain.

     

    HH

  16. foghorn leghorn on

    lennon n mc….mjallby

     

     

    02:32 on 28 June, 2015

     

     

    Dram

     

     

    I do aye,got a lovely wee American standard strat playing through a blackstar ht5,love it.

     

    ————

     

     

    modern american strats that play through blackstar ht5’s are rubbish

     

     

    apparantly.

  19. jamesgang on

    lymmbhoy

     

     

    A decent enough training top. That’s the best I can say about it!

     

     

    At least they’ve not tried to copy the old Christmas tree one!!!

     

     

    HH jamesgang

  20. Parkheadcumsalford on

    Morning all.

     

     

    Lashing down in Largs once more. This has been some year, weather-wise so far. June, like May, must be the wettest in over a 100 years.

     

     

    Anyway, my nephew who lurks on here from time to time is coming down to sort me out with the Kodi thingy. He has got the sports stuff downloaded for himself. That’s good news. Amazing what CQN can provide.

     

     

    Any good news (for us) coming out of Govan?

  22. lymmbhoy on

    jamesgang

     

     

    Just showed the 8 & 10yr old sons…….one word Awesome!!!!!

     

     

    HH

  25. Maestro on

    After a great new first kit and second kit I honest do not see the benefit of a third kit.

     

    Especially when it would appear they are trying to produce a remake of an old 2nd kit.

     

    I would think they would have more access and potential route to market with the above 30/40 year olds and make more profit by producing some stylish and good quality leisure shirt polo shirts etc.

  27. Maestro on

    I had a quick look online and it would there is very little casual wear or tracksuits and only cycling tops on show at present.

     

     

    I can only assume they do the kit launches and later will be adding training and leisure clothing etc.

     

     

    And a safari suit for Starry

  29. Greenpinata on

    My friends in Celtic,

     

     

    I believe that we need to think outside the box and be more innotive when it comes to promoting our game.

     

    A few days back a poster ( apologies I can’t remember who) mentioned ladies football.

     

    Although the WC in Canada has focused the ladies game it cannot be denied that it is becoming more popular in both participation and viewing. Even BT sport are to screen English league games.

     

    I would like to see full integration into the Celtic family with some games being played at Parkhead prior to our league games. ( weather, ko times and pitch status being favourable ) with appropriate off field entertainiment and facilities in place.

     

     

    For many families, especially with daughters this could be a major attraction and a welcome addition to the match day experience.

     

     

    More focus and emphasis should be placed on getting the most out of Celtic park and Lennoxtown should concentrate on establishing our youth.

     

     

    HH.

  33. Taurangabhoy on

    Greenpinanta the beautiful game is for all. My middle daughter was a frequent visitor to Celtic Park when we were home for the MON years. When we got back to NZ she wanted to play. I contacted the local club and they said no worries and can you coach a ghirls team. Sure. What it didn’t know was that they were playing in a boys league. Came mid table first year and then a mixed team second the year after. About a dozen teams in each league. Anyway my daughter played first 11 girls at her high school for three years. Loved going to the games , full throttle, some goals that drooped my jaw. She is at uni now and missing it. My youngest is a netballer but wanted to play ‘soccer’ this year so again enjoying going to the games. Got hammered 5-0 yesterday but if you listened to the team at half time and full time, they love the game. Huge opportunities here. Many of the so called non football nations have a head start on thus one. So great idea green piñata.

  34. bankiebhoy1 on

    I’d a like a more formal “dress” trackie if that were possible?

     

    Something that would go with a nice pair of black slip-ons……………..

     

     

    C’mon NB get the finger out!

  35. bournesouprecipe on

    I hope the reason we’ve not improved on a John Guidetti or a Stefan Scepovic is because we’re not looking, or at least not looking in the places we normally look. Celtic should ditch trying to sign strikers where the price tag starts and ends, in our case at £2m where you get an exotic name, and questionable ability.

     

     

    The last thing we need at Celtic Park s another striker from the stinkaroo department, specialists are not found in this store, our recent record proves this, and hopefully the reason why Celtic are back in training without a new goal grabbing, gazebo giant.

     

     

    Think again about your approach Celtic, take your time because our goals are spread in any case across the squad where the playing style dictates, most players picked are expected to score, and 99.9% of all named Celtic targets never sign for Celtic .

     

     

    It’s a long time till the transfer window slams shut, and there are lazy ST renewals to be made, and the stimulus to create new business, will be mirrored by what Celtic express to the fans in the quality of player we buy.

     

     

    For the very same reason, the plan is to hold Van dijk in contract until August that is of course, if the fabled massive bid ever materialises., by which time we’ll have money to burn, en route to five, having safely negotiated the CL qualifiers.

  36. Kittoch on

    From a very sunny Ovacik, Turkey

     

     

    Greenpinta

     

     

    Excellent idea re the womans football before home games, would be great for the team and the kids

     

     

    Not just a hatstand big man

     

     

    Kittoch

  40. Tim Malone Will Tell on

    Neustads Braw – thanks for that – some days we just need a bit of perspective and a lot of hope.

  41. starry plough on

    BSR

     

     

    It’s not possible in my mind that we can go into the new season’s early CL maker or breakers with one recognised striker, Leigh Griffiths and an unproven striker at our club Stefan Scepovic.

     

     

    I would be surprised if someone as methodical as Ronny would contemplate this but yes no more Balde’s Bangura’s or Boerrigter’s in fact no more strikers with B.

     

     

    The support needs a hero and much as Wee Leigh knocks them in I can’t say I’m confident in him leading the line alone in Europe.

     

     

    Show us what we can expect under Ronny starting this window!

     

     

    HH

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