Neil Lennon did us all a favour yesterday by dismissing rumours that he was targeting a striker from Vitoria Guimaraes as nonsense this early in the transfer window. The guidelines are set for your summer ahead. As well as being nonsense, though, it is also profitable news fodder; just think of the amount of advertising which has been wrapped around this story.
What does this teach us? I reckon that the least informed contributions left on the CQN comments page are about as reliable as what passes for mainstream ‘news’. There is a good possibility that even the player didn’t know Celtic’s position on him until it was reported yesterday.
Celtic will be trailing up to 30 players at any point in time, all of whom will have passed one level of scrutiny, but at least 20 of whom would never pass all levels, even if a deal was possible. When players are being scrutinised the position of the club will always be to show courteous interest in proceedings. You and I know what this really amounts to.
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Oh want to say Harris from Hibs worth a 250k punt…..
Kikinthenakas
The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie @ 23:54
Brilliant. If you’re comparing me to Jamesie Cotter, I’m more than flattered, cos that fella had better success wae the burds than me, AND got to present certain important Tic videos :))
My tweed jacket with bottle of Irn Bru wouldn’t go down too well at certain schools, eh? Now THAT is class snobbery, is it not?
Would you, as sales Team Leader, reject me joining your Response Call Centre Sales Team, on the basis that I was too much of a threat to your own position? How does that work with genuine honest, upstanding Capitalist principles? Dying to know. My great granddad asked the same questions some time ago….
HH amigo. Whoever you are, always the most amusing :))
No offence to your good self, but the Canamalarism applied to yourself of Sea Cucumber is quite clever and funny, no? :))
Press F5,
Guiness pouring from USB port 4.
Is this a feature of the recent Windows 7 update, or is it just cos I’m tipping the old Acer 5740 to one side to pour out the spillages?
Looks like an X File, Mulder.
BMCUW,
Apols for murdering your excellent “refresh” joke from earlier today:)) Looking like I might be down Laandun way this weekend much to my dismay, on a bizzare freak short notice job. If you’re free on the Saturday, brill; if not, advice on where to stay on the outskirts of the South West of London, where the pubs are plentiful, Tim-friendly and cheap…..would be greatly appreciated.
Tis good I’m the only one up just now. The ole telegram machine has been dragged out the closet to help me catch up with correspondence, and it does NOT demand I switch it off ever 10 minutes for updates.
Best thing I ever did, installing that telegraph pole in the back disguised as a CCTV post.
…and circa 70s and later typewriters DO work when plugged into the phone line….internet was an accident. You can buy software to make 80s Sasio calculators and calculator watches USB compatible with email. Just means you can only communicate with numbers.
When you’re a proper hacker or EBT recipient, that’s all you need :))
Bit of a debate about who should be credited with introducing rap to Englandsire.
Well, if it wasn’t Chakka Kan or any of her predecessors in the 70s, it was definitely Carol Decker in the 80s.
Absolute disgrace how she gets over-looked based purely on the proximity of her eyes. :((
She was a sexy rappin sass !
Definitely a Tim – that kind of talent and good looks does NOT happen randomly amongst football supporters..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwrYMWoqg5w
Of course, Blondie just edges ahead though….
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H05XtXXVU7Q
Next, Transvision Vamp, and the legend of Bananarama.
FFM, Reporting for 80s Vixens at 3, Lanarkshire.
TSD – You could very well be correct.The Irish possibly did worship trees at one time or another…although i very much doubt it chara.
Maybe they once worshipped the sun though?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange
I don’t know.
But sure when we did,eventually follow Jesus…this is what we created,in his honour:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Kells
And then when others denied their own faith,through persecution or bribery…
Guess whom stayed faithful,despite everything?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_Laws_(Ireland)
And yerslf a good Catholic Bhoy should not need the likes of me to tell ye.
16 Roads,
He’s all bark and nae bite, amigo :))
Just singin in the rain and dickin about…
Like a Freddie Mercury tribute act….
Amusing once in a while…
But can’t do camp as it’s confusingly natural :))
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUopPX2PJwg
They forced their English language down our throats and we spewed it back up again in glorious technicolour.
I do not care which colour or creed ye may be,nor which religion ye care to believe in…neither do i intend to be boastful…but no English speaking folk on God’s beautiful earth could create/write/compose something as powerful as this.
Listen and learn:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_iUEwB4ME3I
Cool,or what?
FFM – I thought you had deserted the blog ffs!
Are ye keepin’ alright chief?
16 Roads,
I am, thank you kindly. Sporadic nightime posts are still my thing as few folk tell me to shut up :))
Hope you’re keepin well yourself ya mad rozzer-tolerance-boundary-pusher ye :))
Is the Herald and the Record sister papers ?
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/former-rangers-chief-charles-green-1933249
http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/charles-green-agrees-to-transfer-half-a-million-rangers-shares-to-laxey-partners-ltd.1370434875
contrast and compare ?
HH
…you defended your pint with real love and loyalty. No way they were going to kettle you and yer lager. Even with that riot squad they apparently have loitering in the gallowgate for random comotions who magically appear out of nowhere :))
The Singing Kettles.
Awe Naw,
Am not looking, but guessing Jack used a thesaurus before forwarding the Herald their copy.
Nite all. In my scratcher and this phone’s mince! HH
FFM – life is life mate,you know that yerself.It could always be worse,and it could always be better.No complaints from me.
I will die a death the mara mo chara.
It’s brilliiant to see ye on here again,and and im delighted that yer form is good.
You look after yerself well chief.
Legend.
Over & out.
By ANGUS WRIGHT
Published on 06/06/2013 00:00
Rangers have announced former chief executive Charles Green has agreed to transfer over half a million shares to Laxey Partners Limited.
The deal was struck last October but, under the terms of a lock-in agreement, the transfer of Green’s 714,285 shares to the Isle of Man-based investment firm can not take place before 7 December, a statement to the London Stock Exchange confirmed.
“The Company announces that, under an agreement entered into by Charles Green, the former CEO of the Company, with Laxey Partners Ltd (“Laxey”) on 19 October 2012, Mr Green has agreed to transfer 714,285 shares owned by him to Laxey, once free to effect a transfer,” the statement read.
“Under the terms of the lock-in agreement entered into by Mr Green with the Company on 7 December 2012, Mr Green is prevented from transferring shares before 7 December 2013, without the consent of Cenkos Securities plc other than in limited circumstances such as to connected persons, a family trust or in the event of a takeover of the Company.”
Green, who was listed as owning more than five million shares in the latest documentation available on the Rangers website, resigned his position in April following “negative publicity” over his consortium’s acquisition of the club last summer.
However, the Yorkshireman last week claimed he had been vindicated by the outcome of an independent inquiry which found no evidence ex-owner Craig Whyte invested in the current Ibrox set-up.
The probe was commissioned by the Rangers board after Whyte alleged he was involved in the Green-led consortium’s purchase of the club’s business and assets following liquidation.
By CRAIG BROWN
Published on 05/06/2013 17:46
LITHUANIAN prosecutors have threatened to issue a European arrest warrant for Hearts owner Vladimir Romanov after he failed to appear for questioning over the alleged embezzlement of more than £12 million.
The Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS), which is conducting a pre-trial investigation of Romanov’s case together with the General Prosecutor’s Office, started proceedings at the end of April.
It has been reported by the Lithuanian media that the FCIS contacted Romanov, who controls Hearts through 79 per cent of the shares in the club, to relay suspicions concerning the embezzlement of £12.3m relating to the collapse of Ukio Bankas.
The 67-year-old businessman acknowledged the pre-trial notification that he was to be investigated on an embezzlement charge and signed the document, but failed to turn up for questioning and is now thought to be somewhere in Moscow, reportedly recovering from a heart attack.
The lack of detail on his whereabouts has led to speculation in Lithuania that he is being protected by connections to the president of the Republic of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov.
Romanov was due to be questioning by FCIS on 2 May, but neither he nor his lawyer appeared for what is termed the “first interrogation session” at the service HQ in Vilnius.
Romanov’s spokesman subsequently claimed that he was unable to attend because of the alleged heart attack.
Despite this claim, Lithuanian prosecution services have now threatened to obtain an international arrest warrant for Romanov if he fails to turn up for further questioning sessions.
There have not been any reported sightings of the Hearts owner in months, with conflicting accounts relating to the nature of his health problems.
Romanov subsequently told local news agencies that he had no plans to return to Lithuania.
He said: “I’ve just been released from the hospital – I go back to see the doctor again next week.”
At the time, though, prosecutor Simon Minkevicius had claimed the documents did not contain all of the required information, and demanded greater detail.
He said: “The certificate is missing some required particulars and does not meet our requirements. It raises a certain amount of doubt.”
Last night, on the Hearts fan site Kickback, team supporters reacted to news of the threatened warrant.
“If Mr Romanov needs a place to hide, I will help him, Please god let him be ok. This witch hunt is a disgrace”, wrote one sympathetic poster. Another, called Ratnrave, said: “The entertainment that this guy has provided is amazing.
“There has to be a film made about all this.”
Others expressed their anger at his absence, with Drylaw Hearts commenting: “I hope they catch him, lock him up and throw away the key.”
Although claims that Romanov is currently being guarded by the Chechen president Mr Kadyrov’s bodyguards have not been substantiated, the leader has long-standing close involvement with football, and has business links with the Hearts owner.
Mr Kadyrov served as president of the club from 2004 until late 2011, during which he lavished money on it.
His involvement with the team continues.
FFM – They were lucky i wasn’t Dingus McGee mate.
A pint glass with a wee drop of beer in it would have been the least of their worries.
CSC
Can’tStandCops.
That’s only a joke btw.They are all over the Celtic blogs like a rash,while the zombies can spout all their vile poison with impunity.
Def away now.Slan.
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/19426371/Berni_Bhoy_%26_The_Thai_Tims_Chapters_1-8.pdf
Record this morning claiming we are back in for Russell…….
Good morning from a cloudy ML5…
Kickinthenakas:
Re-your post about £260k punt on Harris, I agree. I believe his family are Celtic minded.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Good morning all from EK where it’s yet another dry but grey cloud covered start to the day.
Only 8 more sleeps to the CQN Liquidation Day Open at Aberdour.
archdeaconsbench
06:17 on 6 June, 2013
What does this teach us ?
HH
Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo
Enlighten me.
archdeaconsbench
07:16 on 6 June, 2013
If you read the article (above) all will become clear
HH
Which article?
Cut to the chase chief. Too early for cryptic posts. ;-)
HH
Cryptic ????
Its from Paul67´s lead article mate on this very thread
What does this teach us? I reckon that the least informed contributions left on the CQN comments page are about as reliable as what passes for mainstream ‘news’.
;-)
Good Morning all.
St Stivs–
The name STRANDSKY comes from a line of a song called DO THE STRAND
“If you fell blue,
look to who’s who
See La Goulou
And Nijinsky
Do the….. Strandsky”.
The photo on the blog, it is a mock up of the Circus Maximus in Rome.
Today, it is only a large field, but the original stadium stood for over 600 years in one form or another and could hold 350,000 spectators for chariot races, processions, mock battles and the slaughtering of the odd Christian or two.
Glad you enjoyed the Yifter story— link here for anyone who has not read it–
http://wp.me/p1G95H-WF
I have another one written in my head– it involves a very small horse!!
Off out to a business meeting in Auld Reekie– Napier University actually– might even learn something!
HH
Morning,
The Herald doing a run down of transfer activity for each SPL Club . The Celtic part is hunbelievable.
Neil Lennon’s transfer activity will likely hang on two things: whether Celtic can again make it to the group phase of the Champions League and whether they can hold on to key players such as Victor Wanyama and Gary Hooper. Success in the former will likely see the manager given a bigger budget to help him compete with the cream of Europe, while an exit in the qualifying rounds may expedite the exit of some of his top talent. With Anthony Stokes still to sign an extension, adding another striker or two may be a priority.
Sorry– “If you feel blue”— not fell blue
New glasses for me
Awe Naw…
You posted a few articles earlier on, wasn’t sure which one you were referring to.
Re Johnny Russell… We shall see…. While there is no doubt as to the volume of totally fabricated transfer ‘news’, printed daily in the press this time of the year, I personally wouldn’t be surprised if JR ended up at Celtic Park…
HH
archdeaconsbench
07:42 on 6 June, 2013
I hope he comes to us also
HH
ahh,
now we know who Schroedinger’s favourite team was
that explains why they can be dead and alive at the same time