Is the club safe with Sir David, Dave King and Paul Murray? Is Craig Whyte a worthy successor? Is Charles Green trustworthy? Is Ally McCoist a great manager? For the PR hired hands at Ibrox, the questions were always the same, it was just the answers that changed.
Few have the gall to deliver the PR messages which flow out of Ibrox, and that group of clubs have depended on PR spin for decades. Short of the communication of formal issues, like Annual Accounts and sensitive Stock Market issues, Celtic don’t utilise external PR services.
Celtic have in-house PR to facilitate media inquiries and the output of club message, but there’s no perceived need to bring in an external spin doctor to reframe reality. This is the way it should be, of course, you’ll never win a battle in the gutter with a guttersnipe, but there are costs.
We have had paid professionals successfully briefing against our club for decades, millions of people read and listen to these messages daily. This is a battle we will never win but the consequences for a football club trying to go about their business in an orderly manner are significant. The club, its directors, manager, players and supporters are variously painted as money-obsessed, anger-filled, flops and a rabble who hate the country their forefathers fought for.
We don’t indulge in PR excesses because Celtic have nothing to spin. They pay the taxes required to support their nation’s services, run an orderly business and are a remarkably well-respected and successful collection of fans, players, coaches and administrators. There are always unpopular decisions but the club face them down.
An eagle-eyed reader noticed an interesting aggregation in the two schools in Malawi we are assisting. Saturday’s article noted the pupil numbers at Kholoni Primary School in Mchinji as 1221 and St Josephs’ Primary School in Kasungu as 746. Go on, add the figures and see how many pupils will benefit from Celtic fans building kitchens. The spirit of ’67 is alive and kicking.
If you are driving to, or being driven to, CQteN on Friday, don’t think you can just nip along London Road and into Celtic Park. There is no access to the stadium from London Road. Access is via Janefield St, which, if you are coming from the east, means driving underneath the stadium. Make sure your taxi driver is aware.
There was a tremendous response to the whisky auction, which closes on Friday at noon, the current highest bid stands at £225. We have bottle No. 1 of a limited edition (291 in total) Craigallachie Telford’s Bridge, in a wooden box and presentation cardboard tube, whit an authentication certificate.
Bids are by email only to auction@celticquicknews.co.uk. This is a rare and valuable bottle. Shipping within UK and Ireland is included. Please include contact details and your bid amount.
Many thanks for all the kind wishes to the family yesterday, they were enormously appreciated.
Seville, The Celtic Movement, launches on Friday! Copies have landed and I hear…. it’s pretty decent.
“We are in the Estadio Do Besso on the 24th April 2003. We are far into the 78th minute of the 2nd leg of a UEFA Cup Semi-Final. The first leg in Glasgow, a fortnight earlier had seen Celtic obtain a 1:1 draw with Boavista, a relative minnow in Portuguese terms who had won their first ever top league title in season 2000/01, having only been 2nd on 2 previous occasions in their history.”
Order yours below:
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OldTim/Mighty Tim,
have u let Paul67 know you have spare tickets?
I spoke to him the other night and he mentioned there may be a requirement for at least 3 via him.
maybe drop him a wee email?
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
Wee post mortem on Sicilian radio re AC Milan .
Salvatore Schillacci said this–
” Milan are simply not good enough . I was amazed to see Seedorf coaching Balotelli from the side line . He was shouting ———Mario –follow the play ! .
” Absurd —— Berlusconi paid 20 million euros for Balotelli and pays him a guaranteed minimum of 4 milion euros a season . All that money for a player who needs to be told what to do ——–Absurd ! “
Is there a master list ( sorry ) of those lurkers/ posters attending on Friday night? Might be useful!
Hail! Hail!
Sounds like you are having a good time in the sun buddy.
Had a good weekend down in London and brought the weather back up with me just for you.
Flew as I thought I had enough of playing with trains this last year or two ;-)
All is great with me and mine.
Hope your good lady and your lovely daughter are well. how they put up with you I’ll never know :)
MWD
The Token Tim.
I’ve been in touch with Paul,and he knows the situation,someone returned two tickets which are paid for and said, try and sell them on and donate the £100 to Mary’s Meals,I’ve got one away, still one to go. I’ll call Paul later.
Can anyone name me the PR firm of any other football team? Any team at all? When the messenger becomes bigger than the message then it is time to change tack. The RIFC/TRFC/WTF? re-appointed a guys they had publicly parted company with previously, you know there were massive problems internally.
That this is being “spun” (sorry Jack) as a “Rangers fan power” thing (like Spice Girls’ girl power but with bigger mood swings) is a p1ss-poor attempt to placate the fans. Will be interesting to see the cost of PR in the next/first public, audited accounts… What’s that you say? Satan’s got frostbite?
Obviously that last post wass directed at youi Phil.
MWD
I see wee Jamesie hurt his wee groin havin a wee warm up a wee while before kick off and will be oot for a wee while on his ain wee treatment table.
Wee shame.
at least he’ll probably have wee Derk Boaconstrictor for company.
Jocky bhoy, agreed.
I can’t believe we’ve had official nir biton news and jungle Jim isn’t on to witness :)
OldTim,
No probs.
Hows your Cheltenham been so far?
Mine has been abysmal. Could do with our namesake on Bayan bringing the 2.40 home…..
See you Friday!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
MOONBEAMS WET DREAMS
A few posters on here would like to thank you from the bottom of their heart for bringing back some good weather with you.
That’ll be the poor sods out mowing the lawn….
Ya heartless bassa!
Libertadores Round Up
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Well all I can say is it’s no easy being a Tipster. Fair to say I got fair blown oot the watter wi last night’s results and managed to predict the outcome of only one out of six of matches. So apologies to anybody daft enough to blindly follow ma advice.
Anyway, here’s a wee post mortem of how the games went:-
Defensor Sporting (Urg) 2 Cruzeiro (Bra) 0
Cruzeiro threw this one away. Numerous chances. Stacks of possession. Defensor with ten men and Cruzeiro missed a penalty. Just not their night and now they have to make sure they win their remaining two home games and take something away to La U in Chile.
Defensor were mediocore, EXCEPT for Brasilian forward Felipe Gedoz and ESPECIALLY 19 yr old box to box midfielder, Giorgian de Arrabeceatta. I maybe wrong (I usually am) but we’re going to hear a LOT more about this boy in the months/years to come. John Park, if you’re reading…………..
Watch the 2nd Goal
Atletico Nacional (Col) 2 Nacional (Urg) 2
Question for youse. What’s the earliest red card you’ve ever seen in a game? The Mexican referee sent Atletico’s midfielder, Bernal off, after 23secs last night. To make matter’s worse for Atletico, Nacional zipped to a two goal lead with two very poor defended goals (at that stage my only thoughts were “fix”)
However, in front of a vocal home ground, Atletico never gave up and Man of the Match right back, Daniel Bocanegra, scored two fine goals to give them a deserved point. A strange match indeed.
Dep Anzoategui (Ven) 1 Santos Laguna (Mex) 1
Never saw this match, but from what I can gather Santos should feel aggrieved to come away with only a point. That man, Peralta scoring for Santos.
The Strongest (Bol) 2 Velez Sarsfield (Arg) 0
No kidology after all, Velez did field a second string side in this one and were outplayed at the end of the day. Strongest’s veteran striker, Pedro Escobar, scoring both goals in this one,
Emelec (Ecu) 2 Leon (Mex) 1
Emelec’s first goal by Luis Escalada, (who scored both) was an absolute corker, but overall I thought Leon were at least worthy of a draw. Leon’s World Cup bound forward, Carlos Peña, looking particularly sharp in this one
Real Garcilaso (Per) 1 U.Chile 2 (Chi)
Another game which went against form. From what I can gather Garcilaso badly missed suspended midfielder, Ramua Alfredo and U.Chile were worthy of the result.
So, based on the philosophy that “someday’s you’re the fly. Someday’s the windscreen” I’ll whack up my take on tonight’s games in a wee while…..
Another station ,another pundit —-
” Milan have won 18 international trophies —compare that with this years CL record –played 10 games , won 3 . Something is badly wrong “
TTT.
I think I came out ahead just yesterday,first two races today beat,another five races to go before I start moaning,Are you home, I’ll be in Glasgow tomorrow Booked into the Millenium for Thursday,then Babbites for Friday night,May stay over for Saturday as well.
SOUTH OF TUNIS
Won three out of ten,eh?
I think we did better than that,ffs. They must be rubbish!
Except….
BMCUWP
Glad to be of assitance! Hope your out at 0800 on Sat morning still cutting your grass lol
MWD
OLDTIM
Babbites sounds like a French brothel.
I hope you have a great time,bud!
Guys
Is there a filled out table plan, idicating who’s at each table on Friday ?
As I would like to know what other leper is sitting at the last table No 49 ?
Now, if I employed Media House, I’m sure they would say table 49 is the new table 1 :-)
MOONBEAMS.
No 8am for me,apart from a curer after a day at Cheltenham,followed by an evening watching the Hooooooops in the Irish Oak in the same town.
Also,no grass in my humble abode. Paved. All of it.
Well,outside anyway.
I could do wi mowing the weeds though.
GLASGOWDAVE
Gatecrash a better table and say yer somebody else.
Glasgow Dave.
I’m at table,37.38 & 47.it’s first come first served at our tables.
estorilbhoy
14:06 on 12 March, 2014
Is there a master list ( sorry ) of those lurkers/ posters attending on Friday night? Might be useful!
Hail! Hail!
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estorilbhoy demands that the names of those involved are made public…..!
;-)
HH jamesgang
OT,
yep Im home.
Possibly need to go into town tomorrow, so depending when you arrive, could maybe grab lunch? I’ll be driving though….
Regardless I’ll be arriving in town at 4pm on Fri afternoon with PF and his bro. See you then!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
ok now.
Huskerpunk…
There’s an O’Neils in Back Wynd (Off Union Street and handily next to a taxi rank), but if you fancy a quieter ambiance I’m quite keen on the Queen Vic in Rosemount – nice pint there and plenty of tellies for your viewing pleasure.
fine
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
I’m a terrible Liar, they’d find me out in no time.
oldtim67
3 Tables ?
You like to spread yourself about a bit , I’ll catch up with you on Friday. I’m really looking forward to it
HH
TTT.
I’ll be in town around midday,going to Prestwick Airport by train,picking someone up then train back int Glasgow,I was thinking of booking at table in La Lanterna for around 5.00pm.
GLASGOWDAVE
Tell them yer me,in that case.
I’m hopeless at lying too,memory lets me down.
But that means they’ll believe you!
OT67
might grab you for a quick pint after work tomorrow if you let me ken were you are arounf 4:30. Just the one though.
MWD
MWD, whe are you planning on having your “one” pint?
MWD, Where?
FourGreenFields
12:39 on 12 March, 2014
Aye shop helps with running costs for festival and an added bonus is the lady is a CQN fan :))
Bmcw 13:57.
Thanks yes that must be it.
Things must be bad.
Turning on each other.great stuff long may it continue
ABZMike 14:41
Been a while since I was “in the toon” but used to bide in Rosemount ma’sel. Always thought the Masada was the best sports/all round bar by far (in fact IIRC, the Vic had a bit of a “limp wristed” association, at that time. NO offence, like).
Mind you, that may all have changed now?
NEWRADBHOY
Anywhere else it would be called internecine warfare.
But that’s too difficult cos the didnae go to guid Catholic schools.
And the ones who did call it comedy gold.
Rioskorrie – I had heard allusions to what you describe… However, in my experience I have been untroubled there, and found it a very mixed, cheerful crowd.
Only been to the Masada a few times – good place though, very football focused…
TimsinOhio
BlaneValley is OT67’s haunt of choice now-a-days. Meeting him in there for 1 after work tomorrow. Seer you there?
MWD