I like Neil Lennon. If Neil Lennon is talking about football, I shut up and listen. But I respectfully disagree on other subjects. If the last three years have taught us anything it’s that Celtic don’t need oldco or newco Rangers. Unequivocally, Celtic Park is quieter since Rangers liquidated, the level of competition we previously had added many to the gates, none of us feel the anxiety of genuine sporting challenge, but so what?
If Celtic sell 40,000 instead of 50,000 season tickets are we mortally wounded? The accounts would suggest otherwise. Does it mean we cannot compete in Europe? I refer to Neil’s record. Does it mean we cannot attract quality players? Well, it means we will not be able to attract some players, but I’m more than happy with the calibre of players we’ve recruited at the moment. Good riddance to the parts of Celtic that went out the door when Rangers were flushed down the Liquidation Lavvy.
I’m going to cut Neil some slack. I’ve been among Rangers fans and been generous enough to acknowledge income will rise at Celtic if newco ever reach the top flight. It costs nothing to be magnanimous.
What we do need is competition, the like of which Aberdeen have given us in the league this season and they and Dundee United may provide next season, if current trends continue. Congratulations are due to Hearts, who won the Championship before the clocks went forward, an incredible display of dominance, but as our two cup wins against them this season (3-0, 0-4) proves, they are miles away from providing the level of competition we see from Aberdeen.
Don’t have time to get dragged into a larger debate at the moment, but whenever Scottish football next turns its mind to strategic development, how to bolster Aberdeen and United should be top of the agenda. I enjoyed our four games against United this month and the recent league game against Aberdeen. More of them would be welcome.
We have a league split at the moment, where the top six hive off to play for the title, but it comes with only five games to play. An earlier split, allowing us more games against those at the top, while creating more opportunity for teams at the bottom to pick up points from their peers, makes more sense. Especially if more commercial income could be shared with the likes of Aberdeen and United.
Have you ever walked up Ben Nevis? Will you ever do so? It’s a big task if you are starting from scratch. When is it safe, what do you wear, what if something goes wrong, how long will it take, what about nourishment along the way?
The Ben Nevis Huddle delivers much of what you need on a plate. The Foundation have it all in hand. You get to walk up the mountain with a couple of hundred other Celts. They let you know what you need to know, check the weather for you and generally look out for things. They have left no one on the mountain. Yet.
What’s more, you get to do it in the name of Celtic FC Foundation, for our work with autism, downs, the homeless and destitute, those marginalised from our society, and those living in third world poverty.
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I’m already suffering withdrawal symptoms. Friday week seems a long time away. CQN can get very odd and tetchy when there is no football to concentrate on. The Guidetti charge is beyond comprehension, the SFA now want to ban banter, what on earth next?.
New director of The Rangers Paul Murray has been spouting off about folk spending too much money during the near three year history of the club.
Presumably this is not the same Paul Murray who was a director of a club that spent so much it went bust, unable to pay hundreds of creditors?
If it is, then he displays a level of hypocrisy that is truly offensive.
Huns: ” A member of a warlike Asiatic nomadic people who invaded and ravaged Europe ” This definition certainly just about sums up the died club.
Isn’t it incredible that the SFA go to great lengths to ensure justice for all, even to watching Dutch TV, or do they just listen to complaints from certain quarters? This time the Board must stand up for our player with greater determination than was seen in the case of Tenov.
Just a thought if singing abusive things about the Pope is not sectarian, could it be classed as an insult to the Head of an independent State, the Vatican City?
“This could only happen in one country in the world. And it could only happen in relation to one mob.”
Ernie,
The charges are a nonsense buy not nearly as ridiculous as the rfef investigation into the ‘Ronaldo is a drunk’ chants from Barca fans.
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
07:49 on
24 March, 2015
What if JG tells them to GTF and his defence is there is no charge to answer?
Who is offended and why?
Put the ball in their court and let them show their hand first
Then walk out
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That is 100% the route we should take ,But IMHO they will flim flam and return a NOT PROVEN verdict thus sweeping in on but leaving and highlighting the HUN word.
Roy & Lucy
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOPY Birthday
TET
Windy and fresh on the coast this morning.Tomorrow we do a trip to Granada before returning to Scotland. Almost the first sunny day yesterday . The countryside looks greener after all the rain but its been a washout of a holiday. Almost looking forward to being back home. One good experience was watching the classico in the local bar.
The Huns are deid.
Je suis Guidetti.
HH
gordon_j backing neil lennon @ 09:38,
Read that, you could take that quote put February 2012 on it and make it 10 times more relevant.
Still the 1.5m loan until the 31 December, had me chuckling, I used to get rapped over the knuckles for getting my decimal points in the wrong place.
Hail Hail
By coincidence I am just reading Ian McCallum’s book “the Gathering Storms” It is about Celtic and the Glasgow Irish in the years leading up to the first World War. There is a piece there about the origins of the word Hun into the Scottish Football vocabulary. Don’t have the IT ability to post it but it is on page 236 of said book if anyone else can put it on. I have heard a few people say that the expression Hun was first used in connection with Rangers following a game at Wolverhampton in 1960. This item would indicate it was already in use well before that. I started going to games 1960/61 and through to late 60’s I certainly heard the Rangers fans using the term Huns about us. I think it would be into the 1970’s before it became exclusively associated with Rangers. By then it was not just Celtic fans using the term to describe Rangers. I had friends who supported other teams who used the Hun expression for Rangers. In all that time though it was never used to describe anybody other than Rangers. It never had any direct “religious” connotation. Some years ago the local paper here “the NZ Herald” had the following question in its Friday sports quiz- “Which teams fans are known as Huns? a) Bayern Munich, b) Borrusia Dortmund, C) Glasgow Rangers.
I find asterisks offensive.
They are prickly wee symbols that remind me of the hun mindset.
I remember one of my IT guys calling asterisks “twinkles” I much prefer that but it is going to take a national campaign to change the term from “asterisks” to “twinkles”.
Then there are those books about Twinkle The Gaul or Twinkle goes to Hibernia I can see difficulty there.
Then there are all those keyboards. Millions with the prickly wee symbol that knows it’s shame by lurking above the 8. On tablets or phones IT is bold enough to have its own key.
Down with asterisks I say. Replace them with smileys or a wee jug of beer.
So we would get ” the h:):):) are d:):):)
The above which was sent before the final ” was my attempt at laughing at ourselves.
(For the avoidance of doubt and not to offend any asterisk lovers)
Oh, forgot to add, odious, poisonous and hypocritical as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KINGLuBO
I notice that Paul Murray is naming names this morning in the red tops, well as sure as sheet sticks to a goats arse you can bet that any of them named are not brothers.
Because that’s a no no, that’s why his name sake David has the get out of jail free card, the statement has Masonic DNA all over it, and there is nothing like stating the obvious from Paul Murray about the previous guys who where on the board as he himself was one of them, thats not mentioned of course.
Auldheid
09:54 on
24 March, 2015
I had a we tet a tet with Barcabhoy on twitter about this last night. I’m very much against using asterisks or politer version of something offensive unless it’s a bona fide expletive and children might be reading. Even then if it’s a direct quote I think it should be used in full.
This prettification of offensive words only seeks to lessen the impact of the offense. In this case Barcabhoy was referencing the lack of action over Amaruso racially abusing Ipkeba.
The Huns want an FFin’ statement:
“We need a Club Statement on the term Hun
For too long people have been getting away with using the term Hun and not having to answer to it as a sectarian slur on protestants.
Its time the club come out and state the term is sectarian and we are deeply offended by its use.
The board need to fight fire with fire if they want to try and catch up on the PR battle we are so badly losing.”
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“I agree, I’ve always felt that this is an area where the club has always let us fans down. We can change that with a statement saying that the club will no longer allow our fans to be abused in this way.”
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“Yep, the club should come out and say this sectarian term to abuse our fans should
Not be tolerated.”
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“Well this term is used to describe us as something less than human.repugnent and something which should be hated by all.” [You got it, Sammy.]
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“The context of the terminology “Hun”, is no different from calling an African American “Nigger” it is meant to insult Protestants Rangers supporters, and others who are non Roman Catholics who do not share their warped views it should be outlawed and the church of Scotland should be at the forefront of a concerted campaign to ban it.”
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“Raman Bagwash seemed to have a smirk on his face. Closet tim that b*st*rd.”
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“There moving from demonisation to persecution.”
Gordon_J backing Neil Lennon 09:38
New director of The Rangers Paul Murray has been spouting off about folk spending too much money during the near three year history of the club.
Presumably this is not the same Paul Murray who was a director of a club that spent so much it went bust, unable to pay hundreds of creditors?
If it is, then he displays a level of hypocrisy that is truly offensive.
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Gordon – you have to realise there are two Paul Murrays.
There’s the one that boasted about getting the debt down and there’s the one that had nothing to do with the debt blowing out to begin with because DM was running the show on his own……
Amorusso, Johnston, McCann, all Huns.
starry plough
14:17 on 23 March, 2015
murray’s statement was purely to try to put SFA under pressure on the F&PP assessment of ming …..but it’s a ‘no brainier’ …… He handed over £40m to avoid 80 years in Jail. hahahaha
…..and there is no way any right-thinking person would want that hate-filled mob back in the SPFL ……..I’m loving my ‘football’ life without them….
I was christened by The Church of Scotland. I attended a ‘non-denominational’ school in the south-side of Glasgow. I was married by The Church of Scotland. If pushed on a question about my religion I would say Protestant.
The HUNS are dead.
Je suis Guidetti.
glasstwothirdsfull
10:08 on 24 March, 2015
Yes, but, as a director, Paul Murray had a responsibility, as did ming, to manage the club properly ….they completely abdicated that responsibility, thankfully….
67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar / Neil Lennon.. Ipox belongs to the creditors
10:13 on 24 March, 2015
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As far as I know….it’s only the secret-dealers in the Celtic Park boardroom who want the huns back….thats why CQNers had to ‘club’ together to…distance Celtic supporters from ‘any’ O## F### association with the ‘statement’ thingy….right?
John Guidetti.
This is what happens, when you let the hun media control you Peter.
They think they can disparage Celtic at every opportunity.
After the vile racist chanting of the sevco mob…..you would have thought someone from Celtic would have condemned it…..but no.
Also we have the spectacle..of PL not being able to handle a hun journalist.
Did you complain, or challenge any of it…..no.
And that’s why they feel they can do what they like…..because its not challenged.
HH
I cannot believe that the real culprits in this tawdry affair have not been singled out yet!
Surely it is the insidious Green Brigade, rather John Guidetti, who should be cited.
For it was them who made up this offensive, puerile chant.
If it were not for them then no-one would have known of these “Huns” or indeed whether they are in fact “Deid”.
Lawwell, of course, is also complicit as he should dealt with the GB more ruthlessly when he had the opportunity.
Right auld codgers golf beckons.
EC67
PersonallythoughtthechantwasthebestthingaboutguidetttisperformancesrecentlyCSC
I feel sorry for these young men who come to play for Celtic. Most of them have probably never been cited for anything in their lives before, Guidetti being just the latest.
They arrive in the Hun State and it’s open season on them, branded as being either racist, sectarian, offensive. drunk or a junk food eater.
The SFA and SMSM really need to get a grip on reality before they find themselves trying to decide if green is an offensive colour.
Just say no to the Hun State.
I remember (early 70’s) the Huns singing, “go home ya Huns” to us.
http://youtu.be/FZ0cEc7Su9Q
Scottish football is run by people of a certain persuasion, they run it for themselves and the funny thing is they have such a high opinion of themselves and their establishment club that they fail to see that successive generations of blazer boys mismanagement has seen the total demise of our game at national level and at multi million pound corruption scandal at club level.
But hey don’t worry about that we will make sure that Tonev gets his and that gobshite Guidetti is brought to heel. I’m sure both players will be only to anxious to recommend our football backwater as a place to ply your trade.
The SFA’s blatant support for a corrupt financial basket case of a club run by criminals of all persuasions has effectively killed off any idea of integrity in our National Game.
A once proud wee football nation ruined at the behest of clowns like Ogilvie and Regan and Murray whose main aim in life is not to build our game into a competitive league known throughout the world but instead a vehicle to put Timmy in his place and this obsession which killed their club will also choke the life out of the other clubs trying to get on with football after the demise of the cheats from Govan.
It reeks as only Scottish football can reeking with sectarianism at it’s stinking core.
And we wonder why people to go to football anymore?
I have an interesting experience last week in Copenhagen, I hung out a couple of times with an Bluenose mate of men, proper football man and the least hunlike darksider I have ever had the pleasure to know and he has long since given up his season book and interestingly refered to his team as…wait for it…The Huns:))) I said to him you call them the Huns and said “Aye why no?
What he in fact said was, “They’re no the Huns anymore” Now I don’t know if he used that because he’s sick of what went on there or if he always used that?? He wasn’t that keen to talk football for some reason:)))
Straight from the horses mouth so to speak.
Guidettigate will come back to bite Ogil Campbellvie right on the arse.
bawsman
10:25 on 24 March, 2015
I remember (early 70′s) the Huns singing, “go home ya Huns” to us.
They are allowed to sing what they like at us ……..
kevjungle
10:19 on 24 March, 2015
As far as you know, the recent eclipse was a mirage …… :)
That’s the extent of the boards anger at the anti-Celtic agenda…..”surprised and disappointed”.
What a pathetic response, truly laughable.
No wonder hun journalists and blazered officials feel they have carte blanche.
Back of the bus again Peter eh.
HH
Monagahan 1900 – so following their argument they’re categorically stating that The Rangers is a club for protestants only and others aren’t welcome. Fair enough. If that’s the way they want to play it.
67heaven @ 10:18,
Let’s hope Paul Murray approached his Fiduciary duties in Newco as he did with Oldco.
So far so good!
Hail Hail
If we were not allowed to say hun any more would it still be ok to say currant bun?
Hunnism is a most unfortunate genetic mutation which primarily affects the brain, although it is often accompanied by outward signs such as ugliness of features and morbid obesity.
It is not specific to race, ethnicity or religion, therefore the term ‘hun’ cannot be deemed to be racist or sectarian.
Just read that out tae them John. Ye’ll be fine ,son.
The Green Man
10:31 on
24 March, 2015
I saw an interesting tweet earlier basically suggesting that the club’s half-hearted comments on these issues is uniting fans and may in fact be designed for that purpose.
bognorbhoy
10:28 on 24 March, 2015
bawsman
10:25 on 24 March, 2015
I remember (early 70′s) the Huns singing, “go home ya Huns” to us.
They are allowed to sing what they like at us ……..
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Isn’t THAT the truth mate.
67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar / Neil Lennon.. Ipox belongs to the creditors
10:31 on 24 March, 2015
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Hahahahahaha…..VG:)
Now…seriously…who…from Timdom…wants the HUNS back?
HH