Rhetorical magic from old Lumley-troubler

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Old Lumley-troubled used a classic rhetorical technique yesterday. Give your target audience lots of points to consider which you know they will agree with; build empathy, get heads nodding, fists banging on tables, then slip in the line you are trying to sell. As a piece of prose, you have to respect the statement. This guy, or his writer, has not only read the Greeks, he’s understood their importance.

If Sir David is right, Rangers issued no side contracts, all non-discretionary payments to players in connection to football were registered, if the redacted contract which appeared in The Sun in March was a piece of fiction, if the prima facie evidence presented by Duff and Phelps was an error, he and his soon to be liquidated former club have nothing to worry about.

Cicero CSC.

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  1. kikinthenakas

     

    18:58 on 7 August, 2012

     

     

    Is that the one just round from the train station?

  2. Spoke to girl at the Parkville, they don’t know if they’re showing it.

     

     

    WTF, is it me??!!

  3. hamiltontim on 7 August, 2012 at 18:58 said:

     

    Gordon Durie reminds me of Skeletor from the He Man cartoons.

     

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    You could climb up that face.

  4. Paul67

     

     

    Where is the “home” function to access “New article posted”

     

     

    Weefra HH

  5. HT,

     

     

    My mate seems to be in the know. He says the PV is showing it, and he can’t be wrong. I hope!

     

     

    HH

  6. Snake Plissken on

    hamiltontim

     

     

    I’m doing fine thanks pal.

     

     

    Had a mad week last week up in Zilina but loved every minute of it.

     

     

    Will be off to the Baba Pub soon to see my pals but might call the Homebhoys on Spreaker shortly.

  7. Back briefly before I immerse myself in the Olympics, talking of which the location of the earlier ‘boat on the world’ was indeed at the corner of George Square, identified by Voguepunter.

     

     

    It is actually at the top of the Merchants building opposite the City Chambers. The boat is a model of ‘The Bonny Nancy’, a clipper owned by John Glassford (Glassford Street) – probably the most powerful Tobacco lord of his age and also a man steeped in the slave trade.

     

     

    Anyway I’ve added a picture that shows the sculpture at the top of the building .

     

     

    The Bonny Nancy

     

     

    By the way, the bloke who called Glasgow “Earth’s nearest Suburb to hell” was a great champion of the working class James Stewart, one of the massive intake of Labour MPs in 1922 who were fighting the conditions that seen one in seven children born in the city dying before their first birthday.

     

     

    Time to slope off to watch the Olympics again.

     

     

    Hail Hail

     

     

    Estadio

  8. Magners have withdrawn sponsorship to Philly CSC because of anti rangers activity. Calling for a world wide boycott.

     

     

    Weefra HH

  9. The Comfortable Collective on

    fergus slayed theblues

     

     

    18:09 on 7 August,2012

     

     

     

    If you are Southside, Armstrongs bar, next to Victoria infirmary, in Battlefield is showing it.

  10. Kickinthenakas

     

     

    Thanks mate it’s an option if all else fails.

     

     

    stevebhoy

     

     

    Girl I spoke to asked somebody else but then said they wouldn’t know until tomorrow. Mind you what should I expect from a pub that welcomes BT as a patron :-)

  11. Awe Naw

     

     

    It bothers me that we are seemingly allowing the powers to do as they please, if we are lobbying behind the scenes, we are making a complete bollix of it.

     

     

    I reckon that things will come out that will leave our club open to the alledged shenanagins that have been going on.

     

     

    Aye, money will out at the end of the day.

     

     

    As I said I would loved to be proved wrong, but it bothers me I won’t be.

     

     

    What is the ECA ?

  12. camlachiebhoy67 I am Neil Lennon on

    Estadio was just lurking and caught your post.

     

    Good to hear that you are well. i was in Sharkey’s

     

    a few times last month the place is just no the same without you.

     

    I shall be heading up the road on thurs for a few weeks.

     

    Stay on the wagon till you get your health sorted mate.

     

    you know it makes sense. If you are not about I shall leave a

     

    pint in the pump for you…

     

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    CQNERS

     

    What time is kick off tomorrow UK time ?

     

    Hail! Hail!

     

    camlachiebhoy

  13. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    Blond109

     

     

    That is an extra job ….stevebhoy will let you know he is Mclellands apprentic. Nice evening job if you can get it.

     

     

    HH

  14. Estadio,

     

     

     

    The Merchant’s House, George Square

     

    The Dolphin

     

    Company of Scotland – Darien

  15. VP

     

     

    I’m taking the weans to Largs for the day tomorrow so won’t be on CQN much. Give me a text when you know what you’re doing if you don’t mind drinking with a man of average height :-)

  16. Snake Plissken on

    Apparently Magners are not sponsoring Celtic anymore at this event because of anti-Rangers stuff.

     

     

    Well I’d like to say White Lightning, Pulse Cider and Merrydown are much better.

  17. AweNaw

     

     

    Nah, he’s with them full-time having left the polis in June, and left the SFA three years ago. Dunno what you mean by McL’s apprentice but won’t pry as it’s probably not for here.

  18. ibleedgreenandwhite1 on

    Snake Plissken on 7 August, 2012 at 19:27 said:

     

    Apparently Magners are not sponsoring Celtic anymore at this event because of anti-Rangers stuff.

     

     

    Well I’d like to say White Lightning, Pulse Cider and Merrydown are much better.

     

     

    Is that true???

     

     

    If it is then they can kiss goodbye to the green pound!!!

     

     

    HH

  19. MWD

     

     

    Bristol is about a hundred yards from the Louden.

     

     

    The Louden is a hun shop but the Bristol is a loyalist hole.

  20. Snake

     

     

    According to twitter, it’s the Philly CSC they’re refusing to sponsor, or am I reading that wrong?

     

     

    Weefra HH

  21. HT,

     

    Will do ,I an ole pair of Noddy Holder shoes

     

    will defo make you well above average.

     

    somewardrobemeC.S.C

  22. Snake Plissken on

    ibleedgreenandwhite1

     

     

     

    It is something to do with the Real Madrid game this weekend.

     

     

    It is all over twitter so looks to be true.

  23. Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo on

    http://www.ecaeurope.com/

     

     

    This club flatly refuses to discuss anything financial at any level

     

     

    John MCLELLAND wrote most of their directives. Hilarious eh ?

     

     

    Rangers 1873 or Sevco I dont know as the ECA flatly refuse to discuss anything.

     

     

    We are proud members along with Aberdeen, Hearts and Rangers.

     

     

    The ECA are Completely uninterested in financial fair play and are only interested in obtaining funding from UEFA in exchange for duping the public that they are in agreement.

     

     

    HH

  24. Am in Stirling.Where is the match being shown?Anyone? If no match then I’ll take myself to the Saddle Inn for the traditional music session.Had a couple of pints in the Wallace last night wearing my CQN badge,very stylish.288 quid for a season ticket for the Orc.Spent time patiently explaining why I was calling them Sevco.If Homebase liquidated and then tried to call the newco Homebase would you buy paint there because you think it is the same company? If the old employees of Homebase do not want to work for the newco Homebase can the newco claim against them or whoever they now worked for? The coin dropped for a couple, but by Jeez the Scottish education system is worse than I thought.

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