If Celtic overcome Armenian champions Alashkert in the Champions League first qualifying round, they will face either Icelanders, Valur, or our old pals, Rosenborg, from Norway. The Norwegians and Celtic will be overwhelming favourites to progress from the opening round.
Rosenborg gave Celtic a fright a year ago when they took a 0-0 draw from Celtic Park in the Champions League third qualification round. A James Forrest goal settled the return in Celtic’s favour.
Rosenborg went on to eliminate Ajax from the Europa League, winning home and away, before finishing third in their Europa League group behind Zenit St Petersburg and Real Sociedad. Norwegian teams play through the summer, so Rosenborg have played 27 games since their winter recess. This will be a stiff test for Celtic, should the first round go to form.
CQN Golf Annual Charity Open
This year’s CQN Open is set for Friday 29 June at the first class Aberdour Golf Club once again. It is a day of sport, entertainment, Celtic chat and is always good fun.
After the golf, we head up the road to the CQN friendly Woodside Hotel for our evening meal. We’ve the usual round up of all things Celtic by Paul67, and our very funny after dinner speaker is Willie Allan. Then musical entertainment from Scoogz, who you may have seen if you’ve been to Celtic Park entertainment nights. Plus all the usual prizes and charity fundraising, for the Petrov Foundation this year. Cost is £40 night only and £80 all day including golf. Please contact cqnopen2018@outlook.com if you’d like to attend this fun event.
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On the subject of seldom posting Lurkers like me, it is mainly due to the high quality posts. I tend to just enjoy them rather than get involved, apologies.
Belated 60th for Lionsroar! 10 years too late surelly!?!?!?!?
CheekybassaCSC
FRIESDORFER on 19TH JUNE 2018 10:25 PM
Sauchiehall Street restaurant only opened several weeks ago. Always been to St Andrews Road and cannot disagree with your comments. Looking forward to it and a catch up with a few CQNers.
HH
CRC
Celticrollercoaster supporting @WalkWithShay on 19th June 2018 10:25 pm
Its not easy when one flies the coop (so to speak)
Caityrollercoaster has a few hard years studying ahead so a wee blow out pre uni will be good for her.
Tell MrsCRC she can make me a cake anytime :-)))))))
Me and mini-me not too bad next results 2nd July so staying positive Thanks
HH
CQN, was, is and will be whatever you make of it for yourself.
Paul gave us a platform to use, well, poorly,or not at all.
Choices
I post less than I did, but have made friends, that is a legacy.
The making friends part, other posting less:-)
And became better informed.
MontheCQN
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEY9kA3OYNE
did you hear that tape of the wee 6 year old lass….3472….what a blow our world took today…..please phone my aunty,she will pick me up….
no sae braw….
Sipsini et al
Ref the demise of CQN & the changing of the posters guard etc
I have two points on that..
1) When most of us old timers staggered through the front door of the CQN lounge bar years ago, there was no social media or at least much less & few of us seemed to bother with it.
On Channel 4 this week, a rotund man called Jaron Lanier (himself an exile from Silicon Valley) asserted that social media is bad for us, particularly children. Here’s the piece in question.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc_Jq42Og7Q
The influence of some of that social media disease has been more evident on CQN. We always had eejits & I don’t exclude myself from that stuff, but it seems to have become much more toxic.
2) The ambience on CQN is ostensibly one of tolerance, bonhomie & the rich fabric of the broader Celtic family – but it is often an intolerant place. “Open to all” is just a catchy slogan that many folk use mainly to give themselves a nice glow about being a Celtic fan. If this place was genuinely open to all, then respect would be evident constantly, especially & particularly to those whose views are not mainstream CQN.
If you subscribe to the “Open to All” ethos – and any genuine self respecting Celtic fan should – then no Celtic fan should feel unwelcome on here, regardless of their political, religious or social views.
Some suggest posts about football only, but even those have led to chairs being knocked over in the lounge bar at the CQN Arms.
HH
Now that I am on a roll I also like
Phil, James Forrest, Clumpany and ?????????? that’s a drum roll, Johnjames.
I notice he gets quite a hard time on here, Can someone tell my why ?
Thanks.
JOHN51
I did catch most of those in my lug the last couple of days but to be honest I’ll take that over Supper Sally any day or any of the Englishy commentators.
The two Latinos commentating on the Japan game today were great they didn’t once agree about anything:))
My Mrs and I were hee hawing all the way through!
It is a wee bit of a challenge to work out WTF they’re talking about:))
HH
Jeez, I thought Maggie bint Thatcher , milk snatcher was bad enough but trump the child catcher – the most bizarre publicity stunt ever: the guy ain’t right in the noggin.
The death of CQN: year 7
Sometimes you have to be careful what you wish for, rather than what you can do to make a difference!
HH
CRC
G-D,
I also read the John James site,he is hit and miss with his articles,
but now they are all password protected,making it a pay to read site,
do you pay a contribution to read all his articles.
Goodnight Bhoys
Play nice
HH
G-D…
JJ’s closed his blog to unpaying customers.
It wasnt that long ago he was begging for votes for his blog to promote it.
I think he’s nailed some stuff on the huns but some it can be waffle. HH
I know SIPSINI was merely jesting re his poor opinion of female posters,but I’m not all that keen on female singers,as a rule.
The ones I rate are few and far between. But this lady is one of them,for sure.
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2018/jun/19/nina-simone-home-national-treasure-north-carolina-recognition-legacy
G-D on 19TH JUNE 2018 10:29 PM
On the subject of seldom posting Lurkers like me, it is mainly due to the high quality posts. I tend to just enjoy them rather than get involved,
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That is precisely the point I have made numerous times.
Nobody should be intimidated by ” high quality ” posts: .
Every post and poster should be equally valued. And for avoidance of any doubt, i value each post equally regardless of who the poster is.
As I’m on my high horse, I have seen numerous quality posts on here go unremarked , whereas certain posters only have to type anything and they receive tumultuous acclaim.
Cest la vie.
HH.
On books
Last summer I read a few that I thought might help me understand the Trump voters mindset
So I read
White Thrash (the 400 year untold history of class in America)
Hillbilly Elegy
Expelling the Poor
Strangers in Their Own Land
The latter was very interesting, written by Arlie Russell Hochschild a liberal professor from Berkeley who spent year living among a mainly white bible belt type community in Louisiana. Fascinating insight
My conclusion .The American Dream is a big fat lie.
Discuss
Just made the mistake of watching STV news. Football reportage featured a little bit on hearts , a much bigger bit on Sevco ,including Raman Bardwash in their Spanish training camp, interviewing Declan John on how signing for ‘Rangers’ had got him back into the Welsh squad, how they were preparing for the Europa league blah,blah.
Then……nothing on Celtic. No mention of our CL qualifying draw. Zero. Zilch.
I won’t be watching it again.
Don’t do twitter or FB, so quite happy to log on here and give guys both barrels at will…?
Gordy, yes I do pay a sub. He has nailed King and Murray, has an excellent grasp of what has gone on at the cheating SFA, posts some outrageous stuff and challenges those he talks about to take him to court. Been reading his stuff since his LSE days where he had a fair few ding dongs with a poster called salted popcorn. I like his combative approach and his occasional rants.
Sips everyone asks for votes, I voted for all of the aforementioned.
If the English pundits are setting your teeth on edge, now is a good time to remember that a small republic in Europe’s poorest country, Moldova, has its own dedicated TV channel. Scotland doesn’t. The Faroe Islands (pop.50,000) has its own dedicated TV channel. Scotland doesn’t.
saor alba
smiley how is the weather thing
ding dong
Braw
Some of JJ’s early stuff was very anti Celtic and Celtic fans, but he certainly now gets tore into the Sevco board. He apparently now lives abroad in fear of violence from the hun lunatic fringe. He’s always begging for money.
I have learned more about the goings on re the SFA and Sevco on here and through Phil and SFM. JJ has pulled together a lot of material and presented it in his pugnacious style.
Greenpinta values me!? You should talk to my wife, she thinks I’m a can’t!
Wits
Read this.
https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/the-boy-on-the-shed-by-paul-ferris-review-smart-enough-to-navigate-his-own-path-1.3398858
I’ve since had the pleasure of meeting Paul. As nice a guy as the account would lead you to anticipate.
HH jamesgang
CRC – If I do make your bash on June 30th I’ll be carrying a set of golf clubs and an “overnight bag” as Ill be on my way home from the previous days festivities in Aberdour (see main article above!). Aberdour plan this year is to be dropped there on the Friday morning by the wonderful Mrs Baldie but getting trains back to EK on the Saturday – possibly being Aberdour to Haymarket to Queen Street (taxi to and from the Bon Accord) to Central to EK….
Ger57 correct but I had to look up pugnacious! Every day is a school day. He has been so close to the bone that the hordes have chased him, this is a shocking indictment of our society and Police who have failed to assist him in any meaningful way.
Jamesgang
Yes I read a review of the book in the Irish Times and recommended it to several people all of whom have read it and enjoyed it.
Of course I still havent got around to it. But I will.
While I think of it Wily Vlautin is a writer I got into recently. Writes a lot about the so called “losers ” in the American underbelly. But does so with great empathy
JOHN 51…
Must admit it took me a while to make my initial post, mainly down to my daughter and son pushing me to get involved as i was down after my ma passed away and they thought it would take my mind of things and hopefully gee me up.
They couldn’t have been more right.
I’ve yet to meet someone on the blog or lurking that i haven’t got to call a friend.
This is more than just a blog, sometimes it’s been a helpline for some in need.
Long may it continue. HH
Evening Jobo
We can always play pitch and putt in the Bon Accord beer garden ( not sure if they have one mind?!). It would be a pleasure to buy you a beer(s) to thank you for all your unsung hard work over the years on LMS and Goals Galore and the many thousands of pounds we raised for many good causes.
I will certainly miss your help going forward.
HH
CRC
G-D,
I dont pay to read his stuff,as i say i find him hit and miss,
his constant sniping at Phil Mac also puts me off
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PfcPKiCSP8
the wee scraps are to be cherished….
Braw
I ordered Phil’s book The Squad last week, looking forward to it’s arrival. Has anyone read it?
Gordy yes I get that he took offence to Phil calling him heroically outcast or something similar and has slaughtered him ever since claiming his only sources are Roy Greenslade and Jim Spence. I disagree on this one and would prefer if he eased up on the anti-Phil stuff.
G-D
Haven’t read Phils book. Saw it advertised on his site.
Read a book years ago called The Squad .that was about Michael Collins hitmen aka the 12 apostles
JOBO & CRC
Just to say many thanks . Much appreciated.
HH.
Sipsini
Can’t remember my first toe in the water post, but I had just moved to Melrose & I stumbled over the blog by accident. It was just a wee place to catch up in the Celtic blether & the blognames seemed exotic back then.
Some great friendships but mostly long distance. Sounds a bit like social media when I put it like that.
Then I realize that CQN is actually social media, just not Twitter or Facebook
My recollection is that the blog in the old days was more self regulating than it later became.
HH
WITS I will let you know and send it on if you want it, I don’t keep books Now days which is probably wrong I always try and get them a second home if their worth it.
G-D
Thanks