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Good morning CQN from an overcast and mild East Devon.
Not a great performance yesterday but good result.
Since when has the referee been allowed to push our team captain?
BBC Scotland 8am news
Hearts game —— inspection going on.
Celtic remain top after late winner in Dingwall,
Aberdeen lose to mwell at home, and in the rugby Scotland lost.
So seems as though the Accies game has been wiped from the memory already.
P.s Also hope Herts games aff my provo team won yesterday. Away fae hame tae:-)
Goooooood Morning CQN
Hope alll in a great place this morning :-)))
Hail Hail
Good morning from a frosty North Staffs – now for the ordeal (and pleasure) of taking grandsons to church – like herding cats.
25th June 2017
Chris Jack: The banter years may be gone but they should not be forgotten by Rangers fans
THEY have been christened as ‘the banter years’. Now Rangers fans are looking to the future with enthusiasm rather than uncertainty….
The last few seasons have provided some of the most extraordinary moments in the Light Blues’ history….Many of the moments are surreal but they did really happen. Amongst the anger and the disbelief, it was a case of if you didn’t laugh you’d cry for the punters…. On the park, there was the capitulation to Alloa, the cup final defeat to Raith Rovers, losing to a Stirling side whose manager was at a wedding and a handful of performances and results that will go down amongst the worst ever from a Gers side…..Rangers still have some distance to travel on the road to recovery but a corner looks like it has been turned this summer. There is no other set of supporters that deserve a sense of normality back at their club more.
As Rangers look for a brighter future, the banter years could be consigned to history. They may be gone, but they will never be forgotten.”
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/15369845.Chris_Jack__The_banter_years_may_be_gone_but_they_should_not_be_forgotten_by_Rangers_fans/
Think we must be in the Post-Banterism period now then.
Frosty sunny morning in ML5, lovely morning to wake up at Celtic fan, the joy on the faces of our away support gladdens my heart
Now the Celtic are back I wonder what’s on the menu in Jmccormick’s casa :-)
Invincible GG 3.11am
A good question.
Initially an apology would probably have been sufficient but with what is known and SFA”s avoidance/evasion of tackling the issue and possible deliberate attempts to throw Celtic shareholders off the scent, those responsible need identified and action taken that will assure supporters they are no longer in a position to behave in a similar manner.
Any procedural changes would need spelled out to satisfy supporters of their effectiveness in bringing about fair play.
Interestingly with Celtic so far ahead financially but fairly, it would be in the interests of supporters of other clubs to see that the current version of Rangers are made to operate in a sustainable manner.
Ironically that would be in the best interests of their own supporters too.
So a bit more than an apology needed.
Some posts from “The Flat Earth Society”
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13 hours ago, FSM said:
I’d wager that the majority of people on this forum (myself included) have grown up in a ‘golden era’ at Rangers that started with Souness, so have never been through this before or known anything except for success. Older bears will tell you that it’s been this bad before, if not worse.
Have we ever outspent the entire league (apart from one team obviously) with money that in actual fact we don’t have, and yet still been so bad? I don’t think so.
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13 hours ago, Brackley Bluenose said:
For me, not a patch on getting punted to division 3. We will hopefully turn the corner soon.
That wasn’t our doing m8, what’s happening now is.
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13 hours ago, graeme_4 said:
As per the title. I’ve never felt this low.
We’re average or worse from boardroom all the way to the pitch.
We’ve had bad results in past, but we’ve never been consistently this poor, directionless and void of leadership. There’s nothing to look forward to. It’s gutting to have fallen this low.
The only thing even remotely ‘Rangers’ now are the fans.
Not even close mate for me. Being brought up when they got 9 was hard to take. This time round there are circumstances like they tried to kill us of but we are getting back, was never ever going to be either a fast job or easy .
We are getting there slowly and will be back. Their 9 before was a sickener as they were a very good side this time it’s flawed and means feck all in the real history if they do get it .
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13 hours ago, graeme_4 said:
As per the title. I’ve never felt this low.
We’re average or worse from boardroom all the way to the pitch.
We’ve had bad results in past, but we’ve never been consistently this poor, directionless and void of leadership. There’s nothing to look forward to. It’s gutting to have fallen this low.
The only thing even remotely ‘Rangers’ now are the fans.
Not even close mate for me. Being brought up when they got 9 was hard to take. This time round there are circumstances like they tried to kill us of but we are getting back, was never ever going to be either a fast job or easy .
We are getting there slowly and will be back. Their 9 before was a sickener as they were a very good side this time it’s flawed and means feck all in the real history if they do get it .
Delusional,gullible,stupid,knuckledragging,scum.Dont ya just luv it.
Good morning CQN from a bright, crisp Dumbreck, the sun is shining over this part of Glasgow. Well it is for some of us, lol :-))))
Apart from his other, obvious qualities, I like Brendan`s relaxed approach. His calm `Wow!` when the support were going mad with enthusiasm reflects a confidence which we don`t often see in the unpredictable game that is football.
JJ
Garry Cinamon
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Oh dear. The BBC seem to have – ahem – “forgot” to mention the Sevco result. And they have been going on all week about the glorious three wins in a row for Murtinho. Maybe someone told them the game was called off???
Wonder what angle Jim will take this week. Maybe track down Mr Sprott to do some “same club” features?
Losing for the very first time to SPL veterans Hamilton at Ibrokes should have come as no surprise in football, and especially not when playing a collection of cobbled together misfits .
They may blame managers for being clueless, a la McCoist McDowall McCall Warburton and Murty but SMSM herald each and every one as a new beginning in the search for the manager that ‘totally gets it”.
Caixinha had to go because he was a never fully accepted mistake in a catalogue of blunders that started with a lie for a name and has hamstrung the new club since 2012 making original Rangers look amateurish.
Dealing with the Pedro Caixinha was easy but his legacy courtesy of Pedro Mendes and the soft loans (or shares a GLIB calls them ) will be much more difficult.
Hoots Mon there is a legacy loose aboot the big hoose, and it could permeate
every crack in the penniless façade, with Accies skelping Third Rangers much sooner than they think.
M.O.M Leigh Griffiths
Aye, ‘ mon Thistle! Don’t put up wi’ the SPFL pish!
Demand the 0-3, unless of course Hearts have only behaved imperfectly, not improperly.
Once all the court cases are out of the way, we at Celtic will be going fool mental jakey to sort out the SPFL and SFA for the way they’ve done us out of titles and cups.
Whit’s that?? Months ago, you say.
Aye, well, we meant once the Complicit offixer has investigated his own bosses, watch us go!
Dontdoasidodoasisaycfc
I got home at some point last night rather Tipsy, and I can’t remember what time it was ?
I threw a Pizza into the oven as I hadn’t eaten all day after watching The Celtic and enjoying the company of two new pals ( Nicky and Gerry) in one of my local pubs. I had only met Nicky once before a couple of weeks ago in another local pub.
Anyways as I was rather Tipsy….I vaguely remember posting on here whilst eating my Pizza but I can’t remember what time it was ?
Ive looked thru several pages from last night and I can’t find my posts….I hope that I didn’t post anything inappropiate …and then it’s been deleted ?
I remember having a look on Hun media and laughing out loud…so I would like to apologise IF i did post any wrong stuff…can anyone remind me what page my post(s) were on ?
At 4.45 yesterday, me and and my new pals were gabbing away…and I hadn’t taken any notice of the huns game….until Gerry said ” It’s 2 -0 at Ipox”…I assumed it was 2-0 for the Huns…and they both looked at me and said….” Naw big yin….it’s 2-0 for the Accies” !
What a nice wee surprise that was…it made the day even better.
Lee Griffiths…I want to have your babies !…………..ONLY JOKING Bhoys and Ghirls.
HH
I know the wi-Fi is poor at ipox but you would think the BBC would have found out the score by now.
11 o’clock news zilch on the sports report.
H.H
Big Jimmy 11.11am
I was on the blog last night and can’t recall you posting maybe you forgot to hit “post” :-)
BIGJIMMY
I think you posted about twelve hours ago,then went to watch a film on the telly.
Sipsini……yes, like yourself, mainly lurking nowadays….due busy at work….all the best …. !!!!
BIG JIMMY. did you say you fogot what you posted. i just remembered you offered to buy me a case of glenmorangie for xmas.
Hertz game goes ahead, bloody better win now. :-)
dundee then aberdeen ahead for sevco, maybe a chance for 1 win a row there
Celtic birthday cake bigotry row cop demoted over Rangers ‘banter’ claim
High-flying Ruth Gilfillan was booted down three ranks with fellow officers split over her treatment.
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A row over a Celtic cake saw Rangers fan Ruth Gilfillan demoted from rank of Detective Chief Inspector (Image: Mark Anderson/Daily Record)
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A senior detective at the centre of a religious bigotry row has been demoted to constable after an inquiry.
Detective Chief Inspector Ruth Gilfillan was one of Police Scotland’s most highly rated rising stars at the time of the incident in August 2015.
But after a colleague complained about a sectarian remark, she has lost three ranks and faces a massive financial penalty.
Friends say that she has been “absolutely devastated” by the demotion ruling.
At the time of the incident, mother-of-four Gilfillan was head of Police Scotland’s human trafficking unit.
The 45-year-old law and politics graduate will see her salary plummet from £55,000 a year to £38,000.
And it means she could lose as much as £100,000 in future pension payments when she retires.
The row erupted after one of a group of colleagues in her company had a Celtic birthday cake.
Gilfillan exchanged banter about refusing to eat the detective’s cake.
But she was also accused of making a joke about children being at risk of abuse in Catholic schools.
She was informed of the demotion decision at a disciplinary hearing earlier this month.
Gilfillan refused to comment but a friend said: “She is devastated by the decision and is struggling to come to terms with it.
“She understands that what she said was wrong and she is extremely apologetic.
“She wanted to say sorry in person to her fellow officer at the outset but was advised not to by the people carrying out the investigation.
“Ruth Gilfillan is highly respected as a detective by people she has worked with from all religious backgrounds. She is almost universally popular.
“The remark that she made was wrong but Ruth and the majority of her colleagues believe the
punishment was excessive.
“There is also disquiet about the way the investigation was carried out, with the deliberation taking just over an hour.”
Gilfillan initially faced a criminal charge but that was dropped and she did not appear in court.
It is understood the charge against her at the disciplinary hearing was conduct unbecoming of a police officer.
The Scottish Police Federation said yesterday that they plan to appeal the decision by senior officers to demote her.
The row has caused a rift between officers, with many of Gilfillan’s colleagues believing she has been harshly treated.
The colleague who made the complaint has been relocated following a backlash from other officers.
Another source said: “It is a really bad case and has caused a real split among a group of officers who were very close.
“The person who made the complaint has suffered as well in career terms.
“It is understandable that a complaint was made. But the feeling is that it could have been handled better.
“Ruth is a big Rangers fan and everyone in the force is aware of this.
“Ruth apologised and was deeply sorry.
“She regularly worked 80 hours a week and was involved in numerous murder inquiries.
“This is an officer who has been dedicated to her job.
“She accepts that what she said was wrong but her punishment is too severe.”
Gilfillan led a team of officers who targeted prostitution and modern-day slavery and has been involved in operations against firms and individuals who are suspected of using smuggled workers.
While at the helm, she changed how the force dealt with people trafficking and made Police Scotland proactively identify victims while targeting organised crime groups.
She also introduced a policy that women working in the sex industry were no longer to be automatically arrested.
She has been ordered out of the elite Scottish Crime Campus in Gartcosh, Lanarkshire, and is thought to be performing administrative duties at the force’s HQ in Glasgow’s Dalmarnock.
Another source said: “Ruth made a difference while she was a detective.
“She worked hard and was always willing to learn. Ruth is a tough cop and had her run-ins with other officers over the years.”
Police Scotland have repeatedly stated their determination to tackle sectarian abuse and
offensive behaviour.
A Crown Office spokesman said yesterday: “The procurator fiscal received a report concerning a 43-year-old woman in relation to an alleged incident on August 20, 2015.
“After careful consideration of all of the available evidence, Crown counsel instructed that there was insufficient evidence in law to take criminal proceedings in the case.”
It is understood that after prosecution was ruled out, the Crown Office then referred the case back to senior officers at Police Scotland for possible disciplinary action.
David Kennedy, deputy general secretary of the Scottish Police Federation, said yesterday: “The Scottish Police Federation will be appealing the decision on behalf of Constable Ruth Gilfillan.”
It is understood that Gilfillan’s appeal will be heard by an assistant chief constable within the next 60 days.
If the decision is upheld, she can then take her challenge against the demotion to the police appeals tribunal.
Police Scotland said last night: “This matter remains a live internal conduct process and as such, it would be inappropriate to comment further.”
The allegations against Gilfillan were investigated by the Police Scotland Professional Standards Unit (PSU). They are responsible for probing allegations of misconduct by police officers and support staff.
The PSU also investigate complaints made by the public about officers and handle cases where potential criminal behaviour has already been established.
Their role is different from that of the controversial former Counter Corruption Unit, now called the Anti-Corruption Unit.
They investigate allegations against officers and police staff suspected of being involved in criminal behaviour or organised crime.
After the allegation of sectarianism was made against Gilfillan, all witnesses to the alleged remarks were interviewed.
ST STIVS
Can’t remember ever seeing so many testimonials in the one article in favour of the guilty!
Eff the bitch.
SAINT STIVS/PHILBHOY
Could the glowing testimonials from the bigot’s colleagues have anything to do with most of police Scotland are sevco fans. Who like to harass Celtic fans at every opportunity and believe anti catholic/irish/Celtic remarks are acceptable.
Just asking like.
KEEP THE FAITH
She’s probably a lovely lady, apart from being a bigot, a bully, and someone who thinks it’s acceptable to use the subject of child abuse to belittle a work colleague.
Booted out of the force would have been a more appropriate punishment.
It’s not the cake that did for the cop.
It was the follow up remark re paedophiles that did for her.
See a horse gloriously named Tynecastle Park is running in the first at Cheltenham today.
Wouldn’t recommend a punt on it, probably fail to finish, if the racing goes ahead after the inspection, of course.
elite Scottish Crime Campus in Gartcosh. that line tells its own story. i was unlucky enough to be born and bred a stones throw from gartcosh. one rabid hun hellhole.
BMCUWP, GFTB , BIG PACKY….
Cheers Bhoys….maybe I did forget to click on “POST”….thats what drink and auld age does to ye ?
BIG PACKY…you sure it wasn’t 5 crates ?
HH
Saint stivs that story and the way it is reported is exactly the sort of evidence we have to show Scotland’s racism. Anti Catholicism is perfectly acceptable in this country’s opinion.
Police Scotland are a corrupt and leaderless organisation.
“Couldnae make it up of the week” had to be the BBC report on the Church of England bullying guidance, which recommended school kids being allowed to dress up in a tiara, tutu or superhero cloak without comment from teachers or classmates.
Church’s chief education officer whom they interviewed was, of course, Nigel Genders.
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joking about abuse – can’t get lower than that
I posted the other day about my niece’s unborn child diagnosed with trisomy 18 – – sadly he was still-born yesterday – they named him Angus Andrew Joseph.
Thanks for all your prayers and messages of support.
RIP my little Aussie grand nephew – too precious for this world
JOPHES
Sad, sad news.
Prayers said for your family.
Rest in peace wee one.
BIG JIMMY. i cant remember mysel. lol. the old age thingy. anyway dont forget when we meet the beers are on me. hh.
JOPHES. so sad mate condolences.