In the most significant development towards the regionalisation of European leagues yet, Russian Premier League chief executive, Sergei Pryadkin, has announced plans to merge the Russian and Ukrainian leagues. The plan has been driven by CSKA Moscow, Zenit St. Petersburg and Anzhi Makhachkala, who have formed a foundation committee.
Russian clubs already deal with the rigours of playing across a vast geographical area, so adding a huge nation like Ukraine would present further challenges, but top sides from Russian and Ukraine know that if they are to become genuine top tier clubs they will need to play in as strong a league as possible. The plan is likely to involve feeder national leagues working below the confederated league.
Uefa president Michel Platini has already given the green light to the regionalisation of leagues. The most important question for Scottish football fans, is whether SPL clubs would like to feed into a confederated British league.
The hoary old claim that SPL clubs need Celtic and Rangers has been shown to be a complete falsehood this year. SPL clubs didn’t need Rangers and they don’t need Celtic either – if only those running our game had the balls to ask fans their views on this matter they might reinvigorate our game, instead of managing inevitable decline.
We are not wanted or needed by fans of Motherwell, Hibs, Kilmarnock, Inverness, Aberdeen or Dundee United. These clubs are competing in the best SPL ever with only one problem, a bloated club from Parkhead.
If Scottish football wants a way forward which will see a well-attended and competitive top league, ask the fans, do they need or want Celtic? Do they want an opportunity to feed into a regional league? Any reorganisation which fails to take the views of the paying customer into account will be a disgraceful failure.
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….A Nightmare on London Road, perhaps.
Celtic Plc . is a Public Limited Company whose Books have to be audited to the highest standards. If anything untoward was going on it would be sensational news throughout the Financial World. No Auditor has come forward, No Hun Celtic Hater or no Investigative Reporter to break this sensational story, so this is another first for CQN.
We have the irony tonight of a 100% schizo multi -poster
looking for the real identities and addresses of posters to be posted on line.
You just couldn’t make it up
art of war
00:37 on
17 December, 2012
stringer- what would he call his blog?
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Tough one! One thing I do know, many many sevconians would tune in for a chuckle at the bickering tims.
Clink pray tell who is the schizo to whom you refer.
Off to bed, up early, will catch up with comments on Monday night.
HH
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILzN-ZEctaU
Yep I’m offski too. Enjoyed tonights blog, a bit strange but I suppose thats normal, if ye get my drift. Night All Hail Hail
Like Kilbowie Kelt I too enjoyed the game. Trying to break Saints down (and succeeding) was good to watch.Snow always about cricket scores :O).
Big Vic is gonnae be a superstar, Efe too, and young Matthews could be the new McGrain IMO, early days, but watch this space.
Clink\o/ claims @00:42 “We have the irony tonight of a 100% schizo multi -poster
looking for the real identities and addresses of posters to be posted on line.
You just couldn’t make it up”
Clinko it’s Scotalnd. You don’t have to make it up. :-)
Willo Flood’s “gie’s a coal carry, big man” tackle that resulted in a penalty against Dundee United was farcical.
Similarly the decision(s) not to award Celtic a single penalty yesterday.
Looking at the game again in the cold light of day ( actually the Sportscene highlights) the ref is acting beyond the realm of the the most honest of honest mistakes.
Impossible to not come to the conclusion that Callum Murray is a cheat.
It’s outrageous.
There can be no other conclusion.
Cut and dried.
As diabolical as during Tony Mowbray’s time.
Stringer- bickering Tims or internet trolls? Nutzoolla was called out by Canamalar for his support of the polis @ Hillsborough. He ignored the chance to clarify. Neg is similarly IMO to be challenged.
Clink
You are hearing Chinese whispers.
TSD posted a grenade.
PFAyr commented on it.
Nsooolllaaa or whatever hes called picked him up wrong.
And many daft posts followed.
Raymac I did like that explanation of your posts “it’s the way I am.”
I’ll use that line in my own defence at some time. Even without your permission. :-)
Kilbowie Kelt
I am with you.
I enjoyed yesterday’s game too.
Corkcelt
The Swinging Dick
oops sorry
meant
the singing detective.
you know .
The rabid right winger named after a character created by a one time
Labour candidate
When they overrun the defences
A minor invasion put down to expenses
Will you go down to the airport lounge
Will you accept your second class status
A nation of waitresses and waiters
Will you mix their martinis
Will you stand still for it
Or will you take to the hills
home
10 o’clock mass in Southport (Gold Coast) yesterday.
During his sermon, the Priest made a couple of light-hearted comments before segueing into the extremely delicate subject of alleged sexual abuse in the church and the subsequent cover-up.
“Very brave,” I thought to myself. “I wonder where he is going with this.”
He went on to condemn those who had “caused untold damage to God’s children” and questioned the judgement of those in authority who had “protected the guilty at the cost of allowing further suffering of the innocents”.
It was powerful stuff and he was not reading from a letter from the Bishop. He was not pronouncing official Church policy. These were entirely his own words.
He then said that we would all (In Australia) have to wait for the findings of the forthcoming Commission, but went on to make an impassioned plea to the faithful . . . “Please do not abandon us in our hour of need.”
He spoke from the heart and it was very impressive.
Three times in his 10 minute address he repeated his personal plea which was also the final words of his sermon. You could have cut the atmosphere with a knife.
As he walked away from the lectern, spontaneous applause broke out. First a ripple and then the whole congregation, from many different nationalities, joined in the applause.
The Priest, who was now seated, mouthed the words thank you before wiping away a tear.
He had received an immediate and unanimous answer to his plea. It was gripping. It was heart-warming. It was utterly uplifting.
I just wanted to share this unforgettable moment with my friends on CQN.
Thank you.
Rascar
do you honestly believe TSD only uses one monicker
An N
Then a T
An A
Two Ss
Two Os
Two Ls
And an A
Got it.
Or the nearest we will ever get to the new McGrain :O).
There will never be another Danny.
I always enjoy neganon2’s posts. I very rarely agree, but have no probs doubting the mans passion for Celtic.
In tonight’s debate though NA, I think your overpaying the impact Celtic can have on society, never mind football
Anyway, good luck to all
I have a job i hate, and it starts again in 5 hours :-(
Rascar Capac don’t speak on my behalf.
I read the original post and asked 5 questions about it. None of which were answered. although I did illicit plenty of obcsurist results.
The original post was followed by nonsense like “you wouldn’t say that to my face” and such posturing by idiots who then went on to accuse their targets of being plastic or on-line hardmen. With no irony intended.
I was then told to;
Listen – a euphemism for shut up and don’t disagree with me.
Grow up – another euphemism for shut up and don’t disagree with me.
And that i had a lot to learn.
Yes.
You’ve guessed it. Yet one more euphemism for shut up and don’t disagree with me.
I was even chastised for suggesting that this site had journalistic intent.
Never quote the Bible at a Christian. All hell might break loose.
This sort of thing has been going on since the sixties and possibly longer. I know this because Cat Stevens told me he had come across it “From the moment I could talk I was ordered to listen.
Peace and mirth and uber seriousness to all. Or should it be myrrh at Christmas?
Hallelujah. Hallelujah.
Tom
Easily the post of the night.
NegAnon2
Never mind that ye don’t know what gerrymandering means.
Ye’re so pished ye can’t spell my name correctly.
And I know that you don’t capitalize Celtic when you should ( thanks, petec) but ye’ve capitalized mine.
For these reasons, I’m out. : 0)
Good post Tom McLaughlin.
There are priests, the majority, good dedicated men who live in fear of false accusation.
Guys I have two mates who have been overseas for many years and I want to treat them to a visit to CP early January
Can anyone recommend a posh hospitality package
Ntassoolla
You like detail.
I kinda don’t really notice it.
I got the impression that you knew exactly what PFAyr meant.
And his mood when posting.
But got a kick out of nailing every last wee detail of what was said.
There’s room, and need for both types.
I just find the pedants more annoying.
Nitzoolla – Cat Stevens? Really? That explains your ‘Meaow’ comment earlier. You stated that your Celtic credentials were proven through some exchanges that you had on here. Celtic fans don’t do so thru ‘exchanges’. Meant to say that before now. HH
Tom McLaughlin
Words can often tear people apart.
Sounds like your priest has – wisely – spoken words from a better place.
A difficult sermon for him, regardless.
But uplifting is always good.
Always right.
Thanks for sharing this.
Careful rascar.
Mine was one response.
Other responses backed up his call and were veiled threats.
Calling for people to be outed is no joke. Ever.
Don’t denigrate attention to detail and try to turn it into a personality defect. Especially when on the other hand you say that I deliberately misunderstood or didn’t read the post. It was perfectly obvious from the wee conflab that I was one of the few who did read the post. I note you don’t quote his original post.
I suspect attention to detail and a very tight style of posting is why I’m called so many names on here.
“I got the impression you knew .. ” well how highly you rate yourself.
Can you bend spoons with the tip of your finger and sabotage Gary McAllister penalty kicks from 5,000 feet?
I’ll never get to the end of these films.
Buona sera ed andate in pace.
….PFayr @20:45 on 16 December, 2012
“I think people who post on blogs should be made to provide their personal details if they persist on winding up other posters or being abusive
It may just stifle all the plastic hard men”
Ntassoolla
My lack of attention to detail is a personality defect.
It hinders me constantly.
But I was born with this heid, and rather like it.
I told you what I thought.
Which might not be true.
But it definitely was what I thought.
SlanStool,
Quite a few have now asked you to clarify or confirm your position as to why you blame the victims of the Hillsborough disaster, you’ve ignored it every time, selecting tangents you want to take the argument.
Now your slabbering about misrepresentation, you lied and tried to mix it with me and A Ceiler.. while babbling crap about being man enough to face antagonists, you run away at every opportunity leaving a trail of dhiorrea like some sort of skittery squid.
Arrogant fool who believes pedantry is a distraction from your cowardice to deal with the discussions you dip into and irritate.
You bring nothing
Oh oh.
In a desperate attempt to reclaim the notion or the CQN nightshift as being a collection of football beatniks without a bad thought in their heads, and no axes to grind……..
Does anyone think that Steve Clarke just looks like the guy outside EVERY wedding reception having a sneaky cigarette ?
He’s doing a great job at West Brom but I do think they have a tendency to pass the ball too quickly.
Got a wee snippet tonight that a certain compliance officer may have questions to answer
Is there anyone out there asked the traveller ?
knocking on heaven’s door
you got a confession my child?