Any away win by a Scottish club in the Netherlands is noteworthy but Aberdeen’s win last night is even more significant. It is a sign that a recovery is underway in one of Scottish football’s perennial underachievers. St Johnstone’s result is more of the same after last year’s achievements. Motherwell’s sorry exit is a lesson on being unprepared….
If Celtic can reach the Champions League group stage for the third successive season, there’s reason to believe our game is on solid ground after the years of excess and abandon.
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Here’s my tuppence worth on the CQN layout.
Don’t change it. I love the fluidity and almost stream of consciousness of multiple conversations. It reflects real life company.
It also means that if I tune in at any time I will know exactly what is going on at any one time , not just in relation to Celtic but the world at large. It’s not just CQN it’s world news , WQN.
Multiple threads would detract from that. It’s CQN’s USP IMHO.
I also love the fact that any poster can ask advice about any place or topic and someone who knows what’s what will give their honest opinion freely and objectively.
My only suggestion – and it’s for posters rather than Paul – would be to recommend that if someone’s referring back to an earlier post they refer to the poster and time of the post – it’s easier to follow.
Overall please leave as – don’t change a winning formula.
HH
Tlwio
living_in_the_love_of_the_commons_people
Thanks HH
Looks like I ruined Aw_Naw’s weekend.
Some people just don’t appreciate good advice.
As for my deliberate typo, which was used to prove my point . . .
WOOSH !!!
nye
a touch of irony there given your blog name
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captain beefheart
18:13 on 24 July, 2014
Here here Turkeybhoy. Two sides to
this.
Vile anti- semetism has been heard
throughout protests from those ‘nice
guys’ who support Palestine. EDL and
elements of pro Palestine movements
are no different, both hate Jews.
~~~~~~~~~
My Dear Cap’n BirdsEye/ Ena Sharples/SFTB..
Wherever Did You Gain The Impression….
That The (Late?) EDL Were ‘Anti-Semitic’ ?
Have You Swallowed The Propaganda…
Of The Nefarious Marxist Trolls…
Who Infest This Sainted Blog….?
The EDL Had Active Sikh,Buddhist,And Jewish ‘Chapters’ Within Their Organisation…..
( I Recall That It Was A Brazilian Student,Who Headed The ‘Jewish Chapter’…..)
They Are/Were A Body Of Individuals
Who Were Quite Rightly Concerned About Threats To Social Cohesion In Their Communities….
And The Erosion Of Our Traditional Cultural Values…..
Despite The Regular Imputations Of Our Most Sinister Marxist Troll…
I Do NOT Support The EDL…
As I Am FED UP Re-Iterating..!
The EDL Was A Street Protest Movement…
Not A Political Party !
They Had NO Connection With The BNP…
And Had To Be Extremely Vigilant…
To Prevent Members Of This Party…
And Other Fifth Columnists…
From Infiltrating Their Demonstrations
(Unlike Labour,Who Have Selected Ex-BNP Members As Councilors)
In Other Circumstances,They Would Be Nominal Labour Voters
However……I Recognise That
Our Society Owes Tommy Robinson And His Cousin,Kevin Carroll….
Two Catholics From Irish Backgrounds
A Huge Debt Of Gratitude…..
For Compelling Our Complacent And PC Government…..
At Great Personal Cost To Themselves And Their Families…
To FINALLY Confront The Issue Of Large Scale ‘Child Sex Grooming’……
Which Has Been Allowed To Blight The Towns And Cities…..
Of Our Great Nation….
For At Least Two Decades…….
Despite The Repeated Warnings From Rochdale MP,Margaret Cryer (Labour)
Amongst Others..
Thousands Of Our Young Girls Have Been Rescued From A ‘Living Hell’….
And The Felons Who Perpetrated These Crimes Brought To Justice….
—
“The scale of the problem is truly horrifying. According to Parents against Child Sexual Exploitation (PACE), a national charity focused on working with the victims of child grooming and their families, at least 10,000 British children are in the clutches of the gangs at any one time, and at least 1,000 new girls are being groomed by gangs each year.
But this is “just the tip of the iceberg,” according to a document published by the House of Commons, which estimates that at least 20,000 British children are at risk of sexual exploitation by grooming gangs.
Meanwhile, prosecutions are few and far between. The report calculates that for every man convicted of such crimes, there are between two to ten other men who were directly implicated, but for whom there was insufficient evidence to secure a conviction. “If this is true,” the authors write, “it means that with this crime there are very many perpetrators getting away with it.”
Soeren Kern
[Gatehouse Institute]
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Our Grandfathers’ Generation..
Who Fought To Save The World From The Evils Of Nazism….
Would Be Aghast At What Has Become ‘Tolerated’…
In THEIR Enchanted Sceptred Isles..
By Their Compliant ‘Marshmallow’ Descendants…
Meanwhile,Our ‘Happy Clappers’ Are Seemingly Being ‘Distracted’ By The Media Circus..
Surrounding ‘Historical’ Allegations Of Child Abuse….
By Celebrity Figures Such As Jimmy Tarbuck,Ken Barlow ,Freddy Starr…
And Rolf Harris….
The Numbers Of Alleged Victims Involved In These Cases..
Bears Absolutely No Comparison…
With The Numbers Of Victims CURRENTLY Being Abused , By Predator Gangs…
Shameful…
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parkheadcumsalford
17:28 on 25 July, 2014
I wonder if all those who wave the Palestinian Flag (and any other which someone has their own reasons for bringing) at Celtic Park
could wave the Saltire
instead….Surely we could all
endorse that, whatever our politics
I agree with the sentiment but i find it very difficult to be patriotic about this country.I’m sure you will know some of the reasons HH
big-cup-winners
20:00 on 25 July, 2014
Billy Bhoy 05
It’d be great if you posted about the Celtic.
Why am I picked out?
I posted earlier my opinion on the chance of strikers being at tic in the future. Maybe you missed it.
I would also suggest we weren’t really going on about politics. Answered a question from Boaby and next thing is SFTB posting absolute trite about me and a close friend. I think most reasonable people would agree I was entitled to refute.
Maybe you don’t think so but that is your choice
KTF
The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie
19.58
Correct, sir. You’re no Henry Higgins.
BB05 @19.58
So, in my ignorance of Scottish politics, I failed to note the momentous occasion of Campbell Martin’s expulsion/resignation from the SNP.
So instead of writing SNP stalwart, I should have said ex-SNP stalwart. Now he is merely an SNP supporter commenting on party matters from outwith. I assume, I am correct now and that my ignorance has not prevented me from noting the momentous news that he has joined Labour, The Lib Dems, the Greens, UKIP or the Tories.
As a denial of SNP allegiance, that was quite weak.
Sorry, but it is an absurd idea to limit subjects that are allowed to be discussed on the blog.
For a start, who is going to monitor the blog and remove all posts that do not comply?
I scroll past a lot of the political debates and some other subjects. I have an interest in politics and lots of other topics, but not necessarily while I am on CQN, so sometimes I read and take part, sometimes I scroll past and ignore. No big deal and certainly no need to restrict the range of topics that are permissible. That would just demean the blog greatly.
Stb
I would rather cqn went open than went to different threads.lots of bhoys and ghirls know each other.
everyone knows p67.
stephen black james forrest and terry o are the only ones I can think of who have their names on the blog.
I have nothing to hide.
Billy Bhoy 05
Two requests.
1/ if Salmond can take a fortnight off from campaigning can you do the same, please?
2/ while I’m flattered that you’ve plagiarised the cleverest name on the blog it pisses me off that you are so controversial and antagonistic – and CQNers that I meet think I’m you.So, can you change your blog name please?
Alex Salmond and Nicola Sturgeon both appear to be available – and would be more appropriate.
If it’s any consolation, I’ve moved towards YES despite your persistent bombardment.
Billy Bhoy (the original and best).
I know that I’m an interloper on here and, as a consequence
what I say will be ‘largely’ ignored but, for those who seek
different threads etc, you are the antithesis of the soul of Celtic FC.
Different threads = CLIQUES. imho
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier
20:10 on 25 July, 2014
__________________
Good to see that yer back safe and well my AMIGO.
You know what….ye could probably count on the one hand on here,
the amount of Celtic fans who’ve actually stood in the Jungle or, had to
negotiate their way through, hail hail’s of bottles and cans and hordes of
charging huns all in the name going to see the Celtic.
Tight-rippers Quick News, would be more apt. imho
Nye Bevans’ rebel soldier – Valentines day, stay the way you are and
never join a ‘clique’ or, secret society to get along.
Hail Hail and God Bless – Off oot tae work, bye.
Here’s a very apt quote of the day from the i newspaper ( a cracking publication)
‘A lot of good arguments are spoiled by some fool who knows what he is talking about’
Words from that well known Spanish Philosopher, Miguel De Unamuno.
squire d
I appreciate the clarification of your point and I withdraw my confused condemnation of it
Nye bevans rebel soldier
Hi Kev!
TSD
You do not support the EDL, you merely admire them. That better?? Let me guess- you’re SDL.
KevJ –
I stood in the jungle many a time.
Can I join your clique?
On second thoughts, forget it :-)
Emilio won’t be playing tomorrow, passed him 1 hour ago with one of his boys at Buchanan galleries
clash city boy
From what you’ve seen do you feel Liam Henderson Calum Mc Gregor Darnell Fisher and Filip Twardzic do not have a chance of becoming first team players?
Oh forgot tom .
u are out there too buddy
Dan Wallace wins Gold
And screams out “Freedom”
Well done fella
HH
embramike
Irrelevant? Actually Bob Kelly would probably have agreed with you in this instance, but not on other cases originating in Eastern Europe. The fact is Celtic FC are going next week to a country that has just been thoroughly condemned by the ECHR for its involvement in the War on Terror which it is not involved in. For its involvement in a holy war, a crusade according to an American President, against those abducted of a faith which I suspect simply does not exist inside its’ borders. Feel free to inform me of all things football if you prefer, I happen to think it is worth mentioning in context. And, for the record, I will not be asking you for permission to do so any time soon!
The Singing Detective Demands The Resignation Of Campbell Ogilvie @ 20:23
Do you really think this distasteful, barely legible diatribe on Child Sex Abuse is suitable content for this site, a site that children of CQN posters can read? Another example of what should not appear on this site (in my humble opinion).
All for a single thread if we can keep the tripe off it. Perhaps that should be the measure of what’s acceptable – would you let your kids (10+?) read CQN?
BT –
That’s ok mate.
I am going to Glasgow tomorrow for the games and depending on how it goes, I may well end up in Motherwell. If I do I will give JC a bell and if he is free, I’ll jump across the river to Hamilton for a beer or three.
In fact I’ll give him a call now.
Hail Hail
Derbyshirebhoy
I think they all have a chance to go on and be first team players, but , I also thought similar about Tony Watt, Dylan McGeough, Paul Slane, Michael McGlinchey, Paul Lawson, Paul Caddis, Simon Ferry etc etc.
Henderson in particular looks very promising, but the sad facts are that based on our track record it won’t happen.
The great thing about cqn is the fact that if anyone is offended by a post they can contact paul directly.
NegAnon2
19:14 on
25 July, 2014
Big George. Demand CQN independence for football only comments…………
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
…and negatonians, and mineshafters, and Board puppets, and happy-clappers, and separatists, and nationalists, and unionists, and list-ists tae!!!!
HH
BGFC
setting free the bears for res. 12 & oscar knox but saying no to cqn racists
20:29 on 25 July, 2014
BB05 @19.58
So, in my ignorance of Scottish politics, I failed to note the momentous occasion of Campbell Martin’s expulsion/resignation from the SNP.
I’m not wanting to keep this going. Please google what caused his expulsion and I am positive whether you agree or not you will agree it was a very principled stance Campbell took: and to know that you are giving up a substantial salary and pension for your belief is a courageous thing to do.
I do hope so
Good man Tom
don’t rely on public transport though…8(
A Celtic Fan’s view of the Gaza situation (with thanks to alvysinger of The Huddleboard)
Frankie Boyle’s open letter to the BBC
Obviously, it feels strange to be on the moral high ground but I feel a response is required to the BBC Trust’s cowardly rebuke of my jokes about Palestine.
As always, I heard nothing from the BBC but read in a newspaper that editorial procedures would be tightened further to stop jokes with anything at all to say getting past the censors.
In case you missed it, the jokes in question are:
“I’ve been studying Israeli Army Martial Arts. I now know 16 ways to kick a Palestinian woman in the back.”
“People think that the Middle East is very complex but I have an analogy that sums it up quite well. If you imagine that Palestine is a big cake, well… that cake is being punched to pieces by a very angry Jew.”
I think the problem here is that the show’s producers will have thought that Israel, an aggressive, terrorist state with a nuclear arsenal, was an appropriate target for satire.
The Trust’s ruling is essentially a note from their line managers. It says that if you imagine that a state busily going about the destruction of an entire people is fair game, you are mistaken. Israel is out of bounds.
The BBC refused to broadcast a humanitarian appeal in 2009 to help residents of Gaza rebuild their homes.
It’s tragic for such a great institution but it is now cravenly afraid of giving offence and vulnerable to any kind of well drilled lobbying.
I told the jokes on a Radio 4 show called “Political Animal”. That title seems to promise provocative comedy with a point of view.
In practice the BBC wish to deliver the flavour of political comedy with none of the content. The most recent offering I saw was BBC2’s “The Bubble”. It looked exactly like a show where funny people sat around and did jokes about the news. Except the thrust of the format was that nobody had read the papers.
I can only imagine how the head of the BBC Trust must have looked watching that, grinning like Gordon Brown having his prostate examined.
The situation in Palestine seems to be, in essence, apartheid. I grew up with the anti apartheid thing being a huge focus of debate. It really seemed to matter to everybody that other human beings were being treated in that way. We didn’t just talk about it, we did things, I remember boycotts and marches and demos all being held because we couldn’t bear that people were being treated like that.
A few years ago I watched a documentary about life in Palestine. There’s a section where a UN dignitary of some kind comes to do a photo opportunity outside a new hospital.
The staff know that it communicates nothing of the real desperation of their position, so they trick her into a side ward on her way out. She ends up in a room with a child who the doctors explain is in a critical condition because they don’t have the supplies to keep treating him.
She flounders, awkwardly caught in the bleak reality of the room, mouthing platitudes over a dying boy.
The filmmaker asks one of the doctors what they think the stunt will have achieved.
He is suddenly angry, perhaps having just felt at first hand something he knew in the abstract. The indifference of the world.
“She will do nothing,” he says to the filmmaker. Then he looks into the camera and says: “Neither will you”.
I cried at that and promised myself that I would do something. Other than write a few stupid jokes I have not done anything. Neither have you.
BT –
Just left a voicemail for JC. Will try again tomorrow.
Cheers.
Big Cup Winners – sorry was watching the swimming. Aye Opstrat indeed, you one of the disciples of DWP or an escapee? :-)
Celtic Mac
Why would you ask me or anyone permission? You come across as someone who would do/say whatever you want regardless and why would I really care what you say on non Celtic matters? If it makes you feel important, fill your boots!
Celtic fly to play Legia Warsaw, and fly back after the game – that’s all that’s important!
BB05
I have not used google and will accept your assurance that he resigned over an important matter of principle.
My point is, he was an SNP man and still supports SNP aims. He has not joined another party.
BT –
When you say don’t rely on public transport, what did you mean? Edinburgh to Glasgow? Glasgow to Motherwell? Motherwell to Hamilton?
Billy Bhoy 05
Wasn’t pickin on you alone. In fact the last time I engaged with the results of your posturing was when Ernie Lynch was having a go at you ad nauseam, if you remember ?
But if I’m brutally honest, sometimes I think you are a NO voter, such is the negative effect your incessant meanderings have on the campaign for Scotland to throw off her shackles.
BigYinMilan
19:03 on
25 July, 2014
Weeron at 18:25
Ah nostalgia! The Big List kept me up to date with Celtic news for a good few years. Charlie Harvey, Peter Burns (Sietuno)(author of ‘Oh Hampden in the Sun’ ), Peter Rafferty, Ricky Swan and Steve Clarke, the man behind the Electronic Tims. The era of the Lhist Wars. Good old days. Where are they all now?
Where indeed……
The quite wonderful Charlie Harvey passed away a couple of years ago. I visited him once in Glasgow. An absolute gem of a man. His lovely wife was very special as well. Really good folk.
Peter Burns, last I heard, was quite sick. Living in a monastery/retreat in California.
Peter Rafferty (Raffles), I lost contact with, but met him a couple of years ago in the Tampa Bay CSC.
I have a friend who is still on the ‘Big List’….or son of the big list…..sometimes calls for me to return. Might do one day. With yet another Big Rumour.
Do you remember SanDiego Joe? Later known as Cajun Joe (He moved to New Orleans). He tried to threaten the Big Rumour out of me one night in Vegas.
Didn’t work……:)
And here we are on CQN. Half of these trolls would never have survived the Big List.
Art of War
Current Inmate.
art of war
20:52 on 25 July, 2014
Do I draw the right inference when I note your reference to Opstrat; that being you surf the old Opstrat?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!