There’s some fresh enthusiasm in Lanarkshire this morning with the appointment of Englishman Ian Baraclough as Motherwell manager. Baraclough had a couple of successful years with Sligo Rovers from 2012-14, winning their first title in decades, before things fell apart this year, but his role as a scout for Huddersfield over the last six months is likely to interest Motherwell as much.
Motherwell directors have had a long-term tradition when looking for a manager of saying they want someone ‘plugged into’ the scouting and agent network. This game is all about the right contacts, you don’t get to acquire a promising Blackburn Rovers reserve (as Motherwell once did), but this particular activity is also very competitive.
The small matter of how to deploy players is, of course, equally important, but if you’re Motherwell, Celtic or Barcelona, that call is a shot in the dark.
I watched newco Rangers for the first time last night, although I ended up watching a lot more Queen of the South than I expected. The latter, each of them journeymen, were excellent, the former were symptomatic of everything that’s wrong with comfortably well-off footballers. Newco’s medium-term future, if they have one, will be to spend the next few years building a self-sustaining lower league club, capable of winning promotion and remaining a top-flight football team thereafter.
Get along to Celtic Park early tomorrow, Davie Hay will be signing copies of Caesar & the Assassin in the Superstore. If you ask him nicely he’s promised to sign your CQN Annual too. Don’t forget your camera!
Also remember to look out for the Foundation bucketeers as you approach the ground or enter the turnstiles. My boys and me will be at the North Stand, turnstiles 1-13, say hello if you’re around.
Thanks to everyone who donated to Mary’s Meals yesterday, the response was overwhelming. Emails went out this morning to winners of the Magners’ tickets.
You can order your CQN Annual here, or get a special Annual-DVD bundle here.
As a special offer, everyone who buys an Annual, or bundle, before Christmas will be entered into a prize draw for a VIP Meal of 4 at a Celtic Park restaurant on a match day. One entry for each Annual bought; pile in.
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Regarding the hun…i said last night that amongst others James Forrest had said we are watching the end game with sevco…there will be no mike ashley bailing them out, there will be no league manipulation(PLhas confirmed this)..to save them..they are on their way to oblivion…be happy….they would bury us without a thought….
Lennybhoy
I’m ok thanks mhate.
Funeral was yesterday so a strange sense of relief and utter exhaustion today.
Stayed with my Dad last night.
My parting words to him as I left this morning….’as my friend would say ….. Keep The Faith….’
HH jamesgang
big-cup-winners
23:17 on 13 December, 2014
i was married in St. Monica’s Kirkwood, now in St. Mary’s Parish.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Celtic, Celtic . . . Celtic, Celtic
Hail Hail
J, hope to see you at the CQN Coarner themorra :-)
the_huddle,
What I said.What I was getting at ,during this TV revolution,was attempts made at getting fans in through the doors.We do not do enough.When we had 60,000,fair enough,but at the moment we have 40,000.We can use these spaces to encourage fans back to Celtic Park.Who knows what the future holds,but like everyone else on here,I was brought up going to the game with my Da.We are making this too expensive for families.Forget about TV.We need fans,and the future generations to want to come to watch.Its hard enough getting kids these days to get off their @rse away from their PCs,and games without making finance another wall.
TV ,for the past 25 years has saturated football.American football,Baseball,Basketball,has the same coverage in the States,but people still want to go to the events.We must try harder.
Bcw
Is the hun number 4 in the photo from 4-2 game bfdj?
cowiebhoy
Hope so too mhate. Just need to sort out the weans!
HH jamesgang
the huddle
Good stuff.
HH
Sevco will die
Mark3 will arise ….same SFA , same MIB
The rotten core needs eradicated …otherwise ….same as it ever was
garygillespieshamstring
Do you mean the big athletic, svelte looking guy ?
Jamesgang
Hope I bump into you at the coarner tomorrow buddy.
Jamesgang
Thoughts and prayers
HH
Delaneys Dunky defo same Fr Kane my wee girl thinks the world of him, some might have faith and sometimes I question my own but in my 40+ years it’s gave me more hope than it’s taken away
Tricolour Ribbon cheers, I hate the Internet but am addicted to this site especially for the good things it does
Jamesgang cheers for the reply and even though I don’t know you prayers were said, hope that doesn’t offend
Hrvastki Jim, yet again thanks for the reply, I absolutely love this site and Paul67 should sit back sometimes and give himself a wee round of applause, I know for a fact I have pressed the button on my phone for BRTH’s stories or the Malawi schools, maybe I should be doing this without viewing a Celtic site but it actually encourages more because it’s “our” site, sad though that me be but it does encourage me more, anyway I better get the I-pad off as the Dark Fruits are finished and the voldie is staring at me, am a kid on Coatbrig bhoy never touched Buckie in my life it’s stinking !
BCW… Nice one fella.. I like the cut of your jib…. :)
bgx
23:23 on 13 December, 2014
Ccccoooorrrreeeect….HH
Bcw
Of course. Who else?
Bgx
Bury us ..??
We wouldn’t have got the chance Sevco did
Turkeybhoy
23:25 on 13 December, 2014
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Of course we have to try harder, just saying it’s easier when you have the TV money to fall back on like the German league.
In my utopia of 3 oclock Saturday kick offs and Celtic fans buying worldwide season tickets to watch games on the internet will mean cheaper tickets to walk through the gate.
Always surprised that Chelsea and Man City didn’t reduce their tickets to nothing as they didn’t need the money.
If we go 6 points clear tomorrow,I am calling WITS out for his crap post that we could lose the league this season because of Ronnie Deila.
Your claimed WITS.
jamesgang
23:23 on 13 December, 2014
I know how you feel my friend, it was a long week from when my Dad passed away, we had to wait a week for the Funeral.
Funny that you said to your Dad ‘Keep the Faith’ . My Uncle Pat (my Mum’s Bros.) a great Celtic Mhan who passed away nearly two years ago would often speak those words. I remember being in his House after his passing. As I left that night I said to my Aunt Chrissie ‘Keep the Faith’, she smiled and said oh my God Lennybhoy Pat always said that, made me feel ten foot tall.
To have faith is a wonderful thing. I hope and pray your Mum is where she should be now. I will light a Candle at Mass for your Mum, Dad and you all tomorrow my good friend.
As ever…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Bruce Springsteen: THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
http://youtu.be/1yuc4BI5NWU
Cheers ghuys.
Feelin da lurv!
HH jamesgang
the_huddle,
Think we near enough agree on everything.
bgx
23:23 on 13 December, 2014
Regarding the hun…i said last night that amongst others James Forrest had said we are watching the end game with sevco…there will be no mike ashley bailing them out, there will be no league manipulation(PLhas confirmed this)..to save them..they are on their way to oblivion…be happy….they would bury us without a thought….
…………
There will always be a Zombie form in one shape or another in Scotland.
No chance they will disappear forever.
I will be astonished if that happens.
Gerryfaethebrig
Welcome to the blog – are you a St Pats Bhoy?
Cowiebhoy and all the other CQN corner gatherers – we are in the Superstore before the match with Celtic legend Davie Hay – please come and say hello!
Gerryfaethebrig
He is a real good guy. I grew up with Martin and still keep in touch. Tell him to stop lurking and start posting here. We could do with a few more priest posters here.
Pfayr….hey David Byrne….they will be weakened beyond any of our comprehension…my thoughts…a whole new club..with around20,000 bigots follow follow…
Just what i honestly see…i do believe, as the banner said to them”your granchildren will be Celtic Fans”..
.
Morning Timland from a very cold hun free mountain valley.
Just got home from a very pleasent BBQ, exceptional vino on offer, along with a whole pig that took a day to cook, it was superb.
Then I checked my bookies balance, on a serious downer, Barca, dearie me, didn’t think to check or would have cashed out, over 6K had they won by -2.
As ever the Mrs tells me that I should have left that one out of the bet, smart cookies they wimmin >}
HH
cowiebhoy
23:25 on 13 December, 2014
I text you during the week, still waiting on a reply…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
garygillespieshamstring
Yip that’s DJ………….
gerryfaethebrig
Not offended. Honoured.
Lennybhoy
Thank you. So much.
HH jamesgang
Turkeybhoy
23:33 on 13 December, 2014
the_huddle,
Think we near enough agree on everything.
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Glad of that cheers
Woody Guthrie- This Land Is Your Land http://youtu.be/wxiMrvDbq3s
gerryfaethebrig:
You still live in ML5, I’m in Strawberry Fields?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Tric ribbon…as i said to Pfayr…my thoughts….20,000 bigots following a new club called ..whatever…just my thoughts…
Bought this mhan a drink the other week for scoring a hat trick against oldco
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B4xMrBCCAAE6nVc.jpg:large
HH
Woody Guthrie~ All You Fascists Bound To Lose
http://youtu.be/VwcKwGS7OSQ