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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a Coatbridge bhoy living the dream
HH
Will do Delaney although still a bit apprenshive to speak to the parish priest about fitba
Big cup winner played loads of time down at Kirkwood sports barn but I was an Espiside kid too busy fighting with the Kirkwiod Kangaroos as a youngster,
Winning Captains… St Pats is kid on Tic fans, St Augustines primary then St Ambrose same school as Tom Boyd (legend and great Celtic man) Mallky MacKay & David Marshal
CQN corner
As i near the big 50
I fear i might now qualify for admission to the CQN corner.
Tear the fascist down – Woody Guthrie
http://youtu.be/jKVnur5DkdI
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wee Joe on top of the world
HH
Jamesgang
You and your lot have been in a wee group of weans in North Glasgow’s prayers pal.
God Bless my friend.
Turkey
WITS is a Dublin wind up merchant. A real funny one. :))
roy croppie
23:40 on 13 December, 2014
Gerry a Greenend Bhoy may have lived the dream mate but his time did not last for long for whatever the reason was who knows.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Jump for joy Anton
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HH
Roy Croppie
Gerry Creaney ??
Cocaine Blues – Woody Guthrie
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Lennybhoy I am a Summerlee Bhoy, but now in the Protestant enclave known as Gartsherrie, it annoys them more when I proudly wear the hoops going up to the bookies or the Bammy (La Ronde) I sometimes drink in the Banks club which isn’t too far away from you, never been a Big Tree drinker but have had a beer or 10 in the Forge and Barneyard in days gone by
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Lennybhoy
he must have some memories
HH
gerryfaethebrig
Welcome to CQN.
HH
Gerryfaethebrig
great posts. Liviesque. Make sure and keep posting fhriend.
Watching the bloated Epl on MoD Richardson sending off (Aston Villa) very similar to the Gomis one against us and everyone in agreement a red all day everyday.
Must be an agenda.
Statingtheobviouscsc
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
23:45 on 13 December, 2014
that’s the Bhoy
HH
….pfayr supports weeoscar
23:45 on 13 December, 2014
Yip, Gerry Creaney, a few years after he stopped playing he picked me up in a Taxi.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Zico
What about your niece?
….pfayr supports weeoscar
23:26 on 13 December 2014
Not by the time Michael is finished with them….they won’t have ipox, car park, murrayskint park etc….HH
roy croppie
A great day that unfortunately ended
with me spending several hours after the game
in the company of the Ruglen constabulary
for the heinous offence of jumping on the back of a bus.
They did however allow me to leave before closing time.
Happy days.
TET
Did Barca not draw meaning you were 3 away from a result? I emptied my last remnants from my Bet365 a/c on a 5 fold from your predictions the other night in the CL.
Thats me down from £2k winnings 2 years ago to zero. Think i’ll chuck it. Twas never meant to be for me :-(
Gordon64
I think Morrisons six quid prosecco beats tescos £6 bottle. You could neck one en route tae McCoys or get yourself down early and collect a bucket!
Mr. Hitler – Leadbelly
http://youtu.be/VQva5wKSfzM
I’d like Them’s to split, some staying with Ashley and The Spivs, and the rest of them following “real Rangers men” version of a Third Rangers………
They could fight amongst each other then, two runt, ugly identical twins.
Gerryfaethebrig
Teĺl him you have been talking to Garry D, his pal from Corpus Christi & St. Thomas Aquinas. Fr. Martin is a huge Celtic man. :)
delaneys dunky
23:34 on 13 December, 2014
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.
……
There’s a priest in Clydebank posts on Kerrydale St.
Well he used to anyway.We’ll keep schtum on that wan..
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Gorbals Bhoys HH
G64
whit are you like?
HH
gerryfaethebrig
23:45 on 13 December, 2014
Lol…Gartsherrie, been in the Club, you know the one only once. When I saw yon flag inside the door I left.
Drank in the Bammy as well. We float between the Forge and Big Tree, the Barnyard was a haunt many years ago but not now. If you are ever going to the Forge or Big Tree let me know.
Drop me a mail and I’ll pass you my number lennybhoycfc@gmail.com
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Turkeybhoy
I’m sure WITS will be terrified
LeadBelly – Where Did You Sleep Last Night
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hamiltontim
Again I’m humbled and eternally grateful.
Was at a Mass dedicated to her on Thursday. And read of another in one of the cards of condolence.
The amazing kindness from here and beyond has been an amazing source of comfort.
HH jamesgang
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Murdo scored some belters
HH
Lennybhoy…. I sort of know Gerry Creaney he scored barrow loads of goals at school boy level, St Pats and All Saints, his father Gerry paraded him everywhere Dundee boys club Notts Forest the lot, when he was finished and working as a taxi driver my good friend got in his taxi one night, my mucker was a bit awestruck and asked him what is was like to score the winner against the Huns, Mr Creaney totally dismissed him and said why do people always ask me this it doesn’t even excite me, my mate who was gutted quick as a flash said “I will excite you this fare is for George Square” true story he said it’s the best £15 he ever spent !
Good late evening friends!
** LAST MAN STANDING 2 – THE FINAL!! **
A real cull today when the 7 remaining competitors were cut sown to just 2.
So we say goodbye to –
> The Token Tim, Kelvinbhoy and GG (who each picked Inverness)
> saint stivs (who plumped for Dundee Utd); and
> Paulo’s Boots (who was still standing until Motherwell graciously conceded a 90th minute equaliser)
Which means that we have 2 finalists – Penfold and jammabhoy who both went for Hamilton today.
And so to next weekend’s fixtures. Both finalists have already picked Celtic, Inverness and Hamilton. In addition Penfold has already taken St Johnstone whilst jammabhoy has picked Dundee Utd.
Next weekend’s set of fixtures are shown below. The deadline for submitting your picks is NOON on SATURDAY, otherwise you’ll have HAMILTON as your default team. Send pick to cqnpredictor@gmail.com
Fixtures
Aberdeen v Kilmarnock
Partick Thistle v Dundee
Ross County v Hamilton
St Johnstone v Inverness
St Mirren v Motherwell
Dundee Utd v Celtic
Best of luck!
Jobo
gerryfaethebrig
Had a membership for the Banks a few years ago, I’m friendly with one of Terry’s (who used to run the Banks) Son-in-Law.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
67 heaven
Of course …that’s up there with CFC underhandedly ensuring the demise of Sevco ..
turkeybhoy
23:32 on 13 December, 2014
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.
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No offence mate but we’ve all made posts that we could be called out for.
You made a claim from Turkey that the Celtic casuals were at Motherwell the night of the trouble last year, they weren’t but without actually being there you persisted with the claim.
Just an example mate.
TCR
Italian named priest?
Roy Croppie
Get the tunes on