Speaking to the media over the weekend, SFA president, Alan McRae, suggested it would be boring if Celtic won another treble and that Rangers (sic.) making a proper run at the title was necessary. McRae was, perhaps, the worse for wear, when Aberdeen pushed Celtic all the way in the Scottish Cup final, while finishing second in the league and League Cup runners up.
This mind-set is so informative. Aberdeen are dismissed while Newco are the great red white and blue hope. Perhaps after another season of Ibrox ineptitude the penny will drop at the top of the SFA that what people previously regarded as the ‘Rangers challenge’ is over and it’s not coming back.
Despite Newco signing their captain on a free transfer, Aberdeen have a more sustainable financial model than Newco last season’s third placed side. They have conventional banking facilities, with a credit score high enough to support an overdraft. They will lose and make money in the seasons ahead, but will never be in financial crisis.
The brutal truth is that Newco are little more than cannon fodder. They bring millions to the game, putting money into the coffers of each opponent, but their own income is insufficient to resource the challenge Alan McRae craves. This will not change until, or unless, Celtic are allowed to leave Scottish football.
No one will be able to put a glove on Celtic anytime soon. Even England struggled to do so on Saturday.
The first Celtic Quick News podcast, A Celtic State of Mind, launched yesterday. Legendary Celtic author, Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham of the Affiliation introduce the series, with guest, Paul Gallagher.
This is the first in what will be a weekly series of podcasts. I’m delighted with the people we have involved in the project. Catch it here, you will enjoy.
Listen to 'The CQN Podcast: A Celtic State of Mind' with special guest, Paul Gallagher https://t.co/GcqBRsupLY pic.twitter.com/NYtC4ETCCE
— Paul John Dykes ⭐️ (@PaulDykes) June 11, 2017
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CHAIRBHOY on 13TH JUNE 2017 12:33 AM
Well , hullawrerr, China.
Various things he said about celebrities he met on his arrival in the States suggested that he arrived there in the late`40s or early `50s.
From memory , he spoke about meeting Willie Maley.
Was at school in England before coming to Scotland for a short period of time.
His attitudes reflected someone of that age group imho.
Just my opinion.
The bottom line ? I felt he was treated disgracefully.
I recall his apologising for something he had said , but that wasn`t enough for the hounds on his trail.
Not quite the Celtic ethos they claim to espouse.
MACJAY1 @ 12:50 AM,
Thanks for the reply…
Yeah! I think a lot of what he said about those Celebs, while true, was a smoke screen.
He did a lot to keep his identity covered, so no need to be more specific.
He did have some “old school/fahioned” ideals but still think he was middle-aged. He seemed very real about some serious medical problems… so wish him all the best.
Hail Hail
CHAIRBHOY on 13TH JUNE 2017 1:01 AM
What you say may well be true.
I take people at face value and believe what they say unless I have good reason to do otherwise.
He was an avowed capitalist and gave lots of advice on financial matters. To Petec in particular .
Well , that didn`t fit the socialist narrative which dominates CQN.
I , for one , miss his cerebral and entertaining input.
Paul67,
It has to be said. A Cracking podcast.
I hope they keep it up – a high standard of podcast.
I have agreed with so much that has been said, I’d disagree with a few points. The thoughts about the Senior Players under Ronny. Yep.
Really good stuff howevaaaaah.
Those guys are as excited about Celtic as I am right here right now, Superb stuff.
Big Tam
Awesome.
The Nastiness of the foul on Tommy is cruel. I can totally understand him reacting like that.
Tommy is Legendary.
Wee plucky Scotland/Celtic.
Bridge over Troubled Rodger Waters
Stop annoying me Stuart. Sign for Celtic LONG term. ASAP
Perhaps Brendan…… ;))
Scintillating MANAGER.
Stuart has doubts in his Mind…. He doubts he can be a Player in Brendans Celtic team?
KevJ is Brighter than so many. So Bright that.
He is not Daft or a PUNK
Fearne…… Always on ma mind.
If I put up a list?
Best CQNer……
Kojo and so many others.
No UFO’s
Yeshua.CSC
It is scarey when you are attacked when you are sleeping.
As soon as I SAID… I Believe that Jesus died to take away all my Sins. The
Dark and defo demonic presence treble cleft.
Some feckers will say it is the DT’s. Hmmmmmm.
FFS.com
Who to Believe?
Beachball TIME
Party Time.
Pedro will, I think.. Get Rangers more organised.
I like Pedro. I think Brendan does 2.
Lovely Locations.
I don’t like talking about them.
They can’t shift crap players.
They are totally Goosed.
Hibs will be 2nd next Season. I’m pretty sure of that.
Ma Counterstrike/Kingpin Companion will be happy…… He is a Hibees diehard. Core. Best player in Kingpin for sure, one of the best players in CS back then.
Stokesy
Quake2Engine.CSC
Letting it go with the flow.
Incredible Detroit
The more you listen to it…… the better it becomes….. If you are a techno music person. Incredible.
Derrick played a 45 Minute set @ Rez @ Ingliston. INCREDIBLE. DJ incredible – Tribal.
It was teh Acid night… The MusicMaker done a PA (the ascidproject). His Live set was good….I thought his DJ set was not that good.
Best ever Ingliston RAVE howevaaaaaaaash. ;)) without a shadow of a doubt.
I took Micro dot and E Listening to THIS
Stay away from Every Drug. especially Pharmaceutical ones.
Drink Water as often as possible.
PETEC 447
Indeed,and good advice from the voice of experience.
MACJAY
I can honestly say that most of the people I know who voted leave did so because of immigration. They certainly didn’t do so because they thought it made sound economic sense.
In fact,most of the pro-leave media campaigning bordered on illegal,given its clearly racist agenda.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 13TH JUNE 2017 5:22 AM
MACJAY
I can honestly say that most of the people I know who voted leave did so because of immigration. They certainly didn’t do so because they thought it made sound economic sense.
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Exactly what I feel.
Is it racist to oppose immigration at a time when the NHS is stretched to the limit ? When the number of homeless is increasing ?
Lets compound the problems by increasing the demand when the demand for housing and medical services is already outstripping supply.
At a time when persons with valid visas are entering the country with the express and sole intention of killing our citizens.
By no means a blanket and permanent ban on immigration , but at the very least a significant reduction until hopefully the provision of these services is improved.
Anyway Bobby. How would you deal with this crisis ?
Please don`t say community liaison groups ?
:-)
http://www.talkingbaws.com/2017/06/video-celtics-kristoffer-ajer-scores-norway-21-debut/
Cqn investigation needed :-)
Philbhoy ‘marching’
Paddy T not ‘marching’
I demand tae know
;-)
HH
If it wasn’t for those pesky immigrants the NHS would be in an even bigger mess. I think about 1 in 6 staff are not British.
Also some of the recent attacks have been made by UK citizens.
The issue is maybe a lack of funding for police to fully investigate suspects terrorists.
Good morning friends from a rather busy Edinburgh Airport. Puerto Pllensa bound. JD Sports shop’s main display is 2 strips – Scotland and Celtic. Which is nice.
ALLGREEN on 13TH JUNE 2017 6:19 AM
If it wasn’t for those pesky immigrants the NHS would be in an even bigger mess. I think about 1 in 6 staff are not British.
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Has anyone suggested deportation ?
Where is the new club getting its finance from?
Keeping in mind the
Old club died because they lied,
Where is this new basket of assets financing themselves?
Convicted criminal David King may have difficulty getting money from those companies he disclosed to The South African revenue servicrs (sars), what interests me about the convicted criminal Dave king is the 300 or so plea bargained charges on money laundering/racketeering.Would the convicted criminal be fit and proper if monies from those money laundering activities
were being used to plunder portugals reserve side..
Dear Mr Anal Cream
Your ‘works’ team got caught cheating.
No people will be stepping up soon.
The people have a tendency for self harm.every bit of their planned cheating was overseen by your fellow crimpleen blazer wearers.
It happened Mr macrea
Your organisation oversaw cheating from its cheating favoured team.your organisation will change.
HH
Also some of the recent attacks have been made by UK citizens.
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Some the result of previous failures by immigration officials whose job it was and is to protect us.
Do you think they have improved ?
What is their track record ?
Immigrants and those seeking refuge are welcome.
Fight racism always
This is what it means to be Celtic
HH
Good morning CQN from from a dry, bright and sunny East Devon.
Enjoy your hols Jobo.
An Tearmann,
I think Philbhoy wants too confess to being a CQN Unionist too :)
He appears in awe of SFTBs posts which have more split hairs than Donald Finlay’s beard in my opinion:)
When was the last time Danish soldiers marched through Belfast or South Armagh behind a ‘Union Jack?’
Anyway I’m visiting Kilmainham Gaol today. I’ll say a prayer for all CQNers in the Stonebreakers Yard.
BMCUWPs,
Brendan Rodgers bought E’s mates breakfast on the flight yesterday.
HH
AN TEARMANN on 13TH JUNE 2017 6:45 AM
Immigrants and those seeking refuge are welcome.
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How about those planted in what is now known as Northern Ireland ?
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 13TH JUNE 2017 7:52 AM
AN TEARMANN on 13TH JUNE 2017 6:45 AM
Immigrants and those seeking refuge are welcome.
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How about those post war Jewish immigrants to Palestine ?
hi bhoys good morning from an overcast west cheshire. if your about blantyre tim thanks found the pub nice fish supper and 3 pints of stella anyway back to work hail hail.
Just back from Edinburgh airport myself having dropped youngest son off. He is bound for 10 weeks in Brunei having passed this year’s engineering exams then he goes to Finland for an Erasmus year, lucky bugger.
He reports JD Sports selling home top for £41 and asks me why Celtic are not doing the same? Hard to make the justification apart from saying the money goes to the Club to pay the inflated wages of players.
AN TEARMANN, BTW found the correct route back from Edinburgh airport this time and where I went wrong, lol. Not my fault as they had closed the road that day ;-)
So, when does treacherous Theresa…..
and,………
her Banjo Billy’s…..
get to hing their flags fae the…..
ole Downing Street roof ?
Oh, and,…….BTW,….
I wonder how many ludge votes….
Ruth would have got if,……
the peepul knew that she is…..
engaged to an, Irish Catholic girl…..
who was educated by the nuns ?
That is what Ruth said on CH 4 news…..
on Saturday.
Oh, and,…..
Sinn Fein are quite right….
not to take….
their seats……
at the back….
of the Westminster bus…..
Anyway,……
…….off-oot.
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles on 13th June 2017 7:59 am
Airports sell football tops without duty added when you show a boarding pass that’s a non-EU country.
At least that was happening a couple of years ago (rules may have changed) when my son bought a Barca top at Liverpool Airport cheaper than in the shops.
Word of The Day (In memory of a deid club)
Vicarious /vɪˈkɛərɪəs; vaɪ-/
adjective
1. taking the place of another person or thing; acting or serving as a substitute.
2. felt or enjoyed through imagined participation in the experience of others:
3. obtained or undergone at second hand through sympathetic participation in another’s experiences
4. delegated: vicarious authority
5. performed, exercised, received, or suffered in place of another:
6. Physiology. noting or pertaining to a situation in which one organ performs part of the functions normally performed by another.
Derived Forms
vicariously, adverb
vicariousness, noun
Word Origin
C17: from Latin vic ā rius substituted, from vicis interchange; see vice ³ , vicissitude
adj.
1630s, from Latin vicarius “substitute, deputy” (adj. and n.), from vicis “turn, change, exchange, substitution,” from PIE root *weik-, *weig- “to bend, wind” (cf. Sanskrit visti “changing, changeable;” Old English wician “to give way, yield,” wice “wych elm;” Old Norse vikja “to bend, turn;” Swedish viker “willow twig, wand;” German wechsel “change”). Related: Vicariously.
KTF
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 13TH JUNE 2017 5:22 AM
I can honestly say that most of the people I know who voted leave did so because of immigration. They certainly didn’t do so because they thought it made sound economic sense.
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Most who I know that voted leave did so because of sound socialist principles and not wanting to support the escalation of federal fiscal control by Deutsche Bank, international cabals running politics and the prospect of a better trading market.
Sound, socialist economics underpinned a belief in leaving the EU fro many, many people.
It is, IMHO, lazy politics and lazy journalism that puts it down to a single issue.
KTF
Alex Findlater pipes out the Highlanders in Dunedin ( Viz Edinburgh ) prior to the mach against the Lions.
Presentation of a claymore.
:-)
Macjay @ 6.32
“Has anyone suggested deportation ?”
It does not take deportation to harm nurse recruitment in the UK- Brexit, on its own is doing a fine job
EU nurse applications down
Macjay @ 6.37
“Also some of the recent attacks have been made by UK citizens.
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Some the result of previous failures by immigration officials whose job it was and is to protect us.”
These attacks were committed by UK born and radicalised “Islamists” (to use that poor phrase- I wonder if Anders Breivik and Dylan Roof were Christianists).
Are you saying that, if we stopped their, for the most part, law-abiding parents coming here, that would have been a good and just policy.
Are you the same Macjay who castigated others for being seen to use a “Sins of their Fathers being visited upon them” approach?
But it’s alright to visit the sins of the sons on the parents? I wonder if my parents shoould have been allowed to come here given the various bombing campaigns perpetrated by Irishmen on the UK mainland?