With former Rangers International director, Charles Green, no longer on the scene, Scottish Football League chief executive, David Longmuir, has had a sudden change of heart. After encouraging member clubs to reject the SPL proposal to merge leagues, yesterday he congratulated clubs who voted for the merger as “reluctant heroes”.
SFL president, Jim Ballantyne, was less pragmatic, “We are joining their [SPL] company, their organisation. They have swallowed us up. We could use nice words about it, but it is a takeover.”
On this occasion, we concur with Mr Ballantyne, who went on to say, “It will be for others to decide if this step takes us to where we want to go.”
The truth is that while this arrangement will do lots for clubs in the second tier of the game it will fundamentally change nothing, our challenges remain.
News this morning of impending financial doom at Hearts as a result of their lender and major shareholder going into liquidation presents another challenge. Hearts over-reached what looked like a bizarre attempt to spend money like there was no tomorrow. Memories of Zadoc the Priest blasting over the PA system at Tynecastle heralding their access to the Champions League qualifiers in 2006 will seem hollow now.
Scottish football has one perfectly solvent cash cow and nearly 40 businesses teetering on the brink. Send the cash cow off to graze in pastures where it can be fattened in return for writing a cheque big enough to solve the game’s problems.
Willie Wallace will be at the Celtic Store, Argyle St, for late night shopping, from 5.30-7.30 pm tonight (Thursday). Where you can buy a signed copy of his book and have a chat with the man himself. Bring a camera.
Immediately after leaving the Celtic Store Willie and Brogan Rogan (and a pile of books) are heading to the Greenock Celtic Supporters’ Club for a CQN Question and Answer evening. Entry costs £2 (all of which is going to our charity causes). DON’T FORGET YOUR CAMERA!!
Raffle tickets for this fabulous signed Celtic strip cost only £1, you’ve two days left to get a ticket, so fill your boots here.
Tomorrow, while some of us are relaxing in Fife, over a hundred Celtic fans will drive north ahead of a 1254125 Ben Nevis climb and Huddle. Two of our own are then cycling from Fort William back to Glasgow on Sunday…. They need sponsors for their 1254125 campaign. Even if you can’t make it up Ben Nevis you can help out here.
And, if your stuck in Lanarkshire tomorrow there’s a trivia quiz in aid of the Walk Centre, Nakuru, Kenyan, who help children and families of the slum. Quiz takes place at St John The Baptist Church Hall, Uddingston, 7.30 – 11.30.
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Is CQN down test
Just getting ready for ‘ the bands’ at Riviera in Vegas and popped on to congratulate my son on getting a 2.1 with honours in Accounting today. Proud as punch.
Having a brill time with fellow Tims.
Off oot KevJ style.
Hail! Hail!
GREENLION2
Sounds like a marvellous night had by one and all.
For a fella who is approaching middle-age,Willie has boundless reserves of energy,and he’s golfing tomorrow wi some real madmen too!
Them Dextrosol and Pro-plus must be marvellous.
I’m shattered just thinking about it.
Most importantly,a H-U-G-E well done to all concerned for the donation to good causes.
None of this creaming it off stuff where us TIMS are concerned…….
16 ROADS
The milk of human kindness has been to the fore tonight on here-a great wee night to be honest,barely a disagreement or note of dicord.
Normally I would have been bored and wound someone up for the hell of it,but I got consumed by the general bonhomie…..
How you keeping,fella? You for heading down to Dublin on the 10th?
I’ll be looking to make Brentford next month. Best I’ll manage till September.
Ah,well.
Might as well go for a hat-trick and a top of the page…….
Cheap thrills,eh?
G’day
BMcUW
Hello and what in the world of Celtic is happening ?
Vinny
This was one of the first links I sent this guy because I was annoyed that he never responded, it turned out it was a hotmail issue as well. :))
http://www.counterpunch.org/2012/10/24/the-dark-age-of-money/print
Today he is going to lay to rest someone so very special to him, unrelated as well. This guy is one of the finest Men, IMO, to walk God’s Earth.
I would like to think that people are now more aware than ever that Prayer is ever so powerful. As God has made us all individual, it is my opinion that the more individuality in the Prayer, i.e. talking to God as if he is right there With You (Holy Spirit) and not just repeating lines like Babylonians, then the more impact it will have.
God gave us Free Will.
A song for the moonhowlers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gPBZjXroEzk
VMHAN
To be honest,not a lot.
Neither discord nor disharmony,barely a bad word about the board,and we finalised the Balde deal.
Oh and the still-deid huns are about to be joined in hell by their fellow bigots from the east.
I gather Greenock was a great place to be a TIM tonight?
We never did no harm,we never did no harm.
BOBBY,
When is the Brentford game?
Aidan will be with me for the 2 weeks I’m off near the end of July, apologies about not coming down for a swally session. If the game is on within the timescale then We will be down watching the game at least. After Saturday night he might even want to take the guitar everywhere.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NrLBlw9WZE
excited.csc
PETEC
That was some article-I’ll read it again in the morning as it is a fair bit to get to grips with first-off!
Brentford match is July 20. I’m defo going-call me over the weekend about it.
And my fav Roses track too-how thoughtful…..
6 roads – Neil Lennon walks on water.
03:24 on 14 June, 2013
We never did no harm,we never did no harm.
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As ma raving buddy said when we listened to it for the umpteenth time in the Metro…..
The Tit Factory – AKA
TTF – Retribution.
Punish the guilty!!!
It sends shivers doon the back of the neck though now, without any narcotics. Unbelievable.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hF81u9e08zU
If Campbell is in situ, still. It means Campbell is one of the leakers or that Celtic are out of here and will resurrect Scottish Football in the process by sharing wealth. Auldheid has been calling for this for a while, albeit in the old framework.
BOBBY
3:43
Karen will definitely want the wee guy that weekend as she won’t see him for 2 weeks.
Bingo
Can you get a ticket?
PETEC
A band who should have been bigger-The Woodentops
http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=OJf-hIi0YpI
Waterfall always reminds me,a bit,of this track.
!6 roads and not 6 @ 3:45, sorry for the typo111 ;))
PETEC
Gonna get it in the next few days,so two is no problem.
Kip at mine on the Saturday if you like.
I6 ROADS
Yer being very cryptic tonight.
What’s the Hampden Roar?
BOBBY,
I can always shoot the breeze with you, no matter what.
I had a quick look in the mirror there (whilst doing a pee) and my left ear is definitely bigger than my right ear.
Is it common to have odd sized ears? I hope Gordy will feel a lot less self conscious about how tall he is now. :))
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WFWX17pyDo
Morning .
Would like to wish all oor CQN gowfers(fekn queer hawks) a great day oot
at Aberdoooooor…..would like to ,but can’t be ersed.hh
petec
Yir big ear……is that why they called you’ bus stop ‘at school?
PETEC
I expect so,few of us have same size feet,for instance.
However I rarely use mirrors when I am drinking,drunk,been drinking,or choking for a pint.
Because they always lie to me on such occasions….
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
03:56 on 14 June, 2013
I’d appreciate it if you bought an extra ticket.
I will bring the green smoke bombs, oops have I triggered another word?
I’m sure i posted the audio 3 or 4 years ago from Radio Liberty on CQN!!! where the UK and the US were circumventing laws by using eithers intelligences agencies.
Even, The Smoke Detector knows about Echelon, probably because he listened to the audio 3 years ago. :D
Without the Huns around, we really should Judge a lot less, there is nae excuse.
Listen to what everywan hus to say.
VOGUEPUNTER
Trust you to lower the tone-the remnants of the oul moon howlers were trying to be deep and meaningful there!
Well,by our standards at least….
BMCUWP
You moonhowlers have been too laid back recently,yeez need rummelled up.
Echelon and various other enterprises have never been a secret,Pete.
Everyone knows of the existence of the likes of GCHQ and many of us have seen outlying listening posts on our travels
Colerne in Wiltshire,for instance,which is part of the complex at nearby Corsham.
I just wonder why the big furore now?
Someone is doing a bit of disinformation with their own agenda is my best guess.
The fact that the fella is in HK is probably part of that MO…
voguepunter
04:04 on 14 June, 2013
petec
Yir big ear……is that why they called you’ bus stop ‘at school?
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Without wanting to make you feel uncomfortable about how tall you are. :))
Ye ur all Giants around that Rutherglen area, we all know about the Giants and the Nephilim.
research but don’t be too afraid. :D
Obviously the Noah stuff is from way way bach.
I keep saying there is nothing new under the Sun.
BOBBY
Echelon goes way Bach to right after WW2, apparently.
VOGUEPUNTER
Damn right!
Not so long ago,the righteous amongst us would read back over the assorted rumblings of a weekend morning and splutter over their cornflakes.
Letters to The Guardian (of CQN morality) were fired off forthwith.
Veins were seen to be popping in furrowed brows and bald pates,eyes bulging,the indignation was palpable.
And nearly as much fun as the previous few hours of anarchy!
Oh happy days….
petec
You all set for Saturday?G64 back from hols that day with his duty free lovebeads
fae Ibiza.Hope the air traffic controller strike doesn’t stretch to ole Espana..
I mean ,who is gonna be lookin for Stone roses tix?
voguepunter
04:17 on 14 June, 2013
BMCUWP
You moonhowlers have been too laid back recently,yeez need rummelled up.
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My Son has been prescribed steroids twice because of a wheezy chest.
He has grown way more than a kid that was in the same under 9 Celtic community team who has not had any medication.
Pharmakeia and take a ball into the Green if you are going VP on Saturday so we can have a kick about. The wee guy will do a Maloney or a McGeady with ease, let me reassure you. :))
Righto,chaps-bed for me.
Early start in the morning. Got a barman starting at 9am and I don’t want him to be on his own….
Love beads from Ibiza?
Anything like the love beads Kyle Bartley got from some Glasgow lass?
petec
Hope yir young un is good,but why torture him with manky music?
I’m not going Saturday,saving myself for the boss Tuesday(that’s not me on a promise
fae the missus) :O)
The wee guy will do a Maloney or a McGeady with ease, let me reassure you. :))
What,eff off first chance he gets?
BMCUWP
Couldn’t have happened to a worser guy :O) big eejit behavin like ragers
were a big team.hell please don’t mend him.
Beer finished ,off to bed ,night /morning ghuys.hh