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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BOBBY
04:27
People were castigated by what they read as well. Mental.
Listen to Everyone is what I say. I Know you do that anyway.
Shining example, always.
As I said to FFM, it is very likely that every ISM was constructed in a Temple of secrecy. Always be aware of that.
voguepunter
04:33 on 14 June, 2013
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)
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Have a brilliant time ma mhan and I hope you get it on Tuesday also. You deserve it for being a Brilliant Celtic Person. Enjoy the Boss as well. :D
Where Angels play.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFqsz1f8h2o
Paul67, resintate the lnki creator?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbbBe9EKyPY
Morning Bhoys and Ghirls from a sunny Fide. I live 3 mile fae Aberdour and theres not a cloud in the sky god is looking after his own its gonnae be a scorcher. Have a superb day folks I’m bealing that i’ll miss the soiree but I’m off tae Marbella today so every cloud and aw that. Say hiya tae Willie Wallace for me and watch ma windaes wae they rocket propelled golf balls you’ve sourced fae the Baras! Hail Hail
Morning from a sunny Sandyhills. 20mins before I get up and ready for the golf.
Happy days.
Quiet night by the look of it, all very reserved and conservative.
Wish I was back home this weekend.
Enjoy the Golf Bhoys…
Other Auld Soul Mates will be attending a concert and stepping back twenty years in their dancing…
Enjoy the current SFA Anthem…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuPfbfJm2rc
Some…dead,
Now that is good news.
Also, enjoy yer hols
Slighty cloudy but Blue Sky over the Chilterns…
Hope Paul is hinting their is a route out of the SFA zone, to say their, make it up as you go along governance is tiresome is an huge understatement, the sooner the better.
BMCUW…
Saw the Woodentops a couple of times, an odd but great night was the Miners benefit at Brixton Ace, it was Orange Juices Last Gig
Orange Juice
Woodentops
Everything but the Girl
Aztec Camera
Hail! Hail!
Cheers pod i. On route to Edinburgh airport and the sun has got his hat on for you’s he’s even got his gazeebo on stand by for you’s just in case I’m sure you will all have a ball. HH
Seanbatty csc
Good morning Timland.
Good luck tae all the goofer’s…….am told the green’s
on the back nine are like glass……whit ever the feck
that means.
happygilmoreCSC.
Oh Aye!
Hope the golfers, non-golfers and bridie eaters have a great day @ the CQN open.
Can’t believe we are at number nine and I haven’t made one.
Though get the feeling I have benefited more by sharing your warmth, wisdom and wit; historical insights, hysterical insights, trials and tribulations – than watching you Golf:-)
Hail! Hail!
This day in history
Let me think back… erm.. one year ago the huns died
Happy liquidation day and happy cqn gowf day too.
Morning all.
To all the golfers – enjoy your (long) walk.
To the non-golfers – enjoy the local hospitality.
Hope there are not too many casualties!
HH!!
have a great day at the golf today lads,hope the rain keeps aff for yeez,wee Robbie glad ur on the mend son,off ooot tae work,hail hail cqn.this crow needs to fly :)
National liquidation day today!
Surely, 1 year ago today was one of the most momentous in the history of this country!
Morning my friends in Celtic, que pasa?
Jobo it’s report from Greenocks fair shores this morning amigo, I expected rain but it’s dry and sunny, it’s a great day to say …….
Happy Friday my Celtic amigos.
V
Good morning & a happy 1st liquidation day to all.
Big Carol on the beeb, says sunshine and showers for the kingdom…
Shorts on, here we go.
Fffffooooorreee.
Good morning friends and a Big Happy Liquidation Golf Open Friday from a dry, bright and sunny East Kilbride.
A very memorable day lies ahead, God willing.
Good luck to all the golfers today. I hope the weather stays reasonably good for you and that you all have an enjoyable day. Hopefully one day I wil join you. I can lose eight balls in a round no problem !
I see another wheelchaired supremo is about to gain the love of the Ibrox hoardes. Can you not get a tablet for this condition ?
Why must I be so lonely?When so many people pass me by I’ve been waiting for oh so long now And yet I’m unable to answer why I can’t be made to give up now Can you find room for me in your heart somehow?I wanna be loved I just wanna be loved I guess I’m a victim of loneliness But why should this be my destiny?A foolish man for a lot of my life Shouldn’t there be someone Someone for me?I hope and I pray some happy day That I’ll be around to hear you say I wanna be loved I just wanna be loved
HH
Weefrah
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=grbSQ6O6kbs
HH
Celts,
The show put on last in Greenock by Willie Wallace and BRT&H, was most excellent, the heads up that our Paul67 gave us previously was bang on and as always cheers sir!
A very big thank you to the Greenock Celtic committee and club members, you made it happen and made it a real pleasure.
The Greenock Celtic is home territory for me but its been a while since I’ve seen the club doing their normal good deeds, talking as big GL2 did made me think of my roots and indeed it’s the place where we went to after the funeral in St Joseph’s when my dad passed away late last year, so my thanks to the Priest for his sensitivity that day and last night for his glorious memories of Lisbon, what a credit to the church that man is.
Anyway muchachos, back to the Greenock Celtic and my scary feeling of belonging. GL2 mentioned a substantial figure paid by the Greenock club and in CFC’s name it would be going to 125 4 125 CFC charity, it made me think of ditching my shoes/trainers and doing a wee bit for my ain club, ………. Watch this space or watch them bare feet!
Lastly thanks to GL2 and the bhoys at the Greenock Celtic for last night, a big Hail Hail to you all.
Sunny Green oak on the Clyde CSC
Vinny
RIP Nelson Mandela
Good morning CQNers everywhere, sunny in Halfway. Hope Aberdour is just as nice. Beware anyone standing to my left at tees.
extremeslice CSC
Sorry ignore my last should have checked it out apparently only a rumour
Top of the morning to you all from Fife where the sun is shining and there are only a few fluffy white clouds to the north east but generally the sky (particularly over the Aberdour area) is clear and blue.
Blue is not the way I feel today. God is in his heaven on this fine Liquidation Day, and the Celts go marching on, even though it is the closed season.
Have a good day at Aberdour all you golfers.
Long live Nelson Mandela
Hail Hail
BelfastCelt
RIP Nelson Mandela
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Is that just coming through…. God Bless Him
Seen him once in heathrow, Engerland game was on at shuttle terminal, nobody noticed…I Did,I think he was going to Scotland for something, Engerland bore me!!
One of the most important men of this time
HH
how apt that on the first anniversary of the great liquidation that many cqners will be meeting at the 19th to get liquidated themselves – enjoy – hope the weather holds out for you
Nelson Mandela is finally free.
May he rest in peace.
TT
RIP
Nelson Mandela
TT et al
Hopefully he graces us with a little more time but he’s a living legend and much loved by all ✊
MTF amigo!
Vinny
Can only find a visit in 1993… thought it wasn’t that far back…getting old…aren’t we all
Peace to the great man…if this cyber rumour is true
HH
MTF is the new way of saying KTF :>)
Mandela day.
RIP
Happy Liquidation Day everyone
HAIL HAIL
belfastcelt
07:37 on 14 June, 2013
Sorry ignore my last should have checked it out apparently only a rumour
……..
ENOUGH!
It was my Irish friend who posted mistakenly, no more please.
V