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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Any of you golfers out there?
Would appreciate any pics loaded up to CQN/Facebook.
Cheers Bhoys
Looking like bar the 4th and 9th, we’re gonna be playing straight into the teeth of a brisk west wind on the way out tomorrow, rain in the face. The first and eighth will be a particular challenge.
Best advice I can give?
Bring yer other pair of socks if you want dry feet in the evening.
ACGR I stole one box of cornflakes, it doesn’t make me a cereal criminal.
She will come in handy for u an the bhoy poachin right enough.
Keep on rocking in the free world.
Neil young here we come.
“I am 22 years old and here to learn from Gary Hooper. He is a good striker.”
Gary to sign a new deal?
http://twitpic.com/cx0pri
new number 17 at Celtic
“My style is quite similar to Emmanuel Adebayor. I like to set up goals as well but I am here to score goal.”
“I would like to follow Jorge Cadete and do more than him here if I can.”
“I am a fighter, a believer. I believe in myself. Have worked hard to be in this position wearing a Celtic shirt and I deserve it.”
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles
I was in Basel yesterday the Rhine is as high as I’ve see for a good few years, the wee ferry’s can’t cross..
“Celtic are a big club and have won a lot of trophies and play in the Champions League – that is why I am here.”
One of the zombies must have asked “why not Crystal Palace” again.
don’t know where paul gets this nonsense about playing in another country’s league, there’s fupp all precedent
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_clubs_playing_in_the_league_of_another_country
PMTYH Cheers, got it and tickets purchased.
HH
“Felt proud watching that (Barcelona) game as it shows Celtic are a very good team and good club. I am a supporter & loved it.”
hmmm…
No a bad day by all accounts, we’ve got a new player. The gobshite that is GCT has had the all clear, only too glad I’ll have the opportunity to fall out with him hopefully many times in the future, agcr has bred us all another source of legal information if she ever gets time away from defending his brother, for a full house I’m waiting for miki67 to tell us his radiology stuff is finished and he’s recovering, come on miki yer important
tbb,
Don’t they have sock drying radiators in the restaurant ?
Exactly the reason I don’t like middle class sports, too busy smelling their own farts a d congratulating themselves on their own good taste
Neil young…. I’m here and here we go
Yeeeeha!
To all the cqn gowfers….
Hope it stays dry…. apart from the 19th hole
Don’t lose your temper… or your balls
Get plenty birdies…. Eagles. .. and maybe an albatross. But no bogies
And … look after the odd couple in the bar.. ;)
canamalar
You’re a regular Stoic, eh. A latter day Cato.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah
you gotta laugh
they thought they were invincible
stillpincingmyselfcsc
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
Congratulations to your Princess your wife and yourself,
Ms ACGR has obviously had a stable base to work from, an outstanding family success story.
beproudofyourselfcsc.
Amido Balde welcome to the celtic family may your days with us be blessed & tropy laden.
Celtic Graves @CelticGraves
After 18 months we believe we have found the resting place of Founding Father James Curtis in Australia.
Jan 11 2011 they started searching. A search that went via Canada and ended up in Australia. Makes you truly proud to be a part of the Celtic family.
pincing wtf
Looking for some help fholks,one of the posters on here has been suggesting a song that the GB should add to their repertoire,its a good old Irish song but I can’t for the life of me remember which one it is, any help would be appreciated
HH
canamalar
You are a good mood today,have you been kidnapped and brain washed by a bunch of tree hugging peacniks
SACK THE BOARD
MASONIC CABAL
canamalar. How VERY dare you! : )))
the worst thing on the horizon for a lot on here is a bad round of golf tomorrow – in perspective – these are great days for us – enjoy
You can tell canamalar’s been at the happy pills again.
GCT,
That was genuine, glad to see we will be sparring for a few more years, no surprised to see its all about you and you can’t spare a thought and prayer for those still in serious trouble. Zero about your response cared for anything but your say
canamalar
it is a game not a sport
RRC,
Your ticket for “The Boss” safely in my hands,
5 days and counting till this,
The Rising
Get yourself up here.
Leftclick, cheers the girl put in four years hard work and deserves it. She’s a glutton for it though and is going to Lieden to do a post grad year in the hope of getting a route into the Haig so she can string up some war criminals.
Canamalar might need to wait a wee while for his information.
HH
Colour Blind Bhoy
18:12 on 13 June, 2013
Sandman, from page 3, just logging in, have the tickets gone?
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Not yet – someone was about to take them at back of 6 but reneged.
Still up for grabs – let me know.
For anyone who’s looking:
STONE ROSES TICKETS x 2!
Okay lads and lasses –
I am unable to make the Roses Glasgow Green gig this Satrurday. So there’s 2 tickets going for face value.
My mate and his wife are holding them, can meet anyone interested at time and point for exchange.
first come, etc, if you’re interested.
Give a shout on here then get my mail addy from Paul and we can arrange collection.
Forget facebook, get real friends- stop hiding and get out there! I’m just a bad example because I’ve nae mates. But I’m still not on facebook. Resilience for ye,eh? Oops, dropped a stitch…….
Come on lhads miki67 it’s no about me, seriously I want the full house it’s been a good news day for the blog people there’s one more we need to keep going
I like the cut of the big man’s jib..
“I am 22 years old & here to learn from Gary Hooper. He is a good striker.”- Amido Balde.
starry plough
cut of the gib
great phrase look it up if you don’t know the origin it is Quite interesting
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDPwBN_IKxs