I remember some disparaging comment from sections of the Scottish sporting media regarding Mikael Lustig’s performances for Sweden at Euro 2012. Mikael had only recently joined Celtic and was still finding his feet in Scotland. In short, we didn’t have enough information to make an informed judgement before the Euros. We do now.
His energy levels, speed, height, crossing and general levels of performance has been remarkably high and consistent. Sweden handed him the job of subduing one of the world’s top three players at their recent World Cup qualifier in Portugal, Ronaldo was shackled, scoring only when he left Mikael’s area of the field.
There is a notion that this type of player, who can perform solidly at Champions League and international level, but who we can convince to renew his contract, is more important than the more stellar performers, who have an eye on the exit door.
Adam Matthews timely return from injury will compensate for Mikael’s absence as he recuperates post-op, but we’ve never looked as effective on the right since both of them were fully fit.
The reaction to yesterday’s AGM at Ibrox has been surprising, mostly as it surprised anyone. The outcome has been a forgone conclusion for weeks (if not months), while the realisation of what the future is going to look like for Newco has finally dawned on a few.
A generation brought up to believe in sugar daddies will have to learn: expenditure must equal or be less than income over any given business cycle.
In this respect, I cannot figure why fans are so unhappy with the Newco board, whose central failing has been to spend far too much money on wages for a manager and players. From what I hear, no one at the AGM demanded football budget is cut to an appropriate level.
As their new chairman said, costs will be cut; doing so is a financial imperative. The current Rangers might play in the same colours as its liquidated predecessor, but things will never – eeeeeeeever – be the same again.
This afternoon is the final pre-Christmas posting time if you want your CQN Annual before the day:
Willie Wallace, Heart of a Lion:
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Jack Glass who, as we all know, was an absolute Pastor, was of course born John Glass.
He may not have known that he shared a name with one of the founders of Celtic but I hope that he did.
This wee fact is up there with Donald Findlay being born on the 17th March
cadizzy
14:46 on
20 December, 2013
SOT
Best album title ever
Sure nuff…
Winning captains
Sorry if this already been done but could a link be posted for donations to the Malawi appeal.
Nollaig Shona
Cadizzy
Aye – 17th March
1872.
NatKnow
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favourite song title……Warm beer, cold women by Tom Waits.
Celtic have unbanned all 128 supporters as of today and sent paper tickets for hearts and Thistle. Don’t cheer, just the boards way of getting out of offering a full refund as they know full well the 128 will not relocate.
Tory b*******s!
cadizzy
14:53 on
20 December, 2013
favourite song title……Warm beer, cold women by Tom Waits.
Nice one :-)
Favourite band name : When People Were Shorter and Lived Near the Water
Ian Paisley however once noted that Jack Glass was “a bit of an extremist”.
…..and that is up there with John Belushi telling James Taylor to go a bit easier on his drug intake
Named though you could never shame them
http://agirlcalledjack.com/2013/12/19/the-296-mps-who-voted-against-investigating-food-banks-use-and-uk-hunger-the-list/
cadizzy.
One of the best albums ever..
Saw a young guy on the street earlier ———-2 lps under his arm —The Saints -I’m Stranded / Roy Harper -Come out Fighting Genghis Smith.
A great start to the day.
Theoriginalsadiesbhoy
yorkbhoy
14:13 on 20 December, 2013
Old Trafford is in Salford… Not Manchester
Come on the Pedants…
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Happy to oblige:-)) I say it’s in Trafford Park not Salford.
Is Trafford Park not just a new name for the area to distance it from Salford? Could be wrong…
Sof Tunis- ole Roy Harper in a bit of Savile – esque bother just now.
He has not been convicted of anything but I’m putting his new album to the bottom of the pile just now.
Best album title
Microdisney – We Hate You South African B@&£)(“s. (during the apartheid era)
natKnow
how did they get the name on the drums?
Their drummer was also in another band called Band of Susans and he wasn’t even called Susan! Crazee kids!
SOT seeing anyone with any LP’s under their arm is a rarity….even ones that aren’t rarities
Masty
I thought it was two but I stand corrected.
And now I am on holiday, WooHooo!
Celtic have unbanned all 128 supporters as of today and sent paper tickets for hearts and Thistle. Don’t cheer, just the boards way of getting out of offering a full refund as they know full well the 128 will not relocate.
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I think we should discuss whether ‘unbanned’ can be used as a verb like that.
I’m happy enough to describe the 128 as ‘unbanned’ in the adjective use of the word but I have to put my foot down and not allow the verb ‘unbanned’
SusieDentsBigToeCSC
cadizzy
15:00 on
20 December, 2013
natKnow
how did they get the name on the drums?
Their drummer was also in another band called Band of Susans and he wasn’t even called Susan! Crazee kids!
I imagine, like Rod, they just had a big ole fenian crest on the drum. :-)
I remember Band of Susans well. J.Peel introduced me to them I think.
The ******* ***** treat us like ******.
True then ,true now.
Flux of Pink Indians CSC -lower east side.
Gotta go,Joe.
seen this funny
Face Swaps
@FootyFaceSwap
Malky Mackay and Vincent Tan
pic.twitter.com/uSp7z0OaJh
yorkbhoy
Couldn’t say for sure but it was Pat Crerand who told me that the ground was in Trafford Park but he preferred to think that it was in Greater Manchester.
namedroppingcsc
Do Man Utd fans say that Old Trafford is in Manchester or do they say Salford because they are too snobby to say they are from Manchester.
It’s a bit like being in Jobo-land
If you ask people from Stewartfield – which is slap bang in the middle – they will say they are from Stewartfield and not EK because their heeds are up their backsides
Hoopy-do (from err, Nerston)
Unban the ban on the use of unbanned
Police Scotland have responded to the Public Petitions Committee and say they don’t have a view on what the petition seeks (a declaration of secret society membership by judges and jurors) but then they go on to say that in their view Masonic jurors may lie if they were asked to declare membership of the Craft!
http://www.saveourglen.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/PE1491_F-Police-Scotland-18.12.13.pdf
… Suppose they’ll know best, but I’m confused and need a lie down.
sorry
better link
seen this funny
Face Swaps
@FootyFaceSwap
Malky Mackay and Vincent Tan
https://twitter.com/FootyFaceSwap/status/413805535302287360/photo/1
Best band names ever?
For sheer simplicity it’s hard to top The Band. Or even The The. There are those that were perfect at the time like UB40. Those that are clever like Led Zeppelin (from Keith Moon’s remark that the band would go down like a lead balloon).
But I think Toad The Wet Sprocket takes some beating.
James Forrest is praying for The Unconquerable Oscar Knox 14:42 on 20 December, 2013
A very good blog.
As we all know, the media in Scotland are a total joke, but I think we have to acknowledge the damage they inflicted on Rangers and now inflict on Sevco.
Without the media carrying out unofficial PR on behalf of the Rangers Group of Clubs the Zombies would not be experiencing their perpetual nightmare.
The press have provided a platform for the Murrays, Whyte, Green, King and the numerous ‘fans’ spokesmen to con the hard of thinking.
So too have the broadcast media, who not only employ many of the churnalists implicit in the con, but give broadcasting work to people who sound like they are still learning the alphabet.
I thought they weren’t banned – I thought they were suspended.
So they’ve been unsuspended or desuspended?
hoopy-do
years ago, a friend of mine was going out with a girl from Kilbarchan (posh!)
He was in the girlfriend’s house when the next door neighbour came in and he was introduced.
“and where are you from? asked the neighbour?
“Greenock” said my mate
“but it’s the Gourock end of Greenock” the girlfriend’s mother hastily added
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
15:14 on 20 December, 2013
“I thought they weren’t banned – I thought they were suspended.
So they’ve been unsuspended or desuspended?”
yeah. Which is it c’mon… don’t keep us in suspense
cadizzy
15:15 on
20 December, 2013
NatKnow – Supporting Wee Oscar
15:14 on 20 December, 2013
“I thought they weren’t banned – I thought they were suspended.
So they’ve been unsuspended or desuspended?”
yeah. Which is it c’mon… don’t keep us in suspense
I’ll go for “cut loose”! :-)
DBBIA.
Thanks for the info re ole Roy.. A pal [ who knew them both] once opined that ole Roy came close to out doing Ginger Baker on the truly awful scale.
cadizzy
14:51 on 20 December, 2013
Jack Glass who, as we all know, was an absolute Pastor, was of course born John Glass.
He may not have known that he shared a name with one of the founders of Celtic but I hope that he did.
This wee fact is up there with Donald Martin Findlay being born on the 17th March
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I think that is his full name. Martin on St Pat’s ………….Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Due to popular demand, the use of the word ‘unbanned’ as a verb is now unbanned.
However I have now banned the use of the word ‘unbanned’ as an adjective.
Which makes a mockery of my first sentence.
So I have now banned myself from making any more comment on the subject and dont want anyone to unban me, or for me to be put in an unbanned state by any other means
Best album title,best song title anything by Half Man Half Biscuit.
eg.Csi Ambleside,Trouble Over Bridgewater andAchtung Bono.
Dickie Davies Eyes,Joy Division Oven Gloves,to name but a few.
SOT
“……ole Roy came close to out doing Ginger Baker on the truly awful scale”
and that too is up there with Paisley calling Glass an extremist.
Good Album titles … and damn fine albums:
Buzzcocks – Another Music In A Different Kitchen
Magazine – Secondhand Daylight
Pale Saints – The Comforts of Madness
Public Enemy – It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Band of Susans, takes me back, I have their first lp!