Of all the supporter-related offenses Uefa are disciplining football clubs on at the moment the use of lasers annoys me most (with the appropriate caveat for health and safety matters).
Racism, health and safety violations, violence flares are all appropriate reasons to sanction a club but it’s always bothered me that Uefa seem to let the continental fashion for shining powerful lasers into the faces of opposing players and managers was not tackled appropriately.
I was, therefore, pleased to hear Uefa disciplined Olympiacos for, among a rich litany of offenses, their fans pointing a laser at Anderlecht players during their recent Champions League game. The Greek club have been ordered to close the more colourful part of their stadium for their last 16 game against Manchester United.
It will surprise few of us that despite the Greeks being sanctioned for using lasers, Milan have gone unpunished, despite their fans pointing lasers at Celtic players during our recent drubbing.
These games are supervised and televised from multiple angles. If the use of lasers attracts a punishment, and it should, the rules must apply without fear or favour.
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macanbheatha Oscar Abú
It was just a plug for a book that i thought explained why we are where we are in a really logical way.
clunks
02:30 on
Sorry cara nothing personal
just in one of those moods
any way away to ma kip oíche mhaith
And if 2 or 3 people buy it and read it then we are just 2 or 3 people closer………..
macanbheatha
No probs. Buy it and read it. The breadth and scale of it is just unbelievable!
clunks
02:10 on
20 December, 2013
Your as about as funny as frankie boyle
Up like a bird
Cheers, I think………..
The Falsification of History: Our Distorted Reality
Aye. So everybody should read more books.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8APOBmhDlXg
“never trust people who’ve only got one F^&*^*ing book” Billy Connolly
Do we know for sure it was the Olympiacos Ultras who did the laser abuse, or is it true just because the Greek meeja said so?
Mags and FFM
Thank feck i didnt break the blog………….
FFM
Give it time,mate.
It was The Green Brigade.
FFM – I’m the only conspiracy theorist in the village)
03:09 on
20 December, 2013
Do we know for sure it was the Olympiacos Ultras who did the laser abuse, or is it true just because the Greek meeja said so?
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Does it really matter The scottish sfa and Media said the rangers never really died .
At the End of the day it is all up to your imagination ,….if you believed it happenend,or not it is up to you really ,depends on your realistic radarism tbf,….i know the truth ,….iti s out their dooorooo rooor rooooor rooooo
i know the truth
Clunks,
Frankie Boyle is v funny :)
BMCUW
Love Paul to bits but am v sceptical of recent articles. Could have been written by PL himself :)
Am not inclined to think Olympiacos supporters are bad because UEFA said so, despite their tough stance on ethics, har de har.
up like a bird,
The truth is out there!
Must be clearer from your view :)
UP LIKE A BIRD
Problem is,as the line from the movie goes,the huns “can’t handle the truth”
Hence it is never said. The preferred method is to continue to pander to their inherent supremacist attitudes which got them,and the country,into this mess in the first place.
Lancing a boil is painful,but it works.
And if cancer is present,cut it out. Leaving either just stores up trouble for the future.
FFM
I’m always loathe to criticise PAUL67. Firstly,he rarely has a pop back at anyone (the sod is just no fun at all,eh?!),and secondly,it reeks of being invited to someone’s house and criticising the wallpaper.
He knows that his views on the current state of affairs aren’t universally popular,same as I know mine aren’t. Neither of us-none of us,in fact-are trying to win a popularity contest. All of us want just the one thing,and that is what is best for Celtic FC.
I reckon our genetic pool of fiery rhetoric and rebellion comes to the fore when we discuss things which really matter to us. As you know,I am rarely serious about anything apart from football and my family. I even treat politics with disdainful humour nowadays. I don’t think I’m alone in that.
So it figures,really,that given a forum such as this to air our views about one of the few things which really matter,discussions can get heated and positions will become entrenched. That’s why I don’t get as upset as some about the ferocity of discussion at times.
The personal side of it,though,is bang out of order. However,I well remember quite a few examples of people arranging to meet elsewhere,and that hasn’t happened for a long time.
So maybe the blog isn’t as bad nowadays as the rose-tinted glasses tell us. Maybe Wagon Wheels WERE always that size!!
Bmcuwp
I have gave up in it all after the Milan game,and i said ,Why should i pay into a rigged event ,
I will stand by it,..priniciples will prevail ..god bless Celtic and every body who is envolved in it.
God Bless ,good luck and Hail Hail
This is interesting from James Forrest earlier
http://www.onfieldsofgreen.com/meet-the-new-boss/
1) The spivs run the club like a business
2) The spivs sell the shares back to the fans
3) The Rangers fans boycott to get the spivs out
4) The spivs crash the club through mismanagement
5) The spivs cash in on the assets … the club survives … for a while
.hmmmmm..I’m still not seeing the wooden stake through the heart as they rest in their current coffin.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
03:49 on 20 December, 2013
Good post! Remind me to behave.:)
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
03:49 on
20 December, 2013
FFM
Unaccustomed as I am to throwing around compliments……………………
Nevertheless,I feel the need to say……………
You got it in a wanny.
macjay1 for Neil Lennon
04:50 on 20 December, 2013
Apologies for being mean to you the other night :)
Yup we are all Celtic!
Mag
4.52
Mate.
Never a problem.
We`re all passionale Tims.I love that.
There are always going to be boil overs.
Hit happens.
:-)
(You can’t drink the tap water here…lol)
VIRGIL VAN DIJK has lifted the lid on the massive culture shock he has experienced since joining Celtic.
The Dutch defender has been a hit since his £2.6million summer arrival from Groningen. But Van Dijk admits that life in Glasgow’s goldfish bowl is tough and has turned him into a recluse at times.
In an interview with a Dutch magazine, the 22-year-old also voiced his amazement at the pelters he took from Hoops fans following his display in the 2-0 Champions League loss to Shakhtar Karagandy.
Van Dijk said: “The rivalry with Rangers is still huge. I recently came out of a coffee shop and a strange man offered me his hand.
“He said: ‘Virgil, I think you’re a terrific player, but I hate you all the same.’ Nice, eh?
“There are parts of Glasgow where it’s best for you not to go if you are a Celtic player.
“Mostly it’s the other way round. There are so many Celtic fans about I can barely cross a street.
“I’ll mostly wear a hood, but people recognise me all the same.
“I recently went for a meal with my girlfriend Rike, and a group of women came and stood round our table. They were in high heels and dressed up to the nines, but it was annoying.
“I posed for a photo with them, and then sent them away. That is something I didn’t have to cope with when I was with Groningen.
“Our apartment has a great view, but we seldom go outside. We have our shopping delivered.
“You can’t drink the tap water here, so this way we avoid having to carry the bottles of mineral water upstairs.
“Celtic’s fans are great, so long as things are going well. If your performances dip they are quick to let you know.
“I should not have played against Karagandy, as I was not fully fit. It turned out to be a terrible night. I couldn’t sleep afterwards, and the social media exploded. Let’s say the fans were not happy with me!
“The game in Scotland is very physical.
“I have to admit the teams in the lower half of the league are experts in booting the ball long and high up the field.
“But I have got to play in the Champions League. That is something you can only do when you play for a top club.
“Glasgow is a world-class city. I would like to stay over here for quite a while longer.”
BMCUW,
Apols for delay. Popping in and out with phone and Frantic making it difficult.
Good post indeed.
But hope Paul can indulge our mistrust. Its important.
ed.
ALFRED FINNBOGASON has dealt a blow to Celtic’s hopes of signing him by claiming he wants to play in ENGLAND.
Hoops boss Neil Lennon jetted out to Holland to spy on the £5m-rated Heerenveen hitman against AZ Alkmaar in their midweek cup tie.
But long-time target Finnbogason — who could quit his club next month — said: “For every boy from Iceland, the English Premier League is still the promised land.”
twists n turns
05:11 on 20 December, 2013
So he should fit in well at Celtic then. No?
Maggie
We are only a stepping stone to the EPL if CL football is on show. With 3 qualifiers to negotiate again, he would probably see it as a gamble moving to us in Jan. I suspect the English championship is viewed in higher esteem than the SPL. Perhaps even League 1.
T`was once weel kent.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5kfo2vTcmg
Morning CQNRs; almost time for the day shift
Mildish 6° here in S.W. Germany.
ThoughtI’dgetthatinbeforeJobotodayCSC :-)
Hi ho…it’s off to work I go.
Yesterday I was sleepy…today I think I’ll be grumpy. I’m saving happy to use on Tuesday next week. Laterz
How do we tell burds that we DONT want Old Spice or Brut gift sets for Christmas? Grrr. Burds. Oil of Ulay gift set with a pair of slippers should do it, with Celtic DVD wish list :))
Wow cooling down nearly 33 and 5:40
That’s a surprise we can’t drink the the water in Glasgow.
BMCYWP
You sure talk some gash at times. Got to be one of the single most self servicing most stupid posts I’ve read on here in years. You really are a silly, stupid eejit of a … was going to say man then remembered you are from Kilwinning. Anyway, I’m on the next train doon to Julian Banjo’s so I’ll meet you ootside the No1 lodge for a square square go. Bring somebody to haud your coat and your curled up winkle pickers!
MWD :-)
BMCUWP
Spot on re personal abuse thrown about
Cannae be bother with it …I’ll mannered and often dished out by those who wouldn’t say it to you face to face
Of late it has caused me to become less interested in CQN and when I’m on I tend to converse with those I know ….at least if they abuse me i can punch the bandit the next time I see him :-))
Wagon wheels were massive …defo shrunk …or maybe I’m just massive now ???
HH
Someone should tell Virgil that our tap water is fine. Cheeky bugger!!
How to combat sectarian bigotry in Scotland
It would have been inappropriate to comment on Tomoblog on the matter of David Limond whilst on assignment covering the appalling events in the Central African Republic recently.
So by way of tying up loose ends from the Channel 4 News investigation of intimidation of wider society by a small underclass of Rangers “fans”, let me just make the following observations.
David Limond is a criminal and a bigot. Indeed it is his bigotry that led him into criminality and at last he has faced and received justice at Ayr Sheriff Court.
He will face some more next year when he is sentenced and Sheriff Scott Pattison said at his 2-day trial: “I view this as very serious and I am strongly considering a custodial sentence.”
He’s been convicted of sending a threatening communciation aggravated by racial and religious prejudice likely to cause a reasonable person fear or alarm.
What strikes me as odd is that it took the intervention of Channel 4 News to shut down Limond and the vile sectarian and racial hatred he spewed out between 9 and 10 pm on the internet broadcast “Rangers Chat” – an online hateshow.
With the single exception of the victim nobody, but nobody in Scotland did anything about it.
Why didn’t anyone in Scotland bother?
Why didn’t anyone at Rangers bother?
Why didn’t the vast majority of decent Rangers fans bother?
What does this episode tell us about Scotland’s continued blindness to obvious criminal bigotry and racism that nobody, nobody, in that country saw fit to do a single thing to nail Limond – bar the victim herself – until we pitched up?
It so happened that the offensive broadcast of coincided with a Channel4 News investigation of a small minority of Rangers “supporters” who mounted campaigns of intimidation against lawyers, journalists, football club directors – frankly anyone who upset these peculiarly thin-skinned cowards.
We were contacted by the police and handed them a recording of one of Limond’s broadcasts in which he and other likeminded bigots poured obscene and threatening comments at one woman who had had the temerity to do her job and do it well.
Limond called this woman, who is now a successful journalist, a “Provo ****” and a “f***pig”.
His show featured a jingle with the words “Taig of the Day” and “Scum of the Day” (for those outwith the sectarian cauldron “taig” is an offensive word for an Irish Catholic).
Angela Haggerty’s “offence” of course, was to have edited Downfall – the highly successful book on the financial implosion of Rangers football club to which I wrote the foreword.
How dare she?
Whilst Limond set about shutting down his website as soon as we broadcast some of its content, she was already receiving a torrent of abusive and frightening comments on Twitter.
Several months later , at 7am the police came knocking at the door and Limond was arrested.
Limond’s defence, (seriously) was that calling his victim a “Provo ****” and so forth, was funny, it was banter and lighthearted. The Sheriff disagrees, so Rangers Chat no longer features Limond, his twitter line no longer exists and Limond is a convict.
The point of this little episode is that everyone and anyone of us has the means to stamp out this kind of thing for the good of Rangers, football and Scotland – say nothing of Glasgow busily buffing up its public image for the Commonwealth Games.
You can simply do what we did, if your concerned about online or offline criminality, record it and send it to the police. If you’ve concerns about the possible repercussions from the bigots, the police are well versed in dealing with anonymity issues.
All football clubs have their lowlife and their underclass – I understand Celtic’s have recently been out and about attacking stadium seats for instance.
Possibly Rangers’ has simply been more active in recent years on the intimidation front because the club imploded and they no doubt felt upset and so – being idiots – lashed out at the messengers instead of reading the message.
Whatever’s been going on and whatever the club or circumstance, the message is simple and clear: if you come across this criminality online, on fan sites, or on social media the law and the police are there for you.
Alex Thompson
Help required.
Anyone know where I can get a copy of alex o’henley’s book Forgotten Star before Christmas? Last minute request from dad who’s not too well just now.