It will make little difference to those who really should be paying attention. Malcolm Murray left the Rangers International board yesterday with a statement to fans unlike anything previously heard from a departing director of a Scottish football club. His warning is loud and clear, “Events of the last year have seen behaviour that would make the late, great, Bill Struth spin in his grave (no, he doesn’t mean the fact that all faiths are now employed at Ibrox)”.
It’ll make little difference because the groundwork has already been laid to ignore anything Malcolm Murray says by those who in previous years did the bidding of David Murray, Craig Whyte and Charles Green. Notions of having a club “run by men of the highest integrity” don’t fit the narrative, talk of “mysterious individuals” will not be heard.
We’re now watching the equivalent of the opening scenes of Police Academy 4, the same farce will unfold with increasingly less interest from the wider world.
I know lots of good Celtic fans, lots and lots of them. Respect today to those who buy Overseas Season Tickets, meaning they can attend five games per season, but they buy tickets to 16 games for underprivileged supporters.
We are part of a genuinely incredible body of people. Stories like this simply don’t happen elsewhere. If you’re part of ‘the programme’, well done.
Just checked, Police Academy 4 was subtitled ‘Citizens on Patrol’. If only!!
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Margaret – a reminder…you said (inter alia):
Margaret McGill
01:44 on
11 July, 2013
last 16 in Europe if yer lucky
…pretty shite naw?
I said :
Last 16 in Europe if yer lucky? We should aim to win everything but are you suggesting that it is realistic to win the Champs League next year? What will we use to assemble the £150M team that would be needed?
From what I can see we’re making steady progress but I’m open to suggestions as to how we can win the Champs League next year.
What’s your proposition?
Morning hoops
Sitting safely in the ole Elvis Presley bar…..first pint of the hols :-)
HH
CRC
CRC –
Where are you mate?
Nat
Prestwick. Lanzarote bound
HH
CRC
CRC – nice!
Nat
Just txt Pedrocaravanichio67 who is already in Playa Blanca to see if he has found a venue for tonight. Hope his fone is on mute. :-)
HH
CRC
NatKnow – “We welcome the paper-chase…”
04:03 on 12 July, 2013
I thought I said sue them.
If Celtic’s long term vision is last 16 if yer lucky and be an EPL fodder team then I say sue them. What’s to lose? Unless a New Firm vision is your thing.
As for my suggestion on how Celtic can win the champions league next year then I would say ..well let me see… yes.. sell our best players to Southampton and justify it with oor wullie
logic afterwards. Broons v Bayern I can see it noo!!!
Summa –
Yes, Arsenal do come into the CL play-off round but in the non-champs side. We are in the champs play-off which means we avoid the English, Germans, Italians etc and we are seeded.
Morning CQN
About to pack a bag to head to sunny Scotland for a few drinks with some CQN bhoys tomorrow. Lunch in bothwell and down to Hamilton races afterwards for the evening meeting. Anyone fancy it just catch us in the CRICKLEWOOD at 2 pm.
Summa, ye urnae daft at all, at awe.
Blessed are the peacemakers, there are a few exceptional dudes on here who recognise that the Dempseys are, aye alright, the Makepeace’s well they were always the finesse.
Darkages, dodgy sages, not sausages.csc
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The future is bright and breezy, it is fantastic and we just have to rock n roll with the rough and really appreciate the Smooth when it happens. Celtic is Unique.
God wants us all to be Unique, not a bunch of 1 arm tattooed Zombie kids. ;(
Tom McLaughlin,
The very best of luck to you and all the things you are going through.
I miss a lot of things on CQN but I see the multitude of great comments to your fine self.
HH m8
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PeteC..
How Did You know l was a Dempsey..?
‘-)
Summa of TheRebelsHaveWonCSC
PETEC
Morning,buddy!!!!!
What are you doing still up at this Godforsaken hour?
Forgotten the combination for your special-issue Moonhowler wooden box with the satin lining?
TWISTS N TURNS
Have a great trip,and a fruitful one.
Watch THE TOKEN TIM though,the bugger gets you drunk then talks you into ordering rather spicy curries.
Good luck wi the punting,and wi yer own horses next season.
Has Vic gone – my son thought he saw it on sky news tickertape
Morning,
Thoughts and prayers with those besieged by the bigots today.
A modern society eh…?
Margaret McGill
05:13 on 12 July, 2013
As for my suggestion on how Celtic can win the champions league next year then I would say ..well let me see… yes.. sell our best players to Southampton and justify it with oor wullie
logic afterwards. Broons v Bayern I can see it noo!!!
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Oh no! Sydney “Tim” has a rival for his job!
JACKIE MAC
Never mind Vic. He’s history for us.
What news?
Better be good,mate,cos we just lost Wanyama to bloody cannon-fodder.
I think BARCA paid them to do it…..
Please tell us your news is good.
Morning all.
Well Victor has gone – but life goes on.
Sorry to see him go.
He was fantastic for us – how many of us believed he would have the impact that he did?
Always knew he would leave eventually – but not to somewhere like Southampton!
I’m sure he will be at a top 4 EPL club, or a major European side, in the next 2/3 years.
He needs to be replaced asap – not an easy task.
HH!!
At one time I had considered Morguuss a bit of a tart. He seemed to flit between people, never quite committing to anyone until one observed him closely. Morguuss having healed the unspoken enmity of the village’s two most powerful characters, can now be seen for what he is, the conduit of all that is good in people and he connects disparate personalities, sharing their better points with each other. Morguuss feels the good in people and introduces it others.
Now I am an early morning type of chap. I like to watch the sun rise out over my Eastern Aegean horizon; the large red orb emerging , pulsating as it turns night into spectacular light. Morguuss knows this so he regularly accompanies me on my early morning beach walk, contemplative repose on the rocks and my refreshing, rejuvenating, over indulgent curative swim. In return I offer Morguuss the only thing he requires, that is a scratch at that point on the base of his skull and behind the ears. It is the itch that Morguuss cannot scratch, but I can and must do it quite successfully as often throughout the day, Morguuss arrives and positions himself by my side and with a knowing look and a nod, we both know what must be done. He has other jobs that are fulfilled by an array of Vromolithos volunteers by I am the premier napper scratcher.
Morguuss introduces folk. Everyone knows Morguuss, for it his kingdom we visit. Even Frango and Tony vacate to Rhodes for the winter months. Morguuss remains, whereupon Tony’s gardener, Milos, is allowed to tend to the needs of Morguuss. So with his role in things established and having witnessed my octopus catching debacle, Morguuss decided it was time for me to meet with Andreas.
Andreas was an Ancient Greek of indeterminate age. He had spent his entire working life below decks on the large commercial vessels sailing out of Pireaus, Athens. He had sailed all over the world but seen little of it, such was his role within the ship’s crew. He had endured a very hard life, each blow etched on his tired and twisted body. A torso so contorted out of shape, the bell ringers part could have been written by Victor Hugo, for him. He had enormous, calloused, arthritic hands which crushed my phalanges effortlessly as we embraced. He was powerfully strong still but wore the look of a man well accustomed to difficult times. Silver, spiky hair sprouted out of a head with a face that would have made Walter Brennan, Stumpy in Rio Grande, look devilishly handsome. He also spoke little English so we invented our own version of Makaton, signing for each other our parts of the conversation. Andreas had an inordinate but healthy regard for sex. Women’s body parts were discussed with relish by Andreas and his ability to convey which particular sexual activity he currently wanted to participate in, through the medium of mime was breathtaking. I was always grateful our meeting occurred in the very early hours on a deserted beach.
Anyway, that was not why, Morguuss introduced me to Andreas. No the real reason was, Andreas was the best Octopus fisherman, killer and tenderiser on the island and so as to not repeat my abject cephalopod encounter described earlier, Morguuss got Andreas to tutor me in this particular art form. Well it is not really an art, is more a demolition, an obliteration, a brutal act of strength and domination extended over a lengthy period. Tenderising an octopus is not for the weak or faint hearted for is a truly exhausting experience. Once captured you would be forgiven for thinking the octopus is at your mercy. Not a chance, he can still take you down. For you must spend a large proportion of your allotted time on this earth to smashing the living daylights out the defenceless invertebrate by propelling it, at great speed and unrelenting rapidity, against a rock. The hope for remission is slender, once set on this path the victor, you, must continuously slap the luminous eight tentacled mollusc into a flaccid edible delicacy for an eon.
Char grilled with lemon juice and side salad, well worth it.
Yassas
EC67
SCULLYBHOY
Haha,nice one!
To be fair to Mags and ST,the huns could have done wi a few Cassandras and prophets of doom.
Both these fine gentlemen have a fine track record of reminding us that cheering the balance sheet is no substitute for the real thing.
And whether you agree with them or not,they raise points which need to be raised,simply because they make you think.
Me,I’m an idealist-I see their points about the Celtic traditions being sacrificed in favour of a pasteurised and profitable company.
And I could never wish for us to jeopardise the club’s future just for short-term glory.
Just be grateful ST’s best pal,MICHAEL COLLINS,no longer posts.
They’re pussycats compared to him…..
Summi. Aye I read that article about Efe in midfield God help us. He will lose the ball every time Opposition midfield players just have to stand back and wait for possession
Surely a joke eh. A bit like saying Tebily would have been great in midfield
Anyway as people say thank god we are Celtic fans
On fast( well fast for city rail) train to the City
It’s Friday night. Yippee.
scullybhoy,
Morning,
I have read your comments over the last few days,I agree with you 100%. Its not the questioning of the board, or anyone else at Celtic for that matter. Its the constant, unabating,criticising, just for the sake of of it. I just feel, by all mean ask questions, but keep it in perspective,Keep up the crusade,scullybhoy!;)
lily grandpa
Aye bobby spoke with Michael the other day He is well and just noticed on Facebook he has locked Mrs Collins out the house
Aye indeed he did say not a penny for Neil to strengthen
He does not post here now, frustrated with the poor people who believe in everything PL and Paul says. Lol
Still desperately looking for a ticket, in either end, for Cliftonville away if any kind soul can help.
Lilly. Ok. How much money will Neil get from the vic money
Just asking like :))
EUROCHAMPS67
These travelogues of yours are required reading,and I doff my cap.
BRTH-esque,if I may say so.
Apart from the vicarious pleasure we Blighty-bound types get from it,it has revealed a new blog competition.
POSTCARDS FROM THE WEDGED
So all you Bhoys in The Canaries have a lot to live up to.
By the way,EC67,those creative juices-I hope they are in no way chemically-induced?
Cos then I’d REALLY be effin’ jealous!
Keep ’em coming,bud……
HAMILTON TIM
Not got a ticket,obviously,but can you take a call?
Good morning CQNers,
Saddened to see Wanyama go as he served us well and I wish him only the best of luck in the future.
A sentence from today’s Belfast Tele…
A total of 4,000 officers will be involved in a major security operation around Friday’s traditional Twelfth of July commemorations in Northern Ireland as Orangemen pledged to protest over the banning of a controversial parade.
Why do Orangemen pledge and not threaten?
SydneyTim,
Now its not for me to guess at a figure, Im sure you realise Im not in the know.
I can only imagine he will get a percentage of it, he wont be getting 12m,
I cant think how else to answer
lilys grandpa
Alas, rich Victor.
We knew him well.
BMCUWP, has a Brentford CQN meet/sesh been finalised?
HH!
BMCUW
Not at the moment I’m just heading out for hospital appointment mate. I’ll text when I’m back home.
Eurochamps67
08:10 on
12 July, 2013
C.Q.N. has talent.
Best wishes to BMCUW seeing as yesterday wisnae the Lth anniversary of his birth…..
Sumday hid tae………
TBM
SIDNEY TIM
Try to get him to start posting again,please.
Even in the moon howlers shift,which is where the shafters hang out and take solace in memories and share the good times.
Such as they were,cos it has been known to degenerate!
So he would love it,haha….
Give him my best,please let me know when he is back in God’s finest town.
HH
Whither the cash strapped scrofulous hillbillies the day?
The time to assess the impact of VWs departure will be the 29th August, the day of the CL group stage draw.
If Celtic’s name is still in the hat then the indecent haste to offload him may not have done us major harm.