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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Livibhoy
Oh it kin Last,pal…
You Must remember..
Kojo is a very Complex fellah..
Jist ask.. Sir Paul.. the Next time ye meet him.
Kojo
Still..Laughin’
Some really good,revealing stuff on TSFM, today.
There are some clever boys and girls on there who are keeping the pressure on, whilst other sites waffle on about mundane matters.
Could see Celtic building a 5 start hotel at the stadium for top teams to stay at as well.. Wouldn’t be suprised if Dermott opens some business up as well.
Cricket ? No way
Come on cqn. I know its pre season but surely its not that bad.
How funny 15 year on we’ll be doing all this an back then Rangers where talking about it :) :) :)
How times have changed.
WGS
Pal..
Remember that auld Canard?
Which wan?
Well…This Wan..
“The THREE SECRETS.. of Making a Success in Any Type of Bizness..
are…
LOCATION. LOCATION n .. well. LOCATION!
and.
Celtic hiv Soitenly goat that…well Covered, as tae where they wull be
Building thur Fun Complex.
Kojo
Still…Laughin
Cricket what next Golf !!
Australia 280 all out.
Ashton Agar’s 98 is highest ever score for a no11 batsman
Latest from Phil…
http://www.philmacgiollabhain.ie/unheeded-warnings/#more-3775
The clot thickens..
proudbhoy
I concur ,anyone mentioning cricket on here should be banished forever.
Apart from you me n oglach of course.
LiviBhoy
Lots of good examples out there. Golf does market itself well. I remember a few of us visiting Lennox Castle whilst the training ground was being developed and wondering what you could do with such a site in such a setting. Obviously you would need a structural engineer to do anything with the Castle itself, but plenty space for new additional hotel rooms. Oldtim67 was picturing a golf course with the Fells in the background while others wanted to bring back cattle rustling to the area. Oh well, back to the Drookit Dug.
Big up Ashton Agar .
Tino Best has lost his record .
Holding the record got Tino Best a role in the movie —– Hit For Six . A leading candidate for that naffest film ever made honor .
Cant see opposition choosing to stay in a hotel owned by team there playing against.
Hotel is great idea and hopefully its looked into, i know i would gladly stay there when visiting.
Was always a mad rush when playing our dead rivals, on the lash night before then trying to get up and to stadium for 12 o’clock. Taxi from city centre wasnt always easiest.
Hopefully the stadium bar is huge success and the board keep coming up with new ideas.
They really have reached the lowest of the low.
A desecrated 3ft statue of Our Lady placed on a bonfire in the Shankill.
Front page of today’s Irish News.
Once, when my real fitba career was finished I guested for team drawn to play the Vogue in a Sunday pub Scottish cup tie in Ruglin.
They took us to a wee park doon a scheme, maybe the Circuit, I’m no sure, looked like a primary school.
Anyway, I was approached by 3 or 4 Ruglin ruffians, well mars barred up.
“Haw”, says one of them, “ah know you”, in a rather menacing manner.
“Not me, I don’t think”, replies I, the ole anal sphincter doing double time, “never been here before”.
“Aye ah dae” insisted the obviously befuddled lout, ” your that Eurochamps67, you cut aboot wi yon Bournesouprecipe at Holy Cross. Ah wiz in your class.
Always a pleasure to meet old school chums. Kerrdo?
Point noted VP, when did you exit charm school?
More tales tomorrow possibly.
Kali Spera
EC67
Kojo & celtic mac very good points, following on your line of thought in terms of “real estate” , yes i can see a hotel as a way forward, with silly ko times our Irish fans may well have good use for a few and its worked very well for Kilmarnock.
Moving slightly away from the hotel side to the bar side. How many celtic fans are on this site looking for places to watch matches? It got me thinking that why don’t celtic look to set up a Celtic sports bars chain with a brand name and at the same time have a small merchandising outlet in the bar to sell a selection of products. Might sound a bit unusual but a number of years ago i was in Mexico and there was a cuban bar franchise called La Bodeguita Del Medio and this has franchised all over the world.
If any of you have been in an O’Neils pub, they have 50 across the UK, i’m not saying we need fifty but the major cities in the UK would surely have enough fans to keep them open as well as Ireland and across Europe and selected spots where there are expats from UK & Ireland around the world. (we are supposed to have 9m fans around the globe and when i saw how we congregated when i was in the Middle East just got me thinking)
If we are a global brand and given that we need to maximize revenues this is a cash business and we would then frequent them wherever they are as there wouldn’t be any doubt that they would be showing the games. We are sponsored by a cider company so nothing to stop us producing our own range of branded beers. Merchandising shop/unit in or beside pub would increase our global footprint.
What do you think?
Celtic Mac
A hotel at the training ground would be worth a visit. Also access to watch the players train whilst staying there. Nice wee gift to the Mrs for a break. I would be up at the crack of dawn to watch the players.
LB
My Dear Kojo….
Dinnae Be Lettin’ All This New-Found Acclamation On The Sainted Blog..
Go Tae Yer Handsomely Tonsured Heid..
Stop, Just Consider…..For A Minute….
The Grief That Such Novel Development..
Brings Tae A Hard-Hearted Ol’ Crone…
Somewhere In Glescae North……
CQN’s Ain Miss Havisham,Hunched Over The Dusty, Cob-Webbed Keyboards….
Bony Knuckles Blanchin’ Whiter By The Minute…..
An’ The Wasp ‘She’ Is Chewin’…..
Transformin’ Intae A Veritable Swarm..
“Friends For Ever….Ol’ Buddy..”
Right..? Right..
Up The Hoops..!
Sounds good paolos, Only problem most of the fans would probably end up getting barred for singing Reb songs.
paolosboots
A sort of Hard Rock Cafe for Tims?
I think Manchester United have a similar set up in the far east. I’m not sure they would be used massively out with Glasgow, Belfast & Dublin to be honest. Maybe for games they would be busy but every day? It’s a big ask that.
London may be possible too but the cost of renting an establishment there may be very expensive. Glasgow would be the start and then look at Belfast & Dublin.
It’s certainly worth looking at though. If it’s all bout the money there are worse businesses to get involved in when it comes to Celtic fans. Everywhere our CSC has held a night we have broken alcohol sales levels!
LB
Just about to set off for Berlin, here’s hoping for a better performance tomorrow.
As president Kennedy once famously said in that fine city “I am a doughnut”.
Or am ah wrang?
Hail! Hail! PMTYH off oot tae Berlin.
Tricolour
I hear the andytown news has also covered that story, no doubt the RUC will step in and remove it from the pyre.
The Red Cafe at Old Trafford just looks like a cafeteria. Probably raking the cash in though. We need to get up to speed with these kind of things. Easy money!
http://www.manutd.com/en/Visit-Old-Trafford/Museum-And-Stadium-Tour/Red-Cafe.aspx
LB
Tricoloured Ribbon,
I never thought even they would stoop so low.
Yours is the saddest contribution to CQN I have read. How can any professedly Christian of any denomination behave like that?
Tricoloured ribbon,
How are you no at your work :-))
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles
Shame I can’t get up there to meet you Pog, got to take the work when it comes CSC!!
Have a ball Mate..
There is a Tim Hotel in Paris – in fact there may be more than one.
I can recommend the Montmarte place – the room with a view is amazing.
paolosboots
Key would be to create one successful offshoot from the club, and a sports bar is probably the most practical in the short term, so good shout. Let us see how the new facility works out at Celtic Park.
Real voguepunters keep their alcoholic beverages closer in Chapmans
My dear,dear,dear,friend.. The Singing Detective.
That’s the Trouble wi Abyssinians..
They .. Keep oan Insisting that they are Ethiopians!
They are Awe Nuts!
Anyway..
this Wanyama Worry is Actually ..Not worth…well.. Worrying Aboot.
Fur..
wance the Real Fitba’ starts..
It wull be furgoatten..
In a Few Months..
Folk wull be asking..
Wanyama? Wanyama Who?
Ah hiv seen a similar Scenario of Worry.. arise.. when.. Henrik .. Left .
Ah hiv a big list of .. Witty.. Knowledgeable and Good Tae Know.. Aphorisms.
it is tacked up…Oan MA Bedroom wa’.. and Ah kin Consult it.. when Ah wake up.. during the Night when sleep eludes.. and Ah am awaiting it’s return..
and Ma favourte Aphorism of awe..
is
“No-one Is Irreplaceable… fur they kin always be Replaced.”
in brackets,however,it says( we ur no talking aboot the qualitee..of the Replacement.. here.)
and the Mair ye think aboot it…
Isnae that the Trewth?
So.. Verily… Wanyama will be replaced.. but..
there wull never be Anither.. Wanyama.. jist as there wull Never be anither.. Wee Jinky..or a Henrik..or a Boabby Collins..
That’s jist how the cookie crumbles.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Kojo
Still.. Laughin’
Paolosboots
Its good idea in theory but it would need to cater for others aswel so the place was busy least 3 times a week..obviously the celtic games would be big attraction.
But then alot of csc meet in pubs who then have bands on for entertainment.. Celtic couldnt be seen to be hiring rebel bands or even have people in the bar singing the songs.
Eurochamps67
Look forward to more of your enlightening tales.
For the record ,I am from Rutherglen and have not a scar …………….yet.HH
Callymoonlitnichta.c.s.c
I have no desire to put anyone’s nose out of joint but could someone explain to me Phil’s use of NOMAD with regard to Sevco, please?
The Paradise Club Hotel
Taste of Paradise (cafe)
Larssons Bar
The Magnificent Seven Plex
The ole History teacher at Holy Cross ‘Doc Douglas’ taught EC67 Greek Mythology.
Him, and Jason and the Argonauts are solely to blame for the tidal wave of Celtic Quick Greek News.
Parkheadcumsalford 15:26 on 11 July, 2013
Nominated Adviser.
Pogmathonyahun
Brilliant!
Enjoy Berlin
Corkcelt, i see your point but we can name it whatever we want and operate under a different company, so there is a link but the bar will be like the club all inclusive. I’m saying call it the Celtic Bar Company or maybe a better name paying attention to Scots, Irish heritage etc.
Didn’t they say that Sean Quinn used the cash coming in from his bars empire to pay his staff wages! Pubs are profitable and celtic are a global brand so we all have reasons to seek them out. (creating your own beer range only increases profits).
Could you imagine having a Celtic owned bar in Madrid, Barcelona, Rome, Berlin, etc, etc, selling good food & beer & that sold club merchandise? It would bring in revenue and even more funds if we are drawn to those cites in Europe. There are plenty of expats out there and more now from Ireland & UK who have moved abroad for work etc who would populate them.