Sep Blatter hoped that Fifa would today ratify moving the 2022 World Cup, which will take place in Qatar, to the (i.e. Europe’s) winter months, however, that looks unlikely to happen. Fifa are split on the matter while Uefa president, Michel Platini, is keener to focus today’s meeting on the working conditions of migrant workers based in Qatar.
Right now Fifa have no grounds to withdraw the award of the World Cup hosting rights from Qatar, the award was made in full knowledge of the country’s climate. The treatment of migrant workers could change this. Fifa can insist that World Cup preparations do not expose workers to undue risk or inappropriate conditions. If Qatar cannot deliver within acceptable working practices the basis for legal grounds to withdraw the award has been established.
I wouldn’t book tickets for Qatar just yet.
The most enduring frustration from Tuesday night is for Charlie Mulgrew. Playing in his fourth choice position, which would never really be a choice Charlie would make, he did exactly what was asked of him against Iniesta and Xavi. His chance on 73 minutes could just as easily have bounced inside the post, which would have bestowed appropriate appreciation for the effort one of our own has put into his career.
Bring on the Ajax.
I’m curious as to who gave the £2.5m personal guarantee to lend Rangers International money, noted in their accounts this week. This is as big a financial commitment anyone has made to the Newco in some time.
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Big Nan
yes, I too signed up for this when it first came out.
Hx2
desertbhoy – True enough,and ACGR is right as well.
Far better to concentrate on the positive aspects and what John continues to achieve with the club.
Enjoy yer wee break ACGR.
Poor TET is going to need a new liver if he goes out on a drinking session with ye! :)
Slan.
Sydney tim
Think we have agreed a deal with Stans old team in Bulgaria
I hope the police leave no stone unturned in there efforts to find the clown in the photograph seen holding a knife against Neil Lennons throat on his TV.I dont know or care who the idiot supports he should be prosecuted and made an example of. H.H.
Big Nan,,
Already signed,
“You must conceal all the crimes of your brother Masons, except murder and treason, and these only at your own option, and should you be summoned as a witness against a brother Mason be always sure to shield him. Prevaricate [falsify], don’t tell the whole truth in his case, keep his secrets, forget the most important points. It may be perjury to do this, it is true, but you’re keeping your obligations, and remember if you live up to your obligation strictly, you’ll be free from sin.” (Edmond Ronayne, “Masonic Handbook,” page 183)
“Right or wrong his very existence as a Mason hangs upon obedience to the powers immediately set above him. The one unpardonable crime in a Mason is contumacy [insubordination] or disobedience.” (Robert Morris, “Webb’s Monitor of Freemasonry,” page 169)
Inter Milan up for sale – yours for £300M+
Googybhoy, had a look at that FB site as usual it is a disgrace. I’m not sure how you report an FB page for being unsuitable but I think that the Club should be made aware of the existence of this garbage and take the necessary legal action.
The sooner their new club goes to the wall the better, they are a bitter and twisted shower.
Pogmathonyahun
Can someone take a ‘screen-grab’ and email to JPT?
hen1rik
07:56 on
4 October, 2013
He was on at the weekend. It’s worth remembering that he does have a pretty important main job as a Director at Channel 4, so maybe he’s just been a bit busier than usual with that, or maybe he’s on holiday.
At the same time as Shortie choose to convey Tribute Act spin – they choose to take the dimmest view of a Celtic-born success story.
Huns with laptops………….
(Good-morning everyone!)
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Thanks lads for signing and please pass it on.
“The very word “secrecy” is repugnant in a free and open society; and we are as a people inherently and historically opposed to secret societies, to secret oaths and secret proceedings. We decided long ago that the dangers of excessive and unwarranted concealment of pertinent facts far outweighed the dangers which are cited to justify it.”
John Fitzgerald Kennedy on secret societies in a speech to the press 27 April 1961
In a bit of a quandary here. They are highlighting a Celtic supporter on this low-life FB page and have linked his FB page to their site. I am not ‘friends’ with him but think he should be made aware of this. Any thoughts guys?
Morning all.
Could I, humbly, ask you all to keep my old dad in your thoughts, and prayers?
He’s just been rushed to hospital again, after taking another wee turn.
Thank you, and apologies for starting the weekend on a negative note.
HH!!
Morning all. Greyish down here; bit if an improvement on yesterday’s constant barrage of rain.
I think Hodgson is right in keeping Hart as his number 1 for their last 2 games. We Celtic supporters are too used to our players being passed over by the SFA to accommodate the hordes from Govan. Don’t think that affects FA. Purely football reasons. FF’s time will surely come.
I think the time has come too when we can maturely discuss where we really stand as a FOOTBALL teams in European terms. We seem to have moved beyond, on CQN at least, in simply batting back and forth the nostrums that we need to sign this or that one; it’s all the fault of the manager and the coaches; it’s all the fault of the Board for not spending all that money they give to themselves in bonuses.
There are deeper and more fundamental reasons that we need to address, if we are to progress. I would say it’s to do with the culture (and I don’t mean the rights and wrongs of singing Republican songs old and new), that players in this part of the world inhabit. We need to send people to learn from the best on the Continent and, for me, that has to be Barcelona.
Pogmathonyahun aka Laird of the Smiles
09:09 on 4 October, 2013
In a bit of a quandary here. They are highlighting a Celtic supporter on this low-life FB page and have linked his FB page to their site. I am not ‘friends’ with him but think he should be made aware of this. Any thoughts guys?
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Tell the person being highlighted.
The demonising of Neil Lennon is yet again enforced by an excuse to publish another sick internet photo of a deranged individual in a story that ends in trying to get a Celtic internet site banned for showing/highlighting it (shooting the messenger) very strange and disturbing. No decent journalist or paper would give publicity to such a sick individual and then contort the story into banning a Celtic website. You dont encourage these sicko’s by publishing their fantasies in a national newspaper for other idiots to follow you starve them of the attention they crave. There are enough stories in football at the moment that are not getting the attention they deserve. This information should be handed to the police not given a platform. Pretty sick and irresponsible DR.
Toothbrushes….
The kids filed into class Monday morning.
They were all very excited.
Their weekend assignment was to sell something, then give a talk on salesmanship.
Little Sally led off. “I sold Girl Scout cookies and I made $30” she said proudly, “My sales approach was to appeal to the customer’s civil spirit and I credit that approach for my obvious success.”
“Very good”, said the teacher.
Little Debbie was next.. “I sold magazines” she said, ” I explained to everyone that the magazines would keep them up to date on current affairs, I sold heaps and I made $45.”
“Very good, Debbie”, said the teacher.
Eventually, it was Little Johnny’s turn.
The teacher held her breath.
Little Johnny walked to the front of the classroom and dumped a box full of cash on the teacher’s desk. “$2,467”, he said.
“$2,467!” cried the teacher, “What in the world were you selling?”
“Toothbrushes”, said Little Johnny.
“Toothbrushes”, echoed the teacher, “How could you possibly sell enough tooth brushes to make that much money?”
“I found the busiest corner in town”, said Little Johnny, “I set up a Dip & Chip stand and I gave everybody who walked by a free sample.”
They all said the same thing, “Hey, this tastes like dog poop!”
Then I would say, “It is dog poop, you wanna buy a toothbrush?”
I used the POLITICIANS method of giving you some crap, dressing it up so it looks good, telling you it’s free, and then making you pay to get the bad taste out of your mouth.”
Little Johnny got five stars for his assignment.
Bless his heart.
praecepta
09:00 on 4 October, 2013
Pogmathonyahun
Can someone take a ‘screen-grab’ and email to JPT?
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Just e-mailed JPT with page details.
Sportsmail understands Fat Sally will see his pay drop to just over £400,000 once talks with Mather are concluded, with the wage bill of the management team falling from £1.2m to around £700,000.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2443297/
Prayers and best wishes to ole Tallybhoy’s dad.
Pogmathonyahun
JPT has a role to interface with the Board on the Supporters behalf – highlighting these type of things should hopefully see them land on the appropriate desks (in this case the legals).
Well done!
You can see why the Pentagon/DHS/CIA/FBI/USArmy love the ole internet.
pogmathonyahun aka laird of the smiles
There is a box with an arrow in it inthe top right corner of the page. Press and gives you option to report.
FB are refusing to remove.
big nan
09:12 on 4 October, 2013
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I have just informed him and advised him to contact FB admin and also to up the security on his page, all his info can be accessed, Friends etc.
Googy, I’ll go onto my PC to do it. I can’t see that option on my iPad. Might be going blind.
pogmathonyahun aka laird of the smiles
Sorry just hit the more button
Tallybhoy… Prayers for yer da.
Googy, et al, JPT has replied and is now on the case.
Tallybhoy,
Wee prayer for yer da, hope he’s out and on his feet in jig time
16 roads – Wee Oscar the Celtic warrior.
08:02 on 4 October, 2013
All the recent discussion about Barcelona reminds me of another outstanding product of the youth system.
John Kennedy.
Who could ever forget his incredible performance in that game at the Camp Nou?
Such a display in the art of defending.
Such a footballer.
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I’m sure this Genius of a fitba player played wide left or right in one game (away from home) is going to have a Big contribution to Celtic. My Dad loves the home grown stuff a lot more than anything else.
John Kennedy is Building himself up just nicely, No grudges, CQN take note but just a real Positive person, a person that has Celtic running through his veins.
macjay1,
I know that, you know that, we are not allowed to say that. Well I definitely will. John 14:6.
Ole FFM is understanding the mental/control mechanisms that are put upon us.
Argyle Streets Green and White.csc
Morning all.
Late last night, the madness got the better of me and I stuck a wee post on TSFM site.
http://www.sfmonitor.org/2013/10/scottish-football-administration-in-the-21st-century/
It might bring a laugh….
Hi All,
Long time lurker who occasionally posts. There were two things in the paper that made me proud to be a Celtic fan today.
In terms of the world cup in Qatar, speaking as someone who’s lived in 7 Middle Eastern countries, I find the whole debate depressing. It’s patently obvious that it’s too hot in summer and that a world cup in Qatar totally unviable. If you look at the press coverage, what is really interesting is that the debate seems to be led not by Fifa or football clubs, but by ESPN and other sponsors who don’t want a winter WC to clash with the superbowl or the winter Olympics. I see it as a sign of sport that should be driven by fans, being driven by corporate forces who have little interest in the real fans.
The second thing was hearing that Jermain Defoe could be dropped by Spurs despite scoring 7 goals this season. So many top players these days just end up sitting on the bench. Why do top clubs need so many players? Where have the teams gone? By team I mean a group of 11 players who generally play together week in, week out. In my opinion, the needless expense of borrowing money to buy too many players, is strangling the game and is the main reason for the dwindling quality we see in international football.
Celtic on the other hand, generally spend within their means. We have schemes to help the genuine fan who can’t afford a match day ticket. Our club gathers around to help those in need. The club means more than just money. We have a manager who genuinely has roots in the club, who literally has put his life on the line for Celtic. The core of our team are players who’ve grown up knowing what Celtic means. The question is, are we the last genuine football team around? I’m happy to be a Celtic fan, but am gradually getting more and more fed up with being a football fan.
Tallybhoy
Prayers and thought sent for yer da. Hope he’s out soon.
Take care of yersel and yer family.
BRTH
;))
standin’ up for Jim Spence………………………
ridheidittellero’truth………………
aye!
Scott Brown was excellent prior to his sending off, I was not fortunate enough to see the lead up to the incident as I was getting the wee bhoy from his fitba training.
I thought Celtic were magnificent as a defensive unit against Barca but were very poor (first half) when it came to distributing the ball. The Barca players obviously drained the team that is used to having the ball, domestically. When Broonie, I know he will learn from this, went off, Celtic fought tooth and nail against a Tiger.
Ajax – I like their strip, I like the way they play, most of all, I like beating them in Amsterdam.
If Milan get 4 points frae Barca, Top spot is up for grabs.
If Celtic need a Win to top the last group, away to Barca, I’ll have my Money on Celtic.
bankiebhoy1
10:16 on 4 October, 2013
standin’ up for Jim Spence………………………
ridheidittellero’truth………………
aye!
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I’ve broke the blog……
Redheifer.csc