Another day another Uefa fine for crowd-related transgressions, the umpteenth in recent years. When we went to Seville we knew you could take tens of thousands of Celtic fans anywhere, secure in the knowledge they would make friends with police and locals alike. That reputation’s gone, the Fifa and Uefa awards, relics.
The world appears to have its share of Pussy Rebels. Someone who will tarnish another’s reputation (in this case Celtic) but not have sufficient courage in their convictions (in this case their right to break Uefa rules) that they will do so in their own name, accepting consequences accordingly.
The internet is full of them too, keyboard hard men who will carry a campaign to the ends of the earth, as long as it doesn’t leave a trace of identifying information. If their name gets out, they will run 100m in the opposite direction of their declared stance, faster than Usain Bolt at am Olympic final. Pussy Rebels, every one of them. Lots of people have crazy/offensive/just plain wrong views, but manage to put their names to them – nutcases, but Tiger Rebels.
If you have a view, or way you like to enjoy a game of football, stand up for it.
The incidents in Zagreb pale into insignificance compared to the mini-bus attack which left a child injured before the League Cup semi-final. That wasn’t a rule transgression, it was proper violence.
A few days after the incident I wrote I was concerned there had been no arrest. Despite the overwhelming outrage among Celtic fans and others, and the damage done to the victim, the reward money is still unclaimed. Do the proper thing, report the crime and claim your reward. We have a reputation worth putting your name to.
Not sure how things will go (on the field) tomorrow night. Celtic have an incredible record in the San Siro over 90 minutes, four draws and I think only a couple of defeats? A win would see us into the last 16, it’s a huge ask, but don’t bet against Ronny.
Farewell James Easdale, we’ve loved your work.
My thanks to Andy Coyle. Don’t know him from Adam, but he called me out of the blue, met outside Celtic Park, and put £100 in my hand for our Mary’s Meals appeal. God bless the Celtic support.
On the subject of which, you know you’re dealing with someone special when you learn Lisa Hague, Kris Commons partner, bought a ticket for CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner. She’ll be helping out too, more on that later. After the dinner we have Packy Bonnar, Joe Miller, Tommy Coyne and the one-and-only Tom Boyd, with Archie Macpherson speaking about Jock Stein and Patricia Ferns on song.
Let me know if you still need a ticket, celticquicknews@gmail.com
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Neville on the ball only mo.
Happy European football day. Or as our sectarian, racist Glasgow neighbour’s call it, the day we don’t engage with Timmy.
All I wanted from last week was a live tie this week, I got my wish. Celtic, please proide a shock and a get it right up you to our Scottish media.
Mon the hoops.
HH
P.S. birthday wishes to my pal Delaney’s dunkey, hope you had a great day.
Huns…………………………GTF
Happy European football day. Or as our sectarian, racist Glasgow neighbour’s call it……………..Thursday.
Hx2
corkcelt
21:52 on
25 February, 2015
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When there’s sorrow in sunshine and flowers
And still only our rivers run free.
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corkcelt – that is a really beautiful song.
I do a fair-to-middling version of it, if I do say so myself – although I struggle not to cry when I’m singing it.
Other ones that get me are:
– Down by the Glenside
– Four Green Fields
– The Dying Rebel (first shared by “Potts” Grant from Chapelhall, now sadly RIP, as sung by Kathleen Largy – would bring a tear to a glass eye)
– Tipperery so Far Away
– Take me Home to Mayo
So many good songs…
HH
BGFC
BigSaftieCSC
bournesouprecipe
23:40 on 25 February, 2015
Community tensions ???
Total joke, every Orange parade in the 40+ years of my life has defintely created “community tensions” ……come to Coatbridge, Father Sweeney who is the Parish Priest for St Patrick in the Brig and has the St Patrick festival for all schools and any religion and loads of money raised for charity……..its a sad state of affairs but he probably can only do this because it’s the parish of St Patrick, even the Scottish council/government would look foolish if they tried to deny this
ACGR,
I think Delaneys birthday is in June mucker
Pussy rebel………………..:-)
Paul67, l I love the expression but I think some of our own have misinterpreted your meaning. Some have taken offence, just because they want to.
People who bring pyro to Celtic matches should be beaten to a pulp by the decent Celtic supporters around them. I had a bad experience with a moronic Celtic supporter letting off a pyro at the 2012 SCF. The next person who attempts to let off pyro anywhere near me will be getting CS gassed in the face followed by a 20 second session at being the dog.
Utter morons and they deserve to be treated as such for the harm they are doing to our club.
ACGR Rant Mode Off.
Evening Celtic friends.
gordybhoy64, I should have said very very belated then……ha ha.
JUst skimmed back two days and thought I saw a birthday wish for the auld yin.
Ach well, it’s the sentiment that counts.
How you doing bud, it was nice to meet you in Dundee.
gearoid1988
been in Belfast the last few days sorry I never looked u and 16roads up love ur posts next time defo
hailhail
ACGR,
yeah you too mucker,hoping to make a few more away games before the season ends,
and make a visit to CQN corner,seems to be a lot of hugs available there,
Delaneys hits the big 50 this year,am sure he was talking about having a wee do
butsybhoy, don’t restrict your looking up to 16 roads and G1888, there’s a whole host of brilliant Belfast Tims who will make you feel at home. A word of warning, watch out that boylo fella, a young yin with an odd glint in his eye and a strange gait, he’ll quiz you for hour about your blog name…………:_)
Off to bed to dream about wee Nocola Sturgeon in a mud pit with thon auld labour cow, Dawn, Red Dawn Primarolo. My money’s on wee Nicola.
The end of my dream always results in my ballot paper slipping through the SNP slot in the box. Maybe Alfie, Ernie of one of the leftist plantations can convince me otherwise.
Sweet Celtic dreams Celtic Men and Wummin and may all our supporter in Italy come home happy and safe.
Morning bhoys and ghirls of CQN
Not gonna comment on the article
Two Glasgow clubs have big games over the next few days – Celtic have a European match up in Milan against Internationale . Tied at 3-3 from the first leg it’s all to play for on Thursday night .
On Friday night the team playing out of ibrox stadium and wearing blue play against Falkirk ( I think ) in a vital match in the promotion dog fight of the second tier of Scottish football. With hearts coasting the league the battle for a play off spot is hotting up and prompted live tv coverage of the big event
On Sunday Celtic take on Aberdeen in the top of the table clash in the spfl . Under Derek Mcinnes the dons have embarked on a glorious run with only a defeat to Celtic in the reverse fixture blighting their copybook .
Sir back and enjoy the show folks – these are good times
A Ceiler Gonof Rust
00:53 on
26 February, 2015
Off to bed to dream about wee Nocola Sturgeon in a mud pit with thon auld labour cow, Dawn, Red Dawn Primarolo. My money’s on wee Nicola.
The end of my dream always results in my ballot paper slipping through the SNP slot in the box. Maybe Alfie, Ernie of one of the leftist plantations can convince me otherwise.
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Why do you reduce everything to your puerile tripe.
Whilst the UK is not perfect by any means and I look for a new Labour government as soon as possible; we have weathered the global financial meltdown better than any other country, we are on our way back – employment is at an all-time high and unemployment is falling every month. Shipbuilding has been secured on the Clyde and the threat of a mass relocation of the substantial Scottish Financial Sector has been lifted.
Yes there are inequalities which MUST be addressed and yes there are still people at the top abusing the system – we must clean them out and focus on the many qualities we have in Scotland as part of the UK.
The SNP’s discredited one-issue mantra has had its high watermark, riding on a wave of ‘wha’s like us’ in a utopian world of increasing oil production and prices – many more than the 2 million will be breathing a sigh of relief that the ‘it will be alright on the night’ rubbish peddled by Salmond was decisively defeated in September.
The oil industry that SNP Scotland’s future was going to built upon, is now downsizing at a rate of knots, and will settle at around a third of its size within five years. The tax-take from oil will be almost negligible and the shut down and clean-up will cost billions – these costs will be share by the UK as a whole.
The ‘clean energy’ con has been seen for what it is – turbines are being resisted everywhere and in any case can only produce when the wind blows. Offshore wave technology has been abandoned by that nincompoop Ewing and his party, with production and manufacturing left to sink in a sea of debt. He (Ewing) now ignores the wind energy and spends all his time talking about the ‘dirty’ coal-fired Scottish Power facility at Longannet and its place within the UK National Grid system – un volte-face extrordinaire !
The Scottish NHS lurches from crisis to crisis, as does the National Police Force and the state of our Education system. The ‘Big Brother’ Guardian system waits in the wings – and under further scrutiny, will end up in the recycle bin with Prestwick Airport, as Swinney and Sturgeon continue to throw good money after bad.
Let’s take the new powers, the most far reaching devolved powers anywhere in the world, and mould a new and vibrant Scotland, with a fairer UK.
Devolution delivered by Labour
New powers devised and delivered by Labour
Let’s now deliver a Labour Government in 2015 and in 2016
Good morning friends from a wet and wild East Kilbride.
This Is The Day. Thought the occasion was deserving of an early morning pre-work extra Lenten 7.00am mass…. ;-)
No more sleeps.
Good morning Champions,
From a very wet and blisterly G74 just south of Jobo’s manse
Come on you bhoys in green.
Hail hail.
Morning Maestro,
did I miss wishing you a happy birthday or did I misinterpreted your cryptic early morning message yesterday? Happy birthday, just in case ;-)
No Joe it was the big 40 yesterday thank you very much.
Alfie Noakes 03:06 on 26 February, 2015
Why do you reduce everything to your puerile tripe.
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Ha ha, nice one alfie. My puerile tripe got your attention and you obviously read my post.
I didn’t fully read yours because you are an arrogant boring man with one agenda. If wanted a labour party political broadcast I’d watch one on the telly or invite one of the deadbeat scammers from your beloved party into my home, neither of which is happening any time soon. I did scan your post to see if you made any mention of Ms Primorolo, a woman who in her own right cost the British tax payer a few billion pounds in more ways than one. No mention of her in your reply to me though. She’s probably a poster girl for arrogant left wing morons like you alfred.
So, thanks for the reply alf, you may be a Celtic supporter but it doesn’t make you any less of an ignorant, arrogant bully boy pushing your party’s agenda. I’ll be voting SNP to add to the death of labour in my country, they are about to reap what they’ve sown.
So you sit back and enjoy Al, and keep up the good work on behalf of the Labour opposition.
HH bruv
Maestro –
Ah, so yesterday morning when you said “So this is what it feels like when you hit your fourth decade” you really meant “So this is what it feels like when you start your fifth decade” ;-)
I’ll say a wee prayer for one of my all time favourite altar bhoys in a few minutes. Must get moving…
ACEILERGONOFRUST
I don’t think DELANEYS DUNKY celebrates birthdays anymore,bud.
He’s been 49 for about five years now…
HAPPY 40th,MAESTRO.
Apologies for being a day late. Bliddy postmen!
Good morning CQNers,
Wow, what a leading post from Paul67, I think I detect the release of a certain amount of pent up frustration.
I’ve reread it a number of times and I can’t see how the connection was made between the flare numpties and the Internet pussy-rebels, I can only assume Paul67, being responsible for the CQN blog has been asked to account for some of the libellous content posted by ‘Pussy’ and ‘Tiger’ Rebels.
This morning I’ve an odd feeling of confidence that we’ll secure a result tonight but I’m not so confident the lunatic fringe will behave themselves.
Big game required from Craig Gordon tonight, I hope he’s found his machismo and bosses his defenders and penalty area.
C’mon Celtic!
Tonight’s game
Would CQN want Ronny to play a more defensive style for the first 30 minutes to try and prevent losing an early goal or two? Or should we go for it from the start?
maestro
Many happy returns for yesterday. Like BMCUW my postman, Pat, was late and useless :-)
All-out attack from the very start of the game. Unless we draw the game 4-4, or something stupid like that, then a run of the mill draw is of no use to us whatsoever.
Blitzkrieg mode.
We don’t have anything to lose.
HH.
Paul67
In my time on CQN I don’t remember reading such an ‘angry’ article.
Yet in that time I think there have been far more deserving targets of your anger than those mentioned above.
My wee ghirl receives the sacrament of Confirmation tonight.
KO 7pm
I’ve already been warned to leave my phone at home!
HH
BMCUWP, Rip Van Dunkey is forever 49 because he’s effectively been live embalmed in Jamaican herbs.
Chinese medicine men would kill for a few drops of his blood as it has more life generating properties than a tigers baw.
Early goal for us I think then it’s how well and how long we can defend. I can’t see us pushbg inter as much as we did last week but we are much better at retaining it and getting it back quicker. Hopefully we got the daft mistakes out of our system last week.
burghbhoy
Ha my youngest made the Sacrament of Reconciliation on a night that we were away to Kilmarnock. I decided it wise to leave the phone at home.
May the Holy Spirit guide and bless her.
Hamiltontim
Many thanks for your kind wishes.
I’m to much of a feartie to take my phone as it’s the Archbishop performing the ceremony and I wouldn’t want to get on his wrong side!
Looking to receive some pleasant news after it!!
2-1 to the Hoops
HH
Good morning hoops
I would start with the same 11 tonight as we did last week. Need Griffiths pace to tire out the opposition. JG on for last half an hour. Maybe Commons also as a sub late in the game if needed.
Hope CG is back to his solid best. Don’t give them a two goal start and they are beatable imo.
HH
burghbhoy
07:32 on 26 February, 2015
You will not need your phone, there will be plenty of others so when we score and the murmurs of cheers go up, shake your head in disapproval but cheer under your breathe, this will keep you in the good books and at least the Inter result will be the 2nd most important thing for your family tonight, hope you all hav a great night & Ronny makes it a double celebration, school run calls, Arrivederce… Monthehoops !
gerryfaethebrig
Many thanks mate .
A brilliant tip!!
HH
Alfie Boakes
we have weathered the global financial meltdown better than any other country, we are on our way back – employment is at an all-time high and unemployment is falling every month.
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You’ve gotta be a politician or extremely naïve.
Recovery my @rse.
A job is not a job as I knew it these days.
Zero hours contracts and the manipulation of the unemployment statistics both flourished under New Labour.
TUC…
Only one in every 40 new jobs created since the recession has been for a full-time employee.
John Lewis Chairman said ..
“It’s basically been a job-rich and wages-poor recovery to date,” he said. “But in terms of productivity, the UK lags some of our competitors, such as the US, Germany and France, by as much as 30pc.”
He said that 22pc of British jobs require only the academic educational attainment expected of an 11-year-old. The equivalent percentages in the US and Germany are 10pc and 5pc respectively.”
Gordon Brown destroyed pensions in ’97 reducing their values and made it fashionable for companies to follow on closing them. He to took a year off our, my wife and I’s, state pensions approx £13,000 to subsidise the bankers.
The rich poor gap increased under New Labour..
Don’t mention the war…
So don’t come here with the New Labour bo##px.
Burghbhoy
07:32 on
26 February, 2015
“My wee ghirl receives the sacrament of Confirmation tonight.
KO 7pm
I’ve already been warned to leave my phone at home!”
What. Do you mean your actually going? por cierto :)