Absolutely delighted for St Johnstone, who recorded one of the finest aggregate results by a Scottish club in European football in the last 30 years. My brother was speaking to a Saints player this week, who told him the successful strategy and drive came from chairman, Steve Brown, a fact which Hibernian would do well to ponder today.
Malmo’s 0-7 victory at Easter Road yesterday was chastening ahead of our game against fellow Swedes, Elfsborg on Wednesday. Celtic are in a remarkably strong position now, having produced excellent on and off-field results for the first time in the modern era, but those seven goals last night (not to mention the multitudes we shipped preseason) are a cautionary tale. It’s also worth remembering that Rangers decline into liquidation was precipitated by Champions League elimination at the hands of Swedish opposition two years ago (“Larsson has scored”). Wednesday presents a huge challenge.
As soon as I heard the stadium announcement on Tuesday I knew there was trouble in store from Uefa. The second pyro punishment will lead to a heavier fine. Celtic’s statement yesterday advised of matters of concern to Glasgow City Council Safety Advisory Group, who issue stadium safety licence, regarding a whole range of issues (overcrowding, lateral movement, moshing, body surfing). What to say about 131 broken seats? Ouch.
The club and Green Brigade (whose members occupy only a part of section 111) have met and we carry on as normal for now. Question is, can either control everyone in the section? I hope so but it’s a big ask. All it takes is one off-message person keen to ‘stick it to the man’, and there’s a long season ahead. Place your bets, folks.
Our thoughts are with Paul Lennon and the Thai Tims after the news that one of the boys who sang on the Celtic videos died in a road accident while another is critically ill.
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Have I got CQN to masel? Oh goody good whers the cookie jar?
Joe filippis haircut
Unfortunately poverty does exist. The Catholic Church does more than any organisation in trying to alleviate the distress that causes. The Church put more money into African aid than any Nation on earth. The Church help provide 25% of the globe’s health and educational services. This idea of the Catholic Church hoarding money is plain wrong. They spend it in vast swathes doing good work all over the world. The riches in the Vatican are historical artefacts that testify to the life of the Church. While society places a monetary value on these artefacts, the Church does not.
Vp
Cheers.
Jeans or ankles oot!!???
Hmmmmmm!?
sorry neganon2 – didn’t realise the debate was up and running – difficult issue that – I love your conviction
NegAnon2
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I want to know who the (sound like Sally there) who the incompetent fools running the club are. This was from 2011:
Five Celtic shareholders have been listed amongst the 100 richest people in British football- more than any other club.
Dermot Desmond, Denis O’Brien, Willie Haughey, Gerald Weisfeld and Jim Kerr are all on the list compiled by 442 magazine with a combined wealth calculated at just over £4bn.
IDIOTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! What makes them fit to run Celtic!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEG
On STV news the other night. It was a ” we know who these people are” sorta thing. We arnt emdae’s people!! Sumdae should wise this guy up ASAP!!!
Very sad news from Thailand…
Thai Tims
We’re just back from the hospital. Doctors can’t help Non. The decision when to turn off his life support machine will be made by his parents. He looked at peace. YNWA
We have a lot to be grateful for today Bhoys and Ghirls..
Kayal,
Cheers.
Free afternoon, Celtic park it is.
Transfer rumour of the day.
Real Madrid prepared to offer €93 million for Gareth Bale!
Shirley he would be better off joining us?
He would feel right at home with Joe and Adam.
Open up the ‘biscuit tin’ Pedro!
You know it makes sense!
HH!!
Scullybhoy – the problem is that those who run the club have no interest in football success only in what they can get out of the club. They also hate the supporters – that’s why we are constantly attacked by them.
shocking news regarding young non..may god bless him and his family,thoughts and prayers with them all ynwa
Jude – thanks for that – has banker every done any good for celtic apart from picking up some easy money from us supporters?
Somebody was asking about the “Trialist Scam” earlier seems Fatboy Fat is baffled, befuddled and befused….
The rule bending and accommodating of Sevco has left £800,000 a year manager Ally McCoist baffled.
After secret negotiations to provide the new club with SFA membership a so-called registration ban was imposed from 1 September 2012 to 1 September 2013.
The formation of the SPFL fortunately wiped out the limit on the number of players aged over 21 that a club could register while the word trialist has been redefined.
As other clubs live within their means publishing audited accounts players such as Nicky Law, Jon Daly, Nicky Clark and Cameron Bell have spoken of their delight at signing lucrative contracts before reverting to trialist status when competitive action gets underway.
Preparing to face Coatbridge giants Albion Rovers in the Ramsdens Cup McCoist sighed: “We can play two trialists on Sunday as long as their international transfer clearances are in Scotland. We can’t play any of the others because their ITCs are not in Scotland.
“In the next round of the Ramsdens, if we get there, we can’t play any
trialists.
“We can’t play any trialists in the League Cup. And in the league we can play two trialists three times as long as their ITC is in Scotland.
“So we won’t see anybody whose ITC is not in Scotland until September 1. It comes as a major disappointment. It completely baffles me how you can play a trialist in the first round of the Ramsdens but can’t in the next round.”
The Ramsdens Cup is for clubs in the bottom three divisions of Scottish football and enjoys a lucrative television deal with BBC Alba showing live matches from every round.
Thoughts with young Non’s family.
Tragic news.
Scullybhoy what are u going on about?
Geo
Go for Jeggings ……..fholks won’t ignore you…will run away mind.
Roasting out here mhate take plenty of fluids :o)
NegAnon2
12:15 on 27 July, 2013
Scullybhoy – the problem is that those who run the club have no interest in football success only in what they can get out of the club. They also hate the supporters – that’s why we are constantly attacked by them.
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I am learning SO much about business:
Lesson 1 Alienate your customers.
Lesson 2 Purposely produce a bad product.
Oh gosh please give me more insights and I will try and contact Alan Sugar with my very own business plan.
same debates as last night , same spleens being vented.
Take a breath , think of the Thai Tims, the Spanish rail crash, the Kano foundation, the Feyenoord fan.
Be happy and grateful that you are able to get angry and frustrated at perceived shortcomings and failures of people you hardly know.
Then, count your blessings.
It`s a lovely Saturday , football will soon be back and win lose or draw , we will all still follow Celtic, no?
Neganon
“They also hate the supporters – that’s why we are constantly attacked by them.”
What a crock!!
And the first part was only slightly less nonsensical too.
Mega heatwave starting to engulf Italy and a large swathe of continental Europe.
Just off to fill up the bath with cold water and go for a lie down.
HH!!
Being issued today
This AGM requests the Board exercise the provision contained in the Procedural Rules Governing the UEFA Club Financial Control Body Article 10 with jurisdiction and investigation responsibilities identified in articles 3 & 11 (Note 1), by referring/bringing to the attention of the UEFA Club Financial Control Body (CFCB), the licensing administration practices of the Scottish Football Association (SFA), requesting the CFCB undertake a review and investigate the SFA’s implementation of UEFA & SFA license compliance requirements, with regard to qualification, administration and granting of licenses to compete in football competitions under both SFA and UEFA jurisdiction, since the implementation of the Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations of 2010.
Supporting Statement
We the undersigned request this course of action, from our clubs custodians and corporate representation, responsible to protect our interests in line with corporate law. We consider the SFA governance has displayed a disregard for the rules and spirit of fair play, contradicted FIFA, UEFA & SFA mission statements and acted in contravention to the spirit of the rules of fair play outlined in FIFA, UEFA & SFA Rules, Regulations and Supplementary documents of which the SFA are signatories, such as;
FIFA Code of Conduct Article 3 – Eleven principles for behavior and conduct of the FIFA family. (Note 2)
FIFA Standard Cooperation Agreement of 2004 Article 2.1 – Basic Principles, which states;
The basic principles governing the organization, administration and financing of football are as follows: football statutes and regulations, democratic election of governing bodies, legality, competence, dignity, probity, mutual respect, responsibility, trust, communication, transparency, fair play, solidarity, protection of sportsmen and sportswomen’s health and promotion of friendly relations.
A number of recent examples of this including but not limited to the following;
1. Unprecedented transfer of membership and granting of license to operate to an unqualified new club, facilitating queue jumping into the lower professional set-up, at the expense of existing qualified clubs, who had applied through the recognized process.
2. Secret cross governance agreements to facilitate point 1. above, which took place during the preparation and contrary to the ethos of the SFA’s own published mission statement Scotland United A 20/20 Vision 2012, regarding trust and respect, as part of the future governance of the sport. Further the process for the above agreement is in direct contravention of the FIFA Standard Cooperation Agreement of 2004 Article 2.1 Basic Principles, which identifies Associations responsibilities outlined above.
3. Participation of a new club in an SFA affiliated domestic club competition without proper registration compliance.
4. The participation of the SFA, in an inquiry on improper player registration, an inquiry the SFA declined to initiate on the grounds that; the SFA required to be neutral, maintaining appellate authority status, then not only compromising that neutrality by participation but providing an interpretation on player eligibility that UEFA and indeed FIFA should examine.
These in our opinion are just some of the more blatant contradictions to the spirit of fair play, however, far more serious, and the main thrust of this resolution is the granting by the SFA of a license to participate in European Competition in 2011, to a club who prime facie did not qualify specifically under the non-payment of social tax requirements identified in the FFP 2010, still outstanding to date, a decision that had a direct financial impact on our CFC Plc’s financial well being.
Our concern is directed at the governance of the game in Scotland, the SFA, and its apparent disregard for the licensing system that was designed to protect against such commercial impropriety and to ensure sporting integrity; we wish to eliminate the opportunity for possible future indiscretions and insist this problem requires immediate action through investigation by the FCFB, to restore trust and respect in the governance of Scottish football.
We have no confidence in the SFAs governance within the current framework, to satisfy our concerns and therefore request the Board supports this resolution.
If the Board cannot support this resolution, we require a response in writing before the AGM, followed up with a statement addressing this issue at the AGM, justifying any such reticence, as to why it is believed the SFA’s actions or lack of, in granting the UEFA license without due rigor, has not had a detrimental financial impact on our club, also justifying why there were no license administration irregularities if that is the Boards contention.
We ask you to support this resolution and the written statement above circulated to shareholders in advance of the meeting, in the interests of a stronger Celtic
.
I/We (Name/s)__________________________________________________________________________________________________
Of (Address)____________________________________________________________________________________________________
being an Ordinary shareholder of Celtic Plc (the ‘Company’) and/or a convertible Preferred Ordinary shareholder of Celtic Plc support the above resolution and supporting statement and wish the resolution to be considered at the Company AGM
Signature_______________________________________________________________________________Date___________________
NOTE 1
Article 10 – Tasks of the CFCB chief investigator
1 If a case falling under the jurisdiction of the CFCB in accordance with these rules comes to the attention of, or is referred to, the CFCB, an investigation is conducted by the CFCB chief investigator.
2 The CFCB chief investigator establishes the facts and collects all evidence.
Article 3 – Jurisdiction of the CFCB
1 The CFCB is competent to:
a) determine whether licensors have fulfilled their obligations and whether license applicants/licensees have fulfilled the licensing criteria as defined in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations;
b) determine whether licensees fulfill the club monitoring requirements as defined in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations;
c) impose disciplinary measures as defined in these rules in the event of non fulfillment of the requirements set out in the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations;
d) decide on cases relating to club eligibility for the UEFA club competitions to the extent provided for by the regulations governing the competitions in question.
2 When a case seems to come under the jurisdiction of both the CFCB and the Control and Disciplinary Body,
the chairmen of the two bodies decide in their own discretion which body shall deal with the case. If they cannot
reach an agreement, the chairman of the Appeals Body decides in his own discretion. Such decisions on
jurisdiction may only be appealed against with the final decision of the body to which the case was assigned.
Article 11 – Collection of evidence
1 The CFCB chief investigator may, on his own initiative or, where appropriate, at the request of the
defendant, convene a hearing as part of his investigation.
2 All means of evidence may be considered by the CFCB chief investigator. This includes, but is not limited
to, the defendant’s testimony, witness testimonies, documents and records, recordings (audio or video),
on-site inspections and expert reports.
3 The defendant may consult the case file.
4 The CFCB chief investigator may set a suitable time limit for the defendant to submit its observations
and/or submit or request complementary evidence.
Note 2
3 Eleven core principles for behavior and conduct of the FIFA family
As a member of the FIFA family, we shall at all times comply with the following principles:
3.1 Integrity and ethical behavior
We all behave ethically and act with integrity in all situations, keeping in mind that a reputation for integrity is
of the utmost importance to FIFA and its objectives.
3.2 Respect and dignity
We treat everyone with respect, and protect the personal dignity, privacy and personal rights of every human
being.
3.3 Zero tolerance of discrimination and harassment
We are committed to a diverse culture. There shall be no discrimination as a result of race, ethnicity, origin,
skin colour, nationality, religion, age, gender, language, physical appearance, sexual orientation or political
opinion, or engagement in any kind of verbal or physical harassment based on any of the above-mentioned
or any other criteria.
3.4 Fair play
We believe in the importance of fair play guiding us at all times in all our actions and decisions.
3.5 Compliance with laws, rules and regulations
We comply with all applicable laws and adhere to internal rules and regulations, including respecting
stakeholders’ interests.
3.6 Avoidance of conflicts of interest
We act always in the best interests of FIFA and its objectives. It is the personal responsibility of each member
of the FIFA family to avoid any conflict of interest.
3.7 Transparency and compliance
We seek transparency and strive to maintain a good compliance culture with checks and balances.
3.8 Social and environmental responsibility
We are committed to taking our social and environmental responsibility seriously. We want to contribute to
positive social change through football, and aim to minimise the negative impact of all our activities on the environment and to promote sustainability within our sphere of influence.
3.9 Fight against drugs and doping
We want to play a pioneering role in the fi ght against drugs and doping in sport. We are strictly against drugs
and all doping practices.
3.10 Zero tolerance of bribery and corruption
We reject and condemn all forms of bribery and corruption.
3.11 No betting or manipulation
We do not take part in betting connected with football and do not tolerate any form of manipulation or unlawful influencing of match results.
So much negativity on the blog.
Two young Thai Tims have lost their lives, one in the motorbike accident and one about to have his life support turned off.
God Bless and Keep them both.
Scullybhoy – wow your sarcasm is the best…..
But good to see you have got it – celtic have alienated their customers and continue to do so and the product last year was generally terrible and we have weakened the product still further. They are now having to reduce prices it is so poor.
Geordie why is it a crock? That’s exactly what’s happening.
kayal33
he must be the one lenny alluded to as being the one no one has mentioned..finnbogasson!great signing if he can be bought h.h
Dear Nega (tive) anon
I agree with you! Celtic are run by people who are totally incompetent. We need you, and Sydney ‘Tim’ to lead a Celts for change group. Once we overthrow these users then we can install the pair of you. Champions of Europe once again! I can but dream.
Miserablists rule.O.K.
copyright of A.N.Other.
Neg,
It completely is. They hate us. Ffs.
A few good points last night but today yer posting like a hysterical wee lassie.
Laters folks. Gotta ‘game” to watch.
Dear Nega (tive) anon I left out the 2! Does that mean you are doubly negative!
Jude 2005
“Where’s the cookie jar?”
Good luck. I hope you find it… find the Seville money is inside.
:¬)
neganon2
12:15 on 27 July, 2013
Scullybhoy – the problem is that those who run the club have no interest in football success only in what they can get out of the club. They also hate the supporters – that’s why we are constantly attacked by them.
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Just one shred of evidence to back up that last mentalist statement (amidst a sea of mentalist statements).
Show me how “those who run the club……….hate the supporters”.
Bonkers.
Aulheid:
I’m a great believer in cometh the hour, cometh the man/woman (regardless of his/her religion whether it be Catholic, Hindu, Jew, Muslim, or whatever, or none) but most often the hour passes and the man/woman just never caught the right bus. When hurt happened the individual who would care just wasn’t there.
Time does not discriminate and has no value for prejudice. Time can present a stage to ordinary folk whose reaction to extreme intimidation propels their character into immortality. More often time presents a placid stage where only those with compassion, who want to see suffering, will see it.
But time does not dictate the script or the production. In passive lulls ordinary men, and women, do ordinary things that generally go unnoticed by the popular world and those who populate it. Those ordinary folk revel to help without fanfare or desire for recognition. But if not for the efforts of those ordinary men and women, in ordinary times, then less fortunate humans would have to endure the more and in most cases in solitude too.
Violent conflict, like harsh adversity, brings the character of an individual to the surface, it can elevate him to the status of hero, but no more so than the man or women who reacts to the everyday mundane suffering of those just less able who live just across the road.
Hero/legend/saint, they are very subjective words, I quite like human.
Canamalar
Bravo!
Bunnet tipped.
Stairheedrammy:
Trust me… disregard anything to do with the reporting of the Catholic Church by any source from Scotland in the past twenty years. Trust me.
TBB,
cheers,
can you see any reason why this could be rejected on technical grounds by the board
Why does anyone bother with Neganon
He is just an attention seeking hardcore malcontent
Indeed he is the Chief Grand Wizard of the society of CQN Hardecore Malcontents
best ignored
Nega (tive) anon 2 for Celtic CEO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Come on get the support rallied folks.
Nice to hear Cosgrove on off the ball giving it to the SMSM re Charlotte and how the press are avoiding all discussion.
Fair play to them.