I suppose it is inevitable, this far into a period of domination, that draws and defeats attract disproportionate criticism. We are not used to defeats, recently we have not even been used to a season without a treble, so reactions to dropping five points in a week have few reference points.
In the social media era, players are not immune to what is being said about them, some of them no doubt reflecting on years of successful service behind them, who perhaps feel deserted when the call was made.
I know what you’re thinking, this is classic paradoxical intent. We react to that which makes us anxious in a way that can only increase our anxiety.
Neil Lennon is dealing with the absence of Forrest, Edouard, Johnston, Jullien, Bitton, Elhamed and Barkas, and easing the return to fitness of Ajeti, Christie and Griffiths, while hurting at some painful results.
We travel to France tomorrow then back in the early hours of Friday before it all goes on the line, again, at Hampden on Sunday. All while Aberdeen rest and prepare. In these circumstances, this is a tough ask. Tougher still without support, and I don’t mean supporters, I mean actual support. This is a no-brainer time, circle the wagons and get back to doing what we always do.
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Papajoe55 /Vinniethedog
My mothers cousins were Charlie O’ Donnell from Burtonport and Dom Gallagher from Arranmore. Visited them in 1971. Last saw them waving a hankie as we headed back over to the port in the wee boat.
Aye, small world.
HH
Quad
Cheers for the tip. Been a couple of times. Fished off the pier but only got a few trumpeter and some blowies. Lovely wee place.
Solid 4-5M swell off Yallingup today, biggest waves I’ve seen in WA. A few brave souls out surfing, brilliant to watch.
HH
Papajoe 55, yes that would be my great grandads brother who re married… And was owner…. My great grandad died in 63 aged 94 I was a toddler… In the late 60s early 70s I stayed there while on hols….. His son Johnny took over and now I believe his grandson has the bar… I grew up on story’s of my mother and her aunts going over on hols and staying there….. As a older teenager 18 19.. I took my mates accross late 70s early 80s.. But we always stayed in Dungloe.. For festival time…. Best years of my life….. I’ve been all over the world…. I never got the feelings I got that I got from there… Indescribable really… So is the pain from going away…. I still don’t know why!….. Not been for ages..
DBHOY/QUADROPHENIAN
We visited Margaret River and Busselton while on our Australian cruise , beautiful part of the world 😎
Paul the Tim
My Mum passed 6 years ago this December. I can tell you that the love and comfort I received from my fellow tims was a huge comfort to me and my family.
You’ll never walk alone in that respect.
Take care
Jg
I don’t generally care for billionaires (is our main shareholder one?) but this one, the owner of Krasnodar, seems much better than other rich men who take over football clubs.
https://www.rt.com/sport/504007-krasnodar-chelsea-galitsky-abramovich/?fbclid=IwAR2Jb5103d_I4cLGymKgIaRa-GM9goH3jvo-50Rtj77pMqPsF60fy8Ym8
Paul The Spark,
Condolences on the loss of your mum.
I will remember her in prayer this evening. My friend’s mother passed last week, there is an open air rosary for her tonight in the Grotto.
God Bless.
Apols Paul the Spark
VINNIETHEDOG
I’m 65 now and have never lived anywhere but Scotland but I’m home when I’m in Donegal and feel the sorrow when I leave just the same as you do, and like you all the stories of my families upbringing there.
Gene good luck on your Italian tripwhdn it happens.HH
Teuchter ar la…. Been on that wee boat many a time…. Not like the.. ‘big’ car ferry nowadays .. Lol…. Some hairy moments as well…. But never felt scared tho I couldn’t swim!
Gene
I know a few walks up in the hills above Valtellina. If you ever make it to Como let me know.
BIG WAVY on 28TH OCTOBER 2020 9:01 AM
Getting agitated about the MSM? As old as CQN itself and beyond.
Don’t buy it, don’t read it, don’t share it, don’t like it, don’t retweet it, don’t listen in, don’t phone in, don’t even discuss it and just starve them to death.
Anyway, who’s on the plane to France today?
HH
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The feckng PILOT …Hopefully LOL ?
HH mate.
https://twitter.com/GFFN/status/1321376170865250309?s=08
We think we’ve got problems…
I have good friends O’Donnell living in Arranmore right now
Attending the wedding in the church in Arranmore, with reception in the hotel sitting looking into the bay at Dungloe
Quite the Mary of Dungloe festival was on at the time 👍
Big Jimmy,
Knowing our luck at the moment we’ll get the cast of Airplane in charge.
HH
Ted Stryker csc
bankiebhoy1…
Monbiot’s book “How Did We Get Into This Mess is a good read……………….
Monboit is in must read territory. A very astute and smart guy. Did you go to his Glasgow lecture/discussion? good stuff.
/p
TBB
Thanks
They actually come from Porlezza which is at the top of lake lugano in the Como region. Got my lakes confused.
Caio
Gene, the two lakes are very close and the whole area is a treat. Spent a happy week in San Mamete a while back, feet in the water type place on Lugano. The business.
VinnieTheDog. Thanks for the memories of Donegal. I spent all my holidays in the more sedate part of Donegal, in Greencastle in the parish of Moville. Memories of my uncles fishing, being able to be close to a donkey, climb trees, go to the hill for turf and swimming in the Silver Strand. Yes, great memories.
Incidentally one of my cousins in USA is married to a girl whose parents were Gallagher and O’Donnell from the west of Donegal.
Have Derry connections and in fact my ancestors came up to Derry to fight and were left behind by James’ retreating army after the Siege of Derry. The two brothers escaped into Inishowen where they were looked after by the locals. It is then that my family name appears in Donegal records for the first time.
PARKRD/DBHOY
Cheers lhads. Other place that tickled Ms Quad and I was the Pinnacles 3hrs north of Perth; Pure magic, out West. Endless beaches, warm sunshine, swimming with the sharks ;0 HH
TBB
I’m pencilling in 2022 – for 2021 I’ve got a 2 week Camino delayed from this year to do and a holiday in Majorca booked – so 2022 seems the best bet all being well. Gives me something to plan and look forward to.
Gene
Excuse me for butting into your conversation but just wanted to say that we had a family holiday in Onno not far down the lake from Bellaghio it’s stunning. Spent the day in Lugano (Switzerland) your folks are practically Swiss!
I’m always amazed when people go on holiday to beautiful places and wonder why people left northern Italy or west Donegal to move to Glasgow or Lanarkshire etc. As my grandad always said you can’t eat scenery!
Could anyone give me some advice on research of family trees. I’ve managed to do a bit online back to late 1800’s, but was told that you needed to go to a library to get further back.
McPhail
Feel free
My great grandad left there and moved to Glasgow (Patrick / Anderston) via London. My great grandmother sadly died in Glasgow -; he returned to Italy and married again before returning to Scotland where he lived in Edinburgh for a time. He was an artist but mostly did house decor.
As you said you can’t eat a view.
Connaire 12….. Great stuff
St Tams
I have used ancestry and Scotland’s people – the problem is to make sure that you have the right ancestor. I plan to visit Perthshire to see if I can validate some of the details of my Scottish Protestant family.
The common people couldn’t read nor write and names and spellings change which can easily lead to confusion.
Good luck
GENE
Thanks for the help
P8ddy……………….
No bud, although my heart is in Clydebank…….. :)
…the rest o’ me is in Cork!
It’s a great read, from an intelligent and reasonable mind.
HH
st tams
Gene is spot on. Register with ‘Scotland’s Peoples’ which gives you access to the National Register of records etc online. Statutory records, Births Marriages Deaths, Census, Military, and Church etc
You may be able to visit the Scotland’s People Centre in Edinburgh, which contains said records and has researchers also. Do not ignore Parish Records, in some respect a major source since the Reformation, they date from 1553, and continued well into the 19th century, and include RC records to some extent.
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ST TAMS on 28TH OCTOBER 2020 11:54 AM
Could anyone give me some advice on research of family trees. I’ve managed to do a bit online back to late 1800’s, but was told that you needed to go to a library to get further back.
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https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/
Join up here bud.
Quite excellent resource.
The census records are excellent for finding where family lived and who was all in the household at the same time. From the census it becomes quite easy to find the births, deaths , marragies,
You need to buy credits, but it is relatively inexpensive.
I gaurantee, once you start looking through it you will become hooked.
Beyond own family I was able to do some searches on celtic greats just as a pass-time when I was no well, it is fascinating.
All these exotic places, what’s wrong with Saltcoats?
D :)
Millport
Largs
Ayr
Oban
Fort William
Fort William????
……….too faur!