On Saturday my mind wandered, as it does, to the demise of Gretna in 2008. The village team were bankrolled through the Scottish league system until promotion to the SPL in 2007 but then the cash ran out. The club went into liquidation a few weeks from the end of the season but while most of the first team squad were made redundant, a few remained on a week-to-week basis to see out the remaining league programme, assisted considerably by the SPL and Livingston FC, who made their ground available.
Should Rangers fail around the same time, I thought, how apt it would be for us to meet them in the Scottish Cup final. We would be there at the end to wave goodbye to a unique institution. Witnesses to the final whistle on a club with an enormously controversial history.
Unfortunately, my hopes were dashed by Dundee United at Ibrox yesterday, who Flushed Away the opposition and won their first game against an SPL team in 2012. We will have to scramble for tickets for the prospective event at another venue.
United seem set to try their hardest to spoil my enjoyment of the Cup. Our quarter final draw against them next month will be one of the toughest games of the season.
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Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Tax But Were Afraid To Ask.
@ Hunza,
cheers, I’ll get there somehow!
Live and let die die die
Films
How’s about the aptly named- A Shot At Glory,who starred in that I wonder?
amadeus says:
7 February, 2012 at 12:04
Can you not jump a bus to Highgate, it’s on the Northern Line…
Good luck these days..
White Mischief
White (C)Heat
White HUNter Black Heart
Inglorious Bar Stewards
‘Moneyball’
Johann-very good.
For a nice home grown feeling how about…That Sinking Feeling
‘fight club’
no tax please we’re quintessentially british
The financial documents are
For googly eyes only…
‘the silence of the Huns’
‘badfellas’
I know CQN has raised lots of dough for various good causes. I also know you can’t keep going to the well, however, if you would all be so kind as to dig out any old saucepans you may have, indeed any form of pot would do, and send it to Ibrox, I am sure they would be most appreciative. Just label it up as “a pot to pee in” Maybe we could call it a POt to P In appeal. Yes, a POPI appeal we can all be proud to take part in.
Would actually be funny to see thousands of pots getting delivered to the main doors eh!
The Usual Suspects
Borra! Borra! Borra!
A Bridging loan too far
BINRAKER
Tell No One
The Abyss
gsu
Debbie Does Tribunals
Is it just films? can we add tv programmes?……..I give you HECTORS HOUSE
31003-Porridge
all good natured banter this morning lhads but we have a big game tomorrow; time to get the focus back on beating the minis.
Good that Kello is out, that Black is not available to hack us at every tackle. Wee Jamsie can be brought back and hopefully not be kicked all over the place.
I fully expect to see Templeton play so we need to look out for him.
The real danger men for me are Willie Collum assisted especially by Andy Tait. Our lads should be over Collum like a rash the minute we see any of his tricks.
Rant over; I see a 2-0 win for the Hoops.
johann murdoch says:
7 February, 2012 at 12:01 “Honey I shrunk the crowds” – LOL
Any Which Way but Loose (change).
31003- Jim canae fix it
twists n turns says:
7 February, 2012 at 12:11
Nearly needed one after reading that. Brilliant!
new article posted.
When do the CU do a podcast,is it weekly?
bill(y) and ben(t)
“I thought our fans were first-class,” he said, “and a lot of it is for the fans as well as we owe them for the last couple of seasons and we need to prove that we are the best team in Scotland.” Scott Brown.
A win tomorrow and there will be no stopping us.
Oh! my movie title contribution ‘Suckers’
HH
The role of the S.F.A. in this Rangers fiasco should be scrutinised e.g. Did they ever question the steady increase in the valuation of Ibrox, eventually reaching £140m. apparently for no reason than to avoid administration ?
@ starry – yes, I think you get a 134 or a 43 as I remember. Do NOT want to miss the game!
I think we win it and we can start to breathe a little easier, which is nice.
jimmci says:
7 February, 2012 at 12:14
all good natured banter this morning lhads but we have a big game tomorrow; time to get the focus back on beating the minis.
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huh? you seem to think that if we are having too much fun on a blog, that the team will not perform…….??
Seven EBT’s for Seven Brothers.
Scum