Well, at least we don’t live in Spain, where tax fraud convicts are lauded like some sort of distorted victim if they have a connection to football. No one really expected Leonel Messi to go to prison, accountability in Spain isn’t that exacting, but he will have to live with a conviction for defrauding the tax system of millions of euros. A shameful act for one so wealthy.
I’ve always been a bit uncomfortable at the politicisation (from all sides) of the poppy and charities like Help for Heroes. Society has been poor at looking after its literal cannon fodder in the 100 years since the Somme, but flag wavers around these parts have imposed political sentiment on these charities which doesn’t exist elsewhere in the UK.
Four years on from the infamous Rangers-Milan legends supposed charity match, James Doleman’s article yesterday, on the unauthorised use of Help for Heroes logos on t-shirts, gives us more to ponder. It’s impossible to damage a brand which is already at junk value, but activity like this makes it difficult for all good causes to make their appeals.
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Church needs mare service
The fire has been extinguished from the Dragon. They should have played in red.
VOGUEPUNTER
Next Wednesday 13th and the week after at Paradise..
Itscalledthemalvinas,
my experieces are the opposite of you,
met a group of them in Ekeren on my first ever Euro trip,
and regularly seen them at Celtic Park,
also got involved in an argument in Cyprus with some English fans
during an Internationals week,
3 Welsh guys there and they were right at our back when trouble was brewing
bsr
Apologies ….it was an L :O)
Greenpinata
As it currently stands and has done so since 1707, If you are born in Scotland you’re British unless you have ethnicity from another country?
The lily livered quisling Scots “bought and sold for English gold” have deemed it so.
Cheers Starry my good mhan hh
GREENPINATA….
If an Irish wolfhound is born in Scotland…is it still an Irish wolfhound? :)
Greenpinata
Wales were not allowed to wear their red strip.
Portugal was deemed the home team, but Portugal’s red home strip was deemed to clash with Wales’s away strip, so Portugal were told they had to wear that green (ish) strip. So, Wales then wanted to wear their home red strip, but someone (not sure if it was portugal or Uefa) said no.
Sips
You sure it was an Irish wolfhound and no a hairy greyhound?
Bale trying too hard
Nani and Ronaldo get their tramlines done by the same Turkish barber
VP…
:)) possibly, knowing my taste in woman ;)
Some great posts on Halloween and aul Scots… Thx again…
SALTIRES EN SEVILLA….
Thanks for the great memories… as far as that late night snack goes it sounds almost perfect, a big fat outsider with the cheese roasted would have sealed it;)
BIG GEORGES FAN CLUB @ 9:07 PM,
Thanks for the reply, you are from Plains… wonder if you know my Aunt Betty (Armstrong)…!?
Hail Hail
Scullybhoy
You realise the vast majority of the bhoys on here are Scots?
Every one I’ve met is proud of their Irish origins ( even the Italians and Poles etc :-)
My own family came from Ulster before, during and after the great famine period and I’m very proud of my origins and visit there regularly.
There is no doubt that Celtic FC emerged from the Irish diaspora, but they were not only from the great famine period. There were pockets of Irish in the West of Scotland from late 18th Century. Who had been integrating and doing rather well in the profesional classes. The guys who were involved in organising the early Celtic were established here and doing quite well and almost certainly relying in a foundation laid here in commerce that pre-dated that specific famine period.
Celtic also attracted Indigenous Scots too. Not all Celtic fans in the beginning were Irish, and an attempt to try and create an all Irish/Catholic club was tried. It was overwhelmingly rejected to the extent that a faction club broke away in the East End with the intention of remaining Irish and or Catholic. That club disappeared fairly quickly. The one that survived and grew into the great club we love today chose to embrace all and that was their strength and God Bless them for it.
I am genuinely interested in the source you used for quote- it looks familiar. Perhaps in Willie Maley’s book although from memory it was lifted originally from the press who habitually referred to Celts as the Irish club ( never in positive way, using horrible caricatures and invoking the worst stereotyping imaginable).
I’m glad you love The Celts
HH
I must admit I fancied Wales tonight given both teams form in the tournament. This has been a bit of a nothing game in which they haven’t done themselves justice
Sipsini,
I believe that it was a Scotsman who basically preserved the Irish Wolfhounds existence . So it’s really a joint breed. I think the dogs must have got bored as there were no longer any wolves to hunt :-)
Mike in Toronto,
Thank for that.
Foxy,
Not going to get involved in a political argument.
Hail, Hail.
Hard luck Cymru
Says I to the wife earlier…..
I thot you said it would be a Germany v Wales final !
Typical woman’s reply….
So did I, then I remembered that Ronaldo plays for Portugal.
Cristiano Ronaldo has missed 43 free kicks in a row over Euros and World Cup.
I used to have a Scottish Deerhound, huge she was, nearly as big as a Wolfhound.
Tough luck Wales.
Poor comments by the Welsh co-commentator. Very bitter and unwilling to give Portugal any credit whatsoever.
GLENDALYSTONSILS on 6TH JULY 2016 9:10 PM
MACJAY1 FOR NEIL LENNON on 6TH JULY 2016 8:55 PM
Guisers are us.
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All Saints.
All Souls.
All Hallows Eve.
The Mexican equivalent is the ” Day of the Dead .”
They spend the night beside the graves of their deceased family members.
GORDYBHOY
Glad to hear that.
I’ve just got to go with my own experience of them.
HH
Does anything please Roy Keane?
Unlucky Wales. Great effort in the tournament.
Bale’s passing strangely poor. As was the ref.
Can’t believe Portugal are in the final. No wins in the weakest group. Two knock-out games won with mis-hit shots. The other on penalties.
Turgid team. Hope whoever wins tomorrow wins the final, although you wonder if Portugal’s name might be on the trophy?
Nitol CSC
Has anyone in the new standing area been issued with a new ST yet?
VP
probably a good shout. It Only time I came across the g word was in DC Thomson publications.
Unfortunately it is “Exit the Dragon” tonight.
Bruce Lee WSC
BSR
“Does anything please Roy Keane?”
Were a misfortune to be suffered by Mick McCarthy, he might flash a weak smile.
EMDAEE GOT THE GOALS??
Has Blair had his dyed hair tinted with grey to try to appear to have a bit of gravitas and try to look genuinely sorry about what went on?
Weird why neither Portugal or Wales played in their own red strip.
Kin dof devalues the spectacle in a way.
And Wales were curse dby the grey again.
However, no Ramsey, no winny.
The boy O bullets a header and that’s that.
Sad for a fine Welsh effort but couldn’t get fully behind them as I’m always suspicious of their collaboration with the english.
And, of course, because I’ve got a wager riding on O and the Portugeezers…
In Dumbarton and the Vale we called it the Gloashies,
On hols and missed the game, got texts from pals drooling over Dembele. Logged on here to read all about it and zilch. Anyone any opinion, do we have the makings of a legend in this bhoy
VOGUEPUNTER and STARRY PLOUGH…
Re the game in Gibraltar – I don’t think the date has been confirmed yet.
However, Lincoln Red Imps understand the game will be played on Tuesday 12th according to their email to me this morning.
jude2005……hopefully you mean the Celtic goals.
From @CelticGoals
https://twitter.com/celticgoals/status/750766154378010624
HH
2 1 CELTS