All going well, in the weeks ahead, Ange Postecoglou will consider replacing his current Most Valuable Player – Giorgos Giakoumakis – with his MVP from the first half of the season, Kyogo Furuhashi.
It is easy to forget how early we are in the formation of this Celtic team. Daizan Maeda and Reo Hatate are only here two months, Matt O’Riley less than that. None have teamed up with Kyogo, they have spent little time with playing with Yosuke Ideguchi, James Forrest or David Turnbull.
That bizarrely easy win in February over Newco implied the new model had a maturity that was not there yet. A month of indifferent performances followed, with a harsh truth delivered by Bodo/Glimt. On good surfaces and against Premiership opposition, the system is again looking fabulous.
A big part of this system is what Giakoumakis gives us in the air – two headed goals and one headed assist on Saturday. Without him, we have the appearance of a front line that could not jump and touch the crossbar. We would also lose an additional strong defender at set-pieces.
The temptation to make Kyogo the new focus could be overwhelming, he was that impressive. He brings things to Celtic we have not seen in years. Question is, what will the costs be of dropping Giorgos, or rejigging the entire setup to fit both in?
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CYPBHOY on 22ND MARCH 2022 4:48 PM
‘I’m a Nat and Jacobite’
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You believe in the divine right of kings?
How very enlightened and progressive of you.
PARKHEADCUMDALFORD @ 3:57
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I am, however, for Independence, especially since England voted for Brexit. If we do achieve Independence, we may well have to accept that our standard of living goes down we prepared to pay the price.
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I respect your opinion, but of course challenge the premise on which it’s based.
The UK, as a whole, voted to leave the EU, just as Scotland, as a whole, voted ‘NO THANKS’ to separation. That is democracy. Yes there were different parts of the country voting different ways – again that is democracy. Those who question the vote and introduce a “Scotland vote” are playing with democracy, in the same way that the SNPcult did when it excluded Scottish people who live in other parts of the UK from voting in 2014 – the majority of those people would have left Scotland in order to work and support their families. Contrast them with the assortment of ‘luvvies’ given air-time to support the SNP, most of these ‘faces” get the majority of work in England – independence is merely a “hobby’ to these people.
You say “we may well have to accept that our standard of living goes down”. You’re quite right, but when was that ever admitted by the SNPcult? When was it ever quantified, both in financial terms and length of time?
The truth is that we have the most powerful devolved administration in the world at Holyrood. We are part of the sixth largest economy in the world – that brings many benefits, not least security of our standard of living, even in times of global financial crisis(2008), and the global Covid pandemic – which could be the forerunner of more to come. A Scottish administration working harmoniously within the UK could deliver distinctly Scottish answers to distinctly Scottish questions for the benefit of all – and yet the SNPcult’s only interest is ‘navel gazing’ over Indy – they don’t care about the Scottish people, they only care about their ’cause’. They want the electorate to give them the power to play Russian Roulette with the lives, livelihoods, jobs & pensions/benefits of 5.5 million……it will never happen – people are thinking it through. Can I respectfully suggest that you do also?
In other news not Paul67 or a Moderator have contacted Big Jimmy after he emailed at least 3 weeks ago.
Nor has he been told he is banned.
Shockeroonee they must be busy. NOT
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DAVID66 on 22ND MARCH 2022 5:21 PM
Maybe they feel they are under no obligation to respond to him.
George Galloway (@georgegalloway) Tweeted:
It is now clear that the US is about to stage a false-flag #WMD incident in #Ukraine. Fasten your seat belts. #Russian #RussianArmy https://twitter.com/georgegalloway/status/1506255840440983558?s=20&t=JHbSdGZrFmUu3fFeVjDGHw
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Tic, toc….
https://bornceltic.com/2022/03/22/they-wanted-my-head-on-a-plate-journalist-breaks-ranks-and-slams-sevco-md-as-weak-after-ibrox-ban/
JHB on 22nd March 2022 4:32 pm
The vast majority of people in the west of Scotland would get that reference, its not a surprise that you don’t.
LIONROARS67 on 22ND MARCH 2022 5:37 PM
Did you vote for an SNP MSP who voted to introduce or to retain The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012?
ERNIE LYNCH on 22ND MARCH 2022 5:40 PM
NO
Will the milk cart make its way to St Alphonsus RC Church on London Road on Sunday 27 March to join the protest ?
Big Ange, he talks so much sense, still dont know who we thank for finding him…
“You don’t go into a role like this sort of kidding yourself about what you’re taking on,” he said. “I was under no illusions I was taking over a massive football club with a massive following and massive expectation but it was what was appealing to me. It’s where I wanted to be.”I couldn’t do one of these AFL five year plans where I walk in and say ‘You know, look, I’ll build a team in the next five years’. I knew that wouldn’t cut it, and it shouldn’t at a club like this”
After NL he is exactly what the doctor ordered.
LIONROARS67 @ 5:32
“we will see the milkman and JHB at the front of this protest”
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I am sure the parishioners and locals will get on fine in their protest – if it was my parish I would be there with my family & friends. I am no stranger to protests in a good cause.
I don’t have a milkman – I’m a soya man!
JHB on 22nd March 2022 5:13 pm
Too wee, too stupid and too poor.
The unionist mantra, thank goodness we have charitable status like private schools and a benevolent tory government looking out for our well being. Do the Scots that live in England get counted as tax payers or are they invisible to the treasury also? Not really sure how that works. Do you fill in a form every year stating where you were born so that the wonderful taxpayer in England knows who they are looking after. Then of course there are the English born people who live and work in the frozen North, do they have to self define as Scottish to avoid tax?
LIONROARS67 on 22ND MARCH 2022 5:43 PM
ERNIE LYNCH on 22ND MARCH 2022 5:40 PM
NO
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So you voted for a regional candidate (who wasn’t elected and never had a hope of being elected) but not for a constituency candidate?
JHB on 22ND MARCH 2022 5:46 PM
I am sure the parishioners and locals will get on fine in their protest – if it was my parish I would be there with my family & friends. I am no stranger to protests in a good cause.
Never had you down as a NIMBY in defense of “our kind” “our community” thought you would be at the front of the protest given your daily attacks on those in Scotland who threaten “our community” I can personally assure you that many outwith the parish will be there to join in the protest on Sunday it is disappointing to me as it will be too many on CQN that you will not be there in person no doubt you will be defending the faith be banging away on the keyboards on Sunday on CQN
aff oot
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=2B5YkyHFBOw
The Troll Church
Is this where you worship JHB?
Ohits
Atomized with a hint of vegan air 🤣
HH
lionroars67-correct,this place will eat itself….
Lambert14
“Same with the Republicans and Democrats in America who completely swapped their positions from how they were when they were established.”
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I don’t think that’s true.
The Republican Party was founded just before the American Civil War and was always the party of big business. The Democrats were the party of the small farmer and labouring classes.
The only progressive part of Republican policy was their attitude towards the slaves, largely formed by Patrician Quakers and fundamental protestants like John Brown, from the North . Many northern Democrats held enlightened views towards slaves too, albeit it was very far from their priority concern but Southern Democrats were violently opposed to any concessions on the issues.
The issues of race and slavery split both parties at the time of Lincoln’s nomination and election, and there was a Northern Democratic candidate for president and a Southern Democratic one. Lincoln was the sole Republican candidate but there was a candidate for the Constitutional Union/Whig party and the Whigs were the party that begat the Republican movement. They represented the views of Republicans who were not too bothered by slavery.
Race and slavery was the only thing that was progressive about the Republican Party. They proved in all post Civil War governments to be the party of graft and Corruption and aimed to preserve Capitalism and Big Industry and to curtail worker’s rights. The Democrats remained split by race issues for years and it took nearly 30 years, following the war, for a Democrat to be elected as President.
Democrats continued to be heavily influenced by Race issues form the South because the racists hated the mid 19th century Lincoln Republican version. Woodrow Wilson, a Democrat during WW1 rolled back a lot of the advances gained by the black middle classes and helped the KKK reach its peak membership.
It took the death of the Civil War generation and the emergence of a Liberal Northern Democrat movement (Adlai Stevenston and JFK) to create an opportunity for Republicans to win back southern voters. The Southern Strategy was in full swing when Goldwater faced Kennedy in 1960 but it was started by one of Nixon’s people, who articulated it as :-
“From now on, the Republicans are never going to get more than 10 to 20 percent of the Negro vote and they don’t need any more than that… but Republicans would be shortsighted if they weakened enforcement of the Voting Rights Act. The more Negroes who register as Democrats in the South, the sooner the Negrophobe whites will quit the Democrats and become Republicans. That’s where the votes are. Without that prodding from the blacks, the whites will backslide into their old comfortable arrangement with the local Democrats.”
All their work, backed by many church organisations led to the Reagan landslide and a solid Christian vote for the parties with the most racist policies. The Americans have constantly re-invented European Christianity and superimposed Race onto it, even the new religions like the Mormons, but every religion including Catholicism developed separate buildings for black and white congregations during this period, to their eternal shame.
When the Democrats started to discipline some of their own Southern racists like George Wallace this move was completed.
The Republican Party is now the safer home for racists but they remain as they always were, the party for big business and keeping the working man down. There was no revolution or changing places, apart from on the race issue.
!!BADA BING!! on 22ND MARCH 2022 5:59 PM
lionroars67-correct,this place will eat itself….
Totally agree, guys.
A well known troll, barred from almost every Celtic site going, comes on here does the same and is allowed to post with impunity.
Big Jimmy, gets barred.
David 66.
That’s disappointing and sad, that no one has had the courtesy to reply to Big J.
He’s a big miss on the blog , I hope is health is as good as can be.
For the attention of any Celtic supporters who are lazily led by the mainstream media. 👇
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Ignorance, the root and stem of all evil (@ivan_8848) Tweeted:
The truth will come out, the way MSM is portraying events in Ukraine are pretty much the opposite of what is actually happening.
This woman clearly wants people to know what she has experienced at the hands of the Ukranian militia in contrast to the Russian army. https://t.co/P9Qz7URwyo https://twitter.com/ivan_8848/status/1505837630054965248?s=20&t=Ou-ohV6w4EM05cc77Zbj-Q
Why was Big Jimmy barred the first time?
What assurances did he give to be reinstated?
Why was he barred the second time?
Did it involve reneging on the assurances he had previously given?
Might the answers to these questions provide an explanation for the rubber ear being given him by our host?
LIONROARS67
Have you thought of inviting prominent SNP member Dr Siobhan Tolland along to the protest?
I’m sure she’d have a lot to contribute.
Sly sports alert.
Going by the tone of this 👇 it sounds like hun supporters might be about to show the dilly dallying Tims how to quickly get to the point and remove a PLC board that supporters consider to be against the grain of supporters interests??
Hmmmmmm.
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https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11781/12572734/rangers-accuse-fan-group-club-1872-of-creating-propaganda-against-club
LIONROARS67 @ 5:54
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Sorry – you are just making up things as you go along. I will not comment on irrelevancies and/or manufactured hypotheses . I assume that you are going to ‘the protest’ – hope you and your fellows stay safe!
Glenn Greenwald (@ggreenwald) Tweeted:
It is just staggering that the liberal wing of the US corporate media has spent years smearing as “Nazis” all Americans who wear MAGA hats, oppose vaccine mandates, protest school curricula, etc.
Then they find actual, literal, real-life Nazis in Ukraine, and celebrate them: https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/1506257928717750276?s=20&t=kNOSeIErOOU3N20-P3ho8w
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Yeah, it seems like there is a huge contingent in the west, USA, UK, EU, who’ll unquestioningly suck any amount of mainstream media bull.
I have read the Club 1872 statement mentioned by some on here. I don’t know exactly what 1872 are getting at – however if the board and directors who have ploughed more than £100m into the new club feel that this necessitates that they have the overall say on policy and direction, can anyone really blame them?
So only another 12 more sleeps until we will know if it is Gia or Kyogo.
Anyone else finding this nothingness agony already ???
During WW2 George Orwell wrote that you can take a nationalist and, step by step, prove, beyond doubt, that he is wrong but he will never, ever accept it. Because he is so invested in his belief system/cult he sees those who aren’t as suspect and evilly disposed.
The ultimate goal of Scottish nationalists is an independent state. I am more than convinced that an independent Scotland will be substantially poorer than it is now. There will be fewer opportunities for younger people including my grandchildren. And, yes, I do look at politics through then harsh lens of realism.
Finally, one thing which never fails to surprise is the Scottish nationalists’ re-write of our history. Of all emigrant destinations Scotland was the least hospitable to the Irish. The Irish in Scotland suffered more discrimination than the Irish in England, Australia or the USA. In terms of social mobility and in terms of health and wealth the Irish were at the bottom of the heap longer here than elsewhere. I certainly do not dislike my fellow Scots. I wish them well.
A role model for Joe Hart
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-nottinghamshire-60834496
During WW2 George Orwell wrote that you can take a nationalist and, step by step, prove, beyond doubt, that he is wrong but he will never, ever accept it. Because he is so invested in his belief system/cult he sees those who aren’t as suspect and evilly disposed.
The ultimate goal of Scottish nationalists is an independent state. I am more than convinced that an independent Scotland will be substantially poorer than it is now. There will be fewer opportunities for younger people including my grandchildren. And, yes, I do look at politics through then harsh lens of realism.
Finally, one thing which never fails to surprise is the Scottish nationalists’ re-write of our history. Of all emigrant destinations Scotland was the least hospitable to the Irish. The Irish in Scotland suffered more discrimination than the Irish in England, Australia or the USA. In terms of social mobility and in terms of health and wealth the Irish were at the bottom of the heap longer here than elsewhere.
Incidentally, I bear no animus to my fellow Scots, some of whom are outstandingly fine people. I wish them all well irrespective of religion or hetritage.
‘Ernie Billy’ Lynch
Your party doing you proud again.
Scottish Labour candidate axed after mocking MP over her Catholic faith and defending Bloody Sunday soldier
EXCLUSIVE: Vanessa Shand also claimed the SNP were in favour of a “catholic monarchy”.
Scottish Labour has axed a candidate who taunted a party MP over her Catholic faith.
Vanessa Shand also accused the SNP of wanting to impose a “catholic monarchy” and backed a former soldier who was charged with murdering civilians on Bloody Sunday.
She withdrew as a council candidate in Perth and Kinross after a Record investigation into her comments.
Shand used to have a ‘I Stand With Soldier F’ twitter logo, which refers to the former paratrooper who was charged over his role in the Bloody Sunday massacre in Derry in 1972.
Thirteen civil rights demonstrators were killed when members of the British Army’s Parachute Regiment opened fire.
Soldier F faced murder charges over the killing of two people, James Wray and William McKinney, plus multiple counts of attempted murder.
The charges were dropped after the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) concluded there was “no longer a reasonable prospect” of key evidence against him being ruled admissible in court.
The Saville Inquiry, set up to get to the bottom of the tragic events, stated that there was “no doubt” Soldier F had shot father-of-six Paddy Doherty, who was unarmed.
In a separate tweet, prompted by Labour MP Rebecca Long-Bailey praising Jeremy Corbyn over the Northern Ireland peace process, she wrote: “Says the daughter of NI catholic parents.”
Shand, whose Facebook page says she stands for “fairness, equality and justice”, also tweeted in 2015: “So that’s the SNP’s game! They want to replace the UK monarchy with a catholic monarchy!! Well I never.”
A member of Scottish Labour’s governing executive at the time made a complaint about the Twitter activity in 2020.
It stated: “The Saville Report demonstrated comprehensively that those killed at Bloody Sunday were wholly innocent and that the Parachute Regiment was responsible for their unlawful killings.
“Perhaps more worryingly still, she has demonstrated a pattern of prejudicial behaviour towards those of the Catholic faith.”
The complaint added: “These tweets will cause grave offence to Catholic supporters and potential supporters of the Labour Party, and this is particularly true for those of an Irish background, and is therefore arguably grossly detrimental to the Labour Party.”
An SNP spokesperson said: “It’s welcome news that Vanessa Shane is no longer a candidate but it’s important that Scottish Labour reflect on how she ended up one in the first place.
“It’s clear that Scottish Labour is desperate to find local council candidates but it should not mean that principles are an afterthought.
“Anas Sarwar’s party’s recent track record with deeply divisive candidates demonstrates that there is a problem running through Scottish Labour that needs to be addressed.”
A Scottish Labour spokesperson said: “Every Scottish Labour candidate is expected to abide by our values – especially with regards to opposing forms of prejudice or hatred.
“The Scottish Labour Party will act on evidence that any candidate has fallen short of these standards.
“The person in question is no longer a Labour candidate.”
Her removal comes after Henry Dunbar, previously a leader of the Orange Order, was revealed as a Labour candidate in North Lanarkshire.
Shand said of the soldier logo: “I absolutely hear where you are coming from on this one, however there are two sides to every story. And I felt I just wanted to support him because I am of the veterans’ community.”
She said of the Long-Bailey tweet: “Yes, I did, and it probably wasn’t one of my greater moments in life.”
On the “catholic monarchy” tweet, she said: “Well, there it is in black and white. These have been looked at by others and not deemed as significant and so, yes, again, not one of my finest moments.”
“Too wee, too stupid and too poor.The unionist mantra.”
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Not so – those words fell from the lips of the Deputy First Minister, Mr John Swinney.
Of course Scotland is not too wee, nor, too stupid, nor, too small to become independent. However the Scottish people must be given the hard-facts if they are to make an informed choice. The propaganda & disinformation of the “thick” White Paper will not be good enough. The majority saw through it in 2014 & said “NO THANKS”. The case for separation from the UK is now infinitely weaker and would be rejected by an even bigger margin, if another referendum comes about; which is, in my opinion, very doubtful. The SNPcult’s overwhelming interest and concentration is to stay in power at Holyrood. Once Sturgeon and the ‘old guard’ go, there will be a fragmenting of the nationalist movement and the political landscape will change – history will judge the SNPcult’s time ‘in the sun’ – the verdict? – a lot of heat but not much light.
https://www.glasgowlive.co.uk/news/g…ibrox-23466148
Man admits performing sex act on himself during Rangers title celebrations at Ibrox
Ryan Gemmell, 36, was recorded on mobile phone footage which went viral in March last year, and appeared to be near a number of fans yards from the front entrance of Ibrox Stadium.
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Ryan Gemmell pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court.
A man has admitted exposing and touching his genitals outside Ibrox Stadium at the Rangers title party.
Ryan Gemmell, 36, was recorded on mobile phone footage which went viral on March 7, 2021.
Hundreds of Rangers fans had gathered outside Ibrox that day to celebrate the club’s Scottish Premiership title win.
Gemmell appeared to be near a number of fans in the short clip yards from the front entrance.
Court papers state that Gemmell conducted himself in a disorderly manner in that he exposed himself in the presence of people.
The charge goes on to say he then touched himself and committed breach of the peace.
Gemmell pled guilty at Glasgow Sheriff Court to the single charge.
Prosecutor Darren Harty said: “There are a schedule of previous convictions.”
Andy Lambie, defending, requested background reports from sheriff Tom Hughes.
The lawyer added: “My client is in a much more stable way of life.
“He is making serious attempts to organise his life.
“He has numerous previous convictions and a good number of them led to a lengthy period in custody.
“Since his release, this is the only matter which has arisen.
“He has been on bail and there has been no further offending.”
Sentencing was deferred until next month where more information surrounding the circumstances will be heard.
Gemmell, now of the city’s Firhill, remains on bail for the matter in the meantime.
McPhailboy.
A relation of yours :-)))
I read the small print.
https://twitter.com/CollowWillie/status/1506179199777783812?t=4iTCVfQ_VCvFZRQHK-uwwQ&s=19
HH
Next Prime Minister ?? 👇
Peaceful United Ireland, build an under water tunnel to Scotland??
No deal workers Brexit outcome.
Devolved utterly useless, utterly wasteful Parliament’s to be dissolved.
Withdraw from the always at war NATO.
Recognise Palestine with a bumper trade deal same with all countries hated by imperialists.
Create the biggest army imaginable NOT for imperialism but for domestic restructuring, council houses, millions of them, schools, libraries, hospitals for the new health service away from NHS which is now 95%+ colonised by big pharma in USA, an army that will develop friendly alliances worldwide based on peace.
Create a national food service good healthy food free at point of need.
End the house of lords.
Referendum on royal family.
Give the keys to Julian Assange and allow him to create a media that informs and educates the population, not a media that lies with an aim to dumb down the population.
Life long Free education.
Free internet.
Free public transport.
Respect, women, children, and all minorities.
Restructuring the police into a force that will be trusted by the public.
Etc, etc, etc.
Only George Galloway’s, WorkersPartyGB, will deliver that 👆 and much, much, much, much, much, much, much, more than that.
Some will say that its – communism – well there are varying degrees of that.
If it wasn’t for communist USSR destroying the Nazi Juggernaut in 1945, losing 26+ million of their communist army, and also 20+ million of the Chinese communist army sacrificing themselves against the imperialist Japanese Juggernaut in 1945, for [ our freedom ] then none of us would be here to whine about communism, would we??
Its not communism that’s on offer at, WorkersPartyGB, its socialist, working class, common sense, politics that’s are not on offer anywhere else that I see in Britain, Jeremy Corbyn proposed ‘mild socialism’ and allowed himself to be slaughtered by the lying media, and allowed himself to be stabbed in the back by 95% of Labour MP’s who twice2 carried out a coup to remove him, and twice2 they failed, but instead of putting the 95% of MP’s on notice that they were being replaced, Jeremy promoted these back stabbers into his shadow cabinet in an attempt to bring the party together, which was a disaster, and should serve as a lesson to any serious party that everybody, MP’s, members, etc, agrees to, and backs the party policies, or go and find another party. That is not a cult, its the absolute oposite of a cult, go to their website and check them out for yourself. So, the Jeremy Corbyn saboteur experience, that is why, George Galloway, created the, WorkersPartyGB, as Labour parties working class, socialist members, wouldn’t get their favoured politics at any other party, where ALL other parties say one thing, then do another, so how can they be trusted??
So, Next PM 👇 or, neoliberal, woke, anti-childrenWomenWorkers Barbarism.
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There’s a decent championship game on BBC 3:1 to Dunfermline if anyone wants a political break😵😱