Best news of the day? Kris Commons wants to be involved tomorrow against Barcelona. I doubt Kris is anywhere near match fit, so there’s no chance of him starting on Wednesday against Astana, but a 15 minute cameo, when the Astana players’ body clocks are telling them it’s after 2am, would go down a treat.
I’ve always been a bit more ambivalent about Leonel Messi than most. “He’s not hit the levels of Ronaldinho” is my stock comment, and then there’s the dirty little subject. (Tax).
But his media comments ahead of tomorrow’s International Champions Cup game, “I have a Celtic jersey at home. The games against Celtic were special and I want to remember them”, proves there’s substance to the man.
I’ve a Celtic jersey at home too, Leo. A few of us here do.
Former-Rangers former vice-chairman Donald Findlay is to defend Craig Whyte is his forthcoming trial.
Whyte’s urban legend is going to be difficult to shift, but it’s not accurate. We mocked Rangers fans a few years ago, referring to him as “Our Hero” but he never was. He was the bag man for a very dirty job.
How he handled the SFA, Uefa, HMRC and, most crucially, the insolvency court, when he managed to secure the appointment of Duff and Phelps as Rangers administrators was crucial in the continuation of football at Ibrox.
It was Duff and Phelps who gave Newco the right to use the name “Rangers”, after which point Whyte could claim he was passing on “Rangers”. Everyone else mocked this liquidation fantasy at the time. Until liquidation became a reality, that is.
Whyte left Newco relatively safe in the hands of Charles Green, where it would have thrived, if it hadn’t faced a hostile and damaging takeover bid from its first week of life.
Our auction prize, donated by (the pretty fabulous) Celtic sponsor, Intelligent Car Leasing, closes just after 1pm today.
You can win:
2 seats in the directors’ box
Champagne reception
5 course meal in the Walfrid Suite
Fully expenses bar (pre and post-match)
Half time snacks and refreshments
Car Parking
At the game against Kilmarnock on 24 September.
Money raised from the auction will go towards building a school kitchen in Malawi for Mary’s Meals. It it will be the 5th CQN school kitchen.
Our four existing kitchens feed over 2000 primary aged kids every day. School attendance has increased 30% since kitchens were built, as kids attend for their daily meal. This has an impact on health, education and life chances.
You can follow the auction on eBay here. Thank you.
I’m off to Aberdour now for the 12th annual CQN Golf Open. I’ll be the one holding the jackets.
See you then.
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I’ll be astounded if any criminal trials are held re the rangers liquidation and Sevco Phoenix
Will all be quietly kicked into the long grass with Whyte disappearing back into obscurity with his pockets stuffed full of cash, his silence having been bought
While the kingpin of the whole charade, Sir Minty of Moonbeams continues to stiff the public purse – see his planned housing and office development for the western green belt in Edinburgh
It was obvious the fix was in when despite facing criminal charges, neither white house, Clark or Grier were suspended on full pay by duff and phelps pending the resolution of this matter. This would be the normal course of action taken by any employer in the circumstances in order to maintain the company’s reputation.
As someone posted earlier, it’s all an elaborate sham to enable minty and RFC to shed 100 million quid of debt on the quiet while people are distracted trying to round up a herd of squirrels
All have played their part to the tee demanded by the orchestrated script, not least the SFA and SPFL
What a mess, lol.
James Doleman (@jamesdoleman)
29/07/2016, 13:09
Craig Whyte case adjourned until October 3rd
TURKEYBHOY on 29TH JULY 2016 1:26 PM
You hit the nail on the head with that one.
ROBERTTRESSELL
Big Tam may well have done,but Bertie Auld said it in a Sky report.
Him and Wee JINKY were being transported round their childhood haunts in a taxi containing Jim White.
It was him who asked the obvious question as the huns approached their own ever-tainted version of nine.
CLOGHERCELT
I sure hope PARAHANDY enjoyed it,too. He gonna have to be Lucky Jim to get away with it.
“Messi hasnt reached the levels of Ronaldinho”
This sounds like when you are having a conversation with someone who knows nothing about football, but pretends that they do
Eye roll
Latest JJ post hammers Hampden thuggery,TRIFCo board and L5.
Minor pop at the SFA too,worth a look.
Offski,duty calls too soon and I need my kip. Just off the phone to Weefra who is fine and dandy.
Hi Paul67,
Kinda with you on the Messi thing great player but in my all time top ten..? Nope.
Kris on the other hand, we need to know, does he have a Barcelona Top at Home..;)
Good luck to all the CQN Golfers and revellers today.
Hail Hail
BHOYLO83
Don’t get caught up in conversations about anything other than Celtic and whose round it isnae tomorrow! Hope you and the big fella have a grand oul’ day.
Feel free to mail me some photies so I can be really jealous!
Brilliant
https://twitter.com/thaitims/status/758898554223996930
Turkeybhoy
Good luck with all your new found free time that awaits you. If I may I suggest you consider the stage as new challenge….if you can enter that with the same degree of drama you have just exited CQN I’m sure you’ll have a bright future ahead of you.
Break a leg duckie. :-)
HH
CB
BMCUW
Will do bhud!
B-)
Turkeybhoy
If posters like you leave, CQN will become even more weighted in favour of those who simply repeat the Establishment view of all things Celtic. Think again.
JJ
Turkeybhoy
Dont go mhate.
I probably agree with your football posts more than anyone else on this site
BMCUWPs,
He could have sailed over here and made the game tomorrow:))
I wouldn’t bet against Minty being given an ‘honorary position at Ibrokes’ when the dust settles and the zombies realise what has been done here.
You never know though it will never be forgotten and the have completely discredited themselves (Sevco) and the SFA/SPFL.
Any decision or statement made by the Scottish football authorities, in the future has to be viewed with cynicism.
Celtic unfortunately are playing in a bigoted league run by bigots for bigots. IMO
itsellscfc
Petec
KC was poor in the CL previously
I really have no idea how you can make that remark. Fair enough, if your benchmark is Messi, but otherwise your memory is playing sidecar to your lazy assumptions.
Bhoylo83
Your pal will be back… After his dramatic tantrum subsides…and he accepts that blogs are a forum for the exchange of different opinions ( all valid) … And that a blog where we all think the same would be far less interesting…
HH
CB
Newco “could have” thrived under Charles Green yes.
However, the demands for glory from the stand and the endless parade of spivs saw to that.
I’ve offered my own who should go, stay, ‘ballix’ and will continue to do so.
How that old time waster ploy can be construed as anti-Celtic is beyond me….and me a fully charged as guilty happy clapper with all things ‘tic….
I do wish I could do one of those flouncing speeches one day though…..until I remidn myself quickly it’s a blog with a bunch of folk in made-up names howling aimlessly at the moon, for good and bad.
Back to work….
Hail hail
up_over_goal on 29th July 2016 1:59 pm
Petec
KC was poor in the CL previously
I really have no idea how you can make that remark. Fair enough, if your benchmark is Messi, but otherwise your memory is playing sidecar to your lazy assumptions.
___
How many CL goals/assists does KC have in the CL? How many outside of the qualifiers?
BIG WAVY
Not mine :))
Big Wavy
Did you clear that post with CQN Big Brother before pressing ‘send’….?…..Me neither .. Hahaha!
TD67
You could grab Turkeybhoy… Now that it’s been feed up…?
Freed
TIMALOY29
How many CL goals/assists does KC have in the CL? How many outside of the qualifiers?
No doubt not as many. Then again, you could say the same about the rest of his teammates (with the possible exception of Samaras) as *spoiler alert* the CL is much more difficult.
“How many goals/assists do post-2014 Celtic players have?”
“Er, none because we didn’t qualify.”
“Aha!”
Tony – Like many times on here, you break the mould. :)
Cultsbhoy – very good fella…..
THE GLORIOUS BALANCE SHEET @ 1:28 PM
Very interesting and accurate post…
Craig Whyte represents the last person they can use to kick the can further down the road…
The truth will out, but when it does “The Rangers” will be “back” and they will say this stuff is over 5 years old, why do we want to drag up the past… Might work as well as “we’ve been punished enough…”
Sad… Persistence beats Res12
Hail Hail
Res12tance… we hop:)
Via Matt Leslie
Plus ca change…
COPYRIGHT 1996 Scottish Daily Record & Sunday Mail
Kenny Dalglish will get a staggering pounds 80MILLION to build a Rangers Dream Team that will conquer Europe. The former Celtic star is ready to take up a sensational scouting job at Ibrox.
But he will only take up the megabucks post if Walter Smith stays as his gaffer.
I understand Dalglish and Rangers chairman David Murray have privately shaken hands on a deal to bring him to Ibrox.
The Scotland legend sweated over the decision for four weeks before finally giving Murray his word during the Champions League clash with Ajax on Wednesday. King Kenny will be given a budget of more than pounds 20million a year to bring the best players in the world to the Scottish champions.
The move is the key to Murray’s dream of making Rangers heavyweights in time for the start of a European League in four years. By then, Dalglish could have splashed more than pounds 80million on the cream of the world’s talent. Rangers are determined not to repeat this season’s Champions League disaster where they have lost four out of four so far. An Ibrox insider admitted: “Kenny will be given a roving role to go out and recommend – and try to attract – the best.
“We’re not talking about young or middle-of-the-road players – we’re talking the VERY best.
“Dalglish will be given an open chequebook to make sure the big names are made an offer they can’t refuse.”
Murray knows the name of King Kenny will not only help capture top stars, but will also increase interest from potential investors. The former Liverpool and Blackburn boss has lived quietly since he gave up his Director of Football post at Ewood Park. But Rangers’ offer has been enough to tempt him to the club he supported as a boy before becoming a Celtic superstar. The roving spy role Murray sees for him would NOT be a threat to Smith. Instead, the duo would be expected to work together. But, inevitably, there will be speculation that Dalglish’s presence will cast a shadow over the manager. But Dalglish insists he has no interest in returning to the pressures of running a team. He is bound to scoop a salary of at least pounds 400,000 as he’s charged with the task of getting players who can take Gers into the next century. Dalglish refused to comment on the move last night. The Record spoke with Murray at his Edinburgh HQ – but he would not to confirm or deny that Dalglish is Rangers-bound. He said: “I have no comment to make – this is not the way I do business. “Rangers have nothing to say on the matter.”
up_over_goal,
I remember Neil praising KC to the Heavens for his performance against Barca, specifically his defensive work.
Definitely a highlight in his CL career.
Right, am offski for a couple a pints HH. :)
KC debate is relative…..
I have reservations about him- his attitude and fitness for starters but in terms of creativity he’s peerless in the current squad. Now that says something about KC … And the squad…?
In the 3 years I have frequented this blog you are guaranteed of two things from our host.
Nothing will be Peter Lawwells fault and Kris Commons will be praised beyond his worth.
Wouldn’t happen to be friendly with both would you?
As for Ronaldinho being better than Messi and one poster saying not in the top ten of best players, stick to knitting guys or any other pastime of your choice.
Messi will break all records in the game and will be proven as the best the game has seen.
TURKEYBHOY @ 1:26 PM,
See you are utilising the “No True Scotsman” phenomenon as you exit stage left…
Now if that doesn’t make you an archetypal CQNer I don’t know what does..:)
Hail Hail
Sid
Messiest my No1 all time player and I’ve seen Pele, Maradonna Cruyff , Zidane….
Ronaldo (cr07) is close but if they were the same height and build Messi would be even more in front.
The only player ID rate as close is Iniesta..
Goal scorers eh? Worth their weight in gold. Celtic have always had prolific goal scorers and when you are a wee Bhoy growing up your favourite player usually wears 7-11. With the advent of squad numbers it could be anything these days but thankfully our best goal hanger these days wears 9 on his back. Not on the shorts like years gone by but that is unfortunately the way football is. It progresses quickly. You stand still you go backwards rapidly. Leigh was never going to be heralded as a ‘blue chip’ signing but I had seen plenty of his scoring prowess to be delighted that he had signed on the dotted line for us at a very affordable price which provides ‘bang for your buck’ it took him a while to settle and he had some issues. It’s been well documented about some of his misdemeanours in his past. The lad is 25. He has made mistakes. He is now looking like a Celtic striker. Dare I say potential great? Too early but he can certainly be well up the all time scoring charts should he stay injury free. I love it when working class boys come and play for Celtic. Don’t care who they support. They give their all. They have a touch of gallusness and also the steel that is required to get stuck in when the fans demand it. Two important things happened on Wednesday. One was that we had 1 clear cut chance and took it and the other was that after a set back early doors the team got stronger as the game wore on. No easy feat after the journey the team took.
The other was O’Connell grew into the game and after losing his man and losing a goal in the process he more than made amends.
Brendan seems to be getting to grips with what he has. This is important. You can’t assess what you need until you know what you have. Saw a few of the keep, sell, loan, buy lists today but it still may be a few weeks early for that analysis. Like most football fans some of us are impatient but we have to be. We have to let the man work.
The signs were decent with a make shift back line. That team are no mugs. They don’t seem to possess the pace that a lot of European teams have that scares me. Hopefully Celtic will put this tie to bed at home.
Interesting article today from Paul on two subjects that are common themes on CQN.
Kris Commons has been a fantastic Celtic player on and off the pitch but I don’t see him being a first pick from now on. His outburst at Ronny last season was concerning and as good a player as he was or is I would cut him loose. His time which will always be cherished is over for me in a Celtic jersey. Kris has never been a major impact player from the bench or playing the odd game and if he has another outburst his time will be over in not as nice a fashion as it should be.
Craig Whyte – Rangers = Liquidated. Couldn’t care less what the courts do. That fact will never change.
Hail hail
LB
Up_over_goal – Agree about Kris on the commentary. Just before we scored he was talking about them being happy for us to have the ball in our half but he said something to the effect that what we need to do was to switch the ball quickly from one side to the other. It wasn’t a great ball from Tierney(?) to Roberts but it led to the goal, exactly as Kris had hinted.
Livibhoy
You can be LG’s 2nd best fan….