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The language of defeat, crowd-sourced media management

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Speaking at the weekend, Kenny McDowell looked ahead to the cup semi-final saying “We aren’t going into the game fearing a big defeat.  If anything we are going into the game knowing we’ll have to be on our guard and wary of that, but we are not going into it fearing of losing by a big score-line”.

Admitting that he’s wary about the prospect of a big defeat is the last thing you want your manager to say publicly as you prepare for a cup tie.  It conditions everyone to the prospect of defeat.

From Ronny, it’s all positive: “It’s going to be fun.

“It’s good that this is a big game, so we won’t be underestimating the opponent.

“We are in a good position, we can win everything and that motivates.”

Big games, big results, are often won in the head before a team takes to the field.  You win because you know you’re going to win, because you know you can rely on your team-mates.  You know that if you do your job correctly, there is nothing the opposition can do, short of elbowing you in the face and hope you retaliate.

No game of football is easy and Ronny and the players will know they will have to work for anything they get on Sunday, but the preparatory work has been done.  The players are fit, rested and can’t wait for Sunday.

On a side note, I can’t believe how thoroughly the New Club advert has penetrated media coverage this week.  On top of Motivator McDowell, can you imagine ‘ex-players’, pundits and fans having to explain their existence and relevance in the run up to a semi-final?  This wasn’t a crowd-source advert, it was crowd-sourced media management, which ran rings around the best paid PRs in the business.

Let me know (celticquicknews@gmail.com) if you want a ticket to CQN 11 St Patrick’s Dinner at the Kerrydale Suite on Friday 13 March – Cup Final weekend, as it happens, or you can buy a ticket at the bottom of this page.  I’m in the mood now.

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  1. Neustadt-Braw on

    a braw song …..https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8J-X0TBZ0sM

     

     

    True you ride the finest horse I’ve ever seen

     

    Standing sixteen, one or two, with eyes wild and green

     

    You ride the horse so well, hands light to the touch

     

    I could never go with you no matter how I wanted to

     

    Ride on, see you, I could never go with you

     

    No matter how I wanted to

     

    When you ride into the night without a trace behind

     

    Run your claw along my gut, one last time

     

    I turn to face an empty space, where you used to lie

     

    And look for a spark that lights the night

     

    Through a teardrop in my eye

     

     

    braw

  2. Vmhan - YNWA Wee Oscar on

    Ps the City fans then went to the bus park and smashed a few windows in our double decker bus, a wee shame because there was loads of City fans on our bus from Blackpool, lots of kids, it was partly our supporters fault that brought it on.

     

    I see both sides CSC

  3. sipsini on

    Mags,

     

     

    How’s your young brother, I know he has taken more to being on Twitter of late.

     

     

    Is he making CQN 11, be good to catch a beer with him.

  5. fanadpatriot on

    Anyone going to the Codorrat Arms tomorrow night,they tell me the music will be mighty.Let me know .TAL.

  7. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    How come there’s no luvin cup ceremony on utube wi big mick the tim drinking oota the cup. We laughed at chuckles and craigy do it?

     

     

    Sipsini ask you hun tube whats in that cup. I think it’s a mixture of man fat and steroids, and you can quote me on that.

  9. Neustadt-Braw on

    shallow and greedy !!! yer wee lass will not allow that ….

     

     

    awfy braw ….

     

     

    go go Miss Carmylie …get that sorted oot …

     

     

    braw

  14. Neustadt-Braw on

    One of our comrades was down at Ring’s end,

     

    For the honor of Ireland to hold and defend,

     

    He had no veteran soldiers but volunteers raw,

     

    Playing sweet Mauser music for Erin Go Bragh.

     

     

    Now here’s to Pat Pearse and our comrades who died

     

    Tom Clark, MacDonagh, MacDiarmada, McBryde,

     

    And here’s to James Connolly who gave one hurrah,

     

    And placed the machine guns for Erin Go Bragh.

     

     

    One brave English captain was ranting that day,

     

    Saying, “Give me one hour and I’ll blow you away,”

     

    But a big Mauser bullet got stuck in his craw,

     

    And he died of lead poisoning in Erin Go Bragh.

     

     

    Old Ceannt and his comrades like lions at bay,

     

    From the South Dublin Union poured death and dismay,

     

    And what was their horror when the Englishmen saw

     

    All the dead khaki soldiers in Erin Go Bragh.

     

     

    Now here’s to old Dublin, and here’s her renown,

     

    In the long generation her fame will go down,

     

    And our children will tell how their forefathers saw,

     

    The red blaze of freedom in Erin Go Braugh.

  16. Neustadt-Braw on

    ACGR…god love the old folk …was sung often in oor hoose …

     

     

     

    Twas down by the glenside, I met an old woman

     

    A-plucking young nettles, she ne’er saw me coming

     

    I listened a while to the song she was humming

     

    Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men

     

     

    ‘Tis fifty long years since I saw the moon beaming

     

    On strong manly forms, on eyes with hope gleaming

     

    I see them again, sure, in all my sad dreaming

     

    Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men.

     

     

    When I was a young girl, their marching and drilling

     

    Awoke in the glenside sounds awesome and thrilling

     

    They loved dear old Ireland, to die they were willing

     

    Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men.

     

     

    Some died by the glenside, some died near a stranger

     

    And wise men have told us their cause was a failure

     

    But they fought for old Ireland and never feared danger

     

    Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men

     

     

    I passed on my way, God be praised that I met her

     

    Be life long or short, sure I’ll never forget her

     

    We may have brave men, but we’ll never have better

     

    Glory O, Glory O, to the bold Fenian men

     

     

    braw

  19. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Neustadt-Braw, aye indeed. My wee bro’s post had me chuckling about memories of my auld granny. She never stopped talking about the free state, 40 shades of green and she could have chanted reb’s all night long while my granda was out fighting wi billy fullerton and his fascist thug pals.

     

     

    I was lucky to get back home from Belgium and saw her the day before she passed away. We were playing the huns the next day. That’s all she talked to me about before she slipped off to her dear green place.

     

     

    Happy day’s. I think we beat the huns on the Saturday-)

  20. GerryBhoy on

    dr ramesh and the love potion

     

     

    20:09 on 29 January, 2015

     

     

    Any news on Boerighter? Is he going to be fit for the game?

     

     

    Now that is funny; who signed this plonker? Has been a drain on CFC resources and has delivered the sum total of nuthin’

  21. blantyretim is praying for the Knox family on

    neustadt-braw

     

    Listened to that song today on way home from work

     

    Anyway godfather part 2 finished

     

    Part 3 starting now, I’ll tape it 8))

     

     

    Night bhoys

     

     

    ktf

  22. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    GerryBhoy, that’s bang oota order. Derk showed great promise in his first 25 minutes then he got injured. Then he didnay show any mair promise.

  23. Vmhan - YNWA Wee Oscar on

    As a Celt born in Scotland with a dad born on the bogside in Doire, I’m wondering whit yir all on?

     

     

    What about a few celtic toons 1st and then gently move into yir old Wearing o the Green or Boolavogue ✊

  26. Neustadt-Braw on

    Granny Griffin would have frightened satan himself….I met her only twice ,doon in Clydebank….NorthElgin Street…had a great voice…but I could not understand the strong dialect….got the songs later …hard times they all had…

     

     

    but we are living the good times for them and all like them …. that,s oor main job …keep educating and bring the wee ones on …smarter ,fitter ,and happier ….braw

  29. Sandman on

    Police Scotland released another statement tonight saying they don’t mind the Celtic support waving cartoons of the prophet Mohammed but any inciteful, naughty banners about Sevco will face zero tolerance.

     

     

    Priorities y’know…

  32. Vmhan - YNWA Wee Oscar on

    a ceiler gonof rust

     

     

    00:48 on 30 January, 2015

     

    Hoi Vmhan, blame my wee bro, he got me started.

     

    …………,,

     

    I’m rubbish at cqn knowledge so I’ll guess is it Bmcw?

     

    Just asking like?

  33. CosenzaTim on

    tomcourtney

     

     

    If you’re reading back, just picked up your messages from previous thread – many thanks for the advice my good man.

     

     

    Shortly after my last post I was desperately trying to get a train to the centre for a meeting in Holborn but many of the trains have been cancelled due to signalling faults. Also heard there has been much disruption caused by snow in London, Kent and Surrey – if only they had experienced the snow I’ve seen in my time back home in Perthshire!

     

     

    I’ve already set my iPlayer location to Scotland, hope it works! Failing that, the company’s head office is in Galashiels, so hopefully their VPN will circumvent any issues!

     

     

    Enjoy the game whatever you do mate. I’ll look out for any posts from you and if there’s the possibility of catching up at some point, I look forward to arranging it!

     

     

    Hail hail my friend!

  35. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    I read on the Scotsman forum that the fat “big hoose must stay open” guy died. That’s a shame I quite liked him, well as much as it’s possible to like a fat bigoted fud.

     

     

    Fat big hoose must stay open guy RIP.

  37. Neustadt-Braw on

    love that picture with the Bobby dug getting a big junk of calf …poor dug ,,,hope they gave it injections back at the station …

     

     

     

    braw

  38. San Diego Bhoy on

    Just to reiterate, I view our next game as on the 7th Feb vs Dundee.

     

     

    No interest, no sense of history, nor culture from the aboration that will be Sunday.

     

     

    Won’t watch, acknowledge, or validate their existence.

     

     

    Not least, will be watching http://www.celticfc.net as to whether there is a welcoming of their survival.

  42. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    I wonder what happened to the greetin faced hun that was blubbering all over our tellies on Administration Day.

     

     

    He’s probably a Patrick Fissil fan and a much happier chappie these days. It would be good if he was an Alloa man:_)

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