The Mahatma Gandhi question

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It was curious that Peter Lawwell was quizzed on potentially having a conflict of interest in deciding if a recent multiple-convict would be regarded by the SFA as Fit and Proper to direct a football club.  The club in question are not even in our league; conflict exists only in the heads of those who persist in believing in a ‘Firm which expired on the liquidation of one party.

I’ve avoided the appropriateness of a recent convict directing a football club as the deciding matters appear overwhelmingly obvious.  There are no written rules on being Fit and Proper, largely due to the Mahatma Gandhi question posed by Neil Doncaster last year.  Gandhi was a convict, but one of impeccable character.  The contemporaneous character references are all important.  The SFA will also be chastened by recent experiences.

My guess is that in the unlikely event the Nomads acquiesce, Peter Lawwell’s views will be immaterial.  “Nobody likes us, we don’t care” has nothing to do with it, just find someone Fit and Proper!

Delighted that Aberdeen’s quest for silverware survived Fir Park last night.  This club have underachieved for around 20 years now but Derek McInnes stands a reasonable chance of delivering second place in the league, as well as the League Cup.

Not so delighted at Hibs capitulation.  Despite playing like Brazil in the 1970 World Cup for the first 15 minutes of their home tie against Hearts last night they were soon out-muscled, with more than a few players looking miles out of their depth.  There is no compensation for Scottish football in Hearts progressing to the semi-finals.  They are mid-crisis and will remain so, irrespective of how they perform in cup competitions, but the absence of Hibernian from the genuine challengers is a regret.

Morton went down to a late St Johnstone goal.  They have now lost five and drawn one of their six games since winning at Celtic Park, their only victory since August…..

With this in mind, I’ll refrain from referring to the potential advantage of having a Cup Final at ‘home’ until we have earned the right to be there.

Dreadful news of Fernando Ricksen.  I hope he finds strength from those close to him in the years ahead.

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  1. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    S2S,

     

    A wee reminder,

     

    Not every Celtic supporter is a catholic, from irish descent or republican, I know tons of tims who hale from Scotland west coast catholics the hun cant even perceive, I know loads of Celtic supporters who are products of non-Catholic state education who have been indoctrinated into believing british is just and best and will obviously struggle to get rid or even question that and why should they, 26 counties deserted the dream, its no like anyone is perfect is it. We are a product of our version of history, dont be too harsh, leave that to me :oD)))

  2. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    greenyinfurrafenian, It’s a dilemma pal. It’s a real shame as I really enjoy my son’s company on the long drive south every second week. But hey, rules is rules and the ACGR CSC boogie bus will be flying solo from here on in.

     

     

    Just cut up his SB when he’s asleep that what I’ve just done with young ACGR’s ticket.

     

     

    I’ll never forgive mrs ACGR now for not crossing her legs long enough for me to drive at least as far as high street before she popped that bhoy oot.

     

     

    He could have been a real Tim if we’d made Bluevale Street:_)

  3. Delaneys Dunky on

    ACGR

     

     

    Awe naw I was born in Partick and my bedroom windae faced the bigotdome. Could hear when they scored. The 64 bus to Auchenshuggle saved my life. :)

  4. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Petec, fair comment. I don’t know why I asked you that but I’m sure canamalar respects the views of all who’s hand up / down, or proxy vote matters. He’s a fairly balanced chap after all.

  5. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Delaneys Dunky, you think you’ve got it hard? My birth cert state place of birth as rottenrow maternity and my address as………………………….Edminston Drive. FFS, I blame ma maw!!!

  6. greenyinfurrafenian on

    nae disrespect tae other resolutions but mibbes we can start another wan where celtic welcomes all regardless of colour, religion, sexual orientation, political persuasion and……. aye geography as well.

     

     

    i think that might catch on

  7. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    P.S. Delaneys Dunky, feed yer SB through a shredder, you wont be needing it any more. Partick is definitely not the East End, sorry pal.

  8. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Petec, its no my intention to humble you, and I’ll drink all the beer you can afford :o) I dont need reminding of how delicate us wee flowers are, as long as the sun shines will look up in wonder, but theres none here who doesn’t have the lucifer, it breaks his heart to watch children turn to lucifer only because he understands why they did and he can only love us for our imperfections.

  9. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    greenyinfurrafenian, if you can somehow fit mud wrestling tattooed lesbians into that I’ll easily second your resolution……………………………..even if they come from Lanarkshire.

     

     

    HH:_)

  10. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire

     

     

    00:28 on 1 November, 2013

     

     

    A Ceiler Gonof Rust

     

     

    01:08 on 1 November, 2013

     

     

    Petec, fair comment. I don’t know why I asked you that but I’m sure canamalar respects the views of all who’s hand up / down, or proxy vote matters. He’s a fairly balanced chap after all.

     

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    Petec..,

     

    Kojo told me he didn’t back me, did you miss that ?

     

    Initially he “gave his blessing” when it became popular he became a detractor, told us we need to conform to the money, AS YOU DO. Why? Because it doesn’t matter when we’re all going to heaven anyway, so damn the future generations to slavery and the planet to become a dessert, suffer little children wasn’t meant to be an instruction. Turn your back on humanity is a bigger sin than murder.

     

     

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    Highlighted the thing that really stuck in my throat, it is obvious the guy earns way beyond what I earn but calls me out as conforming to Money. 16 Roads holiday was the BOBBY day oot, he spent all his disposable cash on the BOBBY day, that is my Thinking and I know it is BOBBY’s type of thinking.

     

     

    DestinyLabs.csc

  11. greenyinfurrafenian on

    ah’m in a bit of a panic noo. ah was brought up in g32 but born in baillieston! wits nearer celtic park or thorniewood united?

  12. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire

     

     

    01:13 on 1 November, 2013

     

     

    Petec, its no my intention to humble you, and I’ll drink all the beer you can afford :o) I dont need reminding of how delicate us wee flowers are, as long as the sun shines will look up in wonder, but theres none here who doesn’t have the lucifer, it breaks his heart to watch children turn to lucifer only because he understands why they did and he can only love us for our imperfections.

     

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    Another fail.

  13. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Delaneys Dunky, aye aye aye, I know. lived there for about a year then had to be move cos I kept breaking out in this horrible rash. There might have been a bit of heid spinning going on as well.

     

     

    Anyway my maw n paw had a compulsory purchase slapped on them (thankfully) as the bulldozers were coming in to start levelling the place to build the M8. It’s a real pity they didn’t level the red brick shitehoose while they were at it.

  14. Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire on

    Petec,

     

    My point was, you have endorsed the capitalists argument, kojo being the biggest liar when it comes to advocating capitalism is not a political doctrine, endorsement of capitalism IMO is to put money above all else, if thats not obviously politics or antichrist then all is lost.

  15. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    sipsini 01:17 on 1 November, 2013

     

     

    Acgr.

     

     

    I was born in a loony bin…Lennox castle…now our training ground ;-))

     

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    Sipsini, having met you and given the above, consider yourself exempt from the geographical conundrum posed by Einstein earlier.

  16. Delaneys Dunky on

    ACGR

     

     

    Aye, compulsory purchase forced us up to Knightswood and away from the sound of the horrible crowd.

  17. shoulder2shoulder on

    Canamalar

     

    I’m not entirely sure what ur getting at sir….that not all Celtic fans have the same beliefs ??? I wasn’t trying to force anything on anyone,as I said earlier I wear my heart on my sleeve and I say what feel sir,sometimes detrimentally but always truthfully HH

     

    I will leave the harshness to ur fine self,may I also offer my congatulations on ur resolution,I truly hope it has success mo chara HH

     

    FREE THE 6 !!!

     

    UTLR !

  18. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Delaneys Dunky, I talk to my mum occasionally and she still tells me of how utterly rotten a place that was to live and have a baby in a pram i.e.me, especially on a match day. She utterly despises the hun, in fact she’s even worse than me and my two bro’s. One year there was more than enough for her and my dad, two devout Catholic’s living next to the bowels of hell. Moving to Ibrox was not their best choice in their young married life, thankfully they made better ones once they made good their exit / escape from hades.

  19. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    shoulder2shoulder, I had a look back at your original post and really don’t see why you’ve been getting so much grief about it.

     

     

    Innocent until proven guilty, and if you believe them to be innocent I see nothing wrong in your post.

     

     

    HH

  20. A few people getting hot under the collar about people being arrested……if theres nothing to it then they get released and sue police scotland…….easy!

     

     

    Celtic is a slice of life guys…….predominantly Irish descended working class RC from the West of Scotland I imagine but with a mix of middle class, rich and other foreign supporters. We will have the odd reactionary/revolutionary among us…………much the same as half the EPL teams will have wanna bee Islamic extremist in their support?

     

     

    What we are definitely not is the athletic wing of the IRA…….. either Real or Imagined.

     

     

    Michael Collins may have travelled undercover with tacit approval of the GAA….but we don’t do it at Celtic…sorry!

  21. S2S

     

     

    You have stood your ground….and made your point…nobody can argue with that

     

    But…lets see how it plays out.

     

     

    HH

  22. shoulder2shoulder on

    A ceiler gonof rust

     

    Thank u,I really was amazed at the reaction ,and if u look at eurochamps posts to me ,im being accused of things that are lies,that I’m trying to drum up support for a murder squad, about ira and splinter groups ,but you say uv looked at my first post,well. I ask u sir,did u see any of that ?? Also had a lunatic basically tell me i wasnt a Celtic fan cos I wasn’t frm east end ??!! And this all came from celtic fans ??? Wot a day mo chara ! HH

     

    UTLR

  23. Morrissey the 23rd on

    Estadio Nacional @ 01:55

     

    Are they singing lateral movement in the Champions league?