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.
The new CQN Annual is looking great, really delighted with it. Thank you to everyone who has participated in the project. You can pre-order below:
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PF Ayr
Thanks for the clarification.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1376114/El-Hadji-Diouf-Madjid-Bougherra-escape-bans-fiery-Old-Firm-Cup-tie.html
Unlike the two players above the player mentioned below will be hung drawn and quartered
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/24763516
Canamaler
I do remember thinking at the time as I sped away…..GIRUY :)
HH
If you know the history:
• 83 years ago today, on the first day of November 1930, Celtic beat Partick Thistle 5-1 at Parkhead. The bhoy’s five goals were shared by McGrory, Scarff, and Napier and proved too much for the Jags whose only counter was by John Torbet from the penalty spot.
• By defeating top team Partick Thistle Celtic moved to the head of the league table, but they are in trouble with the SFA over a letter they released for publication regarding the manner in which J. Thomson (Hamilton) had refereed the recent Glasgow Cup Final between Celtic and Rangers. There was crowd trouble at the match following a disallowed Celtic “goal” and the ordering off of Celtic player Robert Thomson. The Scottish Football Referees’ Association has written to the SFA demanding that Celtic apologise to Mr Thomson for the contents of the letter that they allowed to be published.
• The Herald talks of the “Unpropitious” weather attending the games in England which was reflected in the unusual high scoring. Grimsby Town beat Leicester City 8-2, and Sunderland were beaten by champions Sheffield Wednesday 7-2. Aston Villa overcame Blackburn Rovers 5-2. Scots Alex Cheyne, Alexander Jackson and Hughie Gallacher all scored in Chelsea’s 3-0 win over Blackpool whose latest recruits John Shankly and Alex Hutchison did not impress.
• The Duke of Gloucester representing the King was present at the Coronation of the Emperor of Ethiopia in Addis Ababa. The Emperor was driven to the Cathedral where the religious ceremony was held in the coronation coach of the ex-Kaiser drawn by six cream-coloured horses. Ras Tafari Makonnen will now be known as King of Kings and Emperor of Ethiopia. Ras Tafari claims to be descended from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
Courtesy of the Celtic Wiki.
Footnote: As far as I could ascertain Celtic never did apologise to the Hamilton referee and though he had featured regularly in Celitc matches up to the Glasgow Cup Final he then didn’t referee us again for some 36 games. Sounds like the SFA for all their bluster knew he was at it.
PETER LAWWELL is in Asia – on a mission to push Celtic‘s global status.
And the Parkhead chief executive insists Scotland’s champions will not be left behind by Europe’s big guns.
Lawwell is in China, heading a Celtic delegation who are having another crack at smashing their way into a market which boasts three BILLION football fanatics.
With their stock high in Europe as they joust in the Champions League, now is the time for a fresh drive.
Impossible to break the English Premier League’s stranglehold on Chinese monies and interest, it’s that exposure at Europe’s top table which could hold the key.
As the SPFL prepare to secure a deal to have live internet streaming of Premiership games in the country, Lawwell senses the opportunity.
A deal will be signed with a company in China to push the club’s claims and he said: “It’s the third time we have been out this year.
“China is an extraordinary developing country and a powerhouse and whenever these nations develop, football follows.
“They are football crazy, mainly about the Premier League and Champions League but with our profile and exposure, people are now talking about Celtic.
“There is a lot of outward investment coming from China into the UK. They are looking for a presence and they are looking to invest in a lot of Western European companies and brands.
“Football follows and we are going out there to find out what is going on.
“We will sign an agreement with a Chinese company who are going to represent us.
“It’s not investment into the club. It’s about sponsorship, commercial and maybe some social projects and it’s off our own back.
“We’ll go to Beijing as we,have contacts there and it’s all about getting the Celtic name out there – whether that is through social, grassroots projects, whether it is academies here or sponsorship.
“For a Champions League club, that is the proposition.
“The difficulty we have in any international sponsorship is the competition, which is mainly the Premier League. They say they have three billion people who watch the English league.
“Manchester United claim they have 600 million supporters. That is the challenge. How do we, playing in Scotland with little exposure, attract sponsorship?
“Champions League is one. For Chinese companies looking to establish themselves in Europe, they get a bit of profile.
“For Chinese businesses who are buying brands to take back, it gives profile.
“Hopefully, they like us and our values and want to be part of it.”
Chief scout John Park is also in China, looking at ways to open the footballing links.
Lawwell added: “John is going to meet a few people, see who is there and maybe take in a game or two.”
But although the Parkhead chief is in Asia, he’s got a finger very much on the pulse of what’s going on in his own continent.
Fresh news has broken this week from Galatasaray chairman Unal Aysal, who believes Europe’s biggest clubs are actively plotting to set up a European Super League in the next five years.
Aysal and Juventus president Andrea Agnelli have raised concerns about the structure of the Champions League and believe it will be replaced by a competition of the continent’s 20 top teams. The Galatasary chief insists it will happen and Lawwell is aware of the talk.
At this stage, he’s doesn’t see change on the immediate horizon. He said: “There’s always discussion and chatter around it but at the moment I don’t think there’s any structure behind it.
“But who knows? The dynamic is that the strong get stronger and the weak get weaker.
“UEFA are beginning to realise that and their possible solution is this regional league concept. It creates bigger markets and bigger media rights for smaller nations to be able to compete.
“You could go all the way back to G14. There’s always that threat. At the moment, my interpretation is that the relationships are okay between the clubs in the ECA and UEFA and I don’t see any major breakaway in the next few years anyway.
“Competition is the lifeblood of sport, so if something does happen, then you have to think there is a possibility of it in the longer term.”
Despite his views on the situation being stagnant at this precise moment, Lawwell is making sure that if something big does go down, his club are in position.
Celtic would argue strongly they belong among a Top 20 in Europe but market forces will come into the equation.
Should a new concept come to pass, you can assume populations and the monies TV companies from each respective team’s nations could invest.
Lawwell knows nothing is black and white but is convinced that no superpowers will be making any decisions without consulting Celtic.
He said: “I keep saying we are a top-class European football club in everything we do and it helps. When we travel, we benchmark and we compare and we match up very, very well.
“So the opportunity to show ourselves in the Champions League and get that profile and exposure and bring people to Scotland and see what Celtic is, not just on the park or the support but what we do off the field, enhances that reputation.
“We’re keeping in touch with our contacts in the ECA in terms of what is happening in the bigger picture.
“Therefore, we’d like to think that if there is change, then we would be involved in the discussion.”
the internet
* neil canamalar lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
08:44 on 1 November, 2013
micktt,
Agreed but it was a cracker, could have been an undercover prankster creating outrage
Oh without doubt, i laugh at them every day…
The gift that keeps on giving…i love that wee saying
HH
On all Souls Day we remember our loved ones who have gone before us and God willing reserving our place beside them.
Hold this thought whilst posting today.
To my Family and Friends who are in a better place, I look forward to the day we meet again.
God Bless.
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Big Nan
How’s it going lhad….great work with your petition
Strangely enough, shortly after I last spoke to you…I ended up in a very masonic hall following a funeral I attended.
I wont say where it was….but lets just say they have a very interesting mural, covered by a curtain(but I had a peek), very strange and sinister iconography
sent a shiver down my spine…spooky
Hail Hail
* the green man
09:00 on 1 November, 2013
Canamaler
I do remember thinking at the time as I sped away…..GIRUY :)
HH
Did some chase after the car with their arms straight out in front of them….
Aye…..yep they were huns
HH
Oops Is it holy day of obligation…was at mass yesterday and it wasnt mentioned…
Must dash will go anyway
HH
MickTT
Mick, they wouldn’t let go, they were hanging on like numpties…I was in danger:)
HH
Skimmed through The Sun this morning in Tesco’s.
10 pages on Ricksen.
Martin O’Neill expected to be announced as new Republic of Ireland manager
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‘Chief scout John Park is also in China, looking at ways to open the footballing links’-
Zheng Zhi on his way back?
dbbia,
What do you mean ?
I thought he was just injured
“Why is the Ramsden’s Final not o.k. for Ibrokes”
BFSDJ
Tell you what….that’s some swagger Vladimir Putin has got, and up for the Nobel peace prize as well:)
HH
Will Syria get there money back from the british, french and american arms dealers ?
Their even
Bright, but chilly….in G14!
What time is Broonies penitent man routine?!
T4
Lennybhoy.
Agreed but today is alll saint’s day.
Ktf.
St simons at 12.30 for me..
Can man might pop into dolly for one..o))
The Green Man
09:13 on 1 November, 2013
Big Nan
How’s it going lhad….great work with your petition
Strangely enough, shortly after I last spoke to you…I ended up in a very masonic hall following a funeral I attended.
I wont say where it was….but lets just say they have a very interesting mural, covered by a curtain(but I had a peek), very strange and sinister iconography
sent a shiver down my spine…spooky
Hail Hail
………………………
Doing fine, and will keep all 3,116 (after recount) supporters of PE01491 updated here and FB or TM blog.
I have had many good friends who are Masons and one in particular I worked mates with for years. He was RWM of a local lodge and the number of times he handed me his change to pay the Forth Road Bridge tolls and the old Masonic penny came out I lost count.
My first school dance was in the Priory Lane Masonic Hall in Dunfermline and that big all-seeing eye is a bit disconcerting.
Good luck to them but let me know if they are judging me against their brethren.
TGM – same thing happened to the missus a number of years ago, but she was driving a very bright green Skoda and was stuck behind some cars at the traffic lights. Had to just sit and take it until the lights changed…vermin the lot of them!
T4
Celtic’s only other Chinese player Du Wei, is currently still starring for Shandong Luneng.
* the green man
09:19 on 1 November, 2013
MickTT
Mick, they wouldn’t let go, they were hanging on like numpties…I was in danger:)
I think your actions were justified, heavens if you’d got bitten you’d have been one. Nah never, anyway any damage to the car!
HH
TTTT
Ugliest set of people ive ever had the misfortune to drive across:)
HH
Has anybody on here ever had a Betterware Catalogue picked up
Conflict of what? Committees of elected reps from football clubs make decisions affecting other football clubs all the time. Yet the issue of conflict of interest is only raised when a Celtic man might be called to make a decision affecting a new club a couple of divisions below us that we have never even played??
Has anyone thought to ask Mr RC Ogilvie for his views on handling conflicts of interests?
TGM – hope you went straight to the car wash on South St?!! :-)
HH
TTTT
MickTT
Car was fine, but there were wheelspin marks on the road:)
HH
DESERTBHOY
That mail you sent me the other day had me in stitches.
I’m gonna post it to as many people as possible over the next few days,suitably accredited.
Thank you so so much,funniest thing I’ve heard in yonks!!!!!!
gordon_j…,
There is no conflict, it wasn’t even mentioned, his words were its a complex issue, the conflict was referring to bidding for the final. The meeja are trying to spread misinformation and make it an issue, you should know better.
TSOAL
You need to kidnap the Betterwear Man!
We fell for their ‘Fridge Rollers’ (move your fridge with ease – it said on the packet ) well apart from ricking my back getting it onto the rollers, it toppled over and ver near frightened the cat to death.
That said – they do a great spider catcher as long as you’ve only got regular sized spiders.
p.s. They don’t come back to pick up, because they know most sensible people put the catalogue straight in the bin.
Morning to everyone on CQN this fine morning.It looks like we will be lucky to hold on to big Fraser Forster after the January transfer window if the MSM are right Barcelona,Man.Utd and Man.City supposedly interested in the big guy. That if true means he could go for more than the nine million Hearts received for Craig Gordon another sign that Celtics signing policy is paying off. H.H.
Good morning fellow Celts – lovely summy day im Renfrewshire
St Martin appointed to ROI job on All Saints? nice one, he will do a fantastic job.
Noticed a few zombies strayed on the blog yesterday- bless them.
HH
BOURNESOUPRECIPE
Shame,sir!
The instructions are quite clear,leave out on day indicated.
Next step is anarchy,at least put it in the recycling,after removing the plastic wrapper.
You have gone down in my estimation following that revelation. And to think people have a go at the MOONHOWLERS?
One for IT bods – on Groupon this morning, £2.5K bundle of Cisco online courses for £99…!!
It’s no real engineering, but an amazing deal ! ;-)
T4
JFH
I think he’ll stay till the summer,but his contract is up two years after that.
Football economics dictate,etc.
Is Pletikosa-sp-available?