We are all looking forward to big changes in the football department. Players, manager, coaches and scouts will arrive at Lennoxtown in the coming months with the specific aim of improving the performance of the football department.
Such change brings risks, but just to the culture of the club, which is up for renewal every week and saw plenty of change in the autumn, but to the stock of corporate knowledge. One of the failings of John Barnes short-lived experience was his failure to understand the risks when visiting places like Tannadice. Some travel north thinking it will be all too easy, remember Joey Barton, who was nutmegged at Ibrox during a defeat to Hamilton Accies.
If today’s story on John Kennedy being promoted to work with Eddie Howe is true, he will add a couple of decade’s experience of how Scottish football works to the new management team. I also hear Eddie was impressed by John. Of course, sticking it to them on Sunday will not do any harm.
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Despite your best efforts
EDDIE HOWE is our new manager.Stop talking bollox.
Turkeybhoy
Why isn’t he here?
He has a team to rebuild and his own reputation to protect.
He isn’t in a job and would surely want to give himself the
best chance possible of a good start next season.
Bollox if you like.
79 caps
Appreciate the reply so a couple of quick points
1) You have not evidenced your claims re Labour Party cheering the death announcements of the 1916 Easter rebellion
2) I am well aware of the country’s involvement in taking sides on Communist insurgencies in the Far East, Middle East and Africa (Greece was a continuation of policies already set by Churchill but included shamelsss acts nonetheless)
3) “You seem to think that the killing of millions of Koreans (roughly 20% of the population of N. Korea were killed) was OK because of a “murderous communist invasion”
This is a projection by you of my views. I made no such statement. However, I stand by the view that it was a Communist invasion, where Mao sacrificed huge numbers of poorly trained and armed peasants in attempting to set up a puppet regime in Norrth Korea. There is no equity of sides to be had in choosing betweeen the admittedly martial-democracy of S. Korea and the brutal dead hand dictatorship of N. Korea and China. The Domino theory had some validity though Ho Chi Min’s movement in Vietnam was more saveable than was Mao’s or Kim-il-Sung’s. British Governments blundered in the Phillipines and Indonesia but saving South Korea was worthwhile.
4) “You say that the Left in the UK has always been anti-colonial. That depends on what you mean by the Left. A small minority of the Labour Party was anti-colonial and anti-war, while the vast majority has cherished the Empire.”
I did not state this. I said clearly that, for the most part, the Left was anti-colonial and the right was pro-Colonial. That is an obvious truism. Support for getting out of the Empire largely came from the left and suppport for protecting it largely came from the right. I also said that we cannot judge past politicians by the standards of today. Harold Wilson kept us out of Vietnam. Pressure from the left ended National Service. Britain got back to being a Liberal Democracy post-WW2.
Blair’s war in Iraq (and Afghanistn) was not for colonial conquest but in support of perceived allies in the US. He has never adequately explained his motivations but I suspect he was frightened by the Islamic resurgence, though invading Iraq and toppling Gaddafi was a poor way of combating Al Qaeda, ISIS or Daesh. Whatever his motivation, he ruined the Labour Party (though, intersstingly, in Scotland, Labour lost more voters because we stupidly shared a platform with the Tories at the Referendum, rather than because of Iraq.
5) “However, I think you’re right about Sturgeon and co. not being in a hurry to get independence (unlike the Salmond faction). ”
Sorry about attributing you to the Sturgeon faction, I assumed you had been voting for them before you transferred to Alba- are you from the Tommy Sheridan/Trot side then?
CELTIC MAC on 29TH APRIL 2021 12:15 AM
drew1967
It showed just how much it meant to the players. And make no mistake it was no gimme. Hibs were a very good side back then, and while we did not need to win we could not afford to lose on the day.
*Correct we didnae need tae win but we couldnae afford tae lose either, we were only 1 point ahead of deidco who had middle of the table East Fife at home.
At that time there was a tv arrangement where Sportscene showed games on a Saturday night and Scotsport on the Sunday afternoon, however this was deidco’s 100th anniversary season so for the first time in my memory the biased broadcasting association had 2 sets of cameras at the games, 1 at eyepox and the other Easter Road in anticipation of seeing our run ending at SIAR.
They had dropped a point the week before up at the Pen, in fact a late “he used tae be a hun” goal staved off defeat, meanwhile we were gubbin the Red Lichties at home, although it took 4 second half goals to do that.
The scenes of joy when the hun result came through meant with a +20 GD in our favour we only needed a draw in our final game, easier said than done against a fine Hibbee side that contained the likes of Bremner, Schaedler, Stanton, Edwards, O’Rourke, Gordon, Cropley and Duncan. John Blackley was out injured.
Our side was no bad tae Ally Hunter, Danny and Brogie, Chopper, Big Billy and the genius that was big George, the wee mhan, Dixie, Kenny, the quiet assassin with big Tid on the left replacing the injured Buzz Bomb, Harry Harry was our sub.
Not one of the current side could claim a place in either team, Broonie at best may make the subs bench, for his ould side that is.
As you can imagine tickets were at a premium however my da managed tae get a hold of a few so off we went with 3 of his mates and a ginger bottle full of whisky which was quite common in the Dumbarton area.
We found a pub close to the ground which ended up mobbed and us locked in. As we were leaving my da went tae the bar for a Kerry oot.
Sitting in the seated area behind the goal he opens the bag, Norseman Lager, WTF is this was the astonished cry. Norsemen at that time was the only pint I had left behind in a pub, it was billy cotton. Didnae stop up drinking it though lol.
We were magnificent that day in front of a packed Easter Road filled predominately with Celtic fhans. Yet the Hibbees pushed us all the way especially in the first half, however, when Pat Stanton went off injured early in the second half and missing the influential John Blackley there was only going to be one winner, especially with Dixie and Kenny marauding through the middle, oh how the Leith louts must have been sick of the sight of the former playing against his favourite opposition.
Walking down the road singing “hello hello eight in a row” that afternoon we passed the injured grinning John Blackley in his car.
Finding it hard tae get out of the city my da’s pal being a travelling salesman on the east coast took us via Dunfermline, where we stopped for a drink with celebrating Pars fans, they had just clinched promotion that afternoon, eventually crossing Loch Lomond where it’s a burn, a novel way tae get home but who cared, we were the champions once again.
BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 29TH APRIL 2021 2:43 PM
“Jesse Marsch to replace Julian Nagelsmann at RB Leipzig”
This guy is about to undertake his 4th job in 6 years across 3 clubs.
During which he has worked for just ONE organisation.
Something far wrong with modern football.
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Yep . But there will be nothing wrong with the bank balances of those employed by Red Bull .
Brand loyalty comes at a price .
Settingfreethebears
The point about Labour and the Easter Rising is made in the essay to which I provided a link. I have to admit that the author does not provide a reference for his claim, though given that Labour, like all European socialist parties, supported WWI, it seems plausible.
I can’t agree with any of your justifications for Labour’s involvement in anti-colonial wars (not only against communist but also nationalist movements) and certainly not with what I consider to be obfuscations about Blair and Iraq. However, to pursue this would lead too far on a Celtic football blog.
I’m a socialist. Not a Trot (aren’t they all in Labour now like Ernie?).
Yes, Wilson deserves a bit of credit for keeping out of the Vietnam war, though it was more for practical reasons than out of principle. He never condemned the US.
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79CAPS on 29TH APRIL 2021 3:41 PM
It’s maybe worth mentioning that Newsinger was (may still be) a prominent member of the SWP.
Was it you who claimed Labour MPs cheered the announcement of the execution of the leaders of the Easter Rising? Did you find any authority for the claim?
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 29th April 2021 3:26 pm
WOW that was some hell of a number of wrong deductions based upon a 26 word sentence.
Firstly I have no idea how many people on here support which party and to be honest I do not care first and foremost this is a football blog and thats why I am here. Secondly JHB in particular posts an unsolicited attack on the independence movement here every single day and has done for months, I don’t see anything like that level of anti union posting but I do understand my own prejudices may blind me to those posts. Thirdly I don’t believe pro independence views are being suppressed and I certainly am not claiming any kind of victim hood I was merely indicating that I’ve had 3/4 posts deleted over a long time on this site and they were all posts where I was trying to highlight the lack of truth or honesty in some unionist posts. My gripe is that the rules for whatever reason seem to be applied with no clarity and I find it strange.
On the “false flag posters designed to re-inforce SNP views by presenting a caricature of Labour Party views” statement, that is very odd. To me it indicates real paranoia unless you have evidence to prove it.
With all that in mind I still stand 100% behind my earlier comment: I’ve never posted anything political on this site other than in response to the Unionist cabal and their sectarian attacks on the ordinary people of Scotland.
Maybe if I was to post it again I would not have added cabal.
Nice talking to you.
CELTIC40ME on 29TH APRIL 2021 3:59 PM
Are you advocating that we only spend on transfers in,p what we generate in transfers out – i.e. a neutral spending position. A perfectly reasonable point of view but do you think it is on that premise we ate basing our search to attract a top new manager?
What figure will our sales bring in and are we over-estimating the worth of the likes of Edouard, Ajer & Christie – apparently our most saleable assets?
Will it be enough to rebuild the squad in order we challenge seriously next season?
If the above is the case we will still carry some debt based on running costs due to Covid- reduced revenue this season and probably next. What level of debt will be sanctioned?
If you are a season-ticket holder being asked to renew, surely these are legitimate questions to ask.
From Juventus scouts to Manchester City transfer “gurus” to John Kennedy.
I was hoping the pain of losing 10IAR might be tempered by a big reset – not more jobs for the boys. Will Strachan be kept on?
79CAPS on 29TH APRIL 2021 3:41 PM
Disregard previous post, just caught up with the reference in the Newsinger essay.
No source given.
Questionable in what purports to be an academic article.
It’s worth remembering though that most of the revolutionary Left, never mind the Parliamentary Left were wrong footed by the Easter Rising. There was a lot of ‘Whit’s the goalie dain, Tam?’ type reactions regarding Connolly’s participation. The general view was that nationalism was the enemy of internationalism. The notion that nationalism could be a progressive movement in oppressed nations (as developed by Lenin and Connolly) was still to gain traction.
What’s amusing nowadays is those who attempt to cast Scotland and the Scottish people as being oppressed in order to claim that their nationalism is progressive.
Timmy 7
“On the “false flag posters designed to re-inforce SNP views by presenting a caricature of Labour Party views” statement, that is very odd. To me it indicates real paranoia unless you have evidence to prove it.”
My evidence is weak-ish
We had the appearance of a very similar narrative poster at the time of the last referendum, who disappeared as soon as it was over.
It is unlikely, but possible as a long shot, that an active Labour Party member would refer to Comrade Corbyn.
It is unlikely, and much less possible, that a Labour Party member would complain about people shouting abuse at Boris.
Both these attitudes are the wet-dream caricature of a Labour Unionist Man from an SNP standpoint- you yourself outed him as a Tory- and he has re-inforced St. Stiv’s in his intention to vote for Independence-
so how strong is your paranoia compared to mine?
67 hours until KO.
Give Kennedy a few bob to leave. You know it makes sense…
79CAPS on 29TH APRIL 2021 4:26 PM
Settingfreethebears
The point about Labour and the Easter Rising is made in the essay to which I provided a link. I have to admit that the author does not provide a reference for his claim, though given that Labour, like all European socialist parties, supported WWI, it seems plausible.
‘I’m a socialist. Not a Trot (aren’t they all in Labour now like Ernie?).’
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I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Labour Party.
setting free the bears for Res. 12 & Oscar Knox on 29th April 2021 5:00 pm
I get that and agree to a point, I just assumed he was a plant and not a very good one but was certainly not here to provoke pro independence feeling. To be honest the content of most of his posts can be read in the Express on line.
My main gripe with the poster is the constant sectarian references these really push my buttons. I have been calling him a tory to get a reaction because if he was genuinely a labour supporter he was have put me right but he has not so my assumption is that he’s an old fashioned sectarian troll. Last time I called him that though the post was deleted………..
When I’m on I’ll still keep responding as long as he keeps telling ridiculous fibs ( there I never used the L word).
Cheers.
Tommy Sheridan should be the next manager of Celtic.
His Team talks would be inspirational, and he would certainly ” Call out” ALL the Cheating by the Huns and SFA and Refs etc…NAE Problem !
The GHIRLS among the Celtic support would fancy him as many wummin like a Cheeky Bad Bhoy kinda guy.
He would gladly stick the Heid oan yon Douglas Ross methinks.
All my opinion of course.
HH.
Reasons for wishing Independence > England is Conservative.
voting Election Maps UK@ElectionMapsUK
Westminster Voting Intention:
CON: 44% (=)
LAB: 33% (-1)
LDM: 7% (+2)
GRN: 7% (=)
SNP: 4% (-1)
RFM: 3% (+1)
Via @YouGov, 27-28 Apr.
Changes w/ 21-22 Apr.
Douglas Ross would make Dale Winton look like Vinnie Jones.
Arlene Foster makes Maggie Thatcher look like …Pamela Anderson………then again maybe Ive taken that a tad too far ?
HH.
FYI
My daughter has had Covid the past week and now my wife has it. I am negative for now.
Daughter had a ‘could have gone to school’ level cold
The interesting point is that my wife got the first AZ vaccine ages ago (work in hospital) but has no news on second jab. She’ over the worst of a 2 day cold as well but they reckon both will be immune for 6 months now naturally
Whichever government you recognise, support or oppose in England, Scotland, Wales or NI – you guys have played a blinder on vax.
We should never have been caught out like we have in Ireland and my wife should not have been half vaxed as a key worker. I have asthma and will probably get it now this week.
Anyhoo
I have a feeling in ma watter that we are gonna pump the huns on Sunday; Christie will be man of the match. Read it here first
hail hail
LIONROARS67 on 29TH APRIL 2021 5:23 PM
Reasons for wishing Independence > England is Conservative.
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England is Conservative, at the moment.
That can change., and will.
Big Jimmy
I kept an image of Thatcher in my mind at moments of ‘stress’ as a young man to prolong certain activities. She had that one use i suppose
tontine tim
And for some reason my memory tells me that Rod Stewart was at Easter Road that day.
And as for your trip home we will need to add a new verse to one of our greatest songs…..
the Bonnie Banks …..
‘We’ll take the crossroads’
CONEYBHOY on 29TH APRIL 2021 5:29 PM
Did you attend a private school ?
England is Conservative, at the moment.
Over 40 years is one long moment
Paul67
I remember when your blog started.
It really was a breath of fresh air.
Now, years later, reading the absolute keech that you spouted today in the last 2 paragraphs, and for the last few months, it really is quite sad.
I wonder if the you from nearly 20 years ago would have believed the dross that you are now churning out, solely to appease our current board.
You have got to ask yourself, is it worth it?
It reminds me of Gerry McSherry in the days of the old board.
Lionsroar67
Did you attend a private school ?
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Public😎
What happens to John Kennedy is a complete and utter red herring, assuming he doesn’t get the managers job. It’s all about who will get the managers job, everything else, including what happens to John Kennedy, is just background music.
I was convinced Eddie Howe was simply using us as bait, but his video profile has been on the front page of CQN for so long, I’ve changed my mind and now think Paul is telling us the deal is done.
LAMBERT14 on 29TH APRIL 2021 5:46 PM
I come on here to read what other posters are saying, what Paul says is neither here or there imo, all he is doing is giving us a platform to express our opinion, and personally I would like to thanks him for that
CONEYBHOY on 29TH APRIL 2021 5:51 PM
Thought it was the matron thing Maggie and all those Eton and Harrow tory boys (smiley face)
My Favourite lookalike is Hun Thug and Chump Alex Rae….and QUARK from Star Trek Deep Space Nine.
sorry I cant Post Pics.
HH
JHB on 29TH APRIL 2021 4:39 PM
I think the board will use your debt calculator and sanction a debt of zero pounds and zero pence and promise the new manager a war chest of 20m pounds for players they don’t have to pay for.
And we’ll offer him an enormous bonus from a share in all that lovely extra 40m champions league lolly we will earn if we qualify over the next two seasons.
Which won’t happen, obviously
ROCK TREE BHOY on 29TH APRIL 2021 5:56 PM
LAMBERT14 on 29TH APRIL 2021 5:46 PM
I come on here to read what other posters are saying, what Paul says is neither here or there imo, all he is doing is giving us a platform to express our opinion, and personally I would like to thanks him for that.
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My problem with what P67 has been producing is that it is so detached from reality.
His CQN header is Pravda on a blog.
I don’t imagine that was Paul’s intention when he set the site up.
His complete turnaround on res 12 was really the beginning of going full on Gerry McSherry.
BIG JIMMY on 29TH APRIL 2021 6:03 PM
Posting a picture of Quark is ok but posting a picture of Alex Rae on here will get you banned sine die !
LAMBERT14 on 29TH APRIL 2021 6:17 PM
Fair comment but I see CQN as merely a place where like minded Celtic Posters tell us what they really think, the actual article that Paul pens daily is just a means to an end, it may be relevant or not (who cares!) but yeah, we can all see things differently and have different view points – thanks goodness!
My voting intentions ,…..
But am I ?
Double double cross