The Fifa Executive Committee meet in Zurich today and tomorrow but it is unclear if the allegations of corruption concerning the decision to award the 2022 World Cup to Qatar will be on the agenda. The world body are no strangers to allegations of corruption, it seems to be an internal part of the fabric of the game at the top level, they are also extremely experienced at stonewalling such allegations.
The International Trades Union Congress, who are calling for the 2022 vote to be re-run, have called for fans attending games this weekend to turn their back on the field at the 22nd minute, to build awareness of what is going on with Fifa and the Qatari preparations.
When you get corruption at the top of an organisation it tends to undermine process all the way down. A clean and alert Fifa would give us a far better game. It’s time we were all asking questions about this.
Congratulations to Mrs Jobo Balde, who won at £50 voucher to spend at Cail Bruich, 725 Great Western Road. Jobo, drop me and email……….
Photos are in from CQteN, great work by Geo, as usual. Click on the photo to see hi-res. More to come:
Seville, The Celtic Movement, is selling like the proverbial……
“I decided to go to the train station only to be told that there were no more trains to Malaga that night and so I was now truly stranded. By chance I met an old man who asked me if I knew where the train station was. “It’s no good mate they are all off—all the trains have gone!”
“The old man laughed and explained that he wasn’t looking to get a train, but just needed to find the station as that is where he had parked his car while he and his wife went to the game.
“We spoke for a few minutes about what had happened to me and then he said if I could get him to the station he would drive me to Malaga as they were staying twenty minutes outside Malaga for the rest of the week!
“I was delighted and accepted the lift and we got to the airport just as the last call went out for my flight. I rushed on board and guess who was there? None other than my mate Jim. I owe that old man and his wife so much for their help.”
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Interesting stat from UEFA records on Champions League (1955 – 2014)-
Celtic rated 14th all time based on their 28 participations in the competition
14 Celtic FC (SCO) Titles 1 P 164 W 78 D 26 L 60 F 241 A 183 Pts 182
VP- You got your Rainmate on today ?
!BADA BING!
No,but he has his Rainman with him,counting the recent insults.
Be afraid….
Bada,
I’ve nothing against English clubs and usually wish them well. But….
I said the other day that Chelsea and utds best chance of reaching the semi would be if they drew each other ;)
philbhoy
Old Alf was an all-round sporting genius.
Athletic superstar, tennis legend and, if my failing memory serves me correctly, a world class goalie – à cross between Ronnie Simpson and Lev Yashin!
I could be talkin’ shoite ‘tho!
BMCUW is correct in pointing out that his favourite meal was fish n chips, which he had every day of the week.
HH!!
The Crimeans decided they wanted out of Ukraine due to the ultra ,anti russian, nationalists who grabbed power assisted by the west. No facisty coup in Kiev and they were happy to be in Ukraine.
Think Barca, Real Madrid and Bayern have fairly straight forward ties in CL but PSG and Chelski may go to the wire.
It depends if Ibra and Cavani are on song – if so they will rip Terry a new one! Chelski have striking problems so not a lot of goals in prospect.May take pens. ‘Mon Barca
TTTT
Happy Friday.
MWD didn’t want to mention your 70th!
Embramike,
I’d kinda agree.
But I feel psg will have an easier time than you suggest and barca might not find it so easy against a team above them.
That said….braw ties so they are :)
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS ………FC not PLC
04:13 on 21 March, 2014
PETEC
How you doing,bud?
Just nipped in for a nicotine and caffeine jag. L-o-n-g shift….
Gog and Magog don’t half get around,you know.
As well as Ezekiel,they are in Revelations. And also in English,Welsh and Irish folklore,though as heroic figures IIRC.
Pretty sure they are also spread throughout Eastern European,Russian and Germanic lore,as well as appearing in Hindu tales.
I remember seeing them in The Lord Mayor’s show and wondering what two forces of evil were doing on his crest. Hence my recollection of the above.
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Aye , Most definitely.
Blatant manipulation as there is no way this was the initial video, top of the search engine. Hmmm
off oot
My single comment on a club formerly known as rangers is this
WHY ARE THEY ALLOWED TO CONTINUE WHEN THEY CANNOT PRODUCE AUDITED ACCOUNTS
My biggest disappointment about the month of march is THAT CQTen Was the biggest talking point
ONCE AGAIN THE COMMENDABLE CHARITABLE EFFORTS OF THE FANS MASKED A SEASON OF DOMESTIC UNDERACHIEVEMENT ON THE PITCH
Two finals at Celtic Park we didn’t even reach the quarter finals
Humiliated in the Champions League only 3 points 3goals scored and 14 conceded
not good enough for me !
JOBO!
Many thanks for the report, sad to report that I stepped out, and got my
bloody hair wrecked!
Not combing out today again!
H.H.
Difficult to say Bobby. The Russians weren’t exactly devastated by the boycott but were puzzled and upset by being portrayed as anti gay. Western hypocrisy and selective memories ensure that engagement is a challenge.
Neilcamalar
Obviously I was serious.
John O..,
Really ?
A useful idiot personified
Voguepunter
Through the bad old days of Rangers 9 iar , i drank in the Quarry bar after every home game , dropped my daughter at her grans (Quarryknowe estate ) a few beers then up the road , she started goingwhen she was 2-3 years old , she was a jinx , i blamed her for their 9iar , she still goes today
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
11:52 on 21 March, 2014
John O..,
Really ?
A useful idiot personified
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Why do you always have to insult others that want to engage with you?
You are, I’m sure, much better than that.
Interesting CL draw.
Six of the eight clubs have won the big cup.
Since 1956 there have been 57 finals.
The competition has been won by 22 clubs.
We are one of the chosen few.
Something we are rightly proud of.
HH!!
Care to explain Neil?
Do you believe that the British empire was worse than the Communists and Nazis?
Off oot.
Philbhoy
11:16 on 21 March, 2014
I’m pretty sure Alf Tupper was a runner.
His diet was mostly fish and chips though.
Sort of Alan Sillitoe territory.
unew mike
11:47 on 21 March, 2014
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It’s simple mate….just get yer
knitting out and join in with the
rest of the CQN sewing bee :)
MARSPAPA
Never accused anyone of being a jinx at the Celtic games.
Though I may be on the way to being one myself.
My record this season? Two matches,two defeats.
Morton and BARCA.
I’m hopeful that will improve when I finally move back.
John O’Neil
11:57 on 21 March, 2014
Any chance you’d be aff oot to a library?
Hi,KEV.
John o …
I do indeed and I base that on % of world population who suffered and the reign of the empires being discussed.
Also from the fact that both the empires you compare took their example from the British empire
OMG – Alf Tupper – Tough of the Track !!
Think you’re right , Ernie – he trained on fish suppers and ran like a greyhound.
Am I really that old ??
There was not a single autrocity commited by either that was no done first by the British
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
12:05 on 21 March, 2014
There was not a single autrocity commited by either that was no done first by the British
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AGREED !!!!
But somehow they are worse ffs, whataboutery at its lowest level
Ernie Lynch – can I just clarify something? You say that Scotland, as it is, is a country riddles with institutional Sectarianism and Racism.
You use this as an argument for maintaining the status quo and rejecting independence.
Could it be that the country is plagued by Sectarianism and Racism because it is part of the Union?
Our rejection of UKIP like tendencies suggest we are generally far less xenophobic than our Southern neighbours.
I see the CQN IRA brigade have been out insulting Scots as usual. Probably whilst living in Scotland, claiming their pensions whilst taking their free prescriptions prescribed by their Indian doctor whip finds Scotland a great place to raise his family. Newest tactics – we should be ashamed by the actions of slave traders, new world colonists from 300 years ago. We are. So should every person and country who has been a total b@@@@@@d in the past.
How about the Republic of Ireland denying Jewish refugees asylum from the holocaust – sending them back to the gas chambers- does that count as ‘rotten to the core?’
Or even…….De Valera visiting the german ambassador in 1945 to pass condolences on Adolf Hitler’s death – is that rotten too?
Or the thousands of brave Irishmen denied jobs on their return because they fought against facism during ww2 after being inspired by the spanish civil war – is that rotten enough for you? Are we playing the rottenaboutery game?
Order out of chaos
The ole motto of the secret societies, their new heralded World order is coming.
God made everything in Perfect Order, Satan disrupted that, Satan is now making as much Disorder to confuse and disorientate people who have no Faith and who will believe the deception, Sheryl.
http://oxfordstudent.com/2012/05/04/time-for-the-truth-about-britains-imperial-shame/
And another thing…
Kris Commons has had a great season and deserves the plaudits he has received
BUT if he is the ONLY answer going forwards Celtic are in regression
What does that say about our misfiring strikers ?
Why did we wait until January before we signed a proven Goal Scorer Lee Griffiths
were Balde, Pukki and Boerritger Make weights ?
CANAMALAR
Where did we site our gas-chambers?
Neil canamalar Lennon hunskelper extrordinaire
12:02 on 21 March, 2014
The Nazis never really had an empire in any meaningful sense of the word, though it’s what they aspired to.
But as you say in terms of its duration, territory covered, the numbers of people affected and lasting economic impact the British empire takes some beating.
e=…
The same jewish refugees that were turned away at their first port of call ?
Wonder where that first refusal might have came from eh ?
But lets forget that when you are personifying racist stupidity
weeminger
12:07 on 21 March, 2014
‘Could it be that the country is plagued by Sectarianism and Racism because it is part of the Union?’
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Only in the minds of the gullible and simple minded.
I’d have more respect for nats if they were prepared to accept responsibility for the bad things about Scotland rather than blame everything on the English.
Bmcuwp,
Every battle field in the world