Treble chasing; business, not personal, the dirty battle

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Amid the general hilarity on Scottish football at the moment I’m sure it’s not escaped Ronny Deila’s attention that we have one of our most important games of the season coming up on Saturday.  The league is a marathon without any specific focus, the League Cup final is another huge game, but facing Dundee away is exactly the kind of game a club who are chasing a treble often lose.

It was Dundee who knocked the Aberdeen bandwagon off its tracks.  Given half a chance they will do the same to Celtic on Saturday.

Kenny McDowall must have felt a bit humiliated at being told he has to pick players on loan from Newcastle United, although clearly not humiliated enough to tell them to stuff the remainder of his contract.

Llambias’ instruction appears bizarre, but there’s always two sides to each story.  If McDowall informed his chief executive that he would not use the players, for reasons other than sporting merit, Llambias may well feel justified in making the instruction.

This public shaming of Llambias, the board, and by extension, Mike Ashley, is another act in a dirty battle.  Still, “It’s not personal, Sonny. It’s strictly business”, as Dave King almost said about Ashley yesterday.

Ashley’s men may be robbed of the ability to pick the team after an EGM next month, but he remains able to inflict a lot of ‘assistance towards the club’ before then.  If I can paraphrase Tom Hagan, ‘Mr Ashley never asks a second favour once he’s refused the first, understood?’  When personal offence has been taken, sometimes even good business isn’t enough to bring a ruthless patriarch to the table.

When news of the attack on the 10-year-old boy broke on Monday I assumed it would be a matter of hours before the offender was charged.  Three days on without news is concerning.  It appears that those who associate with people who believe random violence is acceptable and care little about the application on justice – which has nothing to do with any specific policing issue.

Hard cash is now available to anyone with information leading to an arrest. If you can’t report the offender for the sake of the victim, do it for the money.  You don’t need to be a witness to report the issue and collect the reward, you just need to know enough to get the ball rolling.

Well done to all who have gotten involved in the appeal to help the victim, especially organiser Rod Lee.  Stunning work, Rod.

CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner, Cup Final weekend, Friday 13 March, at the Kerrydale Suite, Celtic Park, email me for details, celticquicknews@gmail.com

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  1. glasstwothirdsfull-Irvine controlled the Laptop Loyal for years, open season now, but it’s difficult to find an honest investigive hack in this country, to ask a leading question. HH

  2. F.A.B. Virgil 1903 v 1909 and 1888 v 2012 on

    FFM

     

     

    Sorry, had to make the dinner there………. so we outage. Today it went:

     

     

    Christians to Athiests – Yous huv killed mair peeps than we huv

     

     

    Athiests to Christians – No we huvnay, you’s have killed mair peeps tahn we huv

     

     

    Christians to Athiests – No we huvnay……….. and so it goes on

     

     

    That is Whatabootery irrespective of any teachings/beliefs etc etc……

     

     

    HH from a Lion :-)

  3. BSR

     

     

    The Famous Five:Murray, Whyte, Green, King, Ashley

     

     

    in anyone of the following real titles written by Enid Blyton.

     

     

    Five on a Treasure Island

     

    Five Go Adventuring Again

     

    Five Run Away Together

     

    Five Go to Smuggler’s Top

     

    Five Go Off in a Caravan

     

    Five on Kirrin Island Again

     

    Five Go Off to Camp

     

    Five Get into Trouble

     

    Five Fall into Adventure

     

    Five on a Hike Together

     

    Five Have a Wonderful Time

     

    Five Go Down to the Sea

     

    Five Go to Mystery Moor

     

    Five Have Plenty of Fun

     

    Five on a Secret Trail

     

    Five Go to Billycock Hill

     

    Five Get into a Fix

     

    Five on Finniston Farm

     

    Five Go to Demon’s Rocks

     

    Five Have a Mystery to Solve

     

    Five Are Together Again

  4. Theres is something not right,about the wee boy getting hit with a bottle on the bus,Firstly his dad needs to take a good look at himself for taking a ten yr old boy to game like that.This Media in this country will print a lot of negative storys regarding ,players, staff ,supporters.of Celtic Football Club.its been proven over the yrs that them liars .will do anything to damage our club. Our Club should have sent a message to them yrs ago,that enough is enough,Keevins was a easy target, the real culprits are the BBC Sports. Daily Record,The Sun .also as far as im concerened Radio Clyde and STV are pro Rangers,i just wish that someday they will all be told that they no longer welcome at Celtic.

  5. 67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar / Neil Lennon.. Ipox belongs to the creditors on

    From oor Phil….

     

     

    Free the Magpie Five!

     

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    As of this morning we know that Kenny McDowall is not picking these players, but he is just following orders.

     

     

    They have to be in the Sevco team and that’s that.

     

     

    However who is paying for them?

     

     

    This morning sources informed me that RIFC/TRFC are paying the salaries of the five Newcastle lads.

     

     

    Just like Big Mike’s ten mill these players came in two tranches.

     

     

    First there were three and then the other two followed.

     

     

    One of the latter pair was playing in an Under 21 match and he was told immediately after the game that he was going to Glasgow.

     

     

    As a cousin of mine, who used to be in the US Marine Corps, might have said it was a FIGMO moment (Fuck It Got My Orders!) for the lad and there was no debate.

     

     

    Now it has been unclear to me why these five lads are at Sevco.

     

     

    However, I think we can take football development at Murray Park off the table.

     

     

    Sources inform me that at least one of the NUFC lads expressed amazement at the lax nutritional regime at Sevco.

     

     

    He was astounded to see a well-rounded first team player eating crisps at the training ground.

     

     

    If they are not there to become better players for the EPL side then it is unclear what the utility function is for this quintet from Tyneside.

     

     

    Do they improve the mighty Glasgow Sevco?

     

     

    Perhaps.

     

     

    However they certainly DO increase the wage bill.

     

     

    Is that the plan?

     

     

    Could that be Big Mike’s plan?

     

     

    Are we now in an episode of this hilarious sitcom whereby Ashley has his guys empty the bank account just before Mr Dave gets the keys to the Big House?

     

     

    Remember dear reader that the only money that is there is the £10m loan secured against the iconic and world renowned Albion Carpark as well as Edmiston House and that citadel of sporting excellence Murray Park.

     

     

    Of course if my information is wrong and NUFC are paying the wages of these five fine fellows then, of course, the club (or the company) can get in touch with me and I will print a retraction and issue an apology.

  6. eddieinkirkmichael on

    !!Bada Bing!!

     

     

    19:18

     

     

    You funding the NEBOSH yourself? How much is the course?

  7. Tom I think it will be a very sad day when we cant debate difficult issues on CQN.

     

     

    Now about Pauls love of the old firm………………..

  8. 67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar / Neil Lennon.. Ipox belongs to the creditors on

    Sevco are trading whilst insolvent……and they are getting away with it ….truly shocking

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