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. neganon2

     

     

    Fair enough. I would say that while Paul or any other Celtic fan risks creative editing to suit any agenda from the broadcaster, we are better served with Paul being there than for example the other Crltic fan used on the BBC last week who went on about other Celtic fans being obsessed etc

     

     

    A mild mannered reasonable Paul 67 does our image no harm particularly when you contrast with the Struth guy.

  2. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Winning captains, what is the next cunning stunt now that the statement landed?

     

     

    You’ve previously alluded to the herald statement being the appetiser. Whats the main course?

  3. Celticrollercoaster supporting Shay,our bhoy wonder along the way on

    Leftclicktic

     

     

    So Big Mash has to spend the £10m before the 6 March, when the Lying King gets in charge (maybe)? He has made a good start already!

     

     

    HH

     

     

    CRC

  4. acgr

     

     

    Enjoy your time away. We will meet eventually, as we very seldom miss a home game (wtf, listen to me,) lol. See you soon buddy. KTF.

     

     

    Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.

  5. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    !BADA BING!

     

     

    The Labour Party are scared to go Left in case it alienates potential voters.

     

     

    By not doing so,they have alienated their core supporters.

     

     

    Great move,that.

  6. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Tonybhoy72, they usually stay at the carnoustie golf hotel before playing either dundee teams.

     

     

    CGH, on the hun creditor list were ripped for about five grand. Nae qonder oor greens are in disrepair:-)

  7. charles kickham on

    I’m old enough to remember that when I watched question time – I knew the people on the panel – now it’s an endless supply of faceless wonders – and I’m not entirely sure who is on what side – depressing

  8. bada

     

     

    You’re welcome buddy. It’s a brilliant qualification to have, and the doors it can open for you are, intriguing, to say the least. I’m well past it now, but still remember the excitement of the exam. A wee prayer nearer the time, let us know nearer the time, and you will do this. KTF. :-)

     

     

    Weefra HH praying to Wee Oscar.

  9. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    CHARLES KICKHAM

     

     

    Yep. Not much point in bringing back Spitting Image.

  10. Cool the timreaper,I’m staying over near Dundee have u any idea were?

     

     

    And here’s a movie for Dave king….Fannie ;-) sorry Annie

     

    Pardon my French!

  11. The Monkeys paw

     

     

     

     

    The original was about a Mr Whyte…

     

     

    And trying to bring back something from the dead…..

     

     

    hmmmmmmmmm

  12. 67Heaven .. CHALLENGING THE LIE ..I am wee Oscar / Neil Lennon.. Ipox belongs to the creditors on

    Sorry, Fholks, been busy all night and just reading back now…..why all the film titles ….!!??

  13. BOBBY MURDOCH'S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on

    Offski,folks. Hopefully back in time for a wee howl later.

     

     

    I used to love Thursday nights on here. Had people choking on their cornflakes in the morning!

  14. Celticrollercoaster I am keen to attend. Just need to confirm who I can drag along. Last weekend made me think twice. I was a bit stunned by what Paul said. But as ever time is a wee bit of a healer and you can get a bit of perspective.

     

     

    Winning captains while I agree we should be reasonable we should also be resolute with the media. The real danger here is that we feel,we need to appease to have our voices heard. That’s exactly why we end up,with all those ex celts who criticise celtic in the media. They have no choice.

     

     

    Scotland is resolutely sectarian. The Catholic church has abandoned it’s flock based on a pathetic deal with the SNP and I fear we as a support are buying into the nonsense that we need to be be one of them. No we don’t.

     

     

    We need to take the debate to them. Politely. Resolutely. Unashamedly.

     

     

    If we don’t we simply become part of the establishment problem.

     

     

    You know scotland is actually fascinating if you are interested in sociology and psychology. A society in utter denial.

  15. Cheers acgr ;-)

     

     

    Have to say im delighted with commons deal today,and two bhoys from united great week for the hoops hail hail ;-)

  16. leftclicktic

     

     

    Complaints against the ad? – dismissed.

     

     

    Two premise of the ad?

     

     

    A) they are a new entity and

     

     

    B) there is no longer any Old Firm

     

     

    ASA state latter matter of opinion and the former they confirm they are a new entity.

     

     

    They do advise that if they want to believe it is the same club then get on with it.

     

     

    ASA have not even opened an investigation – they have told them that the ad is approved.

  17. Gooooooooooooooooood night all.

     

    Has awe naw been on lately ,not noticed him when skimming to catch up

  18. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    Tonybhoy72, they usually stay at the carnoustie golf hotel before playing either dundee teams.

     

     

    CGH, on the hun creditor list were ripped for about five grand. Nae wonder oor greens are in disrepair:-)

  19. Bobby the one thing the Labour Party needs to do now is go to the left. But I am afraid milliband is terrible and has no courage. The UK is calling out for a left wing Labour Party. While ukip are still around it would win the election.

  20. winning captains

     

    Thank you

     

    As someone posted MW ” has less credibility than the Iraqi Minister for Information”

  21. !!bada bing!!

     

     

    Tristam Hunts comes across as a clown…let teachers be teachers again and heads do the jobs they are trained to do.

     

     

    Not to be accountants and such.

  22. neganon2

     

     

    Have a look at what we are doing on the new site. We are tearing them apart and believe me it is hurting them. Remember the U2 lyric – hit where it hurts, silver and gold.

  23. tonybhoy72

     

     

    23:10 on 5 Feb

     

     

    They stay in different hotels so nutters like me cant find them :-) HH

  24. A Ceiler Gonof Rust on

    My first double post. Now if I could figure out how it happened I could push for a treble.

     

     

    WC, is there a written output from the ASA to the 17 huns who objected to the statement?

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