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.
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You can bet Wallace and Law will be dropped, if reports they refused transfers last week are true.
I saw that interview with McDowell and was amazed at the questions he was asked. After Ally’s first session as manager, when he made a complete mess of things, (and, if memory serves, those questions weren’t hard to answer), he was NEVER put under pressure by any of the MSM again.
The Scottish sports media are simply an embarassment.
Monaghan1900:
Do you know where they’re getting that quote from mate?
“Robust and factual” ?
SMSM
“What does Kris Commons throwing his boots into the crowd mean?”
Ronny Deila
” It means he needs new boots “
I really like what Ronny is doing. We have a real team spirit and Kris is part of that….Ronny obviously wanted him and the new boys. So well done Ronny.
I await the abuse for supporting Ronny !
Catman
You about?
I’m gonnae head up for a pint about 6 ( to the smelly pub ) :-)
U up for it?
BSR
Thomas is my middle name :o)
The body language etc for a couple of weeks was not that of a player who was staying.
FactsRboring CSC
So what’s actually to stop Dave King from taking over Rangers/Woteva and pumping money into them until they are back at the top of Scottish football and competing regularly in the champions league.
I know he is a glib and seamless liar, probably has no money and the current owners probably won’t sell to him
But apart from that, what’s to stop him eh?
Jungle Jim.
If Plod considers that statements re the alleged incident are credible they will open an investigation and take statements from the child and those who claim to have witnessed the alleged incident..If Plod decide to proceed and if someone is arrested then the gathered information will be used to charge the individual and will be used as ” evidence ” in court.Until then everything is Hearsay.
James Forrest
17:35 on
5 February, 2015
Monaghan1900:
Do you know where they’re getting that quote from mate?
“Robust and factual” ?
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I understand Derek Llambias gave an interview on SSN earlier today and stated that there would be a “robust and factual” response from the clumpany tomorrow in response to the Lying King’s request for an EGM.
HH
*seamless
Shameless
a ceiler gonof rust
17:32 on 5 February, 2015
JJ, the huns shouldn’t joke about throwing people down the marble staircase. There’s still a longstanding whodunit re the stair.
Another Masonic cover up, the hun from across the water who was murdered on the ole marble staircase, then dragged out and left beside the Edmiston Club,……….allegedly….
BSR
His new contract shows a deduction for a pair of Nike boots.
Just on.when is that Muppet Lawell gonna get KC’s contract situation sorted?
SickOwaitingCSC
HH jamesgang
Joakin!CSC
HH JamesGang
Monaghan1900:
There have been rumours that he will use advice from the NOMAD to deny the request on the basis that it names two propsective nominees to the board – in King and Murray – who would not pass fit and proper person criteria with AIM or the SFA.
If they do plan to refuse it on that basis the backlash will be unbelievable … and King will need to prove the matter in court.
It does, however, explain his bullish (that’s a slight mis-spelling, I couldn’t find the -it keys) statements yesterday about having the victory “sewn up.” It’s the kind of thing you do when you know you’ll be denied the vote and want public opinion on your side.
Man oh man … this would cause fireworks.
SoT
“Until then everything is Hearsay.” That is my point succinctly made .
Cheerio for now,
JJ
PS
ACGR
You can enlighten me as regards the stairway whodunnit on our next trip to Paradise.
“Kris Commons is playing his last game for Celtic”
Hugh (Artur Jorge) Keevans
bournesouprecipe @17:31
I’d genuinely heard there was a stalemate in the contract talks and neither party was budging and so contract was to expire. Perhaps this was from the same source who fed some of the radio churnalists a dummy. Perhaps Celtic are trying to find a leak?
Either way I would never project anything I’d heard as fact.
RWE
And another thing…………….all footballers should be made to wear black boots.
ACGR to HT
HT, when is your suicide slide? See if the rope snaps, can I get your hair?
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If the rope snaps he’ll be using his hair!
HH jamesgang
James Forrest
17:43 on
5 February, 2015
… and King will need to prove the matter in court.
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King will have no problem there, James. With his court experience!
Martim1980
Exactly. There was a contractural dispute or an impasse if you like. and more than enough SMSM anti’s saying he was leaving ‘fact’.
It’s when supporters say ‘fact’ you know it’s made up stuff.
Great to hear Kris has signed his new contract…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
There’s been a few times in the past couple of months KC looked like he was on his toes and keeping injury free. And when a guy gives away his boots when the window’s open?
Well, when you hear hooves you don’t immediately think Zebra…
Glad he’s staying. Glad he’s glad he’s staying.
U
Over at ibrokes..llambias is saying that the board Dont pick the team….so somebody aint telling the truth….suprise suprise…
BSR
Black is back.
Dayglo is oot.
Canamalar
My wife’s story was not reported but I think you are missing the point that people who throw bottles are thugs no matter if it’s a football related incident or not and that we should be more concerned with the victims. I would imagine the police would have taken statements from those on the bus as to what happened. You seem to be the only one concerned about the semantics ie. ‘Targetted’, ‘bottled’.
Winning Captains.
The new site is looking great, and loading very fast in a grey, very rainy Seattle today.
Was Sandy Chugg named after a particularly dirty day trip his parents took to the beach?
Kris is “buzzin'” to be staying in Glasgow:))
I like Kris..
Glad KC is signed up.
He might occasionally have a fairly large bahook when he comes back from the off season but , thankfully , his football brain is even larger.
Probably the most intelligent footballer we’ve had since Naka.
His second touch – the shot – for his goal on Sunday was superb but his first touch to get the ball out of his feet and create space for the shot was a thing of beauty and I doubt there’s anyone else in Scottish football capable of that.
hh
Congratulations Kris (and Lisa) on the new contract and of course Celtic for getting it done.
It seems my jersey is good for a few years yet.
Now for those coaching badges. The youngsters could do with you sharing that understanding football brain.
bournesouprecipe
Yeah, more comfortable using the term for historical events(the usual Sevco exemption exists here). Churnalists in Scotland as per the CQN ‘s value statement are lazy. A lot of old trot being rolled out but then, this may have something to do with their customers.
RWE
I had a pair of these
Nostalgia CSC
JUNGLE JIM HS 1743
Mailed you,mate.
JJ, google william taube ibrox