Having seen European football played on what could easily be mistaken for a swimming pool, I would be surprised if Uefa postponed Wednesday’s game Quarabag-Celtic game. Champions League and Europa League football takes place on pitches which are unplayable every season.
The combination of clubs travelling thousands of miles, crammed fixture schedules, competitors from hundreds of towns, many of which are not in natural grass growing regions, forces match supervisors to turn a blind eye. If the pitch in Baku is truly in a bad shape, the best Celtic can achieve is to have the game moved to an alternative venue., but even that would take an unlikely alignment of stars.
To some or other extent, everyone wants to control what the media reports about them. This is not in itself bad, but there are limits to the extent a football club, or any other group, should take this desire to control. Often for the reason that it will simply not work.
If some numpty reports that Ronny Deila said something off about Neil Lennon, and Ronny said no such thing, the numpty in question would find (found) himself banned from Celtic Park for using falsehoods to cause the club trouble. His newspaper would have to suck it up, as they were in the wrong.
When it comes to journalists reporting an unwelcome fact the rules are completely different. BBC’s Chris McLaughlin, who was banned from Ibrox days after reporting police arrested fans at the Hibs – Newco game for sectarian offenses has been publicly backed by the BBC.
The Corporation eventually backed Jim Spence after he was subject to significant intimidation for using the phrase “some people will tell you, the club that died” in connection to Rangers, but from the outside they appeared to be on the back foot early on.
In his excellent interview with Phil Mac Giolla Bhain, published today, Spence talks about this, saying “It has been and still is a blatant attempt to coerce and ultimately take journalists livelihoods away from them”.
Banning journos work in some circumstances: when they are factually wrong and doing you harm, but if they are factually correct, you’re handing the perceived enemy the initiative, and the high moral ground. A comment about a small number of arrests for sectarian offenses, which few people read, has now been magnified beyond comprehension. It’s a complete PR disaster of their own making, Newco should buy-in some expertise in this area.
Incredibly, when Craig Whyte made himself busy banning journos who reported what he was up to, those who should have been most alarmed were so lustfully delighted at the bans and invitations to demonstrate, they didn’t stop to consider Whyte was diverting their attention.
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BMCUW
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I’m convinced that was always going to be the plan. I am sure it is no coincidence that the current share price is about the lowest it has been all year. The shares were also sold after the exchange closed last!
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There has never been a recession so deep that you can’t get the working classes to pay for the way out of it.
https://www.facebook.com/dhinde2/posts/10206218496692623
Naughty.
Very proud dad this morning Bhoys; the wee yin achieved 8 A’s in her National 5 exams.
Well done Lucy.
HH
Walking away, oh dear.
Sevco were thrown into crisis tonight with the departure of Douglas Park from the blue room of unsurpassed dignity.
Park was the only member of the so-called Three Bears consortium to join the board following Dave King’s coronation in March.
The elderly Lanarkshire businessman never spoke in public about his director’s role but was pictured in the directors box at Sunday’s League Cup win over Peterhead.
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With Dave King failing to back up his investment claims Park and his two fellow bears have put in two crisis loans of £1.5m to meet the April and May payrolls.
Rumours that Mr Park wasn’t seeing eye to eye with Mr King have surfaced in recent months with tonight’s shock news throwing the club into turmoil.
According to a club statement prepared by James Traynor’s Level 5 PR company ‘Mr Park feels he cannot at this time make a full contribution to the running of the Club and Company because of other commitments.’
Park’s son Graeme will replace dad on the Sevco board.
The coaching magnate stated: “I would like to put on record that although I held the position as Director for only a short period of time it has been an honour and a privilege to serve the Club and I will always be proud of the part I played in bringing this great institution back into the hands of those who have its best interests at heart.
“I am confident that going forward the Club is in good hands and will offer all my support to the Board in pursuing what is best for the Club. Rangers is hugely important to me and my family and I am delighted that Graeme is joining the Board.”
Mr Park is the second director to walk away since Mr King came to power with Chris Graham quitting three days after being appointed after his anti-Islamic comments were brought to light.
Tellingly there was no comment from Chairman King to thank Mr Park for his contribution. With King’s toxic reputation it’s unlikely that there will be a rush of respected businessmen wanting to be associated with a King led board.
Since taking control in the boardroom and being passed as fit and proper by the SFA Mr King has failed to make any investment in the troubled company.
Read more at http://videocelts.com/2015/08/blogs/latest-news/sevco-plunged-into-crisis-as-douglas-park-walks-away#Fj3EG6hfM9c7yJqF.99
Morning,
I’m a sky customer and wanting to add BT sports, not loving to BT TV/bb cos I’ve got a good deal with sky. Has anyone on here managed to get a deal with BT to add on sports? Looks as tho it’s £23.99/m for HD, with activation fee! Can’t see any deals online and phoned BT there – but I knew more about the pricing than the idiot I spoke to, so I wasn’t able to negotiate a deal.
Hail hail!
ITSABOUTTIM
Yep.
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Them that don’t have it are gonna get it. And them that have are also gonna get it.
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Just in different ways.
Pabloh,
Sky are able to offer deals because they are overcharging in the first place….
pabloh_AKA_NEIL LENNON
£23:95 a month including HD was the deal I got, they mentioned three other channels but I doubt if I’m interested in them, but yi never know.
67heaven
That’s true, you can always cut costs with them if you try. BT having all the champions league is a real pain. Unbelievable sky sports increased prices after losing champions league, that’s why I cancelled that
BMCUW
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Couldn’t have put it better myself.
roy croppie on 4th August 2015 11:25 am
Great result – very well done – but going from personal past experience – it’ll cost you – but worth every penny
PABLOH
If you can get Virginmedia,I would give them a call.
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Two boxes as part of the deal,BT sports etc.
Charles Kickham
Thank you. It will cost all right but worth every penny to see her so happy :))
HH
pabloh_AKA_NEIL LENNON on 4th August 2015 11:46 am
I was paying nearly £100 a month for Sky TV ……. BT TV CIRCA £20 …… No contest…. I only watch Football and films (and Netfix on BTTV is EXCELLENT)
Bobby Murdoch
Cheers, don’t think I can get that though. Just don’t want to pay £24/m seems ridiculous for BT sport but I’ll be wanting to watch champions league, starting tomo obviously
SANNABHOY
ROYCROPPIE
(Apols to any I missed)
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Congrats to yer kids. A helluva lot of pressure on them these days. Which at 16 or 17,they are to be applauded for dealing with.
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When Sannabhoy Jr qualifies as a vet,I’ll bet he still canny bring them animals over Ibrox way back to life!
Yes, from what I hear Virginmedia are doing good deals, I’ve moved house in the last two months and there is no Virgin in my area (media that is) so sky has me by the Dennis Laws and there’s not much I can do about it, shame really, I liked Virgin.
PABLOH
My sister has same problem. Contact them anyway. They won’t cable an area unless they think there is a demand for it.
http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/commentisfree/2015/aug/03/cameron-swarm-plague-god-migrants-calais
Frankie Boyle pulling no punches
BMCUW
Thanks pal.
Right ‘off oot’ for the day.
HH
TD67
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Steady. All these kids with 6 and 7 A’s will be able to work that out.
Pabloh, I have SKY tv and added on BT Sports the day of the game v Starman FC couple of weeks ago. Done it on-line and am paying £13 a month with a one off £15 connection fee (don’t tell mrs AG).
Channels were available within 10 minutes of signing up.
oops….with HD n’aw.
HH
TonyD67…
You sound a bit frustrated there;)
Spoke to one of your Zoo mates earlier at the shops, said to him to say hi, I’ve known him for years.
SANNABHOY, ROYCROPPIE
And all parents & Guardians of kids with results today
Be proud no matter the mark .
TonyD67… You sound a bit frustrated there;) Spoke to one of your Zoo mates earlier at the shops, said to him to say hi, I’ve known him for years. – See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/uefas-incredible-playable-pitches-diversionary-bans/comment-page-9/#comment-2644489
And I have to guess who the guy is? Lol, throw me a bone ffs :)
TD67
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Steady. All these kids with 6 and 7 A’s will be able to work that out.
– See more at: http://www.celticquicknews.co.uk/uefas-incredible-playable-pitches-diversionary-bans/comment-page-9/#comments
Oh I’m sure they will, lol, but once they get to Uni. It will all be forgotten :))
Delighted for Lucy and young Sanna on well earned results.
Exam results are the perfect debunk of the Hope Strategy.
Did a wee comparison last year amongst a few friends, assortedly Social Worker, NHSer, Bean Counter, HVACer, Hoteler, by no means a representative sample of course, but nevertheless…
…comparing our exam results with the courses we ended up taking at college/uni, none of us would now get into the uni/onto the courses we did.
Obviously, the current generation of kids is vastly more intelligent than we were.
I have Virgin Media, including all BT Sports channels.
Refuse to give Sky one thin dime!
HH!!
All this talk of eduction results reminds me of the time I got an A in my dyslexia class.
Winning Capitan. I’m goog with the new site apart with the exception that every time I click on the comment box to type up a comment, when using my iphone, Safari closes down. I can read all comments (this is likely a fault on CQN’s part as most now-a-days are from numpties and trolls). If you can sort us out with a block or mute button beside a bloggers nome-de that’s be good.
COYBIG
So are we training or are we no training. that is the question.
The answer to another question is AYE so get it right next time you bundle of Loyalist Tims.
MWD said AYE
TBB
Ano, I’ve ma higher English hood have thunk eh
TBB
If I were to leave school right now I imagine I would be really stupid being held back 30 years on the trot.
MWD said AYE
TBB
Well they got Google on there watches, and god knows where else, you would need to be a right dafty not to get into Uni. Theses days, naw?
Uefa have awarded Polish side Legia Warsaw a 3-0 win in their Europa League third qualifying round, first-leg tie against Kukes after trouble marred last week’s match in Albania.
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Thought they would maybe prefer to replay the game?
Well done tae the cqn kids,the young Miss just phoned me wae great news.4A 1B 1C, she worked very hard tae get a English A…….proud dad away back tae work.
MOONBEAMSWD
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30 years?
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Were you garbage at arithmetic answer,then?
Obviously I’m garbage at IT,and MOONBEAMS isnae.
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Answer=anaw.