Scottish football has afforded defending champions the courtesy of a home game on the first day of the season to allow the league championship flag to be unfurled at the start of the new campaign for as many decades as I remember.
As this has, in effect, become a courtesy to give Celtic a home start to the campaign in as many years as my sons can remember, we’ll be at Tynecastle on the opening day of the season. Flag Day will have to wait.
That said, I like the idea of taking on Hearts away, then our nearest challengers, Aberdeen, at home. Come through this successfully and we will be in excellent shape for the campaign.
The Aberdeen game comes immediately after the final round of European qualifiers, so we have an opportunity to finish August in a real high – if we get the preparatory work done early enough.
Bring it on. We don’t need no stinkin’ courtesies.
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CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION
Cheers mhate.
Happy 45th to Corky and (no doubt) his long suffering Mrs.
HH
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 19TH JUNE 2016 7:35 PM
‘migrants travelling to non EU countries require to register their presence’
Yeah. Fine. So what?
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‘provide proof of medical insurance’
ie hold a European Health Insurance Card, which EU migrants will have.
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‘funds to pay for their stay’
Well presumably if they are there to work that won’t be a problem. Though presumably they’ll still be able to undercut wages and conditions. Bit like the Irish when they came to Scotland.
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‘I do have a problem with unscrupulous employers using migrant workers to reduce costs and conditions of the existing workforce’
I’m sure Nigel and Boris agree with you on that, but leaving the EU won’t address the problem or make it any less likely to happen.
Jobo 7.33
Am a bad gambler (you don’t get a good gambler) but your bets are a bookies dream and a punters nightmare am still trying to work out cards & corners
Very best of luck (you might need it)
Grizeman hat trick for me, probably a loser but a bit more straight forward the the EK weather reporter…. Not as glamorous as Lucy Verasamy
Was in a rush for a train from Manchester this morning and in the middle of getting tickets, breakfast and reading material I mistakenly picked up The Spectator rather than a New Statesman.
Never notice till I got on the train, sat down opposite a guy with obv lefty leanings ( badges gave it away) and took it out my bag to read.
Hastily pit it back in my bag.
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 19TH JUNE 2016 7:39 PM
‘Oh and limited time to stay and find work, that is they can’t just turn up and stay indefinitely, in Norway they have a max of six months or they are sent probably to the nearest EU member country.’
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And can come straight back in again.
For someone who isn’t concerned about EU migrants, you seem to be very concerned about EU migrants
Aux Armes Citoyens!
Like Canamalar I have serious concerns about Turkey being welcomed into the EU. Their enclusion would be completely illigitimate based on pretty much every single measurable qualification:-
Human rights
Economic
Political
However, I noted Canamalar that you did the other day compare Turkey’s inclusion to that of Greece. I 100% disagree with you on this. Greece’s inclusion although now proven flawed was not on the same parallel as any inclusion of Turkey. Subsequently the failure of Greece’s economy is not just the fault of Greece’s alone but that of both 2 of the largest economies within Europe France and more so especially Germany who took advantage of Greece, it’s people and sadly it’s people’s corrupt politicians who did not help but profited from Germany’s abuse of the country.
Anyway. My second worry is TTIP which I believe will be the single biggest failure on the part off Europe towards all who live within the Economic borders of the European Union. However I don’t believe Brexit will save us from that for any duration were we have a conservative government as it is firmly my opinion that a Conservative government will sign us up to this criminal piece of legislation no matter the outcome of the Euro referendum.
Personally I don’t have a great knowledge of what exactly it is that the EU brings to our economy. I understand that as part of the EU as a nation we pay a substantial amount towards the running of the EU and towards the decision making. Our countries industries then receive value, to what number it has been difficult to determine, in subsidies towards agriculture, fishing, environmental, national subsidies to Scotland, Wales, NI etc. then the indeterminable trade agreements that bring jobs, trading of goods etc.
There is much much more that the EU provided that protects us as individuals, such as human rights legislation, working hours legislation, equality legislation and so on, workers rights legislation, which I believe would under threat if we Brexit.
Immigration and freedom of movement is an issue for many but this also affords UK nationals the protection of movement and the right to work within the EU economic borders.
There are far too many positives and negatives for me to make a balanced and informed view of what would be the best outcome.
But I have decided based on the right wing racist nature if the campaigning from the Brexit side, it’s politicians, and the right wing media supporting Brexit. For me if these are the types of people pushing for Brexit with largely an argument based on migration and immigration then for me it will be a Remain vote. For all intents and purposes the campaign had turned into and English Nationalist Right Wing campaign to exit based on the lowest level of education.
Under other circumstances I could have been convinced to Brexit if the campaigns had strictly focused on the economic case to exit which they have not come close to doing.
My preference however would still be Scottish Independance working within the European Union without any inclusion of Turkey or TTIP.
Another thing the EU has over the UK going it alone is that the EU is 100% elected while the UK is not (The Lords – Muchelle Mone FFS :-).
I am pretty sure there are loads of positives and negatives to Remain & Brexit but alas how will we ever know when the level of debate falls flatly on immigration into the UK.
MWD that’s all I have to say about that.
The Romania Albania game is 100mph stuff! Which is nice.
First half empty stadium. I suppose the French, if not at their game, will be watching it on tv.
Your Commentfoul for high foot against the Swiss.
Wonder what Shane Long thinks about that.
the french are doing ‘glasgow’s green and white’ if you get my drift !
happy anniversary corkcelt and mrs corkcelt
Any Trekkies on here? Anton Yelchin who lays Chekhov in the new movies has tragically died in a car accident. He was only 27 years old.
Ernie..,
Currently migrants from other EU countries do not need to register, unless they are claiming benefits. Once registered in Norway they have six months to find work or they are expelled.
An EU medical card is ok fair enough.
How much they need to last the full 6months unemployed will be determined by the UK not Europe, that makes a big difference, no ?
You previously used the Irish example, glad you’ve at least taken on board the difference between refugee and migrant.
I doubt very much they would be serious abut supporting me on that, they are more likely to practice what you are preaching, which is so what if unscrupulous employers use migrant workers to reduce pay and conditions for the existing workforce, and then you being a staunch labour man that attitude no longer surprises me. You lost the working class vote and your blaming the working class because you sold them out. Plastic torys is how your a viewed today by most of labours traditional vote, you chased the middle class too hard and forgot what the party was about.
HENDRIX67
Saw that earlier. Sad.
MWD
Sitter!!!!!
Billybear…
Lol…they now have an older team than when they died. Still, what a laugh I’ll have this season, the huns in work will wish they stayed down :))
Swi v Spurs is not too bad a game so far.
MWD
MOONBEAMSWD on 19TH JUNE 2016 8:07 PM
What the Brexiteers are offering people is a one size fits all solution to all that ails them, with all sorts of fantastic promises that have no basis in reality and thrives on building up up resentment and division against ‘the other’.
It’s all so depressingly familiar.
Sipsini
Whatever happened to that The Bhoy Jinky fella ?
The blog,is poorer without good Celtic people
Ernie
The Farage UKIP poster campaign I think was the clincher for me. It has been reduced to the lowest common denominator!
MWD
Ernie..,
Again read carefully, it is you who is concentrating on the migrant question, you have directed this conversation and focused on the migrant question, I am simple responding to your false representation that nothing will change.
MWD,
My comparison with Greece was not about who destroyed them it was about who audited their application and why they were allowed entry if their application had so many false claims, the same people will do the same with Turkey’s applications have no doubt about it.
Woo hoo. First corner on 34 minutes.
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 19TH JUNE 2016 8:22 PM
So you are the target audience for UKIP’s BREAKING POINT poster?
I find it sad that there are people among the Celtic support who hold such views.
I always thought we were better than that.
Moonbeams…
There is much much more that the EU provided that protects us as individuals, such as human rights legislation, working hours legislation, equality legislation and so on, workers rights legislation, which I believe would under threat if we Brexit.
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There in the reason to vote to stay in, the only protection the ordinary working person is the rules of the Europe state, take it away and we’re goosed.
Ernie accidently you are right “It’s all so depressingly familiar”- tonights blog theme, over and out. H H Hebcelt
Canamalar
There is every chance you are correct on that point as the only reason for Turkey’s inclusion is geographical in relation to it’s position as a neighbour to Middle Eastern enemy states Turkey profits from supporting (therein lies the irony).
MWD
Albania score. Brilliant!
GFTB…
TBJ got barred, he’ll be back though, you can’t keep a good Tim down.
Think the Swiss bought their tops down the Barras.
2 furra fiver.
Sipsini
Absolutely. But it confuses me that not all unions are backing REMAIN.
Are they more concerned by workers jobs and their jobs being undercut in terms of pay (which is at least protected by EU legislation) over the complete anihalation of those very protections legislated for workers by the EU.
MWD
Given the immediate rise in spirit in our supporters and season ticket sales following appointment of Brendan Rodgers I hope the board allow him the funds to sign players he wants even if they break some current internal wages rule. Give him the resources and I’m sure he will still be here when we win ten-in-a-row, with maybe a couple of European competition titles.
Ernie..,
No, apparently you are the target of that poster, it’s you who bases your whole reasoning In the migrant discussion. It is far more important to you than me, if it’s the only subject you can discuss then obviously it’s.
However go ahead and howl at the moon, in your attempt to label everyone who disagrees with you a racist, obviously only your opinion can possibly be correct, as long as the Labour Party is made up by people like you they are destined to remain in the wilderness, Tony Benn and Geroge Galloway both racists in your argument, because brexit can only ever be about migrants as far as your concerned, just read back a wee bit and identify who actually raised the migrant argument, I think you’ll finger it was you in an attempt to label everyone that don’t agree with you racists. Same as the unionist orange lodge supporters that didn’t vote for independence.
Sipsini…
I missed him getting barred…..am just trying to embarrass him to get back on, sent him a wee cheeky text last night but he’s not for biting…..
He should have a free pass for his good work with the brick for past Cqners, when I say a free pass I don’t mean abuse…..which I know it wouldn’t be that, stubbornness is a fault as well as a strength
Sipsini, I don’t know what age you are,but I take it you have worked a lot of yrs,in your present employment, if you are in your early 60s,why don’t you go for a redundancy package that suits you,you get to a certain age and them shifts take their toll,
MWD,
Think NATO
Canamalar
And a European Army.
Just noticed your post re. Res12.
Looking forward to the statement and update.
T- arrived yesterday. Hope my small donations help with you guys overall costs and if further funds required then hopefully there will be more opportunities to donate.
MWD
JOBO BALDIE on 19TH JUNE 2016 8:43 PM
Albania score. Brilliant!
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When you’re playing against Transylvanians it’s best to get your crosses in early…
MDW,
Of course it helped, we need a 5 star holiday in the Maldives :oD))))