It all starts for real next week but, unlike most previous Celtic managers who finds significant interest in his star player, Neil Lennon is pretty chilled when talking about the player moving on. I want to keep Victor, he reminds me of a young Keane (Roy), Neil will want to keep him too, but you have to wonder, what the manager would do with some cash to spend.
Only just catching up with CQN and the UK media, is anyone still interested in the big ball game? Delighted to hear the man from Dunblane got his just rewards. The excellent BBC documentary on him two weeks ago touched on issues you and me and not qualified to touch on here, but there is a great humanity story wrapped up in his achievement.
Our paucity of sporting genetic raw material is apparently untrue. From a (temporary) distance it’s evident he has branded the Scots better than any grappling politician ever could.
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Taranis @ 16 22 .
Blood on The Altar —– Tobias Jones .
Yes —–a good book .
I thought this was better ——-
The Dark Heart of Italy —– Tobias Jones
HH
hot hot day, and I m still waking from my wee morning cocktail of pethidine & midazolam! It’s amazing what you ll let the doctors do with that on board..
Anyway a day late I can now toast Andy Murray..
One of the greatest achievements I feel he has created is – making kids believe THEY can achieve. Whether its sport,music, academia.
As a dad of 4, I can say kids – well look at Andy Murray.. He never gives up..
His story is pure box office, and yes I did get a family picture at his Gold Post Box , the night before he won the US open..
A Young Scotsman in and extremely demanding individual sport, is simultaneously
US Open, Olympic Gold Medalist, Wimbledon Champion.
I hope Murray inspires many more- in all sports.
(Oh & £1.6 million prize is not too shabby).
HH
Jinky runs in 2nd at 10’s and not a flag in sight!
LB
Patriots………deary me
A politician will do anything to keep his job – even become a patriot.
Just visited the Brother Walfrid Memorial in Ballymote Co.Sligo , brilliant moment .
http://twitter.com/jim4greenfields/status/354262545378459648/photo/1
This the new guy who will pass on the GB’s info to the polis?
CELTIC Football Club is delighted today to
announce that it has appointed John Paul
Taylor as its new Supporter Liaison and
Service Officer.
John Paul returns to the club after an absence
of five years, during which he has been
working in a senior operational management
post within the financial services industry.
Before leaving the club in 2008, he had worked
at Celtic for 15 years, primarily within the
Ticket Office.
John Paul will be the main point of contact
for Celtic supporters and his role will involve
maintaining relationships with our various
supporter groups, with other liaison officers
and with the football authorities and leagues.
He will organise fan events and focus groups
and attend supporters’ club meetings, utilise
various vehicles to promote a positive
supporter culture and correspond with fans
around issues of supporter service.
John Paul said: “It really is a privilege to re-
join Celtic and I am very much looking forward
to my new role.
“As a lifelong Celtic fan I know exactly what it
means to be a supporter of this great club and
having worked previously at Celtic I know how
important our fans are to the club.
“We are in fantastic shape on and off the field
and it is a great time to be a Celtic supporter
– I know that the club has worked to ensure
that it connects with and responds to its
supporters.
“I look forward to continuing this work and
ensuring that the needs of our fans are met”.
Celtic Chief Executive Peter Lawwell said:
“This new role is a very important
appointment for us and I am delighted to
welcome John Paul back to the club.
“We are pleased that we already have
excellent relationships with our supporters’
organisations, however it is always important
to maintain and strengthen these links and
this is what this new position will do.
“John Paul is someone who already knows the
club and our fans well and I am sure he will
be a very valuable addition to our team.
“Our fans are the lifeblood of Celtic and of
course the club’s success is the fans’ success.
“We always listen to our supporters and
through this new appointment, we will
continue to ensure that Celtic fans are at the
heart of all we do.”
FAO Fritzsong
Posted this this on last thread, just posting again in case you missed it.
fritzsong
18:58 on 6 July, 2013
Seriously off topic but someone (forgotten the username) posted a week or so back trying to contact a TMcF who had lived in various parts of Inverclyde, had worked in Jersey and had married a girl from Port Glasgow. Now, I met the long lost Tony tonight, told him the tale and he is very interested in renewing the contact. So, if Tony’s friend is out there, please be in touch.
Fritzsong,
It was myself looking Tony. Thanks so much for reading and passing on the message. Thanks also to weejoe and Lennybhoy for your efforts.
My email is andybhoy1968@gmail.com if you could get in touch.
Thanks again
Captured
South of Tunis,
Cheers, will be sure to get a hold of that one.
Really stunned at some of the posts about Alex Salmond.Waving a Saltire.!!!!Gods teeth,whatever next?.Some on here saying it was a pathetic “Vote begging”stunt.Maybe so,but a totally innocent stunt with no malice.A wee bit of cheek,to a man that has been having a go recently.
Amazing how some people react to this when for years we have had every PM in office milking the deaths of army personel returning home in coffins to be met by the guy that sent them there under false pretences,with the (for the camera)sorrowful look on his face,telling the world how “They were heroes”bla bla.Tony Blair practised for about a week to get the sorrow up to full pelt for Diana”s funeral.They have lied barefaced and sent thousands to their deaths.They cut benefits to the most needy in our communities.They steal and rob us blind with their expenses scams.As I said they take every photo opportunity,regardless of families bereavements,just to get their faces onto print.Yet Salmond waves the flag of our country,and some are appalled.I think some must be living a very sheltered life,or one with blinkers being worn.
turkeybhoy
Salmond is a jim goodwin , but I agree with the rest of your post .
HH
Tourtenay
Thanks fur the Reply.
Kid.. You are the Type of Guy.. that Ah am wary of!
The Kind that pit up a Logical Argument.
Thur ur no Miny..oan here.. Who are that Kind.. Thank Godot!
Otherwise, Ah wid hiv tae be Mair Careful..
and wid hiv Tae Tone Doon. Ma usual..
Hyperbole!
Ah admit that Mr. O.. did bring Us Back fae the Doldrums..and Set us oan the Road tae Success wance Mair.
and.. Let me Say that Naebuddy wiz mair Happy wi’ that than Me.
But,ye must remember..
Ah only thrive oan… How Much Ire Ah kin arise within the doughty Celtic Breasts..of Ma readers. … in order tae Get the Juices Flowing oan this Sainted Blog..
And ..Believe Me..
sometimes..it needs a wee bit of a Shove.. get those dampt…well… Juices,,, flowing.
Like Ah said.
It is Folk Like You… who Could Pit me oota Bizness..
But, thankfully..
There isnae Miny like you.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
CQN is a pretty depressing read today. It wasn’t so long ago that the ‘permanently offended’ resided elsewhere. A whole new Flag Debate…..
Scary stuff, indeed.
…But only one professional soccer player and manager has had his career terminated for refusing to apologise. That player was James ‘Dun’ Hay, former captain of Celtic, Newcastle United and Scotland. Later, he was manager at Clydebank and Ayr United and was seeking to bring Ayr back into the top division of the Scottish League in January 1926 when he was banned sine die by the Scottish Football Association after accusing the treasurer of the SFA of trying to bribe a referee…
Turkeybhoy
The reality is there are a number of people on here and elsewhere who simply hate the man because he is Alex Salmond and for no other reason.
If the rain came, he’d get the blame in their world.
Getting angry at him over this issue says far more about the people getting angry or offended than the man himself and as you say it is better to show this kind of thing at a sporting event than when wee boys come home in a box with a union Jack draped over them while their families are left heartbroken.
To be honest their heads exploding has played right into his hands – he can call them anti-Scottish now and have plenty of written and visual evidence to back him up. There’s more of an own goal here from them than him.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS 15:49 on 8 July, 2013………..
Re-read my pal…….’PROD of my Irish Heritage’……………..
Ownie Joe King, Chair of the Proofreaders’ CSC………
TBM aka TheBlueMaxi
vmhan
15:20 on 8 July, 2013
G’day Celts, busy day clearing out junk from the garden shed etc……
And catching some rays :>)
googybhoy ♥ celtic, did the Kano horse win or get placed? I forgot to put it on :<(
Fourth vmhan
Kojo and all
I am off to tend to my garden in this fine heat and I will toast you with a glass of fine Vouvray.
When this lovely Chenin grape is dealt with by delicate hands it becomes one of the Lords finest provisions for mankind but the hands must be French!!
FOURGREENFIELDS,I have great love for the man,but all this”I was ashamed,terrible stunt,shamed Scotland”stuff is ridiculous.Really,this was the last place I expected to find the “Easily offended”.
When I read the comments,I am convinced the flag waving was only an excuse to berate Salmond.
For me the very fact that the Orange order was giving it “Independence,will bring nothing but hellfire and brimstone”at the weekend”is enough for me to vote yes.We all know that if the vote is yes,at the first election,Scotland will vote a Labour government in.
Sorry,that should have read”No great love for the man”at the beginning.
Internet Bampot @gburnsglasgow 11m
I didnt see anyone giving the guy on Murray Mound with the hoops on get grief for wearing a celtic top at the tennis.Was that lacking class?
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Back to football.IMO,if we do not replace Victor with a midfield player with guile and cunning,then we will watch the same tepid dross that was so regular last season.We need to link defence and attack.Our build up is far too slow.We have enough ball winners,hard players,now we need craft.They are out there.Cluj,who pay buttons had a couple of guys playing this role.I agree with Kojo that we will not miss Vic that much,but only if we get in a playmaker.
Lenny”s comment that Kayal will fill Vics place,does not augur well for me.Kayal,Broony,Ledley,where is the guile in there?.
Now that’s CQN
Captured making contact with an old friend with the help of a few CQN’ers who want to make a difference.
The flip side is a multi personality who divides and is more like a Hun than some that I know.
KTF
Apparently the Queen who owns 1/6 of the earth’s surface ,also owns our seabed up to 12 miles out -#whatchimpsarewe #howdimarewe
Evening all. Still glorious down here.
An outbreak of the ole ad hominems today. Not worthy of CQN. Has calm been restored?
Turkeybhoy…..
Agree on the idea. I think Neil sees Commons and maybe Rogic as playing that role.
What became of OldTim67’s treble?
The only people on here talking in heated tones about Alex Salmond waving a flag are the ones defending him.
Like it or not, whatever the First Minister of the Scottish Government does is political. Waving a flag at Wimbledon, immediately to the rear of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, on the national broadcaster, in the middle of a referendum debate, is a political act.
I’m not offended by it, but looking at it within the prism of the independence referendum (and every policy, action, word or fart of a Scottish Government Minister is going to be veiwed through that prism at least until 2014) I thought it l;ooked contrived, and a bit desperate.
That’s it. I can’t fine one quote by one poster that said they were offended by it.
Independence favouring CQN’ers, you’re tearing down a straw man with this one. I’d let it go.
As 2013 progresses ever inexorably toward 2014, the independence debate will rage on ever inexorably. As with all global current affairs, the vote will go with Lord Rothschild and his cabal of multi-billionaires wishes. Does he stand to make a profit out of it, or not? It’s really quite simple. Nationalism, Unionism, Independence, Cameron, Salmond etc. are merely chintzy, shop window facades for sheeple to distract themselves with, while the central banks consider their stake and subsequent corralling of global power. Scotland’s possession of oil and gas reserves will not have escaped their attention. These are the considerations that should effect your vote.
Och, has the season started yet?????
Lionroar67
Which is no a bad thing as when the tide is out they can’t ban mans best friend from walking on the bit of sand which the queen owns. Some great beaches in Cornwall where boabs furry friend not allowed on unless tide is out then they can’t stop me from marching up and own it,
Sorry beginning like a current bun.
Trophybhoy
Well said sir although I would like a Government that was accountable to all the people living and working in Scotland (not just me, nice though that might be!) (PS I know that is what you meant).
Turkeybhoy
Wanyama brings many qualites but not guile. Our guile at the moment comes from one man…Kris Commons. I am hopeful for Rogic.
On a glorious evenin’ like this I could really go a game of kerbie.
And despite a wee fat man’s flag waving opportunity behind a prime minister, who is the cousin of the queen and who’s wealth is estimated at £30 million, an outstanding young Scotsman of humble origins won one of the world’s premier sporting achievements.
Congratulations Andy!!!!
On the Wimbers Fleg Debate , I think that , in this type of scenario, people’s instantaneous reaction is a good guide.
Me, Mrs Blind, Lemonette IV and assorted family watched in a bouncing and good natured Macs Bar in Brodick. Seeing the emblem of St Andrew behind David Cameron’s posh, chinless, wobbling, privileged, red cheeked face, and Alex Salmond jumping with what was clearly spontaneous joy, just made me and others chuckle.
You don’t need to be a Nationalist to be proud of your country and you don’t need to be an SNP supporter to enjoy Eck’s flyness at the expense of a big fat Tory.
If it was a stunt it was a good laugh and poked fun at people that deserve a good poke. There, mes amis, matters ought to rest.
David Villa to mAthketico Madrid for £4.4 m. What a steal.
Bit of a snub to Spurs and EPL.
Even we could have afforded that fee but his wages????
gerryguk7,
I, for one, was not trying to defend our First Minister’s flag waving. I was attacking those who chose to attack those who held a different opinion to themselves rather than argue their corner.
curiouser and curiouser………
http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/home-news/band-must-reorganise-parade-to-avoid-orange-order-clash.21509514
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3rd_SS_Division_Totenkopf
Oh the irony of it all……….and they are a registered charity too.
You couldn’t make this stuff up….its all true. One Scotland a mono culture.
The only question that needs to be addressed is why EVERYONE has to pay tax to police this dross?
Can any of us opt out of the financial burden placed on society?
Why can’t these people pay for the stewarding of their own sporting event like everyone else?
Must say…the head of gotham police looks really masculine in his black turtle neck police issue t-shirt under his black police issue shirt.
Only the skull and cross bones are missing (for the moment)
Bobby Murdoch’s Curled Up Winkle Pickers
I respect everybody’s right to have an opinion and yours are normally well considered and almost always delivered in a considered manner. (I use normally and almost always because I have seen no evidence to the contrary but there may be some that I have missed).
My point is that there are many on here who would support an independent united Ireland without any assessment of the pros and cons of that from an economic or social policy persepctive but are 100% against the any possibility of an independent Scotland.
I want a Scotland that removes nuclear weapons from our country and does not participate in adventurous wars in foreign lands. I want a Scotland that protects the NHS. I also want a Scotland that has the levers to improve the economic environment of the country to allow small and medium companies to grow (and pay their taxes).
There is a growing right wing agenda in British politics now that will continue to impact on Scotland unless we take our opportunity to stand on our own, taking responsibility and accountability for our own actions.