I had very little interest in what former Rangers player Kirk Broadfoot did or said in a match against Wigan recently, I didn’t even know he was still in the game. What makes him newsworthy (to some) today is a 10 match ban, handed down by The FA in England, for what was reportedly sectarian abuse.
What I found galling is how Mirror Group Newspapers reported this story. The Mirror wrote:
“Kirk Broadfoot has been handed a staggering 10-game ban for a sectarian tirade against James McClean.
The Rotherham and former Scotland defender will have to serve what is believed to be the longest ban for verbal abuse in English football history.”
Its Scottish sister paper the Daily Record reproduced the same text with one edit:
“Kirk Broadfoot has been handed a staggering 10-game ban for launching a verbal tirade against James McClean.
The former Scotland and Rangers defender will have to serve what is believed to be the longest ban for verbal abuse in English football history.”
The italics are mine. For reasons which don’t surprise me, the biggest selling Scottish newspaper decided it was unwise to report that a former Rangers player received a huge ban for sectarian abuse. In 2015.
When Celtic Quick News started 11 years ago a couple of newspapers and radio stations pretty much controlled the news, politics and sports reporting in Scotland. The journos all worked together; this was a real cabal. If they wanted to blacken the name of a Fergus McCann, or his like, droves of people quickly turned away from him.
CQN started because reporting like this was rife and unchecked. I know the value of the new “citizen” media, but I also know its limits. We need newspapers, we need people to continue to buy them and we need them to find a viable business model. Without them, reporting which requires considerable resource, experience and, occasionally, money, will not happen.
Most of all, we need them to stop cutting their own throat.
I’m off to Aberdour today, for the 12th CQN Golf Charity Open, not that I’m a golfer, of course. See you there.
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Stranglers- Peaches
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aI9k06dGpg
Sinéad Lohan – No Mermaid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ob0jc1XMmGc
“I said I’d rather be the colour of pleasure
Than watch like you from under the thumb”
Saw these the other night on the way to the CL qualifier:
http://youtu.be/1wLCh5m31ME
Weeminger and others.mthe snps actively encouraged the smearing and bully boy tactics during the referendum. In my view the country will never be united in any meaningful sense ever again. That was the price we paid and continue to pay.
The Murphy Clutha slur was de rigour on this site during the referendum. It was disgusting but it was actively encouraged and I am sorry Weeminger but I didn’t hear your voice against it at the time. Nor yours Jamesgang.
Do I think that Nicola should have been at the Clutha today? Given the history of the Murphy slur? No. She shouldn’t. But that’s the SNP. All fur coat and no knickers. No substance. Just lies, deceit and sinister intent.
That’s modern Scotland.. Unrepentantly racist and finding new ways to ostracise it’s minority.
That Celtic supporters back racism against the,selves via the SNP really is a remarkable thing and I guess shows the power of nationalism.
It’s such a pity the SNP are choosing the nazi variety (even to the level of pretending it’s socialism).
This is a rebel song
Sinead O’Connor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbre5Fs9m8I
sinead again with & The Chieftains
Foggy Dew
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13MQFCfCYdQ
almore@23:09 … had never heard of them before … a bit of everything mixed in there … that was fun. thanks.
neganon2
Sorry pal
You either didn’t hear, see or cross paths then.
I detested it then as now.
I’m not SNP.
I don’t like Jim Murphy the politician. But I liked Jim Murphy the person that night.
HH jamesgang
Art of War,
I may be interested in your magic box,does it need Sky subscription,
or just an internet connection,
I aint the cleverest at the tech stuff
Has anyone heard what broadfoot tweeted ? I got told something … If true it is utterly disgusting but I’ll wait till I see with my own eyes
Leftie
Some songs and music empower you belong logic and meaning.
This is one.
I’d run at a brick wall after listening to that.
HH brother. Jamesgang
Neg
It’s such a pity the SNP are choosing the nazi variety (even to the level of pretending it’s socialism).
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Nazi is ………national socialism.
Not tweeted …. Said
Mit: as I was walking towards Temple Bar I heard ‘Heroshima, Nagasaki, Russian roulette’ a favourite of mine from Moving Hearts’ days. Mute fish had a huge audience outside the old parliament buildings and I listened to a couple of their tunes. I think they have huge potential. Here’s another tune;
http://youtu.be/ZGVJMPpuxzw
Been reading back…
Am I alone in being confused when posters refer to the Huns as the Stickies?
When I was a boy, these were two VERY different things…….
Still. We are a broad church.
Hope this works???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ajfe4ODwnpI&feature=youtu.be
Didnt sorreeeeeeeeeeeee
stringer bell
Stickie bunz
Hunz
HH jamesgang
Art of War
22:55 on 24 July
Is that offer open to everyone?
Almore … you piqued my curiosity, so I just had a look at their website… I’ll give them another listen for sure … cheers.
pod i
22:43 on 24 July, 2015
Why?
What for?
A wee tune in remembrance of Deidco.
Can’t believe I never thought of this one before. Plus the band are called Green Day :
‘Ha ha you’re dead’
https://youtu.be/6CYkZcPYXQI
One can only admire the indignant political views of a frustrated old white man who thinks nazis were/are socialists!
MIT: They are new to me but I loved the initial vibe. They busk around Dublin so you should bump into them while you are over. They should have a wider audience, they really are good so I will be looking out for them in the future. Here’s one more tune from them , then it’s Oíche Mhaith from me;
http://youtu.be/4oj6aDnXL3I
Good night
Hail Hail
Ayrshire is Green and White
Stringer Bell. The term Stickies emanated from the split in the Republican movement, It was traditional that Republicans sold Easter Lilys at Eastertide, it was a major fundraiser,
Both sides continued to sell the Easter Lily in the years after the split, our side’s Lilies came with a pin to attach it to your lapel, the Officials Lilies were adhesive backed and meant to stick to your lapel. Hence the term Stickies.
, hold it a little while,
I think I see my friends coming, Riding many a mile.
Friends, did you get some silver?
Did you get a little gold?
What did you bring me, my dear friends, To keep me from the Gallows Pole?
What did you bring me to keep me from the Gallows Pole?
Neg .. Did you watch newsnight earlier ? Corbyn against the 3 stooges who are trying to out Cameron, Cameron ..
Scotland voted Left .. England right .. Labour = Tory Light .. Labour and Tories should merge if Corbyn doesn’t succeed ..
All very informative from the English guests .. Their words not mine ;)
BTW .. Google civic nationalism .. Instead of spouting you usual venom ..
SNP are Nazis .. Sick!!!
Corkcelt, I was unsure about using the term stickies for the blue brethren when I found out what stickies meant in parts of Eire.
However, when I thought that some people consider sticky things as annoying and a nuisance, sticky seems applicable to the blue brethren.
It really surprises me that people on here slaughter (Quite rightly)Thompson Twin,yet that other whingeing bore,Neganon,gets an easy life.Has anyone ever seen him postanything remotely upbeat about Celtic?.All we get is an endless tirade against “The Board,Peter Lawell,The SNP”.
He lurks just waiting on a chance to get in with his boring agenda.Today it was Kirk Bawheed.Check out his posts for the next week or so,and tell me I am wrong.
Monaghan1900
16:53 on
24 July, 2015
Stubbsy an FFin’ bad yin:
“If Allan is indeed coming to us in this window, does anyone think Stubbs might play him out of spite tomorrow so that he becomes cup tied?”
Best line from earlier today.Their stupidity is unfathomable,but very funny.
Art Of War
Email sent
well after a few swalleys i think let me know.
YNWA
jamesgang
23:28 on 24 July, 2015
stringer bell
Stickie bunz
Hunz
HH jamesgang
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Not in my world buddy :-)
stringer bell
Apols – if necessary – I’d happily cs them huns for disambiguity!!!
May I ask, is your world on the Irish side of the Irish Sea?
HH jamesgang
corkcelt
23:39 on 24 July, 2015
Stringer Bell. The term Stickies emanated from the split in the Republican movement, It was traditional that Republicans sold Easter Lilys at Eastertide, it was a major fundraiser,
Both sides continued to sell the Easter Lily in the years after the split, our side’s Lilies came with a pin to attach it to your lapel, the Officials Lilies were adhesive backed and meant to stick to your lapel. Hence the term Stickies.
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That was my original point comrade :-)
Very few people would have know the strict difference between a sticky or a pin head, but the inference was crystal clear growing up in lanarkshire through the 70’s and 80’s.
Stickies were never Huns.
Huns were Huns – they never really any need for rhyming slang (though a lovely wee fella I know from Saltcoats used to call them the Paris Buns, which I kinda liked! )
Interesting how things are viewed in different places.
I’m a hopeless case. I still can’t fathom anyone referring the Rangers as the Hun. The Hun were wartime Germans..
The correct description is The Huns. Always has been. Always will be!..,,,,,,Though the SNP will probably put in jail for saying that out loud now.
Have a blessed evening my friend :-)
Margaret McGill
23:38 on
24 July, 2015
One can only admire the indignant political views of a frustrated old white man who thinks nazis were/are socialists!
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Ad hominem.
It`s all you got.
We also have some of our support say the currant buns.
I know the chairman of the Killie supporters trust. He and his pals call the Huns, the Boche, the name the French used for the German Hun in world war one.
Good night all and sleep well.
Attila .. Was he no wan ?
:)