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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skyisalandfill
I did think you were, may be a better option trying on Sunday ? They sent me a text stating I could get my own seats through to Sunday night booking, I nipped in yesterday.
I take it it’s too late to get your season ticket down to my big Mhate Vinny in Raploch ?
skyisalandfill
Yes they like to make you clock up the minutes when getting your ticket over the phone.
On thursday morning I went on-line to find that apparently my seat and all those in the area were sold out. Cursing myself for being slow off-the-mark I purchased a ticket as close as I could find to my seat -for full price. 20mins later an e-mail from Celtic saying my seat was available to me at £10 !!! Id just payed £23. Got on the phone and after 20mins got my own cheap seat and will now give the other to a friend.
Why didn’t the tIcket office have the tickets pre printed with team ? On the ticket
Not as if they haven’t tried it before with ST renewals hoping orcs returned. 8))
EL come on I know you’re smart enough, in your own words
Cowiebhoy
Ha.
Any pal of Vinnys is a good ghuy.
Bamboo
I finally got my ticket in my ain seat too. Loaded onto card so no waiting on the postie. The bloke said that I had no country of residence on my file so perhaps that’s the block with online purchase.
HH
Only James Forrest and Anthony Stokes remain the Celtic squad from the last time Celtic played Rennes back in 2011.
Celtic won 3 – 1
Stokes 2, Hooper 1
Good morning all
This will be my last post on here for sometime and will be blocking it from my laptop when I can work out how to do it.
I work hard all week listening to people’s complaints about the services of the company I work for, suffer from mild clinical depression , have been in hospital for two procedures since the beginning of 2013 and am far less financially secure than I expected to be at my age (54). But I am okay with my life really
I know the world is imperfect. I know that the country and city I live in are flawed. I am interested in political matters here and elsewhere and have opinions and beliefs on a variety of socio-political and religious matters that have been shaped by my family, my formal education, the books, magazines, newspapers and blogs I read, the music I listen to, the comedians I laugh at and films and TV shows I watch. I am not as clever or as well educated as I would wish but I am not stupid though I say and do stupid things.i do not know if I am typical of those who read and/or contribute to this site though I doubt I am one of the more remarkable here
I support Celtic. My parents and other relatives influenced me but never coerced me into following my team. I have possibky spent too much time and money supporting the Bhoys but when I see the Celtic I do not go out of my head – instead I feel at home. Celtic can be frustrating and twice – in 1970 and again in 2005- I have felt bitterly let down by them whilst in May 1999 the team, many in the support and the referee of a match I was at left me bewildered, angry and saddened. But mostly supporting Celtic has been great and bemeficial to me.
This blog has been my Celtic blog for years now though it is only since the passing of my friend Stephen Reynolds that I have contributed to it. It was erudite, witty, cultured, broadminded and passionate. Those I have met at a variety of hootenannies and even an Ayrshire gathering have been without excepton ‘ top blokes’ or ‘ top ghirls’.
I have taken sabbaticals from here before. Once because I could no longer stomach the views of a racist bigot ( not Kojo) and the other time was before and immediately after this year’s General Election. Now I am doing so because I am fed up with the incessant drivel I read on it.
The endless hectoring of some – be they Nationalist or Unuonist, Left wing, Right wing, pro- West or anti-West- has worn me down and worse I sometimes join in. Some of it the political discussion – especially when Kitalba or Csnamalar are on form- can be pretty informative and intelligent but too often it is so utterly lacking in nuance, so bullying in tone and in the case of some of the outpourings of BGX and One of the 70% -more sadly also the previously affable Macjay1 and the once agreeably curmugeonly Neganon2- just rubbish marinaded as the opinions often are with personal venom. Thompson Twin – whose style owes much to Alfie Noakes from earlier this year- can also add a unique lack of self awareness, a total absence of humour to his most obvious qualities of stupidity, crass generalisatios and a world class ability to switch between lower and upper case- TO EMPHASISE A COMPLETELY DUMB AND UNORIGINAL, WITLESS POINT.
I apologise for this drivel. I am going to see Celtic this afternoon and hope many people here do to.
I may be some time
Jimbo67
Winning Captains
Exact same issue still on cqnmagaizine, I’ve just logged back into CQN, as it through a me out of anything I am logged into
Same as I sent you picture of, although this time doesn’t seem to reload story ?
Hail Hail
Jimbo
Stay
HH
All the best Jimbo67
Jimbo67
Please stay and lead the good guys fight
And mind and say hail hail on the way out the stadium as you pass my seat :-)
Art of War or anyone else,
do you need a Sky subscription to be able to use the kodi box,
would be interested in getting one but don’t have Sky
Given their advanced stage of decomposition the ole Galactozombies should be a shoo in for the Putrefact Cup.
JIMBO67
Been in your company a few times and it was always a pleasure.
Take care and come back soon.
HH!!
Jimbo -enjoy your sabbatical.
Ole Pabbers would empathise with your frustrations at the bollix that pollutes the bhlog.
http://youtu.be/OVllojg4GCM
Two#7 legends
gordybhoy64
I am just nipping out, but No, just an Internet connection is suffice :-)
Hail Hail
Jimbo
A very heartfelt post. Don’t leave us completely.
There are many good people on here and a lot of good posts so keep looking in.
jimbo67
I empathise with most of your post. I often feel like you do but I keep lurking as there are still the odd time when it’s a fantastic site. If you’re like me you’ll be back.
Looking forward to the game today and with the fixture list coming up this is the start of the football routine -vintage 2015/2016. And the sun is out.
hail hail. q f
Cowiebhoy,
cheers mucker,will now get in touch with AoW
https://theclumpany.files.wordpress.com/2015/07/img_3933.jpg
Here’s a pic of Dave King.
Can anyone name the bizarre flying cock in the background?
Oh, and what’s that statue called?…
jimbo67
Good luck enjoy you’re break.
Some of them will be on later to congratulate themselves for driving away another
CQN’r.
Jimbo
Don’t let them drive you away
Take care
KTF
Gordybhoy64
No all you need do is connect to Hamilton on TV and use wi for
celtic champs elect
10:14 on 25 July, 2015
Just to let you all know Celtic under 14s playing Donegal boys in the final of the Foyle Cup at the brandywell today 12.00 Celtic win there group 3 games 2-0 v inishowen 2-0 v Oliver plunket and 7-0 v Bertie peacock youths. The beat Derry City Colts 4-1 in the semi final yesterday . Come on the young hoops. I reckon that 5 of the team will be in the first team in 4-5 years
H
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Cheers for that mate.
If you get to see the final, let me know how our right mid/ winger gets on. He’s my nephew, and I know he’s highly thought of at Lennoxtown.
Hamilton is really an HDMI connection on your TV
jimbo67
11:27 on 25 July, 2015
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jimbo67, sorry to hear that. I find the best rule for a entertaining blog is CQN rule #7, which was oft used by Pablophanque : ‘Ignore the tragic attention-seeking wankers’.
Sevos unsettling a player before a game seems to have been successful as Scott Allen is on the bench for Hibs today which is being shown on BBC Alba 12.20pm
jimbo67 @ 11:27,
Well when Pablo was on that was a CQN high water mark, no doubt.
It’s never going to be the same again but there is still a lot of good stuff on here, very much wheat and chaff though.
Good luck with it all and come back soon.
Oh, and enjoy the game.
Hail Hail
Nice friendly face – returns to Paradise this afternoon
ShouldBeALawAgainstIt csc
BT cheers for the reply,although I was confused by the first post ;-))
Kitalba
Sorry I was away at a funeral. No I’m not going I leave for Portugal in the early hours of tomorrow. I was talking to a guy this morning who is going to the game. He MIGHT be able to help with tickets. You’ll notice him, he’s called Franny and will most probably be wearing a hat and looking suspicious.
jimbo67 KTF and good luck
keep lurking and scroll on bye
its only a blog.
Scott Allan is an over hyped average,
lightweight,midfielder imho.
Released by WBA and not even
kept on as a project, not near good enough
for Celtic, wouldn’t even make the bench.
HH
jimbo67
Take care Bhuddy.hh
Apparently Broxi Bear has now been assigned to Sports Direct on the intellectual property register, GLIB needs permission to have Broxy Bear in his Big Hoose line up.
Going to Paradise today? Don’t forget to pick up your Qarabag tickets. Ticket Office open before KO & after final whistle. Don’t miss out.
@celticfc
got 4 kids tickets today if its any use to some. FOC
HH
will be in Tollcross Tavern 2.30 .
HH
Scott Allan bench for #Hibs against #Rangers today. No transfer request.
Club absolutely adamant he won’t be going to Ibrox in this window.