There’s a moment in Woody Allan’s movie Bananas, after the leader of a military coup takes control, that he loses his faint grasp on rationality and plunges headlong into random nonsense. He informs the inhabitants of his Latin American country that Swedish will be their new language and that underwear now should be worn as an outer garment.
BBC’s Jim Spence this morning reports that a Dundee United director, flush with the success of reaching the League Cup final, told him United want almost double the ticket allocation for the final than they were able to sell for the semi-final, as “We want to ensure as big a crowd as possible for the game, which we are sure the sponsors would want too”, and that he wants United fans in the Toryglen end of the stadium, or the Celtic end, as it’s known by everyone else in the land.
Sure, ask for more tickets than you were able to sell, but don’t justify your request on the basis that this will ensure a bumper crowd. If anything, it will achieve the opposite.
Asking for the Celtic end is right up there with wearing your pants on top of your trousers. It’s a random and irrational exercise of power by someone who is evidently in way over their head. It’s technically possible to have United at the ‘Toryglen’ end, but it would achieve no benefit and only cause confusion and inconvenience to thousands. If Woody Allen is short of quality material (which appears to be the case), he should spend some time here.
Scotland is not full of these types, but those there are seem to gravitate towards positions in our national game. From now on, I’m going to think of United chairman Stephen Thompson with his pants on the outside. Pantsman Thompson, seems an appropriate handle.
I don’t know about you, but it’s been a while since I’ve had to listen to thousands sing “No Pope of Rome” at a public gathering. The problem is not as significant as it was a few decades ago, and is largely limited to the embers of a dying sub-culture. The rest of the country has moved on, as have most Rangers fans. I’m not sure how, or if, you can check these excesses, but I’m sure they are overwhelmingly self-harming.
Kenny MacAskill, appointed Justice Minister in the SNP government on the basis of having selective hearing and being able to make absurd claims, left his post in November. His government have yet to make any comment on yesterday. Nor have they repealed the politically-motivated Offensive Behaviour Act, or show they are remotely interested in asking for the laws they introduced to be enforced without fear or favour. The Act was aimed at you and is simply flawed. It is toxic, remains in place out of nothing more than bloody-mindedness and will be repealed at the first change of government.
Anyway, you’ve got a cup final to look forward to on the weekend of the CQN11 St Patrick’s Dinner at the Kerrydale Suite, on Friday 13 March. Email me, celticquicknews@gmail.com to book your tickets.
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joe filippis haircut
09:40 on 3 February, 2015
Truly disgusting
67heaven…,
Which way is forward ? and don’t give me any pish about getting into another league.
Which way ?
We can buy and sell Scottish football yet pretend there’s nothing we can do ffs.
If ever there was a time to protect the integrity of the game this is it, final chance as far as I’m concerned.
Next time the support sing any “offensive songs” and the SFA try and impose sanctions, refuse to comply.
67heaven…,
Can you tell me exactly what they are supporting ?
And don’t say Celtic, that’s not the Celtic we grew up with.
Hold it.
Are Newcastle paying the salary of these players?
I retract my last statement. If that is the case I expect complaints to be lodged.
As for Newcastle Rangers winning the title with 11 Newcastle loanees, Newcastle wouldn;t even beat us to the title with their first team!
Still unethical if that happens though. More questions to be answered I reckon before anyone can comment on these loan Rangers at the minute.
LB
Dharma bam
Just wondering if he has a middle name he was using for this.
You are right about the son.
All seems too much of a coincidence to me.
GMS is so full of beans in this interview that its a wonder he isn’t sponsored by Heinz. https://t.co/y3PmCXmsVI
Armstrong on the other hand is clear-minded, settled, articulate. Very impressive young man. https://t.co/qpO8IM2tzY
Welcome both. Celtic is where dreams are made.
We’ve got idiots swallowing every meeja attack on the supporters and coming on here condemning supporters with only the meeja’s word on the matter, last night we had Celtic supporters buying into the “Celtic supporter attacks 10 year old”
Today we have some geezer got a kicking for no reason, had it been a Celtic supporter he’d have brought it on himself just like Lenny, and bawbags are expecting me to read and accept their and the meejas drivel without asking questions, lets just blindly accept everything they accuse us of and accept we are the other side of the coin, aye good for you but no on my watch.
Pleased with our acquisitions, I think Ronny said he preferred shopping local.
He along with John Collins and Jim McGunness will develop them and make them even better players.
Well done the Celtic Board for backing him in this window.
Árd Macha
TBB
I’m pretty sure GMS was floating on air doing that interview – Bhoyhood dream I imagine.
Surprised he wasn’t on the ceiling doing he interview :-)
MWD said AYE
Morning Celts,
Canamalar slow down …….. All that anger can’t be a good thing.
Ps a Celtic supporter got beat up by 5 Huns outside our club yesterday, now that makes me mad, nobody knew until after it happened.
5 Huns and 1 Celtic supporter
Hx2
Canamalar
DR’s front page is a bit tenious to say the least. Story based on wives say so who wasn’t even there.
Looks like there is plenty of evidence on the wee laddy from the Bridgeton Loyal Supporters club being hit with abottle though, sadly.
We do have plenty rockets in our support although not quite on the scale of the minority of animals in their support.
MWD said AYE
Canamalar
I hope you ain’t applying that I am an idiot?
Was merely stating that TRUE Celtic fans are better than the mindless thug that hit young 10 year old with bottle,one of many reasons I hope the rangers never darken our doorstep again
watch this space ,,,,,,,FourGreenFields
09:45 on
3 February, 2015
neustadt-braw
Sorry mate , picked you up wrong there .
If I meet you for a few beers someday then I’ll explain .
celtic peeps don,t a load of exxxxxplain unles yer a Brechin bhoy …ooothat is soliciting ..hedge fund style …cool..
braw
what a judge has to decide is who played who …….simple
braw
A cowardly moron threw a bottle into a bus causing a 10yr old to lose three teeth and a get a fracture. It’s appalling and whoever it is has lost any rights they had to align themselves to a football club. Particularly Celtic.
I sincerely hope he’s caught and jailed.
garygillespieshamstring,
I think it’s funny that in trying to distance themselves from the blame from the poor condition of the pitch, it has been shown that the SFA are very heavily involved in the company that is responsible for the pitch!
I’ve read that the SPFL and the ~SFA aren’t exactly bosom buddies at the moment (Barry Hearn’s speech at the SFA conference was a bit of a dig at the SPFL if I remember) Maybe the SPFL’s complaint about the pitch was another dig at the SFA and a way of bringing the HPL directors’ info to light as well.
amawataebediibyes…hoopy days
braw
canamalar
09:47 on 3 February, 2015
Your opinions are very valid, the way you put them over is not acceptable….for example, calling supporters who don’t agree with you “idiots” ……calm doon, FGS
Things are never as black and white as there made out to be, I don’t for a second think it wasn’t one of our own that threw the bottle but as usually happens the so called adults where proberly giving it laldy on both sides and the innocent kid got caught in the middle. How the wife knew it was Celtic fans who battered her husband when she wasn’t even there ??
canamalar
09:55 on 3 February, 2015
If it had been a Celtic supporter, I doubt it would have made the front page.
Anyone hear how the hearts supporter beaten unconcious outside Ibrox got on?
DR
guy spends all Sunday bevvying. Goes home at 10.30. Goes back out with his 17 yr old son “to buy cigarettes”. Gets a doing. Wife (who wisnae there but no doubt ful to the gunnels herself) says it wis they tims. Biggest pile of pish I’ve ever seen. And some tims on here buy into this ?
MWD,
That Celtic supporter brought it on himself.
Tony..,
Your exactly the type I am calling an idiot. And a twisted idiot at that, which is more dangerous, are you telling me a some one targeted a 10 year old ?
Somebody threw a bottle a poor wee boy got hurt, terrible nasty thing to happen but it’s not uncommon for bottles to be thrown at opposing supporters before and after games, the meeja have found a way for everyone to condemn the Celtic support and tar the whole Celtic support as animals and your are right up there leading the cause, well done.
Anyway who the f are you are you a hun ?
Vmhan…,
Sorry pal won’t be letting up today with all the meeja idiots on here pouring scorn on our supporters, yep we have rockets but the meeja are implying only we have rockets and the idiots are swallowing hook line and sinker.
How many meeja reports have condemned the huns ?
Will you see hun sites condemning their supporters ?
I’m reading back and see some of the shit happening in Glasgow.
It was always going to happen and I’m very glad my two Bhoys are on the other side of the planet, you can always find a Celtic bar but no chance of a Hun gang v 1 Celt
Hx2
67heaven…,
I don’t profess to be the sharpest tool in the box, so if I get it, then only idiots don’t, that’s how high up the IQ ladder I rate myself.
(Alexander Chugg – arrested for for shouting and swearing in relation to Celtic Rangers Derby match is alledgedly Sandy Chugg co-founding member of Sons Of Struth.
MWD said AYE
southside
10:15 on 3 February, 2015
Fully agree……..but we still condemn acts of wanton violence, leaving the Dr to it’s own conscience.
Tony I haven’t seen your post but I hope you’re not doing the SMSM job.
Eg I’ve never heard in all my years of a rangers supporter being murdered by a Celt. It happens often to Celtic supporters.
KTF Celts
Canamalar
I agree with the basis of your point.
There isn’t a poster on CQN that would not condemn a mindless act of violence, if committed by anyone, let alone a Celtic fan.
The real reason this particular story is news is because it was alleged to have been carried out by a Celtic fan, and it’s given banner headlines.
It’s deflection from 20,000 singing banned illegal sectarian songs – plain and simple, along with scores of similar incidents that were carried no doubt committed by ‘Rangers’ fans.
STV etc could have led on any number of acts, of violence that occurred including social media reports of at least two Celtic fans that were stabbed.
But then that’s not agenda driven.
67heaven…,
Where do you hear about these acts of wanton violence ?
Sad canamalar so sad,
I won’t be commenting on your recent posts after this,can’t believe a Celtic fan(cough cough)could come out with such p**h ;-)
And your calling me a Hun?????
To everyone else well done for any donations in true Celtic spirit,
Yours in Celtic tony bhoy
bsr,
Stop agreeing with me, it’s making me calm :)
Tony…,
Has no one on here asked you if your a hun before ?
Inter .
Today’ s line is that in terms of results this is the worst Inter team since season 46 -47.
Will see them in Napoli tomorrow night.On current form , Napoli should hump them.
Elderly Inter man from down the valley.said this earlier- ” they wander about the field chewing the cud- a team of tits ”
He is the reason I am going to Napoli- he wants to see his team / he needs help to get from A to B / he wants to tell ” the lazy ******** ” what he thinks of them.
Pain in the ass hailstorms continue- way down south.
canamalar
10:21 on 3 February, 2015
67heaven…,
I don’t profess to be the sharpest tool in the box, so if I get it, then only idiots don’t, that’s how high up the IQ ladder I rate myself.
>>>>>>>>
Fine retort…..why don.’ You introduce that humour into your posts …….and 2 further points,
You’re being modest as to your intellect level
They’re deed, enjoy….I’ve never been so happy as a Celtic supporter….
….and finally, we ARE moving forward,in a very difficult ‘environment’ ….HH
moonbeams wd. wee oscar’s our bhoy and kano’s our mhan. the vow – critically rebuked by 45% of this fine nation.
10:22 on 3 February, 2015
And a active member of the ICF
67heaven..,
Moving forward to what ?
I asked earlier, if we don’t have an honest game where are we going, what’s the point ?
How come GMS’s interview was twice as long as Stuart Armstrong?
So, as expected, Van Dijk, Commons and Gordon gone and nobody in. Lawwell has to go today.