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 Nor have they repealed the politically-motivated Offensive Behaviour Act, or show they are remotely interested in asking for the laws they introduced to be enforced without fear or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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south of tunis – they should call it the DOB Act.
And then repeal it. And then feed every MSP that voted for it to hungry polar bears. (thumbsup)
PAUL67
Firstly,the Dundee Utd director disnae have a clue about the geography of the stadium.
A higher percentage of his fans are likely to travel by train. What end is the station at?
Eejit. They would have to wade their way past Celtic fans to get to their seats.
As for the obnoxious act,we can sing for a change in government. It is my choice,and perhaps yours,but short of a good kick up the arse for the majority of the electorate,I doubt it will be anything else than an SNP majority in 2016.
So more of the same,then. Which includes an absolute refusal to admit to mistakes.
Something they have a history of. But heyho.
Meantime,the SNP surge is likely to deny the UK a change of government too. Vote SNP,get Tory.
It’s like 1979 all over again. Opportunists. Then and now. They know what they are doing,same way they did then.
Facilitate a Tory government in the UK in order to strengthen their vote in Scotland.
Paul. Have to say totally disagree with you re the “Celtic” end. Sounds the sort of elitist nonsense I would expect from the WATP brigade. Utd have just as much right as us to ask for whatever end of the ground they think would be best for their supporters. As nearly all their support will travel from the East then it seems logical for them to be at the East end of the ground making it easier to get in and out of Glasgow. “We’ve always been at that end” seems a poor argument in comparison, akin to us expecting special treatment cause we’re more important than little Dundee Utd?
lennon’s passion
13:16 on 2 February, 2015
Sending emails to Hampden, sfa and Compliance officer. What sad people..
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Some folk eh!
:>)
andy maclean – This is a UKIP site.
“Don’t be a horse and carriage, vote for Farage.” (thumbsup)
lennon’s passion & Vm
Lets them know we are watching them imo
spearman
13:24 on 2 February, 2015.
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Celtic supporters in the Celtic end is a given, I can’t see any sensible argument against that.
Change it and confusion abounds.
Hx2
jude2005 is neil lennon \o/
13:27 on 2 February, 2015
lennon’s passion & Vm
Lets them know we are watching them imo
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Green thumbs up!
No offence to anybody from Dundee, but they all look like little goblins. The Tayside gene pool must be more of a puddle. (thumbsup)
philvisreturns
13:00 on 2 February, 2015
Hampden was great for the Connonwealth Games. The sensible decision would have been to cut losses and leave it as it was; an athletics arena which could also host concerts.
Instead millions was wasted converting it back to a third rate football stadium.
Scott Brown was wrong when he said the surface was “shocking”. I would have been shocked if it had been a lush bowling green like surface. The pith was a disgrace but it was not a surprise. We have seen the same problem many times at finals and semi finals. We have a ludicrous situation where fourth tier football is played on the pitch every other week not to mention the concerts of the national stadium. Presumably they don’t bother with lights and modern technology used by the likes of Celtic.
Time for the SFA to scrap it, find new offices and use Celtic Park and other appropriate venues for internationals and cup games.
philvisreturns,
HaHa, Farage with his hun baggage, won’t wash on here.
As well you know ;))
Well sad to say,my “Jetting in and jetting out”for the game never came to fruition.Mainly due to the jet I was jetting out on,never jetted in.Hurricane winds played havoc with my chosen jet.So a couple of days spent in Istanbul,with a couple of mates up there was the closest I got .Saw the game on the telly so no probs.
The “Jet age”seems only available to the likes of Dave King,who is always jetting in and out,achieving very little ,it has to be said.A waste of a good jet.
Now lets get down to the serious business.Scottish Cup,and before,a wee hopeful punt in the “Window”.
Modern jets and hurricane winds are rubbish.
andy maclean
13:22 on 2 February, 2015
Does CQN have an agenda against the SNP?
Is this a Labour supporting site now?
Can’t we just stick to the football?.
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No it’s just that Labour went so far right, it’s the new Tories…….. Celts are stuck in the middle with you!
Ps do you work for the SMSM?
Paul67 – your right wing labour governments and scottish majorities had 50 years to condemn ranger’s sectarianism and said diddly squat.
If you are making party political broadcasts on behalf labour (or anti scot gov) at least have the decency to highlight the disgrace of the labour party in throwing the catholic population under the bus for generations.
mullet and co 2 @13:02
:'(
https://www.scotland.police.uk/hate-crime/
Anyone wishing to complain to Police Scotland regarding the sectarian signing yesterday can do so via the above link. Be sure to include the numerous police officers and stewards in the witnesses section and well as the match being on national television.
Vmhan thought I gave a quite good argument against it… better than “we’ve always been at that end”? As I said sounds like we’re saying we are more important?
fourgreenfields
13:22 on 2 February, 2015
What a lot of rubbish.Back of the bus. If you don’t complain about a bad pitch or a few bad referee decisions you are going to be walking in the shadows of Zombies. So the feck I will. If you believe that what a sad existence it must be for you. Sad people
When you went to school were you not one of the cool kids that sat up the back of the bus
bobby murdoch’s curled-up winklepickers
The SNP leadership must be laughing up their sleeves that despite this legislation a large section of the Celtic support won’t consider voting anyone other than the Nationalists. In a way you’ve got to hand it to them.
P.S…. what do we call the old Rangers end now? Any suggestions?
JonnyRambo67
12:01 on
2 February, 2015
Nearly 3 years to the day, I penned the lyrics to The Day the Rangers Died. Not sure I can surpass that, but I’ve gave it a go. Like to mess around with some video editing, and it’s a lot more enjoyable when your content is fun to work with that, and I’ve learned a lot in the last week or so.
Hope this brings a smile to some faces on a cold Monday afternoon.
The Lord of The Rangers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcLjryneo1U
*if you haven’t seen The Lord of the Rings, some of this may go over your head. You could either go and watch the near 10 hour trilogy…. or watch the 6min intro on youtube here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h99SMFWk9DA
**Need sound so probably NSFW, also I know it’s fairly long but try not to bail out before Bomber brown makes his entrance.
HH
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definitely awfy braw ….with a capital B
hahahahahaha
braw
Anyone know why I can’t get CQN on my iphone?
Bobby Bobby Bobby Murdoch’s CUWP
Fwooooooooooo.
Imagine the Scots blighting ole Rule Brittania with the Tories.
I pretty sure the massive Labour victory in Scotland at the Last General election did not make an ounce of difference to the tories ruling over your poor wee butt, in England.
Turn your English associates and you’ll be fine. Us Scots here in England Thistle can look after ourselves.
And no I will not be voting SNP as I have never voted for them before. I am likely just to sit UK General elections out for the foreseeable.
My once asertion that I’d vote Labour in an Independant Scotland (if we are ever fortuante to get the opportunity in my lifetime) is shafted now too, as I could never vote for anything that saw fit as it’s leader to be a corrupt, egotistical, loony right, corporate psychopath bampot like Murphy.
An BTW what is the difference between tory and Labour? Would be interested to see if there are any now-a-days.
MWD said AYE
spearman
13:39 on 2 February, 2015
Vmhan thought I gave a quite good argument against it… better than “we’ve always been at that end”? As I said sounds like we’re saying we are more important?.
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Flip side is that DU want a part of the Celtic end, they must be more important?
I like DU, they should accept the old rangers end, as rangers are deid perhaps a more appropriate name would be the UTd end, I like that!
Hx2
I didn’t expect the tribute act to be so overawed at the start.
The other thing is that I couldn’t believe how unfit their players were.
With 20 minutes to go, if we’d scored a third, I might have switched off and got some things done – it was getting that boring.
“P.S…. what do we call the old Rangers end now? Any suggestions?”
Spearman,
The dundee utd end?? :)
moonbeams wd. wee oscar’s our bhoy and kano’s our mhan. the vow – critically rebuked by 45% of this fine nation.
13:43 on 2 February, 2015
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MWD doesn’t like Murphys apparently, think he’s a Guinness man myself :>)
geordie munro
13:44 on 2 February, 2015
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Great minds n all that ✊
Geordie Munro
13:44 on
2 February, 2015
“P.S…. what do we call the old Rangers end now? Any suggestions?”
Spearman,
The dundee utd end?? :)
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:)
Come the end to the transfer window tonight I reckon we will have signed one young lad from Derry.
If it goes any othere way then the PLC will for once have surprised the scants aff me.
We spend windy after windy after windy getting excited aboot hee-haw-majory-daw.
MWd said AYE
Vmhan,
Lol. Totally
I think the utd guy is just saying ‘ you take oor players and we’ll take your end’ :)
moonbeams
Some differences in Tory and Labour would be that Labour want to increase too rate of income tax, they want to introduce “mansion tax” and scrap bedroom tax.
lennon’s passion
So you thought the pitch was great , there was no sectarian a racist singing and the referee had a great game .
I’d get my hearing and eyesight checked if I were you .
*top rate
Spearman,
Look up p67’s twitter and click the link to the cqn story.
HH
Spearman
The NEWfirm end :)))
It was a national scandal that Hampden was reconverted back to a football stadium after the CG.