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 Nor have they repealed the politically-motivated Offensive Behaviour Act, or show they are remotely interested in asking for the laws they introduced to be enforced without fear or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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Snake..,
The Saudi’s have already stated they can sit this out for eight years, there are two reasons for this oil price.
Trying to ruin the Russian economy
Make alternative oil sources uneconomical
So before you start pie in the sky hopes and dreams, have a look at the harsh realities of global power struggles and economics.
Ernie. Zzzzzzz. So what
I’m sure that’s still high enough to sponsor illegal wars and such
Any suggestions on which flavour crisps the angry sevconian was chomping?
Succulent Lamb with Cracked Crest Pepper maybe?
thomthethim for Oscar OK
Thats nearly as clever as planking dead fish in Tesco “in and oot aww SAS style” :)))
In fact if NATO don’t stop their warmongering we might not even see may
Just looking at Kris’ goal again from the Celtic Collectables twitter link- his first touch with his right foot to get the ball perfectly on to his left, executed rapidly with hun player closing him down – was Lubo-esque.
Not another player at the club that could have done that.
Sign this bhoy up quickly Celtic – he makes the difference.
Canamalar
I am perfectly aware of what is going on with the Saudis and the Russians.
I’m sure Norway are bricking it.
The crisps were a tribute to the next soon come off the radar billionaire.
Sultan Shake.
TTT,
Laughable but unsurprising; they’re deranged. Up there with the tennis balls.
On another note I see they still have the red bands around the tops of their socks.
Class act indeed.
Rock tree bhoy,
I really cant see utd releasing any of our targets early.
If any possible players brought in tonight aren’t going to be first pics v inter then I’m all for not bothering.
HH
They weren’t Monster Munch by any chance..fitting:)
HH
If the players have made it clear they want to move, utd could be in a dilema,
much less money in the summer and unhappy players ,but
we’ll see :))
Snakes….,
The North Sea production is being mothballed because it’s no longer economical to extract the oil. There will be hundreds paid off over the next few months and thousands over the next year.
Oh, And Norway has made its money, I expect Norway is probably bricking it with the Baltic just next door.
Zakaria Bakkali is not joining #Celtic from #PSV, Eindhovens Dagblad report. He is not leaving the Dutch club.
Canamalar
Which proves how badly that resource was mismanaged for 40 years.
As for war, well it’s in the lap of the Gods really.
Fish,tennis balls and crisps. The ultimate gear for SAS like stealthy protest movements.
Is Mike behind all this as he’s got a few deals coming through on all the above?
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS
14:10 on
2 February, 2015
Sorry I got caught up in work.
If Labour and SNP end up in coalition, it doesn’t matter if they take seats off each other (in terms of getting rid of Tories obviously). The main thing is that they take seats of Tories and Lib Dems.
Frankly if Labour want a Westminster win, they should be focusing all their efforts on English and Welsh marginals.
Bournemouth make a bid of 5 million for a striker.us can’t even pay a miserly 2 million for Armstrong. Says it all about
Snake..,
No use crying over spilled milk then eh
Lap of the gods eh, and you want to be a shining light to advise people on how to vote, ffs.
There’s plenty that can be done, telling our MPs to stop the BBC lying and broadcasting propaganda is one very simple way to take action against it. Lap of the gods jeez
Norway has bricked it enough to reduce interest rates and do nothing to prevent a big fall in the value of it’s currency .Further falls in the price of crude will see Norwegians learning that Norway is little more than a State Oil Company .
North Sea Bubble !
How anyone can vote labour under milliband and his front bench.they must be the worst opposition ever .won’t be getting my vote.
Canamalar
15:54 on
2 February, 2015
I wouldn’t necessarily believe that narrative in full. It’s a convenient excuse for some of hte big players. Excite energy – small exploration/production company, as an example, still haven’t started production but are forgeing ahead with plans despite the fact that their costs are higher than a mature producer.
Nobody predicted this slump. I’d point you in the direction of Afren who got finance based on an oil price of $80-90/barrel. Their shares crashed massively on the back of the price fall (160p down to 4-5p). The point is neither the company nor the lender would have negotiated that rate if there was even a sniff of it dropping at the speed it did.
The last point is that nobody fully knows what OPEC will do next. They could half production next week and the oil price would skyrocket.
SoT,
Come on they produce a lot of reindeer meet and salmon too
Meat as well
Oopla !
Its currency.
leftclicktic
15:48 on 2 February, 2015
thomthethim for Oscar OK
Thats nearly as clever as planking dead fish in Tesco “in and oot aww SAS style” :)))
*******
I think the Fish Tale takes the prize.
Not just for the cunning cleverness of the plan, but more so for the stealth and courage required to execute it.
No wonder they lost the Empire.
Afternoon Timland from a very cold hun free mountain valley.
They are paying people off in the north sea, son in law got a letter the other week telling him he was for the chop, and no prospect of any pick up any time soon.
Well done America and your petty political pish
HH
Superb, hun crowd when LG scores :)
http://i.imgur.com/HY0ReOM.jpg
HH
thomthetim
Sadly we are always scraping about in the January window, twas ever thus since MON signed Michael Gray, around midnight in a window worse than the wee Willo.
There is no CL qualifier long term plan, we live from window to window, as a buying and selling club.
If there was Armstrong and GMS would be in the bag, and there would be a list of potential replacements for the CB, who’ll be gone in the summer.
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Have we signed that Michael Duffy guy yet? I know that we agreed a deal but I just got home from school so I don’t know if it is finalised yet.
Weeminger,
I think it’s quite safe to say, the drop in price is due to the Saudi’s relationship with the US and the US fear of loosing their grip on being the economic leader of the world. And they are loosing that grip with Russia and China no longer propping up the dollar, both are selling up and buying gold.
There are only two ways the US can stop this, economic and war, the oil price is hitting hard but not as hard as they hoped with Russia and China recently building better trading and military relationship, and the manufactured war in the Ukraine, the dumbest move they’ve ever made, a country who lost over 40 million citizens in the last big war will be expected to take a back seat, hardly likely.
Celtic midfielder Filip Ttwardzik at Bolton for talks ahead of permanent move.
Well that’s freed up a hundred quid a week.
At least.
Big Georges Fan Club – Hail, Hail, Wee Oscar
16:17 on
2 February, 2015
Hello this is WEE BGFC. Have we signed that Michael Duffy guy yet? I know that we agreed a deal but I just got home from school so I don’t know if it is finalised yet.
…………………………………………………
…………..done deal …he is sorting oot his pocket money with Big Pete ……hope you do a better job wee yer da
hail hail
braw
Philbhoy
16:23 on
2 February, 2015
Well that’s freed up a hundred quid a week.
At least.
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Wee Forrest will be gutted – treatment table buddies.
HH
Charles Paterson @charlesp_sky 35s35 seconds ago
BREAKING: @celticfc make a new bid for @dundeeunitedfc midfielder Stuart Armstrong, believed to be £1.6M #SkyDeadlineDay
Woke up this day…
n… Fun oot…
Whew…. The Paralyzis ..
Whiz no gonna be Permanent!
But ,it wiz worth it…
Ah musta drank …Nutsy,under the Table.. fur that is where Ah fun Him.. This Morning..
He is still sleepin’… Ah decided no tae disturb him..
Like Ah wanted..n.. Predicted..
Commons, shone like Ma Auntie Matt’s Prized All Brass.. Door – Bell, in last
night’s game.
Remember, Virginia.. Ah done said that He wid..n..he did..
N…
That makes me awfy Happy.
Commons,is still no fit tae Haundle Euro Competitors.. but..
He is Simply the very Dabs..at Haundin’ the Inferior Competitors whom we face
in the S.P.L..
n.. The Sevco, sure Under-lined that Claim, in last Night’s Confronto..
They wur Oot Classed.. oot Thought,, n.. oot Played..
The Ref saved them.. time withoot number..as expected..
n .. the Hampden Quagmire Made sure the the Score Line did not .. use up
too much Printer’s Ink.,,in emphasizing Celtic’s Superioriteeeee.
We embarrassed the Living Dayloots oota those Yahoos…
Alhough,mebbe no… fur Ah suspect that the Sevco.. ur long past being Embarrassed
by Anythin.
Kojo
Happy as Heidi.. D’ya Blame me?
n..
Dear Ronny..
“Who Luvs ye, Babee???”
Oh and recent trade agreement with Iran is upsetting the Saudi’s.