Celtic Rumours Archive June 04 2012

 

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04 Jun 2012 20:51:07
Have heard Celtic have inquired about a season long loan deal for Danny Rose of Spurs. Anyone heard anything about this?

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He could be good cover for izzy
Conor67

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Boys a bit s**t though

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04 Jun 2012 18:46:36
Just putting this out there, seen on ther
rumours Ipswich looking at Jamie Mackie
He could do a good job for us
Big strong and athlete,if Ipswich can afford
then so can we

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He is 5ft 8 and has an averege of 1 in 4 games, better than we have ? i dont think so,,,,,deep river bhoy

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Jamie mackie has just signed a new contract at qpr so I don't think that will happen mate.
Conor67

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04 Jun 2012 18:14:21
Gordon Waddell made a good point yesterday in saying that if teams are kicked out the scottish cup for trivial things like marking a team sheet wrongly then this punishment can't be considered for rangers given the the seriousness of their wrongdoings. Briggs

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04 Jun 2012 15:52:12
Afternoon ED007, just read today's DR by jabba & jacko, as usual article
another pathetic attempt to drag Lennon into it. It quotes "Thomson's
lifestyle" as reason for sacking then adds "Lennon had similar lifestyle"
then a veiled threat "Alan knows where all the bones are buried"...
These two sad people are once again pandering to the base rfc(ia) fans
and please DR tell us why it takes two people to write this story...
Fellow Tims make your own minds up about these lazy journalists... Timalloy
PS I emailed DR to complain do not excpect a reply.....

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Succulent lamb and wealth of the radar pair of f*ds.

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Cos wan hauds the paencil n the uthur wan whispurs in his lug wit tae rite rite?
ah bit like wee sally eddddddddo

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I've given up listening to a word he says. Traynor is a stain on society.

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You're feeding the trolls, don't buy the rag!

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When are you bhoys gonna make your mind up for months Timalloy has been quoting from the DR on every negative it writes about Rangers as if it was the word of god now all of a sudden because negative spin on celtic its ran by satan and his little helpers its just a tabloid rag that only serves to fuel rumours and sell copies lol

Lochaber Bear

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Don't burts their wee bubble Lochaber, the morra there will be another gers exclusive and they'll aw be buying it, they only buy to read The Rangers!

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Trainor and Jackson taking a leisurely strole through the Scottish countryside when all of a sudden a couple of yobs come over the brow of the hill breaking the silence of the lambs in the meadow with the echo through the valley of " YA COUPLE A F*NNIES"

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Celtic fans should not be buying the record, end of story

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Regardless of all that rag nonsense-is anyone feeling slightly uneasy at the apparent lack of professionalism amongst our back room staff of late? Someone needs to take hard line with the coaches and manager if their lifestyles are at best questionable. How else can you reinin errant talent when they off the rails? How can team morale and a strong dressing room be fostered when those responsible for pulling everyone together are less than exemplary? Not sure it all sits well with me. {Ed007's Note - You are speculating on nothing more than idle tittle tattle.}

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I agree a certain standard is expected but unlike our founder these boys are not priests and we should not ask, nor should we expect them to live as such. I am fortunate because being a little older I cannot help but be exemplary...as Voltaire said, it goes something like this... "As we grow older we comfort ourselves with the thought that we leave the vices of our youth behind, when in fact our vices leave us." As Ed indicates speculating on tittle tattle is probably not helpful but to be fair the point is well made from the post. It also comes to mind that when a team is successful there are rarely discipline problems. Finally if I were to indulge myself in tittle tattle I would say that in the modern world if an employee has developed an overindulgence in some area of life, it is then surely incumbent morally on the employer to assist that employee in every way possible in order for the employee to overcome this type of unfortunate reliance. Its less about questioning examples of behaviour and more about realising a football club is not immune to the frailties and weaknesses of the human condition; in fact more so as what a football club does is all about people. Perhaps more support and resource needs to be diverted to such issues. Sopot Celt

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You're assuming I read and listen to tittle tattle- i watched with my own eyes Lennon barge on to the Hampden pitch, chest puffed out like a red clydesider in his day, barracking the officials in a less than professional manner. I've witnessed this guy lose the plot too many times, when on balance, a number of the issues have been ordinary grumbles and not the cataclysmic disasters he makes them out to be. Thompson's well documented drink drive charge, domestic situ, Therefore, it would not surprise me at all to hear that Lennon's inability to keep the rag when someone disagrees with him or the apparent lifetsyle concerns shared at the club are at the core of this dismissal. At times, I've looked at our bench and thought we've got lads who no doubt care tremendously for the welfare of CFC, but smack at times of neddish arrogance and so for me, they have a long way to go. Don't get carried away by winning one title in four years over a very poor and skint RFC. {Ed007's Note - So you are even comparing Thompson's reputed problems with NL being passionate about his team? I take it Man Utd, Real Madrid, Arsenal and even Blackpool, amongst others, should all be looking at getting a new manager because their managers have ALL done exactly what NL has done when he wasn't happy about decisions in games. Seems a bit of a warped reasoning to me TBH mate.}

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A very poor and skint RFC...yes they should have been ! But still spent as much money as Celtic over the past 5 years and when they didn't have the money this season to pay the wages 'stole' the PAYE & N.I. contributions to do it when they should probably have sold players last summer. Be under no illusion, rangers did not behave like they were skint. Mrs E

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Stop reading the record, it's a pile of p1$h anyway

Danjam

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I agree a certain standard is expected but unlike our founder these boys are not priests and we should not ask, nor should we expect them to live as such. I am fortunate because being a little older I cannot help but be exemplary...as Voltaire said, it goes something like this... "As we grow older we comfort ourselves with the thought that we leave the vices of our youth behind, when in fact our vices leave us." As Ed indicates speculating on tittle tattle is probably not helpful but to be fair the point is well made from the post. It also comes to mind that when a team is successful there are rarely discipline problems. Finally if I were to indulge myself in tittle tattle I would say that in the modern world if an employee has developed an overindulgence in some area of life, it is then surely incumbent morally on the employer to assist that employee in every way possible in order for the employee to overcome this type of unfortunate reliance. Its less about questioning examples of behaviour and more about realising a football club is not immune to the frailties and weaknesses of the human condition; in fact more so as what a football club does is all about people. Perhaps more support and resource needs to be diverted to such issues. Sopot Celt


Rangers fan here, excellent post, but do you not think a little TOO articulate for some of your followers!! I can just imagine a couple of your stereotypical neds..."Voltaire? Waur did we sign him fae?" "Disnae mater, he jist spiks p1sh, by ra way"

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Amusing retort my fellow football fan...however you are judging Celtic fans by your own lowly standards. Surely its clear to even the great uneducated rabble that inhabit the other side of the great city of Glasgow that Celtic fans are willing to learn and as a result are educated. There are many articulate CFC fans on this site and a lot of them are much brighter than me. Its the reason you drop by isn't it. You love our banter and you can only wish the Rangers site had so many diverse and interesting people on it as we have here. As for stereotypical neds rather than having a go at a laddie or a group that may not have had the advantages of others why dont you try and up the game on your own site. A little ditty comes to mind about your predicament at Ibrox; its from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam maybe you have heard of him..."Ah make the most of what yet we may spend. Before we too into dust descend." Sopot Celt

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Don't read the paper then. if people stopped buying that toilet paper then they would not be in print any more. start buying a decent paper, they are meant to me NEWS papers after all

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Think you've missed the point Ed about the unprofessional attitude of some at CP. It's the catalogue of unprofessionalism I merely cite in an earlier post. I applaud passion and NL has bags of it, but if in years to come and he has the longevity as a top class manager, I suspect he'll look back on recent antics with a sense of shame. Can't help but spin out the wisdom a bit more on this, but as one author deftly said 'The most vital test of a man's character is not how he behaves after success, but how he sustains defeat'. I' leave you to ruminate. {Ed007's Note - My point is that it has absolutely nothing to do with AT or the current situation, is it? I can assure you that NL will not look back on any 'recent antics' with any sense of shame, and I fail to see why he should. He could have handled some situations a lot better, he will admit that, but ashamed, no chance. I'll take a manager that wears his heart on his sleeve and backs his players and his club to the hilt any day. Do you think Mourhino or AF sit at night feeling ashamed of things they have done and said over the years? AF is hated throughout the English FA's hierarchy because of the power he has in the game, do you think he got that by having cosy chats over a cup of tea, or was it he was outspoken and refused to lie down to the FA when he felt his club had been hard done by? Read about a man called Brian Clough, or if you are a CFC fan read about Jock Stein.}

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Were you or were you not embarrassed when you witnessed NL, trackie zipped to the chin, enter the field of play, pointing at and haranguing an official? As a CFC fan (...and I didn't miss the inference), and one well acquainted with the aforementioned esteemed men of football, I was embarrassed. Don't compare NL with the passion of Stein, Clough and Ferguson. The day we assign that behaviour as a fit of passion is the day we allow the names of the above to be associated with the over zealous aggressive mob culture that pervades our society. I thought that was teddy bear territory. Embarrassing. {Ed007's Note - You really need to open your eyes and watch other manager's behaviour. You still have not said what this has got to do with the AT situation though? NL has done absolutely nothing that any other passionate manager hasn't done. Why it bothers you what he was wearing (would it have been more acceptable if he had been wearing a shirt and tie with a nice wee cardigan?) seems more in line with 'teddy bear territory', though like your initial point, and every other one you have made, it has nothing at all to do with the AT situation.}

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It has. Previous points have been encompassed under the broad heading of 'Unprofessionalism' to which we are led to believe is the reason AT has been sacked. I'm not willing to put bad behaviour down to passion and I'm not one of those fans who daren't criticize your own for fear of being blackballed as some kind of half hearted fan. You clearly need to open your eyes and mind to the fact that these guys are running around the place like teenagers. They're evidently immature for such positions in comparison with the dignified managers who've presided over the club's football in the past: Mowbray, Strachan, O'Neill, McNeill, Stein, Burns et al. {Ed007's Note - Is that the same Billy McNeill that hit a journalist, or the same GS that embarrassed the club every time he opened his mouth with trying to be a smart ar5e, MON who dragged an uncomfortable NL over the pitch to salute Rangers fans? Jock Stein who waded into the CFC fans because he didn't like the songs being sang? All of the above including TB and excluding Mowbray showed a passion for their club and backed their players to the hilt, that is the sign of a good manager, and as for Mowbray, to use him as an example shows that it is personal why you don't like NL. This conversation is over. I am not debating something with someone who clearly has no idea what he is talking about. You never even had the courtesy to explain, after being asked numerous times, what has any of this got to do with the AT situation?}

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Sorry for not spelling it out Ed ********* {Ed007's Note - That is an assumption and total conjecture on your part. I prefer trying to stick to facts, not what you have thought up. As I have said, my part of this conversation is over.}

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I would bet my left nut this troll is not of a Hooped persuasion........

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He is certainly hiding his intelligence well whoever he is. Sopot Celt

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Thanks for chopping off half of the last post Ed and ironically, when it comes to answering questions, for not answering the question on being embarrassed at the pitch invasion by NL. Not to worry though.

BTW I think the above poster has the mob mentality {Ed007's Note - I cut the post and explained why, I could have just deleted it. I won't be worrying, and don't let it get you upset.}

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Neil Lennon apologised for the Hampden incident and was the first to admit he was wrong on that occasion. Have you ever listened to any of his interviews about depression, sectarianism, when he's a studio guest for other matches etc. I would certainly NOT say this is someone who is 'immature'.

I would not compare Neil Lennon to anyone at the moment, I think its way too early. But, he is his own person and in no way a 'yes' man. Reacting after a match when he's seen a bad call from a referree is who he is, why is this a bad thing in your eyes ?

Ed007 has been 'critical' of our own.. Kenny Dalglish to name one so that comment is unfair.

Mrs E

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Just a general point and this is only my opinion, if posters, particularly posters who enjoy a debate with the Ed's or anyone else would leave their Nome de plume then I personally would treat them more seriously. A one liner here and there without leaving your handle is fair enough, but when (and it is happening more often) we get tomes of opinions and clarifications rattling back and forth with no idea who the guy or gal is I often think its just a sh** stirring troll and therefore treat the posts with contempt, which may or may not be warranted. I am not saying I dont enjoy the sparring, far from it. Of course there is a clear way to avoid this by letting us all know who you are. A final thought someone mentioned mob mentality. Students of psychology will know this term is often used pejoratively, particularly by the red top press. The true meaning of the term is complex and not always negative. As such many football fans could accurately be described as having a mob mentality and like me should take no offence. Sopot Celt

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04 Jun 2012 14:07:39
Just read on the ET website that we may look to get Stevie Clarke in as first team coach to replace Thommo......IMO that could be the signing of the season.....the experience gained under Jose.....wow

MKC

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Be a great addition

Ska bhoy

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Yeh, great impact at liverpool? If he was rated he would be in a decent job down south imo. {Ed007's Note - He is one of the best and most respected coaches in the game. Look at his CV, if you are picked as Ruud Gullit's, Zola's and Mourhino's assistant, then on KD's coaching staff at LFC, you must know your stuff. Plus he is only 48.}

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CFC would be very fortunate to have him on the coaching team....An experienced support for Lenny after all? If he comes I expect Lenny to stay for longer than may have been the case. Sopot Celt

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IMO......I think he will cost too much money to bring up from Engerland. Shame about Thommo, always liked his will to win attitude altho got the better of him sometimes (few rankers games). If we get Clarke, Lenny could learn tons from the man so would be a brilliant addition.


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04 Jun 2012 11:36:18
Celtic will face Sporting Lisbon, PSV Eindhoven and Aston Villa in the prestigious NextGen Series....a fantastic experience for the wee Hoops :-) Mrs E

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Yes the youngsters get experience against european which is great and will benifit the first team with these bhoys improving and pushing for places and having watched last year some are nearly there , but is this tournement not just a shop window for wealthier so called bigger clubs to cherry pick young talent on the cheap or am i too cynical,,,,,deep river bhoy

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And they will get through that group aswell. Possibly even win the group. Our youth side are better than sporting and villa although PSV always have a strong side at that level.

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Can anyone explain why 3 numpties have disagreed with this post especially when the post is 100% accurate but then again we dont need to guess which team in admin they support (but for how long?)

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Hows your wee hoops mrs e slinky hips,
here wers ma 5

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04 Jun 2012 11:34:33
This is the statement posted about Thompson on the club website


CELTIC Football Club can confirm that Alan Thompson has left the club. We can also confirm that a meeting was set up between Alan Thompson and Neil Lennon on Sunday (June 3) in Newcastle.

However, Alan refused to meet with Neil, hence the reason for the discussion being conducted by telephone.

The matter is now in the hands of lawyers and, therefore, we are unable to go into any further details.


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04 Jun 2012 08:48:12
i would like to say good luck to thomo ,and for what ever reasing its a football mater and between club and coach ,BUT this is why i dont buy and will never buy the record it is a joke ,from jackson to trainer to a un named quote on lennon,lennon has a cheek to sack thomo over lifestyle as thers is very similarity in the both of them ,what a load of lies ther makeing lennon out the demon hear its all the usual bullsh=t ,i would like to say this to trainer record and co you have allready put more energy in to this story and found out more than you did over 15 years of cheating fraud and lies from rangers you and your papper is a joke and i hope that the few left out of the celtic family yhat still read this rag will now go elswhere ,jodrok

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Totally agree mate was reading workmates paper this morning . It takes 3 highly paid journos( so called) to report a coach being sacked. I also agree about the tone set about NLs involvement in it painting him as the bad guy without really knowing the facts . Lastly the statement from a source " Alan knows where the bodies are buried " , what are they trying to get at ...."...DH

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Dont buy the s*n either bhoys remember justice for the 96 ynwa mikeybhoy27

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Probably sounds a bit daft after years and years of succulent lamb and wealth off the radar bullsh@t but THAT story this morning was the straw that broke the camels back for me. I won't be buying the Daily Ranger again. It's pathetic. Are the so desperate to get the Rangers fans back onside or even reading there newspaper that they have to write this sh@te. It's embarrassing and I have had enough of it. Fed up of the s*n aswell can anyone point me in the direction of a well written, up to the minute daily newspaper please. No wan eh they big giant wans though lol

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There is no such thing as a well written red top so your only choice is a broadsheet or s**te.

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There are plenty good Celtic messageboards around to get all news Celtic.......we don't need the MSM!

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I dont buy the s=n or the daily *** and all celtic should not go near it let it die with the cheats it defends

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04 Jun 2012 08:04:13
we all have great feelings of admiration and happiness when we think of what was achieved in the hoops shirts by the three wise men, lennon,thomo, mjallby. unforunately times have changed and people move on. regardles of the reason good or bad! i would like to thank thomo for his service as a player and a coach. however in a previous post the KING Henrik Larsson was mentioned i say GREAT SHOUT! professional, celtic to the core, honest and available! what u think ed?

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As much as I'd love to see the King of Kings return I can't see him swapping being a manager to become a coach even if it was to join the Hoops, I say get Steve Clarke his club list and reputation are excellent

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As much as I love henke I'd prefer a 1st team coach with experience, maybe this is the chance to get an older head in to help Lennon.

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Lubo or steve clarke

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04 Jun 2012 01:59:02
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18319883
thompson has left celtic
FozzY

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04 Jun 2012 00:21:56
Im all for supporting my club in anyway i can i buy a season ticket for my boy and i as well as away tickets and cup games but the pricing of the the new kit is a disgrace it was over 90 pounds for my 10 year olds kit in my opinion we are being ripped off by the club big time the time i buy the 3 new kits i could almost buy 6 kids season tickets.

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The price of football strips is getting disgraceful. With the Euros this year as well..kids are 'wanting' an international strip too. I can't keep up with it. Mrs E

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CFC must take this on board. There are thousands of fans in Australia ( one of the richest countries in the world with very high disposable income) who probably do not even know there is a new strip! CFC have to get a heavy presence in this and the US market not least to relieve the pressure on less well off families in Scotland! We were set up as a charity for heavens sake and not to make poor families even poorer. I know for a fact there are very real financial problems being caused by these obscene prices. One can imagine what our founder Brother Walfrid would make of this were he alive today! It really is the one area where the board and leadership deserve to be criticised. They are after all very rich men and possible they do not fully appreciate what it is like to choose between a strip for the wee man or a repair for the car or a new pair of shoes for school. Of course these days usually everything is bought but its often on tick and as we know not being able to repaying your credit as an individual usually has dire consequences including family break up. Time for the bean counters to get real. Sopot Celt

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I know I totally agree as well, how can a season ticket be cheaper than a kit????

CRAZY

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Right first of all yees are givin it that yees are celtic fans yet you don't even know that Celtic don't decide what prices their merchandise its not the club's fault the prices are high its the shop the celtic shop is a seperate company from the club.

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I always used to buy from the celtic store,this year i will be buying from sportsoccer 15 cheaper....how can they be selling the new strip cheaper than the celtic store?

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Do Nike not have a say in the price as well? Nothing to do with the club

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Of course Nike have a say...how much say they have should perhaps be the subject of debate, as for the shop the implication is that CFC have no control over what is described as a separate company and therefore no responsibility for ordinary fans being ripped off.. If this is the case there are obviously too many people and companies in the supply chain cashing in on the ordinary fan and the CFC brand. It is therefore in the interests of CFC and the leadership of the club to do something about it, Ie taking some responsibility to look after the welfare of the fans who make CFC as a club and an institution viable. Finally for the poster ( I dont know who you are as you forgot to leave your name) any implied doubt that I am a CFC fan I take pretty badly. I have followed my beloved Hoops for a period of over 40 years through thick and thin, violent attacks and lost job opportunities. Bankier Bhoy and myself are having a grown up conversation on a serious subject which affects many less well off fans. if you want to add to the debate you are of course most welcome and are totally entitled to your opinions, but try to be a bit more respectful and that extends to leaving you name when you decide to question where my loyalties are. Sopot Celt

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04 Jun 2012 00:15:40
Countdown to end game: Rangers face six huge obstacles over next fortnight

www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2154209/Rangers-face-huge-obstacles-fortnight.html

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04 Jun 2012 00:07:19
lennon sacked thomo via phone call. thomo lawyer.

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Shame to see thommo go, strachan made him suffer enough after his red against the dark side,thommo legend

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A meeting was set up in newcastle but Thompson refused to attend thats why it was done over the phone

Daveybhoy

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04 Jun 2012 00:00:24
any one else think klasnic that has been released by bolton would be worth a punt? good experience in premiership, bundesliga and for croatia. good in the air and only in early 30s. not sure about his wages though???

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U do realise he left bolton due to the clubs relegation so why would he say no to championship but yes to spl

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03 Jun 2012 23:56:38
Just another name to throw into the hat that I think is a free agent - what about Ireland international Kieth Andrews ? Maybe not the most exciting signing , but every time I've seen him play I've been fairly impressed. This guy seems to give his all, can also chip in with a goal here and there and in my opinion is seriously underrated. What do you think ?

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