Pacific Quay Musings?

[compo 7,034]

8 minutes ago, Franc Ergs said:

What odds on a Hearts v Aberdeen final compo ?

19/1

[26th of foot 6,082]

Currently, Craig Levein is on BBC Radio Scotland as a guest of DrStu' and Cowan.

 

Levein is shooting from the hip, targets are squealing aaahya, when hit. Mike McCurry has been peppered, Ann Budge lionised, Graeme Hogg got what he deserved, .................... etc.

 

DrStu' prompts Levein, "your relationship with Michael Stewart"?

 

Craig flicked off the safety, levelled the weapon, and sustained his fore finger on the trigger, "I never liked him, watching him with the young players, he would shout at them if they made a mistake, shout at them if they didn't pass to him, if he made a mistake, he was beyond criticism. He was a bully. I have said before, he played for Hearts at a rate of one pound per week, still the worst value of any player I signed".

 

Mikey has been hit with so much lead, I suspect it would be easier to pick him up with a magnet? 

[Uilleam 5,929]

1 hour ago, 26th of foot said:

Currently, Craig Levein is on BBC Radio Scotland as a guest of DrStu' and Cowan.

 

Levein is shooting from the hip, targets are squealing aaahya, when hit. Mike McCurry has been peppered, Ann Budge lionised, Graeme Hogg got what he deserved, .................... etc.

 

DrStu' prompts Levein, "your relationship with Michael Stewart"?

 

Craig flicked off the safety, levelled the weapon, and sustained his fore finger on the trigger, "I never liked him, watching him with the young players, he would shout at them if they made a mistake, shout at them if they didn't pass to him, if he made a mistake, he was beyond criticism. He was a bully. I have said before, he played for Hearts at a rate of one pound per week, still the worst value of any player I signed".

 

Mikey has been hit with so much lead, I suspect it would be easier to pick him up with a magnet? 

it would be easier to pick him up with a magnet? 

 

Well, yes, as he certainly suffers from iron in the soul.....

Edited October 31, 2020 by Uilleam

[26th of foot 6,082]

Postman Pat and his black and white cat.

 

After enduring our excruciating second half on the drastic plastic at Rugby Park, I listened to BBC Radio Scotland's coverage of the Scottish Cup semi-final between Aberdeen and ra Sellik. As stated before, Pat Bonner has the blessing of a Producer to only talk about ra Sellik. He has never covered a St Johnstone - Livingston encounter, and never will. Truly unique, a club like no other requires a specified on message representative to tell it like it is, on the national broadcaster.

 

I know many Gersnetters were like me, heartbroken at the news of Postman Pat being revealed as a member of the Yakuza. It's quite clear in every depiction of the Greendale Hero, he has three fingers. Obviously, in an act of homage, he has severed the missing digits. Cauterisation after yubitsume demands respect, it does demand questions about his numeracy, why sever two digits when only the little finger is demanded?

 

Maybe St Cadocs in Newton Mortgage is hardline Yakuza? Parishioner Pat shares a pew with Compliance Officer, Claire Whyte's family, her hubby is both Headteacher and Chair of St Cadoc's boys club(separate entity) and this fact might solve the issue of numeracy. Today, with fifteen minutes remaining, Pat told the nation, "I've counted ten misplaced Celtic passes in the second half". I don't think misplaced passes were the issue, more like Pat was flashing his credentials in achieving a personal limit, being able to count to ten.

 

Limited numbers of prints depicting Pat cradling Jess are available from ra Sellik shop. Pat is the thin edge of the threatening wedge emanating from Newton Mortgage.

[the gunslinger 3,366]

Has lennon been cited for criticism of the ref in the Aberdeen game yet.

[JohnMc 2,750]

On 31/10/2020 at 14:02, 26th of foot said:

Currently, Craig Levein is on BBC Radio Scotland as a guest of DrStu' and Cowan.

 

Levein is shooting from the hip, targets are squealing aaahya, when hit. Mike McCurry has been peppered, Ann Budge lionised, Graeme Hogg got what he deserved, .................... etc.

 

DrStu' prompts Levein, "your relationship with Michael Stewart"?

 

Craig flicked off the safety, levelled the weapon, and sustained his fore finger on the trigger, "I never liked him, watching him with the young players, he would shout at them if they made a mistake, shout at them if they didn't pass to him, if he made a mistake, he was beyond criticism. He was a bully. I have said before, he played for Hearts at a rate of one pound per week, still the worst value of any player I signed".

 

Mikey has been hit with so much lead, I suspect it would be easier to pick him up with a magnet? 

The character assassination of Stewart was wonderful, and it sounded heartfelt too, pardon the pun. Levein also did his prospects of being further employed by the BBC even greater harm when he declared he wanted Rangers to win the league this season. Cosgrove nearly choked when he said it. 

[alexscottislegend 2,320]

On 31/10/2020 at 13:07, craig said:

This is now to our benefit IMO - I am happy that all and sundry defend Lennon because he is so volatile a character he will now only be one or two results away from full meltdown and (even more) players downing tools.  He did it at Hibs and he did it at Bolton too.  The longer he is in charge at Celtic, the longer he throws his own players under the bus, the longer everyone in the mhedia defend him - the better it is for us - let us go quietly about our business, winning game after game, pretty OR ugly, and before they know it they will have little option but to accept we are now a match for their heroes....

This reminds me of the time Arsenal had a great double team and they won many games 1-0 prompting a famous chant of 1-0 to the Arsenal. I'd be quite happy with 1-0 to the Rangers. Mind you our team is still more entertaining than the Arsenal of Radford and Kennedy.

[Devil's advocaat 1,541]

I like Levein, reminds me of Jim McLean, not a manager I'd want at Rangers, but speaks his own mind, not what he thinks people want to hear/career advancement nonsense.

 

They were spunking off about Ross McCrorie a few weeks back and how we should have kept him. Levein squarely told them that was rubbish, he'd been allowed to leave Ibrox because he simply wasn't good enough for Rangers, and being good enough for Aberdeen was something completely different.

 

Certainly took the wind from Dick's sails.

 

 

[Franc Ergs 1,649]

Levein ,like most people in Scotland ,sounded like he was just utterly sick of listening to all the ten in a row bullshit .

[26th of foot 6,082]

Goodbye Donalda, Hello Steve.

 

Half a century past, there was an annoying chart single(weren't they all) by Cliff Richard, 'Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha'. The gist was Cliff leaving the boys behind in favour of girls. Also, he waved cheerio to both Joe and Lou for the delights of Joanne and Louise. Confusing really, given Cliff's public admittance of asexuality, the colostomy bag, and his then decade long correspondence with both Kray twins. In the hypocrisy stakes, it's small potatoes compared to the Beeb's tolerance of Jimmy Saville's predatorial behaviour and subsequent cover up.

 

Auntie Beeb is a continuum, soon to be a century of principle. You pay your license fee and look what you receive in return; several national radio stations, dozens of regional radio stations, plus a similar division of TV provision, and the jewel in the crown, the world service. Outstanding value, not replicated any where else in the world. The vast majority of those employed by the BBC  believe in public service broadcasting, proud to provide the service. There have been historic notable exceptions, the afore mentioned Saville and the Beeb's live coverage of the Police raiding Sir Cliff's Berkshire home. Did the BBC satisfy public interest?

 

Last month, BBC Scotland announced a substantial loss, the two year old BBC Scotland TV Channel was crashing and burning. The flag ship show, 'the Nine' was on occasion attracting under 5,000 viewers.Voluntary redundancies were required and a couple of dozen well kent, most experienced broadcasters decided to take the packages and run. Gordon Brewer, Isabel Fraser, Brian Taylor, Reevel Alderson, Kenneth MacDonald, Bill Whiteford, ...... etc left the PQ building. Chief Political Editor, Brian Taylor departed in a spirit of bonhommie, still flashing his Arab credentials, but not referring anymore to his time at St Andrews Uni' with Alex Salmond. Bill Whiteford withdrew, continuing to fly the flag of principle high.

 

Bill Whiteford presented Drivetime for two decades, interviewed all the political heavyweights with the same gusto, he wanted to inform his listeners. Educated in Aberdeen, living in Stirlingshire, his interests are hillwalking and motorbikes. I have never heard him express any interest in football. On Friday morning, he presented his last show and his guest was newly appointed Director of BBC Scotland Steve Carson. He succeeded Donalda MacKinnon. Listeners questions were interspersed with those of the Host, and BBC bias was soon to the fore.

 

Whiteford set up Carson by reminding him Rangers had won their Europa Cup game the night before 1-0, further the club's Europa record so far, was a perfect six points. Bill continued, "why would Rangers supporters listen to BBC Scotland when we give them no coverage, we have no interviews with the manager or the players"? He pointed out a competitor, STV had the interviews exploiting a local good news story. At this point, I should mention Whiteford had Tweeted his farewell message, "that's me aff then" alongside two photographs, one of the PQ Clydeside building and the other being the American Embassy in Saigon in 1975. Depicted is the last Huey helicopter leaving the roof of the Embassy.

 

As the rotary wing began to flare, Steve Carson began to splutter. He grasped for, "it's a matter of huge regret" and, "we are making every endeavour to resolve". Choppers have a real whine going as the wing bites purchase from the air, not nearly as high pitched as Steve Carson answering a perfectly reasonable question. Rangers supporters, particularly the elderly, the infirm, those in remote areas, .... etc all pay their license fees, why NO SERVICE?

 

The Gang Hut cabal will love Steve as much as they admired Donalda. He was Head of TV at RTE, married long term RTE Presenter, Miriam O'Callaghan, they have eight children. I suspect uttering regret, endeavour, and resolve will be Steve's comfort blankets? The situation at PQ is akin to the Saville/Richard situations, a cabal have been allowed to deliberately manufacture a situation whereby only those taking the rite of passage get a slice of the economic pie. Inside BBC Scotland, rattling it into the H-u-ns improves your standard of life.

 

Well done Bill Whiteford, a principled man.