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[Bill 13,717]

23 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” James Baldwin. 

Superb, most appropriate. 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

sportscene didn't bother talking about the two penalties rangers didn't get or the sending off county should have had. 

 

Did talk about us getting away with a penalty call though. 

 

standard. 

[26th of foot 5,841]

The Fluffers.

 

This piece is specific to BBC Radio Scotland’s broadcast on the afternoon of Saturday, 3rd October’20. The evening before saw four Scottish Premiership fixtures, one was postponed ie Motherwell-Kellie, and the other two fixtures played out on Sunday. There was no Scottish football on Saturday, 3rd October. It was a blank canvas awaiting paint.

 

Ninety minutes on the national broadcaster was handed over to Peter Lawwell’s Fluffers. The SPFL Chief Executive, Neil Doncaster, the SPFL Vice Chair, Mike Delaney, and Sellik TV’s Michael Stewart made a pitch. I have waited to see how much the trio were in tune with new, modern Scotland. Another full throated consumer of Peter’s cock, Chris McLaughlin delivered the uninspiring verdict yesterday afternoon.

 

Back at the start of Lockdown, I was the recipient of a Literature quarterly review. It dealt with an unheralded niche of fairly modern popular reading habits. From the mid sixties to the late seventies, a group of authors ie Jaqueline Susanne, Harold Robbins, Sydney Sheldon, ..... etc rode a genre wave that led to Hollywood Babylon. Formulaic blockbusters demanding a major sex scene in the first dozen pages, beloved of bored housewives and teenage lads.

 

Before Kenneth Anger penned Hollywood Babylon, these books took lurid anecdotal Hollywood gossip, changed the context to include in their hoary narratives. We had to guess at the name of, ‘the human ashtray’ a Hollywood heart throb who demanded his boyfriends stub out their cities on his chest. Jaqueline, Harold, and Sydney teased with tales without names. 
 

Anger followed upon a few instances, Robbins in one of his early tomes partly told the story of well paid trio called, ‘the Fluffers’. They were controlled by an Agent who ran the Hollywood gay porn scene, and regularly starred in one of Hollywood’s ongoing productions. Burt Ward was Robin to Adam West’s Batman, his big earner was the the Fluffers. The vibrancy of Hollywood porn was dependent upon keeping their desire tumescent.

 

On Saturday, Big Dick introduced Neil, Mike, and Mikey and handed over the show. It was rehearsed, kept to the script, and Michael Stewart emphasised and reinforced when necessary. Neil began with the Scottish football industry being held to a competitive disadvantage. Mike Mulraney opined the Scottish Government being behind the European curve; further he stated that science was not driving decisions, it was now political. Both Doncaster and Mulraney expressed an intention to maintain pressure on the Scottish Government.

 

Michael Stewart provided the summation, “Neil and Mike have been up front, honest, and on the point”. Mulraney told us, “our fans are frustrated and have had enough”. Doncaster told of speaking to a Premiership Chairman earlier in the week, “he told me his club had over 800 local suppliers in his club’s area”. Michael becomes strident, “the Barnet consequential are not enough” and ends with,”our football clubs are much loved institutions, in this case the Scottish Government is wrong”.

 

The pitch reached the crescendo, Michael wanted fans back in grounds in substantial numbers, at least 30%. He questioned Neil on assurances given to the SG, “the Government know the professionalism is in place, once accepted, can we scale this up quickly as confidence returns Neil”? Doncaster confidently replies, “absolutely”. The Ginga Ninja finishes with, “we are all working as one, Scottish football stands shoulder to shoulder”.

 

Yesterday, Chris McLaughlin reported the meeting of both Doncaster and Mulraney with Scottish Government Sports Minister, Joe Fitzpatrick. Apparently, some money will be available, an unquantified amount. 
 

One would hope Doncaster can carry such newly found vigour into his quest to find the SPFL a sponsor? One worries at Willie Miller after hearing the trio say the SG actions were not clinical but political, he wants Nicola voted out if she won’t listen. One hopes Peter has his understanding head upon his shoulders when Mikey has to report back? I thought his Scottish football working as one and standing shoulder to shoulder was worthy of caped superhero, Robin banging his fists together and proclaiming, “holy smoke Batman”?
 

I know, I know, ninety minutes handed over for that; however, I hope it becomes a regular feature. What is more important to the nation than the task of keeping Peter perky?

 

 

[26th of foot 5,841]

‘With my little stick of Blackpool rock’.

 

Yesterday evening, Scotland played the Czech Republic at Hamden. You would expect the national broadcaster’s priorities would be boosting the national team’s fortunes? A couple of interviews, a preview of the Czech team, hopes and aspirations of the national coach, ........ etc? We received none of that, BBC Scotland dispatched their Sports News Correspondent, Chris McLaughlin to Blackpool.

Of course, ‘with my little stick of Blackpool rock’ is a song penned by George Formby; scurrilous rumours abound that Sky’s Eilidh Barbour on dumping Chris, lamented the unsatisfying confectionery on offer. She overcame her needs by concentrating on swingers, American female golfers and the biggest swinging dick at PQ, Connie of the Inner Buzz. As his sister mentors the psychological needs of ra hooped horrors, why was Chris wearing a kiss-me-quick hat and flicking his tongue at candy floss?
 

As diarised on this thread, Peter is determined to have a number of Yahoos within ra Stade de Gadd during the old firm match. It has been a considerable effort by numerous parties and the national broadcaster has largely been his preferred means of spinning the message. The game has been put back to be the eleventh league fixture for the first time, Lennon has regularly utilised pressers to demand the return of fans, and we thought finally, Sellik TV’s Michael Stewart, SPFL Vice-Chair, Mike Mulraney, and SPFL Chief Executive, Neil Doncaster hogged ninety minutes of national broadcasting last week, demanding the return of fans to this particular fixture.

 

Perhaps, some of the more aware Gersnetters can shed light on this matter, why such an effort, is there a corporate/sponsorship element to be satisfied?
 

Chris was on the promenade, windswept and ranking his Thunderbird Brain’s persona. He pondered why the First Minister was strongly advising against bus loads of old firm fans making the 200 mile journey down to the Lancashire coast, when this could easily and safely resolved by allowing them into Sellik Park? There was an air of Comical Ali standing on a side street in down town Baghdad, proclaiming allied armies were being crushed, as cruise missiles flew over his head.

 

Why are they pushing this so hard, right down to the wire? We know it’s because Peter demands it, but why are BBC Scotland so accommodating? What is the need that must be satisfied, a lot of folks are being over exposed?

 

[craig 5,199]

56 minutes ago, 26th of foot said:

‘With my little stick of Blackpool rock’.

 

Yesterday evening, Scotland played the Czech Republic at Hamden. You would expect the national broadcaster’s priorities would be boosting the national team’s fortunes? A couple of interviews, a preview of the Czech team, hopes and aspirations of the national coach, ........ etc? We received none of that, BBC Scotland dispatched their Sports News Correspondent, Chris McLaughlin to Blackpool.

Of course, ‘with my little stick of Blackpool rock’ is a song penned by George Formby; scurrilous rumours abound that Sky’s Eilidh Barbour on dumping Chris, lamented the unsatisfying confectionery on offer. She overcame her needs by concentrating on swingers, American female golfers and the biggest swinging dick at PQ, Connie of the Inner Buzz. As his sister mentors the psychological needs of ra hooped horrors, why was Chris wearing a kiss-me-quick hat and flicking his tongue at candy floss?
 

As diarised on this thread, Peter is determined to have a number of Yahoos within ra Stade de Gadd during the old firm match. It has been a considerable effort by numerous parties and the national broadcaster has largely been his preferred means of spinning the message. The game has been put back to be the eleventh league fixture for the first time, Lennon has regularly utilised pressers to demand the return of fans, and we thought finally, Sellik TV’s Michael Stewart, SPFL Vice-Chair, Mike Mulraney, and SPFL Chief Executive, Neil Doncaster hogged ninety minutes of national broadcasting last week, demanding the return of fans to this particular fixture.

 

Perhaps, some of the more aware Gersnetters can shed light on this matter, why such an effort, is there a corporate/sponsorship element to be satisfied?
 

Chris was on the promenade, windswept and ranking his Thunderbird Brain’s persona. He pondered why the First Minister was strongly advising against bus loads of old firm fans making the 200 mile journey down to the Lancashire coast, when this could easily and safely resolved by allowing them into Sellik Park? There was an air of Comical Ali standing on a side street in down town Baghdad, proclaiming allied armies were being crushed, as cruise missiles flew over his head.

 

Why are they pushing this so hard, right down to the wire? We know it’s because Peter demands it, but why are BBC Scotland so accommodating? What is the need that must be satisfied, a lot of folks are being over exposed?

 

Word on the street (think it was on here actually) is that Celtic have guaranteed that ST holders get exclusive access to live games whilst fans aren't allowed into Parkhead.  They are desperate for even a token amount of fans to get entry so that they can then say "fans are allowed back in therefore you no longer are guaranteed exclusive access".  From what I have read, again, I think it was on here, Rangers have been doing pretty well financially from selling the live TV games to non-ST holders - whilst Celtic, because of the way they sold it to their fans, don't have that ability at present.

[Bluedell 5,346]

51 minutes ago, craig said:

Word on the street (think it was on here actually) is that Celtic have guaranteed that ST holders get exclusive access to live games whilst fans aren't allowed into Parkhead.  They are desperate for even a token amount of fans to get entry so that they can then say "fans are allowed back in therefore you no longer are guaranteed exclusive access".  From what I have read, again, I think it was on here, Rangers have been doing pretty well financially from selling the live TV games to non-ST holders - whilst Celtic, because of the way they sold it to their fans, don't have that ability at present.

Maybe it was their way of getting season ticket sales as they were struggling to sell them? It does seem strange that they won't sell their games to UK based non-season ticket holders.

 

 

[26th of foot 5,841]

Craig/Bluedell,

 

Thanks for the answers, I suspect you are both correct.

 

As stated, this has been a considerable, sustained effort by ra Sellik. We know they have immediate access to the national broadcaster, but it’s something you would want to manage carefully. Roping in Alloa’s Mulraney, telling Doncaster to appear(particularly since he still hasn’t sorted out a league sponsor), and subjecting Chris and Michael to further subjective demands is over exposure.

 

I hope the club are monitoring these going-ons, the national broadcaster is now facilitating Sellik’s corporate/sponsorship needs. Poor Chris, selling his very ever lasting soul for a bucket and spade.

[DMAA 3,603]

I think I will watch Sportscene tonight ?

[Rousseau 9,399]

1 minute ago, DMAA said:

I think I will watch Sportscene tonight ?

I was just going to ask what time Sportscene was on!

 

[the gunslinger 3,366]

19:30 I think