In these testing times, we need to find light relief wherever we can.
Over the last couple of years, I have observed that the mighty Glasgow Sevco are always triumphant in the Close Season Cup.
Of course, that is the time of the year when their klanbase is happiest because there are none of those pesky football matches.
Yesterday young Master Tavernier made a bold claim that his colleagues would be victorious in the Pandemic Cup.
In fairness, he has provided some wonderful moments this season.
I think this is my favourite.
Or maybe this one…
The Sevco High Command have also been taking part in the hastily arranged Diversionary Rage Cup.
This is proving immensely popular with the Ibrox klanbase.
Meanwhile, the soundtrack at Celtic is one of serene silence.
Yesterday a Parkhead insider told me that the leadership at Scotland’s richest club were very busy looking at what was possible going forward.
Of course, all of this is merely an amusing aside from the new dystopian normal that we are all living through at the moment.
On whatever platform it arrives, journalism is more important now than ever.
If Philip L Graham was correct in his belief, then there is really only one story at the moment.
Every household on the planet will probably be touched, in some way, by Covid19.
So quality information is vital.
One of the changes wrought by the pandemic is that the mundane has become special.
Yesterday was our weekly ration convoy in Dún na nGall.
I am the driver, and I remain in the car throughout the operation.
Not all superheroes wear capes.
Ours prefers a Seoul Saint Patrick’s Day T-shirt!
At least Glasgow, a city with a substantial multi-generational Irish community, had a genuine reason for mot having a Saint Patrick’s Day parade.
As I was waiting for the Big Fella to dander out with the groceries, Baby Doctor messaged me with scéal about her final mark in her degree.
Although scoring near the top of her class, she was irked that it wasn’t a First!
I reminded her that the entire revision and exam schedule for this year had been ripped up and thrown away due to the pandemic.
Ah, she’s always been tough on herself.
So, there’s now a medical doctor in our little Irish brood.
Sadly, she will not enjoy the well-earned lazy summer of relaxation that she had planned.
This is wartime, and she is needed at the front right away.
Apart from our heroes in hospitals and care homes, most of us here in Ireland are being asked to do remarkably little to contribute to the well-being of the nation.
On this day one hundred four years ago, others did so much more.
Last night I was able to Zoom into a lecture by the author Dominic Price.
His book The Flame and the Candle is the definitive work on the revolutionary period in Mayo.
Afterwards, I took to Twitter to express my gratitude to him.
Our personal shopper had told me last week that the COVID 19 lockdown would be a period where proof of concept would be established for technologies that already existed.
So, it has proved to be for your humble correspondent.
Before listening to the excellent Mr Price, my NUJ branch met in happy conclave also via Zoom.
Now, we have been talking about doing the Skype thing for years given the large geographical catchment area of our branch.
When this lockdown is over, I suspect that we will not forget about the efficacy of this tool.
As for Planet Fitba, I suspect all will be changed, changed utterly.
A senior Scottish Football source told me earlier today that he did not expect to see even closed-door matches within this calendar year.
Consequently, young Master Tavernier will have plenty of opportunities to vaporise about Sevco’s “winning mentality”.
The rest of us have to focus on what is real, and that is how we stay safe.
It will be some time before we can join in a rousing chorus of “vaccination once again!”
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Alex Rae would struggle to spell integrity, just another of the go to guys for our media.
When I’ve had the misfortune to hear him on Clyde S S he’s scraping the bottom of the barrel and considering some of those whom Clyde turn to he’s in great company.
Oh, and he’s not the only one who finds the English language challenging. There’s an overpaid muppet at Hampden who would struggle with an O Level English test exam paper.
You know who you are and so do we!
I can’t believe Alex Rae on Clyde SSB talking about integrity whilst talking about calling an end to the season and making Celtic champions.
Someone should ask this guy if he was acting with integrity when he was depriving the Exchequer of social taxes during the EBT years at the original Rangers FC.
Or when the New Club was awarded the trophies won by the old club and a secret Agreement was drawn up to conceal the full extent of what really happened at RFC at what part a Knight of The Realm played in it.
Problem is, you try to get on to the programme’s phone in to discuss this matter!!
NO CHANCE!!!!!!!
You’ve got more chance of seeing Nessie swimming up the Clyde.
Well done. Congratulations to your daughter on the hard work that earned her medical degree.
I’m interested to know what the NUJ in Scotland has to say about the standard of journalism on offer here. Or are those guilty of succulent lamb and other such bollocks not typically members?
The bbc and sky are saying 684 died in the last 24hrs in the UK.
They have also reported 587 in England, 110 in Wales and 64 in Scotland.
So that’s 761 Total so what’s going on here???
In those two videos he does say “you know” an awful lot..
We know he is nothing but a serial loser ( copyright C. Sutton) apart from all those non footballing trophies.
Here goes
The close-season cup
The transfer window cups – Winter and Summer
The end of season cup when the opposition are thinking of the beach etc
The first winners of the Pandemic cup
‘Zooming in’ is very appropriate today. It is Hubble’s 30th birthday.
A UK astronomer has been on tv explaining they pointed Hubble at a one millimetre by one millimetre dark point in the sky.
Hubble made 288 observations of this 1mmx1mm on 288 rotations of the Earth.
They observed 100 million little dots.
These dots were not Suns but Galaxies with billions of Stars in them.
The Universe is expanding at an accelerated rate. It gets faster.
The energy to do this constitutes three quarters of the energy in the Universe. They don’t know where it comes from.
Once you realise the vastness and mind bending numbers of this, you realise that God, The Prime Mover, source of all energy, can indeed keep track of the sins and good deeds of All people on Earth.
God Zooms in.
So the Astronomers who spend their whole life studying what they see admit they do not fully understand what they see.
However you claim to know 🤔🤥🤣🤣
Yes, I know. 😇
Evidence??
Response – I just know😇
Any further debate pointless😷
Congrats to Baby Doctor. I know how much work she would have put in. She doesn’t need a First, she is obviously very smart and determined and that will make her an excellent physician.
As for Sevco, for this one reason onIy, I wish the shutdown had happened on Monday 16 of March instead of the 13th, as was originally planned, because I firmly believe that a rampant Celtic would have humiliated an already deflated and defeated Sevco on Sunday 15 March. That old 7-1 record was on a shoogley peg that weekend and there would be no discussion at all from them now about who the Scottish Champions 2019/20 are.
The virus and more. A gimps into the past, present and future. We need journalists of integrity and truth. Please turn your eyes away from the rolling out of EVENT 201 and follow the money. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miDWjOjXDHE
Ah right on time statement o’clock from club 18to30 to keep the Klan and the gullibles happy oh and how they are happy with it . The thickos loved every word even praising the statement for mentioning season tickets and how important that money is to the club and the Klan lapped it up desperate to part with their cash . Job done some scraps fed to the plebs about how the SPFL /SFA and everyone else in Scottish football is against them , still feeding the dafties the line about getting rid of Doncaster McClennan and McKenzie this is their trump card to get played all the time . Keep throwing that out there to gullibles and it’s a sucker punch every time , it gets them hook line and sinker .
Phil
Whilst I normally agree with your comments I’m convinced you’re exaggerating the dangers of Covid-19. You’re spreading unnecessary alarm when there’s no need. Today we woke up to the most powerful leader of the free world declaring to his global audience that the USA have discovered the vaccine in record time.
Apparently Mr Trump has confirmed a simple burst of sun tanning or as he calls it a ‘ blast of bright light ‘ coupled with a quick injection or ingestion of ‘ disinfectant ‘ and the virus is cured. Why on earth are so many scientist wasting their time across the planet trying to find a more complicated vaccine than sunshine and dettol ?
I agree about the alarmism I’m sitting in my back garden in sunny Glasgow enjoying a life enhancing glass of Dettol on the Rocks.
Lightweight!! I’m already on my third tin of Jeyes Fluid!! 😂
Apparently Trump now says he was being sarcastic. Reminds me of being at school when the kid that says something dumb then claims it was a joke to cover up their embarrassment and everybody sees through it.
I notice the Trump apologists are quiet today.
Even they might finally have realised he is a senile old arsehole.
There is an old joke about the guy about to be guillotined and when the blade falls and gets stuck, he, from his particular vantage point, kindly points out where the problem lies and is then duly dispatched on the second go.
I am reminded of this as I am about to make a point about Tavernier. He is continually picked at right back given his distinct lack of defensive qualities and yet it is widely accepted that he is fast on the wing and a great crosser of the ball, the best in Scotland for my money,
So what could Sevco do to vastly improve both his and their situation overnight?
It’s a tough one…