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John Reid; for the off?
Topic Started: Nov 17 2008, 03:39 PM (203 Views)
desachi
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Apologies for the source. In my defence, it is George Galloway. ;)

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Reid Gets New Kicks

Nov 17 2008 George Galloway

WHEN I first met "Dr" John Reid (the Doctorate is in the political economy of the then Marxist republic of Benin, a small central African outpost most of us knew little of) he was a Stalinist, a member of the Communist Party of Great Britain.

Guitar in hand, he taught a whole generation of us the songbook of Irish Republicanism.

He grew up to laugh at the idea of Socialism, and needed bodyguards at Parkhead so in thrall to the "loyalist" side in the conflict had he become as Northern Ireland Secretary.

Once in his drinking days, big Diane Abbot, the Hackney MP, had to physically smother him in the NO lobby in parliament to stop me re-arranging his sneering face.

But when he sobered up, he became easily the most effective of the Blairites, even if it was in the service of, a different, foreign power.

Sunday after Sunday he'd be on one TV sofa or another defending the polar opposite of what he'd once believed in.

Yesterday "Dr" Reid revealed that he's to take up a new chair at University College London (which presumably means a vacancy at Celtic Park) in Security and Resilience, whatever that might mean.

Although no longer on speaking terms, I still admire John Reid as a political man, in the way I could admire the late Enoch Powell as a parliamentarian while hating most of what he stood for.

I wish you luck as we wave you goodbye.

Now let's get Celtic fans' champion Brian Dempsey in as Chairman. Son of a respected Labour Lanarkshire MP, he's been out of football too long.



Can I start dreaming? Of course it won't solve all our problems off the park, then again, you have to start somewhere.

Hope it is true even if it means I have to share oxygen with the man. :thumbs.up:
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He is being replaced by Thatcher though!




Good to be back!
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Mainser
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Not sure why taking an academic chair would mean him walking away from Celtic?
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Mainser
Nov 17 2008, 05:24 PM
Not sure why taking an academic chair would mean him walking away from Celtic?

agreed

is this not just wishful thinking from george and des? ;)
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desachi
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Mr. Optimist here. :D

Sometimes it is good to wish for things.

Can't believe quite how much this appointment has gotten to me. From the man who was even pretty philosophical about the old board. That's what a war criminal will do you I suppose. :rolleyes:
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oh please.
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Let's hope the story is true, and we soon get rid of John Reid ! :thumbs.up:
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come on hes not even had his feet under the desk for a year
no way will he walk away from this position not for a few years at least
tigers gonna get ya
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desachi
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Killjoy.
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just an honest member posting an honest point
unlike a few honest members in the lair this morning :D

me a killjoy :wtf?: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:
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He is a baldy, fascist hypocrite.

Get him oot ASAP.
In every hick town in Caledonia

Across this pseudo nation

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Henke
Nov 17 2008, 11:39 PM
He is a baldy, fascist hypocrite.

Get him oot ASAP.

fuck that wis quick henke havent finished ma curry sauce and chips :banghead:
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tigergerry
Nov 18 2008, 10:41 AM
Henke
Nov 17 2008, 11:39 PM
He is a baldy, fascist hypocrite.

Get him oot ASAP.

fuck that wis quick henke havent finished ma curry sauce and chips :banghead:

A beg yours?
In every hick town in Caledonia

Across this pseudo nation

You can see the most fucked up scum that was ever shat into creation

Where a blue McEwan's lager top equals no imagination

You're hunbelievable



If you're having cash problems I feel bad for you hun
I've got 99 problems but tax ain't one
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Cant see us being so lucky.... :pray:
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tigergerry
Nov 17 2008, 11:37 PM
just an honest member posting an honest point
unlike a few honest members in the lair this morning :D

me a killjoy :wtf?: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts: :nuts:

Nae willingness to endure wishful thinking killjoy? That better? :D
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