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Paaul - would Stan not be the first choice midfielder, and priority to secure amidst the different transfer speculation that's ongoing?
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2nd this time?
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So near and yet......
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so far
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Like Paul I really look forward to these games now. It's the style we are seeing that is so enjoyable.
We have a habit of hitting the Pars for 5 at CPm so hopefully we will see a few goals. What will not be in evidence is an open game from Dunfermline.
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Paul,
"Hartson, Maloney and McGeady will not be sure of their place once Zurawski, Beattie and Sutton return from injury."
Does this mean that Maloney is in contention for tomorrow, I haven't noticed any injury update on this, I hope he is
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The competition in the squad is just the ticket...Earlier read Celticblog...Johnbhoy's reports from the reserves show that Thompson... seems to be rising to the challenge set by the Gaffer...We seem to be developing Options...Options...Options...
I sense a show coming against the pars...
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pjbhoynyc Dunfermline will surely be stuffed like turkeys come Saturday afternoon. Dallas just missed an easy field goal and are tied at 21 with 6 minutes left in the 4th Q.
Does anyone think we will see a few youngsters getting on to the bench tomorrow? We need to see if the likes of Lawson, Wallace, Virgo, Du Wei etc are the real thing or not. Thirty minutes against Dunfermline is an ideal opportunity, providing the game is won.
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Paul,
I'll be happy to get the points and no new injuries. Dunfermline will be not unlike rangers - but they will demonstrate more spirit, I am sure.
It's often difficult for the players to lift their game after OF games.
I am wondering about Du Wei. Strachan was talking about competition at the back the other day. He said that Bobo and Mick could not relax with Virgo and Varga (yes, VARGA!) breathing down their necks. No mention of Du Wei.
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gavil guy
IF we are cruising by half time tomorrow then we may well see Du Wei in action for the first time (for the first team). With Balde away in January it would make sense to give the guy a run in the first team. I for one reckon he will slot in without any problem.
HAIL HAIL
Bhoy O'Bhoy
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If we are to embark on an Asian tour next year, Du Wei will have to be involved soon.
One of the key reasons he was brought to Paradise (like Naka) was for markating potential.
I cannot see any profesional player being content at not playing. Even more so considering he is the other side of the world from his homeland, friends and family. Yes he will have to be there on merit, and from what I have seen and heard; he is a special talent. I know Bobo and Mick are doing great for us, but at least give the guy a run out for 10 minutes. It need not be at CH, why not RB?
All I am saying on this, is that the guy needs encouragement. After coming coming around the world for us, it would be good to see big Scooby.
Hopefully he really isn't behind Varga and Virgo in the pecking order.
Stan would be the first name on my team sheet. Hopefully we can resign him very soon. When he is in the middle and motoring - we motor. A true midfield power-house, with his best years ahead...need I say more.
If we play the passing, flowing game that we have been - I cannot see how Dunfermline can compete or compare.
Good to see Lenny's statement that he is buying shares in the Tic.
I personally do not care to see NFL scores, or any other sport or team unrelated to Celtic on CQN. CELTIC Quick News.
Top of the league and here to stay!
HF
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There are some people reading and writing on here, not only just tonight but for as long as I can remember whose abilities and obsevations leave me in awe of my own crassness!
I can never dream of comparing my own thoughts with your observations on Celtic and football.
But what I can do is for one brief moment, one small galaxy, and one small eternity in the universe of pointlessness, recall an oasis of brilliance that all of us should cherish for as long as we breath.
I have called it:
To the man who could thread a needle with his feet
(or how the f*** did he do that)
The nearest I have ever physically come to Jimmy Johnstone was, for every home match, standing in the ‘Jungle’ just to the right of the halfway line, and about twenty terracing steps back from the low grey stone wall which separated us from that fiery headed green and white clad magician.
This was however much closer than the opposition ever got to him.
Everyone knows at least by word of mouth about Jimmy’s slightness of stature but abundance of heart. Everyone knows about his extraordinary skills, artfulness, resourcefulness, and reputation. But what no one has really said is that Jinky would have made a world class fisherman.
Like an expert angler, Jimmy would regularly bait, hook, reel, land, and then throw us back in to be teased again, almost as much as he ever did to the opposition. But we loved it because he was doing it for us, because he was one of us, and he represented us on those hallowed sods of Celtic Park.
“Gie it tae Jimmy” the Jungle would call and with a thousand moves orchestrated as one, the man of a million moments of blinding extravagance and brilliance would instantaneously have the ball under control, spun to face the oppositions goal, and be jinking across the half-way line, going left then right, then back, then forwards, leaving a trail of exhausted opponents, their tongues covered in grass burns as the vainly tried to work out why the Newton’s natural laws of motion did not seem to apply to the wee man.
As he instantly hypnotised both the opposing fullback, and us, and transmitted by ESP the message that he was going down the outside, the defenders muscles made that imperceptible, involuntary and sadly (for him) irreversible commitment to covering the route that Jinky had somehow convinced him he was going.
Imperceptible to most of us that is, but like the thrashing of a distressed fish to a shark, the wee man picked up both the heat of fear and the consequential disturbance in the air pattern. In an instant, he had whipped the ball eight inches in the air, pulled it with his right instep inside and over the vain and forlorn swish of the opponent’s right-foot which had continued on its own trajectory. This resulted in three things happening with uncanny regularity.
Firstly Jimmy immediately and seamlessly, transferred the responsibility for the continued advance and control of the ball to his left peg, and defied the laws of body mechanics to go inside and home in on the goal at the Celtic End of Paradise.
Secondly, the defender seemed to be heading off to buy a pint of milk and three pounds of potatoes.
And thirdly, everyone in the ground pissed themselves laughing at him!
The centre-half seeing the thrust of the red-haired whiz-bang, made to push forward from the safety of the defensive numbers to cut-off JJ’s path (or more usually to cut off his legs usually somewhere up around Jimmy’s neck). The full back, recovering as quickly as was possible when your legs were as dignified as a couple of twisted pipe-cleaners, but desperate to rid himself of the memory of urine soaked ridicule, rushed to support his advancing comrade in arms by forming that impenetrable pincer of muscle, tackity boots, liniment, brute force and destructive football ignorance!
In they both came; one from forward slightly left, and one from backwards to the right. Nostrils flaring, eyes popping, veins, throbbing, evil was in their mind and harm was their intent.
Shoulders dipping, waist and hips shimmying, eyes on the ball and its two yard circumference, Jimmy took the move to that point where no-one could draw out and everyone could see what was going to happen.
We all had a premonition of the pain that Jinky was going to feel!
In instinctive harmony we closed our eyes and drew a sharp breath as the three torsos, six arms, six legs, and one ball, fuelled by the unsophisticated assault and battery of the not-so-beautiful game’s answer to the nuclear threat – 1960’s Scottish defenders - were subjected to the cataclysmic amalgam of ‘immovable objects’ and ‘unstoppable forces’.
Except, when we opened our eyes, there was Jimmy, still with the ball. Somehow he had not only whipped it back with the outside of his left foot in the opposite direction - in defiance of his muscles and bone structure and dragged it away from his potential assailants, but he had also managed to manoeuvre himself down the outside right channel where we had all thought he was originally going,….. then decided he wasn’t and ………then finally decided he was after all. (In fact we only really knew where he was going once he got there, although even then I was never completely sure that he was where he appeared to be.)
‘Now’, with absolutely no apologies to Paul Daniels, ‘ that is magic’.
And there he was now on the bye-line, all on his own. He was ready to chip it, drive it, float it, or possibly come up with a new variation of a cross for Stevie Chalmers, or Bertie Auld, or Wullie Wallace or Joe McBride. As the other members of the unstoppable green machine flooded the box to finish the move, Jinky caught them all out too by changing his mind and going back, finding another couple of overconfident gullible victims and take them through another of the infinite variations on the ‘you’ll-end-up-sitting-on-your-arse’ routines..
I can still see the cast of famous but failed assailants pushing and shoving each other, trying to get to their feet, almost arguing over whose leg was whose as they unravelled the spaghetti of the aftermath of their unsuccessful mugging.
But funniest of all was there embarrassed search around the grass for the dignity that they seemed to lose so suddenly, predictably, and justifiably.
Jinky was if nothing else, scrupulously fair in his treatment of defenders. They all copped it in equally contemptuous measures!!
In an ever resounding echo of the Celtic Song (They come from Bonnie Scotland, they come from County Cork ….) they came from Madrid, from Prague, from St Etienne, from Nantes, from Buenos Aires, from England, and on a humiliatingly regular basis, from the south side of this dear green place. And the great thing is that most left eventually with a smile on their faces, and ALL left with a memory of a footballer extraordinaire!
And as for that ‘lost dignity’, well feeling magnanimous as he usually did after games Jimmy would probably return it to them in the dressing room, or more likely in whatever bar they ended up in that night. For one other thing about Jimmy was that he lived his life the way he played his football, and let’s be honest, would we have wanted it any other way.
James Johnstone……….Thank you!
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Shunsuke Nakamura is, of course, our first choice midfield player c'mon Paul - L. Ron.
I can't afford your chapel, the poor might but they should be given the facts.
Our first choice midfield player is Lennon petrov and Nakamura in no particular order.
Whichever one/s ticks all the boxes.
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Estadio.....you are on a roll...all this late night creativity from the Gorbals....
You need to get a good nights sleep to keep the creative juices going....
..AND...i agree Jimmy Johnstone was Magic....
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we can put real pressure on our rivals hearts and hibs tomorrow with a win.
hearts..tricky tie at motherwell.
hibs...tfod might manage a draw!!
no complacency allowed.
Emjay
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Here is a link to BBC Radio 5 Live's search for the greatest sport's team ever. You've to pick the top 5 teams, in your opinion. So that's Celtic 1967, and 4 others.
So, get voting chaps. C'mon the Hoops!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/greatestteam/greatestteamvote.shtml
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bennybhoy-
thanks-I,ll have some of that.
Been busy on the last thread making sure it didn,t finish with post no.666-can you imagine that?
CQN would have been cursed....
Not that I,m superstitious-
I,m off to walk under some ladders and run over some black cats.....
noel.
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Thats me voted with the other 4 picks all non english.
I really want the hibees to murder the tfod to put them on a downer again. Sorry edward but the guys in work think that they are on a comeback.
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Hi paul,see you made it on E-tims again.....
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Du Wei didn't play for the reserves because of an unspecified injury so he's unlikely to get a game tomorrow. Paul Lawson, Pearo and Wallace are most likely to get a game although Quinn or Gardyne might get a run if there are no strikers back fit.
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If you haven't already done so, check out Estadio's poem in the last post. Class
Also, Kojo posted at the end with another tantaliser (is that a word?)
HH
Bhoys of Geoje
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'Gavil Guy said...
"We need to see if the likes of Lawson, Wallace, Virgo, Du Wei etc are the real thing or not."
I agree that we do need to give these guys the opportunity to show what they can do in the first team. And anyone needs at least 30 minutes to get into a game and have a decent chance to strut their stuff. But with the current consistency in the team we don't really want to be upsetting things too much with wholesale changes.
It might therefore be an idea to promote these guys to the starting line-up if they show particularly well when used as a sub. But no more than one at a time, unless injuries dictate otherwise. We need to maintain stability at the same time.
If we're 3 goals up and cruising a game with 20 minutes to go, then throw a couple of them on. Or if we end up 15 points clear at the top of the league come March, then put out some experimental line-ups (remember, a virtual reserve side beat Falkirk 8-1 in the League Cup).
But let's make sure things are pretty secure before we start taking risks. Failure to win the SPL and qualify for next season's CL is NOT an option.
'Gavil Guy also said...
"Dunfermline will surely be stuffed like turkeys come Saturday afternoon"
...and Weeron said...
"Dunfermline will be not unlike rangers"
There will be one definite difference between Dunfermline and Rankers, I'm sure. Dunfermline will sit out most of the game with all 11 men behind the ball, with little interest in getting forward and being creative. Remember, Rankers had more shots on goal than we did last week. I'm pretty confident that Dunfermline will not. But they may not be quite so profligate as Rankers.
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Paul67 and the bhoys
Contributions and subsequent debate continue to be excellent.
Estadio, Kojo, Fargo, weeron, Arranmore, p8ddy, neg anon etc etc etc etc - not forgetting our resident bhear, EdU - keep it up!
As promised, the formal announcement of a new ghirl to the fold would be done through CQN, note the lazy papers.
Baby hhplc was born on Wednesday, weighing over 9lbs.
Mhother and bhabe both well and home today.
Looking forward to joining the backshift bhoys - but then again, my daughter seems to be an Angel baby so far.
Hailhailplc
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You beat us there Paul, not that this is a race to put celtic news out in the blogging world:-)
Great preview once again, if you want a lower brow preview, weel it is cold and early in the morning
www.thelordofthewing.blogspot.com
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Congratulations HHPLc.
Over 9lbs, bet mhother was chuffed with that.
Another ghirl into the fold, excellent.
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thanks jsm69. 20 hrs of labour - expecting the backlash this week!
Off to the hospital now to Bring them Home
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From what I've heard, Maloney is not fit for Saturday. It'll be BBJ and McGeady up front as our only 2 fit strikers. Probably one of the youngsters on the bench (maybe Quinn or Gardyne for a run out?). Anyone heard about Sutton or Magic? Both must be nearly ready by now surely?
Found this on the Sky Sports News website. It seems our esteemed friend Stuart Dougal has chucked in the towel as Lenny was only given a fair ban, rather than one which would set a precedent for all other offences (carried out by celtic players!)
Stuart Dougal has tendered his resignation from the Scottish Senior Referees' Association after being 'let down' by his colleagues following a fiery Old Firm match in August.
Dougal was left angry after the association handed Celtic's Neil Lennon just a three-game ban following the midfielder's outburst at the referee after their defeat at Ibrox.
The experienced referee believes that he has not been given enough protection over the incident and is concerned that the decision is not in the interests of the game.
"I have tendered my resignation to the council and it will be considered on Monday or Tuesday of next week," he announced.
"I feel passionate about refereeing and the direction we are going in and I'm concerned about the whole issue of protection for our members.
"It's something I've had to consider for some time now and it hasn't resolved itself the way it had hoped it might.
"I have strong principles and I can become quite emotional in my feelings on the protection of referees and the issues involved.
"This is not about me, it's about the young guys coming through who need some sort of protection."
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The snows coming down and it's the first Sunday of Advent this week....Any chance of a Christmas tree formation this weekend?
Making use of McGeady & Naka in their "preferred" positions and Stan, Lenny & Thommo in a narrow midfield.
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Thanks Estadio, I hope you are getting some shut eye now after that marvellous tribute to one of the greatest entertainers of all time. When I see JJ in videos nowadays it makes me want to laugh at how he mesmerised the six footers and then as I see more of him my heart swells up, I start to get choked with emotion.
Bravery personified!
I see George Best is failing, Another marvellous entertainer,
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Managed to neatly post this on yesterdays blog!
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Sorry Paul but I can't agree about Sunday's result not mattering.
One of my best mates is a hibee (the one who complained about Brother Walfrid nicking their best players all those years ago) and it's his 50th Birthday on Sunday.
The best birthday present a man can get would be 3 points off Rangers.
T
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scotcelt56, ask your mate why his team were so disinterested in taking 3 points off TFoD in their final match of last season... or even exploring the colour of the grass in Rankers half of the field.
I think GS should avenge this blot on Hibs' record by taking all the best players out of their current team. Our reserve team needs a bit of a boost if they are to retain their league title...
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G14 to be G16?
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The Dougall resignation has been massively low key has it not? Perhaps it's another grand gesture from the man and it eventually won't be accepted?
What exactly is the protection that he felt he didn't get from Lennon? Protection from verbals, since there was no physical contact or threat.
This from the man who is happy to tell footballers to F*** Off routinely during a game.
Let's hope McVicar doesn't attempt to change his mind. Dallas and Dougall are two great examples of the Prima Donna who actually believe that they are a major part of games and their eventual outcome.
It's the kind of ego-led officialdom we can well do without. The task of the MIB is to be anonymous as much as possible in any game and to apply the rules fairly and honestly.
Give me Rowbottom anytime. A man who may make more mistakes in a game, but who tries to get it right and stay out of the picture.
To Mr Dougall I can only say:
Cheerio, Cheerio, Cheerio
You will not be missed
The game will be better without your over-inflated ego
Will you (please) no come back again........at any time!
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Congratulations Hailhailplc and Mrs Hailhailplc. I am sure this is a great time for you, and I can promise the good times keep on coming.
Brillaint work again Estadio. I have one or two memories of Jimmy, though mostly from meeting him. In person, he is everything you could hope he would be - a 100% genuine person.
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Kojo, your observations are noted, as always.
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I've still got a strong suspicion that Du Wei's future is tied to Balde's.
That might partly explain all the talk at the start of his contract about "not being SPL ready till January" - a wee bit of expectation management for the fans.
I would guess that his transfer fee and terms of return might be tied to some first team appearance clause - and that Celtic do not want to trigger this clause until we are sure we can offload Balde?
Anyway, I would guess that if Balde stays, Du Wei goes in January - and vice versa.
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BigChip 9.45am
Couldn't agree more, defending a 1 nil deficit at home for over 60 minutes was a disgrace, not that we weren't equally as bad for our performance at Fir Park, but at least we had nerves as an excuse, what was theirs. I remember sitting in a bar in Tenerife watching Celtic v Barcelona in the Champions league last year, a big crowd from Edinburgh were in, most of them Hibs fans. The roof just about came off when Barcelona took the lead, big backslaps and pints all round, oh how they laughed when Henrik scored. I wouldn't exactly be gutted if Rangers thump them on Sunday
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bigchipsuk, true - although I believe the first half was OK it was only in the second that they both shut up shop. Hibs did what they had to do in order to get into Europe - all we needed to do was beat Motherwell.
There's another possible plan. WGS (a well known hibee) could loan them some of our reserve players from january so that they can guarantee second in the league and with Hearts third...!
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Paulo, great to back in that dear green place that is CQN.
Good post but need to content a couple of points:
Naka first choice midfielder? Surely that title still has to go to Stan. Naka's match-winning movement/passing/crossing does indeed put him right up there but without Stan and Lenny's industry Nakasan would struggle to provide.
Dunfermline game. I've only managed to get back for four games this year and East End park was one of them. I think you are being hard as the second half show was extremely promising and I think the first real display of our flowing attacking football and GS's 'vision'. Some of the play was a joy to behold.
I am really looking forward to the game tomorrow - what a different world we are living in these days! We had around a 80 hoops in our Celtic club in rome last saturday including Charlie Burchill! (Finnegan pub - via Leonina - don't miss it on a trip to the Eternal city! Apologies for blatant plug!) Dunfermline really are in trouble and I agree with some of the other posters who would like to see the likes of Du Wei, Lawson etc getting 10/15 mins or so once result is beyond doubt. Also...bring back Didi! Sorry Paul (Telfer), you have indeed done well but the thought of what Didi could bring to the right wing is frightening.
Hail Hail
CW
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Romanov in bid to take over Celik! - This morning's Herald headline caused a wee panic here until we realised it was a Bosnian team.
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Paul,
I would be cautious about suggesting that this is a very good Celtic team in the making.
We are the best team in an otherwise very poor league. Probably the worst standard of football this league has ever seen.
A good test will be next season when we play CL football. The good point is that we have 8 months to gell before then.
Never truer has the saying 'Big Fish in small pond' been true for us this season. The only question is how small is our pond?
TERNAR
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Morning All,
Just time to post the following email received this am. Must get back to work.
Last night as I lay sleeping
I died or so it seemed
Then I went to heaven
But only in my dream
Up there St Peter met me
Standing at the pearly gates
He said "I must check your record
Please stand here and wait"
He turned and said "your record
Is covered with terrible flaws
On earth I see you rallied
For losing every cause
I see that you drank alcohol
And smoked and used drugs too
Fact is, you've done everything
A good person should never do
We can't have people like you up here
Your life was full of sin"
Then he read the last of my record
Took my hand and said "come in"
He led me to the big boss and said
"Take him in and treat him well
He used to support the Glasgow Rangers,
He has done his time in hell"
CaltonTongues
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Ternar
Get a grip, too much negativity man.
SPL = Best since 97/98.
At least three teams have moved forward, one has moved back.
LC OF game = Very well received down south in comparison with the EPL tripe currently on offer.
CL = Worst ever, that is the line you should be pushing.
Fourth in the "worst ever" SPL and still in contention for the CL Last 16.
Some mistake surely.
If we get into the CL next year I think a lot of teams would want to give us a miss, WGS has got the "Big Mo" behind him at the moment and we should be closer to the finished article next season. All we need is a properly resourced "Growth Strategy" and we should cause some damage.
Well here's hoping.
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Did anyone get all 3 scottish players who have played for 3 European Cup winning clubs?
I have 2 but the third? Time for a clue, perhaps?? ;-)
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Morning all,
It's been great coming on here recently and hearing (in the main) such positive comments about the 'Tic.
I'm not as cocky about tomorrows game though. I'm sure we'll get the result we want, but I think it'll be a different test for our side. I'm looking forward to seeing how we can make space and create chances against a side that will inevitably sit back and put most of their players behind the ball. It's a great chance for our creative players to show how they can open up a packed defence. I feel we're better equipped to do that this season than last, but let's wait and see.....
Didn't know about Dougall's resignation. Is there no end to his conceited attemps at crass publicity? Away you go Stuey, get tae feck.
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muppetbhoy-i think hailhailplc's wee ghirl will be at school before we get the answer to that headnipper!
i for one will not miss mr s.dougall.he made his report,it was fully investigated by the authorities and the judgement was arrived at after due deliberation.he wants to try walking around in lenny's shoes for a while,if he feels hard done by.
is this rangers'worst run of results since 1907?
gale 8 to storm 10 decreasing 5 or 6,becoming variable 3
or 4
later in northwest.
snow showers dying out.
moderate or
good.
some days it's great to be alive!
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Get voting for the lisbon lions, and make sure you waste the other 4 votes on diddy teams that no one will vote for!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/greatestteam/greatestteamvote.shtml
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HailHailplc,,,,,
Congtrats!!
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I'm with Muppetbhoy on this. Where the heck is the answer to the 3 Scottish players who have played for 3 European winning teams?
McClair and McInally, everyone seems to have, but no-one can get the third.
Incidentally, a few interesting comments on this weeks etims rumour mill.
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I spent all day yesterday trying to get a third. Im not convinced there is one. Lets be honest, we're cutting it fine getting two, as McClair didnt technically PLAY for villa...
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Got my prospectus for the share issue in the post yesterday. As with everyone else, not the ideal time to be "investing" for romantic reasons, however a wee tip for anyone getting some grief off the wife.
She asked me what the computershare letter to me was about (she gets correspondance from them for her sharesave at work) and i said it was to buy Celtic shares. She gave me a "look" and my retort was, its not for me its for our son (1 year old), her repsonse, "thats a lovely christmas present, nice thought.
Worked well for me, flavour of the month and Im probably chucking away money.
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so who's the 3rd team that Brian McLair played for then .
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Celtic Cross,
He played for Aston Villa (although not the first team), Celtic and Man Utd.
It is guaranteed that it is going to be someone who played in a testimonial or in the youth squad of a team.
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going by past quizzes if such a player existed he would have been named by now,which basically leaves rambo as the one undisputed answer.
so basically in the style of the current rangers team we're getting one out of a possible three,excepting often they get none
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id love to see celtic in the champions league now ....we'd be a far more formidable proposition .lookin forward to next year....
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cascarino?
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brianboru
would you like to see Celtic v Inter Milan or Barcelona or Chelsea or Arsenal or Bayern Munich ?
What do you think the score would be? Do you think Telfer and Camara would deal with Ronaldinho et all ?
Celtic would get humped in the CL. I am realistic.
If Rangers get thru to the next round, lets see what happens to them. It could destroy their season ultimately. It's the price you pay for earning £10m
Celtic need around 7 additional international class players to compete in the CL. That's never gonnae happen.
Hopefully, our current team will mature enough by next season to compete admirably, but the Euefa Cup would be our best bet for progress.
TERNAR
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Anyone heard/read anymore on Maloney's and Zurawski's readiness for tomorrow?
/Bishop B
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George Best RIP .
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Indeed - RIP George Best
I hope the SPL clubs over the weekend have the minutes clap instead of the silence.
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God bless Besty!
/Bishop B
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The greatest footballers are the ones whose next move you can never predict, RIP Mr. Best.
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A supremely talented footballer and a great character as well, George Best RIP...
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Agree, a minutes applause is a far more fitting tribute. However assuming a minutes silence is the choice why not follow up with a minutes clapping?
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A work mate of mine is an Aberdeen supporter who claims to hate both Celtic and Rangers in equal measure, I also know a Hibs fan who claims he doesn't mind seeing the Hibees lose as long as Celtic lose as well, I asked him what he would rather have A Hibs victory or a Celtic defeat, probably a Celtic defeat was his answer, its definitely not just the Teddies that hate us.
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3rd scottish player
Is it not WGS Aberdeen, Man U and Leeds?
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Here is maybe not the place, but we all love football and recognise genius, so God bless and RIP George Best.
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awbnawgubbed....
The non-old-firm supporters tend to hate the old firm equally....superiority complex, media coverage, financial power among the most popular reasons cited...(in the same way most in England hate Chelsea now)
Sheepworryingbhoy...are you saying that Momo sylla should be included as a great footballer ;-)
On the footy tomorrow:
If Maloney/sutton/zurawski are injured lets hope Rocco Quinn gets a start...a great opportuntiy to motivate him..WGS may go with Virgo and Hartson though...(hopefully not)
Didier is surely on his way out in January so I think we will have to stick with Telfer...Has Smith recovered yet JB?
Fans & Atmosphere:
On a totally different subject...I notice over on the jungle bhoys site that their planned demo at the OF game was stopped due to corporate madness (IMO)..
They were intending to hang some banners from the top tier for about 5 minutes...The banners were approved as fireproof (in line with stadium guidance) but because they were to cover a celtic website advert they werent allowed to do it..
Is it just me that thinks this is absolutely crazy...Since when did corporate advertising get in the way of fan displays....Can you imagine the stewards at estadio olimpico ruling out the big carling top as it covered an ad...
Will we be told to stop doing a Walk On soon as it obscures the tv angles...
Yes I understand that the club have to protect revenues but come on....
Any opinions?
MR G if you still want the ticket for tomorrow I sent an e-mail..
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was the quiz question not the european cup....aberdeen havent won it...
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sorry, been away for a while and just caught up on this blog, previous answers on blog made me think it was european trophy winning teams.
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Hi all
I think GS is getting plenty out of those at his disposal and I dont think there is a problem with gelling as has been suggested by some posters.Players will retain their positions until they lose form or someone better joins the club.The young players have so far played very well IMO and have constituted to the long unbeaten run.Some people think TFOD had no appetite over the two recent games, check out the tackles on MC and tell me that is so.They were clinically beaten by a Celtic team who generally takes its chances just as they did to us in the 90's.I dont think injured players should walk back in to the first team when fit and certainly not to play out of position.So IMO either Hartson or Sutton plays not both with whoever is the present incumbent of the other striking role.Dont go for squad rotation, last years capitulation is still too painfull in my mind.
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Dessybhoy, I agree with all points bar one. I think squad rotation would have helped us last year, though that said, players still seem sharp this year so squad rotation could be damaging (ok even on that point I only marginally disagree). No European games is also helping with the freshness of the team.
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is the answer to the quiz john mcgovern derby, notts forrest and was he not on loan at celtic?
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Skippy, Derby never won the European Cup and I thought John McGovern was English anyway. Not sure about whether he was ever on loan to Celtic.
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he was scottish at least i got somethin right ;-)
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Skippie67 (sorted spelling this time): quite right my apologies - he was born 28 Oct 1949, Montrose (Scotland).
According to the leedsfans.org.uk web site his career was Hartlepool, Derby, Leeds, NF and then Bolton Wanderers.
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Amazed at the low level of knowledge regarding who has won European Cups/trophies. In my day any self respecting child coudl reel off the names and years of winners. Derby County ffs!
I blame the schools...
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i hang my head in shame i blame the schools too. Dam scottish education system. What about michael stewart man utd, Notts Forrest not sure if he was at any other english teams!
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Leabgarrow
Yes, an absence of Euro football does help GS no doubt.Down side is obviously financial and club profile.
Meaningless International friendlies need to be resolved quickly.
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What Italian clubs did Joe Baker play for?
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Gusman, does he count as Scottish having been capped for England?
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skippie
He played for Antwerp but they havent won the european cup. I thought about him yesterday. I think there isnt 3 players...
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Unless as I said yesterday we count Henke, who after residing in Scotland for more than 5 years can claim scottish citizenship - Feeyenord, Celtic, Barca...
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George Best, what a player. One that makes you frustrated that you never saw him play in the flesh. The greatest? No he wasn't but he makes the best 11 players ever easily.
It would be nice to think that they will hold a minutes silence at the next Miss World competition. That would have made him laugh.
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Was Jinky better than Best?
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Indeed there will be clapping for Best tomorrow at CP--
A Celtic spokesperson said: "George Best was universally recognised as a player with a unique footballing talent and we feel it is appropriate to hold a minute's applause, when supporters can pay their respects to him and acknowledge how much enjoyment he gave to football fans all over the world."
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Yeas Jinky was better, if he had played in England in his prime, he would have been lauded as such.
He didn't need to play in England then, because we were the greatest team in the world!
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I see the official website are saying that there will be a minutes clapping as tribute to George Best. Im glad to hear it, will show the difference between the old firm, can you imagine Rangers clapping a Roman Catholic from Northern Ireland...
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I think he would appreciate that Ardoch. The only time I saw him was in a bar on the Kings road. he had two beautiful ladies standing flirting with him while he sipped a brandy and a glass of white wine
I also had the pleasure of being 'stuck' in the same hotel as the miss world contest when I was 13. I think they are still cleaning my room.
RIP George
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George Best - I remember seeing him playing for Hibs against Celts in Scottish Cup. He was struggling to get past Danny McGrain all day and Danny slide tackled him and they both ended up on the ground at the half way line. Georgie pulled out flag in fun, and pretended he was going to spear him. Today's refs would have banned him for life!
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I think JJ was bester, but that's just my biased opinion {;o)
Anyway, my respects to the Belfast Boy - a great talent who enjoyed life - oh, what a lucky man he was!
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Michael 67 - your comments in the wake of George Best passing away is in really poor taste & i would urge you to remove them.
Whatever your gripe is with the man, can we just leave the man to rest in peace
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A minutes applause would be a much better idea I think. We saw how successful it was at Celtic Park a while back.
As well as that, I think West Ham fans would only disrupt a silence anyway when they play Man u on Sunday. A friend who is a WH season ticket holder has told me they still haven't forgotten how Man U fans (allegedly, as I can't recall this myself) ruined their commeration of Bobby Moore a good few years back (1993?).
The problem with a minute's silence is the ease with which they can be distupted. At least a minute's applause can drown out the minority of idiots that all clubs have. And we are talking about a Man I player here, hardly the most popular team in Britain....
A few dim Celtic fans might even think...."hang on, he was a Belfast protestant.....!"
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Dont have a gripe with him at all. In fact only respect, being only 23 i have never seen him play, and geniunely wondered to a comparison with jinky (i.e both wingers with a passion for the high life)...
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George Best. R.I.P. A truly great player. A minute's applause is the most appropriate tribute. as he brought immense joy to Man. U fans around the world.
On tomorrow's game. again, like last week, it's all about how we play. We have the potential to hand out a gubbin', but a single goal win will suffice.
P.S What does IMO mean?
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Platowasa Tim
IMO = in my opinion
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George RIP - sat next to him on a flight to Belfast when I was travelling to Dundalk for a Euro game and talked Celtic - told him he should have played for us...never mind...........
Clapping is a much better idea for tomorrow as he lived life to the full so don't see the point of being all morose about his passing.
TB
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Cheers dessybhoy. IMO, you are a gent!!
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If wee Jinky and Best had played for the same team, there would have had to be 2 balls on the park, because no one else would get a touch. I reckon they could have kept it between them for as long as they wanted.
Jinky makes me laugh out loud every time i see clips of him playing, he was soooo good it is ridiculous.
I will forever treasure seeing him play once, even if it was a quick cameo, for the goodbye to the jungle night at celtic park, just before they tore the old place down. He came on, beat 3 or 4 players, and sent a screamer into the top corner. One of the best goals i have seen at celtic park.
How i wish i had seen him play every week, but sadly i wasn't born till 1968. On the day Man Utd won the european cup for the first time. I have never forgiven my parents for not having me the year before!
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Have I got this right -
GB "wonder" goal, Hibees vs TFOD @ Easter Road.
Memory suggest it was some goal:
Late 70's, 78 or 79, night game or winter.
Right wing, stand side, ie up the slope.
Collects ball in his own half and just runs and runs and ...
The joys of Sportsreel.
Can anyone confirm this or do I just wish it happened.
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Gearge Best RIP
He attracted girls to football at Hampden for a midweek International in the late 60s. Imagine that, girls at the footie!
I saw him play against Celtic for Hibs in 1979-80. I remember he scored in a 1-1 draw in Edinburgh. I also recall feeling sorry for him in his cup semi against Celtic at Hampden. He was Hibs only player of worth in a 5-0 win for the Bhoys.
There were some fans then who had a narrow view of him because of his background. Surely we`ve moved on since then.
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rumoid[1.47pm]-the line the'official'celtic media are taking is that the atmosphere the hoopsfans create inside the ground is a hindrance to the team,and then the club takes steps to prevent something being done to brighten the place up.they can't have it both ways...
my favourite g.best goal is the one in the mud against chelsea,when he dances through the homicidal lunge of ron harris.
another thing jinky and he had in common was great courage in their play, at a time when football was more of a man's game than it is just now.
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Re George Best lets show the world how a send off should be. George Best = Footballing Genius, George Best = troubled soul, George Best = a sportsman who deserves the the accolades. Lets give him a great one. Georgie boy RIP.
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Has there been a press conference today .
What news on the injury front?
Tomorrows starting eleven?
Jimmy Johnstone,Pele,George Best.Cruyff Beckenbaur,Maradonna.
They are all in there,and ther's more,but not quite as good as that lot.
Could be wrong though,and if so i bet it won't be long before it's pointed out.
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JonG how could you forget Barry Ferguson? tut tut.
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Hi Paul,
I'd like to join you all in your tributes to Mr Best, I only ever saw him live in a Hibs jersey, but from footage he was one of those rare players who was worth the admission on their own.
CaltonTongues {- lmao Purgatory perhaps after all there is still hope :)
Michael67 3.24 :- Actually I can see that if it was for a genius football player, or someone who played for us, or as I'm sure must have happened Anton Rogan :) I think in some cases the sheer brilliance of certain players manages to overcome normally troublesome and bigoted barriers. Although not a direct analogue I know many Rangers fans who have huge respect for J. Johnston and B. Lennox simply because of the fact the were so good.
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According to Teamtalk, Sutton and Majik available for tomorrow, but Maloney still out with a "Sprained!!!!" ankle
pablophanque
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The Lisbon Lions and George Best is the reason I love football. They were the first modern footballers as far as I´m concerned and played the game the way it should be "Beautiful football".
George Best may you rest in beautiful peace
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Michael 67 - didn't find your comments in poor taste.
Half fool - Du Wei is simply not at first team level and must develop as the trained coaching staff see fit, to rush that process due to Marketing or the fact he has travelled a long way to get here is just wrong. Celtic are too big for that!
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''Georgie, Georgie,they call him the Belfast Boy''
Obviously never seen him play but have read his autobiography 'Blessed' so therefore in a small way understand the problems he faced in his life.
Great player and person.
Rest in Peace
George Best 1946-2005
ps. Anybody know if Celtic are the only SPL club planning to hold a tribute.
Seán
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Compliments of "Daily Ireland"
NEIL LENNON might be getting on ind years, but he's confident that there's plenty of talent to keep the Hoops top of the table for years to come.
The Irishman was honoured for his contributions to the Celtic cause with a sell out charity dinner in his name in Glasgow on Wednesday night.
Tributes flowed in from old players such as Lubo Moravcik and Henrik Larsson as well as from present first team members.
But Lennon was keen to promote the younger members of the team - those who will keep Celtic ticking long after he's gone.
Special mention went to Shaun Maloney and Aiden McGeady, two of the stars of last weekend's Old Firm game.
Lennon said: “Shaun has been brilliant for us since I've been here. He has just been unlucky with the injury he got.
“But he was playing when Henrik, Sutty and John were at their peak. Now you see him in the side and appreciate what a top quality player he is.
“I am so pleased for him as I know how hard he has worked. He's conscientious and I know it hurts him when he doesn't play well.
“I see a lot of myself in him when I was that age. He is a bit quicker, mind you! But I'm pleased he has now bedded himself into the team."
He added: “Aiden is working hard in training and was a stand-out in that game too.
“Even if he is not playing well, as long as he is putting that effort in, he is going to get respect.
“Three or four times in the first half on Saturday, he must have ran 20 or 30 yards back to get the ball off Rangers players.
“Obviously, anything Aiden does going forward is a big bonus for us as he is such a talented boy.
“But if he can add that other bit to his game, then it means so much to the team."
Lennon has in fact put his money where his mouth is by acquiring shares in the club to help fund a new academy.
Majority shareholder Dermot Desmond offered to underwrite a £15million share issue up to the tune of £10million to aid the building of a new centre in Lennoxtown.
After an EGM on Wednesday, shareholder approval was obtained allowing 50 million new ordinary shares to be available.
And the former Northern Ireland international has taken advantage of the offer to help fund the future of the club.
Lennon said: “Celtic have been very good to me the past five years and, as a supporter, long after I've left the club, at least I'll have put a bit back into it. This is an opportunity I never had before. It's just a small investment but it's something I think is really worthwhile.''
He added: “It will be great to see in the future, maybe, five or six homegrown players working their way through the ranks and into the first-team squad and, hopefully, playing on a regular basis. When it's finished (the training facility) it will be something to be proud of.”
pablophanque
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Congratulations Hailhailplc! I’m sure Noel90 will keep you company in the wee small hours when you’re with the little one. You’ll have to cover her ears though as, for someone who likes the green, language can’t half be blue : ) (sorry Noel)
Jsm69 As I’ve got three lads between 6 and 12, I feel I would be a more fitting recipient of this dowry of a season ticket to find a match for your beautiful daughters.
I’ve just had a though that I’ll post their first Celtic match experiences on my blog. I may have to come back and ask for some technical assistance to add photos (I did try to follow someone’s guide posted earlier … but I must have fecked up).
I attended a gentleman's evening with George Best and Dennis Law and they were both excellent company. IMHO he was a star. RIP
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Cheers for the reply donbrattback- Plc attitude= Yes we will have your 60,000 x Gate receipt but please dont get in the way of the advertising...
For me the spectacle of football is about the complete picture and not just whats on the pitch....In my mind its another form of distancing the PLC from the true fan. IMHO if Celtic dilute the fans any further Celtic Park will no longer attract 60,000...
I have been to games in Buenos Aires, the Maracana, San Siro and the Nou camp and I think I am right in saying that its only celtic park that I havn't seen banners being regularly shown around the ground.....even Man U fans were allowed a Roy Keane banner on wednesday- now if Glazer allows it why not us?
Apologies for the rant just interested in the consensus
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Michael 67 & McGarbey bhoy - people posting their kind words/fond memories is a more appropriate tribute to the deceased George Best.
I just felt that the Jinky comparisons & the other post re: catholic/protestant comments are tiring. Leave that to the News of The World journalists or The Tracksuit fruiternity at Parkhead who eat 14 packets of crisps in my ear during home games.
Nothing personal Michael - it just made me cringe that's all
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rumoid don't apologise for the rant-although g.w.bush was going to bomb al jazeera;let's hope cqn isn't next on the target list!
a full celtic park should be a riot of flags, banners and greenandwhite kaleidoscopia!
the plc would also like you to spend your hard earned shekels on dvds and other merchandise but i'm saving up for the new sixtee7 t-shirt.
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Rumoid, couldn't agree more with what you're saying. Alas that's the way the modern game is. The corporate buck speaks louder than any fans' voice. I can't honestly believe that any 25yr old + can say they feel a closer affinity with their football club then they did 15 odd years ago. Where as before I felt priviliged to go and support my team, now I feel partly used and abused. I'm not blinkered enough to think sponsorship/corporate money is the root of all evil, but it has certainly altered the match-day experience that I used to look forward to. The difference between us and other clubs in Europe is the lack of organisation and supporter consultation that we currently experience. We've mentioned many times before the need for a singing section etc. We have the best support in world football. With a bit of organisation we can channel it correctly and create the most intimadating (in a positive way) atmosphere seen at any ground in the world. That the day has come when a banner is removed because it obstructs an advertisement is a sad day indeed.....
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cheers donbratt
George "W" Bush probably thinks Al jazeera is a kebab shop in the soutshide so Im taking cover tonight...
Good to see your saving up for your tee....not many days of shopping to chrimbo time now....
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I can remember in the eraly 70´s having a pair of George Best shoes and by that I mean these were mass manufactured black flat slip on shoes. The souls of these shoes were red moulded plastic with the shape of a long haired George Best in his strip and boots. I wore them to school and took great pride in bearing my "souls" to everyone that cared to notice.I wanted long black hair but my Maw vetoed that one and I even started at 10 years old growing a George Best beard... It completely grew in yesterday.
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Glad you agree Mayomandan..
The main issue is that the current board nor previous boards have been able to establish a suitable relationship with the fans. They act in a reactionary manner to fan unrest. In reply, the board give platitudes and half-baked responses to quell the unrest.
A few current examples;
Without the Celtic Trust's constant demands for a fan representative to have access to the board, the Board would not have considered (IMHO) increasing communication with the fans through mediums such as CQN.
Without the jungle bhoys putting pressure on the board to introduce a singing section there would be no singing section.
It is time for the board to stand with the fans and help provide the fans with the platform they deserve.
Up the revolution!!
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Aw Naw
Hartley can grow a George Best beard in a shift it seems.
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rumoid,this begs the question-whose club is it anyway?
is it ours?
is it the plcs?
is it the boards?
is it dermot desmonds?
is it gordon strachans and the players?
is it none/all of the above?
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dessy,
with me getting on a bit, Im actually pleased about my baby face complexion these days.
Swings and roundabouts
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dontbrattback-
does this ? answer your question ....
noel.
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Hmmm, 15 years ago, did we feel closer to the Kelly/White Dynasty than now? did we feel that they were more accountable to you and me the humble supporters? Yes it is a pity that the good old days are gone, I remember them well. To those of you too young to remember, those were dark dark times, with very little by way of hope. I remember at a Hibs game in 1993 they ggave out letters outlining the plans for the McCann era, and there was an artists impression of what the new Celtic park would look like, it was almost like a pipe dream.
Anyway, Who is the "fan" who is going to be put into the board? How can we trust him/her? Isn't all this plausible stuff just a part of an intrigue by someone to gain power through the back door? (I want to know who you are) If this fan did get in, does he then have a mandate to divulge commercially sensitive information? If not, then they become like the other board members, mistrusted and part of the establishment that keeps us down; if so, they harm Celtic by letting out things that shouldn't be let out before time. Tough one. If my ticket isn't in the singing section, does it mean that I can't sing? Why is Satan still regarded as a hero whie feeding them more succulent lambs slughtered in a ritual, while our mob are being abused? Why aren't Edward Ursus and his brethren lynching the chairman who has brought their team to their knees financially?
George Best RIP
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From the Celtic website
Boss ponders striking dilemma
Stephen Sullivan
Gordon Strachan admits he’s facing a selection dilemma ahead of tomorrow’s visit of Dunfermline, with the Celtic boss torn between asking Aiden McGeady to deputise up front and rushing back Chris Sutton or Maciej Zurawski from injury.
The latter pair have been training this week, though neither was fit enough to play for the reserves on Tuesday, but with both still showing signs of ‘tentativeness,’ Strachan concedes that he’s tempted to ask McGeady to continue in a role which, while unfamiliar to him at first team level, he often played for the club’s under-19s.
Certainly, with Shaun Maloney now definitely out, decision time is looming.
Strachan said: “We’ve got Sutton and Zurawski back training, which is a bonus. But they’ve both been quite tentative in their movements over the past couple of days and I suppose that both of them would like another week, in warmer weather, given the injuries they’ve had.
“That’s the reason we didn’t push Magic last week. He just looked a bit hesitant and he’s been like that again over the last couple of days. So we’ve got to see whether we can go ahead without them, as we did against Rangers, or if we can get them back in.
“Shaun will be struggling, but we’re alright regardless because Aiden moved position last week and done a decent job for us when he went up front for a while.”
It is, however, to Celtic’s more experienced players that Strachan will be looking to for leadership now that it’s his team, rather than Hearts, who’re in the position of heading the chase for the title.
He said: “It’s a different one for us now, but a lot of the lads here have been top of the league before, so we’ll be looking to the guys who’ve handled that to help us go about our jobs. I don’t see our style of play changing too much because, over the last couple of months, we’ve seen a variety of systems played against us here.
“Rangers, for example, were dramatically different in the way they played last week to the way they’d played in the CIS Cup tie. So we’ve had to think, really think, about how we go about things.”
Tomorrow, that process will doubtless involve pondering how best to break down a side, who, ravaged by injuries and anchored to the foot of the table, will almost certainly come to frustrate and nullify their hosts by defending en masse.
The Celtic boss empathises, however, with the situation in which Jim Leishman finds himself.
“Absolutely,” he said, “and I’ve no complaints because I’ve been in that situation with Coventry, when you’re going to Arsenal and Man United thinking: ‘How do we stop them from scoring?’
“Now I have to think about how we score. It’s a lot easier with good players, that’s for sure, and I’m fortunate enough to have a few of them.”
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noel-access denied!
hey,as wee bobby z.said you don't have to be a weatherman to see which way the wind is blowing
the sunhouse is having one of its 'all you can stun'buffets tonight so i'll have to look out the old louisville slugger
south utsire east 6 to gale 8 backing northeast 3 or 4.
showers.
good.
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Donbratt
To answer your question the shareholders and the board as their representatives...
The fans (customers) are a stakeholder that have to be managed accordingly.
DR Celt agreed - re; Kelly dynasty etc..I did mention that previous boards had also failed to manage the relationship accordingly
Re the singing section; feel free to sing but the guy next to you probably wont be as the guy next to him at the other side isnt...Im not saying the singing section is the answer to everything, but Im sure it would help in the general direction toward what the fans want (ie a return to an atmospheric stadium)...the question is do the board want the same?....judging on their recent actions I doubt it very much...
As for Rankers...they are not my concern on this issue
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As regqrds the singing section, i think fans are so quiet as they do not know what they are allowed to sing anymore!!
Police frown on nearly all songs connecting us with our Irish heritage even the fields of athenry , celtic plc need to clear this issue up to improve the atmosphere so the buck really does stop with them!!
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regqrds=regards
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Georgie Best -
we all knew it was coming but tonight I still feel the world has lost someone very special.
Favourite quote from George-
"I spent a fortune on booze, gorgeous women and fast cars,
the rest I just wasted....."
Go onGEORGE
noel.
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cheers rumoid
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The atmosphere at CP has changed for a few reasons some that have already been mentioned.I honestly would love to see a two tier Celtic Park. The bottom tier for those that want to stand and want to sing and take banners and wave scarves and move about to see their mates etc. and the upper tier for those that prefer to sit during a game.Older people, children, women, tourists etc. The standing area should be cheaper and I think you would find that the kids that have sat with their Ma and Pa will eventually want to graduate to where the fun is (i.e the lower tier).A bit like going to a concert, Us auld yins hang at the the back stating that we can hear the music better etc.when truly we just dont want to go home stinking of sweat or dont have the stamina or worried about our ear drums :-) but at least we have the choice at a concert. WHy should a fitba game be any different.
This wouuld bring back the atmosphere give the customer(I hate that word in this context) more choice and would surely increase the attendances and revenues for Celtic.This could be some kind of combined family season ticket.2 for the lower two for the upper
And if anybody mentions the "Taylor Report" or safety concerns or worried about political correctness etc. surely this can be solved in this day and age and if its Strathclyde police that are holding us back then the problem should be tackled with twice as much gusto
CELTIC FANS ARE CYRING OUT FOR IT !!!
Hail HAil
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Estadio
Jinky is the reason i am a Celtic fan.
I had no relative to take me to the games.
The first time i saw Jinky in the flesh was at Bayview against East Fife,in the early seventies.
Being small myself, he was my inspiration.He showed me that wee Bhoys could compete and win.
I met him in 1993 when i travelled to Lisbon to watch us play sporting.
I embarassed myself because ,i choked up and had tears in my eyes simply saying hello.
If it had not been for the bigotry bestowed by the hun,he would have been a national treasure.
Lauded as the real "Flower of Scotland"
Yes those days are gone now and in the past they must remain ,but we can still rise now and see wee Jinky again.
Alas only in our dreams.
Wee Jinky was the best.
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As one off,i think Stan could do a job for us upfront tommorrow.
Thommo could come in on the left hand side,Maka in a more central role and Agathe on the right hand side.
Stan has good movement and can finish well.I believe Naka would be more influential in the middle of the park.
Agathe would give us pace going forward and compensate for Telfers lack of it.
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Does anyone have a match report for the Under-19s Vs. Dunfermline game today? We won 4-0 but can't find a match report anywhere.
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malone-
try this
noel.
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Does anyone know anything about the meeting of "the Powers that be" in Leitz on December 8th that Kojo referred to in the last thread
VertWolf
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Aw Naw,
That's a good idea but only if it was without the small of stale pee that you got in the Jungle! There was a superb atmosphere in the Jungle and it has never really been recreated at an all seater stadium. Although it's a great idea I just don't see standing areas making a come back. What about naming the North Stand "The Jungle" though?
As for singing, I belt out every Celtic song I know for pretty much the full 90 mins but you get the random folk who appear to have taken a wrong turn at the forge looking at you as if you have some kind of disorder.
It's a shame that we can't intimidate every team the way we do to the dark side and teams in Europe. The board need to take more action on this. Behind each goal should be filled with vocal nutters like me who yell the words of the Celtic song and belt out You'll Never Walk Alone.
Anyway, I'll be in Block 438 tomorrow belting it out as usual. Mon the hoops!
Port Bhoy
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Noel
That's where I found out the score... not exactly a detailed report is it? Doesn't even give you the scorers. I don't suppose you'd like righting a report if your team got gubbed 4-0 though!:P
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Vertwolf,
Kojo refers to the "City of Leitz".
I take it he refers to Leipzig, in East Germany,which is the home of Lieca Cameras(Leitz)
There will be a Meeting of all the Euro Members there, on Dec 8th. 2005, to consider sweeping changes in the European Football Rules, regarding Players, Terms, Qualification.
There could be great ramifications.
I think that is what Kojo, is on about.
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malone-
yup.
a bit pathetic.
noel.
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Celticwullie, good to see you back.
The Nakamura comment was deliberate. Maybe not everyone’s choice, but I strongly believe it.
Madmitch, have you been to Damascus? “too much negativity.” Great to hear it from you.
Jonathan, I know where you are coming from. I learned the European Cup Finals off by heart as a boy – can still rhyme them off.
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Rest In Peace El Beetle.
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Noel these continental hours of yours, are you with MI6?
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VertWolf
alladale is correct about the City...World Cup draw made there on the 9th December...G14 Charleroi case will be the talk of the steamie....sorry smoke filled rooms...
Deal or will it go to the judge...beware the ayes of March some will be saying..
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VertWolf said...
allanadale
good spot on the Leipzig front - this report
seems to give some clues but I am not sure what the relevance to Fargo's post is - one possible clue is the quote
"Caborn said there may have been some "trade-offs" with the clubs accepting the rules but having their own way on another matter"
Anyone know what this was
VertWolf
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Guys and Gals,
Don't forget to vote for the Lions on Radio 5 Live's poll for the best team ever!!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive/greatestteam/greatestteamvote.shtml
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Paul
I would probably go with the majority in saying that Petrov would be first pick... not just in the midfield but in the first eleven.
However if you're going with the statistics then would Maloney not come into the reckoning. Between assists and goals scored he would probably come under the MVP bracket (good ol' US of A terminology).
Speaking of which, what are peoples thoughts on European football changing into an Americanised system like the NFL?
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Apologies 'allanadale'...
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Aw Naw...an excellent idea..
Not one that will ever come to fruition with the current board but an excellent one nonetheless..
I live in hope....
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Ardoch-
be careful.
You are getting toooo close to the truth.
Do you know Rumoid ?
noel.
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Ardoch,
Having carefully examined the timing of Noel's posts, I reckon he is a gaslamp lighter.
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Hamptontim-
"Gaslamp lighter"-
very gracious of you, some might have said "he looks like a paraffin lamp....."
noel.
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on the subject of employment i see campbell ogilvie is leaving minas morgul for vlad the impaler at isengard.i always thought he was one of the more enlightened and capable people at ibrox.
the other item on the bbc is that pearo is saying he will rethink his options in january if he is not getting a regular game.his time with us has been a frustrating mix of good performances,mysterious disappearances and a bit of sicknoteism.
if st.mirren win this weekend,and rangers don't,someone should ask chick young why the greetin'face when his team is top of the league
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Looking forward to hopefully a few goals tomorrow, recognised strikers or not. Dunfermline are really bad at full strength and the black top that is the Dunfermline Press reports nine recognised first teamers out. No complacency, but fast out the blocks and we can hopefully blood some fringe players.
Great that the handclapping is now recignised. So much better than the silence which any drunken idiot could spoil. And so much mmore appropriate for a man whose footballing skills were a celebration of life.
Celtic fans recognise footballing genius and George Best certainly was that. Anyone else have his gola boots circa 1970?
Belated congrats on the other night Edu.
Did anyone manage to get a link to Chick Young's coupon when the 3rd goal went in? I've got Jim White somewhere when we stopped 10 in a row. Superb!
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Noel i have not had the pleasure of Rumoids company no.
It must be MI5 then!
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Vertwolf,
Just visited your thoughtfully provided link.
Thanks.
Lots of food for thought,contained in the wording of the reporting.
Fargo, is a canny beast.
This could be what he is referring to in his latest puzzle.
I think it could be related.
What I have noticed is that Fargo and Kojo, both seem to be proposing Celtic's entrance into a Euro- Type League,rather than the E.P.L.
Maybe I am up a tree, in this idea.
Fargo seems to be telling us something.
As usual, I am too dense to figure the full story.
PJBoynNYC,
Thanks , for the verification.
I thought that I had it right, but you confirmed my suspicions.
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MALONE19 8.28PM
I agree with you and have thought so for a long time.
A northern conference comprising teams from Germany, Czech Republic, Russia, Ukraine, Holland,Belgium, England, Scotland and Scandanavia.
The Southern Conference would be France, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Greece, Turkey, The Balkan countries.
Sorry if ther geography is not perfect (I know southern Germany is closer to Italy than Northern France)
However that aside we could easily have 2 x 18 team leagues with the winners being crowned Champions.
The two Champions would play one game to decide the "supreme champion" of Europe.
Aside from that the teams could still compete for their National Cups (ie FA CUP, Scottish Cup and Copa del Rey) if they felt so inclined.
With proper allocation of spaces we could still have relegation and promotion.
So for example those teams left in the national leagues like England, Scotland and Sweden would put their respective Chamions forward for a play-off to decide which two teams would make it in to the respective European conference.
This part may be a bit of a logistical nightmare but if it can be worked out then not only are the teams playing for the conference and the overall championship they also have to make sure they do not get kicked out through relegation.
The two conferences would have pooled TV rights up to a point and then the clubs themselves could hold and exploit their own media rights globally.
For me, that would be the way forward. I'd rather watch Celtic play Arsenal, Werder Bremen, Ajax and even Rosenborg than Livingston, Dundee Utd and Kilmarnock.
Not sure if this is what you were thinking but it would be my favoured way forward.
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George Best. Did he ever know how close he was to being as good as Jinky?
Still, a great who walked through the Gates.
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There is so much on CQN now I can rarely read it all, but Estadio is a must. The piece on Jinky evoked memories that threatened tears. I have just watched a programme on George Best, God rest his soul, he was a wonderful player but if Jimmy had played his fooball anywhere else but this benighted country he would have been on the Pantheon of world renowned players like Best and Pele.
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Malone19 & Shamrock Diary,
Paul67 has already posted an article on this very subject. Check previous posts. Think it was late last year or early this year.
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Was that not on the EPL?
Off to the pub... it is a day ending in Y.
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just a wee note on the late, great george best.
his goal in the european cup final when he went round the keeper was like a goal we'd have been chuffed with scoring doon thre park!!
he scored goals at the highest level as if he was having a kickabout. it came that natural.
Have to say though my favourite best goal was when he went america and he played for santos(?) or cosmos. i think he beat and dummied about 7 players in the 18 yard box before smashing the ball ni the net!
it was a truly wonderful goal in any arena and this was after he'd peaked.
in fact i think i've got in on video somewhere. i'm away to watch it!!!
RIP Georgie
Emjay
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apologies for my bad typing. i really should check what i've typed before sending it!!
Emjay
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I'll find you Noel, you will be the guy with the attache case....or the gas lighter pole.
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this was spotted in the Firth Of Clyde today.....
I take it didn,t show up in any of your shipping maps DontBratt Back...
noel.
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If anyones looking for a ticket for tomorrow...
Ive got one going spare for a generous £20...
You know it makes sense...
Drop me a mail at info@sixtee7.com
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Did everyone go to the pub with malone?
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HailHail - congrats on the birth of your baby ghirl! Take it everyone went out to celebrate her arrival? Either that or supercelt, bigjoe and supercelt are having another cyber party!
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Not me-
public opinion has decreed that I should share with CQN -a wee something that supercelt left on my blog....
If you are deeply religous then DO NOT click here .
Remember-even The Big Man has a sense of humour otherwise he wouldn,t have given us franny jeffers......
noel.
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Doh! for supercelt, bigjoe and supercelt should have read supercelt, bigjoe and noel90, however have just clicked! noel90 even sister marie laughed at that! so now read supercelt and bigjoe!!
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Life moves on:
Today a footballing genius was taken from us.
George Best was that man.
We as Celtic supporters recognise footballing magic when we see it.
We have been priveleged throughout our history to have witnessed skill on a higher plane.
We have also been raised to recognise and appreciate artistry when we see it.
Footballing fans throughout the world are mourning the passing of a supreme entertainer,but life and football marches on.
Thank you George Best for the part you played and the pleasure you brought to us.
You rank up there with all of the worlds greatest players and today would be the wrong time to try to compare you with others.
I can think of no greater compliment than to say you would have graced our team had you chosen to join us.
Thank you for all of the wonderful memories and i for one shall be thinking of you tomoorow at kick off time.
You'll never walk alone!
Hail Hail
JonG
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Noel90,
Thanks for that !
as Davie Provan would say "Quality"
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Rumoid - you are sounding a bit like me these days - be afraid.
Paul/Madmitch - the road to Damascus is full of broken glass and I have no shoes - then again some pain is worth the effort.
HailHail - congrats and god bless - as a father of 2 girls you will enjoy - even if, like me, they look at me with incredulity when I am watching a game. My eldest has taken to watching some of the TV games with me - I can see her interest growing.
As for George Best - a brilliant player and the type we celtic fans love. You will be missed - but at least now you will get some rest from a media who couldn't leave you alone - even unto your dying day. God 11 will have a new player now (and I don't even believe in god).
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Voted for the lions.
God Bless Besty
Hail Hail
Stephen with a "PH"
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JonG,
Quality !
Hail Hail
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Pre match entertaiment at celtic park.
After watching this do you think the pars will come out for kick off.
http://media.putfile.com/BOBO247
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minx1888-
bigjoeisbackontherigsbuthehas
promisedtodoa"rigcast"somenights
butwehaventheardfromhimsincehe
wentback.superceltisaround
somewhereImethimlastweekafter
therangersgamefora"few"beers
hedidn,tdisapoint-somecraic-
mostofourcyberpartystakeplace
intheblogsthesedayscantusethis
placeasachatroomandquiterightly
so.togettosomeonesblogclickon
theirnamethenfollowthecomments
butyouprobablyknowthatalready.....
noel.
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George Best
Football Genius.
R.I.P.
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JonG-
Brilliant post-I think we all feel that bit more mortal after losing the first football superstar-always an entertainer.
Belfasthoop-
you robbed that from supercelt
noel.
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Noel:
Your10.39 post has cheered me up endlessly!
Some people may not be amused but,the big man would have loved it.
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Noel we are all part of the big celtic family.
Anyway us belfastbhoys stick together ;)
As for cyberpartys.
I have not touched a drop of the demon drink since that wee shindig we had last week.
That may well change tomorrow night so get the stellas in big man (if you dont have to light the lamps or spy on someone) and i'll get the coronas.
Anyone want to join us, yous are always welcome.
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JonG.
321
:)
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can I come ?
D O'V.
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JonG- you walked into that one! The bins let you delete your last comment!
Taxi!
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Thanks supercelt.Now i know.
you must be some age by the way if you remember that @£&^!
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Aye,darth why not.
we could use your powers to get the beer out of the fridge without having to leave our seats.
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Yeah,but how do i get rid of the bins.
Don't go there NOEL!
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Ted rodgers.
could n't think of his name quick enough.
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jong
sign out of blog.
