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Wednesday, May 23, 2007
Dateline: Tuesday, 23 May 1967

Lisbon.

Celtic manager Jock Stein and his players arrived in the Portuguese capital, this afternoon after a four hour flight from Abbotsinch Airport ahead of their match against Inter Milan on Thursday.

Celtic will go into the history books as the first British club to play in a European Cup Final. On eight previous occasions clubs from Britain have reached and failed at the semi final stage.

It has been a remarkable journey for ‘the bhoys’ from Glasgow, who this season qualified for Europe’s top tournament for this first time. Celtic have every right to enjoy their time in the sun after many years in the wilderness. They emerged as the pre-eminent Scottish team in the early part of the 20th Century, but in the 20 years before Stein arrived as manager in 1965, they only managed a top four league finish four times, falling behind Hibernian, Hearts, Aberdeen, Dundee, Kilmarnock and Rangers as a force in Scottish football.

If Celtic have surprised many by reaching in this year's final, Inter could have booked their trip to Lisbon back in the Autumn. They won the European Cup in two of the last three years, and defeated reigning champions Real Madrid home and away in this season’s quarter finals. Real knocked Inter out of the European Cup semi-final last year, denying the Italians a potential four successive European titles.

The team from Milan sit top of the Italian league with one game to play, and have won three of the last four Italian championships. Were it not for the loss of a play-off match against Bologna, after the teams finished the season level in 1964, Inter would be heading for five championships in a row on Sunday.

They have competed in two Intercontinental Championships since 1964, winning both, naturally.

Real Madrid won the first five European Cups with their flamboyant attacking play, but unlike Inter, their domestic form never lived up to their European exploits; Real finished in the top two only twice during this period.

The emergence of Inter, with their Argentinean born manager Helenio Herrera, has moved football into the modern era. They have raised the bar of professionalism to levels Real never achieved. Herrera signalled the end of the Real dynasty during his two years as Barcelona manager, when he won the Spanish title on both occasions, before heading to Inter in 1960 after a disagreement at the Catalan club.

Inter’s defensive tactics, known in Italy as cattenaccio, the bolted door, clearly illustrate the tactical naivety of their erstwhile rivals, something Mr Stein would do well to pay heed to on Thursday afternoon.

Herrera has forced the rest of Europe to accept the subtle artistry of defensive football, as well as its undeniable place in the future of the game at the top level. He has made Inter Milan the most formidable team in the history of the sport.

Celtic have won two consecutive league titles with free-scoring attacking football, but without injured top scorer, Joe McBride, they are likely to find the Inter defence a different proposition that they are used to in the Scottish provinces.

The thousands of good-natured Scots who are en-route to Lisbon can be very proud of their team’s achievement in reaching the final, history has been made, but overcoming the Italians will require an effort never previously attained by British athletes.

Tomorrow, on the eve of the game, we will report live from the magnificent Estádio Nacional, where Celtic will go through a final training session.

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Posted by Paul67 at 12:05 PM :: 

270 Comments:
  • At 23/05/07 12:04, thismancraig said…

    Brilliant!

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:06, sdstim said…

    Glorious '67 an aw that.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:07, bambi said…

    I hope we win it!!!

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:07, Andy said…

    This post has been removed by the author.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:08, danny said…

    I hadn't realised the game was played on a Thursday.

    What time was the kick-off ?

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:09, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    Very good!

    I can hardly wait for the game to start..I'm more excited about a game that finished 40 years ago than I am about Saturday.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:09, emmett said…

    I reckon we can take them....

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:10, Paul67 said…

    danny, kick off is 17:30 UK time.

    If we play the way we played against Dundee United we'll get stuffed.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:11, Andy said…

    test

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:12, curly said…

    I have a sneaky feeling we can win this game.

    Curly (Aged 7 3/4)

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:14, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    Flippin'eck-it's a bloomin Holiday of Obligation!

    I hope Father O'K doesn't do one of his long sermons..

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:16, vclxi said…

    Mammy have you made me my mashed up rusks yet ahm starvin?

    Ah bollix ahv kecked ma breeks again.

    These terry nappies don't half gie ye the scad.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:20, E-N (Ian) said…

    Almost all history is written by looking back at what happened with the benefit of hindsight. However, as this post demonstrates, history assumes a different perspective when viewed in the way that the events actually unfolded. Celtic were massive underdogs and your post illustrates the magnitude of the task faced by the Lisbon Lions.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:20, Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo said…

    Deliasmith and Hanif,

    Please just talk about Celtic you pair of sanctimonious bores

    Scroll on past any posts you dont want to read .. you two should obviously be studying anyway

    Paul67 is a married man. I have it on good account that your wasting your time

    Hail Hail

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:24, Panenka's Chip said…

    I hope we don't concede an early goal. It could be a long match.....

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:27, Michael__67 said…

    Paul

    Genius.

    Best article yet...

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:29, Michael__67 said…

    Il not be near a telly tomorrow night. I hope someone will be posting live updates...

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:29, winningemmell said…

    The ML2ers have walked to Dover and are singing the prototype version of Over An Dover

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:30, Len Brennan said…

    I don't know about you bhoys, but I'm putting the family tenner on a 2-1 win!

    /Bishop B

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:30, Len Brennan said…

    This post has been removed by the author.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:32, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    I don't know,young folk these days,calling the bairn Lisbon.

    What's wrong with good old fashioned names,like Britney.Or Pocahantas.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:33, emmett said…

    when was the internet invented? should we not be posting letters to each other to try and keep this realistic?:)

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:34, dunfydave said…

    Given this seasons performances, we'll struggle against the mighty Inter. But I take us to win by an odd goal, 2-1 being the most common scoreline this season. Knowing Celtic, we'll probably go behind too! I hope BJS gets his tactics right.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:36, Len Brennan said…

    Feck! I just realised, I'm only 35 days old and a tenners about a half a weeks wages to my old man!

    Anybody got a wooden trupenny bit on them?

    /Bishop B

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:38, Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo said…

    http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.1417693.0.0.php

    Wasn´t Shields the man that inspired the Lenny´s a millionaire chant ?

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:39, E-N (Ian) said…

    This post has been removed by the author.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:40, Michael__67 said…

    Dunfydave

    Im just no sure about BJS - he just isnt as 'Celtic Minded' as a Celtic manager should be. A 'real' Celtic man could win us this game tomorrow - just dunno if Stein can ;-)

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:44, Len Brennan said…

    Let's face it, it would be a CQN post without a manager debate.

    So... Can this young whiper-snapper Stein stand up to the record of great Jimmy McGrory?

    And what makes him think that a wee team from a backwater footballing nation like Scotland can win Europes greatest trophy?

    Hard hat at the ready.

    /Bishop B

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:54, TheLeftWinger said…

    AweNaw,

    Which sparked the classic second verse:

    Shields shops in Matalan........



    Anyway, back to more pressing issues like Thursday afternoon's game:

    I'd go for a starting line up of:

    Simpson
    Craig
    Gemmell
    Murdoch
    McNeil
    Clark
    Johnstone
    Wallace
    Chalmers
    Auld
    Lennox


    Anyone agree?

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:55, wee shug said…

    1st name on the new trophy

    hail hail

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:56, greenlion2 said…

    Marinello from the last thread. I dont know what night out you are talking about. Im out on Friday night but it is nothing to do with CQN.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:58, Paul67 said…

    Cheers Michael. I enjoyed writing it.

    E-N, yes, hindsight obscures all before it.

     
  • At 23/05/07 12:58, winningemmell said…

    I'm bemused with the new music the youngsters are listening to these days, Love, Spirit, The Pink Floyd, The Doors.... passing fads imho

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:00, EdwardUrsus said…

    Hi Paul,
    A nice interestic article that lives up to two thirds of your blogs name, but quick? I would contend that 40 years is just the teeniest bit slow :-)

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:01, Ardoch said…

    My father had the best 21st birthday a bhoy could have on 25th May 1967.

    I had hoped to repeat the feat but we were not quite up to it.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:01, Michael__67 said…

    Left Winger

    No sure about Johnstone. All that fancy dan stuff. Needs to work on his final ball if he's ever going to make something of himself...

    AidensingoodcompanyCSC

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:02, KevinG said…

    This is all a bit "Life on Mars" so a LOTW post from the future on

    www.thelordofthewing.blogspot.com

    Get to the bookies leads and put 2-1 the hoops..i've seen it i tell ye's

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:05, Ardoch said…

    This post has been removed by the author.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:06, tully57 said…

    Let's face it bhoys, this is going to be difficult. Dukla and the rest were good teams but Inter's the best in the world.

    But like my dad says, it's 10 years this year since our best ever victory - The Famous 7-1 - and he tells me that Charlie Tully is going over to cheer us on, so that's a good omen.

    Only the Latins have ever won this cup - come on the Celts!

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:07, Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo said…

    He may have just won the treble for us but I´m not to sure about Jock Stein. Especially with him not being one of us. I dont like his disrespectful handling of the media and why can he not just talk straight instead of all this coaching jargon. We shouldn´t let this European stuff distract us from our main aim. The annihilation of Rangers!

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:08, TheLeftWinger said…

    My biggest worry is that the referee is conned into awarding a soft penalty.

    There's surely no way we'll manage to come back from 1-0 down.........

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:09, Kano said…

    Wish my Mammy would stop jumping about and getting all excited.

    I feel like the last pickled onion in the jar in here!!!!


    Can hear my Da saying,stuff Herrera and they dirty sods.

    Big Jock and the boys will bring back the big one.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:12, Gordon_J said…

    Great article Paul. Looking forward to reading the rest as we head towards the inevitable victory.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:19, derbyshirebhoy said…

    Paul

    An excellent piece. You've set the scene so well, particularly in illustrating just what an obstacle Inter then represented to our dreams.

    For many and I include myself in that we scarcely dared to think that we could win the Cup though my general feeling at the time was that following the dark years before Jock arrived I was living in the midst of a surreal fairytale where Celtic just kept on beating all before them - so why not Inter?

    Look forward to the next "report"

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:19, tully57 said…

    Just a thought bhoys, imagine if we do win it.....Rangers will be furious and will stop at nothing to win it themselves next year....well not next year, coz they're not in it....but you know what I mean, the next time they win the league they'll be desparate to win it......in fact not once but twice, coz they'd need to outdo us.......

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:20, CanajunBhoy said…

    Some interesting remarks by Strachan in the latest Quick News link. I like what I hear.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:23, sdstim said…

    WG just over a week tae the new Beatles album, gonna be more far out than Revolver they say....

    As for the game, nae chance of getting the ball over the top of those eyeties, they sit well to deep, an have ye seen the size o' some of them? Best just to run at them, try an hit the byeline as often as we can, hard crosses intae the box tae try an cause some chaos.....providing we can get the ba' aff them that is...

    Hail Hail. We Shall Not Be Moved.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:36, Paul67 said…

    Edward, 40 years does not make this old news, believe me, if you and me are given another 40 years on this earth, we will still be hearing about it.

    Cheers Gordon J. Some things are easier to write about than others.

    Derbyshirebhoy, on reading the above I am getting worried about the game. It sounds like a long shot, what right have we to hope we will beat the strongest team the world has ever seen?

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:44, Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo said…

    I have stumbled upon a time machine formula below !!

    http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/_images/misc/pdf/230507celts01.pdf

    Embdy ken hoo it works ???

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:46, derbyshirebhoy said…

    Canajunbhoy

    Between the lines I think it reads "No way am I going through the last 3 months again." Reckon we'll all have a view of those who are neither leaders or prepared to be led.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:51, martinobhoy said…

    The only reason we won the league last year was because the rest were so bad and now we are hoping to take on the best team in the world with a couple of signings from Hearts and Hibs! Where's our ambition?

    Not even born yet and already I'm moaning...

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:56, oldtim67 said…

    Paul67.
    Just reporting from San Sebastion,to let you know we should arrive in Lisbon early Wednesday,Had to have a whip round to buy a new tyre.Just been told that one of the mates who came with us has the grand total of Fouteen pounds for an eleven day trip,so he misses the whip round for the tyre,
    Before I go any further I must let you know that when we arrived in Calais,We went round the first roundabout the wrong way,Then on the Motorway the wrong way, We'll never reach Lisbon at this rate.
    Back to San Sebastion, I went into a Working Mans Club and bought a Five Gallon flagon of wine,No one else was partial to a wee tipple so I'll have to sup it all myself,I just had a drink of the vino,its rough on the pallate,but I've got about five days to scoff it,
    let you know how we do when we reach Lisbon to-morrow.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:57, JonM said…

    Dammit, I can't get a flight booked. Called BEA and they have no more seats left.
    Here's hoping we win anyway and overshadow last year's event at Wembley.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:57, Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo said…

    Debyshirebhoy,

    Interesting what WGS had to say especially considering we are losing Lenny.It will be interesting to see who can step up to the plate and who has been hiding.

     
  • At 23/05/07 13:58, 'GG said…

    We're all getting off work early to get home to watch the game.
    Even the Rangers fans are getting excited.
    I really wanted to go but the fiancee would go ballistic if I spent the wedding savings money.

    Lots of flights chartered for Lisbon from Abbotsinch and the car convoy left last week for the long drive. Lisbon in a Hillman Imp.

    I hope Herrera didn't see any weaknesses when he visited Ibrox to watch us win the league.

    A young black headed slim 'GG

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:02, Len Brennan said…

    Canajunbhoy,

    Very Stein-esq from Mr Strachan.

    I was half expecting him to come away with the classic "Celtic jerseys are not for second best, They don't shrink to fit inferior players".


    /Bishop B

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:02, derbyshirebhoy said…

    Martinobhoy

    Agreed.That Wallace is never Celtic class and as for Simpson? Hibs reserves - I ask you! Does Stein have any idea what he's doing?

    Typical lack of ambition from the board. We only needed to snap our fingers and Herrera would have been leading us out.

    As a former miner I reckon the only thing Stein may be good for is to prepare a big enough mineshaft for me and my mates! Amazing how all those happy clappers have been seduced by three cup wins and a league flag. Thank goodness the opposition are so poor.

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:03, Awe_Naw_No_Annoni_Oan_Anaw_Noo said…

    http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/display.var.1417874.0.tommy_warns_against_burns.php

    I hope Jock is keeping our bhoys out of the sun .. weakens teh muscles

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:16, winningemmell said…

    May I be the first to wish Glasgow Rangers all the very best in their European Final too - wouldn't it be great for Glasgow if.....oops I've been invaded by futuristic men in white coats, they're saying something about darnel.....

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:24, Paul67 said…

    oldtim67, loved the story about you landing in Calais, but please take care on those foreign roads. Hope you have no more mishaps.

    It will be a long road home if Inter get their way.

    Derbyshirebhoy, "As a former miner..." :-)

    First class.

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:27, winningemmell said…

    Emdy heard fae


    NotafanofBertie ?

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:30, St-Gris said…

    I just hope Jim Craig doesn’t dive in and leave an outstretched leg – these Italians can trip over a long blade of grass.

    St Gris (aged 4 yrs 10 mnths)

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:34, Len Brennan said…

    Paul

    Surely your name should be Paul57 for this nostalgic look back?

    "oh hampden in the sun..."

    /Bishop B

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:36, mcgrory-for-arsenal said…

    bhoys,
    i agree on this manager;
    he might have won the league in his first 2 seasons but he isnt
    'celtic minded' enough for me.

    didnt like that defensive display away from home (in the semis)
    id like to get back to real celtic football.........

    under a real celtic man... like mcgrory (burns?)

    :-)

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:36, Plato said…

    Hope we remember that we have a Glasgow Cup too win as well!

    Make the most of this, coz I think there will be a revamp of this competition, and teams will win the European Cup who will not be champions in their own country

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:38, bambi said…

    Plato,

    Are ye mad, nae champions in the European cup??? Ha ha ha yer mental.

    Will this big German ref take a back hander? You know what the Italians are like, one day they'll get caught.

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:39, thismancraig said…

    I hear Big Jock has said that whoever scores the first goal will go on to win the game, he's not often wrong.

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:41, Plato said…

    Michael Brattback

    You mentioned something about me leaving yoiu in tears again.

    Were they tears of sadness?...



    ...... joy?......



    .......despair?.......




    ....... anger?......



    I think I should be told!.........

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:42, EdwardUrsus said…

    Paul :- If it meant getting another 40 years on this earth then I think I would be more than happy to hear it all again :-) Thou remember it also means another 40 years of hearing about England the year before :-)

    WinningGemmell @14.16 :- Careful, your evangelical roots are showing ;-)

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:46, winningemmell said…

    Edward - don't you mean 'ecumenical' ?

    I'm inspired by the recent Vatican Council 'tis all

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:48, McGraininSpain said…

    My only concern is that the likely line up for Thursday lacks real international experience. Not many caps between them really.

    However should we win I'm sure that will be put right in the next few years when these players will win hunners and hunners of caps for our national team, won't they?

    McGraininGlasgow (aged 17)

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:52, Bigjock67 said…

    Although I am only 3years and 2 months, I have a very strange feeling that Thursdays game will live with me forever. "I cincerely hope so" as my dad and two uncles are away over to Lisbon and the family have arranged a big party for when they get back on Friday. Maybe I will get to see the truimphant return at Abbotsinch airport.

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:53, Plato said…

    I agree that BJS is not Celtic minded enough!

    He is also tactically guff and a bit cheeky to the press reporters, who are only doing their job; asking irrelevant and leading questions!

     
  • At 23/05/07 14:59, EdwardUrsus said…

    WinningGemmell :- You are 100% correct in this one and that's not something you will hear me say very often, I did of course mean ecumenical :-) I'd blame the catholic schools but I didn't go to one lol

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:04, Antibes said…

    The team across the river won't accept our great season this year, especially as we've done so well in Europe, despite all the odds.

    I heard that their chairman was blabbing to the papers that next season "For every 2/- Celtic spend, he'll spend 30 bob".

    Anyone confirm this ?

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:10, Plato said…

    I am too nervous about the game tomorrow, so I won't post till after the game!


    MICHAEL BRATTBACK'S IN A HUFF

    E - I - E - I - O!!!

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:20, winningemmell said…

    On October 19th we will be celebrating the 10th anniverary of the 7-1 game. Martin12's thinking of having a bit of a do if any of you are interested - it will probably be somewhere in Lanarkshire in honour of our manager, chairman and many current players from the county. Please advise by return of post. Edward - you are welcome as honorary leader of the opposition.

    We've never had it so good.

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:22, Gordon said…

    Paul...

    I am afraid that the plane which my Dad has chartered is now full.

    We have people travelling from as far apart as Wick and West Germany!

    Our 'phone hasn't stopped ringing with people wanting to book seats.

    At £32 a head it is expensive however this is a once in a lifetime experience.

    We are due to leave at 9.15 on the 25th and should be in Lisbon at 1.00.

    I see Suarez isn't playing and Sean Fallon predicted in last weekend's News of the World that we would win 2-1!

    Can you imagine it?

    CELTIC - CHAMPIONS of EUROPE

    I am travelling with my Dad and my two brothers and about 15 of the members of our supporters club, the Sarsfield.

    Some haven't been out of the country before!

    We have to go Mass at Lourdes church before we go the airport as it's a holiday of obligation.

    The only downside is that we will have to leave my mum behind on her own.

    She has had a bad reaction to the jag we all had to get for our forthcoming holiday to Canada.

    I will speak to you again when we arrive in Lisbon

    Sorry you couldn't join us however I'm sure that we will reach another final.

    I see that the referee is that Teschener guy. Not sure about him. I hear that he has refereed a lot of the Italian teams games in Europe and they have yet to lose.

    He is also prone to giv ethem a penalty or two.

    My big worry is that they score first. You know how they have this "cattenaccio" (means the bolt or something?) thing invented by some Austrian coach.

    They will just shut up shop.

    I see the Glasgow City Council are planning a civic reception if both Celtic and Rangers win the cups.

    I think that the Gers will be up against it in Nuremburg, but you never know.

    Nightmare if they win and we don't.

    Come on the Celts,on our way to Lisbon we shall not be moved!

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:24, greenlion2 said…

    Bhoys look forward 40 years and this is the future...taken from pablo who took it from CM

    The future

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:28, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    PlatWAT-um urny in a huff;in fact I am busy doing my 11-plus!

    I'm bruised and bemused to have been turfed out of the WhiteHeatherClubCSC because of musical differences but dinnae fash yirsel'-I've gret mah last tear ower you,mah tineared tormentor.I'm just awa'hame to spin the latest 45 from DaveDeeDozyBeakyMickandTich,ken.

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:39, McGraininSpain said…

    DBBIA - more of a Tremeloes fan myself. Got their new 45? It's just gone top of the hit parade

    new number one

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:46, Tobi said…

    If there's one group I hate, it's the Beatles. See that Lennon and McCartney, they're too similar, they can't play together in the same band. Lennon out !

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:48, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    McGinS-and the serio
    usly fab Trems from Essex will produce progeny who are even more prodigiously talented!

    Who knows what the future holds..
    let's hope our supporters in Lisbon don't get rough treatment from the oppressive police forces of the Fascist dictator Salazar..

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:50, McGraininSpain said…

    By the way, best wishes to Peggy and Tommy Gallagher of Manchester. Tommy's a good Tim but can't get to the game. Peggy is due to give birth to their first born any day now.

    Apparently if it's a boy they're going to call him Noel. Got a ring to it that name...

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:54, vclxi said…

    There's more chance of us putting a man on the moon than there is of us beating this Italian defence. I fear a drubbing of epic proportions.

    I hope Gemmill keeps it tight and doesn't get any fancy Dan ideas by thinking he is a striker. Stay in your own half Tommy for your own good.

    Afternoon flights are all full, I'm going down to the airport in the next ten minutes to try and get a lift over.

    Taking four slabs of Double Diamond with me as I heard that foreign beer is rotten. My wife has also packed me some plain breed, square sausage and broon sauce as the food is meant to be rotten also.

    I'll be the one wearing the big rosette if any fellow CQN-ers want to introduce themselves.



    Best post yet Paul. :-)

     
  • At 23/05/07 15:55, Michael__67 said…

    EdwardUrsus 14:59

    Neither did Laurence McInytre - doesnt stop him....

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:04, Paul67 said…

    Gordon, your Dad had great foresight to charter a plane, I cannot imagine how one would go about organising something like that, though I hear they have a proper building at Abbotsinch now.

    Never mind, you give them a shout for me. I’ll be tucked up on the couch keeping an eye on things.

    Vclxi, I remember our first family trip abroad, we took butchermeat with us. :-)

    Just as well, the food in France was rotten. The stories I could tell about Oor Kevin when he ordered scampi and got some shell fish instead of fish in breadcrums. We didn’t know he wasn’t supposed to eat the shells.

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:06, EdwardUrsus said…

    Michael67 :- That may well be true but I can't answer for him only for me. Plus he never had the pleasure of meeting W.G and have the fun of sharing friendly digs and absurdities with him.

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:09, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    What we mustn't do is concede the first goal-the Italians with their catenaccio will be happy do defend all afternoon,soaking up pressure like a piece of bread soaking up gravy.

    And the heat-our bhoys won't have seen anything like it,not even when they're training down at Seamill.

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:12, thismancraig said…

    I hear their goalkeeper is the weak link.

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:13, JonM said…

    Let's all enjoy this one people. It could be another 41 years before we get to the final again.

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:13, 31003 said…

    The missus still takes tea bags and rice krispies!!!! with her when we go on holiday

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:16, mncelt said…

    Nice one P67.

    Anyone know where I can put 10/- on a 0-1 half time and 2-1 full time result? :)

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:17, 31003 said…

    If we were able to win it, how about an open top lorry going round the track at paradise when they return. (I'd advocate an open top bus around Glasgow but I just don't think the authorities will allow it)

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:19, 31003 said…

    God.....can you imagine if we win it....we'll probably still be talking about it in 10 years time

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:26, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    That Board are that tightfisted they'll probably get hold of an old coal lorry to lead the parade!

    I hear they keep all the gate receipts in an old National milk tin..

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:27, danny said…

    jonm

    I bet you we do it again in 3 !

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:29, Kittoch said…

    Every Day

    New E-Mail-- new account, I don't think this blogging thing will catch on.

    KittochWhoCannyBlogVeryWell

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:30, danny said…

    Remembering (or looking into my crystal ball) the ticket scramble for Seville, was it easy to get tickets for this game ? Could you simply buy them from Celtic Park ?

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:32, 31003 said…

    I'm just thinkin'.........nearly the whole team were brought up within 10 miles of Glasgow. Only wee Boaby spoils it......he's fae Saltcoats and thats absolutely miles away

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:38, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    Danny-I worked with a guy who had been,and basically you just applied to the club and they were sent out.

    The guys who went to Lisbon are a bit like guys in the Labour Party who had fought in the Spanish Civil War;living examples of'The Faith'in its purest form.

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:40, oldtim67 said…

    Paul67.16.04.When you mentioned about the shell fish.I remembered about The mate who only had £14 To go to Lisbon. He bought a bag of shrimps in Dover,and he was eating the shrimps like your brother,you could hear the crunching of shells.
    Anyway the gist of the story is he was so sick,that we nearly parted company, he had to go to hopital for food poisoning and they wanted to keep him.He was out that hospital like a flash.Hardy folk us Celtic supporters nothing would stop us from getting to Lisbon.

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:47, JonM said…

    danny,

    now you are just being silly!

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:52, Parkheadcumsalford said…

    In these post-Vatican 2 ecumenical days, I give you THE chant: "a million Catholics everyday pick up their Rosary Beads and pray: STEIN, STEIN STEIN" (to the then Heinz beans advert's tune).

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:57, Tom the Tim said…

    To anyone trying to get a flight from Abbotsinch, I would try Renfrew Airport, as Abbotsinch is still not open yet,unless you have a wee prite plane on standby.

    There's a 7.00pm Mass in St.Pat's Anderson and it promises to be quick.

    I think I'll go there on my way to the Off Licence, assuming we win. Don't think we will though.

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:57, 'GG said…

    There's a rumour going round that if we win the cup, the RAF want us to lift the Torrey Canyon as we have lifted everything else this season.
    So the return might be delayed a day or so.

    BTW our computer failed today and the IBM engineer was away to the game. IBM are sending someone from Newcastle tomorrow. Payroll could be late this week for the guys in a certain Newhouse factory.

    'GG waiting on parts

     
  • At 23/05/07 16:58, Tom the Tim said…

    *private plane

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:00, Parkheadcumsalford said…

    Just asked my Dad how he got his ticket. His supporter's club's president applied to the Association and were given what they asked for, which was 6 or 7, as he remembers. A lot more would have applied, of course, but they couldn't afford it.

    By the way, Radio 5 Live has been boasting all day that an astonishing 25 to 50,000 Liverpool supporters are in Athens.

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:02, Gordon_J said…

    You guys are just taking this way too far!

    Good fun though.

    I was only two at the time and slept through the game. Never forgiven my parents for not waking me.....

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:03, 'GG said…

    Parkheadcumsalford

    Just listening to Radio2 on web.
    Liverpool fans stranded at airport as last scheduled plane has a technical fault.

    Gutwrenching situation.

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:07, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    Technical fault-have they checked the undercarriage isn't up on bricks?
    DBBIA/LazyStereotypeCSC.

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:10, St-Gris said…

    Tom the Tim,
    Our front living room window looked onto Renfrew Airport from 1964 onwards. As far as i can remember it was derelict. I left the area when I was 8 but the old "watchie" - who had about 6 fingers in total - let me and my mates (about 10 of us) into the watchtower frequently to play. Its now a Tesco but some great times were had playing there.

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:23, 'GG said…

    I believe Abbotsinch was opened in the summer of '66.
    I well remember walking out on the Renfrew apron to the Britannia props which barely cleared it over the boundary fence on takeoff.
    And they had some seats facing backwards!!

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:27, BanglaBhoy said…

    Great blog today. Our family story is that my uncle won the pools and made the trip to Lisbon with his two sons. True story. It gets interesting when you learn that it was the Rangers Pools he won. My dad was standing behind two guys on the Renfrew Ferry who read the very 'green' sounding name aloud from the pages of the Rangers News with the words - 'He's definitely no wan o us'. There may also have been an expletive used. Sweet stuff.

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:27, dontbrattbackinanger said…

    Looking at the tables for the 66-67 season,and the teams that would follow in Celtic's footsteps shows that Man U won the div1 title,Notts Forest were runners-up,Liverpool 5th and Aston Villa 21st and relegated.

    Carlisle were 3rd in Div 2.

    So if the current arrangement were then in place-MU,NF,Spurs and Leeds would be in the ECL,Liverpool and Everton in the Uefa Cup,joined by Chelsea,who lost the FA cup to TH.

    In Scotland the teams pouring over the Bert Kassies with the sliderules and the Askit powders would be Celtic[hooray!],Derangers[boo] and taking their place in the Uefa Cup-Clyde.Aberdeen would also be looking out their passports,having lost theSCFinal to Celtic[hooray!]

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:29, Kojo said…

    Sir Paul.... and CanajunBhoy.....


    Noo, it kin be told...

    Paul, ye know me and da Boss frae way back.....Richt?

    Awricht, richt!

    Noo, comes da explanation, why ma submissions, UN-CHARACTERISTICALLY... CHANGED IN CONTENT.... ESPECIALLY, REGARDING MY THOUGHTS ON THE DILATORY MANNER THAT GORDO HAD EXHIBITED IN HIS TEAM SELECTIONS!

    Da Boss and us chickens, were appalled at Gordo's seemingly Super LAISSEZ FAIRE PERSONA,that he had adopted, in response to the poor and lethargic performances, that several un- named individuals were turning in... game after, game after game, after game......

    I was prompted to intone the famous Fargo Litmus Test....

    "Mr. X, whit' hiv ye done fur me, lately?"

    My usual critics, were fascinated...an' probably a wee bit non-plussed,tae.... which is no an unusual condition, in their case.... my friends, were horrified....."Whit's gangin' oan... Kojo, da Critic?...dis is the end o' da woild....da woild turned upside doon!"

    Den,a few weeks ago, Fargo revealed, dat he had had a discussion wi' wan o' da Pipe-Line Liners.....an he said..........

    Gordo, hid been tryin' tae find oot, jist how deeply da rot had set in,attitude-wise, in some o' his current charges!

    Boy! Did he no get, a WRANG NUMBER!

    Once da Light had been switched on.... understanding understanding, dawned!

    My Hackles were immediately...... SMOOTHED AN' SOOTHED!

    So thank ye, Canajunbhoy... fur bringing to the attention o'everybody the latest... Surprising ANNUNCIATION... from da Li'l Admiral!(But, no tae us...right pal?...ed)( fur wance ye goat sumptin' no un-right,bud!)

    Paul,pal...... Gordo had noo been returned tae his rightful spot in da Panoply o' Celtic Greats.

    He is quite a guy!

    An' not only that..... he has publically published, ..no in so many woids, o' course... Dat Oor Boss' infamous enquiry, is noo part and Parcel o' his Philosophy, as well!.......

    JACK WELCH??..... TAKE A BOW!

    An' you, Paul, know dat Jack Be Nimble , knew a couple things aboot running a business...

    S'AWRIGHT?

    S'AWRIGHT!

    Kojo.

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:41, HHBhoy said…

    One of the guys in our class is going to the game - jammy gobstopper.

     
  • At 23/05/07 17:41, Paul67 said…

    oldtim, glad to hear we were not the only ones who thought sea food was born in a fryer.

    A Frenchman at an adjacent table interrupted my brothers pained distress, asked for his plate, and shelled the blighters.

    He was unable to provide brown sauce.

    Kojo, Jack is busy building a reputation, just as Jock is right now.