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I am sure it will come.
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So the league begins on the 28th July?
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is there no home ties?
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More than likely an English team I would imagine,couple of them will have qualifiers for the Champion's League too,will they not?
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A friendly against,say Internazionale,would have its attractions.
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Paul67,
I do believe that I answered you and that I was the one that was selectively being ignored. That´s if we were talking about our board´s propensity for still embracing the old firm model. If I am mistaken then I would be grateful if you could point me in the direction of your reply to my reply.
The observations that I make and many others regarding the content and the machinations of this blog, you mistake as criticism. I presume that you selectively choose which material you respond to which is fair enough as far as I am concerned. Whether it is to do with constraints on your personal time or the material is a case of that you dont want to go there for whatever reason is your choice. Hence my observation that prompted your hysterical and childish attempt at my character assasination.
Any observations that I make are not "anonymous" as you suggest. They are as auditable as any contrubution to this blog which brings me nicely to suggest that´s where the problem lies. Is it just your personal blog and fifedom and we have to all sing along to your tune or can we question it without you resorting to questionable coffee table pshyciatric analysis ?
I was led to believe that it was CQN. A place for non lazy journalism with regards to Celtic except it has quickly mutated into being exactly what it was not meant to be especially concerning your last tirade against me is anything to go by.
I find it very unbecoming of you and it conflicts with the original sentiments with which the blog was started.
I am glad that you have lots of friends and are very well liked. I am not surprised by that you seemed like a good guy. To try and blacken my character in the way that you have says far more about yourself than it does about me .. anynoymously or not.
your friend in Celtic
Awe Naw
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j-tim-bag
No worry's I'm not much use with them either, that's why i'm on here looking for answers.
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If the league starts at the end of July there won't be a spare date unless the home friendly is played after the season begins. Guess that's possible.
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Paul,
The league season next year starts on August 4th not July 28th.
I reckon there will be a home friendly (the one that is usually included in the season tocket) on July 31st or August 1st.
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normally there is a free one on the seson book
perhaps by scrapping that the cost of paying another team along with police costs etc makes more financial sense for us or the profit is to small to make it worth playing another game
i see distin is leaving, i would love to see him at CP. surely we can compete with portsmouth they could not even afford stan
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http://www.uhrencup.ch/home.htm
Paul67 if you want, I can organise tickets for this and we can meet up. I´ll buy you a few beers and introduce you to the legend that is Big Kenny and all the Swiss CSC gang.
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Just wanted to point out that in the ESPN Lisbon Lions program last night that when WGS stated that it would never happen again he was talking about a club winning the CL with players within its own catchment area and not that Celtic would never win it again. I certainly hope so !
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I did think it had the look of a very focused preparation for the season.
The obvious gap was a big home tie.
Seville at home.
FK introduced. Lazy journalism I know.
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Awe Naw, apologies if I missed your replay to my question a couple of days ago.
How about this? If I do or write something that you don't like or agree with, let us know about it, but wait until I have done or written it. Don't go telling people what I am likely to do and offer reasons why I would subvert a conversation before I have had a chance to respond.
I would not dream of cutting across a question to you with what I though would be your likely answer and suggest your motivation for giving that answer.
Having just answered a question yesterday, I found it frustrating and unnecessary to read you explaining the reasons why I would not answer the question, which brought me into this unnecessary debate with you.
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I think it will be Inter for the glamour game.
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Awe Naw, would love to do the Swiss trip. Will stay in touch.
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Bambi
of course it is.
I shall be booking my favorite Italian for after the game.
Then if anyone fancies maybe go for a meal.
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Inter Milan at home
Certainty
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Awe Naw,
According to that website, Celtic will be competing for the Clock Cup in Switzerland. Or is that just a wind-up?
Sorry.
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Paul67,
NAFOS told me about you. That´s all the character reference I need.
Frustrations naturally slip out and you are right I will refrain from making assumptions with regards to you. I do apologise for this.
I will defintely be at the pre-season tour probably with my 12 year old boy. I can get tickets, travel, accomodation sorted etc. The offer is a genuine one. Do Please think about it.
Although we may not agree on the approach we all want the same thing. Who knows maybe this time next year after after we´ve won it we can go back into 40 year relaxtion mode again.
Hail Hail
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I hope we dont lose the pre season championship to the Darnel again.
I was gutted last season when they romped it.
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Gordon J
Need your brains later. I'm under presure to finish this tonight!!
I've got the document here but it's blank. The one i've been filling in is saved on my laptop at home so can't remember which ones i've done and not done!
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jackd,
Need to go just now, but I will be around from about 7 tonight. Give me a shout then!
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Good man Gordon. Speak to you later.
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Re-posted from previous thread -
Don't know if anyone has commented on this already -
During Sunday's must win game against the Ayrshire huns, did the cousin's keeper, a certain Craig Gordon (Greatest Scottish keeper, in the history of the game [© any Scottish rag]), ever make his way up the pitch for corners as he did a couple of years ago against us?
Just a simple question like?
Curly
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testing time
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JackD hope you don't thik I'm raining on your parade.
For those who have enjoyed JackD's quiz thik you can access it here.
May not be exactly the same clues but looks pretty much like the one Jackd's had us all enthralled(sp) by. There are quite a few other quizes on this site whcih might be fun to complete on CQN, if Paul doesn't mind su all using up his bandwidth for this.
All assuming i've got his links thingy correct. Enjoy
Footy Quiz
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Paul
What is really missing from the pre season tour is a game on the east coast either in Boston or New York.
I am sure a few of the late shift will agree with me.
'GG regretfully.
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For what distintion is footballer Peter Mc Donnell famous for?
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'GG -
Surely no worse you heading west, than Glasgow based fans nipping along the M8 for a game at Easter Road or mini-Mordor?
Curly
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At least it disnae look ower bad on the map I have here!
8-))
Curly
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Benny
Is it that he is only player to be in a winning European Cup final squad never to have recieved a winners medal?
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The only Peter mcDonnell I can find was a substitute goalie for Liverpool,never played for the first team and after being at one of the Euro Finals got his medal stolen.
Scousers!Count the spoons..
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antsman
I saw, you were asking about Kadlec.
For a few months Sparta's player is injured. I'm not sure if he is fit for the ordinary trainings.
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SPL begins 4th August.
Rangers play Chelsea at Ibrox Sat. 28th July.
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DontBrattBack
He didnt play in the league but think he played in a european game. His medal for being on the bench was reportedly 'lost'. Liverpool gave it to another player who they felt more deserving!
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Correct Mc Donnell is the only player to win a european cup medal without ever appearing in the first team.
Who is the youngest player to win a european winners medal (all 3 tourneys apply)?
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Norman Whiteside ?
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No not Goalside
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whitedoghunch -
Must be someone from ran*ers, what with their European pedigree and trophy winning prowess.
No?
Curly
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Benny
Brian Kidd?
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Youre right on the money Curly
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Is it Slimcea Bhoy Derek Johnstone?
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jsm69
Not at all, I would love to have been able to stick it on here. I don't know how to put a link on here never mind putting an Excel spreadsheet on!
I clicked your link though, it's not working for me!
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dbia -
The fat one would have been 18 then. Trying hard to remember, but was he a lard-ass back then as well? Or is it just that the pies have come home to roost?
Curly
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Surley one of the Ajax team early nineties must be the youngest. Did they not win it siwth something stupid like only one player over 21?
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Paolo Maldini .. late eighties .. guess
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Iker Casillas
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Has the blog turned into the Aw-Naw/P67 love in? :) Only joking guys - good to see you might have reached accord in something after all this time.
Someone suggested last night a look at the Lisbon Lions 25th anniversary film on celticminded.com. I tuned in with a glass of Lagavulin by by side and thoroughly enjoyed it. Not sure why I haven't seen this before. I am honored to be part of the Celtic family. Watching those guys tear apart Inter Milan again with 'total football' long before the dutch discovered it was a joy. There are some great highlights on there of all the '67 ties and also a pre-season destruction of MU. At the end there is footage of the Real Madrid friendly where Jinky produced a footballing masterclass in the second half. Listening to Jock Stein talk all those years ago and watching him in action really drives home the fact that the man was a genius. Well worth a watch.
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Aw naw I was thinking Maldini too, but he was born in '68 and won EC in '89, so naw:)
Brian Kidd scored in the European Cup final in 1968 (with Manchester United), on his 19th birthday, but obviously there is someone younger..
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No it is a Darnelette
Auldhans will get it with this clue.
He was likened by the jungle fighter to be a young Cruyff
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Curly
My problem is that I am home for a couple of family events in July, and it's not the family tradition of marching.
I booked, with undue haste, to return immediately after the MLS game hoping it would be followed up with a game on the east coast. Alas it's not to be.
Some family members just don't take full consideration of Celtic plans.
'GG
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JackD Obviously I can't do these link things either.
Teach me to be so smart :-)
Anyway i'll have another go.
Fortunately I can read Steves link creator but unfortunatley I can't ytpe :-)
Footie Quiz
Scroll down past all teh musci quiz stuff. If you click on the first quiz on the table called "Gav. Mark & Arno's Football Quiz" that should be it.
Fingers crossed.
PS Wife just been on phone to say she had to get someone to help here carry my ticket into the house, such was the size of the packaging :-). No wonder we're getting charged £5 for admin/post/packing
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Johan Greig?
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parlane
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Personally I'm glad we have no home friendlies.
They are a joke and only cause negative publicity as no one bothers in them.
Remember how much grief we got after the Man U and Everton games last year?
A waste of a day travelling and no one will pay to see games like this now on top of season tickets.
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Kanu?
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If my memory serves me Wock Jallace described a certain Graham Fyffe (Subsequently shipped out for marring a catholic I think) as a young Johan Cruyff
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*marrying*
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I'll need to get fumigated after reading about the Barcelona Bast#### but maybe Mcdonald?Conn?
This is torture...
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31003
You were right the first time !
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1972- Fyfe (Rangers) 16y280d
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Graham Fyfe is correct.He was horsed out of Mordor for marrying a catholic.
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Further digging in the grubby recesses of the ECWC has cheered me up with the knowledge that the 1972 winners are unique in being banned from Europe the following year.
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Awe Naw, I’ll be there if I can.
Forget about 40 years of relaxation; I am full of anticipation right now moment. I have something a wee bit different planned for my posts for the rest of the week. Hmmm.
Curly, good question.
Jsm69, go for it.
‘Gavil Guy, aye, I wondered what happened to that east coast.
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name the 2 brothers who played together in a champions league final, but never received a medal
hail hail
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Lostrambling,
you are correct about the pre season games. They should have put the attendees at the front of the cup final ticket queue!(True)
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When the huns won the ECWC, they were actually knocked out in an earlier round then re-instated in one of the most bizarre incidents in European football history.........but you have to be an old man to remember it.
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Worth also pointing out, dontbrattbackinanger, that this supposedly 'great' 1972 Rangers side hadn't won the league (and would not for another 3 years) and were not even the national cup winners the previous year (thanks to the all conquering 'tic who beat them 2-1 in the 1971 final).
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I imagine the game with Peterorough on Friday 13th July will not go ahead. The planners at Celtic Park are going to have egg on their faces over that one.
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wee shug this being a granda is getting to you. The reid brothers?
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Wee shug: The Proclaimers ;-)
DBBIA: They were also the only team in European competition history to be presented with the trophy in their dressing room due to the rampaging behaviour of their follow followers.
And hold the record for the biggest defeat in a national cup final.
And were the first team ever to be knocked out of two european compeitions in one season!
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greenlion2
perhaps your correct on this, granda stuff I mean
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De Boer F (Pen 89 mins missed)
De Boer R
Frank and Eddie Gray in 1975
Van Der Kerkhoffs for PSV 1986
Any more?
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Benny,
Bernd and Karlheinz Förster
Michael and Brian Laudrup ?
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Paul,
I have to disagree with you my friend.
Last year we played one of the top European Clubs - Manchester United. They played their third string and almost humiliated us.
Pre-Season friendly's at Celtic Park count for nothing.
If we need more income, we should look to other ways. As we are a charitable club, why not host a yearly Charitable Tournament ? The Brother Walfrid Cup for example. Let's see some income go the opposite way, and our Club;s name rise to where it belongs in the moral world of Football.
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If we're doing European Cup quizzes....
Name 3 players that have each played for four or more clubs that have one the European club championship but have not themselves won a medal.
Answer much later. I'm travelling for the next few hours.
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If we're doing European Cup quizzes....
Name 3 players that have each played for four or more clubs that have one the European club championship but have not themselves won a medal.
Answer much later. I'm travelling for the next few hours.
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Stan Collymore
Dean Saunders
David Platt
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blantyre kev 15.48
why not ?
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You'd think with two attempts I'd get the spelling rite.
That's "won the European club championship."
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Dont think the Laudrup bros play together in a EC Final?
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awe_naw
If you're right about Collymore and Platt, that would be name five players......
Saunders is one, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Benfica.
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Collymore and Platt have three each, I reckon (Wickipedia).
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Pierre Van Hoijdonk?
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Chennaise-is one of them Brazilian legend wee Ronnie Ronaldo?
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mark hughes
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Alan MacInally, from Bayern, in Munchen.
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Paul67.
I went on the net this morning to order a couple of tops from the Cetic store.It must be the only site I've had problems with,I wanted to order a mans and a boys shirt,For some reason my bill came to £259.93,If I had pressed submit I would have been selling some x-large tops at Hampden Park on Saturday.
Anyone else had problems on the Celtic store Web Site,Or is it me thats just a thicko.
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best i can do
Dean Saunders - Liverpool, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Benfica
Ronaldo - PSV Eindhoven, Barcelona, Inter Milan, Real Madrid
Pierre Van Hooijdonk - Celtic, Forest, Benfica, Feyenoord
Laurent Blanc - Barcelona, Marseille, Inter Milan, Manchester United
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The Left Winger
They were also the employer of the first player to be sent off in a world cup finals without entering the field of play....
"This has to be said about Rangers…as a Scottish Football club they are a permanent embarrassment and an occasional disgrace. This country would be a better place if Rangers did not exist".
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Toonbarmy you must have googled the same site as me!!!!
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dion dublin
celtic
villa
manu
forest?
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G2
Had it bookmarked for some time,
Steve's footy quiz
This is a real teaser;
Can you tell me who scored a penalty for Newcastle United under Kevin Keegan and then the next season saved a penalty for Man United ?
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BlantyreKev, I noticed that mistake.
Ternar, my friend, Celtic Reserves v Man Utd Reserves was none too stimulating, but I can think of at least one tie that would hit the mark.
Oldtim67, that must be some strip they were trying to sell you. Maybe you got Kenny Miller thrown in? Sorry Kenny, just joking.
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Old Tim-could you have been charged for a Toblerone out of the minibar as well?`¬>
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Toon was it the honeymonster
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Which player has scored hat-tricks in all four leagues in England, plus the English League and FA Cups, plus at international level?
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toonbarmy- Schmeichal- penalty bounced off post, hit him and went it, therefore strictly speaking an og.
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G2
very good,
was reading this article earlier and it brought that old teaser back to mind,
this is worth a read, warning it may induce misty eyes, fair did with me;
A survivor's tale
Robbie Ashcroft and his brother were in the Leppings Lane end at Hillsborough. In his own words he recalls the horror of Hillsborough and the immediate aftermath
Robbie Ashcroft
Thursday April 15, 2004
Guardian Unlimited
Before I put my memories of the day into words, can I just tell you something about my brother and I? (This will become clearer later.) I'm over 6ft 2ins and my brother is 6ft 5ins. We are both large people. A bit fat even.
We had been in the Leppings Lane terrace previously; 1988 for the semi-final - also against Nottingham Forest - Sheffield Wednesday v Liverpool a couple of times in the League, and another semi-final between Liverpool and Arsenal.
At one point during the 1980 Arsenal semi-final, both of us (along with all the other people in that pen) lost our feet. The pressure of the crowd actually moved us sideways and towards the centre of the terrace, fortunately we were able to retain our footing and nothing serious happened.
When the draw was made between Liverpool and Forest and the venue was announced as Hillsborough, I recall Peter Robinson [the then Liverpool executive vice-chairman] saying Liverpool should be allocated the Kop end and Forest given the Leppings Lane end. We were a bigger club than Forest and thus had a larger support.
I think the police intervened and said if this were to happen, the fans would "mix" together outside as Forest travelled up from the south side of the city and Liverpool entered from the north.
We set off by car very early and hit roadworks when entering Sheffield. We parked up in a housing estate about three miles from the ground and had plenty of time to walk up.
As we walked closer to the ground with other Liverpool supporters, it seemed odd that very few stopped off to visit the pubs. We decided not to bother having any beers and got some soft drinks and snacks from a corner shop.
We turned into Leppings Lane and made our way into the ground. Remember, we had been here before; we entered the terraces via the right-hand side entrance. We even had time to go back down to the gents and also get some coffees.
As time went by, it was obvious other people had remember previous visits and learned like us. It was cramped in the side section and very hot.
As the game kicked off, Liverpool attacked the Kop end and I think Peter Beardsley had a shot that was either saved by their goalie or maybe hit the bar.
It was then that it happened, an almighty surge from the Liverpool crowd in the middle pen. We thought a barrier had been uprooted, and then it struck home.
Liverpool supporters were climbing onto the steel fences at the front screaming at the police to open the locked gates, I even saw police pushing and hitting supporters back down into the terrace, they had no idea what was going on.
As time passed, we helped what seemed like hundreds of Liverpool fans climb into our area of the ground. Each one screaming at the police for not opening the gates, each one telling us people had died.
Eventually they opened the gates and members of the crowd spilled onto the pitch, to ease the pressure. What a sight. I'd seen dead bodies before but nothing like this, it was carnage. If I live to be 100, I will never forget what I saw that day.
Some fans started placing bodies onto advertising hoardings and carrying them up to the Main Stand. Instinctively we helped. Time stood still, I have no idea what time we left the ground, but can remember a local giving us a cup of tea and letting us phone home to let our loved ones know that we were safe.
The journey back to Liverpool lasted an eternity. We were very quiet.
As days passed, Liverpool opened Anfield so that people could pay their tributes to the 96. As I entered Anfield, tears ran down my face, we walked up to the Kop to our usual spec and just stood and stared; the full horror of Hillsborough struck home.
Scarves, flags, football shirts from any team you could mention were spread out on the Kop; it was an awesome sight.
The most moving sight I have seen in my life has to be the thousands of bouquets laid on the Kop-end side of the pitch. I visited Anfield four times during that period, each time the Kop and the pitch grew into something more beautiful and more incredible. It was ablaze of colour, red and white, blue and white and a sea of flowers.
Liverpool FC announced that they would play their first football game against Glasgow Celtic - away as a mark of respect. Years before Celtic supporters had beaten me up; another ghost now needed to be laid to rest.
The game was on Sunday April 30, and we set off by car early that morning. I was a bag of nerves as we ate up the miles and approached Glasgow. My stomach tightened and as I recalled the previous visit.
On arrival we realised that there were already hundreds of Liverpool supporters there, my heart skipped a beat when one of the lads said let's go for a beer. We got inside a Celtic pub that was full of Liverpool and Celtic fans. We got a drink and managed to find a seat to sit down.
A huge green-and-white honey monster of a Glasgow Celtic supporter pulled up a chair and sat with us. I was petrified. He and his mates turned out to be fantastic people, they didn't ask if we wanted a drink, they insisted we let them get them in. They would not let us return the compliment. The honey monster was called Dave - and what a great person he was.
We left the pub and headed for the ground with our new friends. We approached the Liverpool end and said thanks for the company, but we were going in the away entrance. Dave and his mates responded: "Don't go in there, come around here with us, you will enjoy it more."
So we walked around the ground and joined the line to get into The Jungle. Loads of Liverpool fans were already in line ahead of us. It must have taken us 10 minutes to get onto the terrace, most of the Celtic supporters kept hugging us and saying that they felt for us.
We got onto the terrace to be greeted with a Liverpool banner in our end that read: "The people of Merseyside would like to thank the people of Glasgow for your support during these difficult times". As kick off approached the noise from the Liverpool end grew and grew, then it happened.
Celtic supporters and Liverpool supporters began to sing You'll Never Walk Alone as one; the tears flowed from all of our new Celtic friends and us. This was one of the most moving moments we had ever experienced.
The game, from what I can remember, was a slow tempo affair; Liverpool won 5-1. I think each Liverpool goal was celebrated with more pleasure by the Celtic fans.
After the game, Dave and his friends walked us back to the car. Celtic supporters tossed their scarves around us and we exchanged pleasantries.
Dave gave me his Celtic shirt and I gave him my Liverpool scarf that I had had for years. A few years later, we met up with Dave and the lads at Ian Rush's testimonial and repaid their kindness by treating them to some Liverpool hospitality. We even turned up at Neville Southall's [ex-Everton goalkeeper] testimonial and met them then.
The tragedy at least helped me to learn to trust and respect Celtic supporters, brilliant people we'll never forget.
Once the Reds were ready to play football again, we played Everton at Goodison in an evening game. Somehow we managed to get tickets for the Everton end; it was full of Liverpool and Everton supporters. The banner we had seen in Glasgow was displayed from the upper tier of the Park End stand.
The banter between the two sets of supporters was good, just before the game started there was a minute's silence which was impeccably adhered to and You'll Never Walk Alone was played over the Everton public address system.
Of course the ground was awash with a sea of red and white, and then the Everton supporters behind us held their blue-and-white scarves up and joined in to sing You'll Never Walk Alone. Grown men, Liverpool and Everton supporters were crying side by side as our anthem boomed out at Goodison.
It's a shame that it took such a tragedy to re-build the bonds that over the years had been broken.
Lest we forget the 96.
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bloke109
steve bull?
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Bloke 109
Robert Earnshaw
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Jackd
Well played. Always thought that was a remarkable achievement for someone not even playing in the Premiership these days - would score for fun for us...
The international one was against Scotland...
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Dontbrattback.
A lot of Toblerones.My machines a bit slow for some reason,I think I pressed the gents top 5 times and the kids 4.
Decided to go into the Stirling store at midnight Thursday,Guarantee'd a top for the game on Saturday.
Paul I asked you if you played for a Trophy at the CQN Golf outing.I either missed your reply or you never gave me one.
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it shows my fitba knowledge of all the questions in today I get 2 right. One about the proclaimers and the other about the honey monster.
Toon I have read that article before very moving as was the game at Celtic park.
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Apologies oldtim67, I missed your question, yes, we do play for a trophy at the CQN Golf Open Championship.
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Paul,
Bayern Munich 29th July would be my bet.
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Old Tim-according to the feeshul site the largest Hoops top is a XXXL;but the new item for the fashionistas of Kinning Park comes in a figure hugging XXXXXL!
That's not a football strip,that's a post code!
Presumably DBroadfoot has already ordered one for the lovely Michelle..
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dontbratt
"That's not a football strip,that's a post code!"
Good line.
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Is that not also the form guide for any side that Craig Brown ever coached?
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Paul67.
Celtic Park looks quite impressive with the three Marquee's on the pitch.
Hope they have a good night for the Shindig.
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tabloid tosh
hail hail
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Steve Sidwell is joining Chelsea on a free.
Former Arsenal boy!
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Scotland Today also say that Rangers will 'break the bank' for Pizarro. He's interesting Sevilla and Benfica and his wage demands at Bayern (£2.7m a year) brought chairman Karl-Heinz Rummenigge to say:
"Anyone wishing to earn as much as Shevchenko had better start playing like Shevchenko."
£2.7m a year. £50k a week? Yup, I can just see Rangers breaking the bank.
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OK folk's. Final push to complete this tonight! I'm only slightly in the lead, and if i can finish it tonight then the beers are on my friend for the Champions lge final!! 35 to get!!
Athletes compete with jaws??
Initial natural killer changes direction and starts to resist authority??
Howler prise quartet mixed up nukes??
22nd after tin receptacle surrounded by water??
Turn fresh Britain??
If the moon's up??
Where the heart is together??
Mix up haphazard guitar playing on the lawn??
Grandmother of the D'Urbervilles??
Go vomit sarcophilus harrisii??
Ferdinand on a short road??
Edition of Robert Burn's poems??
Combined remains of huge cigarette??
Dad is fine at hairdresser wearing women's underwear??
Seeing that junior judo grade joins a company??
Public house used to catch fish??
Fine sugar after local area network conurbation??
Viral colliery and South East??
Pump the centre you may dislike Hislop??
The cemetery finishes and
