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"Every time a Celtic team goes out onto the park, at any level, I expect it to win."
Lennox, R.
OpTIMism; it's part of what makes us who we are.
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Paul,
The feeling I get from our team this season is that they can and will take bad results out on other teams.
It's a big Sunday in front of us. And I was impressed by the Dons last night - lots of good and bad scenarios to unfold what with a hour's delay and all.
Pro - Munro
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Pro - Zurawski.
Con - Rosé.
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We may keep making the changes for the trip to the Park of Dens for the Diddy Cup,and Sunday may see an essentially unchanged team.
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Just read e-tims story on STVs contempt of court. Another example of why we are paranoid?
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Celtic First,
Great shout wi the Matheus (sp) Rose, dirty bogin dishwater.
Smelled worse than an alkies pocket.
Retailed at an astonishing £12.95 in an establishment I worked in.
Robbery...
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Pauldominic-spotters badge.
Free Derek Campbell.
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j-tim-bag
How do you know what an 'alkies pocket' smells like?
If you don't mind me asking! 8>)
Great simile BTW
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pauldominic
Unfortunately etims are more than a bit late with the news. I posted the following from my source on the 10th or 11th of this month on CQN. etims are just about 10 days late - poor show. Talk about lazy journalism.
Media Trio Fined for Contempt
10/09/2007
Both the Daily Record and Scottish Sun newspapers - along with stv - have each been fined £1750 for contempt of court, the first time the newspapers have been found guilty of such a charge in nine years and the first time ever for stv.
It follows a court case, in May, involving Celtic footballer, Derek Riordan. During the trial, all three media outlets published a photograph of the player, who - along with another man - was facing assault and breach of the peace charges.
However, in the opinion of Sheriff J. Douglas Allan, it was not a given that, even though the player was well-known, that the witnesses in the trial knew who he was. And the outcome of the trial rested partly on a positive identification of the alleged perpetrators of the assault - on two people in an Edinburgh pub.
Said the Sheriff: “The fact that the name of Derek Riordan and his photograph might be well-known to the many persons who follow football is nothing to the point. The issue in this case was whether the conduct allegedly perpetrated against the two victims in the public house in this case could properly and lawfully be laid at the door of the person or persons accused in this case.
“If, as turned out to be the case here, neither of the two civilian witnesses knew or were ever aware of having previously seen or heard of Derek Riordan, the risk of prejudice or impediment to the course of justice was substantial.”
He continued: “That is why such great care and attention requires to be given to the question of the publication of a photograph of an accused person in the course of a trial if identification is in issue. This rule is so obvious and so well established that one would have thought it was part of the basic and elementary training for all journalists involved in court reporting.
“I consider that this case demonstrates a significant and serious lapse in the well-established rules and, as I have indicated, I consider that the publications concerned created a substantial risk that the course of justice in these legal proceedings would be seriously impeded or prejudiced.”
As well as arguing that Riordan was well-known, defence for stv and the two newspapers argued that each of the media outlets had taken the decision to publish the photograph based upon separate legal advice.
At least one appeal is being lodged.
Riordan was found not guilty.
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McGeady always runs riot against hibs
a hope he starts
p.s. tickets left for the Dundee game at Dens on wednesday
£16 a ticket, got mine just there. Its on BBC but id well rather go.
I would be going anyway, but an added incentive is that if we get to the final, you will be guaranteed a ticket if you attend the earlier rounds
Mon the Hoops
Scott Brown CSC out
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bloke109-badge spotters'spotters'badge
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Looking forward to the game on Sunday, should be a real challenge but one I expect the Bhoys to pull through.
I think that McGeady has done enough to start the game, as has Hartley and I think his combatitiveness may be required. Result...I'd consider resting Nakamura!
Wonder how people would feel if we trialled our new 4-5-1, where I think the only option (if it is even an option - grudging nod) is McDonald up there!
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Mike,
A combination of 4 hard (drinking) years at uni and working in a few bars, sloppin out drip trays the morning after a busy night conjures up near perfect smell of what i think an alkies pocket would be like!!
fling a couple of half smoked fags in there and yer laughin..
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dontbratt
lol!
No surprise the story was hidden in the old media - wagons were circled.
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Pro/Con - rimony
Pro - hau (Walter)
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Paul67 -
my sentis exactement
Con - Elliot
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pro - mark, luke and john
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Pro - McConaughey
Nose Con - Le Tissier
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St Matthew is the patron saint of accountants.
TMC-Sunday will be all about the result not the performance.There are worse habits to have.
Free Derek Campbell.
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Sorry to go off topic.....Just caught the Milan - Benfica game highlights on the telly...
The Portugese seemed to produce a carbon copy of our "rabbits in headlights" away performance and at a very pedestrian pace should have shipped 5 in the first half. Bizarrely they also missed an open goal sitter.
The italians did enough, slowed it down and took the three points but the Portugese looked even more vulnerable than last year. let's see how they fare at home against the pesky ukranians but reinforced my belief that away performances could see the undoing of any of the challengers to Milan in that group.
Wavy whoisfeelingbetteraboutthechampionsleague
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on the subject of matt le tissier.
I have had the pleasure of meeting him, he drinks peach snaps and lemonade, no word of a lie.
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Pro: s Willander
Con: a Hari
dontbratt
Hear hear to your plea, especially after reading this from the BBC site. 'We know the rules - not 'it's bigoted and wrong'. My gran died 26 years ago past January - time to get the old black arm band out.
After the attack Mr Goram said he was "sick of being called a bigot for no reason."
He recently spoke out against sectarian singing at football matches, warning fans: "We all know the rules so we've just got to abide by them - it's simple, it's just got to stop."
Mr Goram sparked controversy in 1998 by wearing a black armband during an Old Firm game following the murder of Loyalist terrorist Billy Wright.
He said the gesture was in memory of his aunt, who had died four months earlier.
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Antibes
From the last thread.
I have just checked the badge and it is, as you say, a French Celts csc number. It has the frog topped off with a beret by the look of it. As the hooped strip automatically gives you the stripey jersey, we're only 2 or 3 stereotypes short of a full set.
Could I suggest a gauloise fag, a string of onions, and a tour de france drug injection kit. :-)
Proud to have benefited from the good work you guys abroad have done. It's really great to be able to go to places abroad, meet the exiles, and have them keep you in touch with Celtic matches.
You have a fine host in Nils.
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Con-Lothar.
Pro-Groves
'I'd rather a kiss
From dead Matty's lips
Than you in your finery'
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Pro - Groening
Pro - Dillon
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Pro: ea's ready
Con: ummy's sore
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Pro - McGinn (has he already had a mention?).
Setting Free
I just missed you. I was in The Harp for the Shaktar game.
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dbbia
I always suspected the lyric to Matty Groves must have been by William Topaz McGonagall:-
"Well it's true I have two beaten swords and they cost me deep in the purse
But you will have the better of them and I will have the worse"
& "Well, get up, get up," Lord Donald cried, "get up as quick as you can
It'll never be said in fair England that I slew a naked man"
That must have come from the same pen as the man who gave us
"On yonder hill there stood a coo
It must have gone cos its no there noo."
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Celtic First
I did go to the bar that evening around 5.30 pm, french time, but had to leave by 7pm to get my bags and head to the airport. there were already a few of the troops gathering before I left.
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bloke109,
I'm sorry. I am afraid that I don't get to read the blog completely each day ( I do a lot of quick scan lurking ) and try to really read debates that catch my eye. I'm sure I miss a lot of very interesting stuff. But I haven't watched Scotland Today for a long time or bought or even read either of the two papers mentioned since that Newcastle night out. I am constantly disappointed by Celtic players and Staff giving interviews to either. I'm sure that even more Celtic fans would stop buying reading them if there was no interviews with Celtic people in them. They would probably always have Charlie Nicholas to fall back on but very few people think he is a celt any more!
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Just the three points is good enough for me, though I was amazed by that statistic about clean sheets in away games.
What price Scott Brown scoring at any time in the match?
I'm quite confident of a good score from the other match this Sunday in the SPL.
Celtic Win
Man Utd Win
Rangers Draw
A tenner gets you £105.37 at Ladbrokes.
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SFTB-A bit unfair!The words of Matty were probably written down in an oral form[!]to be passed on from singer to singer through the generations.I think WTMCG probably sweated over every comma[a bit like a lot of the posters on here;~)].
Matty Groves is a classic country murder ballad ,transplanted in time and place to late medieval England.I bet John R Cash wishes he'd written it.
DBBIA/CrazyManMichaelCSC
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Paul67
I thought you might be interested to know that it appears that the esteemed Kevin McCarra of the Guardian (good Celtic man I believe)is a reader of CQN.
On the most recent Guardian football podcast (excellent if you haven't heard it - second only to Baker and Kelly), Kevin mentioned that he was 'looking on a Celtic website and was astonished to read that we hadn't kept a clean sheet for almost a year'.
Makes me pleased to be a sandal wearing, pinko, Guardian reader to know that good men like Kevin looks in on CQN.
Frank
(ex St Matthews, Wishyhill [66 -70] - but from the Neuk)
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DBBIA
I like the song fine but the lyrics did make me laugh.
It's just a pity that, in passing from family to family, the lyrics never entered the house of someone with a less prosaic bent than the ones who wrote:-
"And in his hurry to carry the news, he bent his breast and ran
And when he came to the broad millstream, he took off his shoes and he swam."
alexandra elene maclean denny csc
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Stuck Mrs TT on an Airbus last night with oldest grandson, she probably passed WG’s fraulein halfway across the Atlantic, right now she’s in the south coast of Engurland. On Monday she heads out along with grandson and daughter who teaches in Asia for Rome, Assisi, Tuscany and Venice, I blame the convent schools.
So here am I sitting here via Burger King with the dug and one of my other grandsons who I just picked up fae JK and a nice glass of Chardonnay before going out and preparing the garden for the Fall or Autumn as you brits call it.
Originally posted this on Wednesday but somehow it got lost in cyber space, still feel the same way though.
Now that the weeping and gnashing of teeth about WGS’s naivety in his tactics is almost over is there anyone on here who at kick off time would have preferred a 5-4-1, I don’t think so as there was huge optimism in the air that we would at last end our dismal away run in the ECLC.
WGS used the same tactics that worked in Moscow and frankly he was out coached by a wily oul fox. I feel also that Scotland’s victory last week did us no favours as we had players out there that probably believed their own hype.
One consolation was that Gordie didnae resort tae the tactics in Bratislava and continued chasing the elusive goal, by pulling Paul Hartley back the side started to settle down a bit, otherwise we were looking at a right good humphin destroying any confidence that this young team had.
Shakhtar are a good side, when they beat us a couple of years back it was mooted that they were building a side to compete with the big boys, somehow that fell by the wayside, looks like they are back in business again and they have their sights on the last 16.
They will cause problems at home for the other two sides in the section, however, it has been stated that they do not travel well, October 3rd is a big night for us not just for that fact that we play AC but also the Brazilians in the Donetsk side will be playing in the mother country so that might auger well for the bhoys.
This is a young Celtic side and they will learn from last night as will Gordon Strachan, he’s a young coach and as I stated above was outfoxed. Personally I would not be too upset if we dropped into the UEFA Cup as we have a better chance of reaching the final, that’s if we can avoid Spartak, and possibly winning it than the ECLC at present, although I reckon we are only a couple of years away from achieving this.
As an oul Tim I like to look back for inspiration as well as consolation and I now hark back to April 29, 1964, that night we went to Budapest in the semis of the ECWC with a 3-0 lead from the first leg, a game in which wee Jinky scored his first European goal with the other two fae Stevie Chalmers, we also had the luxury of a John Clark missed penalty, so off we went to the Magyar capital with hopes of an appearance in the final at the Heysell Stadium, alas we lost 0-4 and the winners MTK met Sporting Lisbon in the final where after an extra time 3-3 tie, they succumbed 0-1 to the Portuguese hoops in the replay at the Bosuil Stadium in Antwerp.
The response from the Celtic boardroom amidst much warranted criticism for failing to defend a three goal lead in a major European Semi was that Celtic did not know the meaning of defensive football; it was not “the Glasgow Celtic way”.
Let’s fast forward to April 25, 1967, almost 3 years later and Celtic are now traveling to Prague with a 3-1 lead this time, this is the first season that away goals would count as double in case of a draw in this tournament however only up to the semis so we had a two goal cushion, lessons had been learned and the Big Mhan unashamedly played it tight at the back with Stevie ploughing a lone a lone furrow up front. The greater picture dictated we do not “play football the Glasgow Celtic way” that afternoon.
Four weeks later the Messiah stated "If you're ever going to win the European Cup, then this is the day and this is the place. But we don't just want to win this cup; we want to do it playing good football - to make neutrals glad we've won it, glad to remember how we did it.", and after success was achieved he said "There is not a prouder man on God's Earth than me at this moment. Winning was important, aye, but it was the way that we have won that has filled me with satisfaction. We did it by playing football. Pure, beautiful, inventive football. There was not a negative thought in our heads. Inter played right into our hands; it's so sad to see such gifted players shackled by a system that restricts their freedom to think and to act. Our fans would never accept that sort of sterile approach. Our objective is always to try to win with style."
We learnt from 1964 and we’ll learn again from Tuesday night, as this IS a young Celtic team, as was the 1964 team. Apart from Jock and the maturing of the side the other main differences in 1967 were the Faither in goal. Here we had a two time FA Cup Winner between the posts to bring a calmness too the defence and also wee Ten Thirty a player who had played in the Final of the old Fair Cities Cup and also had the dubious distinction of breaking the England captain’s jaw, nae shrinking violet this wee mhan. Mibbees that’s what we are missing, an oul heid at the back and also in the middle.
Anyways I’ll leave you with a wee song that I first heard walking doon the Burma Road in the Renton which was penned by a couple of jeelyeaters back in the days in the wilderness between the 7-1 gemme and the return of Big Jock:
“As I was walking doon the Gallowgate;
The doors and windaes opened wide;
You can hear the mhen and whomen shout;
See the Celtic team run out;
Here are some of the bhoys;
So if you go tae Hampden Park or ibrox;
To see again the bhoys in white and green;
We won’t shout out God save the queen;
We’ll give 3 cheers to the young Celtic team;
So don’t be too hard on the young Celtic team;
Give honour where honour is due;
And don’t forget that in days gone by;
They were as gallus as you and I………”
Roll on Sunday and another comprehensive gubbin of our farm team.
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pauldominic
Apologies if it came across I was having a dig at you. I was disappointed in the normally decent etims for writing something which hit the wires on the 10th. If an old media had done same they would have been rightly pilloried.
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Tontime Tim
On the BBC site they have an avatar of a 'thumbs-up' for posters to use when they agree with another poster. If we had it here, it'd be used after your post. Right on the button about Tuesday.
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Bloke109
While it's true that the standard of made-up tosh on ETims is not what it once was, Estadio's contributions, I'm sure you'll agree, are helping it improve again.
If only GlenTimTim would come back.
If you're reading Glen, you are much missed. And if you're off writing elsewhere, will someone please give me the nod?
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Bloke109,
I really had'nt interpreted asnyhting you said as a dig. I have just wanted to have a wee broadside about those papers for a while. I agree with the thrust of you points about lazy journalism and about tontinetim
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SFTB
Would that be the same geezer who's pen gave us the mighty poular...
"On yonder hill there stood a dookit,
But it's no' there now 'cos sumdy took it!"
BTW, where is the Harp in Paris? I was there a couple of years ago and can't remember where I went to see the game...
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I was lucky enough to see Sandy Denny with the Fairports at the Apollo.
A great voice,ruined by her weakness for the sauce.
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Sunday must bring the return of Joe Doumbe & whether this is to right back or left back is debatable. Our two full backs must remember that firstly they are defenders.The amount of times Mark Wilson was caught out of position the other night was poor & Lee Naylor can only be allowed to try & play through a bad patch of form for so long,all to the detriment of Celtic.
Hail Hail
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Sorry if this has been posted before.
From the Official Site :
jinky to be honoured with statue
CELTIC Football Club today announced that it is to construct a statue at Celtic Park to commemorate and celebrate the life of Celtic Legend Jimmy Johnstone.
The statue of Jimmy will be funded solely by the club and will be positioned at the main entrance at Celtic Park. Planning with regards to the statue will begin immediately.
Jinky signed for Celtic in 1961. He made over 500 appearances for Celtic, scoring 130 goals and he was an integral part of the Lisbon Lions side which lifted the European Cup in 1967.
A true character, Jimmy’s flair and style was admired world-wide as he tormented defences with his skill and trickery.
As well as playing so successfully for Celtic, Jimmy also achieved 23 caps for Scotland. In 2002, Jimmy was voted Celtic’s greatest ever player by the club’s supporters.
Tragically, Jimmy passed away in 2006 after his brave battle against Motor Neurone Disease. On the day of his funeral, thousands of people lined the streets of Glasgow to pay their respects.
The contribution which the great Jock Stein and the Lisbon Lions have made to the club, has already been marked through the naming of stands at Celtic Park.
Celtic Chairman Brian Quinn said: “We are delighted to announce that the magical Jimmy Johnstone is to be remembered and recognised in this way.
“The statue will celebrate Jimmy’s huge contribution to the club and will be a permanent tribute to Jimmy for generations to come.”
Brian added: “Jimmy really was the greatest. An entertainer on and off the field, he is sorely missed by everyone, however, we are delighted to ensure that his life will be celebrated in this way.
“It is most fitting that the great Jock Stein, the Lisbon Lions as a team and now Jimmy Johnstone, a magical player and a man who graced the Celtic shirt with such distinction, will be recognised in this way at Celtic Park.”
Agnes Johnstone, Jimmy’s widow said: "It is wonderful that Jimmy is to be honoured in this way at Celtic Park and our family is very grateful to the club for this gesture.
"Clearly Celtic Park played such a huge part in Jimmy's life and it is fantastic that this permanent tribute will now be placed at the stadium for fans to see."
Hail Hail
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Celtic_First
100% with you on Estadio's writing, especially for his Jock Stein piece which was one of, if not, the best pieces of new media journalism I've seen. Overall its not as good as it could or should be as in general the finger is missing the pulse, but I still read it every Friday.
pauldominic
No problem - and you're spot on with your broadside.
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Wonderful that there is to be permanent monument to the Greatest Ever Celt to go with the many memories he left with us. A wee man with a huge heart.
"As well as playing so successfully for Celtic, Jimmy also achieved 23 caps for Scotland." Anyone else think this is a bit of a dig, quite correctly at a country that failed to acknowledge his genious?
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Outside PNE there is a statue based on a famous photo of Tom Finney in his glory;maybe something like this could be used as the inspiration for a statue to Jinky;
http://www.jimmyjohnstone.com/image_archive/detail.asp?catid=2&mediaid=3
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40 years ago this week was the end of a disastrous week for Celtic.
The European Champions lost two games in quick succession:
1-0 to Rangers at Ibrox on the Saturday (remember when we played all our games on a Saturday?)
2-1 to Dynamo Kiev at CP in the first round of the European Cup.
This was followed by a draw against St Johnstone.
I do not recollect a call to sack the manager or board for failing to invest after the Lisbon triumph.
BTW we then went on an unbeaten run unti the end of the season, dropping only two more points. League was won from Rangers by 2 points only.
Here's to a repeat this season. Or would this prove too tense for our not so young hearts?
'GG checking back.
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WinninGemmell,
I don't know who tomorrow's Saint will be, but i just hope it's Saint Christopher, as i'm going to be in Craigneuk for a party on Saturday night.
I reckon i'll need some kind of prayer!!
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miketw
The Harp is on the Boulevard de Clichy, not too far from the naughty Pigalle area, though I approached it from the other direction(in case my wife is looking in).
McGonagall could recycle his opening lines quite succesfully:-
On yonder hill there stood a coo
Awe Naw, wait a minute, it's a bull.
DBBIA- I probably saw the same gig. John the Gun was performed well that night.
Great news on the Jinky statue. But can it play at full back?
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By some heavenly ML2 inspired serendipity tomorrow is none other than St Maurice,patron saint of gout and Austria!
Contothepowerofcon-Le petit merde.
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At 21/09/07 15:54, dontbrattbackinanger said…
I was lucky enough to see Sandy Denny with the Fairports at the Apollo.
A great voice,ruined by her weakness for the sauce.
*aye and so is most of this lhist including the wee mhan posting this
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At 21/09/07 16:24, dontbrattbackinanger said…
Outside PNE there is a statue based on a famous photo of Tom Finney in his glory;maybe something like this could be used as the inspiration for a statue to Jinky;
At 21/09/07 15:28, Bloke109 said…
Tontime Tim
On the BBC site they have an avatar of a 'thumbs-up' for posters to use when they agree with another poster. If we had it here, it'd be used after your post. Right on the button about Tuesday.
*cheers Bloke, we really should stand back and take stalk of what we have, selective memory is the downfall of the Tims, let's NEVER forget the 90's, except 98 that is.
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dbbia
cons- judas and Chevalier
pro- Michael Caine- bet not a lot of people knew that.
and, at a push, Talleyrand.
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Paul
Da Celts wull need tae play der best...
A Visit tae Easter Road's... nae push over......fur it's no a Rabbits' Nest!
Da HighBees, ur Undefeated, dey ur Rampant... de're oan der Todd!..
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An' dey hiv a Tricky Slicky Guy, who in da Lingua Franca... is ca'ed... A Wee Fly Laud!
We wull hiv tae keep oor ties oan him,
But, oor shaky defense could sure use some Vim!
We showed in Don'ask we hiv nae a Drap o' da Vigor!...
As we played like oor Mortis, wis inclined taeward da RIGOR!
So we'll SETTLE FUR SOME VIM!...
Which ah hope we kind find....
Mebbe, John Clark wull Rustle some up...
Of course,it goes withoot saying..
We'll be lucky, if even Wan OUNCE o' it... he wull fortunately, find!
Oor CREAKY Defense is so fu' o' Holes,
It looks like ma Front lawn....after a raid by da Moles!
Back tae OOr Bete Noir... who wull tease us tae death!
He is a Wee Guy... But, when he gets da Ba'... we wull awe haud oor Breath!
Danger! Danger! Is da cry...
Question is... wull HE Dazzle oor Defensive Stalwarts?....
Ah am afraid da EXPECTED Answer is...
"Noo dis is a another fine Mess ye hiv goat us into.... Mickey an' Lee...an' Mark... an'....."
Ah know ye ur dyin' tae know ...Who the Heck, is dis Wee Fellah?
But ah am inclined tae be thrawn..
So Ah'm NO GONNA TELLYA!
Fur if ye dinna know, den ye ur lackin' in MALUM..
Hooevah.....
A well known cure for dat...
Is a Dish ca'ed ....
A MACALLUM!
So dash oot tae yer local Parlour... where dey sell da Ice Cream...
An' sup some o' it Up.....
Den when ye fa' asleep tae nite.....
DA ANSWER TAE YER QUESTION....
WULL APPEAR AS IN ,A DREAM!
Baracka Bama is awe oor da Papers... it appears he wull become... wan o' da Movers an' Shakers!
Noo, whit is da Woild, wid mak me write somethin' like dat?...
Jist think a name... dat mebbe wid
Rhyme wid dat!
Ye goat it?...dat's guid!.. fur ah dinna waant tae be Cruel...
Fur ah'd Nevah be Wan ,tae tak ye fur a FOOL!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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Collie
Zammmama may be quite decent but he is very inconsistent and not often lasts 90 minutes. We have a midfield quartet who are individually miles better than he and have proven themselves to be so this season. Hibs are a decent side but we're about 15 goals in the plus column to the better and a load of points, even this early. We could also mention their apparently dodgy keeper and a defence which has conceded twice as many goals as us. Strange that everyone says how great a football side Hibs have been in recent years when they've got a CIS Cup and a few points off us to show for it. The word 'inconsistent' is made for them and while they have some decent players outside of their English third division trawl, they don't worry me.
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Collie,
I've not got a scooby what the last part of you're post is about.
I think we'll come out the blocks with all guns firing on Sunday. 3.0 to the Bhoys.
Did Lennoxtown get handed over today and does anyone know when it will open officially?
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The MACALLUM!! if you please my friend.
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GG,
You bet it wuld do our auld hearts no good whatsoever.
I much prefer to have it won early and by a double nunber points margin.
Cheers,
Martin.
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Can anyone point to the successes of our supposed Europe wide scouting network compared to the number of players recruited from within the U.K?
Seems to me they haven't been earning their corn. John Park excluded of course at this stage.
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CelticBhoy.
Bhoy.... So der really is a Dish called dat?
Ah thocht ah hid made da Name up!
Ah'll need tae try wan...da next time Ah' in Scoatland...ah'll gie wan a sup!
Thanks fur correcting da spellin', though...
But whit else kin ye expect.....
Frum a wee Yankee Pup?
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
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EDB
Any foreign player in our squad will be claimed a success, plus Bjarnasson, Pavlov and the young Italian whose name escapes me. I imagine it's like pan-handling however. Even the apparent diamonds may be interesting others or may not be diamonds on second look. Maybe the corn is earned in the search through the entire chaff in the hope (expectation?) that an Artur or an Evander will emerge.
Alternatively, jump the MegaBus to Hibs' training ground.
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Bloke109
Off to bl...y nightshift. Catch up later.
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Collie, here was me thinking you never made anything up!
It's a nice wee half which has help will help me fall `asleep tae nite' as it has done for the last few weeks. I'll buy you one some day maybe.
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Bloke109
Ah kinny help it,pal... ah THINK DAT YERMAMMA IS GREAT!
He is Quick, he is Tricky, an' his Soccer Skill could nevah be described as Bein'...JIST a WEE TATE!
Jist like Kojo done tole ye.... Pierre is like minded aboot HE.
He waants Yermamma fur Christmas...Awe Wrapped Up....like a Present... an' Pit Under OOR TREE!
Accordin' tae yer thinkin...ye hiv Yermamma awe figgered out....
Mebbe, ye know mair...dan da Crack Celtic Scouts!
Which noo ah come tae think o' it... Der Track Record is nae hard tae Beat...
Fur dey wur responsible.... Partly!...
Fur oor RECENT DEFEAT!
Yermamma's a wee Smasher... Ah say it again..
If ye'd ask me tae rate HIM...
Ah'd GIE HIM A TEN!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin
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Paul67
re BDO consulting report.
I think it is taking into consideration how much debt can be built up by the clubs and there is no doubt Rangers have a larger debt facility than Celtic.
It only took a £9 million debt to be within a day of ending Celtic and although the figure is a great deal higher now, given Celtic's almost unprecedented ability to raise finance through share issues, the maximum allowable debt will still be below Rangers especially in light of what happened during the early 90s.
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Collie, is that malum in se or malum prohibitum?
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At Last a tribute to Jinky.
I don't know why it took so long,as it is overdue.
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test.
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Collie
Where would you play him? He seems to have a free-role at Hibs and all I'm saying really is that we have better in our first XI. He is quick-ish, always looking to go forward, but has defensive frailties and tires and is subbed on 70 minutes. I'm going on previous games against us - Sunday will give us a clearer indication, especially if we don't play with a holding-mid.
I'd be more tempted by Fletcher. Not the finished article by any stretch but let's think a younger, quicker, more clinical, more agile Jan and he sounds a stick-on.
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GG,
As someone who spent much of their early years with us chasing fitfully behind our city rivals, I am always happy when we put more and more points between us. It takes a minimum of 10 to make me sleep easily of a night during a season. I have too many mental scars caused by us losing to them (every single time they have scored against us, when I think about it).Mind you, if it comes down to us winning the league by a single goal of a difference, I'll more than settle for that each and every summer, even if I'm a nervous wreck by that time. Long may we hammer them.
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No press conference today?
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Thismancraig 13.49 agree with your point
"Wonder how people would feel if we trialled our new 4-5-1, where I think the only option (if it is even an option - grudging nod) is McDonald up there!"
I think it would be a great idea.
Being forced to adapt to the strength of European opposition means we have to go for untried formations.
Hibs could be a tricky game,why not treat them as if they are AC away.
Ma team for away ties in Europe
Arthur
Wilson Caldwell Mick Naylor
Hartley
Brown Sno Donati Aideninho
McDonald
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CelticBhoy
Thanks fur da offer...ah may tak it up...ye nevah know...
Ah'll see if a kin come tae WHEREVER ye ur...
De next time Da Boss an' his minions, arrive DER, tae pit oan a Show!
But usually they keep me Loacked up in ma Kennel .... when dey leave frum STATE-SIDE...
As dey say... Der ur Some dat ur Ca'ed tae Duty...
An' der ur some,
AT HAME MUST BIDE!
collie.
Tail's Awaggin', Awaggin'
Ah'm noo goin' oot, fur ma Eats,
as ELEVEN Hiz Passed...
Ah am flush wi' some Dough... no da Flour kind, ye know!
So ah think ah'l treat da Lasses, tae a drink, an' ah'll mebbe get Lucky!
Ah get turned doon a Loat... but wan thing aboot me...
Ah'm GAME, an' AH'M PLUCKY!
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With a little bit of thought on the Euro issue , We can be a tight unit , we were last year BUT There was a great demand to see more attractive winning football.
You can't have your cake and eat it at the same time.
A combination of both is the way forward but we lack some personnel to do it.
The aim is european football after christmas , in whatever competition.
This is achievable.
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Importance of full-backs in European Football.
My view on this is that very few goals are scored from a point where possession in conceded in the opposition penalty box and the ball is then carried by the opposition unbroken (i.e. without a free-kick, corner or throw-in) to score.
A full back who can hold the ball for 50-60 yards is invaluable and is the main reason why I bang on about Agathe so much. The idea that Agathe 'canny croas a baw' is to me bizarre given the fact that he most likely received possession in his own penalty box.
I am not sure of the figures but would be surprised if more than 2% of goals are scored in all football by a team starting their attack from their own box with the play continuing unbroken until the ball crosses the line.
I don't know if research has been carried out in this area, I would be surprised if it hasn't given the amount of TV footage available these days.
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Paul67.
Your right about the clean sheet v Hibs,thats a must,I did'nt realise that it was so long since we had a clean sheet in an away game.
Let's hope we get a good result,and the clean sheet.
Looking back to Tuesday,what happened in that fateful 8mins,
did Gordon set out the wrong tactics,or did Paul not play to instructions.
Hands up to Gordon he sorted the problem out quickly,but it should never have happened.
I do'nt think we should be to despondent yet,we've still got 15 points to play for,and all going well, we'll get our customary 9 home points,and maybe a point from Benfica away.
Looking forward to the game on Sunday,but I wish we'd get back to playing games on a Saturday,Televisions taking control of football in this country.
In a couple of weeks time there will be only ONE game on in the Premier League in England, at what used to be the normal kick off time, 3.00pm on a Saturday,I think it's Aston Villa, against some other team.
About the game on Sunday,we've been winning after coming back from European games lately,and we should be rested enough,I expect a good win,and not to ugly a win.
LETS GET BACK TO SATURDAY FOOTBALL.
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Ulysses Mc Gee, Setting Free The Bears et al.
How about Emailing each other with your Pros and Cons and leaving the blog free for guys who want to discuss matters pertaining to the Hoops?
Forgive me if I've come in at the end of a long running theme, as I do not understand any of your recent posts!
Hail!Hail!
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oldtim
I agree on a return to Saturday football - as long as our away games are still covered on live tv :)
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I think that instead of just a statue of Jinky , Celtic should commission a mega statue that would be of the Lisbon Lions squad & Jock Stein , in a pose similar to the ones we see in photos were there is a group of players standing either side of Jock Stein & a group of players crouched in front of them.
The European Cup would of course be at the front , proudly being shown by that amazing group of men.
I know that this would be very expensive in comparison to a single statue of Jinky & it would also be massive outside the front entrance to Celtic Park but the place could do with a wee freshening up & what better way. Just imagine , our founder Brother Walfrid & our Greatest Ever Team , standing side by side.
Does anyone else have any views on this ?
Hail Hail
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bloke109.
I'm probably being selfish,I never thought of the supporters that cant get to away games.
But it bugs me that we only got about 1 million pounds for T/V rights for games played in Scotland,and for the 8 games in the champions league last season we got about 12 times that.
I know it wont happen but I wish the clubs could pull out of their deal with the SPL.
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12-3 to France at the RWC.
TerryMac-pros and cons?
Depends on whose feast day it is[today is St Matthew,tomorrow St Maurice]
I blame Catholic schools.
In defence of those who indulge in this hagiography/iconoclasm I think most of us post Celtic related stuff in abundance.
Some of which is even worth reading;)
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oldtim
I agree about the TV deal. The SPL was sold down the river in my opinion when we lost the Sky deal. Ok, the games were 6.05 on a Sunday which suits no-one but the exposure and kudos was worth it. No tv deal (pubs and clubs only), games on a Saturday at 3pm and all live on the web (or C67) is my controversial, unworkable ideal.
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Bloke 109, 14:31, :-)
X, Thanks for that tip on the Guardian podcast. My brother downloads it and makes me listen on the way to the games, so I will hear it. Always good fun, sometimes excellent fun.
Kevin McCarra has excellent taste.
Collie, agree, it will not be easy at Easter Road, but I have my expectations none the less.
Pggtips, debt facility is no value of a football team or anything else.
Big liam, no.
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possilbhoy, instead of just a mega-statue, why don't we encourage Stirling Council carry on where they left off when they built a monument to Willie Wallace and built another 10?
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I have to disagree that a clean sheet is necessary on Sunday.
Three points are necessary.
A clean sheet is a bonus.
We are scoring freely, and have only conceded three in six league games.
The form and odds are in our favour and we should travel in confidence.
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possilbhoy 20.29.
Top suggestion.
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Evenin all.
For ProphetofDoombhoy. If you're lurking.
I too knew Graham, vaguely, through family. I will alamost certainly be at his funeral on Wednesday.
A sad, sad loss.
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'GG
hear here
some record though a full year without a clean sheet wouldn't like it to continue much longer
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possilbhoy That's a great idea. It could look stunning, expensive, but worth it.
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possilbhoy
The difficulty would perhaps be in leaving out the likes of John Fallon, Joe McBride and a few others. Guys who were very much part of the '67 season even if they did not play in Lisbon. These guys are always included as 'Lisbon Lions' in functions, trips etc and were absolutely crucial to what was achieved. I imagine the Lions who made up the 11 on 25th May see them as part of folklore too and although there are great pictures and the boast of a Glasgow 11, to immortalise just these 11 I doubt would be the wish of the men themselves. Just a thought.
Hail Hail
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My apologies, just re-read your post and you did indeed mention 'squad'. Still, the difficulty of where to stop would remain.
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Terrymac
Just read your comment.
That was my first ever contribution to a pro and con theme as well.
The line I take with posts that I don't understand is I ask a question.
The line I take with posts or themes that don't interest me is I scroll by.
Only if I read a post that's offensive would I seek to ban it for fear of looking like a wee begrudger.
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Quiet on here just now.
The Jinky statue while a great gesture can it be a soother for what we are about to name Lennoxtown? I dont know what we are going to call it but its maybe me just being cynical but the timing is unusual.
Watching a bit of football from the USA here. I dont know if I would fancy our chances against Chivas USA. A lot of good technical players with speed.
Also every league I ahve watched this morning on Goalissimo there have bee
