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Paris St Germain banned from next League Cup Paris St Germain have been banned from defending the League Cup next season after some of their fans unfolded an abusive banner during this season's League Cup final, the French League (LFP) said on Wednesday. (Guardian)

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Saturday, April 19, 2008
Crash against Aberdeen more than possible

Aberdeen have been good value recently. Since winning at Celtic Park they drew 1-1 at home to St Mirren, beat Inverness Caledonian Thistle 3-4 with a last minute goal, beat Falkirk to secure a top six place before that 4-3 reversal at Hampden against Queen of the South.

Turmoil behind the scenes might have something to do with the inconsistency. This week six players were told their contracts would not be renewed at the end of the season and Barry Nicholson told the club he would not accept their contract offer. I understand other senior players told manager, Jimmy Calderwood, what they thought of the club’s offer for next season in no uncertain terms.

Although they are a club in disarray they are also capable of raising their game when it suits and that is certain to be the case at Celtic Park today.

Celtic were at their best on Wednesday night, but the adrenalin crash after snatching an injury time winner against Milan in October, when goals in the final three minutes were required to win the points against Grenta, should be a concern.

We need to win every game and none will be easy.

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Posted by Paul67 at 12:11 AM :: 

165 Comments:
  • At 19/04/08 00:13, Blogger TrueTim said…

    McGregor out for season

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:21, Blogger WizardofOz said…

    Truetim

    Better no' be a wind up. That's a massive blow for them if true.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:21, Blogger logger 'GG said…

    Wave effect from Wednesday will carry us to victory.

    'GG

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:24, Blogger ssm said…

    Pablo-That was magic,I always remember as a wee bhoy,my granny would sing "all around my hat" & my granda would sing "the foggy dew" at family reunions.Legends.Hail,Hail.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:25, Blogger WizardofOz said…

    As much as I think McGregor is way overrated by the laptop loyal, he has been huge for the Huns this season and has undoubtedly won a few points for them. If he is out for the rest of the season, Smith will be in panic mode because Neil Alexander is nothing to write home about.
    Is the luck finally running out for the Huns?
    If so, couldn't have happened at a better time.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:26, Blogger Domino said…

    Aberdeen are in turmoil and we should be looking to hammer them and boost the GD.

    I'm glad we are facing them tomorrow and not later in the season, possibly when they have sorted things out.

    Frankly if we can't beat a team that ships 4 goals to QotS, we don't deserve to win the league.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:26, Blogger EdwardUrsus said…

    WinningGemmell :- From last thread.
    It would just be shear coincidence of course that it just fell open at that date.
    Would it by any chance also have fallen open at ant specific game? Was there one of notice that year :-)

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:26, Blogger inkybhoy said…

    Celtic can beat Aberdeen, they know they have to, and it's a momentum thing right now for the Hoops, a case of building some up in many ways.

    Are the Aberdeen players going to be putting themselves in the shop window tomorrow as they don't have much to play for in terms of silver and many won't be playing for the manager, so Celtic just have to make sure they win.

    I'd be more concerned about Aberdeen's last fixture of the season.

    STANDING UP..so I'll sing a song of liberty

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:28, Blogger TommyTwistsTommyTurns said…

    Pablo/pfayr - thanks for that lads.

    There are three reasons that I don't get into blog master debating :-

    1) I'm snowed under with work and I don't know how some of the guys find the time to follow the blog, never mind get into long-running heated arguements;

    2) I'm more comfortable with the spoken word than the written (engineering graduate who was ridiculously poor at english and probably still is);

    3) I once called Kano a "cyber hard-fud" on here because of the aggresive nature of his posts! (believe me, you don't want to do that!).

    The ex-pat lads get quite irate about things on here. I briefly met Kitalba in BB's last year - nice lad, but you get the feeling that he doesn't take prisoners!!

    Gordon & WG are already proving tonight what I said earlier about learning stuff about the club and our history.

    Ed - bearing in mind the fixture situation, coupled with injuries & suspensions, are you still as confident about the treble?
    I'm also curious about something - pick one : a strong chance of a treble or a place in the UEFA Cup Final with the possibility of your first European trophy in 36 years?
    You decide (in daft Geordie accent)!

    TTTT

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:28, Blogger Ross Common said…

    He has been a top player for them.But lets just win 5 out of 5 and lets see how the Huns(sorry edwardUrsus)Cope with the tension. RC , Mouldy67 ,Bull67 we would Love it just Love it if we beat them..................

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:29, Blogger TrueTim said…

    We will now be playing a team without McGregor and Cuellar - their best two players. Weir is now 1 booking away from a 3 match ban - he'll be walking a tightrope.
    McCulloch will be out and Ferguson is clearly still carrting an injury.

    Adam, though not a great player, hinders their options.

    Its a late assualt towards the tile but certainly one thats gathering momentum.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:30, Blogger winningemmell said…

    ssm et al -

    Aha the mountain and molehill scenario !

    I've thought of little else since Wednesday.

    I've been working hard on The Project and got by the 1937-38 Season earlier this week :

    25 December 1937

    Scottish League

    Celtic 8 Kilmarnock 0

    5 March 1938

    Scottish Cup

    Celtic 1 Kilmarnock 2

    Our history is littered with the implausible and not all good. A week or so after Good Shepherd Sunday, the Bad Shepherds return to The Dale of Kerry,The Field Of Dreams, The Garden of Eden. Complacency was the first sin therein and we've been toiling ever since.

    They have nothing to lose. We have everything to lose. Fig leaves for starters.


    Adam Kojo, how do you like dem apples ?



    WG, treeofknowledgeCSC, Craigneuk.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:32, Blogger canamalar said…

    Sorry to be a pest, but, Mr Strachan, today, requested information from the SFA on, who in his team were cautioned after the final whistle of the
    (glorious victory)glasgow derby.
    The SFA have advise that Celtic have been informed officially.
    This dispute is now being censored by setanta sports news, can anyone advise if its just setanta????

    Oh can anyone tell me if theres a bookies that will give me odds on rev McCurry being in charge of the final glasgow derby game???

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:34, Blogger TrueTim said…

    Rangers team for next derby:

    Neil Alexander
    Kirk Broadfoot Weir Dailly Papac
    Hemdani
    Novo Davis Ferguson Thomson?
    Cousin

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:35, Blogger TrueTim said…

    canamalar - I believe craig thomson will take charge, I good ref on what i've seen so far.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:38, Blogger winningemmell said…

    Ed -

    I also had a peek at 'It's Rangers For Me', some seriously flawed stuff in there.


    This is true - whilst I was browsing the Davie Provan chapter a good friend of mine (Celtic-daft) came up to me and started nattering away. I'd have preferred if I'd been caught wi Arthur Lee's Larkhall Readers Wives anthology.....

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:38, Blogger EdwardUrsus said…

    TTTT :- I'd have to pick the UEFA. With rare exceptions titles get sgared out roughly 50/60 so the title would come again but as you said, the first time in 36 years.
    On whether we will take the treble I still have to say yes. Two first division teams in the cup and we still have the advantage in the league. What worries me most is the abcence of A. McGregor he has pulled us through a good couple of times. So maybe not as confident but still aprehensively confident :-)

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:39, Blogger Peat Blog said…

    Truetim

    I also believe that Kevin Thomson is suspended for the next league game.

    Could be wrong, maybe someone else can confirm.

    Peat

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:40, Blogger winningemmell said…

    ed -


    50/60 ?

    Even your lot canny get away wi that..... then again, mibbes aye

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:45, Blogger EdwardUrsus said…

    WinningGemmell :- I can only blame inebriated fingers :-)

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:46, Blogger setting free the bears said…

    True Tim

    They have options.

    Could be
    Alexander
    Whittaker Weir Dailly Smith/Papac
    Hemdani/Thompson
    Novo Davis Ferguson Naismith
    Darcheville

    Still leaves them subs of Broadfoot, Burke, Buffel,Cousin, Webster (?) & Boyd plus whoever does not play from above pairs.

    We need to get Aberdeen out of the way first but it will be another tough game when it comes about.

    We've had McCurry's one sided heavy handed refereeing and Kenny Clark's liberal interpretation of what constitutes a foul. I think we'll be under discipline pressure again and our tackling will need to be hard but not as blatant as some were last weekend. That was what was needed then. Cool heads needed for the next one but Aberdeen first.

    Lee Miller is our immediate danger.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:46, Blogger Стахановец said…

    Thomson is definitely suspended for the next game at Celtic Park.

    I predict this team for Rangers:

    Alexander
    Broadfoot Dailly Weir Papac
    Hemdani
    Whittaker Ferguson Hemdani Davis
    Darcheville

    Hemdani has been looking like a man who doesn't play regular football in recent European games, and Davis is no left-winger.

    As much of a ned that he is, Novo causes us the same problems that Lovenkrands did. Should he come on or start, I expect Robson or Hartley to absolutely flatten him within 30 seconds.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:49, Blogger setting free the bears said…

    Craxa
    You have Hemdani playing twice.
    I think that takes him over the appearance limit and Rankers have to pay him extra. Also means that, if he gets sent off, he can stay on the pitch.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:50, Blogger winningemmell said…

    sftb -


    quick response appreciated


    are you for BBs tomorrow ?

    I may see or phone you regarding our convy in the Lud, plenty more evidence this week. take it you've clocked on ?


    WG,Dial Square FC

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:50, Blogger Стахановец said…

    Haha, sftb, I just noticed that.

    I meant to type Novo.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:51, Blogger TommyTwistsTommyTurns said…

    WG - is that the 12th man being factored in by Ed?!

    Ed - the reason I ask, is that most of your fellow fellowers would probably rather have the treble. A tad myopic IMHO.

    I expected you to say the UEFA Cup because of your long-term exposure to Timdom via this great blog and our appreciation of the bigger picture! ;-)

    Nite y'all
    TTTThopingtomeettheBBcliqueCSC

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:54, Blogger setting free the bears said…

    WG

    I should be there.

    I believed you were right then and there's more evidence tonight.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:55, Blogger winningemmell said…

    sftb -

    be in touch


    nite all



    LISBON, CORPUS CHRISTI

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:57, Blogger Kingoh said…

    ed

    Glad to see a bit of perspective.

    I was beginning to think that majority of Ranger's fans wanted the league title the most.At least that's the impression they give.

    I remember being gutted THAT day at Motherwell but nowhere near as gutted as walking out that stadium in Seville as I ,like you, thought that at least we will win the league again.I have no memory of euro finals and being in my 40's now realised there was a real chance I would never see my team lift a Euro trophy. I simply can't believe that any Ranger's fan sees the treble or indeed the league as more important than a Euro final.

     
  • At 19/04/08 00:58, Blogger Greenwells Glory said…

    Edward One for the good guys I would gladly trade our position for yours. What do do think made the difference in our performance?
    I actaully thought it was a great match and the nonsense at the end was pure theatre mind you I am glad to have beaten watty having another 12 Year odl Aberlour and an Innes and Gunn oak aged beer quite merry at the moment. Hope all is well with you and tat you are worried or the next game
    The cannon no the canoncsc

    Anulos qui animum ostendunt omnes gestemus!

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:01, Blogger Michael Collins said…

    Стахановец

    Much as I agree that Novo should be cemented early I think the ref whoever he is will be looking for this kind of challenge and we may, if we're not careful , end up down to 10 men very early in the game.

    Please God an early goal today and spare us another brown trousers second half.

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:04, Blogger Thom The Thim said…

    Previous thread, re the flying of the swastika at Ibrox under the direction of the SFA.


    "Vee ver only obeying orders", said Bill Struth.

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:04, Blogger ssm said…

    Craxa-Will we get into trouble if we sing "There's only 2 Hemdanis"

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:06, Blogger southbhoy said…

    Paul

    A sense of caution is never a bad thing at such crucial times however I feel that the example you gave of Celtic's composure slipping after those tumultuous matches we won with so little to spare, could also be true of the Dons. Indeed Aberdeen found a fine scalp in dumping us from the cup but this was then their chance of competing in a cup final against Rangers if it all went as most expect it would. But the ultimate sucker punch was delivered by QOS in an extraordinary match you only see the likes of in Roy of the Rovers and I feel that this along with all matter of background shenanigans should present Celtic with the ideal opportunity to avenge that unfortunate night. Yes Celtic were at their best on wednesday night in that they added the final ingredient to their game, blood & guts, until then the footbal had been exquisite in places but no fight backed it up, this is in place now and it's a grand old thing to see.

    I hope that aberdeen have only one game on their minds and it falls on May 18

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:06, Blogger canamalar said…

    Ross Common,
    why are you apologising to Ed for the word hun, Ed is a hun, he is proud to support his team regardless of the history and has no problem with the connotations with said history. Ed has made his choice and that is his inalienable right to make. To back his club in its opresent reality is what he does, therefore, nothing less than hun can he be :o))
    Ed am I wrong ?? :o))

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:10, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Still can't believe this guy is no longer with us. Just goes to prove two things. Talent is given and only the good guys die young.

    Jeff Healey

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:12, Blogger Стахановец said…

    michael & sam:

    I guess it is possible we will not get away with the kind of challenge Barry Robson announced to the world. All the same, we should try and wind him up. We have seen how much of a hot head that he is, a bit of ankle-biting, a shove or two, some words in his ear, and then all it will take will be one wee trick from Aiden and his two-footed lunges will come out, resulting in an early bath.

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:17, Blogger Estadio said…

    I am quite happy to be shouted down, but the main reason that I (and others of far greater imagination and talent) post rarely is because of the naval-gazing self serving nature of the leading posts.

    Paul and I have met on a number of occasions, and I have in the main agreed with his drift and thrust.

    But over the last few months we have become an anti-rangers site and not a pro-Celtic medium.

    Unfortunately Paul has decided to accept this baton and has run with it. And now that we have a wee glimmer of light in a universal season of bland opaqueness, now that we want a thousand supporters to to do what the word defines, and now that we want a million hearts to burst just once in the way that we demand the heart of each and every player should do, what do we get?

    !Crash against Aberdeen more than possible'

    If I had written for the red tops, I could have penned that and I would have been less than proud!

    See you in BBs tomorrow. I'll be the one wearing the shirt that says 'Estadio 67' on it!

    Hail Hail

    Estadio

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:18, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Nothern Lights

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:18, Blogger canamalar said…

    Setanta, SPL tab, censored again, me and a few muckers have been watching the chanel waiting for the Celtic challange to the SFA's non-existant notice of post match cautions. still not newsworthy??

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:24, Blogger EdwardUrsus said…

    GreenwellsGlory :- I'm not sure, we seemed to be second to the ball and Celtic seemed to want it more. For the first time in a long while we were outfought.

    btw, won't you be embarrassed if your ring turns blue?

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:30, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Estadio, your's and WG's never-say-die attitude and self-belief in the team has shown me the other side of mine. I'm no mineshafter, but I see our failings and I expect (note, not want) them to be fulfilled. We all see things differently and perhaps Paul is trying to head them off at the pass, ie, he's trying to keep a wee bit of perspective before this place descends in to the risible "Ah tellt yeh........Naw yeh diddny" crap that lurks just around the corner in here at times.

    Just my opining BTW and not in any way meant as a slight on your opinion of this site. The s**t that's thrown at the Ghuy beggers belief some times. Me, ah don't think I'd bother !

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:35, Blogger Ross Common said…

    Canamalar
    You are spot on . I have used that term many , many times and to me it just means a rangers fan. cant believe I am getting caught up in a PC world . Maybe it was too many Buds !!
    HAIL HAIL
    PS I think EU is one of the best Posters on this quality site run by Paul67.

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:36, Blogger moonbeams wet dream said…

    EdwardUrsus, the chap who told me the story also mentioned Scotlan v nazi germany at ibrox and the swazi flying but he was adamant that there was a game pre WW2 in Germany too. As I say most probably rubbish but the fact he mentioned the scot ger game seems to point to a poss truth as I thought both were pants stories.

    Paul67, if the celts come out tomorrow and get any less than 3pts after Wednesday I would personally sack each and every single one of them.

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:36, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Ah remember when this place used tae be jumpin' on a Friday night ! WTF happened ???

    Diamonds And Rust

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:41, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Sandy Denny

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:41, Blogger ssm said…

    Estadio-I posted @00:07,let's not get complacent because we beat huns on Wednesday.Paul,in his post,used more words,but imo meant the same thing.Not preparing for defeat.Au contraire,preparing for victory.

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:46, Blogger Estadio said…

    Pablo,

    As you probably have sussed, I am not into negativity. But to use the phraseology of someone who posts from beyond the pond....HOWEVAH

    I am, as each of us is, a Celtic supporter.

    Football and Celtic does not need 'managed expectations', it does not need ' a dose of reality', and it definitely doesn't need a 'pace back to see the oil painting of perspective'.

    Celtic is our passion, Celtic is our dream, Celtic is our ambition and Celtic is our essence.

    Win. lose or draw!

    Win regularly, lose sometimes, draw occasionally, but Celtic for ever!

    Self-belief in the team has little to do with any of that.

    Faith in what we were built on, where the walls were heading and the stained glass depictions of where we came from and the demons that were defeated on the way, well that is what made me a Celtic Supporter.

    Possibility of defeat? I leave that to others.

    Handling defeat? Pile that on me!

    hail hail

    Estadio

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:47, Blogger canamalar said…

    Ross Common,
    your right Ed is a good poster, but for me its because his motives are clear, he still chooses to support, financially and emotionally his team/club warts and all. That's the bit that confuses me about him as his posts appear intelegent yet he does seem blind to the scottish conspiracy.

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:50, Blogger Estadio said…

    Canamalar,

    What Scottish conspiracy?

    Speaking as a Scotsman!

    Hail hail

    Estadio

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:51, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Woodstock

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:54, Blogger Стахановец said…

    I notice a few people make comments about how they like EdwardUrsus, but can't fathom how he still supports Rangers even though he knows how the fans can be.

    If Celtic were taken over by a despicable element, would you find it so easy to simply walk away and find another team? An emotional bond is formed between supporter and team, almost akin to, dare I say it, a child and the parents.

    EdwardUrsus may not believe in a fenian-blood-spilling Rangers, but in his heart he holds his vision of Rangers, an honest-to-goodness vision, and with every beat of his heart, it spreads a little more blue around his body.

    How can you let that kind of bond just break?

     
  • At 19/04/08 01:59, Blogger canamalar said…

    estadio,
    are you kidding me, the not so secret shame is a starter for 10. Maybe the press can advise you about the hoards of bead rattling immigrants stealing jobs and up-setting the status quo of the supremicy of ra peepil. Then again as a simple fenian scotsman I may be reading too much into the whole thing eh.

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:00, Blogger Ross Common said…

    Canamalar
    I am not big on conspiracies. But then again............
    PS If the HUNS ( God forbid ) get to the UEFA final And they get an extension ( I think they will ) it will be a Tainted Title.................

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:01, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Estadio, ah git where yer comin' from and I agree. But our host has his own opinion and I think your mild chastisement was a wee bit disingenuous. This site loves you. Your absence is mourned ny many. Saying that you don't post because of your disregard for the host's opinions is your prerogative. However, I'm sure he will and does welcome your counter point of view. Just my opinion tho'.

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:02, Blogger ssm said…

    Craxa-Nice wind up mate,ain't falling for that one.Hail,Hail.

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:04, Blogger pablophanque said…

    The Incredible String Band

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:04, Blogger Стахановец said…

    ssm:

    Care to explain?

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:09, Blogger canamalar said…

    greeky, (i'm no even trying to start yer name), Eds team have no history, other than being a violently anti-catholic collection of people, who have declared themselves christian, religous or not its an oxymoron and intellegent people should know better.

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:14, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Fairport Convention

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:14, Blogger Estadio said…

    Canamalar,

    There is without a doubt a toxic attitude towards the Celtic football club, those who support(ed) it, and those who see value in its founding principles.

    To see this as an all embracing Scottish Conspiracy is untenable.

    I am Scottish from a 'Fenian' background and proud of both.

    I have many freinds who are Protestant, Catholic, Episcopalian, Baptist and none of the above but all Scottish and all Celtic Supporters.

    I also have family who hale from Bray, Galway and by God even Coatbridge!

    Celtic supporters through and through!

    Antipathy towards us and our kind - and the virtue of being a Celtic supporter is that 'our kind' transcends boundaries that were artificially created to destroy a set of values rather than a group of people - comes from bigots NOT from Scots!

    Hail Hail

    Estadio

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:17, Blogger Greenwells Glory said…

    Edward now that was funny
    I shall take comfort in the certain knowlege that there are decent Ran ... Oh... I ccannot bring myself to say thatword but rings.. well done Try this Camus fearnea not latin btw and most propbaly spelt wrong.
    However The cannon not the canoncsc

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:18, Blogger Стахановец said…

    From all the time I have read his posts, I don't think he is some sort of violent anti-catholic. The fact that a sizeable amount of the fans of Rangers are, has no consequence. EU sees something in the club that keeps him going back game after game. It is quite likely he was raised as a Rangers fan rather than choosing it in later life, but that changes nothing. If he didn't love something about Rangers, he wouldn't keep supporting them. The same reason we are all here today supporting Celtic, something keeps bringing us back, through highs and lows.

    Would you rather ridicule and banish the few good fans that Rangers have, such as EU? And if so, why?

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:19, Blogger pablophanque said…

    canamalar, would you walk away from Celtic if Donald Trump or Rupert Murdoch bought Celtic ? I know I would, physically, but my heart would still wait on the day when my club would return to accept ale hands and I would return in a heart-beat.

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:20, Blogger canamalar said…

    estadio,
    maybe you can explain to me why the bigots are accommodated by the scots and indeed encouraged by the scottish establishment?

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:21, Blogger greenlion2 said…

    Before I work my way back though the usual stuff. Estadio I sent you an e-mail a few weeks back did you get it?

    A wee song to listen to while im going backwards
    Powerful words

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:25, Blogger The Narrowbhoat Tim said…

    Just got word from Paul67 he took Kilbeggan Blade for a workout on the sands at Seamill, he said that its a cert tomorrow so all CQNers except for the mineshafters should pile on it.

    The Hun team that I predict that the cardigan will play against us - an untried hun goalie - 2 old ugly central defender huns - 2 useless ugly fullback huns - 1 spanish ned of an ugly hun - 1 elbow swinging ugly hun - 1 Ulster ugly hun - 1 ex hibee ugly hun - 1 spawn of satan never get carded ugly hun and a french ugly hun

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:25, Blogger ssm said…

    Craxa-Explanation as requested.Rangers(can't believe I used that word)have NEVER been taken over by a descipable element.Celtic are Celtic.He still continues to support that team,who have not changed their beliefs from day one.Please don't try and defend the undefensible.HAIL,hAIL.

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:26, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Ah remember it well !!!???

    Them was the days !

    Ah'd like tae huv seen the witch take on the unions in them days.

    Part Of The Union

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:32, Blogger Стахановец said…

    ssm:

    I am happy with my stance. I know some good Rangers fans, and I am not surprised when I see one. Rangers have a fair amount of bad fans, but we are not a pure and untouchable support either. We have our bad elements too. It is one thing to recognise problems with another teams support, it is another thing to ignore when there are good parts of it too.

    But, you are entitled to your view on the matter. We shall disagree.

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:35, Blogger canamalar said…

    greeky,
    how do you know he is not??
    every celtic supporter I know and most of england know what TFOD stand for. As I said earlier I have no problem with Ed's choice, but I hope he has no problem with me condemning his choice, as the club of his choice have very few principals but the perpetuation of racial/religous hatred. This site has a very high proportion of people who have rejected the teachings of the catholic church, yet they were indoctrunated, so they become closet tims, even non-catholic supporters are catholics and as such are fair game for discrimination/attack. greeky, explain to me, if indoctrunated catholic's can turn their backs on their church, why would it be so hard for a hun to see sense ???

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:39, Blogger pablophanque said…

    Janis Ian

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:40, Blogger Estadio said…

    Greenlion2

    No e-mail at all.

    Canamalar.

    I am not sure how much longer I can keep this going, but let me try once again.

    There are many bigots in Scotland.

    There are also many Scottish Celtic Supporters. There are many good people who are not Celtic Supporters.

    There is also a spectrum of the Celtic support who despise everything Scottish.

    Such is life's colourful palette.

    Those who decide to view things only in black and white are missing so much of the rainbow's magical kaleidoscope!

    There are things worth fighting for and one of them is the future of a country that our forefathers settled in.

    That was a shock to the entrenched attitudes of the residents, but there again it would have been the same if the Moors had invaded Spain. or the Christians had attacked Saladin, or woe upon woe if the Israelis and Palestinians had found something to be fractious about.

    Now what about getting rid of the English Anglicans.

    Wait a minute. They are not all bad are they!

    Well apart from the Scots that is!

    Simpson, Craig and Gemmell,
    Murdoch McNeil and Clark,
    Johnstone, Wallace, Chalmers, Auld and Lennox,

    I hope that helps!

    Hail hail

    Estadio

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:41, Blogger greenlion2 said…

    I watched a few videos tonight of the centenary season

    It amazing how your old memory goes. The amount of games we drew also the games we also did not win in the last minute ie the 2-2 games with both the sheep and the huns.

    It was good to see real adverts behind the goals with Eldorado prominent.

    The haircuts were tremendous. Speaking of which TTTT I was talking to your sister tonight in the club.

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:42, Blogger pablophanque said…

    canamalar, I await a reply !

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:44, Blogger Стахановец said…

    canamalar:

    It is cyrillic script just so you know, Russian usage.

    The only person who can tell you why EdwardUrsus continues to support Rangers, is, surprisingly, EdwardUrsus. I would bet he has very good reasons for doing so, and not, as you seem to think, purely because he wants to be up to his knees in your blood.

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:45, Blogger ssm said…

    Craxa-descipable,sure I meant to say despicable.I have rankers relatives who I love dearly & I'm sure eveyone on here does,but,sorry I'm a Celtic supporter & when it comes to us against them,well it's a no brainer.Hail,Hail.

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:49, Blogger Estadio said…

    Canamalar

    Can I just say before I hit the sack, that never having been part of a clique or any other bunch that sounds like the french for a door snib shutting, I will be in BBs for a short time later today.(12 - 12.30)

    I would be delighted if you were there and would be pleased to buy you a pint.

    Hail Hail

    Estadio

     
  • At 19/04/08 02:57, Blogger pablophanque said…

    That's The Way

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:00, Blogger pablophanque said…

    ssm, I don't Im glad to say.

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:01, Blogger Стахановец said…

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  • At 19/04/08 03:04, Blogger Стахановец said…

    ssm:

    I want Celtic to beat Rangers 100 times out of 100 too, but I wouldn't ostracise friend or family just because they happened to feel the opposite.

    Let me give you an excerpt from our very own club's website.

    "The best that Celtic stands for is an inclusive organisation being open to all regardless of age, sex, race, religion or disability.

    Celtic has always been a Club willing to offer a welcome to all."

    Welcoming to all...unless Edwardursus does something unbecoming, I will not tar him with the bigot brush. If he displays inappropriate behaviour, I will condemn him for it, but not before then.

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:05, Blogger pablophanque said…

    S'ppose I'd better hit the sack then.

    One more afor I go.

    Jefferson Airplane

    pablophanque

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:05, Blogger canamalar said…

    estadio,
    sorry, I'm not following your drift, it looks like you are saying that anti-catholic/irish is not a problem in scotland compared to problems elsewhere so its ok.
    Black is not a colour and white is the combination of every colour so if I see everything in white it means I got the rainbow. My rainbow shows me that blinkers to injustice is inexcusable and should be identified and erradicated without hesitation nor remorse. Sympathisers to unjust organisations only perpetuate the injustice and ensure the continuation. Wether they seem like nice people or not. Lots of people could have told you Hitler was a nice guy.
    Get my drift ??
    In the words of Peter Tosh:
    Everybody's crying out for peace,
    but none is crying out for justice.
    there'll be no peace till man has equal righs and justice.

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:09, Blogger EdwardUrsus said…

    Moonbeamswetdream :- Going by my records we didn't play any German teams in the 1933 - 39 period. We did play two Austrian teams at Ibrox, 1934 and 1937 but as both were before anschlus with Nazi Germany I can't see a swastika being flown.

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:10, Blogger canamalar said…

    greeky ok rusky what does it mean??
    and lots of very nice people allowed the nazi party to take power.

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:11, Blogger ssm said…

    Pablo-thats most unusual,but the'yre not all bad people as Craxa says.Craxa-Can you quote me their method statement.Bet it's nothing like ours.Hail,Hail.

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:11, Blogger Estadio said…

    Canamalar

    Yep you're right.

    All Scots are a really nasty piece of work who should be shot at dawn!

    Especially that team of '67.

    I give up!

    But I'll still buy you that pint!

    hail Hail

    Estadio

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:13, Blogger Стахановец said…

    canamalar:

    It means Stakhanovite. Best to type it into wikipedia or google for an explanation.

    Not every German was a Nazi.

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:18, Blogger The Narrowbhoat Tim said…

    My Stakhanovite friend it pains me that the younger generation know nothing of your name, to call you greeky is the same as saying Naka is Korean.

    I have no problem with Ed choosing to be a hun its a dirty job but somebody has to do it.

    As long as we play in the SPL then long live the Huns, you couldn't make up a more despicable foe, there is nothing to like about them and I for one am glad of that. I wouldn't want it any other way, I don't want them to change, It dont bother me what they are.

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:19, Blogger canamalar said…

    estadio,
    glad you got there, and I'll be first against the wall.
    howmany scottish cap's did the team of 67 get.??
    The pint sounds good, if I'm in town I will take you up on the offer, cheers.

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:22, Blogger Стахановец said…

    narrowbhoat:

    As they say, youth is wasted on the young, maybe even myself included in that!

    To call a greek 'greeky' would be disrespectful too, although maybe that was the intention, a little belittling along with the rhetoric. ;)

    Every hero needs a villain. Has noone here seen 'Mystery Men'...

    Off to the game tomorrow?

     
  • At 19/04/08 03:24,