On Saturday 8 September 1888, across the north of England, league football got underway. Since then leagues have spread to every corner of the globe where a remotely green patch of grass can survive. Thousands of national titles have been decided in that time, some, as we know to our cost, by the slenderest of margins.
The record winning margin, since 1888, across the globe, is shared by two teams, Paris St Germain and Cairo’s finest, Al Ahly, who both won their national titles by 31 points, PSG last year, Al Ahly in 2005.
Your team and mine are currently 30 points ahead of second placed Aberdeen with two games remaining. If we win away to Partick Thistle tomorrow, and against Hearts on Sunday, and Aberdeen drop fail to win both their remaining games, in Glasgow, against Newco tonight and Partick on Sunday, world football’s record books will be rewritten.
You don’t need the record books to tell you this is a special season, one you will remember fondly for the rest of your life, but in future, many the world over will learn about what Celtic achieved this season by reading their name either immediately below, or above, PSG and Al Ahly.
I remember the old days, when we hoped Aberdeen would drop points at Ibrox. Rangers were a basket case of a football club (nothing on today’s Ibrox incarnation, of course), while Aberdeen were one of the top clubs in Europe, and formidable competition for Celtic.
We can be more circumspect now with our sentiment, but – wait for it, I hope Brother Pedro gets a result tonight. He’s working on our place in history.
JOCK STEIN LISBON 1967 T-SHIRTS SELLING FAST! ORDER AT WWW.CQNBOOKSTORE.COM
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Scotty S and Stuart A on the bench, only used if necessary.
BT Sport will premiere the next instalment in its acclaimed BT Sport Films series, Iron Man: The Sean Fallon Story, on Thursday 25 May at 10pm on BT Sport 1
Adapted from, and building upon, the critically acclaimed book ‘Sean Fallon: Celtic’s Iron Man’ (published by BackPage Press), this film will explore the incredible life of one of football’s lesser-known heroes through interviews with the likes of Sir Alex Ferguson and Kenny Dalglish, archive footage, animated sequences and, by using an actor portraying Sean Fallon, quotes from the man himself.
The film will depict Fallon’s time as a young man in Ireland, realising his unlikely dream of signing for Celtic after being banned from playing Gaelic football. It will also trace his hugely successful partnership with the legendary Jock Stein, under which Celtic enjoyed unprecedented success, winning a record nine successive league titles and becoming the first British team to lift the European Cup.
Scouting and signing players was one of Fallon’s most significant roles in that partnership, and the film will show how he emerged as Britain’s greatest talent-spotter by bringing the likes of Dalglish, Danny McGrain, Paul McStay, Packie Bonner and several of those European Cup-winning Lisbon Lions to Celtic Park. Several major figures, including Sir Alex Ferguson – to whom the Irishman was a mentor – will also explain what Fallon meant to them, and how he impacted their lives and careers.
Fairhill bhoy,
arrive about 11 tomorrow,dont know when we will get into hotel,
will stick up a post once im out and about
Adam Rooney misses an absolute sitter…
Lol
some fantastic informative posts today,
the connolly view on the orange order i had forgotten about, great read.
canada and the lodge also.
bilbao, great, jason higgins on homebhoys gave a great description one time, of the openess of the club. yes is basque exclusive, but any basque qualifies. any colour, and creed, and history, as long as your born in the basque region , welcome in.
and the tales from lisbon allready.
cqn at its best.
keep it lit.
and sean fallon.
recently viewed photies of him in lisbon are quite stunning , what a physique.
TET
Can’t get the Aberdeen game on that link. Tells me to go to Schedule, but the game is not listed.
2 to sheep
Ryan gets the second
Christie!!
TTT
http://cricfree.sc/watch/live/rangers-fc-vs-aberdeen-live-streaming
telling me video not available, back soon
Thom
http://cricfree.sc/watch/live/rangers-fc-vs-aberdeen-live-streaming
This is what I am watching the game on.
I hope we don’t underestimate thistle tomorrow night . Alan Archibald has a good wee team there ,
Especially dangerous at corner kicks .
Fassreifen: James Connolly wrote at least three books as far as I know. The one I remember best is Labour in Irish History. Calton Books on the London Road side of the Gallowgate would have copies I would imagine. The Communist Party of Ireland bookshop in Dublin is likely to have his books also. I can get a copy for you and bring it over on Sunday
Thom
That’s wot you get for living in Donegal :-)
HH
THE EXILED TIM on 17TH MAY 2017 8:59 PM
Thom
That’s wot you get for living in Donegal :-)
HH
*****
Yea, Hun free!!
Well done Ryan lad!
Sheep should be 4 or 5 up. Sevco absolutely gash
hahahhahahahha
our ryan. i like the bhoy,
but has he just stopped a celtic record points margin.
i dont care.
take a place son ………………… on the hunskelper podium
Derek and the Smashing Bottles lead 2-0.
Draw @ 10-1 looks good value, before the Dons self doubt kicks in and they start sitting back.
Thom
Still no got it ?
HH
Taking it well on FF
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Slaughtered at home to the Sheep and the scum.
This manager has not got a clue. I can only assume he was cheap.
THOMTHETHIM FOR OSCAR OK on 17TH MAY 2017 9:00 PM
THE EXILED TIM on 17TH MAY 2017 8:59 PM
Thom
That’s wot you get for living in Donegal :-)
HH
*****
Yea, Hun free!!
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whit about that big COUNTY DONEGAL RSC banner appearing at their games ?
I should never have got a link.
Arbuckle pulls one back..sheep gash at the back..
Oh dear, the huns will now be world beaters
As sevco score…haha
Bizarre 2-1
This is the bit where the Aberdeen bottle smashes into tiny little pieces.
:)
Waggy 1-2
A wee tale following up from Bilbao’s dearth of left footers…..
I am left handed in the ‘writing’ sense and apart from playing snooker left handed all else is right handed!
Anyway,as most boys do my first proper football team was the Primary school team and of course the teacher thought left handed ergo left footed..
From then aged about 10 til I stopped playing 20 years later I was always on the left side!
I was pretty efficient with said foot but would never have taken a penalty with it..( not that I ever did too feart I missed)
BTW Here in Kilwinning everyone calls me a ‘left-footer’… Can’t think why!!!!!!!
Tellt yeez
6 mins injury time coming too, how long did we get when 5-1 up? 12 seconds…
Sevco Howitzers . As soon a s they win the ball its a bizarre hoof up the park and a keystone cops chase.
Real Madrid 2 – 0.
Gordybhoy67-no problem mate we got in at that time as well ,but didn’t get settled in hotel till 3,so I will look out for your post
Is it just me who doesn’t get the fuss about Kenny McLean?