Fate intervenes in football regularly. Friday, 21 April, marks the 100th anniversary of Celtic’s UK record of 62 league games unbeaten finally ending. Willie Maley’s team won 49 of the 62 games, but took their eye off the ball on the second last game of a long season, at home to Kilmarnock.
The run stood as a European record for 70 years until the great Steaua Bucharest European Cup winning team eclipsed it.
While we will remember one of the early great Celtic teams, with Patsy Gallacher, Alec McNair and Jimmy McMenemy, thoughts inevitably turn to the tantalising prospect of an unbeaten record which would be just as incredible – that of an invincible domestic treble.
100 years and two days after Maley’s team’s great run came to an end, Brendan Rodgers’ team put their aspirations on the line in the Scottish Cup semi-final at Hampden. The weight of history will not burden Brendan or the players, but Sunday is a great opportunity to mark the passing of one incredible record by setting your sights on another.
Great records happen at Celtic. It’s time for another one.
I’ve no axe to grind with Dundee one way or another. Completely understood the decision to sack Paul Hartley. Whatever was going on, the prospect of relegation after losing a play-off against Dundee United was looming large, but good grief, appointing a rookie from the television!
Apart from saying, “Don’t take tax advice from an adult film producer”, I can’t imagine what else he will tell the players with any authority.
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So, Shalk has been given a 2 game ban, very good. So I guess that’s that then!!!!We are all happy wee bhunnies now. Gimme a break,ffs. What possible benefit is that to us, us who have been denied a full 3 points, nil, zilcho.
It kinda begs the question then does it not, what was the bloody point.
KINGLuBO
Ernie,you have this uncanny knack of making everything you write,seem like facts.
When they are nothing of the sort.
But thats fine.just as long as we know.
BSR
Naming our team 4 days prior to the match eh……
Are you brother Pedro?
FWIW i think you have it spot on!
SFA reforms
Easter holidays won’t stop Celtic red card appeals from next season
Our much missed Tommy Burns, even more missed by his family, made his Celtic debut on this date in 1975.
His spirit will always be with us.
THUNDER
Thats the side in Brendan’s mind ☺️
In all honesty,what do you think Shalke should have got?.
Thems the rules.
The cheating bassa from ICT got a winners medal.
BSR
If I was Richie Foran I would be furious.
His ICT team were dealt a terrible double whammy at the weekend that could see his team relegated, because of ludicrous decisions by SFA officials.
Can the budding politicians no stick all those posts on the previous blog like Fleagle requests with the horsey folk?
Excuse my ignorance but where did those involved in the Celtic shares scam obtain the details and phone numbers of those holding shares
Is the information freely availabl,are they on a fishing trip or has Celtic Fc’s databases been hacked ????
Interesting to watch Monaco tonight.Their wee Portugese midfielder has looked World class every time I have watched them.For the 1st half only.Seriously.What happens to him,I have no idea.usually gets subbed.
I will be watching tonight.
I just wonder like so many on here if I will be able to find anything on Celtic in here in the weeks to come. It appears that the political mob are taking over. Time after time the same people are posting political rubbish. Please take it off to some political blog and let the rest of us get on with being Celtic first and last.
Paul 67 or the Moderators can you not set rules to have us discuss only Celtic till the 10 June?
DELANEYS DUNKY on 19TH APRIL 2017 6:46 PM
BSR
If I was Richie Foran I would be furious.
His ICT team were dealt a terrible double whammy at the weekend that could see his team relegated, because of ludicrous decisions by SFA officials.
Now your talking.This is the real crux of the matter.
Last night Bayern probably lost a Semi final spot because of a clowns decision.Camera evidence required,ASAP.
Vincent Looney on RS getting it big why he couldnt call the appeal earlier.
Kenny Bigot raging
Thought Jim McIntyre conveniently forgot on the STV there the game where his player had Efe sent off. He is making Schalk out to be some kind of saint who now repents of his misdemeanour. Imo, utter claptrap.
Looking forward to the Barca game versus;
Rubentus
The nickname given to Juventus due to their history of cheating, buying refs, stealing titles, and doping players. Refer to Calciopoli for more details.
Juventus + Rubare (to steal in Italian) = Rubentus!
TheItalianSevco
CONNAIRE12 on 19TH APRIL 2017 6:51 PM,
Obviously you have looked in on the nightshift,if the politics is rough.
Other peoples tastes in music.A demented preacher.And really,really ,really deeply held political and moral views.
But I agree.
CONNAIRE12
Bless me father for I have sinned..;-(
Thunder Road on 19th April 2017 6:46 pm
Can the budding politicians no stick all those posts on the previous blog like Fleagle requests with the horsey folk?
Beat me to it mate….
Sevco sh@ite.
HH.
Turkey
Video is the only way to stop the incompetence(cheating) of match officials.
Last night in Madrid was also a scandal. Will be keeping an eye on tonight’s ref for Barca.
Connaire12
The diversity of topics on here is brilliant and as much as i cant stand politics, it can still be interesting at times but when it becomes page after page after page it gets tedious and its probably loads of slagging thats going on!
Its up to the rest of us to dilute it though if we would rather see Celtic or footy stuff.
HH
Delaneys.
I don’t think you need to worry tonight I reckon both teams will have nobbled him :-)))
Hail Hail
Monaco v Dortmund
Freeview Ch59
7pm kick off 7.45pm
Disappointed in the manager of RC trying to defend his cheating player.
This guy has previous for diving, yet expresses regret now that he has been caught.
He didn’t have much regret on Sunday, when he could have spoken up, but no, he knew exactly what he was doing!
On the election front, see that the Nats couldn’t bring themselves to decide on whether they were for or against the General Election!
No change there then, their entire record in government has been to procrastinate as much as possible while blaming everyone else for the state of education, the NHS and police service!
Only yesterday they announced yet another ” research study” in to closing the attainment gap, this one to last 5 yes 5 years!
Don’t they know that they currently have an entire organisation called HMIE, who are employed to go around Scotland and see what schools are currently doing!
These comedians couldnt organise a proverbial in a brewery!
HH
“Jeremy Corbyn is a good friend of Ireland, we wish him well.”
said Sinn Fein supremo – Gerry Adams.
Point is, take a step back and, allow yourself to see through the anti-Jeremy Corbyn campaign that has been waged by the British- Main-Stream-Media since the day that Jeremy Corbyn took the leadership of the Labour Party.
Maybe it’s just me but, I was of the opinion that every Cellic supporter would have a PHD in, how to sniff oot a witch hunt against the underdog ?
Vote for Jeremy of the Jungle……
and…..
Set Ireland free!
Don’t just sing about it…..
Dae it……..
Thoughts and Prayers for all
Supporters of Glasgow Celtic.
……….off-oot.
CQN regulars deserve other useful information besides Celtic …………..just ordered a Chinese CSC
I.C.T weekend end decision. Karma for semi final handball
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-qqoN9N2QM
JNP
Who can bribe the greatest competition? :)
KEVJUNGLE on 19TH APRIL 2017 7:06 PM
Corbyn’s greatest enemies are not in the British media.
They are those Labour MPs who flatly refuse to accept that he was elected leader by the party members.
The problem with the Labout Party is that its big wigs are convinced that the know better than anyone else.
Neil McCann manager of the year award
Faily Record
D.D. 7.11.
Real Madrid
Barcelona
Juventus
Milan.
BSR . 5.28pm
I find your selection bang on the money . I’ve read a few on CQN who prefer Armstrong further forward rather than the being one of the “holding”midfielders . For what it’s worth I’m happy with him in the holding role . A good all round player who can still benefit the team with late runs into the forward positions . Energy to burn with an eye for goal . What’s not to like CSC.
BT 6.57pm ;-))))
LURGAN57 Good point. F*ck them.
Barcelona v Juventus
May the one who paid the best bribe win.
BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 19TH APRIL 2017 6:55 PM
Thanks for enlightening me on the ‘Rube’ thing.
Perhaps we should rename our officials ‘Ruberees’ and ‘assistant Ruberees’ in honour of their ability to consistently steal points from us.
Let the cheating begin.