Adam Smith, regarded by many as the father of modern economics, once observed that crop failures caused dearth but that it took “the violence of well-intentioned governments” to convert “dearth into famine.” Throughout the 19th century, governments, social-reformers and subsistence –dwellers learned the enormous human cost that resulted when the poor were left to starve.
Ireland suffered regular famine for more than a century before when what became known as THE Irish Famine first struck the country in 1845. The potato blight travelled across Europe before arriving in Britain and then Ireland, but in most places the links between those who were suffering and those who were in a position to alleviate that suffering were sufficiently established to ensure dearth did not become cataclysmic famine. Not so in Ireland.
The famine lasted until the 1850s, a million starved to death. Nothing would ever be the same again. The blight returned in 1879 but by then the Celtic population of Ireland, who suffered disproportionately in earlier famines, were politically better represented and had structures in place to ensure those in need were assisted. As a result, the 1879 blight caused great hunger but cost fewer lives.
Brother Walfrid lived through the famine of the 1840s. The community who 125 years ago today decided to form a football and athletic club in order to feed the starving either lived through the same hardship, or were the progeny of those who did. All were informed by the actions across the water in 1879. Squalor, disease and starvation afflicted Glasgow, as it did many of the newly industrialised cities of the world. Walfrid and his colleagues were not going to stand idly by and hope for the best.
Celtic Football Club was not the only institution established in those years to cater for the poor. Across Britain others campaigned for clean water, sanitation, better working conditions and occasionally health care, but Celtic were quite unlike any others.
Football had caught the public imagination and benefited from the increased availability of leisure time in the early 20th century. Brother Walfrid could just as easily established a musical troupe to raise funds. If so, there would be no Celtic. Those who met in St Mary’s hall had seen how successful other football clubs were becoming and decided to copy their ways. They watched how successful Hibernian, from Leith, had become and decided Glasgow’s east end would be equally fertile ground.
Hundreds of other football clubs were formed in the 19th century but no others had the unique story of Celtic. If you listen to modern brand consultants you will hear them talk about establishing a legend for your brand. Adorn it with positive, aspirational sentiment that people want to be a part of. Whenever I hear this kind of talk, or watch a business try to position itself along these lines, I think of how getting the foundations right on day one set our club out on this enormous journey.
No one was trying to establish a brand in 1887, in fact, those in charge of the club seemed immune to the concept for over a century, but all of the positive sentiment which is persistently associated with Celtic can be traced back to that meeting at St Mary’s, even down to what might have seemed like small detail. Unlike Hibernian, Celtic would not be a club for members of a church or parish, this would be a club who wanted all members of society to work with, support and play for. From conception, the message of social responsibility was evangelised.
The world is enormously different today than it was back then, and our community reflects those changes, but anyone who counts himself a Celtic fan is a product of the club’s history. You are here for a reason.
Tomorrow night’s opponents proclaim they are ‘more than just a football club’. In their case that is correct, but this is a truism for most football fans. Few will say, ‘Although I turn up every week, there’s nothing special about this place’. Those who understand how much more Celtic are than just a club, know that it is no longer the responsibility of Brother Walfrid, now it is yours and mine. We have the enormous responsibility to take care of that 125-year heritage and, if possible, enhance it. That’s the challenge every time you get your ticket out your pocket, you scribble on a blog, or you’re asked to assist someone in need.
What an enormous privilege.
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In my lifetime
Jock Stein
Billy McNeill
Fergus McCann
Henrik Larsson
Jimmy Johnstone
In that order.
(I was going to include Bobby Carroll because I went out with his neice for a while)
CultsBhoy – Who cares what the animals say?
Celtic is 125 years old, let’s celebrate that and leave dead clubs to rest in peace. (thumbsup)
Which I may add is not the same as being a great Celt.
Wonderful article, Paul.
Proof that life begins at conception.
TET,
For all that Cosgrove may not have said anything “new”, his article is a major crack in the facade of the MSM.
Once a structure is cracked, it cannot sustain itself and will crumble.
He has confirmed what we already knew about the motives of the Hack Pack – fear and agrandissment, and they will never forgive him for that.
Paul67
Hi Paul67,
I think your article today is a truly inspirational and outstanding piece of writing; WELL DONE!
It is clearly written by someone who LOVES this famous Club of ours and articulates a lot of the fundamental reasons why people like myself and the good people who frequent this Blog and support our Team LOVE our Club. LOVE is at the core of who we are and what our attitudes are and this is why we are truly ‘more than just a Football Club’.
Yours in Celtic,
TB&F.
If it is 5 players, then mine would be: Bobby Murdoch, Bobby Murdoch, Bobby Murdoch, Bobby Murdoch and Bobby Murdoch. He made the Lions team great.
Others, among many, would be George Connelly, Paul McStay, Kenny Dalglish and Danny McGrain.
Auldheid, spot on ( as usual)
Many have missed the point of the piece. He is pointing out something current and ongoing….. Armageddon didn’t happen.
Philvis, yer a funny man. ;))
help make it viral retweet
http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/2012/11/letter-to-david-cameron-regarding-child-sex-abuse-investigation
Article from the Spanish site ‘Not Celtic Class’.
“A football club will be formed for the maintenance of the food tables of children and the unemployed.” On this day 125 years ago the dream of Andrew Kerins became a reality in the church of St Mary’s, in the very heart of the East End of Glasgow, where four decades earlier had come the Irish community after suffering unprecedented famine in their country of origin. Brother Walfrid, Kerins religious name, wanted to alleviate poverty in the area and build bridges between Irish and Scottish culture with a football club, to be called Celtic.
That team debuted the following year and grew to become the honorable institution it is today. Everything from names that will go down in history. We reviewed 125 of the most influential men who had the Celtic over the years.
1. Brother Walfrid: ideology and founder of the club, who after seeing the Hibernian could successfully represent the Irish community in Edinburgh wanted to transfer a project more open to Glasgow.
2. John Glass: first president of the club’s history, led the committee that managed the team during the early years until he decided to become a limited company (1897) and was the real instigator allowed to see light at Celtic for contacts and influences . Moreover, according to Willie Maley, Glass is the man who owes his existence Celtic. No doubt, it was the hand of Brother Walfrid executive and confidant.
3. John McLaughlin: force of power behind the Celtic for acceptance professionalism in 1893 in Scotland and a member of the first board of directors in 1897, ended up as president of the club from that very year until 1909.
4. Neil McCallum: first goal scorer in the history of Celtic against Rangers in a game that the first win by 5-2.
5. Willie Maley: Tom accompanied his brother to the first game in the club’s history and from the position of secretary was strengthening its position to finish as Celtic manager, a position he would not leave until 1940, after getting 30 trophies in 43 years in office. Mister Celtic in all its essence.
6. James Kelly: from the Renton striker who also played in the opening match of the club and would remain linked to it far beyond his playing days. Celtic captain and first decisive influence other players came to the team, his family would inherit the club literally. President from 1909 to 1914.
7. Johnny Campbell: The first great duo.
8. Sandy McMahon: The first great duo.
9. Dan Doyle: played in the first team that won league and cup, as well as being the first major Celtic shining star from England.
10. Jimmy Quinn: Legend. Striker strong center and high-speed shooting, scored 217 goals in 331, including three Rangers in the Cup comeback in 1904 (3-2).
11. David Hamilton: dribbling in person, with Quinn formed part of the electric forwards who dominated the Scottish league for six consecutive years (1904-1910).
12. Peter Somers: another member of the line that got the record for consecutive titles to date.
13. Jimmy Hay: the imposing defense that magnificent square. Possibly the best center of the time.
14. Jim Young: another defense of the era who spent 14 years at the club. 443 matches.
15. Charlie Shaw: goalkeeper with better percentage of games to zero in Celtic history, with more than 55% of crashes unbeaten.
16. Patsy Gallacher: Atom Ant, his goal in the 1925 Cup final recorriéndose whole field and putting the ball into the goal by holding it with both feet defines you. Player thin and fragile, but with a tremendous skill with the leather.
17. Jimmy McMenemy: the Napoleon of Celtic, a midfielder who organized the whole game and ended team training alongside Willie Maley tactics for his gifts.
18. Alec McNair: impossible not to list a player who served the club for 21 years, from 1904 to 1925. 12 league titles.
19. Joe Cassidy: small forward who scored 104 goals in 204 games.
20. John Thompson: the prince of goalkeepers, a young player with a great progesión who died tragically in 1931 when hitting Sam Inglés in a match against Rangers. Legend.
21. Johnny Crum: one of the smartest players on the team at the beginning of the 30, despite being technically limited as a striker.
22. Jimmy Delaney: the ability for the band that had Celtic in the 30s. Ability to exchange positions and total football pioneer truth, with the help of McMenemy.
23. John Divers: Gallacher nephew, the left wing was theirs for 13 years. Key to that was imposed on the Celtic Cup Exhibition 1938.
24. James McGrory: the goal in its purest form. Very few players have managed to finish a race with an average of more than one party and both ended McGrogy the 472 goals in 445 games. The most prolific striker in our history and eighth in the world according to the IFFHS. Then he moved on to the bench, but his affable character and meddling President Kelly marked unsuccessful few years.
25. Charlie Napier: during his seven years combined perfectly with McGrory, who was the power. Napier was complemented by the quality.
26. Willie Miller: The great goalkeeper forgotten.
27. Sir Robert Kelly: chairman and chief executive of the club from 50 to mid-60s. Literally, because I had carte blanche to select the starting lineup when he wanted. Only changed his mind when he appeared Jock Stein. He argued, though, the Irish flag at Celtic Park 50.
28. John McPhail: The end of John McPhail.
29. Willie Fernie: it was the best time of Celtic, but I live in the flesh the doublet of 1954 and the review of the Rangers in 1957 (7-1).
30. Bertie Peacock: energy defense worker as anyone and with sufficient quality to stand out in the team, was captain of the team 7-1 and Northern Ireland at the same time.
31. Charlie Tully: a delight with the ball, loved by the stands despite its irreverent character and train little enthusiasm for showing. For better or worse, represents what was Celtic in the 50s.
32. Bobby Evans: the same core team that won those few titles. However, a lot of names have passed into history.
33. Duncan Mackay: team captain for two years before the arrival of the lions. Lateral.
34. Jock Stein: Just Jock Stein.
35. Sean Fallon: Stein’s assistant, right hand of one of the best coaches in British history. In his day rivaled him to stay as coach.
36. Ronnie Simpson: the keeper of 36 years gave confidence to Stein, very reluctant to deal with the archers. A signing that would become the best goalkeeper in the history of Celtic.
37. Jim Craig: right side holds the Lisbon Lions. Committed the penalty that put Inter ahead in the final.
38. Tommy Gemmell: Left in Lisbon. Unfold and a golden left foot was able to score in two European Cup finals.
39. John Clark: the last man team European champion. I missed winning McNeill Clark picked him up. Work always dark, now the team kitman.
40. Billy McNeill: the captain, the symbol, the leader, the coach, the ambassador. Nobody better represented Celtic from Willie Maley. A tall plant with special header, vital for the Celtic reached the 60 titles.
41. Bertie Auld: the charisma of the team in the midfield. Work, art and clothing to serve the Lisbon Lions.
42. Bobby Murdoch: Auld supplemented to, but it was the machine that was operated at Celtic. Midfielder organizer as the club has had few.
43. Stevie Chalmers scored the most important in the history of Celtic. So already deserves a place this front.
44. Willie Wallace completed the offensive line and was the only Celtic signing Stein made within that played in the final 67.
45. Bobby Lennox: goal, speed and skill to one of the longest running club players, who served until 1981. Striker who liked joining from the left.
46. Jimmy Jonhstone: the best player in the history of Celtic and far more skilled. One of the best players on the planet at the time, could win a game with their quality. Fever Maldini gave him a few minutes the other day.
47. Charlie Gallacher: did not play the final in Lisbon, but it was important in the way to dispute it. Their corners topped by McNeill at Dunfermline and Vojvodina are part of the club’s history.
48. Joe McBride: What might have been and was not.
49. David Hay: A side trip was the first member to leave the Quality Street Gang, the successors of the heroes of Lisbon.
50. George Connelly: When shyness overtook quality
51. Evan Williams: Celtic kept goal for Milan in the final in 1974 and left
52. Peter Latchford: Over the next twelve years, English was the Celtic goalkeeper.
53. Jim Brogan: cost to the first team, but formed a formidable partnership with McNeill plant in 1969 to 1970 with great performances. He went to the left side.
54. Kenny Dalglish: a striker supreme as the star was unveiled at Celtic and Liverpool triumphed. Combined better defined, but a full-blown superclass part of the best eleven of the club’s history. As coach did not fare so well.
55. Lou Macari: Dalglish story similar to a better level. He finished at Manchester United as a striker noting and returned to train in a time sensitive (90).
56. Dixie Deans: front one of the highest quality has been Celtic. Technically gifted, scored some memorable goals to win leagues and cups.
57. Danny McGrain: another example of Celtic service, even though the Rangers was small. The best right back in history, lived 20 years of touring the band club. Now, in the first team staff.
58. David Provan: ends in school quality that is Celtic Park, Provan desmereció not in years nine years focused verdiblancos balls to the forwards.
59. Roy Aitken: Celtic led the centennial campaign, having shown a strong defense, and seasoned with a huge heart.
60. Johnny Doyle: Living the dream.
61. Tommy Burns: McNeill picked the witness to become more than just a player for the fans. It was amateur in the field. Charismatic as few, his time as coach was good even without títulos.s
62. Paddy Bonner: Donegal goalkeeper, kept goal for Celtic for 17 years and had its best with the selection of Ireland in the 1990 World Cup in Italy.
63. Charlie Nicholas: natural goalscorer, but soon left the team to enlist in the Arsenal.
64. Brian McClair: another striker who lived live race as Celtic won the league so implausible at Love Street.
65. Frank McAvennie: not played much with Celtic, but it was crucial for the centenary season a success.
66. Murdo MacLeod: midfielder incisive llegador and left for recuerdoalgún great goal against Rangers.
67. Paul Elliot: Central extraordinary that only spent two years at a time that they began to be all black.
68. Paul McStay: Celtic soul during the turbulent ’90s. A complete midfielder, who gave all he had here although it could have gone to other leagues for conditions. Another legend that only won titles in the 80 except for a Cup
69. Fergus McCann: Celtic saved from bankruptcy and built a promising future with a stunning new stadium.
70. Tom Boyd: another side that suffered the worst years of the Celtic, but the reward was to captain the team stopped the 10 in-a-row and he got the first hat trick in 30 years in the early twenty-first century.
71. John Collins: another striker suffered a Celtic Rangers always behind.
72. Pierre Van Hooijdonk: Dutch striker with his goal against Celtic Airdre allowed to get their first trophy in over five years. Expert faults and member of the Three Amigos with …
73. Jorge Cadete: Portuguese striker was one campaign in the club, but surrendered to a spectacular level.
74. Paolo Di Canio: controversial as himself, leaving a margin his politics was a sensational player class that gave the occasional joy rejuvenated Celtic Park.
75. Wim Jansen: unknown Dutchman ended up getting the league in that decisive campaign 1997-1998. Loved by the fans, not renewed because of disagreements with McCann and sporting director Jock Brown.
76. Jackie McNamara: sensational side of a tour, the band galloped over seven seasons defending the colors that his father had already dressed.
77. Phil O’Donnell: great technical player, who died in 2008 while playing for Motherwell.
78. Paul Lambert: key in 1998 for the Celtic was proclaimed league champion. A dynamo in midfield during the following years. Irreplaceable.
79. Henrik Larsson: The best signing of the story.
80. Johan Mjallby: Swedish Central brought all his experience to Celtic to once again present on the European scene.
81. Lubo Moravcik: came with 33 years and no one believed in him. A match and two goals against the Rangers changed their minds. Sublime with the ball.
82. Martin O’Neill: team dynamics changed and transformed the club into a definitive winner. The triplet upon arrival earned him the respect of the fans and the final in Seville, together with the fact all league play until the last second, admiration.
83. Stan Petrov: Willing to overcome another obstacle.
84. Alan Thompson: a left gold, a midfielder with claw. His free kick into Liverpool, most remembered for her figure.
85. John Sutton: lanky striker, but with one of the most powerful headers have seen Celtic Park.
86. John Hartson: complement. Front tank with an individual technique for striking figure and eye for goal which served as a lever way to the final in Seville.
87. John Kennedy: an injury cut his career at age 24, but his tremendous performance in Barcelona next to Marshall left an indelible mark.
88. Peter Lawwell: hated or loved, the general manager of Celtic has been and still is the master key that turns on the club in the last decade.
89. Dermot Desmond: Current club’s majority shareholder.
90. Craig Bellamy was only a few months, but left details of their sheer quality.
91. Gordon Strachan: Celtic adapt to cost him and so did the fans, but three championships and two knockout stages of the Champions leave a pleasant memory. Also, always defends the club when speaking in public.
92. Shaun Maloney: had a sensational season, walked away, came back and never took that step of superstar who seemed destined from the start.
93. Shunsuke Nakamura: left most lethal of all Far East. His many set pieces and quality with the ball made him a true media star not only in Scotland, but in Japan. His goal against ManU at Celtic Park, anthology.
94. Aiden McGeady: end whose ball skills made him unpredictable. He gave a great deal of entertainment, but in recent years stagnated unable to progress further.
95. Artur Boruc: controversial and charismatic as his own, was an idol of a preference he worshiped. Capable of the best and the worst, was more or less in Glasgow, but provided stability in goal that Celtic had not for 20 years.
96. Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink: the longest name linked to the club. Front area, your goal in the last minute against Rangers in 2008 is still remembered with joy. Key in that league.
97. Stephen McManus: captain took the reins and tried my best to fulfill this difficult mission.
98. Scott McDonald: I removed a Celtic League in 2005 and with his goals, the Australian part of the message returned between 2007 and 2010.
99. Robbie Keane: was just a few months, but his signing generated more buzz than any other player who has worn the shirt verdiblanca.
100. Scott Brown
101. Georgios Samaras
102. Emilio Izaguirre
103. Charlie Mulgrew
104. Fraser Forster
105. Gary Hooper
106. Victor Wanyama
107. Kris Commons
108. Joe Ledley
109. Beram Kayal
110. James Forrest
111. Tony Watt
112. Adam Matthews
113. Efe Ambrose
114. Mikael Lustig
115. Kelvin Wilson
116. Thomas Rogne
117. Dylan McGeouch
118. Paddy McCourt
119. Miku Fedor
120. Lassad Nouioui
121. Anthony Stokes
122. Filip Twardzik
123. Lukasz Zaluska
124. Rabiu Ibrahim
125. Neil Lennon: the last name on the list. Illusion has returned to Celtic Park and people idolize. Player, captain, assistant coach … has gone through all the posts with amazing speed and every day shows constant improvement. Still to trust Him to fill out the names of the players up there with the best description possible.
Happy Birthday Celtic
Philvosreturns
You are right… Just can’t help myself having a wee gloat now and again….
I wouldn’t deface the blog by naming any huns on here.
Well, not today of all days.
Despicable people the lot of them.
Asonofdan
That list is quite definitive.. Kind of blows my wee poll out of the water..
Jock Stein
Bobby Lennox
Fergus
Lubo
Henke
Hard to leave out JJ, KD & Cadete
Top 5 Celts of the past decade:
Henrik Larsson
Neil Lennon
Martin O’Neill
Gordon Strachan
Shunsuke Nakamura
(thumbsup)
Auldheid
I don’t often disagree with you, but on this, we are close, just not close enough.
I didn’t mention AT as he is not part of the scottish MSM, as for the others you mention, their voices were silent in the begining, it was fan power that forced the clubs to feck out the huns, only when they realised this, they started to buck the trend.
I applaud them, after all without them and their voice, we wouldn’t be as far down the line as we are.
But they were not the reason we are where we are, that belongs to CQN, RTC, Phil, E-Tims. etc.
Philbhoy
Agree – apologies!
I was just trying to acknowledge their contribution to our future income and development as a club…hahahahaha
My contribution to the poppy debate –
In Sicily doing the popi popi means to lovingly fondle someone’s bottom.
Robert Kelly
Jimmy McGrory
Jock Stein
Jimmy Johnstone
Billy McNeil………….por cierto
Top 5 players for Celtic
Patsy Gallacher
Jimmy Quinn
Jimmy McGrory
Jimmy Johnstone
Tommy Burns
Only had half an hour for lunch
Paul67
Great article – Brilliant reading
Thanks
Back to advice call handling….
jinky
jock
tommy b
henrick
fergus
Geordie Munro – Thanks, I’m here all week… try the gnocchi! (thumbsup)
CultsBhoy loves being 1st forever & ever
Top 5 is a good number to pick. Just felt the article should be shared as obviously alot of work went into it.
I’ve changed my min lol
Robert Kelly
Fergus McCann
Jock Stein
Jimmy Johnstone
Billy McNeill…………I think por cierto
great article paul67,must have had a good education,reminds me of me and my dad going on the whitecrook celtic supporters club bus to the games in the 60s,you could not even swear on it,quite right as well.
on another subject I see The Rev Ian Miller the church of Scotland minister will be speaking at St Marys tonight,have met him good man and a great speaker,was at a funeral of a neighbour recently where he spoke of the deceased had met his wife at some Rangers club,Mr Millers comment was that it must have been when they had a club,cue lots of laughing
Asonofdan
It was an excellent piece.
A lot of thought going in to our own diluted version on CQN too..
Top 5 Players
Jimmy Johnstone
Henrik Larsson
Kenny Dalglish
Bobby Murdoch
John Clark
ttt
Of course the facade has started to crack, and again I welcome his input, my point was that him and the others were not the reason we are where we are. See my post to Auldheid.
I am delighted some are speaking out, but they are still not asking the questions that need asked.
Not a single question from Awe Naw’s list has been asked, let alone answered.
Him and his ilk can take all tha plaudits, they don’t deserve them, we know that, maybe they will relaise that someday and do their job properly.
South Of Tunis – In Sicily doing the popi popi means to lovingly fondle someone’s bottom.
That’s Italians for you.
When they’re not hosting bunga bunga parties they’re serving spaghetti and accordion serenades to dogs in the alleyways behind their restaurants.
When I was a lad, in the early days of satellite TV, I came across an Italian game show called Tutti Frutti
That was an education, let me tell you. And I had thought the palpable sexual tension between Henry Kelly and his guests on “Going For Gold” was risque.
Even the adverts for Steradent are sexy in Italy. Wayne Rooney would be off to AC Milan like a shot if he saw them. (thumbsup)
Ok – controversial diversion
Top 5 CQN-ers?
Well, I must say BBC Scotland have done Br Walfrid and Celtic proud at the lunchtime news. Lovely item. Many thanks, BBC Scotland. (Words I find a wee bit odd in writing but fully meritted.)
Can’t wait for tomorrow game, got that something ‘special’ is going to happen feeling…..(or maybe that was just my lunch?)
Jock Stein
Danny McGrain
Billy McNeill
=Jinky
=Henke
Cultsbhoy….
It would be easier to name the bottom 5!!!
:0)
Geordie Munro
13:30 on 6 November, 2012
Here is another take from TSFM on the wider implications of Cosgrove’s piece that have more to do with my early reading of Science Fiction than a belief or fear of a goldfish bowl Earth.
Mr/Dr Cosgrove, as a football lover first and Celtic fan second, it was with a real sense of relief I first heard you rubbish main stream media claims about what the demise of Rangers would mean for our game and challenge those making them. Jim Spence and Alex Thomson’s voices were a welcome addition.
It was important that reason and ethics were not drowned out by those with the biggest megaphones (and fear filled mouths to go with them). You and the other gentlemen named became the bampots’ megaphones, either picking up points from blogs or getting them direct.
Your analysis of the impact of the Twitterati/Bampots (take yer pick) .is spot on although your description of its impact is not of course limited to football. It is not only the main stream media who are losing the ability to shape opinion to encourage compliance, but governments who use the msm in turn. My grandchildren will inhabit a very different world as a result.
I was reminded by your words (and had already been thinking) of a TV programme I watched years ago about a device called a chronoscope. All I could remember was that it was based on a story by Isaac Asimov and through the wonders of the same infrastructure that has enabled the ‘epistemological break’ that you describe I was able to establish it was called The Dead Past and the thrust of the story is here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dead_Past
Will the fundamental change in the way we construct and receive knowledge stop short of creating a goldfish bowl? Should it, or would we all behave differently and more honestly if we knew we could be easily observed?
Can we have a chronoscope trained on the SFA please?
Afternoon and Happy Birthday Celtic
wonderful article Paul , a special day for one and all , we are much more than a football club
Paul,
lovely piece, a timely reminder of the history.
Hail Hail
Lawrenzo
It is good to play Barcelona on our 125 th anniversary some say they are the best team in the World and play football in the correct manner.Others say there are similaraties between our two clubs.Well I am sorry to say they are wrong Celtic are run in a prudent manner and have very low debt while Barcelona carry huge debts and you could argue that they purchase there success just like Man.City,Man.U and the now defunct Rangers.So there are huge differences between the two clubs not only in terms of the quality of players but in business models there may well come a time when debt catches up with these clubs and well run clubs throughout football like Celtic may reclaim there rightfull place at the very top of club football.Tomorrow night when you sing you will never walk alone irrespective of the result be proud of our club do not wish to be like Barcelona remember our club are being run in the right way and have real integrity something our opponents have compramised.H.H.
MY top 5
1. P67 ( digital media equivalent of Brother W)
2. Awe naw
3. Auld Heid
4. Moonbeams ( even though he is clearly mad)
5. Blantyre Tim ( only CQN er to have bought me a pint)
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6. Kojo