Bobby Clark was the first Aberdeen goalkeeper I knew. He was thought of highly, until Jim Leighton and colleagues stepped the performance levels up a pace at Aberdeen. He has two places in the history books, one for the longest period not to concede a goal in Scottish league football, which when established in 1971 was also the European record. He was also the first goalkeeper in European competition to face a penalty in a penalty kick competition.
Back in the dark days of the late 90s I had a Celtic mug with the message ‘Records can be broken but history can never be changed: Celtic, first British team to win the European Cup, 1967’. Bobby Clark lost his European record within months and at Tynecastle next week Fraser Forster can break his Scottish record. Bobby’s place as first to face a penalty competition is his in perpetuity.
Records are harder to break than they should be. People get nervous when they approach, but it will be enormously satisfying if Celtic can sail through 31 minutes at Tynecastle without conceding.
Back in 2011 and early 2012 practically the entire CQN community was discussing Rangers impending insolvency event as an absolute certainty, but we’ve never been the most impartial community. It was not until Daily Record journos stopped applying to Our Hero for a job and suggested ‘this excrement is about to get real’ that the penny dropped in many places.
This included portions of the Celtic support, who responded to the ‘news’ with a Congo line at Inverness, at the same time forever changing the substance of jelly and ice cream; a kind of transubstantiation, if you like. This was no longer a sweet, it is nourishment for the ages.
Now the same newspaper has been authorised to run a story that there is doubt over this month’s payroll – would they dare suggest as much without authorisation? When your friends are telling you they can hear the bell toll, you know where this is heading.
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corkcelt- SUPPORTING THE DAM 5
20:55 on
17 February, 2014
macjay, I am certainly not asking you to support anything. It is your absolute right to live your life in any way you want and to support Celtic in any way you want. I’m surprised you even felt you had to ask the question.
Mate.
” to support Celtic in any way you want”
That`s the nub of the problem.
I want to support Celtic and not to be associated with the I.R.A.because of my support for my team.
That right is being denied me.
Is that fair,reasonable or decent?
Is that the Celtic way?
Bada Bing
Dont think so. Laurie sounds a lot taller than Ian.
PFayr supports WeeOscar
21:02 on
17 February, 2014
Malorbhoy
As long as they show the game
PF
On the big screens (oh don,t mention big screens) :-)
ernie lynch
21:05 on
17 February, 2014
Virtually every discussion I have with you ends in insult.
What`s the point?
Life`s too short.
Malorbhoy
If we can win the league at Kilmarnock I’d suggest that there may well be a lot of uneaten meals at CQN10 :-)
skyisalandfill c’mon wee Oscar
21:07 on
17 February, 2014
Maolrbhoy
I like the sound of that
HH
Ski
You coming down for the “doo”
macjay1 for neil lennon
21:09 on 17 February, 2014
corkcelt- SUPPORTING THE DAM 5
20:55 on
17 February, 2014
macjay, I am certainly not asking you to support anything. It is your absolute right to live your life in any way you want and to support Celtic in any way you want. I’m surprised you even felt you had to ask the question.
Mate.
” to support Celtic in any way you want”
That`s the nub of the problem.
I want to support Celtic and not to be associated with the I.R.A.because of my support for my team.
That right is being denied me.
Is that fair,reasonable or decent?
Is that the Celtic way?
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Who’s denying you that right?
HT
Don’t eat pies fat bhoy at the game
xx
SOAL
You can save me yer pudding x
HT
It would be some party though:-)
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
Did those amendments actually go through unopposed by anybody, I’ve been working a lot so I missed the outcome of that!
If they did then it’s full steam aheads the excess express and nobody seems to give a good cahoot!!
It was the best times, it was the worst of times!!
HT
Open goal
xxxx
If we win the league that night and it’s on the telly…I’ll miss it and will be at Dirty Rotten Scoundrels in London’s west end….shameful….however should Spivco go breests up…how apt….then there’s the St Paddys Dance in the Irish Camden Centre…should be interesting….for you horsey types a few trainers and tipsters before Cheltenham…never let us down yet…
Kikinthenakas
BFDJ Suggests Fatsalary takes a 15% cut in wages. Thats ur seat on bus offsk d j !!
Starry plough
There has been no discussion or comment until today re the issues raised in James Forrest’s article
No idea beyond what he has stated
Emdae got the fixture list for the rest of the season?
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
Two seats surely for BFDJ…
macjay, only the most bigoted of commentators would associate any Celtic supporter with the IRA because a few young lads might sing a few Rebel songs. The fact that you a Celtic supporter makes this association is strange.
There are hundreds of thousands of Celtic Supporters all over the world, it is a very broad Church, its unreasonable to expect everyone to adhere to a single code of conduct. There are Celts on here that I wouldn’t want to be associated with but I totally accept their right to say what they want and to support Celtic in any way they want. For the record I don’t sing songs at matches.
setting free the bears supports Res. 12 & Oscar Knox
20:54 on
17 February, 2014
macjay
La Liga tolerates Barca with its Catalan aspirations and Bilbao and Sociedad with Basque associations.
Our aspiration is not to be part of England but to be allowed to find our own natural weight in the world of competitive leagues. The EPL is merely a convenient destination. It will be brought about, if it happens at all, by influence from UEFA and the Broadcasters rather than by the granted grace of the FA.
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Yes.O.K.
The question.
Why do I have to be associated with the I.R.A.against my will?
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
Ask HT
Bloody Norah
Reading about potential dismay on 27th Feb
Why do they do these things when I’m on holiday :-)
will be on Safari, with no Timternet access, inconsiderate bunch that they are :-)
Hail Hail
THM
That would be bang on, but why are the few allowing themselfs to be shafted ?
That bothers me.
HH
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BadaB
You are a star.
HH
I think Dermott should just give Sally his £30m and just move on to the EPL where we both belong :)
macjay1
I can certainly understand why you or anyone would not want to be associated with the IRA for whatever reason.
The Birmingham 6,guildford 4 and many other innocent people were not associated with the IRA.
Hover many,many Celtic supporters quite clearly do.
I was a Celtic supporter before I was associated with the IRA.
Maybe if you seen homes raided and wrecked on weekly basis
Maybe if your loved ones were killed for being Irish catholics
maybe if you seen your father,brothers and sisters being trailed out of their beds to jail without trial
maybe if your country was gerrymandered so much that you didn’t have a vote unless you name was on a rent book and you couldn’t get a house unless you were a protestant
maybe if you were reared where I was you would a better understanding
HH
Malorbhoy
Yes I’m coming down for the doo.
Can’t wait in fact
HH
S P
:Thats funny!! <:0)
SOAL
HT sounds a bit touchy the night!!
corkcelt
I am happy and proud that guys like you support Celtic.
macjay.21;09
I think you and yer pal J.O`Neil display a classic case of Myopic Idealism, your way or the highway,I personally denounce Individual Terrorism irrespective of who carries it out and how laudible the cause may seem,but I recognise we are a broad church,so your right is not denied you,your just spouting piffle!
HH and welcome back the GB
And incidentally, I can’t handle 2 days of partying in a row, it’s the wife 50th on the 28th
Hail Hail
Scrolling back and saw John O Neil’s post and his disingenuous attempt to link it to the ” Roll of Honour” campaign. BMCUWP is spot on. Kingsmills was wrong but came at the end of a 5 day period which saw 7 nationalists murdered from that area. John O Neill should purchase himself a copy of Lost Lives. What’s your agenda John?
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
He is a touchy feely gay
sorry guy
no gay
Bhoys –
Based on the ole Jobo predictor we won’t win the league until the 22nd of March home game against St Mirren. Details to follow once I work out how to copy from Excel into CQN and retain the formatting!….
jacxhun thinks fatsalary shld forget the 30mill and concentrate on getting next months wages in.
OOOPS Loose lips sink ships!!
Are the bored or paul67 backing Lenny’s take on the GB?
Just in and found this twitter stream from Brattbakk. Credibility ?
“@alextomo Alex does C4 have a piece to release due to today’s court ruling?
All private documents and proof that Murray, sfa, Whyte, green and duff n phelps were all in it together from outset has just been ruled ….
admissible in a London court as the liquidators try to sue all of the above to get money back for the creditors. Media can no longer hide …
the ‘leveson’ enquiry excuse for not publishing it. Evidence that i’ve seen that the sfa and green and whyte had dinner 4 months before …
when they were basically insolvent will all become public knowledge provided the media do their job and report it. The shampoo should truly …
be about to hit the fan. A lot of people in Scottish football including the press, referees and sfa hierarchy got brown trousers around …
half an hour ago. A programme made by Alex Thomson of Channel 4 which the police and lawyers blocked at last minute can now be shown…”
jude2005 is Neil Lennon \o/
Emdae got the fixture list for the rest of the season?
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http://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixtures/
All subject to last minute change.
HH
Sambo scores for Hull. That was my fav bubble gum years ago!!!
….PFayr supports WeeOscar
Just re-read, it doesn’t look good..
FFS does nobody in the game give a shit? Depressing stuff..