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In leaving the club yesterday to continue his career in the MLS, Liel Adaba closed the door on so much for us.

There are memories to cherish.  That 10-man 89th minute winner against Dundee United, which made it positive for us to go top of the league next time out, for the first time under Ange Postecoglou.

His opener at Jablonec, an early indication we were into something with him. He is a big game player and that was most noticeable in Scotland’s big games.  There will be a Croatian household in the Glasgow area celebrating his departure.

His life in Scotland as an Israeli athlete since October was largely undocumented and I’ve no intention of changing that now. But he suffered an onerous burden. His discretion on this matter is impressive for one so young.

Celtic have had an Israeli player on the books for 11 years. You may be as old as Methuselah before we are fortunate enough to see another. There is plenty for us to ponder.

Thanks for some great times, Liel.

Pick up on Alexandra Bernabei next week.

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  1. fairhill bhoy on

    BSR – from a former Holy Cross bhoy myself that was a lovely tribute to your life long friend.🙏

     

    RIP Eurochamps 67 ☘️🙏💚

  2. Rubicon on

    I’ve just learned of the passing of Eurochamps67. One of the original CQN brigade and one of our finest. Alex had a quiet nobility about him. An understated style and a sharp intelligence. He was a caring, thoughtful friend, Alex’s natural kindness and humanity comforted and helped many unfortunate souls in our community.

     

     

    And he was great fun! His golfing skills were not wholly without merit though his handicap was decidedly dodgy. We’ve lost one of our own. One of the best.

  4. voguepunter on

    BOURNESOUPRECIPE on 8TH MARCH 2024 9:09 AM

     

    RIP Alex McKillop EuroChamps67 passed away 7th March aged 67.

     

     

    ———–

     

    Beautiful tribute mhate,God bless you.

  5. Tevye on

    Robert Tressell 8TH MARCH 2024 5:19 PM

     

     

    Robert -my point was one dimensional. It was that that banner that day those words that sentiment was so appalling that there was no way back for Liel. And so it came to pass. And there are a good few Jewish supporters who went the same way.

     

    And whoever instigated that display that day knew full well.

     

    As for your other comments-they are all legitimate whether I agree or not. But they are distinct from my point . My point was simple and not complex. Anti Semitic banner celebrating a terrorist attack while it was happening?? Are you surprised at the outcome vis a vis Liel ?

     

     

    For every person here who reminds me about the complexities in the Middle East in response to my one dimensional point I say this…. you are all entitled to think what you want. You may be right. But none it mitigates or excuses the reason for Liel going. It had nothing to do with opinions in Israel. It had everything to do with that banner .

     

     

    Nor by the way should you in response remind me about all you dislike about Israel and it’s goverment…it has nothing to do with me nor to do with me being Jewish.

     

     

    Had the Green Brigade only expressed pro Palestinian sentiment and had they waited for the Israeli military response they may even have had the moral high ground. but their hatred of Israel is far greater than their support for a just cause.

     

     

    I have not strayed into a debate about the bigger geo political picture…my point remains simple. Some Celtic fans saw to it that Liel could not play for us again. They did not know his politics , his views , his relationship with his god ..whatever. They did it because they thought it great to glorify a horrendous act of murder.

     

     

    I am always willing to discuss the Middle east-I have enough knowledge /skin in the game to do so happily and civilly but i was careful not to do that in making my point. Your moral compass is clear ( and I do not for a moment wish to sound condescending) and I do not think we would be too far apart. Except my moral compass is not in a vacuum- and it is fair to say it is a bit out of shape right now. Hamas are not engaging in a turf war. Their struggle is ideological and I think best summed up by a translation of one of their slogans. First we deal with Saturday , then Sunday. In short Jews then Christians , together infidels. Israel personifies the current state of affairs as an existential war because Hamas has branded it such ; and of course when such absolute concepts are on the table the rule book is easily discarded by government and military alike.

     

     

    In a world first I almost agreed with George Galloway recently when he said he had no truck with Hamas and that he preferred Fatah and Arafat. Me too ! They were broadly secular and all about self determination.

     

    Their ambition was finite. A Palestinian State. Which incidentally I supported and still do. Hamas saw in the last 12 months huge strides in Arab/Israeli dialogue which were actually moving at pace and these talks encompassing business and economic benefit had the Palestinian question firmly on the agenda ; and everyone knew Netanyahu was on the way out which would have helped those talks. Hamas could not bear to see that hence the timing of their recent actions. And they knew full well the horrendous , inevitable outcome. And I am not excusing the re-action from Jerusalem just saying it was predictable. I believe Hamas hold the Palestinian people in total contempt. I hope from this a political secular movement arises which can actually promote a sustainable conversation. But sometimes I think there is little chance of that.

     

     

    It is worth noting that the two million plus Israeli Arabs and the West Bank Palestinian population are not that vocal in support of Hamas . This because Hamas do not have an end game..as fanatics they do not need one.

     

     

    (The blog I linked from the Spurs fan…I have no idea who he is and if he has a Scottish team it is likely Rangers. I probably would not like him much .I definitely would have different political views from him.

     

    But as I said his blog is how others see us. And right now while his words are in part naïve they are also in part legitimate.)

     

     

    I have made my point. I will move on from the debate about Liel.

     

     

    STFTBs-thanks for your comment. It is not by accident that I support Celtic or align with all the good the wider ethos stands for.

     

     

    Shalom

     

     

    Tevye

  8. Timbhoy163 on

    Barry Bannon Sheffield Wednesday,pity we didn’t have 3 attacking midfielders like him

  10. The Blogger Formerly Known As GM on

    67 EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS on 8TH MARCH 2024 5:44 PM

     

     

    Bravo,Sir.

     

     

    Are we really a ‘club open to all’ when a young Israeli man is no longer comfortable playing for us?

     

     

    We should be very careful here.

     

     

    First they came for the Communists

     

    And I did not speak out

     

    Because I was not a Communist

     

    Then they came for the Socialists

     

    And I did not speak out

     

    Because I was not a Socialist

     

    Then they came for the trade unionists

     

    And I did not speak out

     

    Because I was not a trade unionist

     

    Then they came for the Jews

     

    And I did not speak out

     

    Because I was not a Jew

     

    Then they came for me

     

    And there was no one left

     

    To speak out for me.

  11. Darwin on

    Brendan says: “Firstly it is desperately sad the whole situation. Fantastic young player. Came in here as a 19-year-old young man into another country and lit up the field with so many fantastic goals and had a really successful period. He signed a new deal but now through no fault of his own or the clubs he’s had to leave to take his career elsewhere.

     

     

    So who’s fault then? Look no further than the erudite post of TEVYE on 8TH MARCH 2024 7:32 PM.

     

     

    So many snide actions and remarks on this subject by GB HAMAS and their apologists. GB HAMAS are not Celtic supporters. They use the club and its profile as a platform for their self-publicising. They are self-centered, self-obsessed, entitled and selfish.

     

     

    There are upwards of 600 football grounds in the British Isles where people pay to watch the game – there are no other examples of the attritional behavior carried out by GB HAMAS. The club has appeased them for too long. I hope and believe that the rabble will be excluded and the safe-standing area closed at the start of next season. When a small politically-motivated faction is able to determine who plays for Celtic, the nuclear option must be used – Get Them Out (GTO)

  12. Darwin on

    TEVYE on 8TH MARCH 2024 7:32 PM

     

     

    Thank you for that – so refreshing after all the knee-jerk and apologist rubbish posted here on this very important matter.

  13. garygillespieshamstring on

    Fine tributes to Eurochamps.

     

     

    He was obviously a fine man and great Celtic supporter.

     

     

    Never met him but I feel sure I would have liked him.

     

     

    RIP Alex

  14. Back to Basics - Glass Half Full on

    67 EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS @ 5:44 PM

     

     

    Very good post, IMHO.

  20. bigrailroadblues on

    Good evening all from the Bartender pub, Park Street Dundalk. Baltic outside but a lovely real fire to warm this weary old Tim. It’s a hard life.

  29. carpe diem 63 on

    The unrepentant …always sleep well …as our conscience is clear and our team does not have to cheat to survive 🍀💚

  31. bigrailroadblues on

    Carpe Diem 10.11

     

    The hun have been cheating since the gallant pioneers rowed up the Clyde in their simmet and drawers.

  32. G Fearon on

    Radar Jackson. . .. . . beware.

     

     

     

    John Beaton is NOT Celtic bogeyman declares Brendan Rodgers as he names what ref spat is really about.

     

     

    “But Rodgers insists he doesn’t view Beaton as Celtic’s bogeyman. He said: “That shouldn’t be the case and I’m not saying that – I’m talking about one game here. I’m talking about the game at the weekend. I’m not talking about legacy issues or any other games.”

  33. Tontine Tim on

    BIGRAILROADBLUES on 8TH MARCH 2024 10:39 PM

     

    Carpe Diem 10.11

     

     

    The hun have been cheating since the gallant pioneers rowed up the Clyde in their simmet and drawers.

     

     

    *I’ve always wondered about that rowing up the Clyde most boats go “doon the watter for the fair’, but never heard of any rowing up it.

  34. spikeysauldman on

    Tevye

     

     

    Do you think that Liel Abada would have left if Israel had not embarked on months of genocide and starvation.

     

    If the GBs actions that day had been followed by lets say a week of bombing Gaza, maybe killing only about 1000 and then a ceasefire, do you think he would still have gone ?

  35. Aipple on

    GB didn’t start the fire

     

    It was always burning

     

    Since the Balfour bollocks

     

    GB didn’t start the fire

     

    No, they didn’t light it

     

    But they tried to fight it

  36. bigrailroadblues on

    Tontine Tim 11.01

     

    They might have been in their onesies rowing across it.🤣

  38. Coneybhoy on

    Cannot wait for the game on Sunday

     

     

    5-0

     

     

    Ps I’m pished after a great Pixies gig👍

  40. An Tearmann on

    G FEARON on 8TH MARCH 2024 2:01 PM

     

     

    Tevye on 8th March 2024 2:00 pm

     

     

    I let you get back to coin clipping.

     

     

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    That is anti semitic.

     

     

    Hardly suprising from yourself,

     

    Wee attention seekin trumpian racist.

     

    Take on Tevye’s points,you dont.

     

    Easier to slur with mindless racist tropes.

     

    That show how stinted and limited you are.

     

    I Would stand beside Tevye, before you.

     

     

    Masons- you quoted one earlier ya banger in De maistre.just another e.g of you pretending to be smart when your not really,at least your consistent in your stupidity

  41. Melvin Udall on

    Ghuys! What type of tunes should we have tonight? Bit of a mixed bag of stuff on here today due to the sad passing of Eurochamps67 and the Palestinian struggles.

     

     

    Feel-good stuff seems the right way to go for me. Hopefully cheers everyone up!

     

     

    Let me know if that’s not appropriate though?

     

     

    Here goes…

  42. 67 European Cup Winners on

    THE BLOGGER FORMERLY KNOWN AS GM on 8TH MARCH 2024 8:34 PM

     

    BACK TO BASICS – GLASS HALF FULL on 8TH MARCH 2024 9:00 PM

     

    BURNLEY on 8th MARCH 2024

     

     

    Gents thank you

     

    Red wine old age and respect for one and all help to share the love

     

    Apologies for the late response the quick pint went on for over 6 hours – so Mrs 67ECW tells me

     

    i am posting from the spare room

     

     

    But my love for Celtic will only grow regardless an alternative view of mine

     

     

     

    67ECW

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