If you’ve been on Celtic Quick News since the beginning you’ll know how high a regard I hold Alan Thompson. In 2004 I called him the most influential Celtic midfielder since the Lisbon Lions. His goal won us our first Champions League points, he scored the only goal of our two-legged Uefa Cup tie against Barcelona in 2004, he has scored two thirds of our competitive goals on German soil and his deliveries for Larsson, Hartson and Sutton were legendary. His free kicks and corners always threatened.
He also punished Rangers more than any other midfield player in the last 40 years, scoring seven goals against them.
We have had many more skilful midfielders, but no one since the Lions came closed to making the impact of Alan Thompson in the games it really mattered.
We wish him well.
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Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning! on 4 June, 2012 at 11:35 said:
I agree 100%
Hail Hail
67ECW
I agree with Mort – the reasons for his departure are probably best being kept in private – however, I suspect the red tops will twist this in a perverse way of character assasinating Neil Lennon.
How many stories have been written which were a figment of the ‘journalists’ imagination but was given some sort of credibility because of what a ‘source’ is quoted as saying.
67 European Cup Winners on 4 June, 2012 at 11:46 said:
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IF, as you say our club is well run….why then, have we won just 1 title in 4 years ?
Now, I don’t know about you but…a balance-sheet is NOT a trophy!
KevJungle – “1st Flag on the JUNGLE roof for LENNON’S LION’S” on 4 June, 2012 at 11:46 said:
The GB have bought there tickets for next season.
South Of Tunis on 4 June, 2012 at 11:00 said:
Gordon J @ 10 47 .
Italian bookies have Spain and Germany so far ahead of the rest that the other teams must only be going to make up the numbers..
I think there will be an upset —— I just can’t decide who [ there is money to be made ! ].
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France for me. 12/1
And Giroud of France for top scorer. Finished top scorer in Ligue A last season. English bookies blinkered by Benzema. Giroud is 50/1.
A wee laugh amongst the royalist pash.http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Kennedy-Kill-ebook/dp/B0084UZ5BM/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top
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Kevin
The Green Brigade have since said that they would renew their season tickets and so far Section 111 has got 1042 renewals out of a possible 1074.
Season ticket sales in the surrounding areas are also very strong with less than 10% availability.
Mort
theweegreenman on 4 June, 2012 at 11:37 said:
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Point well illustrated. Nuff sed.
The beauty of Twitter is it lets “news” get out there almost instantaneously in 140 characters.
The trouble with Twitter is it lets judgement get out there just as fast but with no no limit on the characters used to form the judgement or the character of the character making the judgement based on 140 characters.
Beat that for character assasination. :)
Notice on the DR website the fans hotline has not been updated since last Wednesday.
Now that there is a potentially negative Celtic story you can be guaranteed it will magically appear tomorrow with the AT story being it’s main subject.
Kev Jungle
I guess you being so tight with the Green Brigade you might have missed their statement announcing they would be renewing their tickets and encouraging others to do so..
Funny that
Do keep up..
I put KevJungle in the same category as Cultsboy. If by some stretch of the imagination, they are tims, it makes their contributions worse.
Mort
I see where you are coming from, but it just wouldn’t feel right for me.
Watch his celebrations in the hun dugout when they scored against us.
Definitely not for me!
Anyone else think that the redtops will spend more time investigate the departure of Alan Thompson with far more enthusiasm and vigour than they did with EBTs, 2nd contracts, Craig Whyte, Charles Green etc…
Mort
Kev Jungle – very entertaining…you must be the other mobs version of Declan!
T4
Mort on 4 June, 2012 at 11:52 said:
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My apologie’s.
I must have missed that announcement.
Thank you.
Hail Hail
Hail hail Hoops!
Hail hail KJam – I will be visiting your fine city next week for Sonar. Tot el millor per a vostè i la seva ciutat bé!
KevJungle – “1st Flag on the JUNGLE roof for LENNON’S LION’S” on 4 June, 2012 at 11:49 said:
67 European Cup Winners on 4 June, 2012 at 11:46 said:
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IF, as you say our club is well run….why then, have we won just 1 title in 4 years ?
Now, I don’t know about you but…a balance-sheet is NOT a trophy!
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I think we are now starting to see why, our club had one arm tied behind it’s back.
Those titles will soon be on their way home.
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tommytwiststommyturns on 4 June, 2012 at 11:54 said:
Kev Jungle – very entertaining…you must be the other mobs version of Declan!
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You mean THEE Declan ?
“I’ve made it ma…Top Of The World!”
Hail Hail
Maybe, just maybe we have only won 1 in 4 due to some slightly dubious shenanigans going on elsewhere, maybe even by the team that `won` the other 75% of them, with an odd one or fifty six honest guv mistakes by `other` sources thrown in. Balance sheets don`t win trophies, just ask the 75 percenters. They were `won` without a healthy balance sheet. The current Champions who do have a healthy one were cheated out of the others. fact in capital letters.
Hoops_Neil_Lennon_diditagain on 4 June, 2012 at 11:56 said:
I think we are now starting to see why, our club had one arm tied behind it’s back.
Those titles will soon be on their way home.
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Don’t count yer chickens yet – CSC
Hail Hail
Mort
I don’t buy newspapers so they can print what they like!
I don’t buy them, read them or give a monkies what’s in them!
Who care’s man!
CQN and the official website are where I get my football news.
Thanks to them both and everyone who contributes to this site.
The best bar none!
KevJungle – “1st Flag on the JUNGLE roof for LENNON’S LION’S” on 4 June, 2012 at 11:49
2 Reasons
1 – Celtic got the wrong man with Mowbry – fixed it with Lennon and were unlucky not to win the league last year(Inverness)
2 – Celtic have been competing for 12 years (possibly longer) against a team that has cheated the system, has cheated sport and has cheated you and me
It makes MON success even more important
You support a team in good shape – we are not perfect – but we are very healthy
By the way our balance sheet is’nt brilliant – but its a lot better than THEIRS
Hail Hail
67ECW
With regards to replacing Thommo I thinks its vital we do NOT go for someone else on the same wave length as our three bhoys.
Lenny was doing the right thing by going out to have a look at what Lille do, what he needs is turning to someone in dug out for an opinion and hearing one which differs to that of his own.
One of my concerns about the management team is because they all seem to agree and disagree with the same things – which whilst you obviously need to help produce a cohesive team.
When they bang heads together to try and think of ways to improve the system, when a foreign based coach might be telling them its the system itself which needs changed.
Quirez and Ferguson rarely saw eye to eye – however they werent there to be best friends they were there to insure Man Utd were successful. Quirez challenged Fergusons thinking which helped him modernise his philosophies which delivered success domestically and in europe.
Id like to see us doing something similar – bringing in a coach who has built his wealth of experience on the continent
If said titles don`t come home methinks I for one will know why. And it has f**k all to do with balance sheets
Sorry to see A T leaving as he’ll never get the chance to Glasgow X blubberkry!!
knoxy2000 eating Jelly and Ice Cream and supporting Neil Lennon on 4 June, 2012 at 11:44 said:
‘Just read the club statement.’
I suspect it was prompted by the statement fromThomo’s solicitors.
The wisdom in issuing the original statement eludes me. It hardly serves Thomo’s interests, though I suppose it does help raise the profile of the solicitors. Not that that would be the motivation. Obviously.
Hopefully both sides can now resolve the matter in private.
smoke and mirrors on 4 June, 2012 at 11:51 said:
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THAT is side-splittingly funny!
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Philbhoy – It’s just the beginning
Naw me either but there will be some on here repeating “as fact” what the redtops say and I’ll be forced to reply giving out. :-)
Mort
Thommo’s last goal:
http://rhebelrhebel.co.uk/3092/alan-thompson-has-still-got-it/
Hail hail
2010 Never Again
There’s a clown on here on a mission. How about we give him a wide berth?
I gave up on the msm years ago…..it/they have become simple propaganda tools for vested interests.
I get news here,from family and friends….and a weather app.
:-)
67 European Cup Winners on 4 June, 2012 at 12:01 said:
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This thing you mention about, playing a team who for TWELVE years, cheated the system ?
I believe I would be correct in saying that the huns have cheated the system for 140 years!
Thats why we have to be the best we can be.
Thats not been the case imo.
Too many project- type players since they got their fingers burnt after splashing out £4 mill on Broony and, having to wait 4 years before he hit a purple-patch imo.
Mathews, Izzie, 67, Kayal, Forrest, Hooper, Commons ?
As for the rest….
Hail Hail
Miki76…
…you are correct, they are tools.
Rocket Man on 4 June, 2012 at 11:55
I have been to Sonar a number of times now. Defo not going to whole thing this as we are going to Benicassim. Tbh, Sonar looks the better line up. You been before?
Not so bad working if you have that to look forward to!
What about promoting from within?
Chris McCart not done a sterling job thus far?
And with that I must take my leave if I want to celebrate another anniversary.
Until we meet again…
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
Are the schools on holiday today?
Bets you wee Dec’s come on the day!!!