If charm brought European success, Brendan Rodgers would have left Celtic Park with the Champions League trophy yesterday. After speaking to the media he sat down with a small number of fans and immediately bound himself to the group by quoting the vernacular of the Celtic Park of his youth.
He spoke about it all. Paul McStay was his favourite all time Celtic player, “when we were in trouble you always looked to Paul to do something”. There was a special place for Anton Rogan, “flying down the wing” but it was Tommy Burns who made the most durable impression on Brendan.
“He went to Mass every morning before training [at Reading]. Family and people were important to him. He told me all about managing Celtic”.
There was a glint in the eye when he recalled stops in Baird’s Bar on trips to Glasgow before heading to Celtic Park, and of recounting his trips for weeks afterwards. The thought crossed my mind that this was a guy who had just picked up keys to kingdom he dreamed of ruling.
There was a short sentence: “I was 39 when I went to Liverpool”. He didn’t need to elaborate. The Liverpool job came when Brendan was still young enough to be play. He’s sure he is a better manager now than then, although he was a pretty impressive manager to be able to land the Liverpool job when he was still a pup.
Several of you have noted that the pickup in season ticket sales will pay the reported multi-million pound salary Brendan will earn. That will pale into insignificance compared to the money his family spent in the Superstore yesterday. They are a very proud family.
He wants his teams to defend aggressively. The responsibility to develop players remains, but he noted that it takes the right experienced players to properly bring on young talent. Oh, and no one needed to tell him the importance of the last week in August.
Thank you to everyone who contributed to the newspaper advert fundraiser, the money is now in and fundraising closed. The Guardian and Tribune De Geneve have been paid, and the balance will go to Mary’s Meals.
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Mild Colonial Bhoy
Mick Maher? From Bellshill?? St. Pat’s Coatbridge?
This is up there as the best reading ever on cqn.
Great memories shared.
Garcia top .
Salires.
Its actually amazing how many of us know of each other through 1or 2 degree’s of separation.
Jinky up the Gibby. From highholm St we just got a glimpse of the river
Keep it lit.
TIMALOY29
No,mate. Be assured,I used other terms of endearment back in the days when I had someone to use them on.
However,I have frequently asked-want another beer,ya hun bassa?
Well,know yer enemy.
On this day 49 years ago I was watching the game on the black and white television in the house with my father-in-law who wasn’t much interested in football , with BMCUWP wandering about and my wife and younger child out for a walk. Since I was a ‘ low paid Civil Servant ‘ the idea of even going to Lisbon never entered my head . However,my brother-in-law who was Irish( and an ex Commando), had never been to a Celtic game till I took him in 1964 when I came back from Germany(OHMS!) was away to the bloody final!!! Anyway suffice to say I went up to the pub (The Star Inn) and me and two others celebrated the victory. This was Kilwinning before the’Glasgow Overspill’ so there weren’t many of us about. It was a great night indeed and Old James my father-in-law came too ( a bit like myself now , he was 75 then,) as you might not get the chance to go oot for a drink again! My claim to fame then was I knew and played against Bobby Lennox!! BTW, being at games for longer than most others just means you are old. As long as you support the Celtic it matters not how long
HappyclappersCSC
happy anniversary to all the lions and all of you bhoys lucky enough to remember anything about it..
happy birthday to cowiebhoy snr and young mini Starry
That 106 year old hibs fan lived long enough to his dream.
Wonder who will still be around for us when we win the big cup again.
Ticket office queue, 40 in front of me, 80 behind.
I wonder who our oldest survivg fan is and how far back their memories of Celtic.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 25TH MAY 2016 11:06 AM
BAWSMAN
Law? Wow,I thought I had it hard having to walk the length of the town to go to school instead of going to the one round the corner wi my pals.
Mind,I was about ten before I found out that all those bands on the weekend nearest my birthday weren’t for me-and I’m not kidding either!
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The 12th was a huge thing in the village. My abiding memory is recognising the biggest, fattest, most mocked village idiot proudly carrying the bible on a big cushion at the head of ‘the walk’. This individual spent his days between the pub and the bookies, I imagine the next time he is seen in church he’ll be the centre of attention again.
I often heard rumblings that some of the ‘hardmen’ were going to ‘sort’ ma Da out………Never happened. Miner, steel worker then fireman till he retired. Caught him on the neighbours roof a couple of years ago fixing their TV arial, 80 last year with 2 new knees at 79. Colossus.
What an added bonus that momentous day 49 years ago gave us.
Along with 9iar, it planted a spark of of raging jealousy in the hearts of the unhygienic ones, which would grow into an almighty inferno which consumed them in an unsightly death.
There’s added value for ye!
Happy Lisbon anniversary Tommy Gemmell if your lurking HH
Quonno
Thems too ;-)
MWD – whippersnapper :-)
GREENPINATA on 25TH MAY 2016 11:23 AM
BMCUW,
I have never called any Celtic supporter a hun, and I never will
Where on earth do you get that from ?
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Sorry,bud. My reply was meant to convey that TD thinks that anyone who deviates from his slavish devotion of PL is a hun. And that is his stock-and only-response.
Your response was in reply to a similar point from another poster. Equally,I would never call another Celtic supporter that. I know we have rarely sang from the same hymn-sheet over the years as a support,but we all have the same goal at the end of it.
HH.
25th. May 1967?
We had just settled down to watch the game when …ffzzzzzzzzzz … the feckin’ tele went on the bust. Cue mad scramble out the door (I didn’t know until that evening that my dad could move faster than me, a 16 year old stripling) and we landed in the Ryan’s house up the road in Woodlands, the better part of Bothwell, just across from the house wherein lived a guy who would become the grandfather of future Celtic captain Stephen McManus).
Anyway just settled then THAT penalty given, but the room, full of Tims, were bullish throughout. Directly across the street a wee wummin was scrubbing her front steps and she was in my line of sight when big Tam scored and the roar went up, in the house and all along the street. Wee wummin jumps with fright, grabs brush, kneeler and pail and disappears round the back of the house sharpish. Still giggle at that!
COSYCORNERBHOY.
Some faimly ye merrit intae!
Wouldn’t have changed a minute of it,except mibbe they 90 in 71.
I think BAWSMAN trumps us every time,coming from Law. At least-as you point out-we had some back-up heading down the railway. Even if they did get sent to Pennyburn first!
Holiday going well? Tell Mm the weather’s on the turn,that rain-dance worked a treat!!
Emeraldbee
nae shilling for ra telly ?
on 25TH MAY 2016 12:02 PM
One thing I note from today’s great stories of the Lions. There is one Lorry Load of right Auld bassa’s on CQN.
Me, I wasn’t even a tadpole getting ready to be unleashed.
Too true. The feelings of nostalgia on the blog this morning have left me feeling & grey.
Where’s ma buddy zimmerframe
BAWSMAN
Ye’ve got TV?
GARCIA LORCA on 25TH MAY 2016 10:42 AM
An absolute belter of a post.Well done.
Cosy Corner Bhoy
Great memories, thanks for sharing – you taught your wee Bhoy well.
Fine man!!
HH
Is Broxi Bear out of the vets yet?
I heard Sunshine the Hibs mascot gave him an absolute kicking just after the final whistle.
Keech Jackson told me, and Sunshine was definitely at Hampden, so it must be true…
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He looks like a Trainspotting jungle cat anyway so I doubt Broxi would be much of a scrap.
Missed Warbs at the Joey photo shoot!
However for all you guys out there that are worried about his health saw something on twitter that the missing Warbs has been spotted in Derby yesterday. Seemingly there for meeting that lasted 5 hours.
Why was he there we will perhaps never know as he will no doubt be keeping up his respectful silence. Wonder why the MSN is keeping silent as well?
AURORABOREALIS79
Try a Hootenanny,bud. Once we get the initial stuff out the way,it’s like the readings at the chapel.
“And now,Blogger X will recite from memory his experiences at an obscure game in 63/75/86 while the rest of the congregation silently pray that they can remember it anaw”
And that’s while we’re sober. The fun begins later wi the songbook.
Bawsman,
I work with a few from your old mining village.
Still the same mentality! Probably the sons of the guys you knew!
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The Lions
HH
SALTIRESINSEVILLA
He did,mate. He was up against some opposition.
My Uncle Bobby taught me Follow Follow while babysitting one Friday.
I was at the Aberdeen game the follow!-ing day…
I’ve a lot to be grateful for. Including to my Uncle Bobby.
According to John James, rumours have it that Warbie is down at Derby having talks.
blantyretim.
Home and knackered.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 25TH MAY 2016 12:44 PM
BAWSMAN
Ye’ve got TV?
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Read it again…………..the neighbours TV :-)
JIMBOB71 on 25TH MAY 2016 12:52 PM
Bawsman,
I work with a few from your old mining village.
Still the same mentality! Probably the sons of the guys you knew!
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JIMBOB71 on 25TH MAY 2016 12:52 PM
Bawsman,
I work with a few from your old mining village.
Still the same mentality! Probably the sons of the guys you knew!
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Left the Law at 17, couldn’t wait to get out…………..Never would go back.
According to some reports Warbiola was, allegedly, jetting across the pond to sign Nico Krancjiar.
More pish from the smsm, possibly.
Not like them.
HH!!
WWW
CRACKIN PIC!!!
H H
Someone needs to compile the names of all the posters able to remember and tell these great Lisbon tales.
So next time there’s raging aggro debate on CQN – practically every day last season – the names can be pasted for reference. We can call it the ‘Shut Up Ya Rambling Auld Bastard and Drink Yer Horlicks’ list.
;))
25 May 1967 I was -5 months. Still remember it tho’…
There’s an album about my experience: Nirvana – In Utero.
If I remember correctly we all piled into Dan Boyle’s living room in Carfin to watch the game from Lisbon, him being one of the few on the street who actually had a telly, curtains drawn and a pall of cigarette smoke to improve the lungs of the Bhoy Starry:)
Tins of beer that you had to make two holes in to get the beer oot and big screw taps as well:))
Lots of fiddling about wi’ the ariel for the telly as well.
Oh the roar when Stevie pit the baw in the Inter net….
A happy wee place was Carfin that night.
And many many re-runs of the game in the Chapel hall as the priest have acquired a film print of the game:))
Whit a place Carfin was in the 60’s
SP
So do we just copy all of this morning’s comments and then paste them a year down the line? ;-) ;-)
BAWSMAN
A very good friend of mine grew up in Patna.
He, his dad and wee brother were three of the very few Tims in the village.
He recently retired after 30 plus years as a psychiatric nurse!
HH!!
TALLYBHOY
Psychiatric nurse in that place? Did they not provide him transport?
Ffs,a pair of roller skates would have seen me outa there,never to come back!