This is the way to start the season. A competitive match, albeit one which is no longer puts us in direct jeopardy, to open what will be a lush green Celtic Park for the first game of the season. Neil Lennon will correctly press his team hard tonight, Elfsborg are reportedly the fittest team in Sweden and are only a week away. That prospect, is enough to get the blood pumping.
Kris Commons and Georgios Samaras took the plaudits in Belfast last week, just as they did in the European qualifiers last season. They are players who can be relied upon to deliver for the team, but it’s the new guys who always attract the most attention in front of the Celtic Park crowd, and tonight, that is likely to mean Amido Balde.
I’m not going to waste your time listing the considerable number of great Celtic players who have taken more than a few games to settle into life at the club. If we see him tonight give him your support. There will be plenty time to judge next month.
I’m delighted to hear John Keane has been asked to unfurl the league flag this season. John was one of the ‘rebels’ who stepped in when the old board collapsed but few in the Celtic support know him, he declined to be photographed on the steps with the others. In many respects he was merely one of the many Celtic supporters who stepped forward when we needed them, but in one respect, John did a whole lot more.
In 1994 the Bank of Scotland informed Celtic that they had to bring their account back under the agreed overdraft limit that same day, or the bank would call-in the overdraft and appoint an administrator. We’re not talking Duff and Phelps-type administration either, the bank’s men would have shredded the playing staff in an immediate attempt to bring costs in line with income.
The old board had no money but John Keane stepped forward. Without any security from Celtic, or from the Bank of Scotland, he paid £1m of his own money into Celtic’s account, bringing the account back inside agreed terms. The bank could still have called in the overdraft and John would have lost his money. We covered it here last year, when aghast at the lack of anyone stepping forward elsewhere.
Within hours Fergus was on his way to Scotland and in the days which followed the old board agreed to sell their shares (with the worthy exception of Kevin Kelly, who told Fergus he could rely on the support of his shares without needing to pay for them).
John has attended board meetings and AGMs for the last 19 years; I can think of no better hand on the tiller. In future, when our history is written, he’ll have a page to himself. Unfurling the flag will be a proud moment for one of the most significant fans in our history.
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Canamalar
Pal.. Ye ur no bein fair.. tae Keevins.
Fur..
If wiz reported.. The Celtic Supports Did the Following…and Ah Hivnae seen any Denials ,issued regarding the Following..
Certain Celtic Supporters.. Let off.. Flares in the Brentford Stadium
Certain Celtic Supporters. Invaded the Pitch.
Noo.. If there is Any Truth tae these Reports.. and Like Ah say. So far.. there hiv no bin Any Celtic Denials regarding Them..
Then..
Furget aboot. Keevins..
Ah am very Disappointed at such Boorish and Dangerous Behaviour By the Celtic Supporters who committed these. Stupid, Senseless and Embarrassing Acts( Which didnae dae Celtic’s Rep.. wan leetle Bit of Good)
So.
Keevins , wiz Not entirely oot of order in Making his Condemnations, known, Regarding the Behaviour of at least a Part of the Celtic travelling Support.
Ye must be fair,lad..
Kojo
Still, Laughin
macanbheatha
Could you put the link back up for the programmes BT was talking about.
Thanks in advance.
HH
a repost frae the last article.
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bournesouprecipe
10:09 on 23 July, 2013
macjay
here’s another, only available in vinyl and never heard in the jungle
In the hall of fame of the football game,
There’s a name that stands alone.
It’s a Glasgow team and it reigns supreme,
Where the game of football’s known.
For they’re good men all, when they’re on the ball,
And we know they don’t take long.
And the others fear, when they hear us cheer.
As we sing the Celtic song.
C-E-L-T-I-C Celtic,, see me I see Celtic on the ball.
Each man ready, true and steady,
They will stand when all the others fall.
Shouting proud like, shouting all aloud like,
Shouting in the crowd like anywhere at all.
C-E-L-T-I-C I see Celtic, I see Celtic, Celtic on the ball.
When the week’s works done and the game’s begun,
And as one we cheer the bhoys,
To a victory that we hope to see then you’ll hear a brave new noise.
It begins so low, then it starts to grow
Till it shakes the football ground
Then the cheer rings out, with a mighty shout,
To a certain Celtic sound.
C-E-L-T-I-C Celtic,, see me I see Celtic on the ball.
Each man ready, true and steady,
They will stand when all the others fall.
Shouting proud like, shouting all aloud like,
Shouting in the crowd like anywhere at all.
C-E-L-T-I-C I see Celtic, I see Celtic, Celtic on the ball.
To the football world, there’s a challenge hurled,
And it say come one, come all.
For we watch with pride as the Celtic side,
Has the answer to the call.
If the game is rough, then the bhoys are tough.
But they always play it clean.
For the game’s the thing and the song we ring,
Is a song of white and green.
C-E-L-T-I-C Celtic,, see me I see Celtic on the ball.
Each man ready, true and steady,
They will stand when all the others fall.
Shouting proud like, shouting all aloud like,
Shouting in the crowd like anywhere at all.
C-E-L-T-I-C I see Celtic, I see Celtic, Celtic on the ball.
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Amazing.
fanadpatriot
Cheers, will check it out.
FourGreenFields
Seo é
http://www.rte.ie/player/6c/show/10166930/
Book Club ——-
Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die –Willie Nelson .
The great survivor [ now 80 !] waxing lyrical re life .
His 1973 LP — Shotgun Willie was the first country LP on Atlantic . .
Scorchio —–way down south..
Paul67 et al
An immense contribution from John Keane, at a point when the Bank of Scotland decided its’ role was to be the (we are the) peoples bank. We are still here, the Bank of Scotland are no more. God bless Fergus McCann!
I hope Gary Hooper plays tonight and scores a few goals. I am clutching at straws here, but am I alone in thinking that if Roy Hodgkins were to pick Hoops for the Scotland game whilst he is still wearing the Hoops, Gary might just see more of his future at Celtic?
BT,
good to hear things are progressing for you. I’m in the pool and at physio daily. No pain no gain as they say
stay well
gsu
Kojo
Your post about the need to worship was interesting but I feel you have missed the point re Keevins.
Of course we should deplore bad behaviour by any Celtic fans but before so doing, we should know that such behaviour actually occurred. Keevins` use of the word “apparently” very strongly suggests that he is basing his point on hearsay. That is not fair and, as you know, “Ye must be fair,lad..”. 0:-)
JJ
mighty tim,
You might well be right in what you assert but when it mattered the two who really put their money on the line were Fergus and John Keane.
Kojo,
What are you talking about ?
Keevins was referring to songs, songs he has no reliable source to confirm were actually sung, neither do you.
You haverin about flares when they are not mentioned, simply shows you are simply looking for a stick to beat the support.
Stick to the subject please scattergun approach will always get somebody and if your that keen to lambast the Celtic support maybe you should get a job with Maria house like keevins.
Media house even
cliftonville fans outside celtic park….the big guy with the green t-shirt seamus is the dude who got us our tickets for solitude, he runs the rose and crown in south Belfast..crackin big guy.
sugar forgot the link..
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23420723
Keevins feeds crap to people who volunteer to have their heads filled with crap.
Masty.
Know Marty. He sits with st margarets bhoys from drogheda in the kerridale suite.
parkheadcumsalford Not disagreeing re John Keane/Fergus McCann and putting cash in, what I was posting was IMO that Brian Dempsey was getting a bit of unnecessary stick and as explained I find the man to be a fine Celtic man who if not by having funds to buy the club he certainly played a part in the whole change that came about. Again IMO.
KTF
HH
sot,
Media house have been running a particularly nasty agenda recently about the support at brentford singing about the boy how was murdered in London, from what I can gather no other rag has mentioned it, keevins is the first to make the innuendo, yesterday I was giving him the benefit of doubt about his wally interview, I won’t be making that mistake again, he takes his orders from jack like the rest of them.
Jungle Jim
Pal.. Like Ah said..
Those reports which Ah mentioned.. Regarding, Bad and Boorish Behaviour by CERTAIN Celtic fans..
Hiv Never bin Denied.. at least, Ah have not seen any Denials tae that effect
.. But.. Ah Hiv read oan this very Blog.. Confirmation, From CQN Subscriber Eye Witnesses.. that These Senseless Acts… DID OCCUR.
Ah therefore, have to Believe that those Acts, by recalcitrant Celtic Supporters did,in FACT.. take Place..
In Ma Opinion..
Keevins, and Myself.. are Well Justified in Condemning such acts of Boorish and
Uncivilized Behaviour by..’
CERTAIN..no all.. But …Definitely.. Certain Members of Celtic Travelling Support to Brentford.
Ah wid Hunt these Marauders, in Celtic Colors, Doon..
And Make sure that they are Punished.. by… Banning them frum watching the Celtic.. fur a Long Period of time
Our Reputation ,of Having the Greatest Supporters in the World..
Is well Worth Protecting.. for it is an UNIQUE and Precious Thing..
And we Must ..or should take all Possible Steps tae Protect it.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Lisbon 67 what a showin up that wiz eh
starry plough .
Many thanks for the heads up re JazzMan . Much appreciated !
That fawning “Royal Correspondent” fud on Sky News needs a slap.
http://thecelticnetwork.co.uk/2013/07/21/take-em-to-task-time-for-celtic-to-challenge-negativity/
South Of Tunis
Did you find anything on there??
Keevins has had his grubby little anti-Celtic agenda ever since he was unceremoniously ejected and dumped on his errse from the CSC during the informal and ill advised talk-in by Kenny Dalgleish.
Ignore him…….he will go away eventually.
BATE Borisov out, beaten 0-1 both home and away by Kazakhstan side
Shakhtar Karagandy
Can’t make up mind if this is good for us or not as
a) it maybe promotes into a seeded position a decent side we could get in final round eg D Zagreb, or
b) we could get hit with completely unknown quantity like trip to Kazakhstan
BoratMankiniCSC
Canamalar
Ah am Disappointed in ye,pal
You Know Bettah..
Flares, wur Used by Certain Members of the Celtic Travelling Support.. and
A Ridiculous..and upsetting Pitch Invasion, A number of Celtic Supporters..also… Took Place..
Those are Facts..as there are Many Photographs which were taken at the time, that did record those foolish
And Childish Acts, to which Ah hiv referred.
Ah did Not Mention the Singing.. whether Kevins Did so or not..
Is anither Matter fur discussion
All Ah said was Ah agreed with Keevins that the Certain Members of the Celtic Travelling support to Brentford..
Did Not do oor Rep any good. by committing those.. UNLAWFUL Acts.
and therefore..
Those Miscreants, wearing Celtic Colors.. should Be Rightly.. Condemned ..and Excoriated fur acting oot. thur..
Dumb.. yes .. Dumb.. Shenanigans.
Kojo
Still Laughin’
Oooooofttt…..Hey bhoys, I think we’re going a bit over the top here with eulogising Archie McPherson. Does nobody else recall him being one of the more prominent forecasters of Armageddon? He couldn’t imagine the SPL without oldco.
He did write a great book, “Mr Stein”, and he was a personal friend of Big Jock, but he was /is a hun at the end of the day. His commentaries weren’t all that great either.
He was the headmaster of Swinton Primary School in Baillieston when I was a wee boy, circa 1960.
I will grant you that he was better than today’s commentators, but that’s not a big accolade.
Kojo. Old bean how ayah. Got to disagree with you here but where or who on this blog gave eyewitness to the alleged behaviour that sneevins alluded to. All reports that I have read praised the Celtic fans this includes Brentfords chairman. The only people who have tried to make bad press appear to be the SMSM and the orcs on their tweets and sites. I know several people who attended the game and said it was a carnival atmospher and both sets of fans got along just pinkety. An educated fellah like you Kojo should know never to trust what you here or read in the SMSM.
Nice chatting
Mighty tim
Still laughing
KTF
HH
BT
aye I know that, he told me, he also told me that he got married in vegas during the convention, he said big tam d tried to introduce them to the crowd at the dinner dance, the big yin told tam to take a flying one.
Is tonight’s game on any TV channels?
Off to put my usual donation into wm hill for my TKF charity bet Efe to score anytime in 90
ps is Myoloko(spelling) in the squad for tonight
Much as I try to scroll on past and ignore him sometimes I just want to tell our resident perma-troll to take his nonsense elsewhere. The actual words I would like to use are somewhat more crude…..
Anyway, life moves on. Is it dinner or is it tea? That’s my big question for today…….
starry plough .
Yes ——- a reissue of ——–
7″ —– Double Cookin —— Checkerboard Squares [ Villa].
A bees knees Northern instrumental . One of my daughters really likes that choon —– I shall get it ordered and sent to her ..
Masty.
Saw his pics on milish fb page.
Pirlo… and Buffon as well?
http://ntvceltic.wordpress.com/
HH
Happy for any couple who have a happy, healthy baby.
Meanwhile in the real world Drones are used to murder families, hunger stalks millions of babies, Colombians seeking a better society for their children are imprisoned, murdered and disappeared……..
Still, why should a very privileged little bambino not dominate the news all week?
Re: the “we shouldn’t be involved at this stage in CL”
For anyone interested, Wikipedia says BATE Borisov were in the group stages of CL 3 seasons out of last 4
Bet they’re a bit scunnered at the minute