News that the Maribor game later this month is on the season book has setup a dramatic climax to what will be remembered for decades as a remarkable month in our history. We didn’t ask for this situation. As we drifted away from Murrayfield, our thoughts were only of Celtic’s abject display, but nine days and two Uefa Disciplinary hearings later, we’re through to the Champions League play-off round next week.
For Legia Warsaw, the pill is unbearably bitter. So much so, they had to appeal to Uefa, and on to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, despite scant cause. CAS who will eventually be asked to determine if Uefa’s rules were interpreted correctly. Which they were. The consequences for Legia are so abrupt their reactions are understandable.
Football affects us in ways which are not always beneficial. There was nothing Legia fans could do to remove their distress this past week, but reading comments, by fans of another Scottish club on this subject, has given a glimpse into the human condition.
The emotional investment by some Scottish football fans in Legia’s forlorn cause has evidently resulted in untold misery. Celtic fell into the Clyde and came out holding a winning Euromillions ticket. It was unplanned for, random and undeserved, but it happened and, right now, Celtic are the luckiest team in the world.
At a time when their phoenix club is falling apart before their eyes, our unearned good fortune has caused volumes of hilarious, angry, ranting. Efforts to explain it as a consequence of immoral plots (as well as running the Celtic, the SFA, the SPFL, Glasgow City Council and The Commonwealth, Peter Lawwell also manipulates Uefa’s Disciplinary Body) demonstrate classic evidence of our old friend, Cognitive Dissonance.
We were blind lucky, accept that, or continue to give the rest of the world new and innovative ways to enjoy their football. It’s not worth the dissonance.
It’s been an interesting week in the media. Neil McCann’s excitable misinterpretation of the rules on Wednesday was a highlight, but the paper which brought you ‘news’ that Celtic wanted Dan Pertrescu to be manager, who declined as he was warned the club have problems by Neil Lennon, subsequently got a second story when they ran a properly sourced article denying ‘reports’ Neil spoke to Pertrescu.
I’m also loving reading those who in the media were spinning anti-Celtic nonsense that Neil left because he wasn’t happy with the player budget, now suggesting he could take over Crystal Palace, after Tony Pulis left because he wasn’t happy with the player budget.
Nonsense like this is never random, it has a purpose………..
On a related subject, I’m gutted for Palace, their fans, and for Pulis. The economics of the entire English league structure doesn’t work. Well-run clubs with good managers will be weeded out and relegated, as crazy debt-junkies inflate the bubble a little longer. Scottish football may be poor, but there are only two of our 42 clubs in any sort of financial danger.
Flag Day tomorrow, get along early, give Fergus a warm welcome back, and bring some change for The Kano Foundation bucket collection on the way in. Remember to join Fergus, Jim Craig and others from the Celtic Graves Society for the Jimmy Quinn event at Kilsyth Cemetery.
Thank you to everyone who gave so generously to Mary’s Meals by entering our competition for tickets in the comfy seats tomorrow. I’m proud of every one of you. My thanks also to Magners for helping out. The competition is now closed, winners will be informed by email shortly, so check your inbox!
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Hamiltontim
20:17 on 15 August, 2014
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Why would I boo him?
Daft question.
Just back in form a bit of Falconry……
And how poor are the HunS
Agriculturalorwhat
kevjungle is a celtic fan…not a supporter.
Why did you boo Fergus?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
I can just picture the scene at CP tomorrow as the vast, vast ,vast majority boo Fergus and cheer and hold up banners in support of Keevins!
HH!!
I witnessed 1st hand Fergus McCann
Doc
20:31 on 15 August, 2014
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Wrong way round – it was you two, who were doing the interupting.
Big Joe
We holidayed in the Port of San Miguel (Ibiza) for the second year in a row.
Although we were all inclusive we had a few visits to a restaurant on the beach called Port Balansat.
We had complimentary drinks, i had a brandy, and it was beautiful.
Canny remember it’s name though!
Ryecatcher
Did you play the banjo in Deliverance?
Roaster
Blantyre Tim…………………………
What’s the crack mate………………….
Longtimenoooooooooosee
Connaire
Have often asked that quesion, just who can report an incident and who will take it on?
Wasn’t NL cited for industrial language against Jim Goodwin by two complainants who heard it on the TV?
Ryecatcher
Don’t count me as a brother to Liverpool. I have never forgiven them for 1966. Didn’t see any integrity on their part then either.
Stupid phonee – ttake care of detail’s like ensuring ticket inserts didn’t make it obvious match ticket
Stupid phonee – ttake care of detail’s like ensuring ticket inserts didn’t make it obvious match tickets wete
Dashh!
Philbhoy
nice tipple but lookout cqn
mrs bt and mini are out and I’m on the bunnahabhain.
quonno
20:29 on 15 August, 2014
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Well, I’m not going to play a game of ‘twist’ with you.
Bigjoe
watching yer work big chap
u good?
Martim1980
19:13 on
15 August, 2014
FAVOURITE UNCLE 18:51
Basically, the entire history of Scottish football being pro deadco then sevco and being against Celtic, then, loosely Scottish society in general? All of that is Peter Lawwell’s fault according to you?
Please go and take the cold water challenge and think about what you just typed, he’s a Chief Executive not a miracle worker!
he is the CEO he is supposed to fight our corner not make the Bovril.there was a wee negro woman in USA called PARKS, she said “im sitting here and i’m not moving “.that was against the biggest, most powerful nation the world has ever seen. know what happened next.
cowardsareus csc.
I’ve been posting on this site for some time…….and in the last few years there HAS been a definite clicque culture growing……
Ryecatcher upset a particular poster 1 night and said poster responded in a fashion he saw fit…..fair enough….but…..said posters boozing buddies jumped on the bandwagon and now Ryecatcher gets pelters every time he comes on.
Ryecatcher….you ain’t perfect….but you’re not that bad……….keep on truckin…..
Rye
I have never heard or saw him publicly admit his support for Celtic. As I said I think his achievements last year were exceptional. Also ,and apologies if I’m wrong, I was unsure if you were referring to his perceived religious affiliation.
To me a persons religious affiliation ,or lack thereof, is their own business to me it’s ALL ABOUT the Celtic.
As I posted before I fundamentally disagree with you with regards to Fergus. There was not a cue of philanthropists queuing around the block as the BoS prepared to shut the doors. I believe that the most that John Keane could muster was £1m. This would not have been enough.
In our previous blog discussion on this Kitalba provided a reference for this from the David Low book “The saving of Celtic”which attested to this fact.
Fergus did very well out of our club but without him I don’t feel we would have a club or indeed would have stopped their tainted 9IAR.
I remember how I felt when they were closing in on it, so to Fergus AND all concerned I am eternally grateful .
HH
I know I’m silly to admit it, but I’m at a loose end and always had a soft spot for Falkirk, so decided to watch them play. Its nil all at half time. They have had the better of the exchanges and should be in front. The team they are playing are absolute shite, unfortunately their poor Manager won’t last too much longer.
BT
Sounds like you might be havin’ an early night………..like me!
KevJungle is a Celtic fan…not a supporter.
20:29 on 15 August, 2014
Wait a minute, I remember, we also held you down and BT who was in a bad mood for a change, painted “board hater” on your forehead!
We then all got a round of applause for doing so and then the vast, vast vast majority of the crowd booed ye.
See I can do fairytales as well. Sad really but if you take comfort from it….
HH
CRC
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
20:37 on 15 August, 2014
You going tomorrow?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
• Philbhoy
20:35 on 15 August, 2014
Big Joe
We holidayed in the Port of San Miguel (Ibiza) for the second year in a row.
Although we were all inclusive we had a few visits to a restaurant on the beach called Port Balansat.
We had complimentary drinks, i had a brandy, and it was beautiful.
Canny remember it’s name though!
I love Ibiza……………………… go every year
Port san Miguel…………………………………….
Is that the wee village with the caves ??????
Great wee anchorage………………
The best 20 quid a bottle of Brandy on the planet is………
Cardinal Mendoza…………………
Quite hard to get outside of Spain but you can get it if you try
ItsAwsome,Darkandritch
Queue??? Ipad
Ryecatcher 20.25
Stayed in the Dom Pedro Marina a few times.
Which courses are you playing ?
A visit to ‘ Cats ‘ is shall we say,always interesting !!
• blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
20:33 on 15 August, 2014
Bigjoe
decent spanishbrandy?
ill give you the wine big chap..
Haha……………………….
The wine, cant beet the Mecradonas Rose Cava at 2.5o a bottle
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Celticrollercoaster luvs his luminious lime boots
20:39 on 15 August, 2014
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Well, I booed him and I’ll admit that.
As for others…..
ryecatcher has made some very very strange posts. My guess is he is a multiple poster who sometimes forgets under which username he is posting. myopinioncsc
philbhoy
20:35 on 15 August, 2014
Big Joe
We holidayed in the Port of San Miguel (Ibiza) for the second year in a row.
Although we were all inclusive we had a few visits to a restaurant on the beach called Port Balansat.
We had complimentary drinks, i had a brandy, and it was beautiful.
Canny remember it’s name though!
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Soberano?
KevJungle is a Celtic fan…not a supporter.19:09 on15 August, 2014
Derk’s ‘fall’ the other night, reminded me of Stoke’s ‘fall’ in the last couple of mins of the, LCF v’s Killie with us down one nil and, for Stoke’s to ‘fall’ especially when Gollum was the MIB was daftie stuff, like Derk when, on both occasions it was easier to score. imho.
Correct, and something that has always riled me.
I had a fantastic view of the incident and it was a defo pen.
The thing is, Collum’s view was from way behind, and in any other country the ref would go with his gut, that a player in the box about to pull the trigger and a defender hooks his foot from behind and the attacker goes down, then it’s a pen.
>If Stokes dived, then there’s nothing to blame the ref for.
>If it’s a pen, then fair enough.
Win win for WC.
But he chose not to give the pen which means that from his distance and position, he made up his mind that AS dived!!
An utter clown of an man and a buffoon of a referee!
~SPF~
Should we phone an ambulance weeminger?
corkcelt
20:39 on 15 August, 2014
I hope you are wrong about their Manager not lasting much longer…:)
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!
blantyretim is praying for the knox family
You ok
Must apologise am watching the Deid ones and they are crap. Falkirk better team.
The thing about Fergus..
He had a plan and some of the other rebel players encouraged him to get involved because he had money its true but really because he had thought things through and had a route map to deliver his plan.
Seems to me the other rebel players assumed a cooperative consortium could exist but once Fergus was in it was his plan his way. Now (a bit like when Celtic converted from a charity to a limited company) some people got pushed away, some stepped back and others went along with the plan.
From a football perspective the plan was frustrating as the need for new real estate came first. Not as a thing to show off but a thing to secure and grow revenue. This really is the nub of the difficulty with Fergus. The build up of frustration as RFC continued steamrolling on was palpable and then when we at last got to the top he could not change his strict by the plan ways. We know now it wasn’t a level playing field but at the time…
Fergus made many more good decisions than bad and his legacy is all around us when we go to CP and when we look towards the now dead RFC.
An imperfect hero who didn’t do it all on his own but was the primary deliverer in the renewal of CFC. He would not accept being portrayed as a hero…he did a job, did it as he thought it needed to be done and over the piece delivered what he said he would leaving the club in an extraordinarily stronger position than when he found it.
To run up the league flag and get a cheer or two is not unworthy.
HH
blantyretim is praying for the Knox family
20:39 on 15 August, 2014
Bigjoe
watching yer work big chap
u good?
I………………… all good mate….
youholidayinganywheredecentthisyear
Oh ffs, oh deary me!!!!!!!!!
kevjungle is a celtic fan…not a supporter.
20:42 on 15 August, 2014
Why did you boo Fergus?
Keep the Faith!
Hail Hail!