The March international break is one of the most important of the club season. It is when managers and coaches get to take a proper look at the players targeted for the summer transfer window. The Celtic management team will have looked at dozens of players on video since the January window closed, but, this break from domestic football, gives them the chance to do the Grand Tour, their last opportunity before the end of the season.
Having despatched his nearest two rivals away from home, with 10 men, in recent weeks, Brendan Rodgers took enormous pressure off the remainder of the season, which now largely consists of preparing for next month’s Scottish Cup semi-final. Energies will have made a significant switch towards preparing for July’s Champions League qualifiers.
Getting these decisions right can be the difference between success and failure; Brendan will have used his ‘time off’ wisely.
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Glad we are on the downhill stretch of the road back to real football, and this international break is nearly over…
… Resume the quest for the Hextuple
⚽️?⚽️?⚽️?
celtic by numbers,
that was excellent analysis , again. thanks for that.
Let’s hope to gawd they didn’t watch the Scotland Match in search of talent!
HH jamesgang
A top choon from 75 –
https://youtu.be/ztq7-kkygZk.
Lunch break over -back to work
POGMATHONYAHUN
There’s a few dreams and memories gone then.
Especially a wee lass called Gwen,can’t remember her last name. Elfin,and Italian background.
And there’s a few memories just came back!!!
BMCUW,
The photograph I mentioned above of the beer bar is well out of focus but the more I look at it the more I am convinced that it is of guys in my Year.
POGMATHONYAHUN
I was foolish enough to take on the President of GUU in a beer bar debate,cant remember what it was about. Just for the hell of it,like.
Rules were,subject chosen,tossed a coin for which side you represented. In other words,you had to be prepared to argue both sides.
Geezajoab,I can dae that.
Not against Charles Kennedy,I couldn’t. I think he took it easy on me.
Good man that he was,he commiserated the gallant loser loud and long. I wasn’t really a gallant loser,he trashed me. And I have to say it was a pleasure.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 26TH MARCH 2018 1:51 PM
just bought ma grand daughter GWEN her FIRST COMMUNION DRESS………………………..so there.
FAVOURITEUNCLE
I’ve only ever met two girls with that name,and both were lovely.
Canny beat a hat-trick!
And btw,congratulations to Gwen when she makes her first communion.
Belle of the ball,as they will all be.
I remember mine for some strange reason we had to wear a red sash.
Heyho. A sash at a Catholic do in Kilwinning. Takes all sorts.
I wore a red sash too, lol. St James’ Renfrew. Another hun town but not as bad these days.
Guys, does anyone know how far away Super Leigh is from first team football?
D :)
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES on 26TH MARCH 2018 2:17 PM
I wore a red sash too, lol. St James’ Renfrew. Another hun town but not as bad these days
*me tae at Our Lady and St Marks in Alexandria a red tie tae, that’s because we didnae have a school uniform would would be the mode of dress when we did which we wore tae our Confirmation about 4 year later, same church although by this time I was living in Balloch.
Weans over here come tae their Confirmation, at least 3 a year, in limos and SUVs, we just walked up tae the bus terminus, wee lassies in the communion dresses and the bigger ones just wearing their veils. Took the bus down and then back up again.
BOBBY MURDOCH’S CURLED-UP WINKLEPICKERS on 26TH MARCH 2018 1:23 PM
NOTTHEBUS
While I can’t disagree with you about international fortnights in general,this one has been a beaut.
The CQN family has warmly welcomed back one of our own,and opened hearts and souls in the process.
We have let our friend know that he is not alone.
That’s what friends do. And they are only friends because of this site.
Walk on,and You’ll Never Walk Alone.
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BMCUW- excellent post
D :)
David-LG was back in full training the Thursday before Murderwell game, can’t be far away, hope he’s injury free till end of the season.
TONTINE TIM on 26TH MARCH 2018 2:26 PM
good to see they are going NO MATTER WHAT MODE OF TRANSPORT.Iis it a case of FIRST COMMUNION and that’s their last communion.as happens too often back over here.
Bada Bing thanks, I hope so to.
We need plenty of competition at this time of year, if only to keep everyone on their toes and keep them sharp.
D :)
Those of you who were out and about in the seventies might appreciate a question I once saw written on the gents wall in the Griffin bar (opposite the Kings Theatre).
Did Roddy Llewellyn not have a small part in Charlie’s Aunt?
Hail! Hail!
Once saw on the wall at the urinal at the lavvies in Balloch “Merry Christmas to all our readers”.
Lavvie humour –
Mrs S of T tells me this was an Italian regular —
I ###### your father —
Responded to thus –
Go Home Mama -you’re drunk again
The vile toilets at the old Buchanan St Bus Station featured cludgies with doors which only partially covered the internal space . One of them did carry this classic -written across the bottom of the door –
BEWARE OF LIMBO DANCERS !!!!!!
hey i remember wearing a red sash at my first communion, at our lady and st josephs glenboig and that was 48 years ago, but still remember it like it was yesterday ,happy memories.hh.
More lavvie humour: I think from the gents’ toilets at Strathclyde Union: written on condom dispenser:
‘This chewing gum is sh1te’ …
sorry ghuys, 58 years ago, dont like this old age pensioner thing.lol.
Graffiti
Not quite of the toilet variety
I went to school in Glasnevin Dublin opposite the Cemetery
In 66 ( the 50th anniversary of the rising) someone had painted in big bold letters at the wall near the Republican Plot….EIROIMID ARIS ( we will rise again)
A chucky man with a sense of humour !!!
`I`m pink therefore I`m spam.`
TERRYMAC on 26TH MARCH 2018 2:56 PM
Those of you who were out and about in the seventies might appreciate a question I once saw written on the gents wall in the Griffin bar (opposite the Kings Theatre).
Did Roddy Llewellyn not have a small part in Charlie’s Aunt?
Hail! Hail!
Ooo errrr missus
Frankiehowerdcsc
Getting these decisions right can be the difference between success and failure; Brendan will have used his ‘time off’ wisely. you say Paul 67? He was in Letterkenny last night and I had a brief chat with him; do you think I should bring my boots the next home game?!
He also said to the crowd of over 500 people that he was going nowhere; Arsenal or whoever.
Hail, hail Brendan!
SoT
Your song choices from Jamaica remind me of my 2 years in Derby. My favourite place was a yardie club in Normanton. There was only ever 2 white dudes in the place on a Friday night. Myself and an Irish lad fae Dublin. The rastas loved us, and said we were the only white dudes allowed. No white Englishmen went near the place. The ‘erb they sold me was mind blowing. They did a mean Guinness and rum too. The joys of teen years.
Once saw written on a condom machine
“Deposit feotus for full refund.”
BURNLEY78
Thanks for the info on the St Andrew’s pubs.
Looks like the New Inn is the place to be.
HH !
BP
Was that not an Airdrie tap?? :)
I know most of the Bhoys don’t like boycotts but here is my wee rant for today as highlighted by Mrs PMTYH.
Whether you are RC, Protestant, a follower of Islam or Judaism, Easter is undoubtedly a Christian celebration. It is to celebrate the Resurrection of Christ and whether you believe in the Resurrection or not is of no consequence. What is my point I hear you ask, or maybe not?
Well large multinational companies such as Cadburys, Mars and Nestlé make fortunes each year from selling Easter eggs, yes that is correct Easter eggs. They are making money hand over fist from the most important Christian celebration in the calendar. So why do Mars and Nestlé find the need to remove the word Easter from their chocolate egg products?
PMTYH, who will be boycotting all Mars, Nestlé and a company called Kinnerton products in future including deep fried Mars bars (although I’ve never had one).
DELANEYS DUNKY
Choon loving me did Shebeens in West London .One night a guy told me -“Strange accent Mon -where you from ?”
“Glasgow”
“Mon -Kentucky to Ladbroke Grove Mon-serious journey Mon.”
I checked it out -there is a Glasgow in -Kentucky .
DELANEYS DUNKY, hi pal hows it going ,you just keep doing what your doing, you know the whole blog loves ya, and definately no i would not wear such a hun tap horrible place.hh.
Pog
Do deep fried Mars bars exist?
Never seen one or heard of anyone eating one. Urban myth?
DELANEYS DUNKY on 26TH MARCH 2018 3:40 PM
SoT
Your song choices from Jamaica remind me of my 2 years in Derby. My favourite place was a yardie club in Normanton. There was only ever 2 white dudes in the place on a Friday night. Myself and an Irish lad fae Dublin. The rastas loved us, and said we were the only white dudes allowed. No white Englishmen went near the place. The ‘erb they sold me was mind blowing. They did a mean Guinness and rum too. The joys of teen years.
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DD, your club in Derby, reminds me of one that me and a few pals visited in Mosside (forgive the spelling) in Manchester when we were down for Lou McCarri testimonial.
5 of us all about 16 at the time were the only whites in the place, went down on the old Dry Dock bus. One of my mates who you know (bud Flannigan) nipped a black lass in a pub in Manchester town centre and that’s how we ended up in this Rasta club… It was Incredible speakers the size of the ceiling and blokes dressed like Huggy bear.
Unbelievable night
D :)
Pog
I just checked on 3 cadbury Easter eggs we got for the grandkids – on the side it said ‘this Easter egg belongs to……’ and also https://easter.cadbury.co.uk/
However the word Easter is not prominent on the packaging
But generally I agree it is being dumbed down