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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SoT
Haha. Great guys the Jamaicans. They loved me wearing my Hoops. Gave it to my man the night before I returned home to Glasgow. He gave me an oz of ‘erb for the journey home. Bet Maurice still has it.
DD,
Yes they exist but I couldn’t recommend them as they are bad for your gnashers.
Big Packy/D.D.
That wee exchange made me laugh.
I’ve now this image of Big Packy with his Airdrie top on singing, Only the lonely, with Frankie and Benny howling in the background. :-)) :-))
Hail Hail.
P.S. In case anyone doesn’t know, Only the lonely by the big O. is the song Airdrie run out to.
BP
My dad told me that the Airdrie tap was modelled on the orange sash. Is that true?
D.D. and all.
Loving the rasta tales.
Stoke Newington in the late 70s. Lovers Rock.
The music that moves ya.
Hail Hail
Gene,
Cadbury’s still mention Easter but they are trying to minimise it. They got their knuckles rapped last year by the Church of England and, dare I say it, Theresa May
McPhail Bhoy 3.39pm
Good to hear our Brendan is going nowhere, my brother, couple of sisters and there families are all heading to Letterkenny in August, we had all ready booked our summer holiday or my mob would be joining them, hoping to visit our family there Summer’19 all being well
DELANEYS DUNKY, probably because being from glenboig stroke coatbridge ,gotta say that or gerry will be onto me,they are all orange barstewards.hh.
D66
My memory of the club sound system in Derby rasta club.was the pressure on my chest from the bass. Loud as hell.
I went to the Lou Macari testimonial on Lisbon Lions bus, we stayed in Blackpool the night before a game. Went to a club that was full of English squaddies. Mad Cokey grabbed the Mike off the dj and sang Go on home British soldiers. I have never been involved in a riot like it.
Big Packy
You and me both know Glenboig is in Glenboag :-)
JNP
What is it wi hun teams and Roy Orbison?
Penny Arcade at doomdome.
GERRYFAETHEBRIG, gerry how you doin, yes it is glenboag, just tryin to let delaneys know about the orange hellhole that is airdrie, gerry might have changed now but 40+ years ago it was an orange shithole.hh.
Three and a half minute clip of Dedryck Boyata in training.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeHVx2qEYLo&feature=share
DD, brilliant.
There was one of the other testimonials in Manchester that we stayed in Blackpool and there was a squad of us and we ended up with Celtic casuals Fighting a running battle with Blacpool supporters.
That sounds like a Huns day away.
Don’t know how the hell that happened to us to this day.
Must say we never ever went looking for trouble.
Loved away days just for the Celtic, booze and pals..
D :)
I got an e-mail this morning from Hamilton Accies ticket office saying they didn’t know when the Celtic tickets were going on sale but they would put it on their website when they knew. Aye, that’ll be the same website that said they were opened on Saturday.
As I am no longer a ST holder at CP it is unlikely I’ll get a ticket from Celtic.
BP
My mum has cousins who live in Airdrie. Delaney family. They belong to Saint Margaret’s Parish. Originally from Cleland though.
HH
Broonie is giving some of the money from his Testimonial on 20th May, to the family of Liam Miller, as well as other charities.
Big Packy
Still the same shoitehole apart from a few good parts
Only good thing about Airdrie is the road out to Coatbrig :-)
D66
Do you remember Cokey? Went to VD. Wore his Celtic scarf every day. That’s how he learnt to fight. He used to wear a German parka to school with a Green White and Gold target on the back. Mad Mod bassa. :))
DELANEYS DUNKY yes st margarets the only good thing in airdrie.hh.
DD
Corey was some fella… What about big Lou??
D :)
I was at Bobby Charlton’s testimonial at OT in 1972 when I was 17. The Manc fans came onto the pitch at the end of the game to attack us. I think about 20 Bhoys ran onto the pitch and the Manc fans dispersed.
GERRYFAETHEBRIG yes and on through coltswood to glenboag fenians r us .com.
DD
Cokey even ffs
D :)
POGMATHONYAHUN AKA LAIRD OF THE SMILES
Here’s an interesting question Mrs Starry put to me last night: what have chocolate eggs and wee rabbits got to do with Easter?
I had no answer that made any sense of course to her Japanese ears.
Did it come from some European tradition, Germany/ Sweden/ Czechoslovakia??
Is it the same as the War on Christmas:))
Do people still buy Nestle products after their war on poor peoples water supplies:))
These are the questions folks burning up the Easter Week:))
I have a great set of pictures in the hoose somewhere of the shammy trip to the lou macari testimonial.
i need to put them on line sometime.
DD 4.46pm
Went on St Margaret’s bus to Pittodrie a few times back in the day, think their chapel hall was called Caratcus Club ? Unless I have just made that up !
DELANEYS DUNKY on 26TH MARCH 2018 4:51 PM
D66
Do you remember Cokey? Went to VD. Wore his Celtic scarf every day. That’s how he learnt to fight. He used to wear a German parka to school with a Green White and Gold target on the back. Mad Mod bassa. :))
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DD, I remember him a wright he was radio rental.
Brand new when you got to know him, although still mental
What about his big Irish mate Lou do you remember him?
D :)
International “bored out my tree”, musings, possible CQN list making.
Is true greatness only apparent when,
(a) one is recognised instantly only by your first name?
Or (b) is it when only one’s surname suffices?
Or (c) does the use of either confer total greatness?
In music we have (a) Elvis, Ella, Jimi
(b) Lennon, McCartney, Dylan, Pavarotti, Clapton, Hendrix
(c) Jimi or Hendrix
In golf (a) Seve, Rory, Arnie, Tiger
(b) Ballesteros, Nicklaus,
(c) Seve or Ballesteros
In cinema (a) Marilyn,
(b) DeNiro, Spielberg, Disney, Munroe,
(c) Marilyn or Munroe
In football (a) Henrik, Jinky, Cristiano,
(b) Beckenbauer, Cruyff, Messi, Larsson, Maradona
(c) Henrik or Larsson
At Celtic (a) Henrik, Kenny, Jinky, Bertie
(b) Larsson, Dalglish, McNeill, McStay, Di Canio
(c) Henrik or Larsson, Kenny or Dalglish
It’s a long time until Saturday v Ross County so any contributions are welcomed.
Eurochamps67
HarmlessnoncontentiousnonsensetokeepusgoingCSC
Saw Big Lou at the last Ross County game. His son is his double. We were there with both our sons. My son is my double. Was like turning the clock back 30 years wi a pair of mini me”s. Meet your cousin Brian at loads of games. Have travelled to many Celtic games abroad and in England wi Brian. Great guy!
The Inverness CT mascot is named Lionel Nessie…..
that old trafford game, one memory, team of us wandering about salford looking for a carry out shop.
we were 18/19 at the time.
A wee group of kids, maybe 10 – 12 years old, broad manc accents started talking to us. Expecting some sort of ambush, its the height of the casual era, and we were very suspicious.
However, all taken aback, when these boys started sing Sean South to impress us.
real life shameless characters they had irish backgrounds like us.
Bada……….
:))))))))))))
If its true im sorry to see sinky believes it is time to move on. H.H.
Eurochamps67 5.05pm
Not sure I have grasped this but fur me
The Maestro = greatness :-)
SP
My teacher told me that the Easter egg represented th rock that guarded Jesus’ tomb. It rolled away for his resurrection.
Starry,
The egg is a symbol of new life, I don’t know where the Rabbit comes from.
As regards Nestlé I already tend to boycott their products because of their history with the water, as well as their water being expensive p!sh ;-)
http://time.com/3767518/easter-bunny-origins-history/ – may be fake news ;-)
I was at Lou Macari testimonial, programme was massive not sure why that stuck in my mind
Also ended up sitting beside Pat Crerand but didn’t know who he was, my dad was disgusted at my ignorance when I told him and he explained who Pat Crerand was